Poland

Poland officially the Republic of Poland is a country located in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast enclave) to the north. Poland shares a maritime border with Denmark and Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Since May 1, 2004, the republic has been a member state of the European Union.

Location

Central Europe, east of Germany.

Geography

Historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain.

Capital

Warsaw

Climate

Temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers.

Language

Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2%

Monetary Unit

Zloty (PLN)

Largest Cities

Warszawa, Lodz, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Katowice, Bialystok, Gdynia, Czestochowa, Sosnowiec, Radom, Kielce, Gliwice, Torun, Bielsko-Biala, Olsztyn, Rzeszow, Rybnik, Walbrzych, Plock, Elblag, Opole, Gorzow Wielkopolski, Wloclawek, Tarnow, Zielona Gora, Koszalin

Principal rivers

Vistula

Places to Visit

Krakow, Warszawa, Auschwitz, Gdansk, Zakopane

Airports

Bydgoszcz, Czestochowa, Gdansk Rebiechowo, Katowice Pyrzowice, Koszalin, Krakow, Lodz, Poznan Lawica, Rzeszow Jasionka, Slupsk Redzikowo, Sukhothai, Szczecin Goleniow, Szczytno, Warsaw Okecie, Wroclaw Strachowic, Zielona Gora Babimost