Area of 312,680 square km.

Bordering countries are Germany, Russia (Kaliningrad oblast), Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. 422 km of Baltic Sea coastline.

Largest cities – Warsaw (capital), Kraków, Gdańsk, Lublin.

Main rivers: Vistula and Oder

Terrain: mostly flat plain, with mountains in the south. 40% of the land is arable.
Mountains: highest mountain range the Tatry Wysokie (High Tatras) along southern border with Slovakia - the highest peak on the Polish side is Rysy 2499 m.