Animated Polish Flags

Country Name:
long form: Republic of Poland
short form: Poland
local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form: Polska

Government: Republic

Capital: Warsaw

Independence: November 11, 1918 republic was proclaimed. Other important dates: A.D. 966 Christianity was adopted (traditional founding date); July 1, 1569 the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth formed.

National Symbol: white eagle

National Anthem: "Mazurek Dabrowskiego" (Dabrowski's Mazurka); Adopted in 1927 the anthem is commonly known as "Jeszcze Polska nie zginela" (Poland Has Not Yet Perished).

Flag Description:
Polish Flag has two equal horizontal bands - white on top and red on the bottom.

The colors derive from the Polish emblem - a white eagle on a red field.