Eastern
Population:
4,689,000 Biggest city: Lublin
(355,000)
Urban population:
47% Rural: 53%
Area: 65,212 square
km. (about 1/5 total land area) Density: 72 persons/sq.km.
| Indicator |
Regional
value |
Polish
mean |
%
Polish mean |
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIVENESS
|
| Consumer
goods, % with all 3: TV, VCR, car |
32 |
36 |
89 |
| Expect
living standard better next year, % |
18 |
21 |
86 |
| Monthly
disposable income/head, zlotys |
367 |
449 |
82 |
| Value
added (gross) per capita in zlotys |
4,856 |
6,446 |
75 |
| Current
economic situation of Poland good, % |
15 |
20 |
75 |
| Present
household living standard good, % |
20 |
27 |
74 |
| Gross
domestic product per capita in zlotys |
5,415 |
7,477 |
72 |
| Gross
domestic product in '000,000 zlotys, 1995 |
25,393 |
41,243 |
62 |
LABOUR
MARKET CHANGE
|
| Private
sector, % working population |
71 |
62 |
114 |
| Job
is secure, % |
58 |
57 |
102 |
| Registered
employment rate, % |
86 |
85 |
100 |
| Have
second job, % |
20 |
20 |
100 |
| Working
in services, % |
34 |
43 |
79 |
SOCIAL
COHESION AND STABILITY
|
| Life
expectancy: women |
77 |
76 |
101 |
| Life
expectancy: men |
67 |
67 |
100 |
| Area
where I live is calm and safe, % |
72 |
72 |
100 |
| Hospital
beds per 10,000 inhabitants |
50 |
55 |
91 |
| Students
per 10,000 inhabitants |
167 |
203 |
82 |
| Health
is good, % |
40 |
51 |
78 |
| Believe
situation is going in right direction, % |
32 |
41 |
78 |
Administrative Divisions (provinces and voivoids*): Eastern region.
*In 1998, Poland underwent local government re-organization, which led to the merger of the 49 voivoids into 16 new provinces.
| Provinces (new sub-national units, 1998-) |
Subsumes the following voivoids (old sub-national units) |
Lubelskie (Pop. 2,241,000)
Area: 25,155 sq. km.
Capital city: Lublin (355,000)
|
Lublin (Pop. 1,027,000)
Zamosc (Pop. 493,000)
Biala Podlaska (Pop.
309,000)
Chelm (Pop. 250,000)
|
Podlaskie (Pop. 1,224,000)
Area: 20,180 sq. km.
Capital city: Bialystok (278,000) |
Bialystok (Pop. 701,000)
Suwalki (Pop. 485,000)
Lomza (Pop. 354,000) |
| Mazowieckie, see Central region. |
Siedlce (Pop. 662,000)
Ostroleka (Pop. 408,000) |
