Capital: Warsaw Time: +1 GMT Area: 312,683 sq km Population: 38,606,922 (July 1998 estimated) Currency: Zloty Form of government: democratic state; bicameral National Assembly consists of the Sejm (460 seats, members are elected under a complex system of proportional representation to serve four-year terms) and the Senate (100 seats, members are elected by a majority vote on a provincial basis to serve four-year terms); President elected by popular vote for a five-year term; Prime Minister is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Sejm Official languages: Polish Religion: Roman Catholic (95%), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and Other (5%) National holiday: Constitution Day, 3 May (1791); Independence Day, 11 November (1918)

Picture Gallery

Links

General Information About Poland

Polska Online: Politics and government - links to the Parliament, the Cabinet, and other Government
sites.
USA: Consulate General of Poland in Los Angeles
USA: Embassy of Poland in Washington D.C.
Official Website of Poland, The - information about Poland in English and Polish, large link collection.
Poland.pl - information about Poland in English and Polish, large link collection.
Polish Pages

Magazines and Newspapers

Kraj - independent Polish magazine. Niezalezny magazyn Polski.
Liberty, The - in Polish.
Przeglad Reader's Digest

Gazeta Bankowa - financial and economic weekly newspaper.
Gazeta Polska - Polish weekly newspaper with online archive, discussions of current Polish politics, and more.
Gazeta Wyborcza - daily newspaper.
Super Express
Zycie Warszawy
Donosy Archive (English Edition) - daily electronic news bulletin from Warsaw
ISI Public News
Relax Illustrated Polish Weekly - Independent illustrated Polish weekly magazine printed in USA
Zycie Warszawy Online

Radio on the Net

Polskie Radio (Warsaw)
Polish Radio (via World Radio Network)
Polskie Radio Program 1 - Live Feed
Radio Jazz - 88.4 FM (Poznan) - Live Feed: Mono / Stereo
Radio Lodz - Live Feed
Radio Maryja (Torun) - Live Feed
Radio Muzyka Fakty (Kracow) - Live Feed/ Alternative (via US)
Radio RAK - 100.5 FM (Kracow) - Live Feed
Radio Szczecin - 92 FM (Szczecin) - Live Feed
Radio WAWa - 69.8/89.8 FM (Warsaw) - Live Feed

Travel

Chelm - information about the city.
City of Krakow - information and photographs of this ancient city.
Cracow - a friendly city in which to live in.
Cracow City Plan
Cracow Internet Tourist Center - hotels, campings, museums, galleries, restaurants, travel agencies, telephones, weather report, cameras, all interesting places, and more. In Polish.
Dwor Polski
Hotels in Warsaw
Karpacz - winter and summer resort in the Sudeten mountains. Historical town and holiday resorts in the Karkonosze. Katowice [man.katowice.pl]
Katowice [onet.pl]
Katowice City Hall - Serwis informacyjny Urzędu Miasta Katowice. In Polish and English.
Krakow - information on local attractions.
Szklarska Poreba - resort and ski area in Sudeten mountains.
Tourist Information
Virtual Tour of Warsaw
Walking Round Old Cracow - see the heart of Kracow on this walking tour.
Warsaw Homepage - introduction to the city, including a virtual tour of landmarks, information on traveling around the city and more.
Warsaw's Emblem
Warszawa Centralna
Welcome to Warsaw