Location: Poland is situated in the northern centre of Europe and shares boundaries with Germany, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and the Russia Federation.
Cities: The capital is Warsaw; other major cities are Lodz and Kraków
Area: 120,727 square miles
Population: 38,700,000 (Warsaw: 1,659,000: Lodz: 847,00; Krakow: 740,100)
Language: Polish Currency: Zlotys Converter: www.xe.com
Telephone Country Code: 00 48
Warsaw 00 48 22
Lodz 00 48 42
Kraków 00 48 12
Time Zone: GMT + 1 hour (British Summer Time as UK)
National Tourist Office Contacts
Address:
Polish National Tourist Office,
8 Chalubińskiego St., 00-613 Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 22 536 70 53
Fax: +48 22 536 70 49
Contact e-mail: barbara.tutak@pot
govpl (pot@potgovpl)
President: Mr. Rafal Szmytke
Promotion Departament – Director: Katarzyna Sobierajska
PR: Katarzyna Draba
Research – Director: Anna Siemianowska
Tourist Information Departament – Deupty Directror: Jacek Szafader
Regional Co-operation Department – Deputy Director: Jan Jastrzebski
V4 Co-operation: Barbara Tutak