Poland

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2. CCaappiittaall
The capital of Poland and the largest city
is Warsaw. The area of the city equates
517 km².

3. BBoorrddeerrss ooff PPoollaanndd
Poland is a country in Central Europe
bordered by Germany to the west;
the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the
south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east;
and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad
Oblast (a Russian exclave)
and Lithuania to the north.

4. GGeeoollooggyy
Poland has got 70 mountains over 2,000
metres (6,600 feet) in elevation, all in
the Tatras. The Polish Tatras, which
consist of the High Tatras and the
Western Tatras, is the highest mountain
group of Poland and of the entire
Carpathian range. In the High Tatras lies
Poland's highest point, the north-western
summit of Rysy, 2,499 metres
(8,199 ft) in elevation.

5. WWaatteerrss
The longest rivers are
the Vistula (Polish: Wisła), 1,047
kilometres (651 mi) long;
the Oder (Polish: Odra) which forms part
of Poland's western border, 854
kilometres (531 mi) long; its tributary,
the Warta, 808 kilometres (502 mi) long;
and the Bug, a tributary of the Vistula, 772
kilometres (480 mi) long.

6. CCiittiieess
Main cities are Toruń, Gdańsk,
Bydgoszcz, Szczecin, Poznań, Wrocław,
Kraków, Łódź.

7. PPoolliittiiccss
Poland is a democracy, with a president
as a head of state, whose current
constitution dates from 1997. President of
Poland is Bronisław Komorowski and the
prime minister is Ewa Kopacz.

8. MMoonnuummeennttss
Polish cities and towns reflect the whole
spectrum of European styles. Main
monuments are: Wawel Castle, Palace on
the water in Warsaw, Old town in Warsaw
or Gdańsk, Castle Książ, Royal Castle,
Leaning Tower of Toruń.

9. CCuurrrreennccyy aanndd IInntteerrnneett TTLLDD
The currency of Poland is „ Złoty (PLN)’’.
The Internet TLD is „.pl’’.

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