Poland - Tourism and Travel

Poland, officially known as the Polish Republic, is a country in Europe, along the Baltic Coast.

It has an area of 120,728 square miles ( 312,683 square kilometers).

The Sudeten Mountains in the south form the border with the Czech Republic. The Carpathian Mountains in the west form the border with Slovakia.

Most of the coast of Poland is dominated by the deltas of the Oder and Vistula rivers.

Pomerania, which stretches along the coast west from the Vistula, is a sandy region in Poland and Germany that is full of lakes that were formed by the glaciers.

The majority of the interior of the country is low-lying, with plains that are very suitable for raising livestock.

There are many lakes and woods in the interior.

The Biebrza River is a slow, meandering river that flows across low ground, creating oxbow lakes. The area around the Biebrza River is a national park.

There is a national park in the Polish section of the Pieniny Mountains, which are in Poland Slovakia. The Pieninies are part of the Carpathian mountain range.

The Dunajec River, which runs through southern Poland and eastern Slovakia, forms a gorge in the Pieniny Mountains.

Poland has a continental climate.

The capital of Poland is Warsaw.

38,074,000 people live in Poland.

97% are Polish.

The official language is Polish.

93% of the population is Roman Catholic and 2% is Orthodox Christian

About one fourth of the workforce works in agriculture.

Sugar and livestock products are important exports.

Manufacturing and mining make up two fifths of Poland's national income.

Poland has large reserves of coal, natural gas, zinc, copper, lead and sulfur.

After World War II, the Silesian coalfields that were once in Germany became part of Poland.

Shipbuilding, machinery and transport equipment, and chemical and metal production are major industries.

Important exports are manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, food and live animals.

Poland has a parliamentary system of government.

Although it is a member of the European Union, Poland does not use the euro.

The official currency of Poland is the zloty, which is made up fo 100 groszy.