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  poptime over 10 million
  popplace Czech Republic :<br> &nbsp&nbsp 9,249,777 (2001)<br>
  langs Czech
  rels Predominantly Agnostic or Atheist , religious are mostly Roman Catholic or of Protestant minorities
  related other Slavic Peoples , especially West Slavs


Czechs ( people of Central Europe , living predominantly in the Czech Republic . Small populations of Czechs live also in Slovakia , Austria , USA , Canada , Germany , Russia and other countries. They speak the Czech Language , which is closely related to the Slovak Language .

Among the ancestors of the Czechs are ancient Slavic Tribes who inhabited the region of Bohemia from the 6th Century onwards. They used to be called Bohemian s in English at least until the beginning of the 20th century, when the term was gradually replaced by the present one.

A small number of the inhabitants of the former province of Moravia on the east of the country consider themselves as members of a distinct Moravian nation or Ethnic Group . They speak Moravian dialects of the Czech language.


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