PL — Poland

Poland is a Central European country and the EU's fifth-largest member by population. Warsaw, the capital, was rebuilt from near-total destruction after World War II and is now a modern European capital. Poland has one of Europe's fastest-growing economies and a large, skilled tech workforce. The Polish Złoty (PLN) remains the currency — Poland has not yet adopted the Euro. For developers, the PL country code maps to the pl-PL locale for Polish. The .pl domain is heavily used, and +48 is the dialing code. Polish uses extensive diacritical marks (ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, ż) that are essential for correct text — omitting them creates different words. The PESEL personal identification number has a specific 11-digit format with validation. Poland's large developer community and competitive outsourcing rates make it one of Europe's most important tech markets. Polish number formatting uses comma for decimals and space for thousands. Poland's non-Eurozone EU status means PLN must be handled alongside EUR for EU transactions.