Since the re-establishment of democracy, Poland has continued a policy of market liberalization and, at the moment, represents one of the most fortunate cases of transition from communism to a market economy.
In the primary sector, Poland has one of the highest employment rates in the European Union. Often, the soil is not very fertile and the agricultural sector appears to be underdeveloped at a mechanical level.
At the moment Poland is experiencing the restructuring and privatization of some sectors such as coal, steel and energy; The largest privatization to date has been the sale of Telekomunikacja Polska, the national telephone company, to France Télécom.
Full Name: | Republic of Poland |
Form of Government: | Parliamentary Republic |
President: | Bronisław Komorowski |
Prime Minister: | Donald Tusk |
Currency: | Polish złoty (PLN) |