 Poland
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
52 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Area |
total: 312,685 sq km land: 304,465 sq km water: 8,220 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers |
| Terrain |
mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border |
| Population |
38,518,241 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census) |
| Imports |
machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 14.8%, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 9.1% (2003) |
| Exports |
machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003) |
| Hazards |
flooding |
| Resources |
coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land |
| Geography |
historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain |
| Nationality |
noun: Pole(s) adjective: Polish |
| Capital |
name: Warsaw geographic coordinates: 52 15 N, 21 00 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.pl |
| Internet Users |
10.6 million (2005) |
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