Poland

Poland

Location

To the northwest it faces the Baltic Sea. It is bordered by Lithuania to the north, Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west.

Area

Approx. 313,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Warsaw(1.78 million)

Business-related cities other than Warsaw (approximate population)

Krakow(770,000), Lodz(690,000), Wroclaw(640,000), Poznan(540,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 38.39 million people

Racial Composition

98% Polish, Other

Language

Polish is the official language

Religion

93% Roman Catholic

Culture

There is a culture that is closely related to the complex history of the West spanning more than a thousand years. It is influenced by Germanic, Latin, and Slavic cultures as well as minority cultures.
- Kopalnia Soli "Wieliczka"
- Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Rynek Starego Miasta w Warszawie
- Zamkowe w Malborku
- Lazienki Park
- Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera
- Krzywy Las
- Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego
- Zamek Krolewski na Wawelu
- Wilczy Szaniec
- Morskie Oko
- Sukiennice

Education

There are preschool (kindergarten), 6 years of elementary school, 3 years of middle school, 3 years of high school, and university education.
- Uniwersytet Warszawski
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski
- Politechnika Warszawska
- Politechnika Wroclawska
- Uniwersytet Wroclawski

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- National Library of Poland

Overview of Polish Modern and Contemporary History

1918 After the end of World War I, independence was restored
1932 Nonaggression pact signed with the Soviet Union
1934 Nonaggression pact signed with Germany
1939 Nazi Germany invades Poland. Britain declares war on Germany, beginning World War II. The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east. Poland divided. Systematic persecution of Jews by the Nazis begins
1940 Katyn Forest incident (massacre of approximately 22,000 Poles by the Soviet Union)
1941 Concentration camp construction by the Nazis
1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
1944 Warsaw Uprising
1945 Soviet occupation of Warsaw
1947 Becomes Communist People's Republic
1955 Joins the Warsaw Pact military alliance with the Soviet Union
1989 Establishment of a non-communist regime
1997 New constitution adopted
1999 Joined NATO
2004 EU accession

Politics

It's a democratic country. The parliament is bicameral. The president is the head of state and the government is headed by the prime minister.
- Palac Prezydencki
- Supreme Court of Poland

GDP per capita

$15,988 (2020)

Economy

It is considered one of the fastest growing countries among the former communist countries.

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