Poland and Warsaw
Poland in brief:
Capital: Warsaw;
Language: Polish;
Population: 38 milion;
Area: 312,685 km2 (120,727 sqm);
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Capital: Warsaw;
Language: Polish;
Population: 38 milion;
Area: 312,685 km2 (120,727 sqm);
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Poland lies in the heart of Europe - the geometric centre of the continent is right here. Warsaw is not far from other European cities: Paris and London are 2 hours away by plane, Vienna and Berlin not much more than an hour. You can get here quickly by international roads and railway connections. Half a million places to stay, thousands of restaurants, hundreds of forms of leisure and entertainment - they're all waiting for visitors. Poland is a country that is safe and friendly for visitors from abroad, a statement confirmed by official international statistics. In figures concerning access to cash machines, for instance, Poland is 8th in Europe. Mobile phone networks cover 94% of the country.. more ( http://poland.gov.pl/?document=404)
Warsaw in brief:
Area: 512 sq km;
Inhabitants: 1,69 million;
Age: 19% of inhabitants are less than 17 years old;
State universities and academies: 13 (150.000 students);
Private high schools: 55 (200.000 students);
Greenery: 24% of the city`s area;
Structure: 18 districts: Białołęka, Targówek, Rembertów, Wawer, Wilanów, Ursynów, Włochy, Ursus, Bemowo, Bielany. Praga Południe, Praga Północ, Mokotów, Śródmieście, Ochota, Wesoła, Wola, Żoliborz.
End of the 13th century A few kilometres north of Jazdów, a new town of Mazovian Dukes was established on a high embankment of the