Western
Population:
4,110,000. Biggest city: Wroclaw
(642,000)
Urban population:
69%. Rural: 31%
Area: 36,223 square
km. Density: 113 persons/square km.
| Indicator |
Regional
value |
Polish
mean |
%
Polish mean |
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIVENESS
|
| Consumer
goods, % with all 3: TV, VCR, car |
43 |
36 |
119 |
| Expect
living standard better next year, % |
24 |
21 |
114 |
| Present
household living standard good, % |
30 |
27 |
111 |
| Current
economic situation of Poland good, % |
22 |
20 |
110 |
| Value
added (gross) per capita in zlotys |
6,426 |
6,446 |
100 |
| Monthly
disposable income/head, zlotys |
432 |
449 |
96 |
| Gross
domestic product per capita in zlotys |
7,177 |
7,477 |
96 |
| Gross
domestic product in '000,000 zlotys, 1995 |
29,499 |
41,243 |
72 |
LABOUR
MARKET CHANGE
|
| Working
in services, % |
50 |
43 |
116 |
| Registered
employment rate, % |
85 |
85 |
100 |
| Job
is secure, % |
54 |
57 |
95 |
| Private
sector, % working population |
54 |
62 |
87 |
| Have
second job, % |
16 |
20 |
80 |
SOCIAL
COHESION AND STABILITY
|
| Hospital
beds per 10,000 inhabitants |
60 |
55 |
109 |
| Believe
situation is going in right direction, % |
42 |
41 |
102 |
| Health
is good, % |
51 |
51 |
100 |
| Students
per 10,000 inhabitants |
203 |
203 |
100 |
| Life
expectancy: women |
75 |
76 |
99 |
| Life
expectancy: men |
66 |
67 |
99 |
| Area
where I live is calm and safe, % |
59 |
72 |
82 |
Administrative Divisions (provinces and voivoids*)
*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) |
Dolnoslaskie (Pop. 2,985,000)
Area: 19,948 sq. km.
Capital city: Wroclaw (642,000) |
Wroclaw (Pop. 1,138,000)
Walbrzych (Pop. 739,000)
Jelenia Góra (Pop.
524,000)
Legnica (Pop.524,000)
|
Lubuskie (Pop. 1,020,000)
Area: 13,984 sq.km.
Capital city: Zielona Góra (116,000) |
Zielona Góra (Pop.674,000)
Gorzów (Pop. 511,000) |
