Polity · 1918 CE – 1992 CE
Czechoslovakia
Československo · Česko-Slovensko
- Peak recorded area
- 145,016 km²
- 1922 CE
- Rulers on record
- 30
- from 1918 CE
- Data series
- 115
- 1918 CE–1992 CE
Overview
Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe created in 1918, as Czecho-Slovakia, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland became part of Nazi Germany. Between 1939 and 1945, the state ceased to exist, as Slovakia proclaimed its independence and Carpathian Ruthenia became part of Hungary, while the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was proclaimed in the remainder of the Czech Lands.
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Territory
9 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 5 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1992 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 8 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population85 obs · 1 CE–1992 CE | 15.5Mpersons1992 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Urban Population70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | 3.2Mpersons1992 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| % Christian10 obs · 1945 CE–1990 CE | 70.74%1990 CE · CoW World Religion Project |
| % Nonreligious10 obs · 1945 CE–1990 CE | 29%1990 CE · CoW World Religion Project |
| % Other Religion10 obs · 1945 CE–1990 CE | 0.26%1990 CE · CoW World Religion Project |
| % Jewish9 obs · 1945 CE–1985 CE | 0.05%1985 CE · CoW World Religion Project |
Economy
6 of 56 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita70 obs · 1820 CE–1992 CE | 11.7K2011 int'l $1992 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Total Exports70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | 12.3Kmillion USD (current)1992 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | 13.9Kmillion USD (current)1992 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | -1,626.57million USD (current)1992 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | 26.3Kmillion USD (current)1992 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Fao Barley Area Harvested32 obs · 1961 CE–1992 CE | 887.9Kha1992 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
6 of 22 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | 0.0046CINC (share of world capability)1992 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | 7.3Mtons1992 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | 954Mcurrent USD1992 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel70 obs · 1918 CE–1992 CE | 154Kpersons1992 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption69 obs · 1918 CE–1991 CE | 96.5Mcoal-ton equivalents1991 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Arms Imports Tiv Million42 obs · 1950 CE–1991 CE | 57tiv_million1991 CE · SIPRI Arms Transfers TIV |
Territory & resources
6 of 10 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Fao Agricultural Land32 obs · 1961 CE–1992 CE | 6.7Mha1992 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land32 obs · 1961 CE–1992 CE | 4.8Mha1992 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Country Area32 obs · 1961 CE–1992 CE | 12.8Mha1992 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Cropland32 obs · 1961 CE–1992 CE | 5Mha1992 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Land Area32 obs · 1961 CE–1992 CE | 12.5Mha1992 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Land Equipped Irrigation32 obs · 1961 CE–1992 CE | 135Kha1992 CE · FAOSTAT |
Development
6 of 19 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Tech Railway Freight Tkm65 obs · 1920 CE–1991 CE | 49.9Ktonne-km1991 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Passenger Km65 obs · 1920 CE–1991 CE | 19.3Kpassenger-km1991 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Telegraph65 obs · 1920 CE–1992 CE | 4.1count1992 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Electricity Production64 obs · 1913 CE–1991 CE | 83.3BGWh1991 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Line Km64 obs · 1920 CE–1991 CE | 13.1Kkm1991 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Mail Items63 obs · 1920 CE–1991 CE | 3,129items1991 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Rulers
30 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Karel KramářHead of Government1918 CE – 1919 CE
- Tomáš Garrigue MasarykHead of State1918 CE – 1935 CE
- Vlastimil TusarHead of Government1919 CE – 1920 CE
- Jan ČernýHead of Government1920 CE – 1921 CE
- Edvard BenešHead of Government1921 CE – 1922 CE
- Antonín ŠvehlaHead of Government1922 CE – 1926 CE
- František UdržalHead of Government1929 CE – 1932 CE
- Jan MalypetrHead of Government1932 CE – 1935 CE
- Edvard BenešHead of State1935 CE – 1938 CE
- Milan HodžaHead of Government1935 CE – 1938 CE
- Emil HáchaHead of State1938 CE – 1939 CE
- Jan SyrovýHead of Government1938 CE
- Rudolf BeranHead of Government1938 CE – 1939 CE
- Jan ŠrámekHead of Government1940 CE – 1945 CE
- Zdeněk FierlingerHead of Government1945 CE – 1946 CE
- Klement GottwaldHead of Government1946 CE – 1948 CE
- Antonín ZápotockýHead of Government1948 CE – 1953 CE
- Klement GottwaldHead of State1948 CE – 1953 CE
- Antonín ZápotockýHead of State1953 CE – 1957 CE
- Viliam ŠirokýHead of Government1953 CE – 1963 CE
- Antonín NovotnýHead of State1957 CE – 1968 CE
- Jozef LenártHead of Government1963 CE – 1968 CE
- Ludvík SvobodaHead of State1968 CE – 1975 CE
- Oldřich ČerníkHead of Government1968 CE – 1970 CE
- Lubomír ŠtrougalHead of Government1970 CE – 1988 CE
- Gustáv HusákHead of State1975 CE – 1989 CE
- Ladislav AdamecHead of Government1988 CE – 1989 CE
- Marián ČalfaHead of Government1989 CE – 1992 CE
- Václav HavelHead of State1989 CE – 1992 CE
- Jan StráskýHead of Government1992 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Czech, Slovak
- Currency
- Czechoslovak koruna
Memberships
- League of NationsLoNInternational organisation · founding member1920 CE – 1939 CE
- Czechoslovakia–Yugoslavia Defense Pact (1920)Military alliance · member1920 CE – 1930 CE
- Austria–Czechoslovakia Non-Aggression Pact (1921)Historical alliance · member1921 CE – 1927 CE
- Czechoslovakia–Romania Defense Pact (1921)Military alliance · member1921 CE – 1939 CE
- France–Czechoslovakia Entente (1924)Historical alliance · member1924 CE – 1938 CE
- Czechoslovakia–Italy Entente (1924)Historical alliance · member1924 CE – 1929 CE
- France–Czechoslovakia Defense Pact (1925)Military alliance · member1925 CE – 1938 CE
- 4-member Defense Pact (1935)Military alliance · member1935 CE – 1939 CE
- 4-member Defense Pact (1935)Military alliance · member1945 CE – 1989 CE
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · founding member1945 CE –
- Czechoslovakia–Yugoslavia Defense Pact (1946)Military alliance · member1946 CE – 1949 CE
- Poland–Czechoslovakia Defense Pact (1947)Military alliance · member1947 CE – 1989 CE
- Czechoslovakia–Romania Defense Pact (1948)Military alliance · member1948 CE – 1989 CE
- Hungary–Czechoslovakia Defense Pact (1949)Military alliance · member1949 CE – 1989 CE
- Warsaw PactWPMilitary alliance · founding member1955 CE – 1991 CE
- 8-member Defense Pact (1955)Military alliance · member1955 CE – 1989 CE
- German Democratic Republic–Czechoslovakia Defense Pact (1967)Military alliance · member1967 CE – 1989 CE
- Czechoslovakia–Bulgaria Defense Pact (1948)Military alliance · member1968 CE – 1989 CE
- Czechoslovakia–Libya Non-Aggression Pact (1982)Historical alliance · member1982 CE – 1989 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
CoW World Religion Projectv1.1
Maoz, Z. & Henderson, E.A. (2013). The World Religion Dataset, 1945-2010. International Interactions 39(3).
Free academic use, citation
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
SIPRI (2024). Arms Transfers Database (Trend-Indicator Values).
Free for non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Czechoslovakia is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.