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About Poland
Capital:
Warsaw/Warszawa (494 km2) - 1.7 mln inhabitants
Population: 38.2
mln
Major Cities: Warsaw, Lódz(781,900 inhabitants), Kraków(755,700),
Wroclaw (638,500), Poznan (575,700)
Major Religion: Roman
Catholic
Language: Polish
Land surface
- 312.685 km2
Territorial sea
- 8.700 km2
Surface of bays
(Szczecin and Vistula bays) - 1.200 km2
Currency: 1
zloty (PLN)= 100 grosz (1USD ~ 3,8 PLN)
Weights & measures: Metric
Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz AC
Time
zone: GMT/UTC plus one hour
Visa Entry Requirements
Starting
May 1, 2004, citizens from all the states of the European Union and
European Economic Community Organization - Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland,
Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg,
Malta, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain,
Sweden.
In accordance with free movement of
persons European Union rule, citizens from the above mentioned
countries enjoy stay in Poland without visas granted by Polish
consulates abroad.
Citizens of the following countries may
travel to Poland for tourism and business purposes without a visa if
the planned stay in Poland does not exceed 90 days: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia,
Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Korea, Ecuador,
Honduras, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Panama, Romania, San Marino, Switzerland, USA and
Uruguay.
If the planned stay in Poland does
not exceed 90 days:
Hong Kong: holders of
"British National (Overseas) Passport" and "Hong Kong Special Region
Administration Passports"
Macau: holders
of "Macau Special Administration Region Passports"
If
the planned stay in Poland does not exceed 30 days: Singapore,
Bulgaria*
Visa is not required also for: holders
of United Nations "laissez-passer";
Citizens of all other countries must
obtain a visa in order to enter and stay in Poland
legally.
However, Poland's accession to the
European Union does not impact the right of holders of visas to
Poland on their right of stay in all and each other EU
country.
Visa approval to access Poland gives
right of stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland
only.
For more information about obtaining a
Polish visa, please visit the undermentioned website
www.staypoland.com/poland-visa.htm
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