| Country | Poland |
| Continent | Europe |
| Location | 51.91940 N, 19.14510 E |
| Map of Poland |  |
| Flag |  |
| Area | 312,679 km² |
| Coastline | 478 miles |
| Neighboring Countries | Moldova
Romania Belarus Slovakia Hungary Lithuania Serbia Latvia Macedonia Romania Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic Albania Estonia Slovenia Croatia Liechtenstein Sweden Luxembourg Netherlands San Marino |
| Time Zone | CET (UTC +1)
CEST (UTC +2) |
| Population | 38.63 million (2017) |
| Symbol |  |
| Independence Day | November 11th, 1918 |
| President of Poland | Andrzej Duda |
| Prime Minister of Poland | Beata Szydlo |
| National Anthem | “Mazurek Dabrowskiego(Poland Is Not Yet Lost)” |
| National Bird | White Eagle |
| National Drink | Vodka |
| National Tree | Oak |
| National Flower | Corn Poppy |
| National Colors | White and Red |
| National Poet and Artist | Adam Mickiewicz |
| National Dish | Bigos |
| National Dance | Polish Folk Dance |
| National Language | Polish |
| Seasons in Poland | Springs Season (March to May)
Summer Season (June to August) Autumn Season (September to November) Winter Season (December to February) |
| Prestigious Awards of Poland | Civilian Awards – Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Merit, Military Cross, Cross of Merit for Bravery
Military Awards – Order of Virtuti Militari, Cross of Valour, Cross of Independence, Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of the Cross of Grunwald Literature Award – Nike Award, Found in Translation Award, Gdynia Literary Prize, Polityka Passport Award, Koscielski Award, Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award Cinema Award – Festiwal Polskich Filmow Fabularnych, Polish Film Academy, International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE, Golden Frogs (Zlote Zaby), Polish Film Awards |
| Religion in Poland | Roman Catholicism (87.5%)
Opting Out of Answer (7.1%) Non-Believer (1.1%) Not Stated (1.6%) Orthodox (0.7%) Other Religions (1%) |
| Average Marriage age in Poland | 29.1 years for men and 26.7 years for women |
| Capital | Warsaw (520 13’N 21002’E) |
| Number of Voivodeships (Provinces) | 16 Voivodeships
Masovian Greater Poland Lublin Warmian-Masurian West Pomeranian Podlaskie Lower Silesian Pomeranian Lodz Kuyavian-Pomeranian Podkarpackie Lesser Poland Lubusz Silesian Swietokrzyskie Opole |
| Largest Voivodeship in Poland | Masovian |
| Smallest Voivodeship in Poland | Opole |
| Largest City in Poland | Warsaw |
| Smallest City in Poland | Radomsko |
| Literacy rate | 99.9% (males)
99.7% (females) |
| Type of Government | Democracy
Parliamentary Republic |
| GDP | PPP – $1.114 trillion (2017)
Nominal – $482.920 billion (2017) |
| GDP per capita | $29,349 (2017) |
| Currency | Zloty (PLN) |
| Calling Code | +48 |
| Internet TLD | .pl |
| ISO 3166 code | PL |
| Festivals of Poland | Krakow Marathon
Krakow Film Festival Wianki Festival Jewish Culture Festival Open’er Festival Jazz na Starówce Sztuka Ulicy Crossroads Festival Krakow St. Dominic’s Fair International Chopin Festival Rawa Blues Festival Unsound Festival Warsaw Film Festival New Year’s Day |
| Monuments & Statues | Monument to the Warsaw Uprising Fighters
Jewish Ghetto Memorial Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Church of St. Peter and St. Paul Chopin Monument Monument of Nicolaus Copernicus Statue of the Little Insurgent Tightrope Walker King Sigismund’s Column Warsaw Mermaid Kosciuszko’s Mound Syrenka Grunwald Monument Copernicus Bench Monument of Stary Marych |
| Protected Areas in Poland | 419 Protected Areas
23 National Parks 1469 Nature Reserves 9 Biosphere Reserves |
| Longest River in Poland | Vistula River |
| Longest Bridge in Poland | Solidarity Bridge |
| Largest Lake | Sniardwy |
| Largest Island | Usedom |
| Highest Mountain in Poland | Rysy |
| Biggest Dam in Poland | Solina Dam |
| Biggest Waterfall in Poland | Czarnostawianska Siklawa |
| Tallest Building in Poland | Palace of Culture and Science |
| Richest person of Poland | Jan Kulczyk |
| Best places to visit in Poland | Krakow
Warsaw Gdansk Wroclaw Poznan Tatra National Park Torun Bialowieza Forest Lublin Malbork |
| Official Website | www.poland.pl |
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