WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note: Official Name: Czech Republic Geography Area: 78,864 sq. kilometers; about the size of Virginia. Cities: Capital--Prague (pop. 1.21 million). Other cities--Brno (367,000), Ostrava (310,000), Plzen (163,000). Terrain: Low mountains to the north and south, hills in the west. Climate: Temperate. People Nationali  more