Borders of Poland
The Borders of Poland are 3511[1] or 3582 kilometers long.[2] The neighboring countries are Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and Lithuania and the Russian province of Kaliningrad Oblast to the northeast. To the north, Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea.
Breakdown of border lengths per country
- Czech Republic: 796km[1] or 790km[2]
- Slovakia: 541km[1] or 539km[2]
- Ukraine: 535km[1] or 529km[2]
- Germany: 467km[2][1]
- Belarus: 418km[1] or 416km[2]
- Russia (Kaliningrad): 210km[2][1]
- Lithuania: 104km[1] or 103km[2]
- sea: 528km[2]
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[edit] Major border crossings
After accession of Poland to the European Union in 2004, border crossings with EU states (Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania) were made redundant. Infrastructure remains in place, but its use and the controls are no longer obligatory, or necessary.[3]
[edit] Former
with Germany
with the Czech Republic
with Slovakia
with Lithuania
Historically, Poland also had borders (and border crossings) with former countries, or with countries that no longer share a common border with Poland:
- former countries: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, East Germany
- countries which once shared a common border with Poland: Romania, Hungary, Latvia
[edit] Current
with Ukraine
with Belarus
with Russia (Kaliningrad)
[edit] See also
- Territorial changes of Poland
- Border Guard (Poland)
- Extreme points of Poland
- Geography of Poland
- Polish border crossings
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h (Polish) Mały Rocznik Statystyczny Polski 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i (Polish) Informacje o Polsce - informacje ogólne. Page gives Polish PWN Encyklopedia as reference.
- ^ Ustawa z dnia 29 czerwca 2007 r. o zmianie ustawy o ochronie granicy państwowej oraz ustawy o zmianie ustawy o Straży Granicznej oraz niektórych innych ustaw. Dziennik Ustaw, 2007, numer 140. pozycja 982
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