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Poland, officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Germany to the west; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. Official language – Polish. Government – Parliamentary republic (President, Prime Minister).

Warsaw – the capital and the largest city.

Poland is considered to currently have one of the fastest growing economies in Central European nations, with an annual growth rate of over 6.0%. Main industries – iron and steel, machine building, coal mining, shipbuilding, chemicals, food processing, beverages, textiles, glass.

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Poland is 0.87 (37th, high). Currency – Zloty (PLN). Fiscal year – Calendar year. Inflation (CPI) – 3% (2007). Unemployment – 7.3% July 2008. Debt - external: $99.15 billion (2004). from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time zone – CET (UTC+1). Summer (DST) – CEST (UTC+2).