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PL Flag  Poland —  (pō´lənd)
About The People

Did You Know...... The word pole means “field” in Polish. Thus Poland, some believe, means “the land   »» More

Fashion... Because clothing is expensive, people's wardrobes remain small. Fashions are generally conservative,  »» More

Socializing... Polish people value self-reliance and individualism. The Poles are generally outgoing and outspoken.  »» More

Family... The average family has one or two children. The father, traditionally a dominant authority figure, d  »» More

Sports & Recreation... Children play many different sports. Especially football is very popular in school as well as on a c  »» More

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Poland History

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Clio, the muse of history, from a sculpture in Warsaw’s Saxon Gardens

THE POLES POSSESS one of the richest and most venerable historical traditions of all European peoples. Convention fixes the origins of Poland as a nation near the middle of the tenth century, contemporaneous with the Carolingians, Vikings, and Saracens, and a full hundred years before the Norman conquest of Britain in 1066. Throughout the subsequent centuries, the Poles managed despite great obstacles to build and maintain an unbroken cultural heritage. The same cannot be said of Polish statehood, which was notoriously  »» More

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Capital Cities... Warsaw  »» History of Warsaw
Population: 38,482,919
GDP: $667,400,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 312,685 (sq km) 120,728 (sq mi)
Currency: zloty
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