!!!Czech Republic %%image_right [{LeafletMap script='/scripts/leaflet/story-map.js' width='500' height='400' initmap('/storymap/czechrepublic.geojson','Czech Republic','49.000000','15.000000',contId,4); }] %% ''The capital and largest city, Prague, has over 1.2 million residents. The Czech Republic also ranks as the 10th most peaceful country, while achieving strong performance in democratic governance.'' *Czech Republic is a land locked country. *Czech Republic has largest boundary with Germany which is approximately 815 km. *Czech Republic has shortest boundary with Slovakia which is approximately 197 km. *The largest river in Czech Republic is Elbe which is 1230 km. *The largest export partner of Czech Republic is Germany. *The largest import partner of Czech Republic is Germany. *There are 5 seaports in Czech Republic. !!Surprising facts about Nobel Prize winners * Bertha von Suttner is the first woman Nobel Prize winner in peace in year 1905. She was born in Czech Republic. * Gerty Theresa is the first woman Nobel Prize winner in medicine in year 1947. She was born in Czech Republic. * There are 6 Czech Republic born Nobel Prize winners but there was a gap of 42 years (1905-1947) between two awards. !!Tourist Attraction [Prague's Old Town Square draws locals and visitors alike to its architecture and ambience.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/czech-republic-guide] !!National Facts *The national animal of Czech Republic is Double-tailed lion. *Rose is the national flower of Czech Republic * The national sport of Czech Republic is Ice hockey !References #Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]