LOCATION:
Poland is located in Central Europe. It borders 7 different countries: Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast). Its location is inbetween the Baltic sea and the Carpathians mountains.
CITIES:
The main city and also the capital of Poland is Warsaw. It's located in the Masovian Voivodeship. Other pretty important cities of Poland are:
- Kraków
- Łódź
- Poznań
- Wrocław
- Katowice
- Gdańsk
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF POLAND:
Poland's administrative divisions are called voivodeships. There are 16 of them. Those being:
- Subcarpathian Voivodeship
- Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Silesian Voivodeship
- Opole Voivodeship
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Lublin Voivodeship
- Lubusz Voivodeship
- Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Łódź Voivodeship
- Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
- Masovian Voivodeship
- Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- West-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
CURRENCY:
The current currency of Poland is the polish Złoty. It's one of the few countries that are in the European Union, but don't use the Euro.
PRESIDENT:
The current president of Poland is Andrzej Duda, and the political party that rules Poland is called PiS (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość)
TOURISM:
In 2019, Poland was visited by 21.4 million tourists, making it the 18th most visited country in the world and the number of tourists is still growing. The most visited cities in Poland are:
- Kraków
- Warsaw
- Gdańsk
- Poznań
- Szczecin
- Lublin
- Toruń
- Zakopane
ECONOMY:
In 2023, Poland has reached a GDP of $748 billion (nominal) and $1.644 trillion (PPP). Its economy is the 22nd largest economy in the world and 6th largest in the European Union. The biggest sector by GDP are the services (57.4%)
MILITARY:
The polish military consists of many armed forces, the main one is WP (Wojsko Polskie) that consist of 325,000 active personnel. Poland is currently the 20th strongest country in the world, surpassing Germany, which is at 25th place.
SYMBOLS:
The main symbols of Poland are the flag, the national anthem and the emblem.
- The flag of Poland represents white and red rectangles. White symbolises purity, meanwhile red symbolises courage and strenght.
- The emblem of Poland is called the White Eagle (Orzeł Biały) and represents an eagle with a gold crown on a red background.
- The national anthem of Poland is called "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego".
ARCHITECTURE:
The architecture of Poland is very diverse. It consists from very old tenement houses to modern skyscrapers. The tallest building in Poland is the PKiN building (Pałac Kultury i Nauki)