Poland

Basic facts about Poland

Country name: Poland
Capital: Warsaw
Country code: 367
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Polish złoty
Independence: 1918-11-11 00:00:00
Independent from: 11 November 1918 republic proclaimed; notable earlier dates: 966 adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date, 1 July 1569 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created
Total area (km2): 312,685
Land area (km2): 304,255
Water area (km2): 8,430
Population: 38,383,809
Population note: 38,383,809 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Polish
All languages: Polish (official) 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +48
Domain: .pl