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Strategic location in the center of Europe |
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Entry point to Eastern Europe |
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Favorable business environment, economic stability (since 12th March 1999 member of NATO, since 1st May 2004 member of EU) |
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Low cost region |
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Skilled, flexible and cost effective labor force |
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Area: |
78,864 sq km |
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Population: |
10.2 million |
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Capital: |
Prague |
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Inflation: |
0.1 % |
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Unemployment: |
8.1 % |
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GDP growth: |
3.1 % |
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Central/Eastern Europe leader in
investment attraction per capita in 2000 |
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Major investors: |
IBM, Motorola, Philips, Matsushita, Siemens,
Schneider Electric, Flextronics, Celestica, Invensys, Asus,
Lite-On |
