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Capital of Poland
Warsaw, on the Vistula river.
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Currency of Poland
The zloty (PLN), divided into 100 groszy.
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Number of voivodeships
Sixteen, since the reform of 1999.
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Longest river in Poland
The Vistula (Wisla), flowing from the south to the Baltic Sea.
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Highest peak in Poland
Rysy, at 2,499 metres, in the Tatra Mountains.
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Countries bordering Poland
Seven: Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad).
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Sea on the northern coast
The Baltic Sea.
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Largest lake in Poland
Sniardwy, in the Masurian Lake District.
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Symbol of the Bialowieza Forest
The European bison (zubr).
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Former royal capital
Krakow, with Wawel Castle above the Vistula.
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Parliament
Two chambers: the Sejm (460 deputies) and the Senate (100 senators).
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Head of state
The president, elected by direct vote for a five-year term.
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Joined NATO
1999.
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Joined the European Union
2004.
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Founding of Solidarity
1980, in Gdansk, led by Lech Walesa.
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Nobel Peace Prize for Lech Walesa
1983.
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First Polish pope
John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), elected in 1978.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
Astronomer born in Torun who proposed that the planets orbit the Sun.
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie
Born in Warsaw; Nobel Prizes in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911); named polonium after Poland.
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Fryderyk Chopin
Composer born near Warsaw in 1810, famous for polonaises, mazurkas and nocturnes.
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International Chopin Piano Competition
Held in Warsaw every five years.
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Marian Rejewski
Mathematician who broke the German Enigma cipher in 1932.
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Wieliczka Salt Mine
UNESCO World Heritage site near Krakow, listed in 1978.
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Malbork Castle
Brick castle of the Teutonic Order in northern Poland, a UNESCO site.
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Jagiellonian University
Founded in Krakow in 1364 by Casimir the Great.
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National anthem
Mazurek Dabrowskiego (Dabrowski's Mazurka), written in 1797.
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Coat of arms
A white eagle with a crown on a red field.
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Traditional Polish dumplings
Pierogi, filled with potatoes and cheese, cabbage, mushrooms or meat.
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Wigilia
The Christmas Eve meal, which begins with the sharing of a wafer (oplatek).

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