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 | Republic of Poland |
| Location: | Central Europe, east of Germany |
| Area: | 312,683 sq 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 |
| Population: | 38,608,929 (July 1999 est.) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5% |
| Languages: | Polish |
| Capital: | Warsaw |
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