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Poland Geography Location: Central Europe, East of Germany



Terrain: Mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border

Fun Fact: Historically, Poland was an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain.

Surrounding countries: Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), Slovakia, Ukraine

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Natural Resources: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land

Climate: temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers

All above information obtained from CIA World Factbook, except for images.

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 Created by: Whitney Davis- wldavis@ilstu.edu  Created: 11/29/2010 Last Modified: 12/14/2010  © 2010 Illinois State University