Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape…
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union, with over 38 million people, and the fifth largest EU country by area, covering 312,696 km². The capital and largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk.
Official language: Polish
Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
Legislature: Parliament
Currency: Złoty (PLN)
Capital and largest city: Warsaw
Calling code: +48
Ethnic groups (2021): 98.8% Polish · 96.2% only Polish · 2.5% Polish and others · 1.1% only non-Polish
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