The largest national minority in our country are Germans. They inhabit mostly the south and north of the country. Second largest national minority are the Belorussians. They live in the south-eastern part of Poland. Other nationalities in our country are :

Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Russians, Slovaks and Jews.

The largest ethnic minority in our country are Romani people. Romani are widely known in the English-speaking world as “Gypsies”. They live in all our country. Romani communities differ very much in terms of language and culture. They are of Indian origin.

Other ethnic minorities are Lemkos. They live in the southern and western parts of the country. Italian shepherds wandered and encountered different cultures. Over time, they created a distinct culture and language.

Other ethnic minorities are Tatars and Karaites. Before World War II, Poles constituted two thirds of the population of the country and after the war Poles constitute 98.8% of the population.

Poles have different varieties of language

in different regions. These include Podhale, Silesian, Lowicz, Kurpie and Kashubian region. They have different traditions. These are regional costumes, music, dance and art. We call it folklore.

The most popular is catholicism. Next is the Orthodox Church, protestantism, Jehovah's witnesses, Islam, Buddhism.