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Europe PL The Republic of Poland
Poland
  • Polska
  • Region : Eastern Europe
  • Capital : Warsaw
  • Area : 312,680.00 km²
  • Official Language : Polish
  • Population : 37,975,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 565.854
  • GPI Rank : 29
  • GII Rank : 39
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Poland is a country at the Baltic Sea coast. The land has a total area of 312,680 km² and a total coastline of 440 km. This area is approximately 77% of the area of California. The country has about 20 islands. There are direct national borders with the 7 neighbouring countries Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. The distance between New York City and the Capital Warsaw is about 6,860 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Poland is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance. With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.872 Poland counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. However, the IMF does not share this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

121.4

Life Expectancy of Males

73.9

Life Expectancy of Females

81.8

Birth Rate

10.2 ‰

Death Rate

10.9 ‰

Passport
Passport of Poland
VF : 123 , VOA : 45 MS : 168
Currency : Zloty (PLN)

1 US Dollar = 4.19 Zloty
1 Zloty = 0.24 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP495.91 bn €

Exportations

290.58 bn €

Importations

272.76 bn €

Budget deficit

1,874 M €

Tourism receipts

13.33 bn €

Gross debt

240.47 bn €

Unemployment rate

3.5 %

Inflation rate

2.23 %

corruption index

58 (moderate)

Energy consumption

149.4 bn kWh

GDP : 565.854 | GDP(PPP) : 1286.920
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Warsaw / CapitalMasovia

1,765,000

LodzLodz

769,000

KrakówLesser Poland

755,000

WroclawLower Silesia

635,000

PoznanGreater Poland

570,000

GdanskPomerania

462,000

SzczecinWest Pomerania

408,000

BydgoszczKuyavia-Pomerania

366,000

LublinLublin

360,000

KatowiceSilesia

317,000

BialystokPodlaskie

292,000

GdyniaPomerania

254,000

CzestochowaSilesia

248,000

RadomMasovia

227,000

TorunKuyavia-Pomerania

209,000

KielceSwietokrzyskie

209,000

OlsztynWarmia-Masuria

172,000

RzeszówSubcarpathia

158,000

OpoleOpole

128,000

ElblagWarmia-Masuria

128,000

WalbrzychLower Silesia

127,000

Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz

124,000

Zielona GóraLubusz

118,000

TarnówLesser Poland

118,000

KaliszGreater Poland

109,000

KoszalinWest Pomerania

107,000

Piotrków TrybunalskiLodz

80,000

Ostrowiec SwietokrzyskiSwietokrzyskie

74,000

SuwalkiPodlaskie

69,000

ChelmLublin

68,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

10% Urban areas

30,501 km²

46% Agricultural areas

143,695 km²

30% Forest

94,337 km²

2% Water areas

6,490 km²

12% Others

37,657 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Polish

97.6 %

German

1.3 %

Ukrainian

0.6 %

Byelorussian

0.5 %

other

0.0 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

420,000 km

Railways:

19,231 km

Waterways:

3,997 km

Commercial harbors:

144

› Airports:

126

Climate
The climate in PolandA moderate climatic zone determines the weather in Poland. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 1 and 25 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 26 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -4°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Poland and 14 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Poland