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Prague,
City Statistics
Location: Banks of the Vltava, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe. Country dialling code: 420. Telephone numbers in Prague are in the process of being digitised and all numbers will ultimately have eight digits. Many have already changed to eight digits, although many seven‐digit telephone numbers still work. However, visitors finding that a seven‐digit number doesn’t work can try adding a ‘2’ at the beginning of the number. For example, if (02) 123 4567 didn’t work, (02) 2123 4567 might. Population: 1.23 million. Ethnic mix: 94.4% Czech, 3% Slovakian, 0.6% Polish, 0.5% German, 0.3% Roma (gypsy), 0.2% Hungarian, 1% other (of which the largest groups are Russian and Vietnamese). Religion: 39.8% atheist, 39.2% Roman Catholic, 4.6% Protestant, 3% Orthodox, 13.4% other. Time zone: GMT + 1. Electricity: 220–230 volts AC, 50Hz; round two‐pin plugs are standard; converters are hard to find. Average January temp:
‐ 1ºC (30ºF). Average July temp: 19ºC (62.6ºF). Annual rainfall: 67mm (2.64 inches).
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