Poland is an eastern European country on the Baltic Sea known for its medieval architecture and Jewish heritage. Warsaw, the capital, has shopping and nightlife, plus the Warsaw Uprising Museum, honoring the city’s WWII-era resistance to German occupation. In the city of Kraków, 14th-century Wawel Castle rises above the medieval old town, home to Cloth Hall, a Renaissance trading post in Rynek Glówny (market square).
Languages: Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2%
Ethnic Groups: Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7%
Belief Systems: Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3%
Demographics:
Population: 38.3 million people (World Rank: 34th) (2014 estimate)
Population Density: 326 people/mi^2 (People per Square Mile) (World Rank: 93rd) (2014 estimate)
Population Growth: 0.0384 %/yr (World Rank: 206th) (2013 estimate)
Life Expectancy: 76.4 years (World Rank: 77th) (2013 estimate)
Median Age: 38 years (World Rank: 39th) (2010 estimate)
Sites for More Information:
Map of Poland
Worldatlas.com
Country Profile for Poland
United Nations
Poland - Country Profile
U.S. Library of Congress
Poland
Wikipedia.org
Poland - Facts and Information 1
Encyclopedia.com
Poland - Facts and Information 2
World Factbook
Culture and Tourism:
Traveling to Poland 1
Travelnotes.org
Travel Guide for Poland
Wikitravel.org
Language Resources:
Learn Polish Online 2
Mylanguages.org
Polish Language Games
Digitaldialects.com
Polish language, alphabet, and pronunciation
Omniglot.com
Government Related:
Embassy of Poland
in Washington D.C.
Governmnet Websites of Poland
by Gunnar Anzinger
