Poland

Presentation

Capital: Warsaw

Population

Total Population (million): 38.06

Annual growth rate: -0.15%

Density: 118 inhab./km²

Urban population: 62.10%

Population of main cities: Warsaw (1 700 536); Lodz (764 168); Krakow (756 757); Wroclaw (635 280); Poznan (566 546); Gdansk (457 630)

Ethnic Origins: 97.8% Poles ; 0.4% Germans ; 0.1% Belarusians ; 0.1% Ukrainians and 2.7% other nationalities.

Official Language: The official language is Polish.

Other languages spoken: Polish belongs to the family of West Slavic languages (with Czech and Slovakian).
The most spoken foreign languages are German and English, but it is useful to know a few words of Polish to travel across the country, especially outside large urban areas.

Business language: According to the type of company you contact, the geographical location and the sector of activity, it may be difficult to find someone who speaks English. Insufficient knowledge of English and German often makes it necessary to bring in an interpreter. However, the new generations speak English more and more frequently.

Religion: Catholics 95%
Orthodox Christians 1.8%
Others 3.2%.

Literacy rate: n.c.%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Warsaw

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 312,690 km²

Type of State: Poland is a republic based on parliamentary democracy. Poland (official name: Polish Republic) is in the center of Europe and has gone through violent and turbulent times, particularly during the Second World War. But a new era has begun with Poland joining the European Union in May 2004.

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, OECD member, Ex-Transition country, Emerging Financial Market

HID*: 0.87

HDI (world rank): 37/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Warsaw

F° | C°

10°

Low: 8° | High: 14°

Humidity: 100% | Wind: 8 km/h
Sunrise: 6:37 am | Sunset: 4:01 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Poland, dial 00
To call in Poland, dial 48

Internet suffix: .pl

Computers: 19.1 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 29.8 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 28.6 per 100 inhabitants