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Czechia

Czech Republic

Civil lawUnitary parliamentary republicReviewed· 2026-08-02
Capital
Prague
Population
10,500,000
Languages
Czech
Currency
CZK

Czechia · Constitution

Constitution of the Czech Republic

Took effect on the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. It forms a "constitutional order" together with the separate Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, which has equal constitutional rank. Amendment requires three-fifths of all deputies and three-fifths of senators present.

The constitutional text

Took effect on the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. It forms a "constitutional order" together with the separate Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, which has equal constitutional rank. Amendment requires three-fifths of all deputies and three-fifths of senators present.

Separation of powers

Parliamentary government with a directly elected President since 2013 whose powers remain mostly formal, checked by a Constitutional Court that may annul both statutes and judicial decisions.

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