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FAMOUS POLES
Frederic Chopin,a music composer.
Copernicus, a famous astronomer.
Marie Curie, a scientist who won
two Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and
Physics.
Karol Wojtyla , better known as
Pope John Paul II.
He was beatified last year
Roman Polanski, a famous film director.
LOCATION
Poland is a large country in central Europe.
BORDERS:
It is bordered by Germany to the
West, The Czech Republic and
Slovakia to the South, Ukraine,
Lithuania and Belarus to the East
and the Baltic sea and a Russian
exclave to the North.
LONGEST RIVERS
The Vistula and the Oder.
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
The highest mountain is Rysy.It is
2.499 high and it is situated in the
immense Tatra mountain range .
LARGEST LAKES
Lake Sniardwy and lake Hancza.
CAPITAL
Warsaw
MAIN CITIES
Krakow, Lodtz, Katowice and Gdansk.
POPULATION
The population of Poland is about 38
million people.
There are some ethnic minorities such
as Germans, Lithuanians ,Jews,
Ukrainians and Belarusians.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Polish
FLAG
Polish flag was adopted on 1st August
1919. It is white and red.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Poland is a Parliamentary Republic.
It became a member of the EU on 1st
May 2004.
CLIMATE
It is oceanic in the North and
West; it is continental in the
South and East. Summers are
generally warm ,winters are cold ,
especially in the North-East.
RELIGION
Over 90% of the population is
Catholic. There are some minorities such as Orthodox, Jews and
Protestant.
CURRENCY
Zlotly
FAMOUS SIGHTS
The Białowieża Forest where the
Białowieża National Park is located. It also has a Bison Reserve .
Malbork Castle: it is Europe's
largest Gothic castle.
Great Masurian Lakes .