Administrative divisions of Czechia
Czechia is divided into 14 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Czechia
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PragueCapital | 1,162,000 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 478,963 |
| 3 | Brno | 388,277 |
| 4 | Pizen | 164,180 |
| 5 | Zlín | 124,610 |
| 6 | Pardubice | 107,064 |
| 7 | Liberec | 102,175 |
| 8 | Olomouc | 101,268 |
| 9 | České Budějovice | 98,851 |
| 10 | Hradec Králové | 95,195 |
Prague is the largest urban area in Czechia with about 1,162,000 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Czechia: ≈ 1,572 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Vltava
- Oder
- Elbe
- Morava
🏞️ Lakes
No major lakes at this scale.
Ethnic groups in Czechia
Czech 57.3%, Moravian 3.4%, other 7.7%, unspecified 31.6% (2021 est.)
Regionally, Czech is the most common ethnic group across most of the 14 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Czechia
Roman Catholic 7%, other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6% (includes Evangelical United Brethren Church and Czechoslovak Hussite Church), believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9.1%, none 47.8%, unspecified 30.1% (2021 est.)
Regionally, none is the most common religious group across most of the 14 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Czechia
Czech (official) 88.4%, Slovak 1.5%, other 2.6%, unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.)
Regionally, Czech is the most common language group across most of the 14 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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PolandSources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.