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K. Skubiszewski, Polish Minister, Dies at 83WARSAW (AP) Krzysztof Skubiszewski, a legal expert who became Poland's first foreign minister after Communism's collapse and helped the country chart a pro-Western course, died Monday. He was 83. His death was announced by the Foreign... In this article: Krzysztof Skubiszewski, Poland, Warsaw, Communism, NATO, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, New York, and Germany |
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FIFA.com | 1 day ago
Spain set for Poland friendly
Spain will complete their preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ with a friendly against Poland, the Spanish FA confirmed today. The European champions will host Poland at an as yet unconfirmed venue in Spain on 8 June before...
In this article: Spain, FIFA World Cup, Atletico Madrid, Liechtenstein, South Africa, Durban, Innsbruck, and Vaduz
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Poland's 1st post-communist foreign minister dies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ??? Poland's government says Krzysztof Skubiszewski, a legal expert who became Poland's first foreign minister after communism's collapse and helped the country chart a pro-Western course, has died. He was 83. The Foreign...
In this article: Krzysztof Skubiszewski, Warsaw, Communism, NATO, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, and Germany
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BusinessWeek Online | 1 day ago
Poland May Fulfill EU’s Budget Deficit-Trimming Demand in 2012
...Limit in 2012 (Update1) February 08, 2010, 02:43 AM EST Adds Finance Minister's comment in eighth paragraph.) Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Poland may fulfill European Union demands to cut its budget deficit below the 3 percent of gross...
In this article: European Union, Recession, Inflation, Jacek Rostowski, and Donald Tusk
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Telegraph.co.uk - Football | 2 days ago
Euro 2012 draw: England draw Wales in qualifying group for Poland and Ukraine finals
England have been placed in a qualifying group with Wales for the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine, Scotland draw France, Northern Ireland will face Italy while Russia are the top seed in the Republic of Ireland's group.
In this article: Fabio Capello, England, Wales, Ukraine, John Terry, EPA, Northern Ireland, and Scotland
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FIFA.com | 2 days ago
Damian dominates in Poland
Damian Trutkowski won the Poland Live Qualifier Event for the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2010 today. The 19-year-old from Tczew, Poland is the twelfth player to book his place at the FIWC10 Grand Final. After a day of intense football skills...
In this article: Barcelona, Barcelona, Legia Warszawa, Johannesburg, Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, and Amsterdam
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Poland convicts man who imprisoned, raped daughter
WARSAW, Poland -- A Polish court on Thursday convicted a man who held his daughter captive for six years, raped her repeatedly and fathered two sons with her. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The trial of Krzysztof Bartoszuk, 47, began...
In this article: Defendant, Chewing gum, Warsaw, and Austria
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Poland, with world's 18th economy, wants in G-20
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's president says his country deserves to become a member of Group of 20 now that its economy has grown to become the 18th largest in the world. President Lech Kaczynski argued that Poland, the largest of 10...
In this article: European Union, Lech Kaczynski, Warsaw, Democracy, Recession, World Bank, and Saudi Arabia
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Reuters | 6 days ago
EU says Poland on track to fix its bugdet
The European Union's executive told Poland on Wednesday it is on track with its programme to bring budget deficit below the bloc's ceiling in 2012. "On current information it appears that Poland has taken action towards the correction of the...
In this article: European Union and Revenue
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washingtonpost.com | 7 days ago
Poland seeks arrest of Swede in Auschwitz theft
...cultural treasure. The sign, German for "Work Sets You Free," was stolen from the site of the former Auschwitz death camp in southern Poland in December. Polish police found it three days later, cut into three pieces, and charged five Polish...
In this article: European Union and Warsaw
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Reuters | January 29, 2010
Poland to amend debt rules but not now - FinMin
Poland plans to amend its restrictive public debt containment rules but not as a stop-gap emergency measure in response to its current fiscal problems, Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski said on Friday. "A redefinition (of public debt rules)...
In this article: Jacek Rostowski
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Description from Wikipedia:
Poland /ˈpoʊlənd/ (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312679 km2, making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the most populous Eastern European Member State of the EU.
The establishment of a Polish state is often identified with the adoption of Christianity by its ruler Mieszko I, in 966 (see Baptism of Poland), when the state covered territory similar to that of present-day Poland. In 1025, Poland became a kingdom and in 1569, it cemented a long association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, by signing the Union of Lublin, forming the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth collapsed in 1795 and Poland's territory was partitioned among the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russian Empire, and Austria. Poland regained its independence as the Second Polish Republic in 1918, after World War I, but was later occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. Poland lost over six million citizens in World War II, emerging several years later as the socialist People's Republic of Poland within the Eastern Bloc, under strong Soviet influence.
- Name:
- Poland
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Poland
- Local Name:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- Capital:
- Warsaw
- Language:
- Polish
- Motto:
- None
- Largest City:
- Warsaw
- Government type:
- Parliamentary republic
- Founding Date:
- July 19, 1989
- Formations:
- People's Republic
- Area:
- 312679
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $693.971 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 50th
- GDP (nominal):
- $608.750 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 50th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 18th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $15,965
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Złoty
- Demonym:
- Pole/Polish
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- PLN
- Country Calling Code:
- 48
- ccTLD:
- .pl
- EU Accession:
- May 01, 2004
- Anthem:
- Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
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