Poland
Republic of Poland
Poland sits in Central Europe and uses PLN - Polish z艂oty (z艂). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Warsaw
2M
Krak贸w
804.2K
Wroc艂aw
673.5K
Population
37.3M
37,314,000 people
Area
312.7K km2
312,679 square kilometers
Density
119/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Warsaw
52.25, 21
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Poland, officially listed here as Republic of Poland, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Poland, PL, POL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Poland is grouped under Europe, more specifically Central Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 37,314,000 people and a land area of 312,679 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 119 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 52, 20, while the capital coordinate reference is 52.25, 21. Poland shares listed land borders with BLR, CZE, DEU, LTU, RUS, SVK, UKR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Warsaw (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Warsaw, Krak贸w, Wroc艂aw, 艁贸d藕 and Pozna艅. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Poland, capital of Poland, and major urban areas in Poland. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Poland uses calling code +48, postal format ##-###, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists PLN - Polish z艂oty (z艂), while language records include Polish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as PL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 28.5 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Poland profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
PL / POL
Top-level domains
.pl
Continents
Europe
Border countries
BLR, CZE, DEU, LTU, RUS, SVK, UKR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
PL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Poland is represented by the PL country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Warsaw
Mazowieckie
2,028,000
primary
#2
Krak贸w
Ma艂opolskie
804,237
admin
#3
Wroc艂aw
Dolno艣l膮skie
673,531
admin
#4
艁贸d藕
艁贸dzkie
648,711
admin
#5
Pozna艅
Wielkopolskie
546,859
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+48
Postal format
##-###
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Polish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
28.5
2023