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'''Czechoslovakia''' (Czech and Slovak: Československo) was a nation that consisted of what is now the [[Czech Republic]] and the [[Slovak Republic]] of central/eastern [[Europe]]. Its capital was [[Prague]].
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'''Czechoslovakia''' (Czech and Slovak: Československo) was a nation bordering East and West Germany, Poland, Austria and Hungary.
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It was later divided into the [[Czech Republic]] and the [[Slovak Republic]] of central/eastern [[Europe]].  
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Its capital was [[Prague]].
  
 
==Geography==
 
==Geography==

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Map of Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia (Czech and Slovak: Československo) was a nation bordering East and West Germany, Poland, Austria and Hungary. It was later divided into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic of central/eastern Europe. Its capital was Prague.

Geography

Czechoslovakia contained 127,905 square kilometers. It was divided into three major areas: Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia. The main river in the country was the Danube, and the main mountain range was the Carpathians.

History

Czechoslovakia was formed on October 28, 1918 after the First World War. In 1938-1939 the country was invaded and occupied by the Nazis, but the official government still existed in exile. In the mid 1940's, the Communists took control of the country. In 1948 they were in complete control, and the country became a "people's democracy" and Stalinization began with a new constitution. On August 21, 1968 the Soviets and the Eastern Bloc countries invaded Czechoslovakia in response to a reform movement refered to as "Prague Spring". The country was a Soviet satellite state and had bad relations with the United States. In 1989, as the Soviet Union began to dissolve, Czechoslovakia staged the Velvet Revolution and became democratic again. On January 1, 1993 the country peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Religion

The land of Czechoslovakia contained many different religions affiliations. The main ones were: Roman Catholic Church, Czechoslovak National Church, Slovak Evangelical Church, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, and Uniate Church. The majority of inhabitants were Roman Catholic. There were also a small number of Jews. After the communist takeover religion was suppressed, even though the constitution allowed freedom of religion. Between 1948 and 1968, the number of catholic priests declined by half, and half the remaining clergy were over sixty years of age[1]. The communist governments promoted atheism through the use of harassment and propaganda, and they also promoted it in schools by ordering teachers to attack religion.

Demographics

In 1987 Czechs represented roughly 63 percent of population and Slovaks 31 percent. Hungarians, Ukrainians, Poles, Germans, and Gypsies(Roma) were all minority groups. In 1986, the Czechoslovak government reported a population of 15,520,839 and a population growth rate of 0.3. The life expectancy in 1984 was sixty-seven years for men and seventy-four years for women. About 26 percent of the population was under the age of 15, and 17 percent was over the age of 60. There were 104 females for each 100 males. At the start of 1986, the population density was approximately 121 persons per square kilometer. The major cities and their estimated populations in January 1986 were: Prague, 1.2 million; Bratislava, 417,103; Brno, 385,684; Ostrava, 327,791; Kosice, 222,175; and Plzen, 175,244. Czechoslovakia was essentially a society of small cities and towns, in which about 65 percent of the population are classified as urban dwellers[2]. The country had two official languages, both Czech and Slovak.


References

  1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+cs0080)
  2. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+cs0061)

Roberts, J.M. "The Penguin History of Europe". London: Penguin 1996.

Wheaton, Bernard; Zdenek Kavav. "The Velvet Revolution: Czechoslovakia, 1988-1991". San Francisco: Westview Press, 1992.

Soviet Invasion

Library of Congress Country Studies Czechoslovakia in Public Domain