Poland is just the other side of Denmark. Historically, no Polish state ever got that close to Denmark, even at its largest. But we should be used to geographical anomalies in Shakespeare after hearing about the seacoast of Bohemia
According to Hamlet, the fear of death makes all of us cowards.
A half-naked Hamlet bursting into her boudoir.
Not exactly. Fortinbras is transporting his army to Poland. Hamlet enters as they pass and questions one of the soldiers in the army as to what is going on. But he doesn't actually talk to Fortinbras himself. Fortinbras leaves the stage as Hamlet comes on.
The land is essentially worthless.
Hamlet's uncle Claudius killed Hamlet's father (called Hamlet Sr.). The ghost of Hamlet Sr. comes back from the dead and tells Hamlet Jr. so. Hamlet Jr. confirms this by re-enacting the murder as a play, which upsets Uncle Claudius.
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This is Act IV Scene 4 I imagine you are talking about, the scene in which Hamlet makes his "How all occasions do inform against me" speech. Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are on their way to catch the next boat to England when they cross paths with Fortinbras's army on its way to Poland.
No, Fortinbras does as declared by Hamlet and Fortinbras. Fortinbras is on his way back from Poland and is expecting to see the king and say that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were executed, but instead he sees everyone dead and says it is his right to be king. Fortinbras then orders a funeral for Hamlet.
They are off to fight and possibly die in a totally pointless war against Poland.
According to the 2011 Census the Population of Poland approximately stands at 38 Million
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According to the current statistics in Wikipedia, 91% of Poland is Christian, with nearly 87% of Poland belonging to the Catholic Church.