Poland Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Poland Country Formation Date 1918 Poland November 11, 1918

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Poland Poland 10.0 Wikipedia

Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country

Record Name Country Metal 1999 (Kilograms) 2000 (Kilograms) 2001 (Kilograms) 2002 (Kilograms) 2003 (Kilograms) Source
Gold production for Poland Poland Gold 489 367 349 296 300 United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers

Record Name Language Primary Country Source Rank Speakers
POLISH World Wide Language Speakers POLISH Poland 13th Edition of the Ethnologue 24 44,000,000

Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities

Record Name City Country Region Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) Source
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Warsaw Warsaw Poland Europe 495 408 87 Cushman & Wakefield

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Poland Life Expectancy Poland World Fact Book 75.19 76

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Poland Oil Production Poland 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 24,530

Database: World's Tallest Buildings

Record Name City Country Height in Meters Height in Feet
Warsaw TV Mast Plock Poland 646 2119

Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List

Record Name Country Organization Name Source
Jerusalem Hospital of the Teutonic Order (POLAND) Poland Jerusalem Hospital of the Teutonic Order World Monuments Fund
Mausoleum of Karol Scheibler (POLAND) Poland Mausoleum of Karol Scheibler World Monuments Fund

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in Poland Poland 2007 123 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Poland Poland Polska

Database: United Nations Presidents

Record Name Origin Year Session
Stanisław Trepczyński Poland 1972 Twenty-seventh

Database: Catholic Pope History

Record Name Birthplace Burial Origin Religion Number Pontiff Time Periord Years Birthdate Death Date
Pope 264 John Paul II Wadowice, Poland St. Peter's Basilica Grottoes Poland Catholic 264 John Paul II 1978-2005 26 5/18/1920 4/2/2005

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Poland Poland 14.90 2006 est. Wikipedia

Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits

Record Name Country Region Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent)
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Poland Poland Europe 0.02

Database: World List of Basilicas

Record Name Country Religion Region Number of Basilicas Note
Number of Basilicas in Poland Poland Catholic Europe 99 Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance.

Database: Tallest Churches in the World

Record Name Year Complete City Country Church Height (Meters) Height (Feet) Source
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen 2000 Stary Licheń Poland Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen 141,5 m 420 ft Wikipedia
St Elisabeth 1535 Wrocław Poland St Elisabeth 130.0 m 426 ft Wikipedia
Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle 1892 Szczecin Poland Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle 119.8 m 392 ft Wikipedia
Sanctuary of the Black Madonna 1900 Częstochowa Poland Sanctuary of the Black Madonna 106.0 m 348 ft Wikipedia
St. Stanislaw and St. Waclaw 1496 Świdnica Poland St. Stanislaw and St. Waclaw 103.0 m 338 ft Wikipedia
St. Mary 1854 Chojna Poland St. Mary 102.6 m 337 ft Wikipedia
Cathedral of St. Stanislaw 1912 Lodz Poland Cathedral of St. Stanislaw 101.5 m 331 ft Wikipedia
St. John 1892 Stargard Szczeciński Poland St. John 99.0 m 325 ft Wikipedia
Basilica of St. Anthony 1906 Rybnik Poland Basilica of St. Anthony 96.0 m 315 ft Wikipedia
St. Catherine Church 1897 Torun Poland St. Catherine Church 86.0 m 282 ft Wikipedia
St. Mary's Church 1292 Stargard Poland St. Mary's Church 83.5 m 274 ft Wikipedia
St. Mary's Church 1502 Gdansk Poland St. Mary's Church 82.0 m 269 ft Wikipedia
St. Mary's Basilica 1406 Gdansk Poland St. Mary's Basilica 80.0 m 262 ft Wikipedia

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Poland Literacy Rate Poland UNESCO 99.8 percent 99.8 percent 99.8 percent 2005

Database: World Biodiesel Production

Record Name Country Year Production (Milllion Liters) Production (Million Gallons) Source
Biodesel Production for Poland Poland 2005 80 21 EarthPolicy.org

Database: List of countries by train railway track length

Record Name Country Year Reported Transportation Type Railway Length (km) Source
Poland Railway Length Poland 2005 Train 19,599 Wikipedia

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
PL Poland Poland PL

Database: Prison Population by Country

Record Name Year Source
Prison population for Poland 2007 Human Development Reports (UNDP)

Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)

Record Name Country or Corporation Year GDP / sales ($million) Source
GDP Sales for Poland (2000) Poland 2000 154,146.00 Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations)

Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations

Record Name Language City Country Media kHz
Polskie Radio Warsaw Poland Radio 6095

Database: Sucide Rates By Country

Record Name Country Source Year Male (per 100,000) Female (per 100,000)
POLAND suicide rate Poland World Health Organization 04 27.9 4.6

Database: List of aircraft engine manufacturers

Record Name Industry Country Manufacturer Source
Polish Engines (Poland ) Aviation Poland Polish Engines Wikipedia
PZI (Poland ) Aviation Poland PZI Wikipedia
PZL (Poland ) Aviation Poland PZL Wikipedia

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Poland Poland n/a n/a 8.09 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
Poland Poland Warsaw 2002 312,685 38,625,478 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: Coin Mints of the World

Record Name Country City Address
Polish State Mint, Mennica Panstwowa S.A. Poland Warsaw 21 Pereca St., 00-958 Warsaw, Poland. Tel 0048 22 656 40 00

Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country

Record Name Country Source Thousand Metric Tonnes per Capita (per thousand people)
Poland CO2 Carbon Emissions Poland World Resources Institute 303,778 7.87846

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Poland Ocean Coastline Length Poland 491

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
POLAND Inflation Rate Poland International Monetary Fund 3.2 3.2 5.4 10.1

Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country

Record Name Country High School Equivalent Education
High School Equivalent for Poland Poland Matura, Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci Liceum (Ogolnoksztalcacego and Zawodowego), Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci (Technikum and Technikum Zawodowego) (Polish Matriculation Certificate)

Database: Capital Cities of World Countries

Record Name Country Capital City Country Long Name FIPS code
Republic of Poland (Poland) Poland Warsaw Republic of Poland PL

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
Poland Poland z dashed l 100 groszy zloty

Database: Overweight Population By Country

Record Name Country Source Rank Percent Overweight
Poland Overweight Population Poland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 25 31.7

Database: Country GDP (2005)

Record Name Country Year Source GDP GDP per Capita Real Growth Rate Inflation
Poland GDP Poland 2005 The World Factbook 2006 514 billion 13,300 3.2 2.1

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