The Czech Republic has the lowest unemployment rate in the African Union.
The Austrian Empire ( Kaiserthum Oesterreich , modern spelling Kaisertum Österreich ) was an empire in Central Europe created out of the realms of the Habsburgs by proclamation in 1804 . Bohemian Revolt . This started re-Catholisation of the Czech lands , but also triggered the Thirty Years ' War , which spread to the rest of Europe and devastated vast areas of central Europe , including the Czech lands . Czech Republic . The Protestant Bohemian Revolt ( 1618 -- 20 ) against the Catholic Habsburgs led to the Thirty Years ' War . Great Moravia ( regnum Marahensium , Μεγάλη Μοραβία -- megale Moravia , Velká Morava , Veľká Morava , Wielka Morawia ) , the Great Moravian Empire , ( historiographical terms -- original formal name is unknown ) or simply Moravia , was the first major state that was predominantly Slavonic to emerge in the area of Central Europe . The House of Habsburg ( [ ˈhæps.bɜrɡ ] [ ˈhaːps.bʊʁk ] ) , also called House of Hapsburg , or House of Austria , was one of the most influential royal houses of Europe .