Poland
Poland, offcially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative regions and has a territory of more than 312 thousand square kilometres.
Government
The chart shows the hierarchy of the most important offices of the Polish government.
The President is the highest office in the country and the head of the executive branch, but he has limited powers when it comes to day-to-day operations of the country. President appoints the Prime Minister, can veto legislation, propose new legislation to the government, has the right to dissolve the parliament in certain cases and represents Poland in the international arena.
Demography and Population
Poland has about 38 million inhabitants and it is the eighth largest population in Europe and fifth largest in the European Union. About 60% of the population lives in urban areas or major cities. The biggest city, by population, is Warsaw, the capital, with about 2 million inhabitants.
Religion
90% of Polish people is Christian and most of them are Catholic. However, atheism and agnosticism are becoming more and more popular in recent years.
Foreign Relations
Since 2004 Poland has been a member of the European Union. It is in the Schengen zone of free movement, but didn't adopt the Euro currency. Despite Polish people wanting to be a part of the EU there is a lot of voices against the Euro. People believe that the currency is a sign of independence.
Education
Education in Poland is common and accessible to every citizen. Children and youth are obligated to attend a school. Usually, children go to primary school at the age of 7. They are in that school for 6 years and then they go to gimnazjum (middle school, junior high school, secondary school). It takes 3 years. The last part of the mandatory education is high school or an equivalent school. These come in many versions. There is liceum, which is a regular high school, technikum which is high school focused on technical education and getting a job, and there is vocational school which teaches a job.
Universities are present in every big city of Poland. The state owned ones are financed by the government and students do not pay tuition fees. The most known university in Poland is the Warsaw Academy for Magical Arts. It is also a state owned university, but unlike others it has tuition fees.
Infrastructure
In recent years the road network of Poland has begun to improve in quality. Many new highways and two-lane expressways were built. Also a lot of smaller roads were renovated. However, there are still roads which are in a poor condition. There are holes in the asphalt and roads are narrow.
That wasn't a hole, but a chipping. A hole is all the way through
Additionally, the train network is really well developed. The downside of it is the fact that most trains are old, dirty and slow. In recent years PKP, the state owned railway company, has been experimenting with magical propulsion for trains. Unfortunately, they were successful only on short distances. Inter city connections require too many magic-users on a single train to avoid any of them being affected with Corruption.
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