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Wikipedia: Poland /ˈpoʊlənd/, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe 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 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), 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 one of the most populous members of the European Union.
![[Żerań power station in Warsaw]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Elektrownia_Zeran_s.jpg "Żerań power station in Warsaw")
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![[Warsaw's Staszic Palace is home to the Polish Academy of Sciences]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Warsaw_Easter_2008_028_s.jpg "Warsaw's Staszic Palace is home to the Polish Academy of Sciences")
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![[The Main Municipal Post Office of Bydgoszcz]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Poczta_G_C5_82_C3_B3wna_Bydg_od_Brdy_a_s.jpg "The Main Municipal Post Office of Bydgoszcz")
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![[The city of Zamość is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the main tourist attractions of Lublin Voivodeship]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ratusz_Zamosc_s.jpg "The city of Zamość is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the main tourist attractions of Lublin Voivodeship")
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![[Giewont in the High Tatras]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Giewont_and_Wielka_Turnia_s.jpg "Giewont in the High Tatras")
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![[Poland joined NATO in 1999 and since 2004 has been a member of the European Union]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Flaga_RP_z_UE_s.jpg "Poland joined NATO in 1999 and since 2004 has been a member of the European Union")
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![[The Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Poznan_PlacMickiewicza_s.jpg "The Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań")
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![[Headquarters of national daily Gazeta Wyborcza in Warsaw]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gazeta_Wyborcza_Warszawa_02_s.jpg "Headquarters of national daily Gazeta Wyborcza in Warsaw")
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![[Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk with former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa arrive at the EPP Congress in Warsaw]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Walesa_and_Tusk_EPP_s.jpg "Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk with former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa arrive at the EPP Congress in Warsaw")
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![[Wrocław, capital of Lower Silesia]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Czarownic1_s.jpg "Wrocław, capital of Lower Silesia")
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![[The Grand Hotel in Sopot]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Grand_Hotel_Sopot_s.jpg "The Grand Hotel in Sopot")
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![[Kotlet schabowy served with salads]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/A_meat_dish_in_Poland_s.jpg "Kotlet schabowy served with salads")
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![[Sopot, is a resort town and one of the three settlements of the Tricity]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sopot_28DerHexer_29_2010_07_16_043_s.jpg "Sopot, is a resort town and one of the three settlements of the Tricity")
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![[Studio set of TVP Wrocław's 'Fakty' news program]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fakty_TVP_studio_Wroclaw_2008_s.jpg "Studio set of TVP Wrocław's 'Fakty' news program")
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![[Witold Gombrowicz in Vence.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Witold_Gombrowicz_by_Bohdan_Paczowski_detail_s.jpg "Witold Gombrowicz in Vence.")
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![[The city of Zamość is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the main tourist attractions of Lublin Voivodeship]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ormianska1_s.jpg "The city of Zamość is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the main tourist attractions of Lublin Voivodeship")
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![[Mongol invasion of Poland (late 1240–1241) culminated in the battle of Legnica.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Legnica_s.jpg "Mongol invasion of Poland (late 1240–1241) culminated in the battle of Legnica.")
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![[Bay of Puck (Zatoka Pucka) in Poland]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Zatoka_Pucka_Bay_of_Puck_288_29_s.jpg "Bay of Puck (Zatoka Pucka) in Poland")
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![[Main Market Square in Kraków is a heart of cultural capital of southern Poland.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Krakow_rynek_01_s.jpg "Main Market Square in Kraków is a heart of cultural capital of southern Poland.")
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![[A wisent in the Białowieża Forest]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Wisent_s.jpg "A wisent in the Białowieża Forest")
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![[Vistula River in Modlin]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Modlin_spichlerz_s.jpg "Vistula River in Modlin")
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![[Collegium Maius is the oldest building of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Collegium_Maius_07_s.jpg "Collegium Maius is the oldest building of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.")
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![[Long Market in Gdańsk filled with picturesque Dutch style tenements is a favourite meeting place in the Kashubian...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gda_C5_84sk_kamienice_przy_D_C5_82ugim_Targu_s.jpg "Long Market in Gdańsk filled with picturesque Dutch style tenements is a favourite meeting place in the Kashubian...")
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![[Polish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Krzesiny_8RB_s.jpg "Polish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon")
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![[Baptism of Poland in 966]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Zaprowadzenie_chrzescijanstwa_965_Matejko_s.jpg "Baptism of Poland in 966")
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![[A picture of Poland]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pla_C5_BCa_w_Pucku_kitesurfers_beach_in_Puck_284_29_s.jpg "A picture of Poland")
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![[White stork family shortly after one of the adults is arrived]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/WhiteStorkFamily_s.jpg "White stork family shortly after one of the adults is arrived")
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![[Gdynia, situated at Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea, is an important seaport of Poland]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/POL_Gdynia_SeaTowers_DarPomorza2009_s.jpg "Gdynia, situated at Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea, is an important seaport of Poland")
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![[Technical University of Łódź is one of the scientific institutions that developed the Technology Transfer Centre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CKM_Lodz_s.jpg "Technical University of Łódź is one of the scientific institutions that developed the Technology Transfer Centre")
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![[Granite outcrops at Silesian Stones Mountain in southwestern Poland]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_C5_9Al_C4_85skie_Kamienie_D_C3_ADv_C4_8Di_Kameny_s.jpg "Granite outcrops at Silesian Stones Mountain in southwestern Poland")
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![[Frederick Chopin, composer]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Eug_C3_A8ne_Ferdinand_Victor_Delacroix_043_s.jpg "Frederick Chopin, composer")
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![[President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bronis_C5_82aw_Komorowski_rotcropped_s.jpg "President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski")
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![[John III Sobieski at the Battle of Vienna]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SiemiginowskiJerzy_1686_JanIIISobieskiPodWiedniem_s.jpg "John III Sobieski at the Battle of Vienna")
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![[Renaissance City Hall in Poznań]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ratusz2007_s.jpg "Renaissance City Hall in Poznań")
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![[TP S.A. headquarters in Warsaw.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TPSA_tower_warsaw_2_s.jpg "TP S.A. headquarters in Warsaw.")
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![[Acting President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Komorowski12_s.jpg "Acting President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski")
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![[Grave of Polish fighter killed during the Warsaw Uprising]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Polish_Soldier_27s_Grave_Warsaw_1945_s.jpg "Grave of Polish fighter killed during the Warsaw Uprising")
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![[Marie Curie]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Marie_Curie_s.jpg "Marie Curie")
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