Poland / Polska

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Quick Facts:

Official Name: Republic of Poland

Capital: Warsaw

Population: 37, 561, 599 (World Bank, 2022)

Area: 121, 209 square miles (313, 931 square kilometers)

Religion: Catholicism is the dominant religion, but there is no official state religion

Currency: Złoty

Polish Language

Polish is a West Slavic language spoken in Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe. There are about 45 million native speakers of Polish and many more who speak it as a second or third language. It is the 24th most widely spoken languages in the world.

Polish uses the Latin alphabet, like English does, but with some special pronunciation markers called diacritics. The Polish alphabet has 35 letters. Learn to pronounce the letters of the Polish alphabet here or sing the Polish alphabet song here.

Check out the Polish Word of the Day series on the CREES Instagram account @KU_CREES

Good day! My name is Jan Kot. Nice to meet you!

Polish language Resources

KU Library Guide to Poland

KU Library Guide to Polish Culture and Society

Explore Polish Culture

Explore Poland's culture through its art, music, dance, food, history, and literature.

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Explore some of Poland's major holidays.
Holidays

Polish Flag and National Anthem

The Polish national anthem is called "Poland is Not Yet Lost" (Mazurek Dąbrowskiego). The lyrics were written in 1797 by by Józef Wybicki following the third partition of Poland. The music is a mazurka considered a folk tune with no known composer.

The Polish flag has two horizontal stripes. The top stripe is white and represents hope for peace by all people in Poland. The bottom stripe is red and represents Poland's many struggles for independence over the years.

Polish Money / Złoty

Poland uses a currency called the złoty. There are złoty, like there are dollars, and grosz, like there are cents. There are 100 grosz in one złoty. The number of złoty that equal one US dollar changes. You can google the current exchange rate.