Part of | Central Europe, Eastern Europe, European Union, European Economic Area |
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Inception | 11 November 1918 |
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Official name | Rzeczpospolita Polska |
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Native label | Rzeczpospolita Polska, Polska |
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Short name | Polska |
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Ethnic group | Poles, Silesians, Germans, Ukrainians in Poland |
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Named after | Polans |
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Official language | Polish |
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Anthem | Poland Is Not Yet Lost |
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Culture | culture of Poland |
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Motto text | Move your imagination, Dychmyga! |
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Continent | Europe |
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Country | Poland |
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Capital | Warsaw |
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Located in time zone | Central European Time, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, Europe/Warsaw, Central European Summer Time |
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Coordinate location | 52°0′0″N 19°0′0″E |
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Coordinates of easternmost point | 50°52′10″N 24°8′44″E |
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Coordinates of northernmost point | 54°49′48″N 18°18′0″E |
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Coordinates of southernmost point | 49°0′9″N 22°50′50″E |
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Coordinates of westernmost point | 52°50′29″N 14°7′24″E |
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Highest point | Rysy |
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Lowest point | Żuławy Wiślane, Raczki Elbląskie |
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Basic form of government | parliamentary system, unitary state, semi-presidential system |
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Office held by head of state | President of the Republic of Poland |
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Head of state | Andrzej Duda |
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Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Poland |
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Head of government | Donald Tusk |
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Has cabinet | Council of Ministers |
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Executive body | Council of Ministers |
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Legislative body | Parliament of Poland |
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Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Poland |
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Central bank | Narodowy Bank Polski |
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Currency | złoty |
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Driving side | right |
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Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E |
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Replaces | Congress Poland, Regency Council, Republic of Tarnobrzeg, Rada Narodowa Księstwa Cieszyńskiego, Polish People's Republic |
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Award received | Thomas Merton Award |
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Hashtag | Poland |
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Top-level Internet domain | .pl |
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Main regulatory text | Constitution of Poland |
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Flag | flag of Poland |
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Coat of arms | coat of arms of Poland |
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Geography of topic | geography of Poland |
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Has characteristic | free country |
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History of topic | history of Poland |
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Patron saint | Adalbert of Prague, Stanislaus of Szczepanów |
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Railway traffic side | right |
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Open data portal | Poland's Open Data Portal |
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Economy of topic | economy of Poland |
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Demographics of topic | demographics of Poland |
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Gregorian calendar start date | 15 October 1582 |
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Mobile country code | 260 |
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Country calling code | +48 |
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Trunk prefix | no value |
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Emergency phone number | 112, 986, 998, 999, 997 |
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GS1 country code | 590 |
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Licence plate code | PL |
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Maritime identification digits | 261 |
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Unicode character | 🇵🇱 |
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Category for honorary citizens of entity | Category:Honorary citizens from Poland |
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Category for maps | Category:Maps of Poland |
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