Northern
Population:
4,657,000 Biggest city: Gdansk
(463,000)
Urban population:
69% Rural: 31%
Area: 51,729 square
km. (about 1/6 of total land area) Density: 90 persons/sq.km.
| Indicator |
Regional
value |
Polish
mean |
%
Polish mean |
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIVENESS
|
| Expect
living standard better next year, % |
26 |
21 |
124 |
| Present
household living standard good, % |
30 |
27 |
111 |
| Value
added (gross) per capita in zlotys |
6,356 |
6,446 |
99 |
| Gross
domestic product per capita in zlotys |
7,307 |
7,477 |
98 |
| Consumer
goods, % with all 3: TV, VCR, car |
34 |
36 |
94 |
| Monthly
disposable income/head, zlotys |
408 |
449 |
91 |
| Gross
domestic product in '000,000 zlotys, 1995 |
34,029 |
41,243 |
83 |
| Current
economic situation of Poland good, % |
16 |
20 |
80 |
LABOUR
MARKET CHANGE
|
| Working
in services, % |
53 |
43 |
125 |
| Have
second job, % |
23 |
20 |
115 |
| Job
is secure, % |
61 |
57 |
107 |
| Registered
employment rate, % |
82 |
85 |
96 |
| Private
sector, % working population |
58 |
62 |
93 |
SOCIAL
COHESION AND STABILITY
|
| Students
per 10,000 inhabitants |
230 |
203 |
113 |
| Health
is good, % |
56 |
51 |
110 |
| Area
where I live is calm and safe, % |
78 |
72 |
108 |
| Believe
situation is going in right direction, % |
42 |
41 |
102 |
| Life
expectancy: women |
76 |
76 |
100 |
| Life
expectancy: men |
67 |
67 |
100 |
| Hospital
beds per 10,000 inhabitants |
54 |
55 |
97 |
Administrative Divisions (provinces and voivoids*): Northern 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) |
Pomorskie (Pop. 2,179,000)
Area: 18,298 sq. km
Capital: Gdansk (463,000) |
Gdansk (Pop. 1,456,000)
Slupsk (Pop. 426,000) |
Zachodniopomorskie (Pop. 1,730,000)
Area: 22,901 sq. km
Capital: Szczecin (418,000) |
Szczecin (Pop. 990,000)
Koszalin (Pop. 522,000) |
Warminsko-Mazurskie (Pop. 1,460,000)
Area: 24,202 sq.km
Capital: Olsztyn (169,000) |
Olsztyn (Pop. 772,000)
Elblag (Pop. 491,000) |
