Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Languages
Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Exports
machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003)
crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals
External Debt
$320,000,000,000 $
$33,740,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - 2.3 (2008 est.), 2.81 (2007), 3.1032 (2006), 3.2355 (2005), 3.6576 (2004) note: zlotych is the plural form of zloty
Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - 5.4 (2008 est.), 5.67 (2007), 5.725 (2006), 5.78 (2005), 6.1962 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%
3.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
10
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Location
Central Europe, east of Germany
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
Area
312,685 km sq
1,001,450 km sq
Coastline
440 km
2,450 km
Climate
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
