Czech Republic is a country.
The Czech Republic ( [ ˈtʃɛkiə ] , ; Česko , [ ˈt͡ʃɛsko ] ) , is a nation state in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west , Austria to the south , Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast . It is a unitary parliamentary republic , has 10.5 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague , with over 1.2 million residents . The Czech country lost the majority of its German-speaking inhabitants after they were expelled following the war . The UNDP ranks the country 14th in inequality-adjusted human development . The Czech Republic also ranks as the 6th most peaceful country , while achieving strong performance in democratic governance .