(place) by ModernAngel Thu Feb 24 2000 at 18:03:09
Rzeczpospolita Polska, commonly known to English-speaking people simply as "Poland".

Geopolitical: Composed of 16 voivodships (provinces) (as of January 1, 1999, replacing the previous 49 voivodships). Each voivodship is governed by a voivod, appointed by the central government.
    The Voivodships of Poland:
  1. Kujawy-Pomorze
  2. Lodz
  3. Lower Silesia
  4. Lubelskie
  5. Lubuskie
  6. Malopolska
  7. Mazovia
  8. Opolskie
  9. Podkarpacie
  10. Podlasie
  11. Pomerania
  12. Silesia
  13. Swieto-krzyskie
  14. Warmia-Mazury
  15. Western Pomerania
  16. Wielkopolska
Power structure: Executive (President), Legislative (Parlaiment), and Judicial branches. The President appoints a Council of Ministers.
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