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LGBT-free zone. Voivodeships, powiats, and gminas marked in red had passed anti-LGBT resolutions by January 2020. [ 1 ] Many anti-LGBT resolutions have since been repealed. An up-to-date map can be found here. [ 2 ] Voivodeships, powiats, and gminas marked in red are LGBT-free zones as of October 2023. [ 3 ]
Limited cohabitation rights. Adoption. Same-sex couples not allowed to adopt. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Poland face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. [1] According to ILGA-Europe 's 2024 report, the status of LGBTQ rights in Poland is the worst among the European Union countries.
Map of Poland. This is a list of cities and towns in Poland, consisting of four sections: the full list of all 107 cities in Poland by size, followed by a description of the principal metropolitan areas of the country, the table of the most populated cities and towns in Poland, and finally, the full alphabetical list of all 107 Polish cities and 861 towns combined.
v. t. e. The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into voivodeships (provinces); these are further divided into powiats (counties or districts), and these in turn are divided into gminas (communes or municipalities). Major cities normally have the status ...
Poland is composed of sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the fifth largest EU country by land area, covering a combined area of 312,696 km 2 (120,733 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź ...
Poland is the fifth-most populous country of the European Union and the ninth-largest country in Europe by area. The territory of Poland covers approximately 312,696 km 2 (120,733 sq mi), of which 98.52% is land and 1.48% is water. [1] The Polish coastline was estimated at 770 km (478 mi) in length. [2] Poland's highest point is Rysy, at 2,500 ...
Territorial evolution of Poland. Poland is a country in Central Europe [1][2] 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 ...
In 1993, Poland implemented its Value Added Tax system. [3] Polish VAT is overseen by VAT acts and the Fiscal Penal Code, and is enforced by the Ministry of Finance. [4] Value-Added Tax applies to most trade in goods in Poland. 23% is the basic rate. [5] Lower rates of 8% and 5% also apply for foodstuffs. [5]