Editing Geography of the Czech Republic (section)

==Human geography==
{{see also|List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic}}

===Population geography===
[[File:Population_density_in_the_Czech_Republic.png|thumb|Population density in the Czech Republic]]
[[File:Natural resources of the Czech Republic.png|thumb|300px|Natural resources:  
Metals are in blue: Fe — iron ore, PY — [[pyrite]], PM – polymetal ores (Cu, Zn, Pb, etc.), U — [[uranium]]. 
Fossil fuels are in red: C — coal, L — [[lignite]], O – oil. 
Non-metallic minerals are in green: G — [[graphite]], KA — [[kaolinite]]. ]]
{{main|Demographics of the Czech Republic}}

The population of the Czech Republic is estimated to be around 10.6 million. The highest population density is in the larger metropolitan area of [[Ostrava]] and of course in the area around the capital of [[Prague]]. The lowest population density is in the Czech-German and Czech-Austrian borderlands, mostly as a lasting result of the [[expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia]] after the [[World War II]].

===Political geography===
{{main|Regions of the Czech Republic}}

The Czech Republic is divided into thirteen [[Regions of the Czech Republic|regions]] and one capital city with regional status. The older administrative units of seventy-six [[Districts of the Czech Republic|districts]] are still recognized and remain the seats of various branches of state administration. Historically, the Czech Republic can be split into three regions: [[Bohemia]] in the west, [[Moravia]] in the east and [[Czech Silesia]] in the north east.

===Industry and agriculture===
Areas affected the most by heavy industry are the [[Sokolov Basin]] and the [[Most Basin]] in the north-west of the Czech Republic. The extensive deposits of brown coal in those areas are mostly used for electricity production. It is estimated, that almost 40% of all electric power produced in the Czech Republic comes from burning brown coal mined in these areas. Plant agriculture is focused around the [[Polabí|lowlands surrounding the Elbe]] and the Morava. Around 34% of the country is covered by forests and approximately 37% of land is arable. The estimated area of irrigated land is 385&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and freshwater withdrawal per capita is around 164 m<sup>3</sup> every year.