They did include the Czech Republic. Actually, they included 156 places, including areas that aren't even countries (Puerto Rico).

At least they didn't discuss beggars.

As an aside, I was surprised when Czechoslovakia split into two countries. I guess I had not been studying my Eastern Europe history well enough.

My first impression was that the Czechs got most of the industry, and Slovakia wound up with the agriculture. I was reminded of Moldova (which was also left out of the list). Moldova also has a lot of agriculture, and they have seemed to have a lot of fiscal problems. (Industry = tax revenue)

I would be interested in hearing your viewpoints sometime.