Poland
General
Population: 38,482,919 (2009)
Land Area: 312,679 sq km
Natural Resources: Coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land
Capital: Warsaw
Political System: Republic
State Leader: Lech Kaczynski (2005)
Head of Government: Donald Tusk (2007)
Languages: Polish
Currency: Zloty (PLN)
Major Religions: Roman Catholic 89,8%, Eastern Orthodox 1,3%, Protestant 0,3%, Other 0,3%, Unspecified 8,3%
Major Ethnicities: Polish 96,7%, German 0,4%, Belarusian 0,1%, Ukrainian 0,1%, Other and Unspecified 2,7%
Life Expectancy: 75,63 years (2009)
Economy
GDP: 567,4 billion (2008)
GDP Per Capita: 17,300 (2008)
GDP Growth Rate: 4,8% (2008)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 4%, Industry 31,3%, Services 64,7% (2008)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 17,4%, Industry 29,2%, Services 53,4% (2005)
Industries: Machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles
Agriculture Products: Potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy
Tourism Revenue: 6,499 billion (2004)
Unemployment Rate: 9,7% (2008)
Military
Army Size: 141 500 (2004)
Budget: 1,71% of GDP (2005)
Current Situation
Poland is located in Central Europe. It is bordered by Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. Poland's economy is rapidly growing with a steady GDP growth rate, and this growth has been helped by joining the European Union. Poland's economy is diversified with many industries, as a consequence unemployment is falling and less people are emigrating.
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