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Poland

SilesianLesser PolandSubcarpathianLower SilesianOpolePodlachianWarmian-MasurianLubuszWest PomeranianLublinPomeranianMasovianŁódźKuyavian-PomeranianGreater PolandŚwiętokrzyskieSilesianLesser PolandSubcarpathianLower SilesianOpolePodlachianWarmian-MasurianLubuszWest PomeranianLublinPomeranianMasovianŁódźKuyavian-PomeranianGreater PolandŚwiętokrzyskieGermanyBelarusRussiaCzechia
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Poland's history as a state began near the middle of the 10th century. By the mid-16th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ruled a vast tract of land in Central and Eastern Europe. During the 18th century, internal disorder weakened the nation, and in a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland among themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war.

Capital
Warsaw
Government
parliamentary republic
Population
38,746,310
Area
312,685 sq km
Location
Central Europe, east of Germany
Climate
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation;
Natural resources
coal; sulfur; copper; natural gas; silver; lead…
Languages
Polish (official) 98.2%; Silesian 1.4%; other 1.1%; unspecified 1.2%
Religions
Roman Catholic 70.7%; refused to answer 20.9%; no religion 6.9%; less than 1 percent: Orthodox…
Independence
11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 14 April 966 (adoption of C…
Administrative divisions
16 provinces or voivodships (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuy…
Currency
zlotych (PLN)
Export partners
Germany 25%; UK 6%; Czechia 6%; France 6%…
Import partners
Germany 22%; China 12%; Italy 5%; Netherlands 4%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

16 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
SilesianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-SL
Lesser PolandVoivodeship|ProvincePL-MA
SubcarpathianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-PK
Lower SilesianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-DS
OpoleVoivodeship|ProvincePL-OP
PodlachianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-PD
Warmian-MasurianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-WN
LubuszVoivodeship|ProvincePL-LB
West PomeranianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-ZP
LublinVoivodeship|ProvincePL-LU
PomeranianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-PM
MasovianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-MZ
ŁódźVoivodeship|ProvincePL-LD
Kuyavian-PomeranianVoivodeship|ProvincePL-KP
Greater PolandVoivodeship|ProvincePL-WP
ŚwiętokrzyskieVoivodeship|ProvincePL-SK

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Currency
zlotych (PLN)
Languages
Polish (official) 98.2%; Silesian 1.4%; other 1.1%; unspecified 1.2%
Government
parliamentary republic
Climate
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation;

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