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Poland's Snapshot Country Profile
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Full name: Republic of Poland
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Population: 38.13m (* World Bank ’08)
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Administrative capital: Warsaw
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Timezone: GMT + 1
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Area: 312,685sq km (120,728 sq m) (about size of New Mexico)
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Sunshine: temperate continental climate
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Coastline: 491km
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Main religions: Christianity 90%, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Judaism
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Languages: Polish
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Admin divisions: 16 provinces
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Internet domain: .pl
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International dialling code: +48
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GDP: $339bn (*’08 )
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Economic growth: +6.13% (* ’08)
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Labour force: 16.86m (** ’07 est)
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Unemployment: 10.87 (*** June '09)
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Inflation: 3.5% (*** June '09 yr on yr)
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FDI: $10bn / 5.7% GDP*
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Average wage: £1796 month (PLN 7,815) ('08 #)
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Monetary unit: 1 zloty (PLN) = 100 groszy
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Main export: Machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals
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Member of EU: Since May 2004
For more of a profile of Poland, take a look at STEP country profile to give you more in-depth information on the Social, Technological, Economic and Political profile for the country.
To give you more background as to why you might consider investing in Poland, go to the Why Invest section, or maybe look at the individual towns and cities profiled in each country's Towns section. Or simply take a look at the Polish Property
