For this reason, many exiled Polish activists, such as Ignacy Paderewski (who would later become prime minister) returned home to help; a significant number of them then went on to take key positions in the newly formed political and governmental structures. [310][311] In the same year, Poland was also the 15th-largest importer of medications and pharmaceutical products. None of this warrants investigation by the European Commission, let alone cries to topple the government. The government structure centers on the Council of Ministers, led by a prime minister. 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[396] It is also characteristic in its use of various kinds of noodles, the most notable of which are kluski, as well as cereals such as kasha (from the Polish word kasza)[397] and a variety of breads like the world-renowned bagel. Sobieski's reign marked the end of the nation's golden era. [136] It is not a natural desert and was formed by human activity from the Middle Ages onwards. [126] The extreme south of Poland is mountainous; it runs from the Sudetes in the west to the and the Carpathian Mountains in the east. The 2015 and 2019 elections were won by the conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS),[118][119] resulting in increased friction between Poland and the EU. Silesian and Wymysorys (Vilamovian) are not legally recognized or acknowledged as separate languages with a minority status. The public media were independent only in name. [278][279], According to the 2015 census, 92.9% of all Polish citizens adhere to the Roman Catholic Church. Janusz Bugajski is a policy analyst in Washington who has published 20 books on Europe, Russia, and trans-Atlanticism. [443], Poles made significant achievements in mountaineering, in particular, in the Himalayas and the winter ascending of the eight-thousanders. Over 40 research and development centers and 4,500 researchers make Poland the biggest research and development hub in Central and Eastern Europe. The Polish word "sanacja" is defined identically as "ł[aciński]: Numerous sources state that Polish Army was the Allies' fourth biggest fighting contingent. [135], In the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (the Coal Fields of Dąbrowa) region in the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland is an area of sparsely vegetated sand known as the Błędów Desert. The climate is mostly temperate throughout the country. Poland is a developed market[22] and a regional power in Central Europe;[23][24] it has the sixth largest economy in the European Union by nominal GDP and the fifth largest by GDP (PPP). In the valley of Pilica river in Tomaszów Mazowiecki there is a unique natural karst spring of water containing calcium salts, that is an object of protection at Blue Springs Nature Reserve in the Sulejów Landscape Park. [242] The three largest Polish coal mining firms (Węglokoks, Kompania Węglowa and JSW) extract around 100 million tonnes of coal annually. Wajda's 1975 film The Promised Land was nominated at the 48th Academy Awards. XVII (map on p. 122)", "Kaschuben heute: Kultur-Sprache-Identität", "Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 5 kwietnia 2017 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o mniejszościach narodowych i etnicznych oraz o języku regionalnym", "TNS Polska: ponad połowa Polaków zna język angielski", "Infographic – Religiousness of Polish inhabitiants", "Ilu Polaków uczestniczy we Mszy św.?