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Brief Facts on Poland and the Poland/Australia relationship

Population: 38.130 million (1 January 2009: Eurostat)

Total area: 312,685 square kilometres (a little larger than Victoria and Tasmania combined) click here for map

Currency: Zloty

National Day: 3rd May, Constitution Day, and 11th of November, Independence Day.

Application for Accession submitted to the European Commission in 1994.
Began negotiating full membership in the EU in 1998.
Joined NATO in 1999
20% of all Poles are employed in agriculture.
For centuries Polish culture has been an integral part of European culture.
150,000 people of Polish ancestry living in Australia, nearly half of them born in Poland.
Australian chain The Cheesecake Shop has set up its activities in Poland.
Bilateral turnover in 2003 amounted to 118,5 mln AUD (export from Poland to Australia 98,9 mln AUD, import - 19,6 mln AUD)
Australian-Polish community is active in promoting commercial and academic ties through a number of community organisations, bilateral business councils and institutes.
Total value of Australian investment in Poland is estimated at USD 159 million.

Representation in Australia

Embassy of the Republic of Poland

Chancery :

7 Turrana Street
Yarralumla ACT 2600
Tel : (02) 6273 1208, 6273 1211, 6272 1000
Fax : (02) 6273 3184
web: http://www.poland.org.au
Email : embassy@poland.org.au

State Offices

New South Wales

The Consulate-General of the Republic of Poland

Jurisdiction throughout Australia

10 Trelawney Street
Woollahra NSW 2025
Tel : (02) 9363 9816
Fax : (02) 9327 2216
Tel : (02) 9363 9821 (Commercial and Economic Office)
Tel : (02) 9363 9822 (Commercial and Economic Office)
Email : polonijny@bigpond.com.au

Queensland

Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland

Jurisdiction throughout Queensland

270 Adelaide Street
Brisbane Qld 4000
(GPO Box 128
Brisbane Qld 4001)
Tel : (07) 3221 9564
Fax : (07) 3229 9482

Victoria

Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland

Jurisdiction throughout Victoria

12th Floor, 20 Collins Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel : (03) 9654 5180
Fax : (03) 9654 5180

Useful websites

Polish Australian Chamber of Commerce

General Information on Poland www.poland.gov.pl

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland www.msz.gov.pl