Country Details

Since the fall of Communism, Poland is on the move and growing fast in a free-market economy. It's a wheat farmer, a coal producer, a member of NATO and an increasingly popular skiing and hiking destination.

Quick Facts and Figures

Official Name Republic of Poland

Capital City Warsaw

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Bordering Countries here

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Climate Temperate with cold, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers

Latitude/Longitude 52° 00'N, 20° 00'E

Languages Polish (official)

Official Currency Zloty

Religions Catholic, others

Population 38,644,000

Land Area 304,460 sq km (117,552 sq miles)

Landforms Fronting the Baltic Sea, lowland plains cover most of the country with the Carpathian Mountains along the southern border with Slovakia

Land Divisions 16 provinces
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Maps

European Continent here

European Continent provided by University of Texas,
here

Poland Outline Map here

Poland Map, CIA version here

Suggested Links

Poland web site here!

Poland Information Page here!

Weather in Warsaw
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Time and Date in Warsaw
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