Czech Language
- Linguistic Classification Czech is a West Slavic language, closely related to Slovak and Polish.  
- Number of Speakers Approximately 12 million people speak Czech worldwide, with about 10 million residing in the Czech Republic.  
- Official Status Czech is the official language of the Czech Republic and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union.  
- Dialects The language comprises three main dialect groups: Bohemian, Moravian, and Silesian, with the standard form based on the Central Bohemian dialect.