Poland — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Poland covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Poland
The capital of Poland is Warsaw. It has a population of approximately 37.4M. The country covers an area of 312,679 km². It is located in Central Europe.
Geography
Poland is a country in Central Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 312,679 km². It shares land borders with Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, and Lithuania, totalling 7 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Poland has a population of approximately 37,392,000 people. Population density is around 119.6 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Polish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Polish.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Poland reports a nominal GDP of about $917.8 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 60.5% of GDP in 1994. The official currency is the Polish złoty (PLN, symbol zł). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 3.63 PLN.
Culture & Time
Poland operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.pl.
Government & Status
The capital of Poland is Warsaw. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +48. Its FIFA country code is POL, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is PL.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.