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Poland

بولندا

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Poland
Name in Arabic
بولندا
Capital
Warsaw
Region
Europe
Subregion
Central Europe
Official languages
Polish
Currency
Polish Zloty · zł · PLN
Area
312,679 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Poland

Poland is a country in Central Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Poland. In Arabic, the name is written بولندا, and the capital وارسو. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Poland is Warsaw. Warsaw lies at about 52° north and 21° east. The official language of Poland is Polish. Its currency is the Polish Zloty, with the symbol ⁨zł⁩ and the international code PLN.

Poland covers about 312,679 square kilometres, which puts it 70th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 7 countries: Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Belarus, Czechia, Lithuania, and Slovakia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Russia. Other countries in Central Europe include Hungary, Austria, and Slovenia. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Indonesia and Monaco, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Poland with the other countries of the same region.

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