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	Geography of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Generally speaking, Poland is an unbroken plain reaching from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Carpathian Mountains in the south.
		To the south of the lowlands are the lesser Poland uplands, a belt varying in width from 90 to 200 kilometers, formed by the gently sloping foothills of the Sudeten and Carpathian mountain ranges and the uplands that connect the ranges in southcentral Poland.
		One of the tributaries, the Bug, defines 280 kilometers of Poland's eastern border with Ukraine and Belarus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Poland (1657 words)

	Poland
		The Republic of Poland is a country in Central Europe, bordering Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and Lithuania and Russia (via the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to its north, as well as the Baltic Sea.
		Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around the middle of the 10th century.
		Poland once contained a great variety of minorities, but the exterminations during World War II and the (forced) migrations afterwards left Poland as a far more homogenous country.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Poland.html (896 words)

	Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poland (Polish: Polska) is a country located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to the north.
		Poland's first historically documented ruler, Mieszko I, was baptized in 966, adopting Catholic Christianity as the country's new official religion, to which the bulk of the population converted in the course of the next century.
		Poland has a large agricultural sector of private farms, that could be a leading producer of food in the European Union now that Poland is a member.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poland (3721 words)

	Poland
		The Republic of Poland, a country in Central Europe, lies between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to the north.
		Poland used to be a communist state and a satellite state of the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1989.
		Poland's principal ports and harbours are Gdańsk, Gdynia, Kołobrzeg, Szczecin, Świnoujście, Ustka, Warsaw, and Wrocław.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Poland (1912 words)

	Whizbridge - Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Poland is to be found at the center of the European continent, with an area of 312,683 sq/km.
		Poland is separated from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south by the Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains, whilst its eastern neighbors are Lithuania, Belarus and the Ukraine.
		Poland's climate is greatly influenced by oceanic air currents from the west, cold polar air from Scandinavia and Russia, as well as warmer, sub-tropical air from the south.
	www.whizbridge.com /poland.php?LIChild=52 (292 words)

	Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The climate in Poland is very differentiated, being under the influence of both the sea and continental air masses.
		Poland is located in the centre of Europe between the Baltic Sea and the Carpathian Mountains, i.e.
		The 9 Agricultural Universities in Poland are subordinated to the Ministry of National Education.
	www.hridir.org /countries/poland (845 words)

	Poland (11/05)
		Poland was the first former centrally planned economy in central Europe to end its recession and return to growth in the early 1990s.
		Poland became an associate member of the EU and its defensive arm, the Western European Union, in 1994.
		Poland continues to be a regional leader in support and participation in the NATO Partnership for Peace Program and has actively engaged most of its neighbors and other regional actors to build stable foundations for future European security arrangements.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2875.htm (4795 words)

	Geography of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The southern one-third of Poland consists of various upland areas and adjacent or intervening lowlands.
		The eastern extremes of Poland display characteristics common to eastern Europe, but the rest of the country is linked to western Europe by structure, climate, and the character of its vegetation.
		The uplands of Little Poland (main city: Cracow), south of the central lowlands, extend from east to west, but they are folded transversely.
	www.poland-embassy.si /eng/poland/geography.htm (900 words)

	Poland - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska) is a country located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to the north.
		The citizens of Poland took pride in their ancient freedoms and Sejm parliamentary system, although the szlachta monopolised most of the benefits as most of Poles since the middle of the fourteenth century were serfs.
		At its conclusion, Poland's borders were shifted westwards, pushing the eastern border to the Curzon line, even though the defense of Poland was the reason that France and the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Poland (3348 words)

	Geography of Poland - Topography, Drainage, Environment and Pollution
		To the south of the lowlands are the lesser Poland uplands, a belt varying in width from ninety to 200 kilometers, formed by the gently sloping foothills of the Sudeten and Carpathian mountain ranges and the uplands that connect the ranges in southcentral Poland.
		Most of Poland's 9,300 lakes that are more than one hectare in area are located in the northern part of the lake region, where they occupy about 10 percent of the surface area.
		Among the objects of protest in the 1980s were Poland's lack of a national plan for dealing with ecological disasters; construction of a Czechoslovak coking plant near the Polish border; continued reliance on high-sulfur and high-ash coal in electric power plants; and the severe environmental damage caused by Soviet troops stationed in Poland.
	worldfacts.us /Poland-geography.htm (2541 words)

	Historical Geography of Poland - ATPC
		Poland would not be unified again until Casimer the Great, the last of the Piast monarchs, came on the scene.
		Poland would be allowed by the Russians to maintain a small self-governing Kingdom of Poland under their control.
		Poland was unsuccessful in reclaiming the land taken by Russia.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~atpc/heritage/history/historic-geography.html (1710 words)

	Poland
		Poland was formally reconstituted in Nov. 1918, with Marshal Josef Pilsudski as chief of state.
		All of Poland was occupied by Germany after the Nazi attack on the USSR in June 1941.
		Poland was a staunch supporter of the United States and Britain during the Iraq war and sent 200 troops to Iraq (60 were combat soldiers).
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107891.html (1329 words)

	Poland Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Poland anchors the center of the European continent, with an area of 312,683 square km -- including about 500 km of coastline along the Baltic Sea to the north.
		To the north, Poland is bordered by Russia; to the east by Lithuania, Belarus and the Ukraine; and in the south by the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains.
		In general, Poland is a flat country with an average height above sea level of 568 ft. Poland's climate is greatly influenced by oceanic air currents from the west, cold polar air from Scandinavia and Russia, as well as warmer, sub-tropical air from the south.
	www.globalvolunteers.org /1main/poland/polandgeography.htm (806 words)

	Geography of Poland: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Vistula (polish wisa, german languagegerman weichsel) is the longest river in poland....
		Narew (belarusian:) is a river in western belarus and north-eastern poland, a tributary of the vistula river....
		The san or sian (ukrainian:, sian) is a river in south-eastern poland, a tributary of the vistula river, with a length of...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_poland.htm (1042 words)

	Educational Geography Information -- Poland
		If you are interested in geography you should also take a look at this educational geography card game for all ages.
		Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II.
		Poland has steadfastly pursued a policy of economic liberalization throughout the 1990s and today stands out as a success story among transition economies.
	www.geographycards.com /countryinfo/pl.html (1493 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century.
		Poland's agricultural sector remains handicapped by surplus labor, inefficient small farms, and lack of investment.
		Poland joined the EU in May 2004, and surging exports to the EU contributed to Poland's strong growth in 2004, though its competitiveness could be threatened by the zloty's appreciation.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/pl.html (1471 words)

	CULTURE XPLORERS: Poland Culture Traditions and Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Some of Poland’s strongest traditions are maintained in the rural areas of Malopolska, or ‘little Poland’ and in the Tatras mountains to the south.
		One manifestation of Poland's commitment to Roman Catholicism is that all the great feast days of the church calendar are celebrated with wholehearted devotion, many of the participants donning the colorful traditional costumes for which the country is celebrated.
		Alongside Poland's religious festivals there are a number of equally important, but smaller harvest festivals celebrated throughout the rural heartland.
	www.culturexplorers.com /Pages/Destinations/Poland/Poland_IntroTo.html (557 words)

	Poland
		No country suffered more than Poland in the Second World War and this film captures both the great heroism of the Poles in that struggle as well as the tremendous human cost of the war for Poland (96 minutes).
		Documents Poland's struggles to establish a government following the ratification of the new Polish constitution in 1921, and shows how political infighting led to the establishment of a military regime based on right-wing totalitarianism and officially sanctioned anti-Semitism.
		Describes Poland’s first decades of Soviet domination, which began with the Soviet “liberation” of Poland from Nazi rule at the end of the Second World War.
	www.coe.ohio-state.edu /mmerryfield/global_resources/modules/SLEECountriesPoland.htm (3602 words)

	Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Kidderminster, UK
		All Saints' Day is observed throughout Poland [on] Wednesday [1st November], with families meeting at the graves of their deceased relatives, officials laying wreaths at tombs of historic figures and clergymen celebrating masses.
		Poland is a country which sporadically hits the headlines of the Anglo-Saxon world.
		Now, two centuries after his birth, Poland is beginning to take its rightful place as one of the larger nations in the modern democratic Europe and at last it is possible to see Mickiewicz as a poet rather than a myth.
	polcon.tripod.com /consul.html (1569 words)

	Poland - Country Overview - Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During the Ice Ages glaciers levelled most of Poland, making it flat and pocked with lakes in the middle while pushing up mountains in the South and Southeast.
		The Northwestern border is the Odra River, fed by the Warta, Nysa Luzycka, and Baryez Rivers.
		Poland´s other great river, the Wisla (or "Vistula") cuts through the middle of the country, through Warsaw, and flows into the Baltic Sea at its delta near Gdansk.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/theo-3/data/web_type/Geography/poland.npl0101.html (200 words)

	Music
		In 1956, jazz enthusiasts under the leadership of the outspoken writer Leopold Tyrmand (later an émigré) organised Poland's first international jazz festival, which is today, going under the name Jazz Jamboree, the oldest in Europe.
		A doctor by education, a pianist and composer by desire, he was the leader of many groups, the author of countless jazz themes, and one of the most original composers of film music during the 60's (see p.39).
		Fans of an original sound may be pointed in the direction of the Cracow Klezmer Band, an unusual quartet of young virtuosi playing such instruments as accordion, violin, clarinet, double bass and percussion.
	www.poland.gov.pl /index.php?document=488 (3678 words)

	Poland - Republic of Poland - Country Profile - Rzeczpospolita Polska
		Poznan is one of the richest cities in historical monuments in Poland.
		Warsaw University, founded in 1816 is the biggest and most respected university in Poland.
		Poland's history from the origins to Post War Poland.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/poland.htm (616 words)

	Geography of Poland
		In With the Baltic Sea to the north, Poland shares its other borders with Germany (specifically, the former East Germany), the Czech Republic, Russia, the Ukraine, Slovakia, Belorussia, and Lithuania.
		Aside from mountainous southern and southeastern border regions, Poland is generally flat.
		Poland's centrality on the European continent—combined with its gentle topography—has put it at the crossroads of many conflicts over the centuries; consequently, its population has been periodically ravaged and its borders changed, according to the desires of the victorious invaders.
	www.jobmonkey.com /teaching/europe/html/geography_of_poland.html (215 words)

	Curriculum Unit: Poland
		Poland ranks fourth in the world for its coal production.
		Tallest point in Poland is Mt. Rysy in the Tatra Mts.
		Most of the water in Poland's rivers is undrinkable, and 50% of river water is so toxic it corrodes industrial machinery.
	www.umich.edu /~iinet/crees/outreach/Mohrlock.htm (2789 words)

	Geography Of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/poland_country_geography.shtml (382 words)

	EDUCATION PLANET - 65,000 Lesson Plans including 1153 Web Sites related to Poland Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		POLAND - A Country Study * - At the end of the 1980s, Poland, like the other countries of Eastern Europe, underwent a rather sudden shift away from communist rule and into an uncertain new world of democracy and economic reform.
		It is being coordinated in Poland by an Interim National Steering Committee.
		USAID CP FY97 - Poland * - Poland was the first country in Central and Eastern Europe to declare its independence.
	www.educationplanet.com /search/Geography_and_Countries/General_Resourc/Geography/Countries/Poland (477 words)

	InsidePoland: Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Poland gained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II.
		It became a Soviet satellite country following the war, but one that was comparatively tolerant and progressive.
		Information covers topics like economy, government, demographics, geography and more.
	www.insidepoland.com /cgi-bin/poland/hyperseek.cgi?search=CAT&Category=Geography (224 words)

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