Country’s full name: The Republic of Poland
Language: Polish
Population: 38.6 million in the year 2000
Capital city: Warsaw – 1.6 million citizens
Territory:
Total area of the country - 312,685 km2 (120,727sqm)
Territorial sea – 8.7 thousands km2
Poland is the 9th biggest country in Europe, and 63rd in the world.
Neighboring countries (border length):
Russia (Kaliningrad District) (210 km)
Lithuania (103 km)
Byelorussia (416 km)
Ukraine (529 km)
Slovakia (539 km)
Czech Republic (790 km)
Germany (467 km)
Length of sea border (528 km)
Total length of national border 3582 km
Climate: Continental; moderate, changeable weather
Average temperatures:
January
on the coast and the West from 0 to -1°
North-East from – 4.5° to – 5.5°in the mountains (South) - 7°
July:
on the coast 16.5°
In the South 19°
Average annual rainfall: 600 mm
Population density: 124 people for sq km
Life expectancy: Men – 68.8 years; Women – 77.5 years
Ethnic groups:
Polish: 98.7%
Ukrainian: 0.6%
Other: 0.7%
Religion:
Catholic: 95%
Orthodox: 1.5%
Protestant (mainly Evangelical): 1%
