Location	Central Europe between 49°00' - 54°50' northern latitude, and 14°07' - 24°08' longitude.
Population	38,19 mln
Area	312,700 km2, making Poland the 9th largest country in Europe, and 63rd worldwide. Poland accounts for 1,4 % total area of Europe, and 0,23 % of the World.
Capital	Warsaw/Warszawa (1,6 mln inhabitants
Official language	Polish
Currency:	1 Zloty = 100 groszy
Total length of Polish frontiers	3496 km.
Poland borders on:	West: Germany (467 km) South: Czech Rep. (790 km), Slovakia (541 km) East: Ukraine (529 km), Belarus (416 km), Lithuania (103 km), Russia (210 km).
Maritime frontier	528 km
Territorial waters	8,7 tys. km2
Longest rivier	Wisła (1047 km)
Lakes	around 9300 lakes, about 1% of the whole Poland territory
Mountains	Karpaty, Sudety i Góry Świętokrzyskie