Geographic Coördinates:

52 00 N, 20 00 E

Climate:

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

Local long-form name:

Rzeczpospolita Polska
(The Republic of Poland)

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Gute Himmel, haben Sie einen reizenden Busen. Mag ich ihn berühren?
Good heavens, you have a lovely bosom. May I touch it?

Gross Domestic Product:

$373.2 billion (2002 est.)

Zloty Exchange Rate:

(04/2004)

1 USD = 3.95 PLN
1 Euro = 4.67 PLN

Military Manpower:

10,354,978 (2003 est.)
[Army, Navy{!), & Air Force]

Industries:

Machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles.

Traffic?

Major illicit producer of amphetamine for the international market; minor transshipment point for Asian and Latin American illicit drugs to Western Europe.

Population Growth Rate:

0% (2003 est.)

Land Area

304,465 sq. km
(slightly smaller than New Mexico)