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At its peak in the early 17th century, the Commonwealth spanned nearly 1,000,000 km 2 (390,000 sq mi) [14] [15] and supported a multi-ethnic population of approximately 12 million as of 1618. [16] [17] The official languages of the Commonwealth were Polish and Latin, with Catholicism as the state religion.
Poland is a member of the European Union, NATO, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Poland currently has a population of over 38 million people, [3] which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world [18] and one of the most populous members of the European Union.
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, following the Union of Lublin, became a counterpoint to the absolute monarchies gaining power in Europe. Its quasi-democratic political system of Golden Liberty, albeit limited to nobility, was mostly unprecedented in the history of Europe. In itself, it constituted a fundamental precedent for the later ...
During its Golden Age, the Commonwealth became one of the largest kingdoms of Europe and at its peak stretched from modern-day Estonia in the north to Moldavia in the south and from Moscow in the east to Brandenburg in the west. In the 16th century the Commonwealth grew to 1 million km 2, with a population of 11 million.
A map showing the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at its maximum extent following the Truce of Деулино, superimposed on present-day national borders. The map shows in red all of the territory that was ruled by Zygmunt III Waza in 1619 (the Polish monarch at that time), which made up the Commonwealth; it can be further divided up into:
The Polish coastline was estimated at 770 km (478 mi) in length. [2] Poland's highest point is Rysy, at 2,500 m (8,202 ft). [3] Geographically, Poland is a diverse country; although most of the central terrain is flat, there is an abundance of lakes, rivers, hills, swamps, beaches, islands and forests elsewhere.
Poland is holding its largest military parade in decades on Tuesday, in a flex of defensive muscle that comes as tensions rise on the border between the NATO nation and key Russian ally Belarus.
For many years, the town of Piątek, Łódź Voivodeship has been claimed the "geometrical centre" (not the exact geographical centre) of Poland. In 2018, the exact locations of the geodetic center of the whole territory of Poland has been marked in the village of Nowa Wieś, 16 km north-west from Piątek. Its coordinates are 52°11'27.95" N ...