Poland: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 52.01787 / longitude: 19.13438

General information

Education

The inhabitants stay 16 years in school (tertiary education included). Well known universities are: Jagiellonian University, University of Warsaw, AGH University of Science and Technology, Henryk Niewodnicza?ski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Warsaw University of Technology.

Population

There are 38,672,000 people here, or 0.52% of the world's population.

Geography

312,679 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key cities are: Warszawa, Kraków, Poznań, Łódź, Wrocław. Warsaw is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine. People from this country speak these languages: Polish.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Historic Centre of Kraków, Historic Centre of Warsaw, Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945), Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines, Old City of Zamo??. Well known national dishes are: Bigos, Pierogi,Kotlet schabowy, Żurek.

Economy

In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 16.68zł (around $3.59 USD). In 2021 the GDP was $679,444,832,854 USD, which ranks it number 21 in the world. The sign for the local currency is zł (PLN).

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +48, the country's ISO code is PL, the domain name ".pl" is used by the country's websites For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland.

Summary

Flag
ISO code PL
Capital Warsaw
Population 38,672,000
World percentage 0.52%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Polish
GDP (2021) $679,444,832,854
GDP position #21
Big Mac local price 16.68zł
Big Mac USD price $3.59
Currency code PLN
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 16 years
National dish Bigos, Pierogi,Kotlet schabowy, Żurek
TLD .pl
Phone prefix +48
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland

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