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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than New Mexico |
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Area > Land
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304,459 sq km |
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[68th of 238]
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Area > Total
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312,679 sq km |
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[74th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Warsaw - 1,642,700 |
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Climate
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers |
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Forested Land
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29.7% |
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[84th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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52 00 N, 20 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Belarus 605 km, Czech Republic 615 km, Germany 456 km, Lithuania 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 432 km, Slovakia 420 km, Ukraine 428 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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40.25% |
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[11th of 258]
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Largest city
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Katowice |
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Largest city population
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3,425,000 |
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[31st of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Warsaw - 1,642,700 |
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Location
Central Europe, east of Germany |
Map references
Europe |
Natural resources
coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land |
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Population density
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126.79 people per sqkm |
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[79th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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124.59 people/m²
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[73rd of 204]
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Precipitation
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686 mm |
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[53rd of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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312,690 km²
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[69th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Rysy |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Poland, Republic of Poland, Rzeczpospolita Polska, Polska
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