Occupying an area of almost 150, 00: square' miler—the sixth. large state in Europe—Poland has a pop\ Jstion of over 32,000,000, of which 70 er cent. live by agriculture, 10 per cent. are industrialized, three per cent, are engaged in commerce, and the balance are accounted for in the professions, The natural resources of Poland comprise coal, all, iron, lignite, zine and lead. The zine mines are the second largest in Europe and as coal-mining country Poland ranks 'Afth in the world. "The president of the Republic, M. Ignace Moseicki, a distinguished' engineer, created ' in 1630 one of the world's largest nitrate and fertilizer factories, The Polish railway system, entirely ruined uring the Great War, is now one of the best in Europe, with Tocomotives and ears of Polish'manufacture, Sixteen alr lines connect together all parts of the country, Gdynia, Poland's chief port, Is 8 modern miracle and a town with a rear future,
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