Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than New Mexico |
Area > Comparative to US places
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 > Land (per capita)
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7.908 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[140th of 227]
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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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Area > Total (per capita)
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8.121 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[146th of 231]
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Area > Water
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8,220 sq km |
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[47th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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213.503 sq km per million people |
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[77th of 225]
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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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Coastline
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440 km |
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[123rd of 271]
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County > Overview > Number
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308 |
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County > Overview > Plural
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powiaty |
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County > Overview > Singular
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powiat |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Rysy 2,499 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
near Raczki Elblaskie -2 m |
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Europe > Area
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312,685 km²
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[8th of 38]
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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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Geography > Note
historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain |
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highest towns > Town/City
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Zakopane |
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Irrigated land
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1,000 sq km |
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[94th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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26.181 sq km per million people |
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[145th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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306,330 km²
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[68th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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8.026 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[132nd of 206]
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land border lengths > P-S > Number of neighbours
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7
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[5th of 26]
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land border lengths > P-S > Total Borders
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2,788 km
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[8th of 27]
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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 boundaries > Total
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3,047 km |
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[60th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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79.141 km per million people |
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[130th of 164]
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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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Land use > Other
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58.75% |
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[219th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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1% |
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[116th 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 population (per capita)
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0.089 per capita |
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[128th 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 |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[126th of 191]
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Natural hazards
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flooding |
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Natural resources
coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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54°50'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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119.14 people/km² of arable lan |
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[51st of 188]
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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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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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8.193 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[134th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Rysy |
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Terrain
mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border |
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