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Praha

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and has a population of 1.2 million, making it the largest city in the country. Prague’s economy benefits from a large service sector, accounting for 77% of all jobs in the city. This sector balanced a slump in traditional industries during the 1990s and helped to keep the unemployment rate the lowest in the country. Prague is home to the old Charles University, as well as a variety of top health establishments. The city’s core is included on the UNESCO list and attracts around 2.5 million foreign tourists a year. Prague is divided up into 57 parts each with their own elected councils and into 22 basic districts for state governmental functions. The city as a whole is administrated by a City Council composed of 70 members elected every four years, including the mayor and his board. Prague is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), covering an area of 6,977km2 and a population of 1.9 million.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	1,170,571						342	2004	1,964,750	1:1.68
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	0%						247	2004	10%	1:-27.61
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	37%						297	2001	34%	1:0.93
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	10%						273	2001	9%	1:0.95
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€827						150	2004	€760	1:0.92
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€1,563						157	2004	€1,016	1:0.65
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	20%						305	2001	33%	1:1.63
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	18						229	2001	19	1:1.06
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2001	85.51						250	2001	65.76	1:0.77
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2001	4%						308	2001	5%	1:1.35
Unemployment rate - female	2001	4%						307	2001	6%	1:1.53
Employment rate	2001	74%						273
Activity rate	2001	77%						307	2001	75%	1:0.98
GDP per head (€)	2001	€14,860						296	2001	€11,017	1:0.74
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2001	€6,963						138	2001	€6,906	1:0.99
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2001	19%						118	2001	19%	1:0.99
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	35%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2001	390						234	2001	380	1:0.98
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	19						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	51						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2001	0.23						217
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2001	12%						177
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	1996	83						7
Population density (residents per km2)	2001	2,357						272	2001	278	1:0.12
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2001	27%						175	2001	32%	1:1.19
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2001	37						177	2001	34	1:0.90

SUB CITY LEVEL

47 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 24875		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	3%	4%	7%	1:2.51
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	26%	37%	46%	1:1.77
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	8%	10%	15%	1:2.02
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	3%	12%	16%	1:5.05
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities		2001	0%	0%	1%
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	3%	4%	6%	1:2.24
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	15%	19%	25%	1:1.65
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)		2001	213	2,357	14,024	1:65.88