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Poland, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Warsaw, capital city of Poland

Image of Warsaw, capital city of Poland

Poland Flag

Flag of Poland

Poland is a country located in the Eastern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Poland

Poland is located in Eastern Europe
Europe Continent
Member of European Union since 2004
Schengen since 2007
NATO since 1999
Poland has a population of 38,762,844 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Poland are called Poles
The country’s total area is 312,685 Km2
( 194,293 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank32
Global Peace Index Score2
Human Development Index (HDI) Poland HDI ranks in position nº 36 worldwide
Very High Human Development
HDI of 0.881 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Poland’s passport allows visa-free entry to 185 countries
Poland passport ranks in position nº 7 in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Poland GDP per capita is $26,805 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Poland ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Poland EPI (English Proficiency Index) is classified as High proficiency in English
has a score of 588
ranks 15th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 52° 00' N, 20° 00' E
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Poland Capital cityWarsaw
Neighbouring countriesGermany, Lithuania, Slovakia, Czechia, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia.
Poland Climatetemperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
Most predominant religionCatholic (includes Roman Catholic and other Catholic),
Second most predominant religionOrthodox (almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox),
Currency name & code Zloty (PLN)
Internet ccTLD.pl
Poland calling code+48

Poland administrative divisions

16 voivodships [provinces] (wojewodztwa)
  1. Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia)
  2. Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania)
  3. Lodzkie (Lodz)
  4. Lubelskie (Lublin)
  5. Lubuskie (Lubusz)
  6. Malopolskie (Lesser Poland)
  7. Mazowieckie (Masovia)
  8. Opolskie (Opole)
  9. Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia)
  10. Podlaskie
  11. Pomorskie (Pomerania)
  12. Slaskie (Silesia)
  13. Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross)
  14. Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria)
  15. Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland)
  16. Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)

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