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); $US29,600 (2017 estimate)
Area: 312,685 square km
Biggest City: Warsaw (1.7 million people)
Capital: Warsaw
Cars: 16 million (2010 estimate); 22.5 million (2017)
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: 1.7% (in 2009); 4.7% (2017)
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% (2009); Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% (2011)
Football Association: Polish Football Association (PZPN) (Polish: Polski 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); 28,237,820 (2020)
Longest River: the River Vistula (Wisla) is 1,042 km 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); Germany 27.4%, Czech Republic 6.4%, UK 6.4%, France 5.6%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.4% (2017)
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); Germany 27.9%, China 8%, Russia 6.4%, Netherlands 6%, Italy 5.3%, France 4.2%, Czech Republic 4% (2017)
Military: compulsory military service ended in 2012; voluntary military service for 18-28 year olds for male and female
Mobile phones: 44.08m (2008 estimate); 51,098,747 (2020)
National team uniform: white and red
Population density: 123 per square mile
Population: 38,482,919 (July 2010 estimate); 38,282,325 (2020 estimate)
Principal cities & populations:
Warsaw 1.7 m
Krakow 756,583
Lodz 753,192
Wroclaw 632,930
Poznan 567,932
Gdansk 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; (visitors 2016) 17.5 million
Unemployment: 8.9% (2010 estimate); 4.9% (2017 estimate)
Urban population: 61% (2008 estimate); 60% (2020 estimate)
Video system: PAL
Wettest month: July (in Warsaw)
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