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| Location | Central Europe, east of Germany |
| Geographic coordinates | 52 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Map references | europe |
| Area |
total: 312,685 sq km water: 8,220 sq km land: 304,465 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than New Mexico |
| Land boundaries |
total: 2,788 km border countries: belarus 407 km, czech republic 658 km, germany 456 km, lithuania 91 km, russia (kaliningrad oblast) 206 km, slovakia 444 km, ukraine 526 km |
| Coastline | 491 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties |
| Climate | temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers |
| Terrain | mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: near raczki elblaskie -2 m highest point: rysy 2,499 m |
| Natural resources | coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land |
| Land use |
arable land: 45.91% permanent crops: 1.12% other: 52.97% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 1,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | flooding |
| Environment - current issues | situation has improved since 1989 due to decline in heavy industry and increased environmental concern by post-Communist governments; air pollution nonetheless remains serious because of sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, and the resulting acid rain has caused forest damage; water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is also a problem, as is disposal of hazardous wastes; pollution levels should continue to decrease as industrial establishments bring their facilities up to European Union code, but at substantial cost to business and the government |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: air pollution-nitrogen oxides, air pollution-persistent organic pollutants, air pollution-sulfur 94 |
| Geography note | historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain |
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