Poland

Poland

Poland

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Poland Flag

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Poland is a Central European EU state with robust manufacturing sectors, a growing technology industry, diversified agricultural exports, and expanding renewable-energy capacity.

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

Easy learning about Poland

The capital city of Poland is Warsaw.

Word: Solidarity

Meaning: labour unity

Basic Information

Capital City: Warsaw

Population: 38,762,844 (UN)

Area: 312,685 km² / 194,293 sq mi

People are called: Poles

Type: Country

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)

Geography

Latitude: 52° 00' N

Longitude: 20° 00' E

Geographical Subregion: Eastern Europe

Continental Region: Europe

Borders

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 7 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 185

Climate

temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 15 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 588 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 32 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.678 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $26,805 (IMF)

Currency: Zloty

Currency Code: PLN

Human Development

HDI Rank: 35 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.906

Mean Years of Schooling: 13,2

Expected Years of Schooling: 16,7

Life Expectancy at Birth: 78,6 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic includes Roman Catholic and other Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Orthodox almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

International Memberships

European Union - since 2004

Schengen - since 2007

NATO - since 1999

Technical Information

TLD: .pl

Calling Code: +48

MapGeo Name: Poland

MapGeo Code: PL

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