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Poland Facts and History

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Interesting facts about Poland

  • Official Name: Rzeczpospolita Polska (Republic of Poland)
  • Form of Government: unitary multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Senate [100]; Sejm [460])
  • President: Andrzej Duda
  • Prime Minister: Mateusz Morawiecki
  • GDP: 595.9 billion USD (2019)
  • Capital: Warsaw
  • Population: 37.97 million (2019)
  • Official Languages: Polish
  • Currency: Polish złoty
  • Timezone: GMT+2
  • Area: 312,679 km²
  • Dialing Code: +48
  • Major Mountain Ranges: Świętokrzyskie Mountains,Tatra,Pieniny,Gorce
  • Major Rivers: the Vistula,Oder,Warta
  • Continent: Europe
  • Border Countries: Poland borders Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (the Kaliningrad exclave).

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National Symbols of Poland

  • National Bird: white eagle
  • National Anthem: “Mazurek Dąbrowskiego”
  • National Animal: white eagle
  • National Flower: Corn Poppy
  • National Poet: Mickiewicz
  • National Game: Football