Country Profile : Poland

Brief Description:

Poland is a developed country. Its area is 312685 square kilometers. The total population of the land is about 38000000. The national language is polish. The government name of the country is Republic of Poland. It’s capital city is Warsaw. Zero population growth rate is reigning here.

Brief History:

Poland is a paradise for the tourist to spend his/her holiday.In 966 Western European came Poland and It adopted latin alphabet . The German Emperor Otho III came to Gniezno, capital of the country, on a pilgrimage to St Wojciech’s grave . The king’s wish was to unite Christian world, Incheding Poland. Boleslaus the Brave became the first king of Poland a quarter of a century after that event in 1025. The growth of towns and the settlement of religious orders, Poland saw economic and cultured development. The founders of the Polish state, The piast Dynasty, ruled until 14^th century. The last piast, Casmirus, left Poland a powerful Central European country.Poland and Great Lithuanian Duchy were united.The union was concluded in 1569. The Jagiellonian epoch was known as Golden Age University of Cracow,one of the first in Europe, was established in 1364. There was a noble democracy in Poland in the 14^th century. In the 16^th century Different faiths, protestant, Catholic etc. co-existed peacefully. For changes in foreign policy, The capital was shifted from Cracow to Warsaw in the 17^th century. The gentry of Poland developed an ideology ‘ Wall of Christainity’ to protect the country from threat of the east .Poland Ceased to be a European power in the 18^th century. In 1791 a constitution was enacted by seym to reform and to modernize the country in the soirit of Englightenment .Poland disappeared from the map of Europe for about 100 years. It re-entered the map of Europe as soverign state in 1918. After more than a century of partition, Poland reunited in 1920s and 1930s .

In the second World War Poland was attacked by Germany and was divided by Germany and USSR. Thousands of polish soldiers and policemen were killed in Soviet camps. Poland was the first target of World War II. At the yalta conference, Poland was relegaled to a state of Soviet dependence. In 1980s, a movement ‘solidarity’ was born. As a result in 1981 martial law was introduced in Poland .In 1988 the Government decided to start a dialogue with the opposition. In  1989 non fully parliamentary elections were held and the opposition took part . Tadeusz Mazowiecki was elected prime minister and ‘Solidarity’ led government was formed . As a result, there were collapse of USSR, fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the cold war and Poland’s reunion with the democratic world. Poland is now a democratic country ,with pluralistic party and bicameral parliament . Constitution is the supreme act, established by a national referendum in 1997. The bicameral parliament is elected every four years. The supreme power lies in the hands of the president and the cabinet. The presidents office was restored as head of state in 1989. Prime minister and other ministers are appointed by the president.

Poland at a glance:
Population:

Total  population is 38, 186, 860 (Est.2010)

Currency:

 The name of the currency of  Poland is Zloty (PLN)

Language:

 Polish the official languages of  Poland is Polish.

Capital City: Worsaw

Largest City: Worsaw

Demonym : Polish

Anthem: " Dabrowski's Mazurka"

Government : Parliamentary  republic

International Calling Code : 48

Time Zone:
               CET (UTC+1)