Poland

Country in Central Europe

Poland is a country in Central Europe, with its capital in Warsaw. About 36.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 44th most populous of the 195 countries. At 312,679 km², it is the 70th largest country by area. It borders Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia and 2 more.

Poland at a glance

Capital: Warsaw
Population (2025): 36.4 million
Area: 312,679 km²
Density: 117 per km²
Official language: Polish
Currency: Polish złoty
People: Polish
Calling code: +48
Internet domain: .pl
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Poland?

How Poland compares

Population rank

44th of 195

8th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

70th of 195

9th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

117 per km²

More crowded than 59% of countries

Similar in size: Oman (309,500 km²).
Similar population: Malaysia (36 million).
Poland is the only place that uses the Polish złoty.
Polish is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Poland

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Indonesia and Monaco are both red over white; Monaco's flag is shorter and squarer. Poland is the other way round, white over red.

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Would you recognise Poland?

Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Poland in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Poland

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Poland so far, from 1,173 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

75% right

152nd hardest of 176 · 841 answers

Its flag

90% right

128th hardest of 145 · 168 answers

Its capital

77% right

19th hardest of 58 · 164 answers

Players find Poland on the map in 75% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Germany.
Players recognise the flag of Poland in 90% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.
Players know that the capital of Poland is Warsaw in 77% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Bern, the capital of Switzerland.

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Countries that border Poland

Poland borders 7 countries: Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

Quick quiz: Poland

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Poland?
2. What is the capital of Poland?
3. Which of these borders Poland?

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Questions about Poland

Is Poland a country?

Yes. Poland is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Poland?

The capital of Poland is Warsaw.

Which countries border Poland?

Poland borders 7 countries: Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

How many countries border Poland?

7. Poland shares a land border with 7 countries.

How big is Poland?

Poland covers 312,679 km², about the same size as Oman (309,500 km²).

Is Poland hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Poland in 75% of 841 tries, 152nd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Germany.

Which flags look like the flag of Poland?

Indonesia and Monaco. Indonesia and Monaco are both red over white; Monaco's flag is shorter and squarer. Poland is the other way round, white over red.

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