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Poland, officially the Republic of Poland is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukranie and Belarus to the east and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian enclave ans Lithuania to the north. The inhabitants are called "Poles" and the official language is Polish, Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages but in Poland other languages like  German are spoken.  
Poland is a democracy, with a president as a head of state, whose current constitution dates from 1997. The government structure centres on the Council of Ministers, led by a Prime Minister. The president appoints the cabinet according to the proposals of the Prime Minister, typically from the majority coalition in the Sejm. The president is elected by popular vote every five years.
Poland has a population of over 38.5 million people. The currency is the "zloty".

'Zloty'

The total area of Poland is 312.679 square kilometres making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. The capital city is Warsaw, which is located on the Vistula River, other famous cities in Poland are Łódź, Glogowiec or Kraków.
One important historical fact is the Second World War. The Sanacja movement controlled 
Poland until the start of World War II in 1939, when Nazi  and Slovakia Invasion of
 Poland (1939) on 1 September and the Soviet invasion of Poland on 17 September, which
followed the breaking of the Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact, occurred.
Some famous poles are:
Wislawa Szymborska: Poet and translator, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996 at the age of seventy-three. 

Roman Polanski: One of the most famous Polish directors and an Oscar winner.

Witold Gombrowicz: Novelist, short-story writer, dramatist, and best known for the novel “Ferdydurke” (1937) and other absurdity satires.

Traditional Polish custom of blessing food on Holy Saturday. This Święconka basket contains: kiełbasa, boiled eggs, salt, pepper and bread. Decorated with bilberry leaves. Blessed food is eaten on Easter breakfast. 

Poland has been  a member of the EU since 2004.

POLAND

Poland is a member of the European Union.

Its habitants are Poles. The official language is Polish and they speak English too.

The President is elected by popular vote for a five-year term.

This country is bordered to the north by the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, on the north-east by Lithuania, to the east by Belarus, Ukraine south-east to south with the Czech Republic and Slovakia and west Germany. Its capital is Warsaw. Its total area is 312 680 km2.  

The Polish currency is called ZLOTY.

Its capital and largest city is Warsaw; other important cities are Krakow and Posen.

Poland regained its independence after the First World War as the Second Polish Republic, but it was occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II in September 1939.

Famous Poles include the astronomer Copernicus, the composer Chopin, the scientist Maria Curie-Sklodowska, the pope Juan Pablo II, etc.

Poland’s traditional dishes include beetroot soup, cabbage rolls (cabbage leaves stuffed with meat and rice) and pierogi (dumplings stuffed with cabbage and mushrooms, for example).

I would like to live there because it is a very nice country; the culture is different and I would learn the language... But I like more Spain.

Poland

Poland is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres. Poland has a population of 38,115,000 poeple.

Poland is a democratic republic, with a president as a head of state. The government structure centers on the Council of Ministers, led by a prime minister. The president is elected by popular vote every five years. The current president is Bronisław Komorowski. Komorowski replaced President Lech Kaczynski following an April 10, 2010 air crash which claimed the life of President Kaczynski, his wife, and 94 other people, during a visit to western Russia for events marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre.

The Polish economy is based on agriculture and industry and is today one of the most dynamic in Europe and the only European state that has not experienced a recession during the crisis of 2008-2010. Despite the economic crisis, the Polish economy is growing at 1.7%.

Major cities in Poland are Warsaw, which is the capital and is in the center of this country, Mazovia, Krakow, the second most populous city that is in the south; Łódź is located in its center , Gdańsk, the capital of Pomerania, a city with one of the largest ports in the Baltic and Wroclaw, the capital of Lower Silesia and one of the major economic and technological development of the country.

Notable foods in Polish cuisine include kiełbasa, barszcz, żurek, pierogi, flaczki (tripe soup), gołąbki, oscypek, kotlet schabowy, bigos, various potato dishes, a fast food sandwich (zapiekanka) and many more. Traditional Polish desserts include pączki, faworki, gingerbread, babka and others.