Poland is situated in the Eastern part of Central Europe. It shares its land borders with Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad District). The Baltic Sea coastline forms the northern border, 440 kilometers in length.
- Poland is divided into 16 'voivodeships' or provinces.
- These are subdivided into 308 counties, and then into 2489 municipalities.
- Official language is Polish.
- Seventh largest country in Europe.
- Capital is Warszawa (Warsaw)
- Climate
- Winter is cold and snowy.
- Summer is warm with occasional showers
- Spring and Autumn are pleasant
- Time
- Timezone is GMT
+ 1 hour - Uses 24 hour clock in speech
- Adjusts for daylight savings time
- Culture
- Might have to pay for public washroom use
- Have to be quiet at 10pm, but allowed to be loud at 6am
- Flowers are always given for occasions, and always odd numbers
- Breakfast is eaten early, two course dinner between 1-4pm and supper at 7-8pm
- No lunch break at work
- Religious Country
- Uses the Polish zloty (PLN or zl)
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