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Situated
in the heartland of Europe, Poland has been both a bridge
and a front line between eastern and western Europe. Today,
free from outside interference, Poland is the place to go
if you're interested in seeing how a nation picks itself up
off the floor and tries to reinvent itself. It's a multifaceted
country where the capital and medieval old towns are coddled
by contemporary city slickers and where horse-drawn carts
negotiate country lanes in areas where the 20th century appears
to have got lost somewhere down the road.
Full
country name: Republic of Poland
Area: 312,677 sq km (121,944 sq mi)
Population: 38.6 million
Capital city: Warsaw (pop 1.75 million)
People: 98% Polish, plus Ukrainian and Belorussian minorities
Language: Polish
Religion: 95% Roman Catholic
Government: Parliamentary republic
Premier: Leszek Miller
President: Aleksander Kwasniewski
GDP:
US$327.5 billion
GDP per head: US$8500
Inflation: 4%
Major industries: Machinery, iron & steel, chemicals &
agriculture
Major trading partners: EU (esp. France, German, Italy, UK),
Russia
Member of EU: no
Poland
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