Poland

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Poland

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Poland formerly played host to many languages, cultures and religions. However, the outcome of World War II and the following shift westwards to the area between the Curzon line and the Oder-Neisse line gave Poland an appearance of homogeneity. Today 36,983,700 people, or 96.74% of the population considers itself Polish (Census 2002), 471,500 (1.23%) declared another nationality. 774,900 people (2.03%) didn't declare any nationality. The officially recognised ethnic minorities include: Germans, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Jews and Belarusians. The Polish language, a member of the West Slavic branch of the Slavic languages, functions as the official language of Poland. Most Poles adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, and 75% count as practising Catholics. The rest of the population consists mainly of Jewish, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant religious minorities.

Related Topics:
World War II - Curzon line - Oder-Neisse line - German - Ukrainians - Lithuanians - Jew - Belarusians - Polish language - Slavic languages - Roman Catholic - Jewish - Eastern Orthodox - Protestant

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