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Poland

Republic of Poland · Polska

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Poland (PL, POL) is a country in Central Europe, with Warsaw as its capital. The currency is the Polish Zloty (PLN, PLN). The international dialling code is +48; mobile numbers are written like 512 345 678. The time zone is Europe/Warsaw. Official language: Polish.

CurrencyPLNPLN
Dial code+48e.g. 512 345 678
Time zoneWarsawUTC+01:00
LanguagePolish
CapitalWarsaw
Population38.7M312.7K km²

Overview

Official name
Republic of Poland
Native name
Polska
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
PL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
POL
ISO 3166-1 numeric
616
IOC code
POL
Demonym
Polish
Capital
Warsaw
Region
Europe › Central Europe
Status
Independent, UN member
Groups
  • Eastern Europe
  • European Union
  • United Nations
Internet domain
.pl
Coordinates
52, 20
Area
312,679 km²
Population
38,746,300
GDP
$1.6T ($41.7K per person)
Literacy
99.7%
Landlocked
No

Currency

Polish Zloty PLN

Symbol
PLN narrow zł
Minor units
2 decimals
Example
1234,50 zł

Former currencies: PLZ

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
Polish plOfficial96% (37.2M)
German deOfficial (regional)19% (7.4M)
Kashubian csbOfficial (regional)0.13% (50.4K)
Lithuanian ltOfficial (regional)0.021% (8.1K)
English en33% (12.8M)
Russian ru18% (7M)
Silesian szl1.3% (503.7K)
Belarusian be0.58% (224.7K)
Ukrainian uk0.39% (151.1K)
Lower Silesian sli0.031% (12K)
Prussian prg0.0001% (38.7)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
Europe/WarsawUTC+01:00UTC+02:00Central European Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code
+48
Dial-out prefix
00
Trunk prefix
none
National number length
6–10 digits
Emergency number
112 pattern 112|99[7-9]

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line12 345 67 89+48 12 345 67 89XX XXX XX XX7, 9
Mobile512 345 678+48 512 345 678XXX XXX XXX9
Toll free800 123 456+48 800 123 456XXX XXX XXX9, 10
Premium rate701 234 567+48 701 234 567XXX XXX XXX9
Shared cost801 234 567+48 801 234 567XXX XXX XXX9
VoIP391 234 567+48 391 234 567XXX XXX XXX9
Pager641 234 567+48 641 234 567XXX XXX XXX[6-9]
Universal access804 123 456+48 804 123 456XXX XXX XXX9
Show the 7 formatting rules
Digits patternLeading digitsFormatInternational
(\d{5})19$1$1
(\d{3})(\d{3})11|20|64$1 $2$1 $2
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3})30|(?:1[2-8]|2[2-69]|3[2-4]|4[1-468]|5[24-689]|6[1-3578]|7[14-7]|8[1-79]|9[145])1 | 30|(?:1[2-8]|2[2-69]|3[2-4]|4[1-468]|5[24-689]|6[1-3578]|7[14-7]|8[1-79]|9[145])19$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2,3})64$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3})21|39|45|5[0137]|6[0469]|7[02389]|8(?:0[14]|8)$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})1[2-8]|[2-7]|8[1-79]|9[145]$1 $2 $3 $4$1 $2 $3 $4
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3,4})8$1 $2 $3$1 $2 $3

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {City}
Required fields
Street address, City, Postal code

Postal code

Pattern
\d{2}-\d{3}
Examples
00-950 · 05-470 · 48-300 · 32-015 · 00-940

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Monday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 4 days of the new year
Hour cycle
24-hour (0–23), also h
Calendars
gregorian
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
A4

Number and date formats

As written by the Polish (Poland) locale (pl-PL), amounts in PLN.

Number
1 234 567,891
Percent
45,7%
Currency (PLN)
1 234 567,89 zł
Accounting
(1 234 567,89 zł)
Currency, name
1 234 567,89 złotego polskiego
Compact short
1,2 mln
Compact long
1,2 miliona
Scientific
1,235E6
Speed
88 kilometrów na godzinę
Temperature
21,5 st. C
Date, full
piątek, 27 marca 2026
Date, long
27 marca 2026
Date, medium
27 mar 2026
Date, short
27.03.2026
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
27 mar 2026, 15:04
Month and year
marzec 2026
Weekday
piątek
Relative time
wczoraj · za 3 dni · 2 godziny temu
List: and
A, B i C
List: or
A, B lub C

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