Population - 38.5 million (2012).
Life expectancy: men - 72 years, women - 80 years.

Capital – Warsaw, population - 1.7 million.

Ethnic groups – Nearly 97% are ethnically Polish, with small minorities of German, Belarussian and Ukrainian.

Language – Polish.

Religion – Roman Catholic - 90% (about 75% practising), Orthodox - 1%, Protestant - less than 1%

Education – there are more than 100 institutions of tertiary education.