Official Name: Republic of Poland Location: Central Europe, east of Germany. Capital: Warsaw Area: total: 312,685 sq km land: 304,465 sq km water: 8,220 sq km Lowest point: Raczki Elblaskie -2 m. Highest point: Rysy 2,499 m.

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Population: 38,518,241 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Pole(s) Ethnic groups: Polish 97.6%, German 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.6%, Byelorussian 0.5%. Religions: Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%. Languages: Polish.

Temperate with cold, cloudy, and moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation. Mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers.

Government type: Republic. Independence: 11 November 1918 (independent republic proclaimed). National holiday: Constitution Day, 3 May (1791).

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