Republic of Poland

Area: 312 000 sq km
Population: 38 000 000
Official language: Polish
Capital city: Warsaw
Other major cities: Krakow, Poznan, Gdansk, Wroclaw, Katowice
Poland borders on Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia and northern border runs along the Baltic Sea coast

The Polish currency is the zloty (PLN) – money can be changed at banks or exchange counters (KANTOR). Credit cards are accepted in most shops and for services in the whole of Poland.

Airports in Poland: Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan, Katowice, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Rzeszów, Łódź, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz.
Train: major Polish cities are interconnected by Intercity express trains. The national railway network is administered and serviced by the Polish State Railways (PKP)
Bus: any place in Poland can be easily reached on the extensive network of national and local roads. Coach services are operated throughout the year by state and private bus companies across the country.

Non working days are Saturdays, Sundays, and the following holidays: New Year’s Day (1th January), Epiphany (6th January), the Easter (Easter Sunday and Monday are moveable holidays), Labour Day (1th May), the anniversary of the Constitution of May Third (3rd May), Corpus Christi (Thursday), Feast of the Assumption (15th August), All Saint’s Day (1th November), National Independence Day (11th November), Christmas Holidays (25th and 26th December).