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Greater Poland Voivodeship is second in area and third in population among Poland's sixteen voivodeships, with an area of 29826 km2 (11515.9 sqmi) and a population of close to 3.4 million. Its capital city is Poznań; other important cities include Kalisz, Konin, Piła, Ostrów Wielkopolski and Gniezno (an early capital of Poland). It is bordered by seven other voivodeships: West Pomeranian to the northwest, Pomeranian to the north, Kuyavian-Pomeranian to the north-east, Łódź to the south-east, Opole to the south, Lower Silesian to the southwest and Lubusz to the west. Greater Poland Voivodeship has the highest percentage of unemployment, making it prominent among all polish provinces, and the city of Poznań has international twinning arrangements with the English county of Nottinghamshire. |