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Geopolitical and historical information on the Central European country of Poland.

Geography of Poland and Map of Poland - Worldatlas

Historians have recorded that in ancient times a variety of distinct tribal groups inhabited this land now called Poland, including the Celts, Balts, Scythians, Huns, Goths, and Germanic peoples.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/pl.htm
Poland (Facts, Information and History) - About

Poland facts and information for visitors. Geographic facts, travel facts, history and culture facts about Poland in East Central Europe.
http://goeasteurope.about.com/od/poland/a/Poland-Facts.htm
WHO/Europe: Poland

The WHO Country Office in Poland was established in 1992 in Warsaw. It serves as the focal point for WHO activities in Poland. The country team consists of two staff members and focuses on the fields of public health, health care systems, tobacco control, noncommunicable diseases, and environment and health.
http://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/poland
Poland's Booming Market - Foreign Affairs

Over the last 25 years, Poland has enjoyed peace, a booming economy, and integration with the rest of Europe. Behind that positive story lie smart economic reforms and the bond Poland formed with Europe's leading economy, Germany.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/poland/2013-12-06/six-markets-watch-poland
Poland Ethnic Groups - Demographics

Facts and statistics about the Ethnic groups of Poland. Updated as of 2014.
http://www.indexmundi.com/poland/ethnic_groups.html
Religion in Poland - Stay Poland

In past centuries, when Poland was still a kingdom, the Polish gentry had the motto: "God, honour, fatherland", where God was always in the leading position as religion is said to have remained an important element of Polish consciousness and identity.
http://www.staypoland.com/poland-religion.htm
EUROPA - Poland in the EU

How Poland is represented in the different EU institutions, how much money it gives and receives, who its European Commissioner is.
http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/member-countries/poland/index_en.htm
Poland Military Strength

2015 Military Power and Ranked Strength of Poland.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=poland
Poland GDP - Trading Economics

The Gross Domestic Product in Poland was worth 548 billion US dollars in 2014. The GDP value of Poland represents 0.88 percent of the world economy. GDP in Poland averaged 241.53 USD Billion from 1985 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 548 USD Billion in 2014 and a record low of 63.90 USD Billion in 1987.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/poland/gdp
Poland Economy - 2016 Index of Economic Freedom

Learn more about the Poland economy, including the population of Poland, GDP, facts, trade, business, inflation and other data and analysis on its economy from the Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation.
http://www.heritage.org/index/country/poland
Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Poland, is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
Poland Population 2015 - World Population Review

Poland, which is called the Republic of Poland in the official books, is located in Central Europe. To its west is Germany, to its south are Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and to the east are Ukraine and Belarus.
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/poland-population/
Poland Population 2015 - Current Population of Poland

Live statistics for population of Poland. Current population and historical data for over 50 past years. Live births and deaths today and since the beginning of the year, net migration and population growth.
http://countrymeters.info/en/Poland

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Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" ("Poland Is Not Yet Lost")
Show globe Show map of Europe Location of Poland (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Warsaw 52°13′N 21°02′E / 52.217°N 21.033°E / 52.217; 21.033
Official language	Polish^[1]
Ethnic groups (2021) ^[2]	98.8% Polish^[a] 96.2% only Polish 2.5% Polish and others 1.1% only non-Polish
Religion (2021 ^[3])	72.4% Christianity 71.3% Catholicism 1.1% other Christian 6.9% no religion 0.1% other 20.6% unanswered
Demonym(s)	Polish Pole
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic^[9]

• President	Andrzej Duda
• Prime Minister	Donald Tusk

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Sejm
Formation

• Duchy of Poland ^[b]	c. 960
• Baptism of Poland ^[c]	14 April 966
• Kingdom of Poland	18 April 1025
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	1 July 1569
• Second Republic	11 November 1918
• Government-in-exile	17 September 1939
• People's Republic	22 July 1944
• Third Republic	31 December 1989^[11]

Area
• Total	312,696 km² (120,733 sq mi)^[13]^[14] (69th)
• Water (%)	1.48 (2015)^[12]
Population
• 2022 census	38,036,118^[15] (38th)
• Density	122/km² (316.0/sq mi) (75th)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.890 trillion^[16] (20th)
• Per capita	$51,628^[16] (39th)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$862.908 billion^[16] (21st)
• Per capita	$23,563^[16] (45th)
Gini (2022)	26.3^[17] low inequality
HDI (2022)	0.881^[18] very high (36th)
Currency	Złoty (PLN)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Drives on	right
Calling code	+48
ISO 3166 code	PL
Internet TLD	.pl ^[a]
Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Geography of Poland and Map of Poland - Worldatlas

Historians have recorded that in ancient times a variety of distinct tribal groups inhabited this land now called Poland, including the Celts, Balts, Scythians, Huns, Goths, and Germanic peoples.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/pl.htm
Poland (Facts, Information and History) - About

Poland facts and information for visitors. Geographic facts, travel facts, history and culture facts about Poland in East Central Europe.
http://goeasteurope.about.com/od/poland/a/Poland-Facts.htm
WHO/Europe: Poland

The WHO Country Office in Poland was established in 1992 in Warsaw. It serves as the focal point for WHO activities in Poland. The country team consists of two staff members and focuses on the fields of public health, health care systems, tobacco control, noncommunicable diseases, and environment and health.
http://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/poland
Poland's Booming Market - Foreign Affairs

Over the last 25 years, Poland has enjoyed peace, a booming economy, and integration with the rest of Europe. Behind that positive story lie smart economic reforms and the bond Poland formed with Europe's leading economy, Germany.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/poland/2013-12-06/six-markets-watch-poland
Poland Ethnic Groups - Demographics

Facts and statistics about the Ethnic groups of Poland. Updated as of 2014.
http://www.indexmundi.com/poland/ethnic_groups.html
Religion in Poland - Stay Poland

In past centuries, when Poland was still a kingdom, the Polish gentry had the motto: "God, honour, fatherland", where God was always in the leading position as religion is said to have remained an important element of Polish consciousness and identity.
http://www.staypoland.com/poland-religion.htm
EUROPA - Poland in the EU

How Poland is represented in the different EU institutions, how much money it gives and receives, who its European Commissioner is.
http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/member-countries/poland/index_en.htm
Poland Military Strength

2015 Military Power and Ranked Strength of Poland.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=poland
Poland GDP - Trading Economics

The Gross Domestic Product in Poland was worth 548 billion US dollars in 2014. The GDP value of Poland represents 0.88 percent of the world economy. GDP in Poland averaged 241.53 USD Billion from 1985 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 548 USD Billion in 2014 and a record low of 63.90 USD Billion in 1987.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/poland/gdp
Poland Economy - 2016 Index of Economic Freedom

Learn more about the Poland economy, including the population of Poland, GDP, facts, trade, business, inflation and other data and analysis on its economy from the Index of Economic Freedom published by The Heritage Foundation.
http://www.heritage.org/index/country/poland
Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Poland, is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
Poland Population 2015 - World Population Review

Poland, which is called the Republic of Poland in the official books, is located in Central Europe. To its west is Germany, to its south are Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and to the east are Ukraine and Belarus.
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/poland-population/
Poland Population 2015 - Current Population of Poland

Live statistics for population of Poland. Current population and historical data for over 50 past years. Live births and deaths today and since the beginning of the year, net migration and population growth.
http://countrymeters.info/en/Poland

Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" ("Poland Is Not Yet Lost")
Show globe Show map of Europe Location of Poland (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Warsaw 52°13′N 21°02′E / 52.217°N 21.033°E / 52.217; 21.033
Official language	Polish^[1]
Ethnic groups (2021) ^[2]	98.8% Polish^[a] 96.2% only Polish 2.5% Polish and others 1.1% only non-Polish
Religion (2021 ^[3])	72.4% Christianity 71.3% Catholicism 1.1% other Christian 6.9% no religion 0.1% other 20.6% unanswered
Demonym(s)	Polish Pole
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic^[9]

• President	Andrzej Duda
• Prime Minister	Donald Tusk

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Sejm
Formation

• Duchy of Poland ^[b]	c. 960
• Baptism of Poland ^[c]	14 April 966
• Kingdom of Poland	18 April 1025
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	1 July 1569
• Second Republic	11 November 1918
• Government-in-exile	17 September 1939
• People's Republic	22 July 1944
• Third Republic	31 December 1989^[11]

Area
• Total	312,696 km² (120,733 sq mi)^[13]^[14] (69th)
• Water (%)	1.48 (2015)^[12]
Population
• 2022 census	38,036,118^[15] (38th)
• Density	122/km² (316.0/sq mi) (75th)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.890 trillion^[16] (20th)
• Per capita	$51,628^[16] (39th)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$862.908 billion^[16] (21st)
• Per capita	$23,563^[16] (45th)
Gini (2022)	26.3^[17] low inequality
HDI (2022)	0.881^[18] very high (36th)
Currency	Złoty (PLN)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Drives on	right
Calling code	+48
ISO 3166 code	PL
Internet TLD	.pl ^[a]
Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states

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