- Official name
- Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska · Polish
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Region
- Central Europe
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 38 million
- Area
- 312,679 km²
- Currency
- Polish złoty (PLN)
- Neighbours
- Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine
- Internet / phone
- .pl · +48
Where it is
Notable facts
- Marie Curie, the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two sciences, was born Maria Skłodowska in Warsaw.
- The Wieliczka Salt Mine, worked from the 13th century, contains chapels and sculptures carved from rock salt.
- Warsaw’s Old Town was almost entirely destroyed in World War II and rebuilt from paintings and photographs.
- Poland has Europe’s largest remaining population of wild European bison, in Białowieża Forest.
World Heritage 18 sites
- Historic Centre of Kraków
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Auschwitz Birkenau <br /><small>German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)</small>
National dish
Bigos Sauerkraut and fresh cabbage stewed for days with several meats, sausage, prunes and mushrooms.
Pierogi and kotlet schabowy are named as often; bigos has the older claim, appearing in Polish writing from the 17th century.