Poland, Federated States of - Economy, People, Culture and Flag

PEOPLE OF POLAND : Almost 38,622,000 people reside in the Republic of Poland. Polish is the largest race in this country. The other minority groups are German, Ukrainian, Belarusian and some other tribes. Polish is the official language of the country. However, other languages are also spoken in some regions of Poland.

ART, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF POLAND :

•  Art : Poland has a strong artistic atmosphere. Except literature and poetry, legends, jokes, folk songs and riddles are also considered as different forms of artistic reflections. Besides these, woodcarvings, paintings, handicrafts are also practiced in various parts of the country.

•  Culture : The culture of Poland reflects various customs and traditions of the different tribes and races residing in the country. Western and eastern impact can be seen in the polish culture still today. Music and dance are also two intigral parts of the Polish traditions. Since various religions are there in this country, some customs are rituals of various religions have been accepted in the country's tradition.

•  Music : Folk music is very popular in the Republic of Poland. The two primary music genre of Poland are poezja spiewana and disco polo. The popularity of rock music and hip-hop music prevails over the pop music in this country.

FLAG OF POLAND : The Poland Flag is very simple and strait. The flag contains two horizontal bands that are equal in size. The upper band of the flag is white and the lower one is red. The flag bears some similarity to the Indonesian flag and Monaco flag. However those flags have red band in the upper position. The white color of the flag is the symbol of peace and hope. On the other hand red is symbolic of socialism in Poland. These are colors are taken from the coat of arms of Poland.

ECONOMY OF POLAND : Poland has a stable economic status. Unemployment is also not a big issue in this country. It is a rich with its natural resources such as sulfur, copper, natural gas, coal, silver, salt, Amber, lead, arable land etc. The primary agricultural products of the country are fruits, vegetables, wheat, potatoes and so on. The industries that are developing very fast are machine-building industry; coal mining industry, shipbuilding industry, iron and steel industry, food processing industry, textile industry glass industry, beverages, chemicals etc. The materials that are exported to the foreign countries are Germany, Italy, UK, France, Russia, Czech Republic and Netherlands.