1. The Republic of Poland

2. FLAG NATIONAL EMBLEM The capital: Warsaw Total area: 312 575 km 2 Population: 38 518 241 Independence Day: 11th November The Republic of Poland

3. Political system: republic The head of state: the president The legislative authority: a two- chamber parliament Sejm and Senat The executive authority: the President and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister Prime Minister Donald Tusk The President Lech Kaczyński with his wife Maria. They died in the aircrash in Smolensk in April 2010 The authorities

4. Since 1st May 2004 Poland is part of the EU The currency: 1 zloty =100 grosz

5. The official language: Polish The alphabet A, Ą, B, C, Ć, D, E, Ę, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, Ł, M, N, Ń, O, Ó, P, R, S, Ś, T, U, W, Y, Z, Ź, Ż. Greetings: Do widzenia Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła, Kiedy my żyjemy. Co nam obca przemoc wzięła, Szablą odbierzemy. Chorus: Marsz, marsz, Dąbrowski Z ziemi włoskiej do Polski, Za twoim przewodem Złączym się z narodem. The national anthem: The language Dzień dobry

7. Poland was founded around 960 -the first ruler: Mieszko I -the first capital: Gniezno

8. -The market square in Cracow -In the 16th century the capital was moved to Warsaw -The Royal Castle in Warsaw

9.  960 – 1370 – the Piast dynasty  1370 – 1386 – the Andegaven dynasty  1386 – 1572 – the Jagiellonian dynasty  1573 – 1795 – elective kings Between 1795 and 1918 the Polish state was under foreign rule. On the 11th November 1918 Poland regained independence and became a republic.

10. Cracow’s historic centre and the Wawel Castle are inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list.UNESCO cultural heritage

11. The Jagiellonian Universisty: the oldest univeristy in Poland, founded in 1364.

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