Poland
Poland
Capital Warsaw
312,685 km² · 36,435,861 people (2025) · Polish złoty
The Wieliczka salt mine near Kraków has been worked since the 13th century and holds chapels, chandeliers and statues carved entirely from rock salt, about 300 m down. Białowieża on the Belarusian border is the last large fragment of the primeval forest that once covered the European plain.
The facts
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Area
- 312,685 km² — 120,728 sq mi
- Population
- 36,435,861 (2025)
- Density
- 116.5 people per km²
- Currency
- Polish złoty (PLN, zł)
- Official language
- Polish
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +48
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- PL · POL
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 70 of 200
- By population
- 44 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 323,802 | 5,610,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 322,463 | 32,711,547 |
| Poland ← | 312,685 | 36,435,861 |
| Oman | 309,500 | 5,494,691 |
| Italy | 301,340 | 58,915,656 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Poland?
- Warsaw
- What currency does Poland use?
- The Polish złoty (PLN).
- How big is Poland?
- 312,685 km², or 120,728 square miles — 70 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Poland drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)