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Business in Poland: Country and People
Here you will get to know more about the administrative structure, the population as well as geographic data of Poland...
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General administrative structure |
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Official flag of the republic Poland
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Conventional short form:
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Poland (Polska)
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Conventional long form:
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Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska)
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Total area (km²): 1)
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312.685 km²
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Population: 1)
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38.500.696 (July 2008 est.)
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Capital:
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Warsaw (Warszawa)
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Government type: 1)
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republic
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Chief of state: 1)
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President Lech Kaczyński (since 23 December 2005)
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Head of government:
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Prime Minister Donald Tusk (since 16 Noverber 2007)
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Administrative districts:
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16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular: Wojewodztwo) |
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- Dolnoslaskie (Niederschlesien)
- Kujawsko-Pomorskie
- Lodzkie
- Lubelskie
- Lubuskie
- Malopolskie
- Mazowieckie
- Opolskie
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- Podkarpackie
- Podlaskie
- Pomorskie
- Slaskie (Schlesien)
- Swietokrzyskie
- Warminsko-Mazurskie
- Wielkopolskie
- Zachodniopomorskie
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Official language:
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Polish
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Currency (code):
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Polish zloty (PLN)
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Country code:
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0048
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Country symbol:
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PL
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Internet country code:
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.pl
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National holiday:
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3 May (1791)
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Age structure (2008 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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15.2% (m: 3.013.109; f: 2.849.977) |
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15-64 years:
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71.4% (m: 13.681.481; f: 13.808.412) |
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65 years and over:
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13.4% (m: 1.964.477; f: 3.183.240) |
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Median age (2008 est.): 1)
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total:
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37.6 years |
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male:
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35.8 years |
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female:
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39.5 years |
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| Ethnic groups (2002): 1) |
Polish:
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96.7% |
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German:
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0.4% |
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Belarussian:
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0.1% |
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Ukrainian:
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0.1% |
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other:
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2.7% |
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| Languages: 1) |
- Polish (official nationalwide language)
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| Mobile phones: 1) |
41.389.000 (2007) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
5.681.000 (2007) |
| Internet users: 1) |
16.000.000 (2007)
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Geographic location:
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Central Europe, east of Germany
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Land boundaries: 1)
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3.056 km
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Border countries:
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- Germany: 467 km
- Lithuania: 103 km
- Russia (Kaliningrad): 210 km
- Slovakia: 541 km
- Czech Republic: 790 km
- Ukraine: 529 km
- Belarus: 416 km
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Coastline: 1)
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491 km
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National resources: 1)
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coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land
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Climate: 1)
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temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
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Sources of information:
1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 9 October, 2008
(c) Copyright 2005, Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. / Creditreform International e.V.
kindly supported by Creditreform Polska Sp. z o.o.
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