Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.
It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships and covers an area of 312,696 km2.
Poland's population is her 38 million, making her the fifth most populous country in the European Union.
Warsaw is the country's capital and largest metropolis.
Other large cities are Krakow, Wroclaw, Lodz, Poznan, Gdansk and Szczecin.