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Poland in figures

Geography:

Total Land Area:                        304,465 sq km
Total Land boundaries:              2,788 km
Border countries:                       Belarus 416 km, Czech Republic 790 km,
                                                   Germany 467 km, Lithuania 103 km,
                                                   Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km,
                                                   Slovakia 541 km, Ukraine 529 km

^Source:^{www.poland.gov.pl}

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Population: 38,441,588 (July 2011 est.)

Age structure (2011):                0-14 years: 14.7%
                                                  15-64 years: 71.6%
                                                   65 years and over: 13.7%

Median age: 38.5 years
Population growth rate: -0.062% (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: 76.05 years
Labor force 2010: 17 million

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 17.4%

industry: 29.2%

services: 53.4% (2005)

Unemployment rate (2010): 11.8%

Percentage of population in higher education in the 20-24 age group

_{Source: "Education at a glance" OECD}

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Economy:

GDP in 2010:                               $725.2 billion
GDP in 2010:                               3.8%
GDP in 2010 per capita:              $18,800
GDP- by sector in 2010:

agriculture: 3.9%

industry: 31.8%

services: 63% (2010 est.)

GDP growth rate forecast:
                                                    2008: 5,1%
                                                    2009: 1,8%

Currency:                                   zloty (PLN)

Exchange rates (06.04.2011):     1 EUR = 3,9989 PLN
                                                     1 USD = 2,7986 PLN
                                                     1 CHF = 3,0497 PLN
                                                     1 GBP = 4,5533 PLN
                                                     100 JPY = 3,2941 PLN
updated exchange rates:             http://www.nbp.gov.pl/

Budget

revenues: $91.23 billion

expenditures: $128.4 billion

Public debt in 2010: $252.9 bilion

Inflation rate 2010: 2.6%

Investment in 2007:                21.8% of GDP
Internal investments in 2006:       100 bln
FDI in 2006:                                $ 11 bln
Domestic market:                        38 mln consumers driving 10% annual retail market growth
Investment potential of Poland:
                                                   • GDP growth twice that of Western Europe
                                                   • Ranked 1st in planned investments in Europe
                                                 • Ranked 2nd in FDI Confidence Index
                                                   • Ranked 4th in top 10 global investment destinations
                                                   • Excellent productivity

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The European locations considered for new investment or expansion projects
(total>100, more than 1 response possible)

_{Source: "An open world" Ernst & Young’s 2008 European attractiveness survey}

Sources: CIA Factbook, GUS, PAIIIZ
more information: www.paiz.gov.pl