Welcome to Poland in a heart of Europe.

POLAND

FACT FILE Official name:

Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish Republic)

Capital: Warsaw (Warszawa)

Population: about 39 mln people

Currency: Polish zloty

POLISH COAT OF ARMS

The Coat of Arms of

Poland consists of a

White Eagle on a red

shield. The Eagle is

wearing a crown and has

golden claws and beak. In

Poland, the Coat of Arms

is usually called simply

White Eagle (Orzeł Biały)

The national flag has two equal horizontal stripes, of white and red.

POLISH ANTHEM „Dąbrowski Mazurka”• Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła,

Kiedy my żyjemy.Co nam obca przemoc wzięła,Szablą odbierzemy.

Marsz , marsz Dąbrowski z ziemi włoskiej do Polski za twoim przewodem złączym się z narodem.

• Poland has not yet succumbed.As long as we remain,What the foe by force has seized,Sword in hand we'll gain.

Cross the Vistula and WartaAnd Poles we shall be;We've been shown by BonaparteWays to victory.

As Czarniecki Poznan town regains,Fighting with the Swede,To free our fatherland from chains.We shall return by sea.

FACT FILE The highest mountain's peak: Rysy (Tatra mountains)    2499 m.

 The longest river: Wisla (Vistula)    1047 km.

The biggest lake: Sniardwy (Mazury Lake District)  11 383 ha

 The deepest lake: Hancza     108 m

POLISH NATIONAL PARKS National Parks: There are 23 national

parks in Poland and they cover about 1% of the country's area. They are homes of many endengered species of animals and plants.

John Pope II A Pilgrim of Love Father Karol Wojtyła was an

experienced trekker and a nature lover who covered on foot even the most difficult of trails.

Communicating with millions was a feature

characteristic of the pontificate of Pope John Paul

II.

Nicolaus Copernicus he stopped the Sun

Four hundred years ago, NicolausCopernicus proved

that the Earth

moves around

the Sun and not vice-

versa.

Lech Walesa without violence• It was the Solidarity leader, Lech Wałęsa, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (in 1983), who started the emancipation of Central Europe. In 1989 Poland regained independence in a non-

violent way. Scenes of political

opponents sitting together at the “Round Table” showed the world how to solve conflicts in a peaceful way, at home and across borders.

Frederick Chopin music for Everyone

The Polish composer Frederick Chopin, born at Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw, is one of the world’s greatest musical talents ever.