Poland

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Republic of Poland
EU location POL.png
Flag of Poland.svg     Coat of arms of Poland-official3.png
National anthem Dąbrowski's Mazurka
Capital Warsaw
Official language Polish
Government type Republic
President Lech Kaczyński
Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński
Area 312,683³ km²
120,728 mi²
Population 38,518,241 (31th)
(2007 estimate)
Population density 122/km² (83rd)
319.9 mi²
HDI 0.862 (high) (37th) (2004)
Currency Polish złoty (PLN)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Summer:CEST (UTC+2)
Country codes Internet TLD : pl
Calling code : +48

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north.