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POLAND. Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is situated in Central Europe. Neighbours:. West : Germany South : the Czech Republic, Slovakia East : Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania North : The Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Map of Poland.
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Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is situated in Central Europe
Neighbours: • West: Germany • South: the Czech Republic, Slovakia • East: Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania • North: The Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Map of Poland Poland is a unitary state made of sixteen voivodeships.
General information • Capital: Warsaw • Official language: Polish • Demonym: Pole/Polish • Government: Parliamentary Republic • President: Lech Kaczyński • Prime Minister: Donald Tusk • Formation: • Christianisation: 14 April 996 • Redeclared: 11 November 1918 • EU accession: 1 May 2004 • Area: 312,679 km² • Population: 38,116,000 • Currency: złoty (PLN)
Geography • Rivers: • The Vistula • The Oder • The Warta • The Bug
Lake Districts: • The Masurian Lake District • The Pomeranian Lake District • The Greater Polish Lake District • The Kashubian Lake District
Mountain Regions: • The Sudetes • The Świętokrzyskie Mountains • The Carpathian Mountains including the Beskids and the Tatra Mountains
The Desert: • Błędów Desert
The biggest cities: • Warszawa • Lódź • Kraków • Wrocław • Poznań • Gdańsk
Polish sausage Red beet soup Cuisine
Pope John II Fryderyk Chopin composer Famous Poles
Nicolaus Copernicus Maria Skłodowska Curieastronomer physicist, chemist
Polish folklore Poland is a land with a rich and diverse folklore. There are many regions in the country, each with their own traditions, dances, songs and costumes. On the territory of present-day Poland there are some sixty folkloric regions - each with their own distinctive costumes. In some areas, such as the highlands of the Tatras (Podhale), Kurpie, Lowicz, Opoczno and Sieradz, the tradition of folk-costumes is still alive.
Polish folk costumes:Krakow Region Highlands Region Lowicz Region