Basic Data

Poland lies in Central Europe, on the Baltic Sea
total area of Poland amounts to 312.679 square kilometres, which makes it a bit bigger than Maharashtra (the ninth-largest country in Europe, the sixth-largest in the European Union)
the population amounts to over 38 m. inhabitants
the official language is Polish
minorities constitute 2-3% of the population, main groups: Germans, Ukrainians, Belarusians
Poland is a parliamentary republic with the executive exercised primarily by the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
time zone: GMT + 1
the country is divided into 16 provinces (voivodships); there are no significant differences - political, legal, language etc. - between the regions, thought there are disparities in development and infrastructure in favour of the western provinces
five biggest cities in Poland, apart from the capital - Warsaw - are Łódź, Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań and Gdańsk

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