The People

Population

• 38,626,000 inhabitants (2004)

Capital city

• Warsaw, 1,626,000 inhabitants

Other major cities

• Łódź (775,000 inhabitants)
• Kraków (760,000)
• Wrocław (633,000)
• Poznań (574,000)
• Gdańsk (461,000)
• Szczecin (413,000)

Total area of Poland

• 312,685 sq km (120,728 sq mi)

Population density

• 122 inhabitants/sqkm

Life expectancy

• male: 70.04 years
• female: 78.52 years

Religious affiliations

• More than 96% of the inhabitants of Poland are Roman Catholic. Other religious communities in Poland are: Eastern Orthodox, Greek Catholic, and much smaller: Protestant, Jewish and Muslim.