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Poland

Central Europe, Europe

Farmland %
#16of 191 countries

36.6%

World Bank 2021

About the size of Oman

312.7K km² against 309.5K km². Total area, REST Countries.

326% of world median

GDP per person

Method

Median among 189 other countries with data. GDP per person is not household income.

World rankings

Sovereign states with data

Highest rankings

Lowest rankings

Neighbours

BelarusCapital: MinskCzechiaCapital: PragueGermanyCapital: BerlinLithuaniaCapital: VilniusRussiaCapital: MoscowSlovakiaCapital: BratislavaUkraineCapital: Kyiv

People from here

Józef Piłsudski

marshal and head of state of Poland

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Lech Wałęsa

Solidarity founder and president of Poland

Photo: Taiwan Presidential Office, CC BY 4.0
Casimir III the Great

king who codified Polish law

Photo: Bornholm, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tadeusz Kościuszko

engineer and general in Poland and America

Photo: Karl Gottlieb Schweikart, Public domain
Frédéric Chopin

composer for the piano

Photo: Louis-Auguste Bisson, Public domain
Krzysztof Kieślowski

director of the Three Colours films

Photo: Alberto Terrile, CC BY-SA 3.0

Its flag family

Same red over white. Indonesia's flag is longer than Monaco's.

CIA World Factbook.

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Poland, in short

What is the capital of Poland?

The capital of Poland is Warsaw. Warsaw is the seat of national government for Poland, a country in Central Europe.

What is the population of Poland?

Poland has a population of about 36.7 million people, the 42nd largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

How big is Poland?

Poland covers 312,679 square kilometers (120,726 square miles), making Poland the 71st largest country in the world by area.

Which countries border Poland?

Poland borders 7 countries: Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

What is the life expectancy in Poland?

Life expectancy at birth in Poland is 78.5 years, the 58th highest of any country in the world.

What continent is Poland in?

Poland is in Europe, in the Central Europe region. Poland is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.