| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Warsaw |
1,609,800 |
2002 |
| Lodz |
783,700 |
2002 |
| Krakow |
734,400 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Europe |
| Population: |
38,601,700 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
312,683 km2 |
| Area Land: |
304,510 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
491 km km |
| Capital: |
Warsaw |
| Climate: |
Temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately serve
winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent
showers |
| Languages: |
Polish |
| Currency: |
1 zloty (Z1$) = 100 groszy |
| Holiday: |
Constitution Day, 3 May (1791) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Warsaw |
| January: |
-3.9°C / 25°F |
| July: |
18.9°C / 66°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
561.34mm / 22.1'' |
|
| Ethnic
Divisions |
| Polish |
97% |
| German |
1% |
| Ukrainian |
1% |
| Byelorussian |
1% |
Religions |
| Roman Catholic |
95% |
| Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and
other |
5% |
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