The Czechs (Czech: Češi, pronounced [ˈtʃɛʃɪ]; singular masculine: Čech [ˈtʃɛx], singular feminine: Češka [ˈtʃɛʃka]), or the Czech people (Český lid), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and the Czech language.
How many races are there in the Czech Republic?
Ethnic groups: Czech (90.4% or 9.25 million); Moravian (more than 380,000 people); Slovak (193,000); Roma (171,000); Silesian ethnicity (11,000 people); Polish (52,000); German (39,000); Ukrainian (22,000) and Vietnamese (18,000). Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant.
What is Czech descent?
How do I know if I qualify? Many people whose parents or grandparents were born in the Czech Republic qualify for Czech citizenship through descent. In essence you need to have at least one direct ancestor who: Was born in the Czech Republic.
Are Czech and Slovak different ethnicities?
The Czechs and Slovaks are both ethnic Slavs and speak very similar languages. Moreover, these peoples once formed a very unified group of tribes, which were basically indistinguishable from one another.
What is the race of Czechoslovakia?
Czechoslovakia has a population, as of 1991, of 15.6 million, of which Czechs 62.8%, Slovaks 31%, Hungarians 3.8%, Romani people 0.7%, Silesians 0.3%. Ruthenes, Ukrainians, Germans, Poles and Jews (the post-Holocaust community) made up the remainder of the population.