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Country AnalysisCountry Analysis

Country Profile

Geo/Demographics

EU Member: May 1st,2004

Political system: Republic

Total area: 313 000 km²

Population: 38.6 million

GDP: $463 billion

Religion: Catholic

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Poland

Country Profile / Culture

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Collectivist SocietyLow ContextCultural Dimension

Scores Don’t smile to strangers => follow NY style Learn few words in Polish => Poles will love it Bring flowers when visiting

Polish home => “thank you for

invitation” Never refuse seconds => nothing better than

Polish home cooking Politics => always a good topic

Poland

Some things that can make it easier to live abroad Do everything possible to make your time abroad an

exciting opportunity

“The best expat is the educated expat”

Encourage your children to maintain their connection to home

Well compensation

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Conclusion

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Questions & Comments?