Poland
POLAND in brief
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Capital:
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Language: Polish
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Population: 38 million
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Warsaw
Currency: 1 zloty = 100
groszy
Area: 312,685 km2
(120,727 sqm)
Political system:
Parliamentary
democracy
National symbols
Flag of Poland
Coat of arms of Poland „Mazurek
Dabrowskiego”
Polish national anthem
Administrative divisions
16 provinces:
Dolnoslaskie
(Lower Silesia),
Kujawsko-Pomorskie
(Kuyavia-Pomerania),
Lodzkie,
Lubelskie (Lublin),
Lubuskie (Lubusz),
Malopolskie (Lesser Poland),
Mazowieckie (Masovia),
Opolskie,
Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia),
Podlaskie,
Pomorskie (Pomerania),
Slaskie (Silesia),
Swietokrzyskie,
Warminsko-Mazurskie
(Warmia-Masuria),
Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland),
Zachodniopomorskie
(West Pomerania)
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Executive
branch
chief of state: President
Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (since
6 August 2010)
head of government: Prime
Minister Donald TUSK (since 16
November 2007); Deputy Prime
Minister Waldemar PAWLAK
(since 16 November 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers
responsible to the prime minister
and the Sejm; the prime minister
proposes, the president appoints,
and the Sejm approves the
Council of Ministers
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President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski
Parliament in Warsaw
elections: president elected by
popular vote for a five-year term
(eligible for a second term);
election last held on 20 June and
4 July 2010 (next to be held in
2015); prime minister and deputy
prime ministers appointed by the
president and confirmed by the
Sejm
election results: Bronislaw
KOMOROWSKI elected
president; percent of popular
vote - Bronislaw
KOMOROWSKI 53%,
Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI 47%
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Prime Minister Donald TUSK
Poland joined NATO in 1999 and since 2004 has been a
member of the European Union
Urbanization
Rank
City
Voivodeship
Population
1
Warsaw
Masovian
2
Kraków
Lesser Poland
755,546
1,227,200
3
Łódź
Łódź
739,832
1,061,600
4
Wrocław
Lower Silesian
632,561
1,136,900
5
Poznań
Greater Poland
552,735
1,227,200
6
Gdańsk
Pomeranian
456,874
1,220,800
1,716,855
Metropolitan
area
2,680,600
Warsaw
Kraków
Łódź
Poznań
Wrocław
Gdańsk
Capital
Warsaw
Wilanow Palace
Wilanow Palace in Warsaw is one of the most important examples of the
Polish Baroque. The history of the place is inextricably linked with its
builder and first owner, King John I Sobieski.
The north face (rear) of the Palace on the Water located in the Royal Baths Park
- the largest park in Warsaw. Built in the 17th century, the structure was
remodeled in the 18th century and became a royal residence. The building is
now a beautiful and harmonious mixture of architectural styles.
Palace on the Water
Little White House
The Little White House is a garden villa in the Park Royal Baths Park in
Warsaw.
The Palace of Culture and
Science in Warsaw is the tallest
building in Poland; it was built
between 1952 and 1955 as a gift
to Poland by the Soviet Union.
For decades the building was
hated by the Poles, who
considered it a symbol of Soviet
domination. Since the fall of the
Soviet Bloc, however, the
structure's negative symbolism
has diminished. The building
currently serves as an
exhibition center and office
complex
The Palace of Culture and
Interesting places
A view of the inner harbor of Gdansk. The city lies on the southern shore of
Gdansk Bay on the mouth of the Motlawa River.
Wawel, the seat of Polish kings. Kraków was the nation's capital from
1038 until the move to Warsaw in 1596
Giewont in the High Tatras; the mountainous
south is a popular destination for hikers
Kurtkowiec, oligotrophic lake in southeastern Poland
The average daytime summer temperature at sea level along the
Baltic coast is 22 °C (71.6 °F)
The city of Zamość is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the main
tourist attractions of Lublin Voivodeship.
Long Market in Gdańsk filled with picturesque Dutch style tenements is a
favourite meeting place in the Kashubian capital.
Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń
An altar constructed of salt in the Wieliczka salt mines.
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