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Poland **__Casey Slezak__** -**Chase Long** Geography
 * Location || Central Europe, east of Germany ||
 * Geographic Coordinates || 52 00 N, 20 00 E ||
 * Continent || Europe ||
 * Area || total: 312,685 sq km = 120,728 sp miles

country comparison to the world: [|70] land: 304,255 sq km water: 8,430 sq km || Lithuania 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 432 km, Slovakia 420 km, Ukraine 428 km || winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers ||
 * Area Comparison || slightly smaller than New Mexico ||
 * Border Countries || Belarus 605 km, Czech Republic 615 km, Germany 456 km,
 * Climate || temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe
 * Terrain || mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border ||
 * Natrual Resources || coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land ||
 * Natural Hazards || flooding ||

People 15-64 years: 71.6% (male 13,698,363/female 13,834,779) 65 years and over: 13.7% (male 2,004,550/female 3,245,026) (2011 est.) || female: 80.25 years (2011 est.) || Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002) || male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2003 est.) ||
 * Total Population || 38,441,588 (July 2011 est.) ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 14.7% (male 2,910,324/female 2,748,546)
 * Life Expectancy || male: 72.1 years
 * Nationality || Polish ||
 * Religions || Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing),
 * Languages || Polish (official) 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census) ||
 * Literacy || total population: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">99.8%

Government
 * Counrty Name || <span class="category_data">Poland ||
 * Government Type || republic ||
 * Capital || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">Warsaw ||
 * Chief of State/ Head of Government ||  ||

Economy
 * Labor Force by Occupation || 17.66 million ||
 * Agriculture || potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy ||
 * Industry || machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles ||
 * Exported Commodities || machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% ||
 * Imported Commodities || machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 15%, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 9% ||
 * Currency || zlotych ||

Communication
 * Number of Land Lines || 9.556 million ||
 * Number of Cell Phones || 44.553 million ||

Transportation over 3,047 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">4 2,438 to 3,047 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">30 1,524 to 2,437 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">39 914 to 1,523 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">7 under 914 m: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">6 ||
 * Airports || 129 ||
 * Paved Airports || total: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">86
 * Roadways || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">423,997 km ||
 * Roadways Compared to World || Rank 15 ||

Miscellaneuos Info.
 * Tourist Information || Tours to Poland ||

Sources
 * Cia Fact Book || [] ||