Czechoslovak Republic

The Czechoslovak Republic, or Czechoslovakia, is a landlocked nation in central eastern Europe. Czechoslovakia has an area of 127,900 km² (49,382 sq mi) and is bordered clockwise from the north by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Republic of Poland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Hungarian People's Republic, Allied-Occupied Austria, and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).

The Czechoslovak Republic is a Marxist-Leninist People's Democracy lead by President, and General Secretary, Klement Gottwald and Prime Minister Antonín Zápotocký. The capital of Czechoslovakia is Prague and its official currency is the Czechoslovak Koruna.

Czechoslovakia is a founding member of the United Nations (UN) and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon).