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Poland is a member of the European Union, NATO, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Poland currently has a population of over 38 million people, [3] which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world [18] and one of the most populous members of the European Union.
Polesia was formerly entirely part of Poland, now it is mostly divided between Belarus and Ukraine, with the largest city Homel located in Belarus. Spisz (Polish: Spisz), only partially in modern Poland, remainder in Slovakia, including the largest city Poprad. Formerly at various times either entirely or partially part of Poland.
Topographic map of Poland. Poland covers an administrative area of 312,722 km 2 (120,743 sq mi), and is the ninth-largest country in Europe. Approximately 311,895 km 2 (120,423 sq mi) of the country's territory consists of land, 2,041 km 2 (788 sq mi) is internal waters and 8,783 km 2 (3,391 sq mi) is territorial sea. [177]
Featured pictures of Poland (3 C, 40 F) H. ... Media in category "Images of Poland" The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Poland map flag ...
Poland hosted the UEFA Euro 2012 along with Ukraine in 2012. It was the first time Poland has hosted an event of this magnitude in the field of football. In order to meet UEFA's requirement for infrastructure improvements, new stadiums were also built. Host cities included Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, and Poznań, all popular tourist destinations.
Treaty of Versailles (Articles 87–93) and Little Treaty ratify Poland as a sovereign state internationally August 16: First Silesian Uprising begins; Silesian Uprisings continue until 1921 August 22: Sejny Uprising after imperial Germany turned over administration to Lithuanian delegates 1920 February 10: Poland's Wedding to the Sea in Puck ...
Present-day Poland is a country with favorable agricultural prospects, and over two million private farms. It is the leading producer of potatoes and rye in Europe, [ 16 ] the world's largest producer of triticale , [ 17 ] and one of the more important producers of barley, oats, sugar beets , flax, and various fruits. [ 16 ]
As regards actual military campaigns, some Polish historians have argued that simply resisting the initial invasion of Poland was the country's greatest contribution to the victory over Nazi Germany, despite its defeat. The Polish Army of nearly one million men significantly delayed the start of the Battle of France, planned by the Germans for 1939