Difference between revisions of "Poland"

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Revision as of 11:40, 15 November 2022


Wikipedia Image; Poland - post 1945

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Capital Warsaw
Language Polish
Currency Zloty


Poland is situated at the southern end of the Baltic Sea. A country which has often been at the centre of military invasions and war, Poland still suffers extreme deprivation in some areas although is now beginning to improve. Coal was the main industry although manufacture of goods for the European market is now more predominant.

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  • Galicia / Galizien The former territories of Galicia (a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy) are now shared between southern Poland and western Ukraine.






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