Poland’s shape is roughly square, measuring 400-440 miles across. The capital, Warsaw, is situated in the centre of the country. Poland’s surface area of 120,727 sq. miles ranks eighth in Europe.  

Poland has a climate characterized by relatively cold winters and warm summers. Poland has substantial mineral and agricultural resources. It has the world’s fifth largest proven reserves of hard and brown coal in addition to deposits of copper, sulfur, zinc, lead, and silver, as well as magnesium and rock salt. All of these contribute significantly to Poland’s exports. The main agricultural crops are wheat and other grains, potatoes, sugar-beets, and fodder crops. 

The population of Poland is currently 38.6 million people. The cities are mostly small or medium sized. Some 43 cities have populations of more than 100,000 inhabitants. In Poland, we have everything: beautiful coastal beaches and sand dunes, glacier-carved lake districts, lowlands as flat as a pancake, splendid forests, old and new mountains, even a desert.

According to preliminary data, in the academic year 2016/17 there are 65,096 foreign students in Poland – including 62,054 full degree studies and 3042 within Erasmus + program. Polish university education system has a history of 650 years of educating high profile professionals.