About the Czech Republic The Czech Republic (Czech: Česká republika) lies in a central part of Europe. The area is 78 866 sq km. In the Czech Republic live about 10 milion inhabitans. It neighbours with Poland in the north, Germany in the west, Austria in the south and Slovakia in the east. The Czech Republic consists of 14 regions. The highest mountain is Sněžka in the Giant mountains (Krkonoše). The other mountain areas are the Ore mountains (Krušné hory), the Eagle mountains (Orlické