Poland

Area: 312 685 km²

Population: 38 518 241 (2007)

Population density: 123.2 pers./km²

Capital: Warsaw

Government type: Parliamentary republic

Official languages: Polish

Ethnic groups: Polish 96.7%, Germans 0.4%, Ukrainians 0.1%, Belarusians 0.1%, other 2.7%

Religion: Roman Catholic 89.7%, Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3%

Currency: Polish zloty (PLZ)

Time zone: UTC+1, summer UTC+2

Administrative divisions: Poland is divided into 16 provinces, provinces are subdivided into 379 counties, which are further subdivided into 2 478 municipalities

Highest point: Rysy 2 499 m

Longest river: Vistula River 1 047 km

Largest lake: Lake Sniardwy 113.8 km²

Largest cities: Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Wroclaw, Poznan

Calling code: +48

Internet TLD: .pl