Geography

Poland

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Administrative divisions

Greater Poland VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian VoivodeshipLesser Poland VoivodeshipLower Silesian VoivodeshipLublin VoivodeshipLubusz VoivodeshipMasovian VoivodeshipOpole VoivodeshipPodlaskie VoivodeshipPomeranian VoivodeshipSilesian VoivodeshipSubcarpathian VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian VoivodeshipŁódź VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship
16 · First-level (ADM1)

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Greater Poland VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian VoivodeshipLesser Poland VoivodeshipLower Silesian VoivodeshipLublin VoivodeshipLubusz VoivodeshipMasovian VoivodeshipOpole VoivodeshipPodlaskie VoivodeshipPomeranian VoivodeshipSilesian VoivodeshipSubcarpathian VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian VoivodeshipŁódź VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)

IndicatorValue
Total area313,900 km²World Bank WDI [2023]
Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)30,670 km²Marine Regions [2024]
Administrative divisions (ADM1)16 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026]
LocationCentral Europe, east of GermanyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Coastline440 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Land boundaries2,865 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Bordering countriesBelarus 375 km; Czechia 699 km; Germany 467 km; Lithuania 100 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 209 km; Slovakia 517 km; Ukraine 498 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Terrainmostly flat plain; mountains along southern borderCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Climatetemperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowersCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural resourcescoal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable landCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Highest pointRysy 2,499 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Lowest pointnear Raczki Elblaskie -2 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Mean elevation173 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Area (comparative)about twice the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than New MexicoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural hazardsfloodingCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nm; exclusive economic zone: defined by international treatiesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

Section metadata

Data year2026
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage16/16
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • Marine Regions
    marine_regions_eez
    Edition: 2024
  • geoBoundaries
    www.geoboundaries.org
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Poland's geography on Databook compiles 16 indicators from 4 open datasets including World Bank WDI, Marine Regions, geoBoundaries. Key figures include total area (313,900 km²), exclusive economic zone (eez) (30,670 km²). Data is referenced to 2026. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.