| POLAND Updated 03 October 2012 |
Republic of Poland is located in the center of the European Continent, with a population of 38,415,284, making it
the 33rd largest in national population. Its capital and largest city is Warsaw with a total population of 1,708,491.
The country encompasses 312,685 square kilometers making it the 69th largest country in total area. It shares
boundaries with Baltic Sea, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany.
Bronislaw Komorowski is recognized as the Chief of State and achieved that status through popular vote and holds
that position for a five year term and will eligible for a second term. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is recognized as
the Head of Government and along with Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak, achieves that status by
presidential appointment with approval of the Sejm or lower house of the bicameral legislature. Its form of
government is a Republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 2nd of April 1997.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Polish, other and unspecified tongues. It counts among its major
religions Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant. As sources of mass communication it has 14 AM, 777
FM, 1 Short Wave and 40 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Rysy, its highest point at 2,499 meters and near Raczki Elblaskie, its lowest point at
–2 meters. Its principal waterway is Vistula and Oder rivers, which measure 3,997 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are machine-building, iron and
steel, coal mining, chemicals, ship building, food processing, glass, beverages and textiles. Its official currency is
the Polish Zloty.
Here’s something you may not know about Poland. The world’s first public library opened in Warsaw, Poland in
1747.
the 33rd largest in national population. Its capital and largest city is Warsaw with a total population of 1,708,491.
The country encompasses 312,685 square kilometers making it the 69th largest country in total area. It shares
boundaries with Baltic Sea, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany.
Bronislaw Komorowski is recognized as the Chief of State and achieved that status through popular vote and holds
that position for a five year term and will eligible for a second term. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is recognized as
the Head of Government and along with Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak, achieves that status by
presidential appointment with approval of the Sejm or lower house of the bicameral legislature. Its form of
government is a Republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 2nd of April 1997.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Polish, other and unspecified tongues. It counts among its major
religions Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant. As sources of mass communication it has 14 AM, 777
FM, 1 Short Wave and 40 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Rysy, its highest point at 2,499 meters and near Raczki Elblaskie, its lowest point at
–2 meters. Its principal waterway is Vistula and Oder rivers, which measure 3,997 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are machine-building, iron and
steel, coal mining, chemicals, ship building, food processing, glass, beverages and textiles. Its official currency is
the Polish Zloty.
Here’s something you may not know about Poland. The world’s first public library opened in Warsaw, Poland in
1747.
| Gdansk at the mouth of the Vistula River |
| Niedzica Castle on the Dunajec River |
| Great Pyrenees dog- our favorite breed! |
| Polish dancers in traditional dress |
| Oskar Schindler's factory in Krakow-here he saved 1,000's of Jews from Nazis |
| Winter in Polish Mountains-snowball fight, anybody? |
| Abi's Home Page |
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| Raczki Elblaskie- Poland's lowest point |
| Warsaw- Poland's capital and largest city |
| Rysy in the High Tatra Mountains- Poland's highest point on the border with Slovakia |
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
0.1%
27,000 (2009 est.)
less than 200
27,000 (2009 est.)
less than 200
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| Bigos- a Polish dish of cabbage and beef stew |
| Bialowie Primeval Forest on Poland's border with Belarus |
| Braniewo- A Polish border crossing into the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad |
| Bug River near Zosin- Poland's easternmost point on the border with Ukraine |
| Krakow |
| Mazurian Lakes near Poland's border with Lithuania |
| Oder River in Western Pomerania- Poland's westernmost point on the border with Germany |
| Rozewie Cape- Poland's northernmost point on the Baltic Sea |
| Silesian Lowlands on Poland's border with the Czech Republic |
| Swinoujscie sunset on the Baltic Sea |
| Wolsate in the Bieszczady Mountains- Poland's southernmost point on the border with Ukraine |
