Republic of Poland

Informative Links

• CIA World Fact Book
• Polish Embassy Web Site
• Poland Information Page
• World Travel Guide

• Official Name Republic of Poland
• Capital City Warsaw
• 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 (89.8%)
• 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