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Official name: Republic of Poland Location: Central Europe, east of Germany, bordering the Baltic Sea Area: 312,685 sq km Border countries: Czech Republic 658 km, Germany 456 km, Lithuania 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 206 km, Slovakia 444 km, Ukraine 526 km, Belarus 407 km, Coastline: 491 km Population: 38 537 000 (2006) Ethnic groups: Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7% Religions: Roman Catholic 89.8%, Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% Languages: Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% Capital: Warsaw
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