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Poland
has 39 million residents, which is the largest population
in Central Europe and the eighth largest in the whole
Europe. The majority of the population live in the cities
and towns with over 45% of all citizens living in one
of the 42 larger cities with population exceeding 100
000 inhabitants.
Poland
is divided into 16 voivodships (województwo). The capital
city of Warsaw (Warszawa) is located on the Vistula
(Wisła) River and has population of 1,600,000 people.
Today,
over 98% of the population is ethnic Poles, and more
than 80 % are practicing Roman Catholics.
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