Silesia ponders autonomy from Poland - 15 April 09

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Silesia is an industrial province of Poland which has been hit hard by the recession, but its inhabitants have a strong sense of identitity.

A recent census in the country saw around 200,000 people state their nationality as Silesian rather than Polish, and now there is a strong movement towards autonomy.

Nadim Baba reports from Chorzow, Silesia.

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