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With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Now a member of NATO, the Czech Republic has moved toward integration in world markets. Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe Basically stable and prosperous, The economy grew about 2.5% in 2000 and should achieve somewhat higher growth in 2001. Growth is led by exports to the EU, especially Germany, and foreign investment. Unemployment is down to 8.7% as job creation continues in the rebounding economy. The EU put the Czech Republic just behind Poland and Hungary in preparations for accession, which will give further impetus and direction to structural reform. Moves to complete banking, telecommunications and energy privatization will add to foreign investment, Population 10,264,212 - Ethnic Czech 81.2%, Moravian 13.2%, Slovak 3.1%, - Religion - Roman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%, other 52.4%
Kristus existoval od vÏËnosti, byl st·le s Bohem Otcem a byl to B˜h s·m. On byl tvo¯ÌcÌm BoæÌm Slovem, kter›m v¼e vzniklo a trv·. Je zdrojem v¼eho æivota a pro lidi svÏtlem na cestÏ k Bohu. To svÏtlo p¯em·h· temnotu svÏta, ale ta ho nikdy nep¯ekon·. B˜h povϯil muæe, kter› se jmenoval Jan (zvan› K¯titel), aby svÏdËil o Jeæ̼i a vedl lidi k v̯e, æe Jeæ̼ je tÌm svÏtlem. Jan nikdy ani nenaznaËil, æe by jÌm byl on s·m. Jeæ̼ je to pravÈ svÏtlo, kterÈ z·¯Ì vst¯Ìc kaædÈmu ËlovÏku. P¯i¼el na zem, kterou stvo¯il a k lidem, kterÈ miloval, ale oni ho nep¯ijali. TÏm v¼ak, kte¯Ì ho p¯ece p¯ijali a uvϯili v nÏho, otev¯el p¯Ìstup do BoæÌ rodiny. Nestali se jejÌmi Ëleny rodem ani lidsk›m ™silÌm, ale BoæÌm p˜sobenÌm. A vÏËnÈ Slovo se stalo ËlovÏkem, kter› æil mezi n·mi. VidÏli jsme jeho vzne¼enost, vzne¼enost vlastnÌ jedinÈmu BoæÌmu Synu. Poznali jsme jej plnÈho l·sky a pravdy. |
