Warsaw Province: Mazowieckie Country: Poland
Warsaw By The Numbers:
Population: 1,615,000 (city); 2,200,000 (metropolitan area) Elevation: 351 feet/ 107 meters Average Annual Rainfall: 21.6 inches/ 55 centimeters Average Annual Snowfall: 5.2 inches/ 13 centimeters Average January Temperature: 29 degrees F/ -2 degrees C Average July Temperature: 64 degrees F/ 18 degrees C
Quick Facts:
Major Industries: Service, Finance, Tourism Ethnic Mix: 97.6% Polish, 1.3% German, 0.6% Ukrainian, 0.5% Belarusian Electricity: 220 volts, 50Hz, standard two pin plugs Time Zone: GMT+1 Country Dialing Code: 48 Area Code: 22
Did You Know?
Warsaw, Poland, holds the distiction of opening the world's first public library in 1747.
Orientation:
Located in the Mazowieckie province, in east-central Poland, the city spans the Wisla (Vistula River). Warsaw is in the eastern half of Poland and only 184km from the Belarussian border.