Poland adopted the first written constitution in Europe, in 1791. The Wieliczka salt mine, worked from the thirteenth century, contains chapels carved entirely from salt.
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Easy learning about Poland
The capital city of Poland is Warsaw, capital city of Poland.
Word: Solidarity
Meaning: labour unity
Administrative Divisions
16 divisions:
- PL-DS
- PL-KP
- PL-LB
- PL-LD
- PL-LU
- PL-MA
- PL-MZ
- PL-OP
- PL-PD
- PL-PK
- PL-PM
- PL-SK
- PL-SL
- PL-WN
- PL-WP
- PL-ZP
Administrative divisions of Poland map
Poland is a Country located in the Eastern Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
-5 m (-16 ft), 40 m (131 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), Max altitude 2385 m (7820 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Poland
Height from south to north in Poland
1Baltic Sea (Northwest)0 m2Vistula2 to 287 m3Warta12 to 306 m
Population of Poland, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Warsaw, capital city of Poland
Population: 36,435,861 (World Bank)
Area: 312,683 km² / 120,728 sq mi
People from Poland are called: Poles
Geography
Latitude: 51.990° N
Longitude: 19.490° E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Highest Elevation Point: Rysy (2 499 m)
Lowest point: Raczki Elbląskie (−2 m)
Borders
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: 22 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.615 (GPI)
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
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 2004
Schengen - since 2007
NATO - since 1999
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
TLD: .pl
Calling Code: +48
MapGeo Name: Poland
MapGeo Code: PL