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Poland, [d] officially the Republic of Poland, [e] is a country in Central Europe.It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia [f] to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west.
Since there is no universal agreement on Europe's regional composition, the placement of individual countries may vary based on criteria being used. For instance, the Balkans is a distinct geographical region within Europe, but individual countries may alternatively be grouped into South-eastern Europe or Southern Europe.
The total area of Poland is 312,679 km 2 (120,728 sq mi), [2] making it the 69th largest country in the world and 9th in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38.5 million people, which makes it the 33rd most populous country in the world. [3]
Poland is the fifth-most populous country of the European Union and the ninth-largest country in Europe by area. The territory of Poland covers approximately 312,696 km 2 (120,733 sq mi), of which 98.52% is land and 1.48% is water. [1] The Polish coastline was estimated at 770 km (478 mi) in length. [2]
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
The choice of states that make up Central Europe is an ongoing source of controversy. [109] Although views on which countries belong to Central Europe are vastly varied, according to many sources (see section Definitions) the region includes some or all of the states listed in the sections below: Austria; Croatia [110] [92] [111] [112] [113 ...
Group of Two (G2): hypothetical and informal grouping between the United States and China, representing the countries with the two largest economies in the world; EU's G6 - France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom - countries with largest populations and thus the majority of votes in the Council of the European Union
(Transborder regions = *) Northern & Western Poland. Central European Plain* (Nizina Środkowoeuropejska) Silesia* Pomerania* Southern Poland. Bohemian Massif* (Masyw Czeski) Polish Highlands (Wyżyny Polskie) Sandomierz Basin (Kotlina Sandomierska) Subcarpathia* Western Subcarpathia * (Podkarpacie Zachodnie)