Poland has cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters accompanied with mild summers and sometimes showers

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Poland is spread over an area of 120,728 sqms. It is the member of European Union.The adoption of Christianity in Europe is seen by many poles regardless of their religious affiliation. It is one of the most significant historical events. The new religion was to unify the tribes in the region.It is bordered by Germany to the west, Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south. Poland is a liberal democracy. Its current constitution dates from 1997. The government structure centers on the Council of Ministers, led by a Prime Minister. The current prime minister of Poland is Jaroslaw Kaczynski. The president appoints the cabinet according to the proposals of the prime minister, typically from the majority coalition in the lower house. The president elected by vote serves for four years. He is also head of the state. Poland is situated in the unique and picturesque location. It contains 9300 lakes which lie in the northern part of the country.

poland Masuria is the largest lake. It is also one of the hot spots for the tourists from all over the world. Climate of Poland is generally temperate. It has cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters accompanied with mild summers and sometimes showers and thunderstorms. The economy of Poland is basically liberal. It is one of the most successful economies. It has set an example of the trasition from a partially state capitalist market economy to a primarily owned market economy. Poland has a large agricultural sector of private farms, that could be a leading producer of food in the European union.Structural reforms in health care, education, the pension system and state administration have resulted in larger than expected fiscal pressures.

GDP growth had been strong and steady. Poland has more than a hundred education institutions, traditional universities that are found in its major cities. There are various technical, medical, economic institutions which have employed around 61,000 workers. There are around 300 research and development institutes, with about 10,000 more researches. There are around 91,000 scientists in Poland today. Poland's railways constitute one of the larger railway systems in the European Union. Poland has a relatively poor infrastructure of expressways/highways. The Government has undertaken a programme to improve the standard of a number of significant national highways by 2013. Polan has rich thousand year history which is influenced by the west and the east. It is the birthplace of many great people like Pope John Paul 2. The tradition of Polland dates back to the past. The art and literature of Poland reflects the various events of the past. There are various works of known painters that depict significant historical events. Polish literature dates back to 1100 and includes many famous poets and writers. Poland has given Europe a number of most efficient movie directors who have bagged number of prizes. Polland has various artists and musicians who have not only earned a good name in their respective fields but they have contributed a lot for promoting their culture.