From the moment I stepped off the airport shuttle on the eastern side of Helsinkiâs Railway Square, I felt small. In front of me, Helsinki Railway Station dominated the square, its arch-shaped faÃ§ade guarded on either side by enormous, lamp-wielding statues. Everywhere I looked was a succession of large and beautiful buildings, testaments to the creativity of 19th- and 20th-century architects.
With its 38,346,279 people, Poland is the 34th largest country in the world by population. It is the 70th largest country in the world by area with 312,685 square kilometers.
Polish households have on average 2.84 persons compared to an OECD average of 2.63. This is almost one person more than households in Sweden (1.99), the OECD country with the smallest household size. 5. Polish social spending on children up to age 18 is low (PLN 116 200) compared to the OECD average (PLN 275 300).