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![]() ![]() Poland Geography 1999
Location: Central Europe, east of Germany Geographic coordinates: 52 00 N, 20 00 E Map references: Europe
Area:
Areacomparative: slightly smaller than New Mexico
Land boundaries:
Coastline: 491 km
Maritime claims:
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:
Natural resources: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt
Land use:
Irrigated land: 1,000 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: NA Environmentcurrent issues: situation has improved since 1989 due to decline in heavy industry and increased environmental concern by postcommunist 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
Environmentinternational agreements:
Geographynote: historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain
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