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Poland: Country in Central Europe
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory is characterised by a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and temperate transitional climate. Poland is composed of sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the fifth largest EU country by land area, covering a combined area of 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

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Ukrainian Singer Banned for 10 Years Over Polish Language Insult: What Was the 'Vulgar' Joke? [Video]

Ukrainian Singer Banned for 10 Years Over Polish Language Insult: What Was the 'Vulgar' Joke?

Ukrainian musician Kirill Bledny, frontman of the band Poshlaya Molly, has been banned from entering the European Union for ten years after making controversial remarks about the Polish language. In a..

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Video When Honolulu Plane Crashes Into Building, Chilling Audio Of Pilot's Final Moment Surfaces [Video]

Video When Honolulu Plane Crashes Into Building, Chilling Audio Of Pilot's Final Moment Surfaces

A chilling video has emerged showing the moment a Kamaka Air Cessna 208 Caravan plane crashed into a building near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, killing two people. The..

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise visit to Lviv [Video]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise visit to Lviv

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday. Tusk expressed his country’s unwavering support to Ukraine, as..

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Which Europeans have better skills in literacy, math and problem-solving? [Video]

Which Europeans have better skills in literacy, math and problem-solving?

Finnish adults score the highest in literacy, math, and problem-solving skills, while Portugal, Poland, Italy and Lithuania fall below the OECD average in all three competences.

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Brussels green lights Poland's plan to temporarily suspend right to asylum [Video]

Brussels green lights Poland's plan to temporarily suspend right to asylum

The new guidelines put forward by Brussels reflect the right-wing shift that is rapidly reshaping the bloc's migration and asylum policy.

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Meet the Polish punk rocker fighting for a culture of remembrance [Video]

Meet the Polish punk rocker fighting for a culture of remembrance

Trupa Trupa are much more popular abroad than in Poland itself. Singer Grzegorz Kwiatkowski believes it's because of the themes they deal with in their music, history's darkest chapters, especially the..

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Lavrov and Blinken trade blame for Ukraine war escalation at OSCE meeting in Malta [Video]

Lavrov and Blinken trade blame for Ukraine war escalation at OSCE meeting in Malta

The visit marked Lavrov’s first visit to an EU member country since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Estonia walked out of the room during his..

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Poland says it will maintain strict asylum policy during EU presidency [Video]

Poland says it will maintain strict asylum policy during EU presidency

Over the last three years, Poland has faced a surge of attempted border crossings from Belarus, prompting stronger security measures and ongoing discussions over migration policies.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urges increased pressure on Russia [Video]

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy urges increased pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called for more pressure on Russia, while Nordic-Baltic leaders and Poland's Tusk pledged additional support for Ukraine and discussed regional security.

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Medvedev warns of NATO Strikes; Escalation looms with NATO's Ukraine Support, Global Fear Rise|WATCH [Video]

Medvedev warns of NATO Strikes; Escalation looms with NATO's Ukraine Support, Global Fear Rise|WATCH

Russian official Dmitry Medvedev hinted at potential strikes on NATO bases in Poland and Romania if Western long-range weapons continue to be used against Russia. Highlighting NATO's alleged direct..

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Which EU countries have the most foreign-controlled enterprises? [Video]

Which EU countries have the most foreign-controlled enterprises?

Foreign-controlled businesses account for 15% of jobs in the EU with Luxembourg, Poland, and Slovakia having the highest share of employment.

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Polish opposition party chooses historian Karol Nawrocki as presidential candidate [Video]

Polish opposition party chooses historian Karol Nawrocki as presidential candidate

The decision caps a weekend during which the country's two largest parties announced their candidates for an election that will decide the successor to incumbent President Andrzej Duda, whose second..

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Ex-Minister Claims 50% aid Embezzled, Corruption Clouds US Aid to Ukraine, Misuse in Spotlight|WATCH [Video]

Ex-Minister Claims 50% aid Embezzled, Corruption Clouds US Aid to Ukraine, Misuse in Spotlight|WATCH

Allegations by former Polish Deputy Minister Piotr Kulpa claim up to 50% of U.S. aid to Ukraine has been embezzled. Kulpa links misappropriation of funds to corrupt Ukrainian officials and U.S...

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Fatal pile-up on Polish motorway amid first snow [Video]

Fatal pile-up on Polish motorway amid first snow

A tragic pile-up on the A4 motorway near Bolesławiec, Poland, involving four lorries, two cars, and a van, left one person dead and another injured on Friday morning. Witnesses cite poor road..

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VIDEO| Russia Declares NATO’s Missile HQ in Poland a Top Elimination Target, Putin Warns Major War [Video]

VIDEO| Russia Declares NATO’s Missile HQ in Poland a Top Elimination Target, Putin Warns Major War

Russia has designated the newly opened US missile defense base in Poland's Redzikowo as a priority target for elimination. While NATO and Poland maintain the facility is purely defensive, part of the..

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Discover Lower Silesia with Eva zu Beck: Castles, spas & golden mountains in Poland's hidden gem [Video]

Discover Lower Silesia with Eva zu Beck: Castles, spas & golden mountains in Poland's hidden gem

In this episode of Explore Poland, Travel Influencer Eva zu Beck guides us through Lower Silesia, uncovering spa towns, castle hotels, gingerbread traditions, and breathtaking mountains in this magical..

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WATCH| Russia To ‘Hit Poland’ With Nuclear Missiles?, Iskander Deployed As New NATO HQ Opens [Video]

WATCH| Russia To ‘Hit Poland’ With Nuclear Missiles?, Iskander Deployed As New NATO HQ Opens

U.S is inaugurating a new NATO missile defense base in Redzikowo, Poland, 150km from Russia's Kaliningrad Region. This second Eastern European base joins NATO's broader missile shield system. Kremlin..

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Planning a wellness break? Discover Poland’s hidden gem on the Baltic Coast [Video]

Planning a wellness break? Discover Poland’s hidden gem on the Baltic Coast

Poland’s Baltic coast offers a unique escape with its historic cities, wellness retreats, and shifting dunes.

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Scotland call up Stuart Armstrong for the games against Croatia and Poland as Che Adams and Lewis Morgan withdraw from the squad.
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Robert Lewandowski is expected to miss Poland's match with Scotland next week with a lower back injury.
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