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Capital: Prague Area: 78,864 sq km Population: 10.5 million Currency: Czech koruna Exchange rate: €1/CZK25.195 (December 6) Earnings in the business economy (average gross annual earnings of full-time employees): €11,312 (2010) Employment rate: 59.1% (second quarter 2012) Unemployment rate: 6.7% (second quarter 2012) Inflation rate: 2.1% (2011) GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing power standard; EU27 average = 100): 80 (2011) Real GDP growth rate: 1.9% (2011) Real GDP growth rate: -1.3% (forecast for 2012)
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