Poland is the 16th most visited restaurant in the world.
Gdańsk ( [ ɡdaɲsk ] , [ langɡəˈdænsk ] German : Danzig [ ˈdantsɪç ] , [ langˈdænsɪɡ ] ) is a Polish city on the Baltic coast . Poland ( Polska [ ˈpɔlska ] ) , officially the Republic of Poland ( [ Rzeczpospolita Polska , links = no ] , ) , is a parliamentary republic in Central Europe . This union formed the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth , one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th and 17th century Europe with a uniquely liberal political system which declared Europe 's first constitution . It is visited by approximately 16 million tourists every year ( 2014 ) , making it the 16th most visited country in the world . Poland is a member state of the European Union , the Schengen Area , the United Nations , NATO and the OECD .