A virtual guide to Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, a country in central Europe with a coastline on the Baltic Sea in north. Poland is bordered by Germany in west, the Czech Republic in south west, Slovakia in south, Ukraine in south east, Belarus in east and Lithuania and Russia in north east. The country shares maritime borders with Denmark and Sweden.Poland covers an area of 312,685 km², making it slightly larger than Italy or slightly smaller than the US state of New Mexico. Poland has a population of 38.5 million (in 2015). Official language is Polish. Largest city and capital is Warsaw.Poland gained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but one that was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union Solidarity (Solidarność) that over time became a political force and by 1990 had swept parliamentary elections and the presidency. A shock therapy program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe, boosting hopes for acceptance to the EU. Poland became a full member of the EU on 1 May 2004.
Poland’s tradition of academic education goes back to 1364 when King Casimir the Great realised how important it was to have a class of educated people. Thus, Krakow Academy, today known as Jagiellonian University, was established. Today, Poland has over 450 HEIs (Higher Education institutions) to choose from and being a member of the Socrates-Erasmus network, Poland has slowly built a reputation for students looking to get an unforgettable study experience and an internationally recognized degree.There were 72 743 foreign students from 170 countries studying in Poland last year and the numbers grow steadily.
COST OF LIVING is hard to beat, if you speak languages and secure a job in a multinational organisation or work in IT, etc. Poland is a shared service center and attracts an insane amount of big companies for office workers, which keeps pushing wages up. At the same time food is extremely cheap, flats are affordable and life does not cost that much. That said, minimum wage is low and of course unemployment exists, so you can observe quite a sizeable gap between rich and poor, but if you secure the above then you can easily lead a good lifestyle AND save enough money (can you say the same thing about London or Paris?). SAFETY is all right in my opinion. Certain types of crime (e.g. gun-related) are basically almost non-existent compared to places like the US. Of course you can find sketchy places in big cities and I also need to add that when there is a Polish football match you will probably want to stay at home (the country’s football hooligans can show weirdly unintelligent and agressive behaviour), otherwise Poland is a safe place.-In general Poland is a CLEAN country. Not by the same standards as Sweden or the Netherlands, as there are many people who do not respect nature at all (many times I have seen people just throw away litter on the streets, standing 10 meters away from a trashcan), but compared to some dirtier countries I think it is pretty clean and neat. PUBLIC TRANSPORT in bigger cities is good and very cheap. Although apart from Warsaw no Polish cities have subways (sigh!), usually you will find a solid tram/bus network to rely on. And once again ticket prices, for this quality, are really cheap. Train service between cities is improving greatly, which is good news as it used to be much worse (the superb IC trains between Krakow and Warsaw are a prime example). FOOD SELECTION is amazing. Personally I do not like Polish cuisine (too much fat and lacking variety in my opinion) but if you want to eat out there is a great selection of places just at your doorstep, varying from traditional to very hip and trendy – all coming at very affordable prices. Supermarket prices are one of the cheapest I have seen in Europe to date and again there is a great selection of supermarket chains always accessible on foot or public transport (unlike in the US/Canada, where you can sometimes say goodbye to quality grocery shopping if you don’t own a car). NATURE is Poland’s biggest drawcard. Rarely would you come across such a country in Central-Eastern Europe that packs such a punch. Mountains down south, sea up north and beautiful castles, old towns, forests and lakes packed in between. Really loving it. The cherry on the top is that Poles are fairly sporty people, so you will usually do your hikes in good company, however if you root for solitude you can find it, too.
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