16 provinces; Dolnoslaskie,Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lodzkie , Lubelskie , Lubuskie, Malopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie, Slaskie , Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Wielkopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie

Chief of state: President Lech KACZYNSKI (since 23 December 2005)
Head of government: Prime Minister Donald TUSK (since 16 November 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Waldemar PAWLAK (since 16 November 2007) and Grzegorz SCHETYNA (since 16 November 2007)