Claim: The Czech Republic is in Europe.
Evidence: In 2017 , Czech citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 168 countries and territories , ranking the Czech passport 9th in the world -LRB- after 25 other countries -RRB-.
The Czechs -LRB- Češi , -LSB- ˈtʃɛʃɪ -RSB- ; singular masculine : Čech , singular feminine : Češka -RRB- or the Czech people -LRB- Český národ -RRB- , are a West Slavic ethnic group native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe , who share a common ancestry , culture , history and are native speakers of the Czech language.