Geography of Poland
- Poland is: a sovereign state
- Member state of the European Union
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Central Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Europe
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Poland
- High: Rysy 2,499 m (8,199 ft)
- Low: Żuławy Wiślane −1.8 m (−6 ft)
- Land boundaries: 3,071 km
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- Czech Republic 796 km
- Slovakia 541 km
- Ukraine 535 km
- Germany 467 km
- Belarus 418 km
- Russia 210 km
- Lithuania 104 km
- Coastline: Baltic Sea 440 km
- Population of Poland: 38,115,967 (June 30, 2007) - 33rd most populous country
- Area of Poland: 312679 km2
- Atlas of Poland
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