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.
School Enrollment, primary (% gross) (2014) 101.3. Life Expectancy at Birth, years (2014) 77. With a population of about 38 million and GNI per capita of nearly US$12,400 (2016), Poland has the largest economy in Central Europe. Since joining the EU in 2004, the countryâs ambitions have been marked by the desire to rapidly catch up with the core of the EU in terms of economic growth and living standards.