| Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska |
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Anthem:
Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
(Poland Is Not Yet Lost)
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Capital
(and largest city) | Warsaw
52°13′N21°02′E / 52.217°N 21.033°E / 52.217; 21.033 |
| Official language(s) | Polish |
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| Regional language(s) | Silesian, Kashubian |
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| Ethnic groups (2011) | 93.7% Polish
2.1% Silesian
0.6% Kashubian
0.3% German
0.1% Ukrainian
0.1% Belarusian
3.1% other[1] |
| Demonym | Pole/Polish |
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| Government | Parliamentary republic |
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| - | President | Bronisław Komorowski |
| - | Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | Sejm |
| Formation |
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| - | Christianisation[c] | April 14, 966 |
| - | Kingdom of Poland | May 1, 992 |
| - | Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth | July 1, 1569 |
| - | Partition of Poland | October 24, 1795 |
| - | Duchy of Warsaw | July 22, 1807 |
| - | Reconstitution of Poland | November 11, 1918 |
| - | Invasion of Poland, World War II | September 1, 1939 |
| - | Communist Poland | April 8, 1945 |
| - | Republic of Poland | September 13, 1989 - |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 312,685 km2 [d](69th)
120,696.41 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 3.07 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 38,186,860[2] (34th) |
| - | 2011 census | 38,501,000 |
| - | Density | 120/km2 (83rd)
319.9/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $771.658 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $20,334[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $513.821 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $13,540[3] |
| Gini (2002) | 34.5 |
| HDI (2011) |  0.813[4] (very high) (39th) |
| Currency | Złoty (PLN) |
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| Time zone | CET(UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | PL |
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| Internet TLD | .pl |
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| Calling code | 48 |
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| 1 | ^a See, however, Unofficial mottos of Poland. |
| 2 | ^b Although not official languages, Belarusian, Kashubian, Lithuanian and German are used in 20 communal offices. |
| 3 | ^c The adoption of Christianity in Poland is seen by many Poles, regardless of their religious affiliation or lack thereof, as one of the most significant national historical events; the new religion was used to unify the tribes in the region. |
| 4 | ^d The area of Poland according to the administrative division, as given by the Central Statistical Office, is 312,679 km2 (120,726 sq mi) of which 311,888 km2 (120,421 sq mi) is land area and 791 km2 (305 sq mi) is internal water surface area.[5] |
![Location of Poland (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Poland.svg)
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