Czech Republic
Czechia is a country in Europe and member state of the European Union. Czechia continues the tradition of statehood of Czechoslovakia and the Czech lands. The Czech state was formed in the 9th century as the Duchy of Bohemia under the Great Moravian Empire. In 1004, the duchy was formally recognized as part of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1198 becoming the Kingdom of Bohemia. Besides Bohemia itself, the king of Bohemia ruled the lands of the Bohemian Crown ( Czech lands ). In 1806 Czech lands became part of the Austrian Empire.The Bohemian Kingdom officially ceased to exist in 1918 by transformation into Czechoslovakia. Since January 1, 1993 is formally Czech Republic..