Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe, covering an area of 312,696 km of land. It has a population of nearly 38.5 million people. The capital of Poland is Warsaw, and other major cities include Krakow, Lodz, and Gdansk.

90% of people in Poland identify as Christian, with 6% of people saying they do not identify with any religion, 3% choosing not to answer and only 1% of people belonging to various other religions.

Poland was once home to over 3 million Jews, 90% of whom were killed in the Holocaust, along with another 1.8-2.8 million ethnic Poles. After the war, the Soviet Union instituted a new communist government in Poland which ruled from 1947-1989.

Today, Poland is a developed market and is the sixth-largest economy in the European Union, of which it is a member. 

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Farmer’s son finds 2,500-year-old Hallstatt culture bronze necklace in Poland

The necklace is believed to be connected to the decline of the Masurian group of the Lusatian culture or possibly to the early presence of the West Baltic barrow culture.

One meter long, hand-and-a-half medieval sword discovered in Poland

Amateur detectorists found a cache of medieval weaponry near the village of Wielka Tymawa.

Before Indian wootz and Damascus steel: Meteorite iron shaped Iron Age patterns in Poland

Archaeologists in Poland uncovered 26 iron objects made from a single meteorite.

Polish government's IVF program hailed as a huge success with over 9,200 pregnancies

One-quarter of Polish couples face fertility problems, prompting government support for IVF.

Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor and journalist, dies at 98

Auschwitz survivor Marian Turski, who warned against rising antisemitism, dies at 98.

By REUTERS
18/02/2025

Trump names former 'Post' publisher Tom Rose US ambassador to Poland

Rose served as the publisher & CEO of the Post for eight years between June 1997 and Jun 2005.

'Heroic people': JFR honors Righteous Gentiles at Warsaw event

In attendance at the event were also families of nine hostages held in Gaza captivity. 

Holocaust survivors like me have not only endured but thrived

The Nazis tried to erase us, but we are still here. And we will continue to be here – building, thriving, and lighting the way for future generations.

By NATE LEIPCIGER
30/01/2025

Polish MEP breaks EU moment of silence for Holocaust: 'Pray for Gaza'

"Let's pray for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza," far-right monarchist party Confederation of the Polish Crown chairman and MEP Grzegorz Braun twice shouted.

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