Europe · Eastern Europe
Capital: Warsaw
Poland
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Poland in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #18
Poland's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
36.4M
#44 of 196
78th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$1.0T
#21 of 196
90th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$38.00B
#13 of 196
94th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$12.64B
#22 of 196
89th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$155.80B
#20 of 196
90th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Country code
- POL
Three interesting facts
Poland shares land borders with 7 countries: Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Poland spans roughly 312,679 square kilometers, placing it around 70th by area in this factbook.
Its 7 land neighbors give Poland one of the most connected positions on its regional map.
Geography
Poland on the map
Poland is located in Central Europe, east of Germany. Its terrain is mostly flat plain, mountains along southern border. The climate is temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation, mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers. In area, the country is about twice the size of Georgia, slightly smaller than New Mexico.
Economy
Economic profile
Poland's economy is characterized by high-income, diversified, EU-member economy, significant growth in GDP, trade, and investment since joining EU in 2004, private consumption and EU-funded public investments driving GDP growth, increased social spending, flooding recovery costs, and defense spending have added to public debt. Major industries include machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles. Important agricultural products include sugar beets, milk, wheat, maize, potatoes, triticale, apples, rapeseed, barley, rye (2023). Notable exports include vehicle parts/accessories, electric batteries, plastic products, cars, seats (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Poland has an estimated population of 37,392,000. Language and cultural traditions vary across Poland. The population includes Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% (2011 est.). The urban population represents 60.2% of total population (2023).
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