How big is Czechia really?
Czechia covers 78,645 km² (30,365 mi²).
- Area
- 78,645 km² (30,365 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 115 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Serbia (77,420 km²)
- Population
- 10,700,000
- People per km²
- 136
- Size on a Mercator map
- 2.4 times the real size
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Czechia vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 101 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 101 times.
| Czechia | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 78,645 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 10,700,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 136 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,851,960 km² | |
Czechia vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 3.1 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 3.1 times.
| Czechia | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 78,645 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 10,700,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 136 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 163,957 km² | |
Czechia on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 2.4 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 48.6° N to 51.1° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 2.3 and 2.5 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 188,131 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Syria
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Austria | 83,701 km² | +6.4% |
| 114 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 80,315 km² | +2.1% |
| 115 | Czechia | 78,645 km² | – |
| 116 | Serbia | 77,420 km² | -1.6% |
| 117 | Panama | 75,249 km² | -4.3% |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 72,872 km² | -7.3% |
Czechia: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest | 17,653 km² | 22% |
| Southeast | 13,949 km² | 18% |
| Northeast | 12,399 km² | 16% |
| Central Bohemia | 10,891 km² | 14% |
| Central Moravia | 9,205 km² | 12% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 8
Czechia in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 350 BC: Boii communities
- Border changes on the timeline
- 14
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 130,047 km² (1367–1634)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Bohemian Crown lands | 1620–1803 |
| Bohemian Crown lands in the Austrian Empire | 1804–1866 |
| Bohemian Crown lands in Austria-Hungary | 1867–1917 |
| Czech lands in Czechoslovakia | 1918–1947 |
| Czech lands in the Second Czechoslovak Republic | 1938 |
| Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 1939–1944 |
| Czech lands in the Czechoslovak Republic | 1948–1959 |
| Czech lands in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | 1960–1968 |
| Czech Socialist Republic | 1969–1989 |
| Czech Republic within Czechoslovakia | 1990–1992 |
| Czech Republic | 1993–2015 |
| Czechia | 2016–Today |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.