| Poland has a unique history in Europe, often pulled | | | | primarily populated by its own people with Polish |
| between Russian and Western interests. It you are | | | | people making up 98 percent of the ethnicity. A |
| planning a trip to Poland, here is some background | | | | smattering of German, Ukrainian, Belorussian and |
| information your should know.The official name of the | | | | Lithuanian people also live in the country.Poland is a |
| country is the Republic of Poland. It covers an area of | | | | predominantly uniform religious country. Over 90 |
| roughly 120,000 square miles, about the same size as | | | | percent of Poles subscribe to the Roman Catholic |
| the State of New Mexico in the United States. The | | | | faith. Followers of Eastern Orthodox, Uniate, Protestant |
| capital of the country is Warsaw, which is also the | | | | and Judaism can also be found.The literacy rate in |
| biggest city by population with nearly 1.7 million | | | | Poland is over 98 percent, on par with rates |
| residents calling it home. Other cities of significance | | | | throughout much of Europe. The official language is |
| include Lodz with a population of just fewer than | | | | Polish, which is also the dominant language actually |
| 800,000, Krakow with 760,000 residents and Gdansk | | | | used by the citizens of Poland. Life expectancy for |
| with 460,000 people. The terrain of Poland is primarily | | | | Polish men is 70 years of age, while women life an |
| flat although mountains can be found in the region | | | | extra nine years on average, a marked |
| along the southern border of the country.Citizens of | | | | difference.Poland is often overshadowed by Hungary |
| the Republic of Poland are known as Polish. The most | | | | and Czech as a travel destination in the former bloc |
| recent census found there 36.8 million people living in | | | | countries of the Soviet Union. This gives you an |
| the country, though some are undocumented aliens. | | | | opportunity to experience it before the fast food joints |
| The annual growth rate for the population is stagnant, | | | | of the west start taking over the quaint |
| neither growing nor declining sufficiently to be | | | | country.Richard Monk is with - a site with facts about |
| considered to be changing from a statistical point of | | | | everything. Visit us to read more about country facts |
| view. Unlike many European countries, Poland is | | | | and facts about Poland. |