We live here, in a beautiful country full of contrasts, traditions, different people and ideas. Its full name is Rzeczpospolita Polska (The Republic of Poland), but it's better known, simply as Poland. You can find this land in Central Europe, in the Wisla (Vistula) and Odra (Oder) basins, between Carpathian Mountains and Baltic Sea, It's spreaded from Lowland with picturesque lakes, swamps of the river Bug, white uplands of Jura, the Sudety Mountains, primeval forests, to the deserts, dunes and undiscovered islands.

 

This is home of independence, freedom, democracy, brilliant scientific ideas, pope John Paul II, "Solidarnosc", great folklore, rich culture, old monuments and unforgettable, even relict traditions. It's genuinely exquisite land, worth discovering and seen.

Some stats:

-Name: The Republic of Poland
-Area: 312.685 sq. km
-Population: over 38.644 millions
-Capital City: Warsaw (1.621.080 citizens)
-Political system: Republic
-National holidays: The Third of May - Passage of the Third-May Constitution in 1791, The Eleventh of November - -The National Independence Day (1918)
-Legislative Authority: Sejm (lower house of Parliament) and Senate (upper house of Parliament), they both create -National Assembly
-Executive authority: President of the Republic of Poland, The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland
-Judicial authority: The courts and tribunals

 

 

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