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Country (long form)Republic of Poland
CapitalWarsaw
Total Area120,728.35 sq mi
312,685.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than New Mexico)
Population38,633,912 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 205033,779,568
LanguagesPolish
Literacy99.0% total, 99.0% male, 98% female (1978 est.)
ReligionsRoman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%
Life Expectancy69.26 male, 77.82 female (2001 est.)
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OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Poland
CAPITAL: Warsaw
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Unitary Multiparty Republic
AREA: 312,612 Sq Km (120,700 Sq Mi)
ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: 39,223,300
LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: Poland is located in Central Europe. It is bound by the Baltic Sea to the north, Germany to the west, Lithuania to the northeast, Belarus and the Ukraine to the east as well as the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south. The country is mostly part of the Great European Pl ...
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A Country Study: Poland
Library of Congress Call Number DK4040 .P57 1994
Poland
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Poland
Capital : Warsaw
Major Language(s) : Polish
Largest City : Katowice
Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 3425
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 50°04'N 19°58'E
Currency : zloty
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 135623
Area (km2) : 323250
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 38741
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 120
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 3505
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Poland Geography 2000
Location: Central Europe, east of Germany
Geographic coordinates: 52 00 N, 20 00 E
Map references: Europe
Area:
total: 312,685 sq km
land: 304,465 sq km
water: 8,220 sq km
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Poland, a central European country, is situated on the southern end of the Baltic Sea.
It's an ancient land, one with a tragic history of military invasions, occupations and the brutal experience of warfare.
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