Area of Poland
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The following numbers characterize the area of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- Area of Polish territory - 322575 square kilometres (124,546.9 sq mi) (land area, internal watersInternal watersA nation's internal waters covers all water and waterways on the landward side of the baseline from which a nation's territorial waters is defined. It includes waterways such as rivers and canals, and sometimes the water within small bays. According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of...
area and territorial sea area) - Administrative area of Poland - 312679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi). This is calculated according to the official definition of the coastline. Some of Polish administrative units include area of internal waters (8 communeGminaThe gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
s in voivodeship zachodniopomorskie, 2 communes in Pomerania Voivodeship and 3 communes in Warmia-Mazuria Voivodeship). In Poland there are 2005 square kilometres (774.1 sq mi) of internal waters, but only 791 square kilometres (305.4 sq mi) of it are included in administrative units according to the coast line definition. That is why the administrative area of Poland isn’t the same as the area of Poland. By common convention 312679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi) is called the (total) area of Poland in encyclopedias and other sources. - Area of Poland (land area of Poland) - 311888 square kilometres (120,420.6 sq mi). Land area includes land waters (lakeLakeA lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s, riverRiverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s, canalCanalCanals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
s) and this figure is normally used when comparing the area of Poland with the area of other countries.