| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Polish |
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| Currency: |
zloty (PLN) €1 = zł4.37, $1 = zł3.92, £1 = zł5.21 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .pl | International Dialling Code: 48 |
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For help planning your trip to Poland including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Poland trip planning page.
Further information on Poland
Discover more about Poland - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 312,679 sq km (8,220 sq km under water)
Coastline: 440 km (Baltic Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Belarus (605km), Czech Republic (615km), Germany (456km), Lithuania (91km), Russia (432km), Slovakia (420km), Ukraine (428km)
Highest mountain: Rysy (2,499m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Poland from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 40/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 42/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 18/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 35/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 33/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Poland Status: Independent Country
Population: 38,346,279 (rank: 34/196) Density: 122.6 people/sq km (rank: 69/196)
Ethnic groups: Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7% (2002 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
GDP (PPP): $814 billion GDP per capita: $21,100 (rank: 51/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.