Poland
Description of Poland
Poland is the country of central Europe. Warsaw is located near the geometric center of Europe, which is crossed by lines connecting the Cape Matapan on the Peloponnese peninsula and the Cape Nordkinn in Norway, and also the Portuguese Cape Roca with the central Ural Mountains of Russia. Across the country is a border between the continental blocks of Western and Eastern Europe. The country occupies an area of 312.658 square kilometers. Poland ranks ninth among European countries and the 63rd among the world´s countries.
Territorial borders of Poland were identified by the victorious states of World War II. Following the decision, the country lost about a fifth of its prewar territory.
Geographic contours of Poland resemble a circle with a prominent feature - a tiny sprout in the north of the country, which is the Hel Peninsula (with the length of 34 km and an average width of about 0.5 km). Poland shares its borders with the Czech Republic (790 km) in the south, and with Belarus (416 km), Ukraine (529 km), Lithuania and Russia (103 km and 210 km) in the east. The total length of its land and water borders is about 3496 km.
Poland is a country with a different topographical geography. Along the southern borders of Poland stretch the Sudetes and the Carpathian Mountains. The Sudetes belong to one of the oldest mountain masses of Europe (the highest peak is the Mount Snowball located at the height of 1602 m above sea level). The Carpathian Mountains are much younger. The Tatra Mountains form their central part; it is the only part of the Polish mountains with alpine character; here is the highest mountain of Poland – the Mount Robe (with a height of 2499 m above sea level). There are hundreds of lakes in the northern part of the country. Among the rolling hills and beautiful forests, the Pomeranian and Masurian Lakes are situated. The largest lake is Śniardwy (with an area of 109 700 ha). In the north of the country are the sandy shores of the Baltic Sea. The main Polish ports of the Baltic coast are Gdynia, Szczecin and Gdansk.
Some facts about Poland
Population of country |
38,500,000 people |
Area of Poland |
312,685 sq. kilometers |
Located on the continent |
Europe (EU) |
Capital of Poland |
Warsaw |
Currency at Poland |
Zloty (PLN) |
Domain Zone |
.pl |
Phone country code |
48 |
FIPS code of Poland |
PL |
Gallery of Poland
Poland video guide
More information about Poland
Climate of Poland:
- temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation
- mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
Terrain of Poland:
- mostly flat plain
- mountains along southern border
Poland also has such useful resources as: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land.
Top cities of Poland
№ |
City Name |
Population |
State |
Coordinates |
1 |
Warsaw |
1,702,139 people |
Masovian Voivodeship |
52.22977 x 21.01178 |
2 |
Lodz |
768,755 people |
Lodz Voivodeship |
51.75 x 19.46667 |
3 |
Krakow |
755,050 people |
Lesser Poland Voivodeship |
50.08333 x 19.91667 |
4 |
Wroclaw |
634,893 people |
Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
51.1 x 17.03333 |
5 |
Poznan |
570,352 people |
Greater Poland Voivodeship |
52.40692 x 16.92993 |
6 |
Gdansk |
461,865 people |
Pomeranian Voivodeship |
54.35205 x 18.64637 |
7 |
Szczecin |
407,811 people |
West Pomeranian Voivodeship |
53.42894 x 14.55302 |
8 |
Bydgoszcz |
366,452 people |
Kujawsko-Pomorskie |
53.1235 x 18.00762 |
9 |
Lublin |
360,044 people |
Lublin Voivodeship |
51.25 x 22.56667 |
10 |
Katowice |
317,316 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.25842 x 19.02754 |
11 |
Bialystok |
291,855 people |
Podlasie |
53.13333 x 23.15 |
12 |
Gdynia |
253,730 people |
Pomeranian Voivodeship |
54.51889 x 18.53188 |
13 |
Czestochowa |
248,125 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.79646 x 19.12409 |
14 |
Sosnowiec |
227,295 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.28682 x 19.10385 |
15 |
Radom |
226,794 people |
Masovian Voivodeship |
51.40253 x 21.14714 |
16 |
Torun |
208,717 people |
Kujawsko-Pomorskie |
53.01375 x 18.59814 |
17 |
Kielce |
208,598 people |
Swietokrzyskie |
50.87033 x 20.62752 |
18 |
Gliwice |
198,835 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.29761 x 18.67658 |
19 |
Zabrze |
192,177 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.32492 x 18.78576 |
20 |
Bytom |
189,186 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.34802 x 18.93282 |
21 |
Bielsko-Biala |
176,515 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
49.82245 x 19.04686 |
22 |
Olsztyn |
171,803 people |
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship |
53.77995 x 20.49416 |
23 |
Rzeszow |
158,382 people |
Subcarpathian Voivodeship |
50.04132 x 21.99901 |
24 |
Ruda Slaska |
146,189 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.2584 x 18.85632 |
25 |
Rybnik |
142,510 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.09713 x 18.54179 |
26 |
Dabrowa Gornicza |
130,601 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.31818 x 19.2374 |
27 |
Tychy |
130,000 people |
Silesian Voivodeship |
50.13717 x 18.96641 |
28 |
Opole |
127,676 people |
Opole Voivodeship |
50.66667 x 17.95 |
29 |
Elblag |
127,558 people |
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship |
54.1522 x 19.40884 |
30 |
Plock |
127,474 people |
Masovian Voivodeship |
52.54682 x 19.70638 |
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