Tihani

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 General Background Information of
Country
Currency: Polish zloty GDP growth rate: 2.7% annual
change (2016)
Population: 38,476,269 (July
2017) GDP per capita: 13,811 USD
(2017)
Unemployment rate: 3.4% (Aug
2018)

Growth Rate: 4.6% (2017) GNI (gross national income) per

capita: 28,170 PPP dollars
Joined the EU in 2004
(2017)
6th largest economy in the EU
 Warsaw, capital

Wawel Castle
 Current Economy

Major Export Products:

Daily LIfe
● Strict laws
● Traditional outlook on society issues
(lgbtq)
● 464 Euros ($500) per month salary
● Average income after tax is roughly $850
Major Factors for Economy
● machinery and transport equip 37.8%
● intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%
● food and live animals 7.2%
Trade: Imports
● Germany $48.2B, China $22.8B, Italy $10.5B,
Russia and France

● Agriculture: 11.5% (accounting for 3.8% of Exports:

GDP
● Industry for 30.4% ● Germany $47.8B, UK $12.8B, Czech Republic
● Services approximate with 57.6% (2015) $11.7B, France $10.4B, Italy $9.5B
Article #1: General Economic Story or
Current Event
- Massive debts bankrupted Government
state-owned business, ● Second Polish Republic, now a
employing thousands Representative Democracy
(1970s-80s) ● Considered one of the most
peaceful countries in the world
- Budget Revenues: $90.8B
● They have a President, as well as
Expenditures: $102.5B a Prime Minister
● Current president is Andrzej Duda,
prime minister is Mateusz
Morawiecki (2017)
Article #2: Case Study of the Manufacturing
Industry
● Exports: 15.7B Euros, 16%
● 23rd largest vehicle
of total exports
manufacturer in Eastern
and Central European for
● Experienced a jump in
growth after 2004 (joining
the EU)
● Features Shipbuilding,
Petrochemicals (fertilizers),
Electronics and Electronic
Machinery.
Article #3: Case Study of the Agriculture
Industry
● 12.7% of total Labor Force
● Private farmers, up to 90%
● 60% of land area used
● Grains, wheat, rye, barley,
etc
● 2nd largest potato
production, 6th of milk and
pigs
● Of sugar produced, 83%
consumed domestically,
90% poultry, etc
Economic Analysis and Outlook

Predictions Politics/ Relationships/etc

● Will continue to grow ● Keep positive trade relationships

● Past 26 years there has been
constant economic growth.
What other details are important to consider
about this country’s economy?
● Continue to be a peaceful country
● Keep government system running
smoothly

● One of the poorest countries in the

world, predicted to become one of the
most “booming” economies in all of
Europe
● One of the highest minimum salaries
in Central and Eastern Europe
Annotated Bibliography
Kiprop, Joseph. “The Biggest Industries In Poland.” World
Atlas, Worldatlas, 6 Feb. 2018,
www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-biggest-industries-
in-poland.html.
This article talks about Poland's major industries, and
facts about the economy there in the past. This
website was last updated in early 2018, so the
information is reliable and current. They have
paragraphs of different industries, for example
Tourism, and go in depth about how it affects
Poland's economy. Overall this article is very helpful
and works great for education.
“The World Factbook: POLAND.” Central Intelligence
Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 29 Oct. 2018,
www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-
world-factbook/geos/pl.html.
This website provided me with lots of very helpful
information and facts. I was able to learn a lot about
the economy there, as well as things about daily life.
There was lots of very specific facts that I didn't
know would be helpful but were.
Citations (continued)

https://www.heritage.org/index/country/pola https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cold
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https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2009/0 https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/countr
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https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-
type-of-government-does-poland-have.html

https://checkinprice.com/average-and-
minimum-salary-in-warsaw-poland/

https://agriregionieuropa.univpm.it/it/content
/article/31/43/art-survival-family-farms-
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