Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska] ()), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita

) in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship

. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland

-Brandenburg capital region, which is, with about six million inhabitants and an area of more than 30,000

Greater Poland Voivodeship (in Polish: Województwo Wielkopolskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ vjɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲɛ

Poland and Lusatia. Until 1945, it mainly formed the Neumark within the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

Brandenburg (, also US: , German: [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk] (); Low German: Brannenborg; Lower Sorbian

. It occupies 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) of east-central Poland, and has 5,324,500

[vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ dɔlnɔˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which

Poland is divided. It is situated in southeastern Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland