Poland

Geography

Poland lies in the central part of the European continent, the geometrical centre of which is near Warsaw. This is where the lines from Nordkyn in Norway to Matapan in Greece, and from Cabo da Roca in Portugal to the central Urals intersect. The boundary between the East and West European continental masses also runs through Poland. Poland's total surface area is 322,500 sq km (312,600 sq km of land, 1,200 sq km of inland waters, and 8,700 sq km of territorial waters). This makes it the ninth largest country in Europe, after Russia, Ukraine, France, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Finland and Norway, and the 63rd largest in the world.

Facts

Poland's territory accounts for 1.4 percent
of Europe's total surface area, and for 0.23 percent
of the world's land masses.
Poland is 120 times bigger than Liechtenstein
and 520 times bigger than Singapore.
The Voivodeship of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska)
is exactly the size of Belgium.