1. Poland is the 9th largest country in Europe.
2. In Poland the name day is considered more important than the birthday.
3. Amongst all the members of the European Union, the residents of Poland marry the youngest. 4. Poland boasts 17 Nobel prize winners, including four Peace Prizes and five in Literature.
5. 90% of Poles have completed at least secondary education.
6. Marie Curie (born Maria Sklodowska ; 1867-1934), the first and only Nobel laureate in two different sciences and first female professor at the Sorbonne University.
7. Polish born astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to propose that the earth was not the center of the universe.
8. In Wroclaw there is an annual city-wide medieval festival, including jousts, horse archery, medieval dances and other activities.
9. Natural resources include: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land.
2. In Poland the name day is considered more important than the birthday.
3. Amongst all the members of the European Union, the residents of Poland marry the youngest. 4. Poland boasts 17 Nobel prize winners, including four Peace Prizes and five in Literature.
5. 90% of Poles have completed at least secondary education.
6. Marie Curie (born Maria Sklodowska ; 1867-1934), the first and only Nobel laureate in two different sciences and first female professor at the Sorbonne University.
7. Polish born astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to propose that the earth was not the center of the universe.
8. In Wroclaw there is an annual city-wide medieval festival, including jousts, horse archery, medieval dances and other activities.
9. Natural resources include: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land.
10. Pizza in Poland does not contain tomato sauce. The waiters bring sauce to the table in a pitcher, and you pour it on top. Sometimes the sauce is just ketchup.
