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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