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Encyclopedia entry: Poland
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Poland
area:
| 312,680sq km (120,726sq mi)
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population:
| 40,366,000
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capital (population):
| Warsaw (1,638,000)
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government:
| Multiparty republic
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ethnic groups:
| Polish 98%, Ukrainian 1%
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languages:
| Polish (official)
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religions:
| Christianity (Roman Catholic 94%, Orthodox 2%)
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currency:
| Zloty = 100 groszy
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Republic in Europe. The Republic of Poland is mostly lowland, forming part of the great European plain. The
n
, lagoon-lined, Baltic Sea coast includes the ports of
Gdańsk
and
Szczecin
, and the mouths of the
Vistula
and
Oder
rivers. There are many lakes, especially in the
ne
. The central plains include Poland's capital,
Warsaw
, and the cities of
Poznań
, Łódź and
Lublin
. Poland's best ...