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About
Poland: |
 | Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Warsaw (Warszawa)
Main Cities: Lódz, Kraków
Population: 38,621,000
Area: 312,680 km2
Currency: 1 zloty = 100 groszy
Languages: Polish
Religions: Roman Catholic |
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Poland: a republic in central Europe, on the Baltic: first united in the 10th century; dissolved after the third partition effected by Austria, Russia, and Prussia in 1795; re-established independence in 1918; invaded by Germany in 1939; ruled by a Communist government from 1947 to 1989, when a multiparty system was introduced. It consists chiefly of a low undulating plain in the north, rising to a low plateau in the south, with the Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains along the S border. Official language: Polish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: zloty. Capital: Warsaw. Pop.: 38 551 000 (2004 est.). Area: 311 730 sq. km (120 359 sq. miles) Polish name: Polska |
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