Here you will learn the most important facts on Poland.
Poland is officially the Republic of Poland.
Poland is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions and covers an area of 312,696 square kilometres. The climate is largely temperate seasonal.
With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union.
Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw.
Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin.
Poland has 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 14 of which are cultural.
Political system
Poland is a developed and democratic country, which maintains a high-income economy along with high standards of living, life quality, safety, education and economic freedom. Poland has a developed school educational system.
The state provides free university education, social security and a universal health care system for all citizens.
Poland is a member state of the European Union, the Schengen Area, the United Nations, NATO, the OECD, the Three Seas Initiative, and the Visegrád Group.