Poland
Poland is a country in Central Europe. Its capital is Warsaw. About 38 million people live there (2024). It covers 312,683 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Warsaw
- People (2024)
- 38 million
- Area
- 312,683 km²
- Currency
- złoty
Poland at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Poland
- In its own language
- Rzeczpospolita Polska, Polska
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Population
- 37,563,071 (2024)
- Area
- 312,683 km² (120,728 mi²)
- People are called
- Polish
- Official languages
- Polish
- Regional languages
- Belarusian, Silesian, Kashubian
- Currency
- złoty
- GDP (nominal)
- US$688 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 76 years (2021)
- Human Development Index
- 0.876 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 30.2 (2018)
- Unemployment
- 3% (2020)
- Government
- parliamentary system, unitary state, semi-presidential system
- Head of state
- Karol Nawrocki (since 2025)
- Head of government
- Donald Tusk (since 2023)
- Country codes
- PL, POL
- Calling code
- +48
- Internet domain
- .pl
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00, Central European Summer Time, Central European Time, UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 52°, 19°
Poland and its neighbours
Poland borders Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Russia and Lithuania. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Poland
- Neighbours
Divisions of Poland
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Łódź Voivodeship
- Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
- Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Lublin Voivodeship
- Masovian Voivodeship
- Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Opole Voivodeship
- Podkarpackie Voivodeship
- Lubusz Voivodeship
- Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
- Silesian Voivodeship
- Podlaskie Voivodeship
- West Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Greater Poland Voivodeship
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- European Space Agency
- World Trade Organization
- NATO
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Council of the Baltic Sea States
- Weimar Triangle
- UNESCO
- International Energy Agency
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- Universal Postal Union
and 27 more organisations.
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Questions
What is the capital of Poland?
The capital of Poland is Warsaw.
What is the population of Poland?
Poland has about 37,563,071 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is Poland?
Poland covers 312,683 square kilometres (120,728 square miles).
What currency does Poland use?
The złoty.
What language is spoken in Poland?
The official language of Poland is Polish.
Which countries border Poland?
Poland shares a border with Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Russia and Lithuania.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.