Poland Facts

Poland's Information

Land Area	304,255 km²
Water Area	8,430 km²
Total Area	312,685km² (#69)
Population	38,523,261 (#34)
Population Density	126.62/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Republic
GDP (PPP)	$1,050.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$27,700
Currency	Zloty (PLN)
More Information	Poland
Largest Cities	Warsaw (1,702,139) Lodz (768,755) Krakow (755,050) Wroclaw (634,893) Poznan (570,352) Gdansk (461,865) Szczecin (407,811) Bydgoszcz (366,452) Lublin (360,044) Katowice (317,316) View all cities in Poland

Name: Poland
(long form) Republic of Poland
Capital City: Warsaw (1,716,855 pop.)
(2,631,902 metro)
Poland Population: 38,383,809 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Zloty
(conversion rates)

10 Zlotys
Ethnicity: Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7%
GDP total: $470.4 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $21,000 (2012 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: Polish (official) 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2%
Largest Cities: (by population) Warsaw, Lodz, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Katowice
Name: Poland's name is believed to come from the early tribal inhabitants (Polanie) who's name is derived from the Polish word pole (field), and is representative of the nature of the country.
National Day: May 3
Religion: Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3%
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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.