Poland

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Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany, Czech, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (namely the Kaliningrad province, which belongs to Russia). It has an area 312.679 sq.km.. and population 38.485.779 residents, based on data for March 2014.

The capital of Poland is Warsaw, while other large cities is Krakow, Wrocław, Poznan, Gdansk and Lodz. Official language is Polish zloty and currency (means gold).

Poland joined the European Union on 1 May 2004 and in addition is member of NATO since 1999, UN, OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) from 1996 and WTO (World Trade Organization) from 1999).