Area

322,577 km2

Population

38.7 million

Population density per sq. km:

124 (km2)

Capital

Warszawa (Warsaw) 1.65 million

Administrative division

16 provinces (wojewodztwa)

President

Lech Kaczynski

Prime Minister

Donald Tusk

Currency

1 Zloty (PLN) = 100 Groszy (1 EUR = aprox. 4 PLN)

Time

GMT+1h

Religion

Catholics 90.7 %, Orthodox 1.4%, other 7.9%

Nationalities

Poles 98.5 %, Ukrainians 0.6%, Germans 0.5, other 0.4%

Life expectancy

68 years men, 77 years women

Tourism

14 million tourists visit Poland every year, Poland ranks 14th in the world as a tourist destination

Border countries

Germany (467 km), Czech Republic (790 km), Slovakia (538 km), Ukraine (529 km), Belarus (416 km), Russia (210 km), Lithuania (103 km), Baltic coastline (788 km)