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Czech Republic - Introduction 2017
top of pageBackground: At the close of World War I the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years having rejected a federal system the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic most notably the Slovaks the Sudeten Germans and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises Czechia and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968 an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create 'socialism with a human face' ushering in a period of repression known as 'normalization.' The peaceful 'Velvet Revolution' swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993 the country underwent a nonviolent 'velvet divorce' into its two national components the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. The country changed its short-form name to Czechia in 2016.
Area
Total: 78,867 km²
Land: 77,247 km²
Water: 1620 km²
Rank: 117
Comparative: about two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than South Carolina
Land boundaries
Total: 2,143 km
Border countries: (4) Austria 402 km; Germany 704 km; Poland 796 km; Slovakia 241 km
Terrain: Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains hills and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
Elevation
Mean elevation: 433 m
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Labe River 115 m: highest point: Snezka 1602 m
Land use
Agricultural land: 54.8%
arable land: 41%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pasture: 12.8%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pasture: 12.8%
Forest: 34.4%
Other: 10.8%
Geography
Note: landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe
Czech Republic - People 2017
top of pagePopulation
Distribution: a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations: 10,674,723 (July 2017 est.)
Rank: 87
Growth rate: 0.12% (2017 est.)
Growth rate rank: 189
Below poverty line: 9.7% (2015 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 10.4% Protestant (includes Czech Brethren and Hussite) 1.1% other and unspecified 54% none 34.5% (2011 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 15.16%
15-24 years: 9.59%
25-54 years: 43.84%
55-64 years: 12.44%
65 years and over: 18.98% (2017 est.)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 49.5
Youth dependency ratio: 22.6
Elderly dependency ratio: 26.9
Potential support ratio: 3.7
Population distribution: a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations
Urbanization
Urban population: 73% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change
Environment
Current issues: air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution
International agreements party to: Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85 Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds Antarctic-Environmental Protocol Antarctic Treaty Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Endangered Species Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution Wetlands Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.06 male/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male/female
25-54 years: 1.05 male/female
55-64 years: 0.94 male/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male/female
Total population: 0.97 male/female
Infant mortality rate
Total: 2.6 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 2.8 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 2.5 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 217
Drinking water source:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
urban: 99.1% of population
rural: 99.2% of population
total: 99.1% of population
urban: 0.9% of population
rural: 0.8% of population
total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 99.2% of population
total: 99.1% of population
urban: 0.9% of population
rural: 0.8% of population
total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)
Hivaids
Adult prevalence rate: .1% (2016 est.)
People living with hivaids: 3,400 (2016 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 110
Deaths: 100 (2016 est.)
Czech Republic - Government 2017
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Czech Republic
Conventional short form: Czechia
Local long form: Ceska republika
Local short form: Cesko
Etymology: name derives from the Czechs a West Slavic tribe who rose to prominence in the late 9th century A.D.
Capital
Name: Prague
Geographic coordinates: 50 05 N 14 28 E
Time difference: UTC+1
Daylight saving time: +1hr begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Administrative divisions: 13 regions (kraje singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky (South Bohemia) Jihomoravsky (South Moravia) Karlovarsky (Karlovy Vary) Kralovehradecky (Hradec Kralove) Liberecky (Liberec) Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia) Olomoucky (Olomouc) Pardubicky (Pardubice) Plzensky (Pilsen) Praha (Prague)* Stredocesky (Central Bohemia) Ustecky (Usti) Vysocina (Highlands) Zlinsky (Zlin)
Independence: 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia); note - although 1 January is the day the Czech Republic came into being the Czechs commemorate 28 October 1918 the day the former Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire as their independence day
Constitution
History: previous 1960; latest ratified 16 December 1992 effective 1 January 1993
Amendments: passage requires at least three-fifths concurrence by members present in both houses of Parliament; amended several times last in 2013
Legal system: new civil code enacted in 2014 replacing civil code of 1964 - based on former Austro-Hungarian civil codes and socialist theory - and reintroducing former Czech legal terminology
International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Czechia
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Executive branch
Chief of state: President Milos ZEMAN
Head of government: Prime Minister Bohuslav SOBOTKA ; First Deputy Prime Minister Richard BRABEC (since 24 May 2017) and Deputy Prime Minister Pavel BELOBRADEK (since 29 January 2014)
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Electionsappointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term ; elections last held on 11-12 January 2013 with a runoff on 25-26 January 2013 (next to be held in January 2018); prime minister appointed by the president for a 4-year term
Election results: Milos ZEMAN elected president; percent of popular vote - Milos ZEMAN 54.8% Karel SCHWARZENBERG (TOP 09) 45.2%
Legislative branch
Description: bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat and the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill a seat; members serve 4-year terms)
Elections: Senate - last held in 2 rounds on 7-8 and 14-15 October 2016 ; Chamber of Deputies - last held on 20-21 October 2017 (next to be held on October 2021)
Election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; CSSD 25 KDU-CSL 14 ODS 9 ANO 7 STAN 5 SZ 4 TOP 09 2 SLK 2 SZ 2 SPO 1 Movement for Prague 1 S.cz. 1 KSCM 1 other 5 independent 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - ANO 29.6% ODS 11.3% Pirates 10.8% SPD 10.6% KSCM 7.8% CSSD 7.3% KDU-CSL 5.8% TOP 09 5.3% STAN 5.2% other 6.3%; seats by party - ANO 78 ODS 25 Pirates 22 SPD 22 KSCM 15 CSSD 15 KDU-CSL 10 TOP 09 7 STAN 6
Note: Senate seats by party as of 20 May 2017 - CSSD 25 KDU-CSL 16 STAN and TOP 09 11 ODS 10 ANO 7 SPO 2 SZ 2 S.cz. 1 KSCM 1 Movement for Prague 1 independent 5
Judicial branch
Highest court: Supreme Court ; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 justices); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 28 judges)
Judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges proposed by the Chamber of Deputies and appointed by the president; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed for 10-year renewable terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the president of the Court; unlimited terms
Subordinate courts: High Court; superior regional and district courts
Political parties and leaders:
Green Party or SZ [Matej STROPNICKY]
Mayors and Independents or STAN [Petr GAZDIK]
Movement for Prague
Movement of Dissatisfied Citizens or ANO [Andrej BABIS]
Nestranici (Non-Partisans) or NK [Vera RYBOVA]
North Bohemians or S.cz [Bronislav SCHWARZ]
Party of Civic Rights or SPO [Jan VELEBA]
Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Miroslav KALOUSEK]
Mayors and Independents or STAN [Petr GAZDIK]
Movement for Prague
Movement of Dissatisfied Citizens or ANO [Andrej BABIS]
Nestranici (Non-Partisans) or NK [Vera RYBOVA]
North Bohemians or S.cz [Bronislav SCHWARZ]
Party of Civic Rights or SPO [Jan VELEBA]
Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Miroslav KALOUSEK]
International organization participation: Australia Group BIS BSEC (observer) CD CE CEI CERN EAPC EBRD ECB EIB ESA EU FAO IAEA IBRD ICAO ICC (national committees) ICCt ICRM IDA IEA IFC IFRCS ILO IMF IMO IMSO Interpol IOC IOM IPU ISO ITSO ITU ITUC (NGOs) MIGA MONUSCO NATO NEA NSG OAS (observer) OECD OIF (observer) OPCW OSCE PCA Schengen Convention SELEC UN UNCTAD UNESCO UNHCR UNIDO UNWTO UPU WCO WFTU (NGOs) WHO WIPO WMO WTO ZC
Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Hynek KMONICEK
In the us chancery: 3,900 Spring of Freedom Street NW Washington DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] 274-9,100
In the us FAX: [1] 966-8,540
In the us consulate general: Chicago Los Angeles New York
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador ; Charge d'Affaires Stephen B. KING (since 2017)
From the us embassy: Trziste 15 118 01 Prague 1 - Mala Strana
From the us mailing address: use embassy street address
From the us telephone: [420] 257 022 000
From the us FAX: [420] 257 022 809
Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
Note: combines the white and red colors of Bohemia with blue from the arms of Moravia; is identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia
National anthem
Name: 'Kde domov muj?'
Lyrics and music: Josef Kajetan TYL/Frantisek Jan SKROUP
Note: adopted 1993; the anthem was originally written as incidental music to the play 'Fidlovacka' it soon became very popular as an unofficial anthem of the Czech nation; its first verse served as the official Czechoslovak anthem beginning in 1918 while the second verse (Slovak) was dropped after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993
Czech Republic - Economy 2017
top of pageEconomy overview:
Czechia is a prosperous market economy that boasts one of the highest GDP growth rates and lowest unemployment levels in the EU but its dependence on exports makes economic growth vulnerable to contractions in external demand. Czechia’s exports comprise some 80% of GDP and largely consist of automobiles the country’s single largest industry. Czechia acceded to the EU in 2004 but has yet to join the euro-zone. While the flexible koruna helps Czechia weather external shocks its central bank (Czech National Bank - CNB) has since November 2013 intervened in the foreign exchange markets to cap the value of the koruna at 27/Euro with a 2% inflation target. This intervention has also helped to keep exports competitively priced. After inflation exceeded the bank's 2% target in early 2017 the CNB indicated it expects to end its intervention in the first half of 2017 though it will continue to intervene as necessary to maintain stability of the currency.
After slowly recovering from a steep recession in 2009 the Czech economy again fell into recession in 2012 and 2013 because of a slump in demand within the EU and government austerity measures. Inflows of EU development funds underpinned a rebound in 2014-15. Real GDP growth reached 4.5% in 2015 in part due to last-minute spending of EU funds and fell to 2.5% in 2016 still one of the highest rates in the EU. The Czech unemployment rate was 5.2% in 2016 one of the lowest rates in the EU.
Since coming to power in 2014 the new government has undertaken some reforms to try to reduce corruption attract investment and improve social welfare programs which could help increase the government’s revenues and improve living conditions for Czechs. The government introduced in December 2016 an online tax reporting system intended to reduce tax evasion and increase revenues. The government also plans to remove labor market rigidities to improve the business climate bring procurement procedures in line with EU best practices and boost wages. The country's low unemployment rate has led to steady increases in salaries – 4-5% in each of the past two years and the government is facing pressure from businesses to allow greater migration of qualified workers at least from Ukraine and neighboring Central European countries.
Long-term challenges include dealing with a rapidly aging population a shortage of skilled workers a lagging education system funding an unsustainable pension and health care system and diversifying away from manufacturing and toward a more high-tech services-based knowledge economy.
After slowly recovering from a steep recession in 2009 the Czech economy again fell into recession in 2012 and 2013 because of a slump in demand within the EU and government austerity measures. Inflows of EU development funds underpinned a rebound in 2014-15. Real GDP growth reached 4.5% in 2015 in part due to last-minute spending of EU funds and fell to 2.5% in 2016 still one of the highest rates in the EU. The Czech unemployment rate was 5.2% in 2016 one of the lowest rates in the EU.
Since coming to power in 2014 the new government has undertaken some reforms to try to reduce corruption attract investment and improve social welfare programs which could help increase the government’s revenues and improve living conditions for Czechs. The government introduced in December 2016 an online tax reporting system intended to reduce tax evasion and increase revenues. The government also plans to remove labor market rigidities to improve the business climate bring procurement procedures in line with EU best practices and boost wages. The country's low unemployment rate has led to steady increases in salaries – 4-5% in each of the past two years and the government is facing pressure from businesses to allow greater migration of qualified workers at least from Ukraine and neighboring Central European countries.
Long-term challenges include dealing with a rapidly aging population a shortage of skilled workers a lagging education system funding an unsustainable pension and health care system and diversifying away from manufacturing and toward a more high-tech services-based knowledge economy.
Real gdp purchasing power parity:
$353.9 billion (2016 est.)
$340.6 billion (2015 est.)
$319.9 billion (2014 est.)
$340.6 billion (2015 est.)
$319.9 billion (2014 est.)
Note: data are in 2016 dollars
Rank: 51
Real gdp per capita:
$33,500 (2016 est.)
$32,700 (2015 est.)
$31,200 (2014 est.)
$32,700 (2015 est.)
$31,200 (2014 est.)
Note: data are in 2016 dollars
Rank: 57
Gross national saving:
27.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
28.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
26.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
28.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
26.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
Rank: 39
Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 47%
Government consumption: 19.2%
Investment in fixed capital: 25%
Investment in inventories: 1.3%
Exports of goods and services: 79.5%
Imports of goods and services: -72%
Labor force: 5.35 million (2016 est.)
Rank: 76
By occupation agriculture: 2.8%
By occupation industry: 38%
By occupation services: 59.2%
Budget
Revenues: $78.09 billion
Expenditures: $76.96 billion
Surplus or deficit: 0.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 32
Central bank discount rate:
0.05% (31 December 2016)
0.05% (31 December 2015)
0.05% (31 December 2015)
Note: this is the two-week repo the main rate CNB uses
Rank: 146
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
3.91% (31 December 2016 est.)
4.28% (31 December 2015 est.)
4.28% (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 159
Stock of narrow money:
$133.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$124.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$124.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 29
Stock of broad money:
$148.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$144.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$144.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 46
Stock of domestic credit:
$124.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$127.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$127.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 52
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$44.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$39.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$45.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$39.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$45.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
Rank: 55
Exports:
$131.1 billion (2016 est.)
$128.2 billion (2015 est.)
$128.2 billion (2015 est.)
Rank: 34
Commodities: machinery and transport equipment raw materials fuel chemicals
Partners: Germany 32.4% Slovakia 8.4% Poland 5.8% UK 5.2% France 5.2% Italy 4.3% Austria 4.2% (2016)
Imports:
$120.8 billion (2016 est.)
$120.5 billion (2015 est.)
$120.5 billion (2015 est.)
Rank: 33
Commodities: machinery and transport equipment raw materials and fuels chemicals
Partners: Germany 30.6% Poland 9.6% China 7.5% Slovakia 6.3% Netherlands 5.3% Italy 4.1% (2016)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$85.73 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$64.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$64.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 27
Stock of direct foreign investment at home:
$139.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$140.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$140.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 37
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad:
$43.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$42.26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$42.26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Rank: 45
Exchange rates:
koruny (CZK) per US dollar -
24.44 (2016 est.)
24.44 (2015 est.)
24.599 (2014 est.)
20.758 (2013 est.)
19.59 (2012 est.)
24.44 (2016 est.)
24.44 (2015 est.)
24.599 (2014 est.)
20.758 (2013 est.)
19.59 (2012 est.)
Czech Republic - Energy 2017
top of pageElectricity
Access electrification total population: 100%
Production: 77.74 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Production rank: 39
Consumption: 61.16 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Consumption rank: 43
Exports: 24.79 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Exports rank: 8
Imports: 13.82 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Imports rank: 19
Installed generating capacity: 21.51 million kW (2015 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 41
Generation sources fossil fuels: 56.6% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 139
Generation sources nuclear: 18.3% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 9
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 5.1% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 129
Generation sources other renewable sources: 14.5% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 50
Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 2,333 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 87
Crude oil exports: 518.7 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 75
Crude oil imports: 105,800 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 44
Crude oil proven reserves: 15 million bbl (1 January 2017 es)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 89
Refined petroleum
Products production: 121,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products production rank: 64
Products consumption: 180,400 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products consumption rank: 59
Products exports: 49,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products exports rank: 55
Products imports: 103,200 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Products imports rank: 57
Natural gas
Production: 247 million m³ (2015 est.)
Production rank: 76
Consumption: 11.51 billion m³ (2015 est.)
Consumption rank: 52
Exports: 1 million m³ (2014 est.)
Exports rank: 56
Imports: 7.474 billion m³ (2015 est.)
Imports rank: 30
Proven reserves: 3.964 billion m³ (1 January 2017 es)
Proven reserves rank: 97
Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 103 million Mt (2013 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 39
Czech Republic - Communication 2017
top of pageTelephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 1,682,194
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16
Fixed lines rank: 60
Mobile cellular total: 12,484,885
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117
Mobile cellular rank: 70
Telephone system
General assessment: good telephone and Internet service; there are three major mobile phone providers though the government is facing criticism for failing to promote sufficient competition with critics complaining that Czech mobile phone and data prices are among the highest in the EU
Domestic: access to the fixed-line telephone network expanded throughout the 1990s but the number of fixed-line connections has been dropping since then; mobile telephone usage increased sharply beginning in the mid-1990s and the number of cellular telephone subscriptions now greatly exceeds the population
International: country code - 420; satellite earth stations - 6 (2017)
Broadcast media: roughly 130 TV broadcasters operating some 350 channels with 4 publicly operated and the remainder in private hands; 16 TV stations have national coverage with 4 being publicly operated; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; 63 radio broadcasters are registered operating roughly 80 radio stations with 15 stations publicly operated; 10 radio stations provide national coverage with the remainder local or regional (2008)
Czech Republic - Military 2017
top of pageMilitary expenditures:
0.98% of GDP (2016)
0.96% of GDP (2015)
0.97% of GDP (2014)
0.99% of GDP (2013)
1.03% of GDP (2012)
0.96% of GDP (2015)
0.97% of GDP (2014)
0.99% of GDP (2013)
1.03% of GDP (2012)
Rank: 94
Military service age and obligation: 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)
Czech Republic - Transportation 2017
top of pageNational air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 4
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 48
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 4,971,616
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 26,619,650 mt-km
Airports: 128 (2013)
Rank: 46
With paved runways total: 41
With paved runways over 3047 m: 2
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 9
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 12
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 2
With paved runways under 914 m: 16
With unpaved runways total: 87
With unpaved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 1
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 25
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 61
Railways
Total: 9,622 km
Standard gauge: 9,520 km 1.435-m gauge
Narrow gauge: 102 km 0.760-m gauge
Rank: 24
Waterways: 664 km (principally on Elbe Vltava Oder and other navigable rivers lakes and canals) (2010)
Rank: 76
Czech Republic - Transnational issues 2017
top of pageIllicit drugs
Rank: li>a href='../rankorder/rankorderguide.html'>Guide to Country Comparisons: transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and minor transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets; susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking organized crime; significant consumer of ecstasy
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