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Poland today is ethnically almost homogeneous (98% Polish), in contrast with the World War II period, when there were significant ethnic minorities - 4.5 million Ukrainians, 3 million Jews, 1 million Belorussians, and 800,000 Germans.
Poland borders Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave. Try Cracow to begin with, home of the Salt Mines or Pope John Paul II's city of birth.
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Official name
Republic of Poland
Geographic Location
Central Europe
Capital and largest city
Warsaw (1.6 million)
Largest cities
Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Poznan, Wroclaw
Area
304,460 sq km
Population
38.6 Million
Time Zone
GMT + 1
Currency
Zloty
Official language
Polish
Neighbouring countries
Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Kaliningrad, Russian exclave
Highest point
Rysy (2,499m)
Lowest point
Raczki Elblaskie (-1,8m)
Longest rivers
Vistula, Oder
Landing place
Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan, Wroclaw, Krakow, Lodz, Szczecin
Electricity
220 volts AC, 50Hz
Ethnic groups
Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7%
Religion
Catholic, others