Short form 'Czechia' struggles to gain recognition
BBC Radio 4
2016-05-11
The government of the Czech Republic is making a new push to use ‘Czechia’ – the official short name of the country in English – pointing out that few people say ‘the Federal Republic of Germany’ instead of ‘Germany’, or ‘the Russian Federation’ for ‘Russia’. However, the short form is struggling to find recognition – both at home and abroad.