| The national flag: |

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| Official name: |
Rzeczpospolita Polska (= Polish republic) |
| Area: |
312,685 square km. (7.65 x the Netherlands) |
| Number of inhabitants: |
38.6 million |
| Population density: |
123 people per square kilometer |
| Capital: |
Warszawa (Warsaw) |
| Monetary unit: |
Zloty (Zlt), divided into 100 groszy. 1 Zlt is about € 0.25; 1 € = about Zlt 4 |
| Road network: |
There is one highway, not finished yet, but most are twolane roads which are reasonbly well passable. Maximum speed limit is 90 km. on these roads. There are a lot of traffic controls! |
| Fuel prices: |
Gas: € 1,05; Diesel: € 0.75; LPG: € 043 |
| Cars` license plate: |
PL |
| Telephone country prefix: |
48 |
| Internet country code: |
.pl |
| Prices in general: |
The prices of food and most non-food are substantially lower than in Holland. For a cup of coffee and a large pint of beer we paid 6 Zloty, that is € 1.50. |
| Time difference: |
GMT+1; the same as in Holland |
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