The native Polish name for Poland is Polska. The name is derived from the Polans, a West Slavic tribe who inhabited the Warta River basin of present-day Greater Poland region (6th–8th century CE). The tribe's name stem… See more

The first Stone Age archaic humans and Homo erectus species settled what was to become Poland approximately 500,000 years ago, though the ensuing hostile climate prevented early humans from founding m… See more

Poland covers an administrative area of 312,722 km (120,743 sq mi), and is the ninth-largest country in Europe. Approximately 311,895 km (120,423 sq mi) of the country's territory consists of land, 2,041 km (7… See more

Poland is a unitary semi-presidential republic and a representative democracy, with a president as the head of state. The executive power is exercised further by the Council of Ministers and the prime minister who acts a… See more