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- ↑ Ludność. Stan i struktura demograficzno-społeczna. Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2011 (in Polish). Warsaw: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. p. 141. ISBN 978-83-7027-521-1.
- ↑ Note: In Polish, narodowość 'nationality' means the association of a person with a particular nation regardless of state; i.e., its meaning is closer to that of 'ethnicity'.
- ↑ "UWAGI METODYCZNE" (Methodical Remarks for the 2011 Census) (retrieved January 2, 2018)
