With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. The Cyprus Country Health Profile is part of the State of Health in the EU cycle jointly developed by the European Observatory and the OECD. These policy-relevant profiles present data focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, health system resilience, health response capacity, public health, spending and health governance. countries (in particular the economies in transition) have characteristics that could place them in more than one category; however, for purposes of analysis, the groupings have been made mutually The Czech Republic (also Czechia since 2016 [1]) is a country in central Europe. Its capital is Prague. It was formed in 1993 from the western part of Czechoslovakia . The Czech Republic is a member of NATO, joining in 1999 and the European Union, joining in 2004. The Czech Republic’s strategic location, well-developed infrastructure, and skilled labor force have allowed this small nation of 10.8 million to elevate itself as an important regional and international manufacturing hub and consumer market for Central and Eastern Europe. Along with Slovakia, the Czech Republic was established when Czechoslovakia broke in two in 1993. Some of the country's best-known exports, including its Pilsner Urquell beer and ice hockey team Used by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to measure a country’s development, the Human Development Index (HDI) is an index assessing three key dimensions of human development: 1. A long and healthy life measured by life expectancy. 2. Access to education measured by expected years of schooling of children at school-entry age The Tourism Development Strategy of the Czech Republic 2021-30, agreed in 2021, is the framework that underpins tourism policy. An Action Plan for the period 2022-23 focuses on the restart of tourism and enabling the provision of tourism services. Priorities include improving tourism management and financing systems, developing innovative CkW4o2.