- government: parliamentary republic
- area: 312679 km2
- capital: Warsaw
- official languages: Polish
- population: 39 million
- currency: Złoty
- year of joining the European Union: 2004
- GDP (nominal) per capita: 8,900 $ (2005)
- leading religion: Catholicism
- traditional dish: pork chop with cabbage
- national sports: football, ski-jumping
- calling code: +48
- international license plate codes: PL
- internet TLD: .pl