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EU expansion 1952 - 2007

Poland
Area: 312,685 sq km
Population: 38.2 million

Average pay: 7,509 euros (per year, 2001)
Cars: 29 per 100 people
Mobile phones: 36 per 100
Internet users: 23%

Main ethnic groups (2002 census): Poles, 96.7%; Silesians 0.45%; Germans, 0.39%; Belarusians, 0.12%; Ukrainians, 0.07%

Inflation: 0.7% (2003)
Unemployment: 19.1% (2004)
GDP per head: 41% of EU average
Growth rate: 3.9% (2002 to 2003)

Main exports: furniture, ships, engines

Source: European Commission / Eurostat / Polish Foreign Ministry / PAP. (Figures for 2002 unless otherwise indicated.)

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