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Comparison of Poland and South Africa [S]ave

Attribute
Poland
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South Africa
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Geography
Area (km²)312,6851,219,090
ContinentEuropeAfrica
Land area (km²)304,2551,214,470
Water area (km²)8,4304,620
Land boundaries (km)3,0715,244
Border countries
  • Belarus
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
  • Lithuania
  • Russia
  • Slovakia
  • Ukraine
  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
Coastline (km)4402,798
Mean elevation (m)1731,034
Lowest point (m)-20
Highest point (m)2,4993,408
People
Population38,282,32556,463,617
Official languages
  • Polish
  • Afrikaans
  • English
  • Sepedi
  • Sesotho
  • Setswana
  • Tshivenda
  • Xitsonga
  • isiNdebele
  • isiXhosa
  • isiZulu
  • siSwati
ReligionCatholicChristian
Government
Long country nameRepublic of PolandRepublic of South Africa
Short country namePolandSouth Africa
Long local nameRzeczpospolita Polska-
Short local namePolska-
Former name
  • Polish People's Republic
  • Union of South Africa
Government typeParliamentary republicParliamentary republic
CapitalWarsawPretoria
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)1,126,000,000,000767,200,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)524,800,000,000349,300,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)4.71.3
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)29,60013,600
Gross national saving (% of GDP)2016.1
Labor force17,600,00022,190,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.927.5
Population below poverty line (%)17.616.6
Budget revenues (USD)207,500,000,00092,860,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)216,200,000,000108,300,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)20.98
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)39.526.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.7-4.4
Public debt (% of GDP)50.653
Inflation rate (%)25.3
Central bank discount rate (%)1.55.75
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)4.810.38
Stock of narrow money (USD)260,400,000,000137,500,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)260,400,000,000137,500,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)419,700,000,000295,900,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)397,000,000,000735,900,000,000
Current account balance (USD)1,584,000,000-8,584,000,000
Exports (USD)224,600,000,00094,930,000,000
Imports (USD)223,800,000,00089,360,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)113,300,000,00050,720,000,000
External debt (USD)241,000,000,000156,300,000,000
National currencyzlotychrand
National currency (code)PLNZAR
National currency (symbol)R
National currency rate to USD3.74813.67



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