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Poland, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

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 population 38 762 844 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Poland Area 312 685 Km2
( 194 293 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 52° 00' N, 20° 00' E
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 code48

Poland administrative divisions

  • 16 voivodships [provinces];
  • Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia),
  • Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania),
  • Lodzkie (Lodz),
  • Lubelskie (Lublin),
  • Lubuskie (Lubusz),
  • Malopolskie (Lesser Poland),
  • Mazowieckie (Masovia),
  • Opolskie (Opole),
  • Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia),
  • Podlaskie,
  • Pomorskie (Pomerania),
  • Slaskie (Silesia),
  • Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross),
  • Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria),
  • Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland),
  • Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)

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