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 Republic
of Poland: Facts and Figures
Local Name Rzeczpospolita Polska. Area
120,725 sq mi. Population 38,441,588. Capital
Warsaw. Republic Proclaimed November 11,
1918. |
 Warsaw:
General Information Warsaw
is the capital and largest city of Poland. The
city is situated on the Vistula River, about 160
miles from the Baltic Sea, covers an area of
about 200 square miles, and has a population of
1,716,855. Called Warszawa by Poles, the
city was named for Warsz, a 12th/13th century
nobleman who owned a village on the site. |
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