Republic of Poland

Area:

312,000 sq km

Location:

Central Europe. Poland borders on Germany, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia. Its northern border – 500 km long – runs along the Baltic Sea coast.

Population:

38,000,000

National emblem:

Crowned white eagle

Flag:

White and red

Official language:

Polish

Capital city:

Warsaw

Major cities:

Gdansk, Katowice, Cracow, Lodz, Poznan, Szczecin, Wroclaw

Climate:

Temperate; the average temperature in July is 19°C (67°F), but there are many summer days when temperatures rise to 30°C (86°F). The best time of the year for practising winter sports is between January and March.