Info about Poland

Poland, a country the size of New Mexico, is in north-central Europe. Most of the country is a plain with no natural boundaries except the Carpathian Mountains in the south and the Oder and Neisse rivers in the west. Other major rivers, which are important to commerce, are the Vistula, Warta, and Bug.

Capital
Warsaw - 2 200 000 people
all city from Poland

Country lead by
President: Lech Kaczynski (2005)
Prime Minister: Jaroslaw Kaczynski (2006)

Population
38,536,869 (growth rate: –0.1%); birth rate: 9.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.2/1000; life expectancy: 75.0; density per sq mi: 328

Land Area
117,554 sq mi (304,465 sq km); total area: 120,728 sq mi (312,685 sq km)

Monetary unit
Zloty

Language
Polish 98% (2002)

Ethnicity
Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belorussian 0.1% Ukrainian 0.1%, other 2.7% (2002)

Religion
Roman Catholic 90% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1%, Protestant and other (2002)

Transportation
Railways: total: 23,420 km (2002). Highways: total: 364,656 km; paved: 249,060 km (including 358 km of expressways); unpaved: 115,596 km (2000). Waterways: 3,812 km navigable rivers and canals (1996). Ports and harbors: Gdansk, Gdynia, Gliwice, Kolobrzeg, Szczecin, Swinoujscie, Ustka, Warsaw, Wroclaw. Airports: 150 (2002).

Internet tld
.pl

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