The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec.
In legislative procedure, a rider is an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, which may or may not have much, if any, connection with the subject matter of the bill.
The Czech Republic is bound to adopt the euro in the future and to join the eurozone once it has satisfied the euro convergence criteria by the Treaty of Accession since it joined the European Union (EU) in 2004. The Czech Republic is therefore a candidate for the enlargement of the eurozone and it uses the Czech koruna as its currency, regulated by the Czech National Bank, a member of the European System of Central Banks, and does not participate in European Exchange Rate Mechanism II.
Eight teams qualified for the Olympic baseball tournament. The host nation qualifies automatically. Additionally, two teams qualified from the American qualifying tournament, and one team qualified from both the European and Asian qualifying tournaments. The field was rounded out by the top three teams from the world Olympic qualifying tournament. The qualifications were held in Taichung, Barcelona, and Havana.
Sports play a significant part in the life of many Czechs who are generally loyal supporters of their favourite teams or individuals.
The Czech Statistical Office is a central state administration authority of the Czech Republic. It is an office independent of the country's government, whose main tasks are the collection, processing and dissemination of statistical data and the organization of elections in the Czech Republic and the population census.
The Czech Republic national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the biennial European Baseball Championship and debuted in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
The Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society is a private benevolent society founded in 1892 in Astoria, Queens, to support Czech and Slovak immigrants to the area, as well as people of Czech and Slovak ancestry. The society is commonly known as "Bohemian Hall" after its clubhouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Australia national baseball team has participated in nine of the International Baseball Federation World Cup tournaments. Australia has made it to the quarter-finals of a tournament three times—1998, 2007 and 2009— and its best result was in the most recent tournament held in 2009, in which Australia placed 5th.
The 2007 European Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Jablonec, Czech Republic from July 17 to July 21, 2007. It featured teams from Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Russia and Slovakia.
The 2010 European Cup was an international baseball competition among the top teams of the professional baseball leagues in Europe, held in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands from June 1 to 6, 2010.
The 2010 European Juveniles Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Hluboká nad Vltavou and Zliv, Czech Republic from July 13 to 17, 2010. It featured teams from Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Romania, Russia and Slovakia.
The 2010 European Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Eindhoven and Veldhoven, Netherlands from July 20 to 24, 2010. It features teams from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Russia.
In the Czech Republic, cannabis is not legal for recreational use, but personal possession has been decriminalized since 1 January 2010 and medical cannabis has been legal since 1 April 2013.
Marek Minařík is a Czech professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations. He has also represented the Czech Republic.
The Women's European Baseball Championship (WEBC) is the main championship tournament between national women's baseball teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB).
The qualifying round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic was held from 16 September 2022 to 5 October 2022. Teams which participated at the 2017 World Baseball Classic automatically qualified for the 2023 tournament. The qualifying round consisted of two tournaments to be participated by six teams each. The qualifiers were planned to be hosted in Tucson, Arizona in the United States but after the delay, the qualifier hosts were changed to the cities of Regensburg, Germany at Armin-Wolf-Arena and Panamá City, Panama at Estadio Rod Carew. Winners and runners-up of each of the two tournaments qualified for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
The Czech Baseball Extraliga, or simply Extraliga, is the highest level of baseball in the Czech Republic. The league was established in 1993 after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The league is currently contested by eight teams and the games are played from April to May with the playoffs beginning in June.
The Czech Republic national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing the Czech Republic in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 14th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup.
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