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Poland Facts & Figures
Poland Statistics
Find facts and figures on Poland including economic statistics: GDP, imports and exports as well as employment, population and geographical data.
Adulthood: 18
Annual per capita income: $US17,900 (2009 estimate)
Area: 312,685 square km
Biggest City: Warsaw
Capital: Warsaw
Cars: 16m (2010 estimate)
Customs Allowances: For EU citizens 10 liters of spirits; 90 liters of wine; 110 liters of beer; 800 cigarettes
Currency: Zloty
Driving: On the right
Drugs: All illicit drugs still criminalized; fines/and or imprisonment for possession of even small amounts, though the law is moving to an easing of this situation.
Economic growth in 2009: 1.7%
Economic output: Poland has a developing market economy and slowly rising standard of living, though below the EU average. Poland's economy has strong links with Germany and some neighboring Eastern European states.
Electricity: 220 AC, 50 cycles; plugs with two round pins
Ethnic groups: Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, others 2.7%
Football Association: Polish Football Association (PZPN) (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej; PZPN)
Football League: Ekstraklasa - 16 clubs (top division); Polish First League - 18 clubs (second tier)
Government: republic, parliamentary democracy
Highest Mountain: Rysy 2,499 m
International country code: +48
Internet country code: .pl
Internet users: 18.68 million (2008)
Longest River: the River Vistula (Wisla) is 1,042km long and flows through Krakow & Warsaw before reaching the sea at Gdansk.
Main export partners:
Germany 26.06%, Italy 6.84%, France 6.78%, UK 6.38%, Czech Republic 5.85%, Netherlands 4.14% (2009 estimate)
Main imports partners:
Germany 28.08%, Russia 8.65%, Italy 6.5%, Netherlands 5.59%, China 5.27%, France 4.6%, Czech Republic 4.05% (2009 estimate)
Military: compulsory military service (due to end in 2012)
Mobile phones: 44.08m (2008 estimate)
National team uniform: white and red
Population density: 123 per square mile
Population: 38,482,919 (July 2010 estimate)
Principal cities & populations:
Warsaw 1.7 m
Krakow 756,583
Łódź 753,192
Wroclaw 632,930
Poznan 567,932
Gdańsk 458,717
Pro soccer teams: 34 teams in 2 divisions
Religion: Predominately Roman Catholic
Ruling party: Civic Platform (PO)
Smoking: 2010 legislation bans smoking on public transport, schools, universities, work places, stadiums but is allowed in some large bars with a separate smoking section.
Stock market: Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)
Time: Central European Time: GMT +1 hour (Daylight saving time (DST) last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October.
Toilets: Triangle sign for men; circle for women
Tourism: (visitors 2009): 11.89 million
Unemployment: 8.9% (2010 estimate)
Urban population: 61% (2008 estimate)
Video system: PAL
Wettest month: July (in Warsaw)
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