| Poland is a country located in central Europe. It is | | | | Polish and Lithuanian commonwealth adopted the |
| situated between Germany, which lies to its west, | | | | constitution of Poland, making Poland the only |
| and Ukraine, Belarus lie towards east. Towards | | | | country in the entire world to adopt democratic |
| south of Poland is Czech Republic and Slovakia. | | | | governance apart from United States. Poland thus |
| Lithuania and Russia of erstwhile USSR and Baltic | | | | became the second country in the world to have |
| Sea are to the north Poland. Poland has been a | | | | adopted a constitution along with US. |
| member of European Union since 01 May 2004. | | | | The perils of World War II had completely |
| Most Polish companies have come under the | | | | demolished Poland had left the Polish absolutely |
| central authority of European Union since then. Old | | | | penniless. Until 1989, communist parties from |
| currency of Poland no longer exists and there | | | | Russia ruled Poland. Poland then had to face a |
| have been several reforms in trade and | | | | new crisis of Communism. After the cold war, |
| commerce. | | | | Poland gained partial independence in 1989. It then |
| Poland has a very interesting and turbulent history | | | | reverted back to its democratic rule. Today |
| and is called Polska or Rzeczpospolita Polska in its | | | | Poland is a far better country then what it used |
| native language. It all started 1000 years ago, | | | | to be after the country lost to German forces |
| when Piast dynasty took over and reformed | | | | during World War II. |
| Poland. The country witnessed a golden age under | | | | With free trade and booming economy under the |
| the leadership and command of Jagiellonian | | | | European Union, Poland has reformed in leaps and |
| dynasty by the end of the sixteenth century. This | | | | bounds. Today's Poland is indeed a new country |
| dynasty took Poland to great heights and at one | | | | marching on the route of economic and political |
| time became the wealthiest and most powerful | | | | freedom. |
| regions in Europe. On May 3, 1791, the Sejm of | | | | |