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POLAND
India - Poland Economic and Commercial
Relations
General Information
Poland
has a population of about 39 million.
It is the largest country in Central
Europe and ranks 8th in
Europe by size of population and 9th
by area. Poland followed a centrally
planned economy till 1989 and was
the first country in Central and Eastern
Europe to start economic reforms and
transition from a command economy
to market driven economy. As a result
of the bold economic reforms carried
out during the last decade, the foreign
trade, which was a state monopoly
till 1989, has been privatized and
grown from US$14.9 billion in 1989
to $96.1 billion in 2002. The exports
have been the main driving force for
the country’s economic growth
during the last few years. Poland
is all set to join the European Union
on 1st May 2004.
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