Republic of Poland
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- Official Name Republic of Poland
- Capital City Warsaw
- Climate Temperate with cold, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
- Latitude/Longitude 52? 00'N, 20? 00'E
- Languages Polish (official)
- Official Currency Zloty
- Religions Catholic (89.8%)
- Population 38,644,000
- Land Area 304,460 sq km (117,552 sq miles)
- Landforms Fronting the Baltic Sea, lowland plains cover most of the country with the Carpathian Mountains along the southern border with Slovakia
- Land Divisions 16 provinces
 AFP | Anonymous calls for anti-ACTA rallies, Poland suspends bill RT Thousands are to protest in Sweden on Saturday while in Poland the legislation has been suspended after attacks on government websites. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday that a wider discussion should be held before the ... Poland freezes anti-piracy pact ratification Poland halts ratification of international Internet copyright law under mass ... Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk may stop ACTA |
 euronews | Europe freeze: More deaths in Ukraine and Poland BBC News Another 20 people have died in Ukraine and nine in Poland as temperatures fall below -30C (-22F), officials say. Europe's current cold snap has claimed more than 110 lives so far, including 63 in Ukraine and 29 in Poland. The Serbian authorities say ... More than 220 dead as Europe freezes Big freeze claims more lives in Poland and Ukraine 160 die in deadly European freeze |
 Wall Street Journal | Poland's Nobel Poet Szymborska Dies at 88 Wall Street Journal AP WARSAW—Poland's 1996 Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska, whose simple words and playful verse plucked threads of irony and empathy out of life, has died. She was 88. A file picture dated 27 January 2009 shows Polish Nobel Literature ... Wislawa Szymborska, Nobel-Winning Polish Poet, Dies at 88 Poland's 1996 Nobel winning poet Wislawa Szymborska has died at 88 Poland's Nobel-winning 'Mozart of poetry' Szymborska dies |
Poland's Daily Gas Use Reaches Record High Amid Cold Snap Bloomberg Poland's gas consumption rose to a record yesterday as freezing weather boosted demand, Malgorzata Polkowska, a spokeswoman at Gaz-System SA, Poland's state-owned natural gas pipeline operator said in a text message. The country used 72.3 million cubic ... |
 Bloomberg | Poland - Factors to Watch on Feb 3 Reuters Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch, which may affect Poland's financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour): PGNiG Polish gas monopoly is receiving 7 percent less gas from Gazprom amid reports the Russian firm ... Exxon Shale Failure in Poland May Lengthen Gazprom's Shadow Poland Gives Green Light to Massive Fracking Efforts |
Poland may seek partner in real estate IPO-sources Reuters By Adrian Krajewski and Agnieszka Barteczko | WARSAW Feb 3 (Reuters) - Poland may try to line up a real estate fund as an investor in property group PHN as part of attempts to ensure it fetches the planned 1 billion zlotys ($315 mln) from an initial ... |
 Eastern European Review | Poland Weather 3 February, 2012 Eastern European Review Warsaw, Poland February 3, 2012 - Tonight Poland is expected to experience another round of abnormally cold and record setting temperatures as Polish weather continues to be dominated by a cold air mass originating in Russia. |
Poland school district voters to face 3.8-mill additional levy in March Youngstown Vindicator By Ashley Luthern After two additional levies were defeated in November 2010 and May 2011, voters on March 6 will decide a 3.8-mill, five-year additional emergency operating levy that would generate $1448561 annually. When all factors are taken into ... |
 Ars Technica | ACTA on the edge in Europe? Poland suspends ratification, Greece gets hacked Ars Technica After experiencing a considerable backlash in Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has suspended ratification of the controversial agreement, acknowledging that the consultation surrounding it was inadequate and that he approached it from a "20th century ... Slovenian ambassador apologizes for signing ACTA, Poland halts ratification Poland 'may not ratify ACTA' We should still be worried about Internet freedom |
 CIO Today | Poland signs international copyright treaty that has sparked days of protests Washington Post Controversy in Poland has been deepening over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. Though many other industrialized countries have signed it, popular outrage appears to be greater in Poland than anywhere else. Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests Poland reviews stance on treaty after Internet attacks Poland Signs Copyright Treaty |
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Google Videos - Poland
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A tribute video to the land of my birth - Poland
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Krak�w: Poland's Cultural Capital
Krak�w emerged from WWII virtually unscathed. As a result, today the city is Poland's leading tourist attraction, with plenty of top notch ...
Polska? Tak!
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Euro? No Thanks: Poland staying out of burning Brussels house
Since its inception, there's been no shortage of applicants wanting to join the once-elite Euro currency club. But that all changed with the ...
POLAND / Rzeczpospolita
Cast down into the darkness To stumble towards unknown Only emptiness to hold on to Only shadows to seek support from So arm your heart with self ...
