Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Krakow
|
755,050
|
2020
|
Lodz
|
768,755
|
2020
|
Warsaw
|
1,702,139
|
2020
|
Region: |
Europe |
Population: |
37,949,128 |
Area Total: |
312,683km2 |
Area Land: |
304,510km2 |
Coast Line: |
491km |
Capital: |
Warsaw |
Climate: |
Temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately serve winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers |
Languages: |
Polish |
Currency: |
New Zloty |
Holiday: |
Constitution Day is 3 May (1791), Independence Day is 11 November (1918) |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 26.50°F |
July: |
°C / 62.60°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 24.6" |
Boundaries
|
Czech Republic
|
658 km
|
Belarus
|
605 km
|
Germany
|
456 km
|
Slovakia
|
444 km
|
Ukraine
|
428 km
|
Russia
|
206 km
|
Lithuania
|
91 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Polish
|
97.00%
|
German
|
1.00%
|
Ukrainian
|
1.00%
|
Byelorussian
|
1.00%
|
Religions
|
Roman Catholic
|
95.00%
|
Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and other
|
5.00%
|
CountryWire
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