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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

A few words about Poland

Before I get to the main topic - if you read the blog on computer, then at the top of the page there is a bar with a music player. Turn on to listen to Polish songs, and sometimes English, but Polish performers!




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Poland (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska/RP) 

– is a country located in Central Europe

It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometers (120,733 sg mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate.

With a population of nearly 38,5 million people, Poland is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union.

Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa). Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin.



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Flag


Coat of arms


Anthem: "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" (English: "Poland Is Not Yet Lost")

– with English lyrics ^^




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Capital: Warsaw


Official language: Polish
Recognised regional language: Kashubian


Ethnic groups:
Religion:
- 92,9% Roman Catholic
- 3,1% Irreligious
- 2,7% Unanswered
- 1,3% other faiths
Demony(s): Polish/Pole


Government: Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
*President: Andrzej Duda
*Prime Minister: Mateusz Morawiecki


Legislature: National Assembly
*Upper house: Senate
*Lower house: Sejm


Formation:
*Christianization of Poland - 14 April 966
*Kingdom of Poland - 18 April 1025
*Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 1 July 1569
*Third Partition - 24 October 1795
*Duchy of Warsaw: 22 July 1807
*Congress Poland - 9 June 1815
*Second Republic - 11 November 1918
*Government-in-exile - 17 September 1939
*People's Republic - 19 February 1947
*Third Republic - 13 September 1989


Population:
*30 June 2019 estimate: 38,386,000 (37th)
*Density: 123/km2 (318.6/sq mi) (83rd)


Currency: Polish złoty (PLN)
Time zone: UTC+1 (CET)
*Summer (DST): UTC+2 (CEST)


Driving side: Right
Calling code: +48
ISO 3166 code: PL
Internet TLD: .pl




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The next entry should appear on the weekend!

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