TAMPINES JUNIOR COLLEGE youth Olympics Games PORTAL

Brief Introduction	School-NOC Twinning Programme (SNTP)			Fiji	Poland			YOG Activities
For the coming Youth Olympics Games that’s to be held in our island nation, we’re proud to introduce one of the participating countries, POLAND.
MAP OF POLAND		Quick Facts & Figures Name – Republic of Poland Population – 38 576 000 Capital City – Warsaw Latitude & Longitude – 52° 00'N, 20° 00'E Language – Polish Currency – Zloty Land Area - 304,460 sq km Land Divisions – 16 provinces, including: Dolnoslaskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lodzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Malopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Wielkopolskie and Zachodniopomorskie				FLAG OF POLAND The Poland flag was officially adopted on 1 August 1919. Red & white have long been associated with Poland and its coat of arms. White is said to represent the hope for peace by all the Polish people while red is the symbolic reference to its socialist past.
Old City of Zamosc Inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List in 1992. Zamosc was founded in the 16^th century by the chancellor, Jan Zamoysky. Built according to Italian theories of the ‘ideal city’, Zamosc is a perfect example of a late 16^th century Renaissance town. Below are some photos of Zamosc:
Town Hall			New Lublin Gate				Old Lvov Gate
For more information about Poland, please click HERE to visit the Poland government hub site.