Bialystok is the largest city (pop. 286,000 in 2001) in north-eastern Poland and the capital of Podlaskie[?]Voivodship. The city is somewhat famous as the birthplace of L. L. Zamenhof, creator of Esperanto.
... pressures. Investor confidence was strong at yearend 2001, in part because of the strong recovery in the trade balance. Highly unequal income distribution remains ...