historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain
People ::Poland
Population:
38,463,689 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 34
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15% (male 2,964,995/female 2,802,278)
15-64 years: 71.6% (male 13,713,078/female 13,845,251)
65 years and over: 13.4% (male 1,966,406/female 3,190,911) (2010 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.2 years