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Basic information
OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska)
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
Polish (polski)
CURRENCY:
1 złoty = 100 groszy
POLITICAL SYSTEM:
Parliamentary democracy
NATIONAL EMBLEM:
White eagle in a crown against a red background
GEOGRAPHY
Area: 312,683 sq. km. (120,725 sq. miles.);
Cities: Warszawa (Warsaw) (capital, population ca. 1,610,000).
Other larger cities: Łód (800,00), Kraków (750,000), Wrocław (630,000), Poznań (570,000), Gdańsk (456,000).
Terrain: Flat plain, except mountains along southern border.
Climate: moderate continental.
PEOPLE
Population: 39 million.
Ethnicity (percentage): Polish 97.6, German 1.3, Ukrainian 0.6, Belorussian 0.5.
Religions (percentage): Roman Catholic 95, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5.
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