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The barbican in Warsaw's Old Town.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 71

Area - comparative

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<p>about twice the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than New Mexico</p>

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Poland. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 37

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 230

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 204

Death rate

comparison ranking: 21

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 213

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 193

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 176

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 206

Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

National coat of arms

Poland’s coat of arms was designed in 1927 by noted Polish graphic artist and educator Zygmunt Kaminski. The white crowned eagle is the national symbol, and white and red are the national colors, with white representing purity and truth and red symbolizing courage and the blood shed for freedom.

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 121

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 50

Labor force

comparison ranking: 37

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 22

Public debt

comparison ranking: 101

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 65

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 50

Exports

comparison ranking: 20

Imports

comparison ranking: 20

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 21

Heliports

comparison ranking: 58

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 75

Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues

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