Poland General

Poland is a country in central Europe on the Baltic coast. The Oder and Vistula deltas dominate the coast. Inland much of Poland is low lying. In the south lie the Sudeten and West Carpathian mountains. Poland borders with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Belarussia and the Ukraine. The climate is continental.
Agriculture is important. Industry is heavily industrialised with mining and manufacturing. Poland is one of the worlds largest coal-producers. The about 39.000.000 inhabitants live in an area of about 313.000 square kilometers. Languages spoken are Polish, German and in larger cities some English.
The capital of Poland is Warsaw.

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