Guardian East September Issue | Page 4

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT President: Bronis?aw Komorowski Independence: 1918 Capital: Warsaw Currency: Polish z?oty Of?cial languages: Polish Of?cially the Republic of Poland, it is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lithuania to the north. Poland The armed forces have four branches: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces. The most important mission of the armed forces is the defence of Polish territorial integrity and Polish interests abroad. Information taken from CIA Factbook. PG 4