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Poland is situated in central Europe and its neighbours are: Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia. The borders are mostly natural. The whole southern part is covered with almost 20 different mountain ranges, the North is lined by the Baltic Sea (524km coastline) and the West by two rivers the River Oder and the Eastern Neisse. Among main ranges of the mountains there are: the Tatra Mountains with the highest peak in Poland: Rysy (2499m), the Beskidy (the highest peak: Babia Góra 1725m), the Sudety and the Karkonosze (the highest peak: Śnieżka 1602m), the Bieszczady Mountains (the highest peak: Tarnica 1346m). Besides mountains and the seaside, the Polish territory is covered with many kilometers of lakes – the biggest ones are situated in northern parts – Pomerania, Masuria, Kashubia. Make sure that you have clothes for a beach and for a snow! The climate in Poland is moderate, however, the winter can be very cold and the summer very hot. The average temperature during winter time is from -5 ° to 0 ° C but it can go down even to -15 ° C! The coldest month is February. Snow is not a rule, one year winter can be almost without snowfalls, another year there can be plenty of it. In summer time there is a lot of sunshine interlaced with periods of heavy rainfalls and storms. The hottest months are July and August (25–35 ° C). Poland Geographical location Climate FOREIGNERS IN POLAND 02