• Location: Central Europe, northern border formed by the Baltic sea

• Border countries: Germany, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania (see map)

• Population: over 38 million

• Area: 312 685 sq. km

• Official language: Polish

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• Capital city: Warsaw

• Political system: democracy

• Major cities: Kraków, Gdańsk, Łódź, Poznań, Wrocław

• Religions: Roman Catholic 89,8%, Eastern Orthodox 1,3%, Protestant 0,3%, other 0,3%, unspecified 8,3%

• Climate: mostly temperate, warm summer with average temperature between 20 ^oC and 27 ^oC, cold winters with average temperature around 3°C in the northwest and -8°C in the northeast. Precipitation falls throughout the year. Read more

• Monetary unit: zloty (PLN)

• Time zone:  CET (UCT+1)