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Poland Basic Data


Territory: 312,679 km2
Population: 38.180m (Oct 2009 est.)
Population growth: -0.02% (average, 2005-2008)
Land boundaries: Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Main towns: Warsaw (capital), Lodz, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan, Katowice, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin
Language: Polish
Measures: Metric system
Time: 1 hour ahead of GMT
Currency: Zloty (PLN)
Religions: Roman Catholic (95%), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and other (5%);
Government type: Parliamentary democracy
President: Lech Kaczynski
Prime Minister: Donald Tusk
EU entry date: 1st May 2004
Public holidays: 1st January (New Year's Day); Easter Monday; 1st May (Labour Day); 3rd May (Polish National Day, Proclamation of 1791 Constitution); Corpus Christi; Assumption; 1st November (All Saints' Day); 11th November (Independence Day); 25th-26th December (Christmas)
 

Key economic indicators and forecasts

Polish economy: GDP, quarterly trends
 
Q4/08
Q1/09
Q2/09
Q3/09
Q4/09f
Q1/10f
GDP real change, y-o-y
3.0%
0.8%
1.1%
1.7%
2.6%
2.9%
f – forecast
Source: Polish Market Review, January 2010
 
Polish economy: annual trends
 
 
2007
2008
latest 2009
2009f
2010f
2011f
GDP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GDP at current prices
€ bn
311.1
362.0
Q1-Q3
221.9
-
-
-
Real GDP change
y-o-y
6.8%
5.0%
Q1-Q3
1.2%
1.6%
2.3%
3.1%
Foreign Trade
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exports
€ bn
105.8
121.1
Jan-Oct
81.9
99.5
108.0
121.5
Imports
€ bn
118.2
138.8
Jan-Oct
85.0
104.2
115.5
130.0
Balance
€ bn
-12.4
-17.7
Jan-Oct
-3.1
-4.7
-7.5
-8.5
Prices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPI
y-o-y
2.5%
4.2%
Jan-Nov
3.5%
3.5%
2.3%
2.4%
PPI
y-o-y
2.0%
2.2%
Jan-Nov
3.5%
3.4%
1.5%
2.8%
Unemployment (registered)      
e-o-p
11.2%
9.5%
Nov
11.4%
11.9%
12.5%
11.6%
Exchange rates 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EUR/PLN
e-o-p
3.58
4.17
Dec
4.11
-
3.83
3.66
USD/PLN
e-o-p
2.44
2.96
Dec
2.85
-
2.65
2.57
Market size
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Population
m
38.116
38.136
Oct
38.180
-
-
-
Per capita GDP at current prices
€
8,161
9,491
Q1-Q3
5,812
-
-
-
f – forecast
Source: Polish Market Review, January 2010

 
 
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Basic data on Polish regions

 
Region
Geographic and demographic data
(2008)
Economic data
(2007)
Area (km2)
Population
('000)
Population density (persons per
1 km2)
GDP
(PLN m)
Share of GDP (Poland=100%)
GDP per capita (PLN)
GDP per capita (Poland=100%)
Poland
312,679
38,136
122
1,176,737
100.0%
30,873
100.0%
Dolnoslaskie
19,947
2,877
144
96,666
8.2%
33,567
108.7%
Kujawsko-Pomorskie
17,972
2,068
115
55,358
4.7%
26,801
86.8%
Lubelskie
25,122
2,162
86
45,361
3.9%
20,913
67.7%
Lubuskie
13,988
1,009
72
27,581
2.3%
27,350
88.6%
Lodzkie
18,219
2,549
140
72,656
6.2%
28,371
91.9%
Malopolskie
15,183
3,287
217
86,635
7.4%
26,456
85.7%
Mazowieckie
35,558
5,205
146
255,893
21.7%
49,415
160.1%
Opolskie
9,412
1,033
110
26,618
2.3%
25,609
82.9%
Podkarpackie
17,845
2,100
118
43,685
3.7%
20,829
67.5%
Podlaskie
20,187
1,192
59
27,351
2.3%
22,896
74.2%
Pomorskie
18,310
2,220
121
67,073
5.7%
30,396
98.5%
Slaskie
12,334
4,646
377
152,741
13.0%
32,761
106.1%
Swietokrzyskie
11,710
1,273
109
30,329
2.6%
23,741
76.9%
Warminsko-Mazurskie
24,173
1,4267
59
32,756
2.8%
22,961
74.4%
Wielkopolskie
29,827
3,398
114
109,131
9.3%
32,266
104.5%
Zachodniopomorskie
22,892
1,693
74
46,904
4.0%
27,708
89.8%
 Source: “Construction sector in Poland, H2 2009. Comparative regional analysis and development forecasts for 2009-2012.”, PMR Publications, November 2009
 
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