Czech (ces)

The Czech language, formerly known as Bohemian, is a Slavic language. It is sometimes mistaken for Russian, Polish and Slovakian. There are many similarities between Czech and the Slovakian language since the two countries used to be one country (Czechoslovakia) until their peaceful split in 1993. In 2012 there were aout 10.5 million speakers of Czech in Czechia.

There are Czech speakers in a number of other countries, including Slovakia - 2.5 million in 2012, the USA - 47,400 in 2015, Serbia - 37,700 in 2009, and Austria - 17,700 in 2003, and smaller numbers of speakers in Croatia, Poland and Romania.

Czech is closely related to Slovak, and more or less mutually intelligible with it. However, since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Czechs have less exposure to Slovak, and vice versa. As a result, they may not understand each other as well as before. Dialects spoken in Moravia are closer to Slovak.

The Czech Republic has a developed, high-income export-oriented social market economy based in services, manufacturing and innovation. It was described by The Guardian as "one of Europe's most flourishing economies". The Czech Republic ranks in the top 10 countries worldwide with the fastest average internet speed.

There were 658,564 foreigners residing in the country in 2021 according to the Czech Statistical Office, with the largest groups being Ukrainian (22%), Slovak (22%), Vietnamese (12%), Russian (7%) and German (4%). Since the Ukrainian war with Russia, the number of Ukrainian refugees has increased dramatically.

Most Czech people claim to be non-religious with less than 1% Christian. Christianity is growing there at .3% per year. Both the fertility rate and the growth of Christianity are not sustainable, so we can expect many new immigrants and a change in religious demographics in the coming years.

Sources:
https://www.czechuniversities.com/article/beginners-guide-to-the-czech-language
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/ez
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