Localização: Central Europe, east of Germany
Coordenadas geográficas: 52° 0' N, 20° 0' E
Costa: 491 km km
Clima: temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
Relevo: mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border
Cimeiras: lowest point: near Raczki Elblaskie -2 m highest point: Rysy 2,499 m
Riscos naturais: flooding
Moeda: zloty (PLN)
População: 38,518,241 (July 2007 est.)
Línguas: Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Capital: Warsaw
Divisão administrativa: 16 provinces: Dolnoslaskie wojewodztwo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie wojewodztwo, Lodzkie wojewodztwo, Lubelskie wojewodztwo, Lubuskie wojewodztwo, Malopolskie wojewodztwo, Mazowieckie wojewodztwo, Opolskie wojewodztwo, Podkarpackie wojewodztwo, Podlaskie wojewodztwo, Pomorskie wojewodztwo, Slaskie wojewodztwo, Swietokrzyskie wojewodztwo, Warminsko-Mazurskie wojewodztwo, Wielkopolskie wojewodztwo, Zachodniopomorskie wojewodztwo