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| Area: | 312,685 square km |
| Population: | There are 38,654 million inhabitants, of which 98% are ethnic Poles |
| Official language: | Polish |
| Constitution: | New Democratic Constitution passed in 1997 |
| Administrative division: | 1999: 16 provinces (wojewodztwo), 308 counties (powiat) and 2.489 communes (gmina) |
| Application for EU accession: | Submitted to the European Commission in 1994 |
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