GDP growth in Poland has been steady throughout the past few years. This is almost entirely based on economic growth as the population has remained essentially the same over the past several years. One of the main precursors for Poland's growth has been in its workforce. It left the communist days with a largely outdated industrial sector, but has swiftly joined the information age due to the quality of its workforce. Literacy is near 100% and Poles receive an amount of schooling that is comparable to other leading Eastern European countries. Moreover, the average amount of education received by Poles is higher amongst younger demographics, which shows that Poland is on par with other developing countries in terms of having an increasingly educated workforce.

Poland's economic base has moved to a majority service-base, with industry representing just 31.7% of the GOP in 2006. Moreover, Poland is a net importer, which...
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