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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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|
City
|
Population
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Estimated
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Krakow
|
755,050
|
2020
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Lodz
|
768,755
|
2020
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Warsaw
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1,702,139
|
2020
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| Region: |
Europe |
| Population: |
37,949,128 |
| Area Total: |
312,683km2 |
| Area Land: |
304,510km2 |
| Coast Line: |
491km |
| Capital: |
Warsaw |
| Climate: |
Temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately serve winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers |
| Languages: |
Polish |
| Currency: |
New Zloty |
| Holiday: |
Constitution Day is 3 May (1791), Independence Day is 11 November (1918) |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 26.50°F |
| July: |
°C / 62.60°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 24.6" |
Boundaries
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Czech Republic
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658 km
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Belarus
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605 km
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Germany
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456 km
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Slovakia
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444 km
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Ukraine
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428 km
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Russia
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206 km
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Lithuania
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91 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Polish
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97.00%
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German
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1.00%
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Ukrainian
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1.00%
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Byelorussian
|
1.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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95.00%
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Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and other
|
5.00%
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CountryWire
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