Poland is 69th largest country in the world. Poland has population over 38 million people (4.5 million people lives in Rebublic of Ireland).
Poland is a member of the European Union, NATO, theUnited Nations, the World Trade Ogranisation, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD).
Poland currently has 16 voivodeships (provinces) which are: Greater Poland, Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Lesser Poland, Łódź, Lower Silesian, Lublin, Lubusz, Masovian, Opole, Podlaskie, Pomeranian, Silesian, Subcarpathian, Świętokrzyskie, Warmian-Masurian and West Pomeranian.
88.4% of the population of Poland belonged to the Catholic Church.
Famous Polish people:
- Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) - astronomer
- Marie Curie (Maria Skłodowska-Curie) - physicist-chemist, double Nobel-prize winner
- Frederick Chopin (Fryderyk Chopin) - composer, virtuoso pianist
- Henryk Sienkiewicz- novelist and journalist, Nobel-prize winner
- Adam Mickiewicz - poet, publisher
- Jan Matejko - painter
- Roman Polański - film director, producer, writer and actor
- The Wachowskis (Brotheres) - film directors
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