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Location:

        Central Europe, east of Germany

Map references:  

Europe

Area - comparative:       

slightly smaller than New Mexico

border countries: Belarus 416 km, Czech Republic 790 km, Germany 467 km, Lithuania 103 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km, Slovakia 541 km, Ukraine 529 km

Coastline: 491 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

Natural resources:   

coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land

Natural hazards:

Flooding

Population:

38,518,241 (July 2007 est.)

       Birth rate:

          9.94 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

  Death rate:

          9.94 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Agriculture - products:

           potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy

industries:  

machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles

Currency (code):         

zloty (PLN)

Internet hosts:         

5.681 million (2007)

Internet users: