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POLAND

POLAND. Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is situated in Central Europe. Neighbours:. West : Germany South : the Czech Republic, Slovakia East : Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania North : The Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Map of Poland.

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POLAND

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  1. POLAND

  2. Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is situated in Central Europe

  3. Neighbours: • West: Germany • South: the Czech Republic, Slovakia • East: Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania • North: The Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

  4. Map of Poland Poland is a unitary state made of sixteen voivodeships.

  5. Flag

  6. Coat of arms

  7. AnthemDąbrowski’s Mazurka or “Poland is not yet lost”

  8. General information • Capital: Warsaw • Official language: Polish • Demonym: Pole/Polish • Government: Parliamentary Republic • President: Lech Kaczyński • Prime Minister: Donald Tusk • Formation: • Christianisation: 14 April 996 • Redeclared: 11 November 1918 • EU accession: 1 May 2004 • Area: 312,679 km² • Population: 38,116,000 • Currency: złoty (PLN)

  9. Geography • Rivers: • The Vistula • The Oder • The Warta • The Bug

  10. Vistula River in Modlin

  11. Oder River

  12. Warta River near Wronki

  13. Bug River near the vinicity Wyszkow

  14. The sea:The Baltic Sea

  15. Lake Districts: • The Masurian Lake District • The Pomeranian Lake District • The Greater Polish Lake District • The Kashubian Lake District

  16. Lake in Gołdap

  17. Lake Hańcza

  18. Mountain Regions: • The Sudetes • The Świętokrzyskie Mountains • The Carpathian Mountains including the Beskids and the Tatra Mountains

  19. Panorama of the Silesian Beskids

  20. Tatras

  21. The Desert: • Błędów Desert

  22. The biggest cities: • Warszawa • Lódź • Kraków • Wrocław • Poznań • Gdańsk

  23. Warszawa Łódź

  24. Kraków Wrocław

  25. Poznań Gdańsk

  26. Polish sausage Red beet soup Cuisine

  27. Polish dumplings Tripe soup

  28. Cabbage rolls Oscypek

  29. Pork chops Traditional stew

  30. Pope John II Fryderyk Chopin composer Famous Poles

  31. Nicolaus Copernicus Maria Skłodowska Curieastronomer physicist, chemist

  32. Jan Matejko Adam Mickiewiczpainter poet

  33. Lech Wałęsa

  34. Polish folklore Poland is a land with a rich and diverse folklore. There are many regions in the country, each with their own traditions, dances, songs and costumes. On the territory of present-day Poland there are some sixty folkloric regions - each with their own distinctive costumes. In some areas, such as the highlands of the Tatras (Podhale), Kurpie, Lowicz, Opoczno and Sieradz, the tradition of folk-costumes is still alive.

  35. Polish folk costumes:Krakow Region Highlands Region Lowicz Region

  36. Silesia Region Rzeszow Region

  37. Kurpie Region Kaszubski Region

  38. THE END

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