Poland

Poland

Poland ranks 11th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Spain, Brazil, and Sweden. Memorable people born in present day Poland include Nicolaus Copernicus, Frédéric Chopin, and Marie Curie. Memorable people who died in Poland include Nicolaus Copernicus, Paul von Hindenburg, and L. L. Zamenhof. Poland has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers.

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of nearly 38.5 million people, Poland is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Read more on Wikipedia