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POLAND

POLAND. POLAND :). The Polish Flag. White Stork the National Bird Of Poland. Frederick Chopin, A Composer. Nicolaus Copernicus, An Astronomer . The History of Poland.

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POLAND

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  1. POLAND

  2. POLAND :)

  3. The Polish Flag

  4. White Stork the National Bird Of Poland Frederick Chopin, A Composer Nicolaus Copernicus, An Astronomer

  5. The History of Poland • Great (north) Poland was founded in 1966 by Mieszko I, who belonged to the Piast dynasty. The tribes of southern Poland then formed Little Poland. In 1047, both Great Poland and Little Poland united under the rule of Casimir I the Restorer. Poland merged with Lithuania by royal marriage in 1386. The Polish-Lithuanian state reached the peak of its power between the 14th and 16th centuries, scoring military successes against the (Germanic) Knights of the Teutonic Order, the Russians, and the Ottoman Turks.

  6. The History of Poland cont. • Lack of a strong monarchy enabled Russia, Prussia, and Austria to carry out a first partition of the country in 1772, a second in 1792, and a third in 1795. For more than a century thereafter, there was no Polish state, just Austrian, Prussian, and Russian sectors, but the Poles never ceased their efforts to regain their independence. The Polish people revolted against foreign dominance throughout the 19th century. Poland was formally reconstituted in Nov. 1918, with Marshal Josef Pilsudski as chief of state. In 1919, Ignace Paderewski, the famous pianist and patriot, became the first prime minister. In 1926, Pilsudski seized complete power in a coup and ruled dictatorially until his death on May 12, 1935.

  7. The History of Poland cont. • Despite a ten-year nonaggression pact signed in 1934, Hitler attacked Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. Soviet troops invaded from the east on Sept. 17, and on Sept. 28, a German-Soviet agreement divided Poland between the USSR and Germany. WladyslawRaczkiewicz formed a government-in-exile in France, which moved to London after France's defeat in 1940. All of Poland was occupied by Germany after the Nazi attack on the USSR in June 1941. Nazi Germany's occupation policy in Poland was designed to eradicate Polish culture through mass executions and to exterminate the country's large Jewish minority.

  8. The History of Poland cont. • The Polish government-in-exile was replaced with the Communist-dominated Polish Committee of National Liberation by the Soviet Union in 1944. Moving to Lublin after that city's liberation, it proclaimed itself the Provisional Government of Poland. Some former members of the Polish government in London joined with the Lublin government to form the Polish Government of National Unity, which Britain and the U.S. recognized. On Aug. 2, 1945, in Berlin, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Prime Minister Clement Attlee of Britain established a new de facto western frontier for Poland along the Oder and Neisse rivers. (The border was finally agreed to by West Germany in a nonaggression pact signed on Dec. 7, 1970.) On Aug. 16, 1945, the USSR and Poland signed a treaty delimiting the Soviet-Polish border. Under these agreements, Poland was shifted westward. In the east, it lost 69,860 sq mi (180,934 sq km); in the west, it gained (subject to final peace conference approval) 38,986 sq mi (100,973 sq km)

  9. Economy GDP (2008): $530 billion.Real GDP growth (2008): 4.9%.Per capita GDP (2008): $13,900.Rate of inflation (2008, average): 4.2%.Natural resources: Coal, copper, sulfur, natural gas, silver, lead, salt.Agriculture: Products--grains, hogs, dairy, potatoes, horticulture, sugar beets, oilseed.Industry: Types--machine building, iron and steel, mining, shipbuilding, automobiles, furniture, textiles and apparel, chemicals, food processing, glass, beverages.Trade (2008): Exports--$169.5 billion: furniture, cars, ships, coal, apparel. Imports--$206.1 billion: crude oil, passenger cars, pharmaceuticals, car parts, computers.

  10. Geography • Location: Central Europe, East of Germany • Climate: temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers • Terrain: mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border • Natural Resources: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land • Natural Hazards: Flooding

  11. People • Population: 38,635,144 as of July 2005 • Population Growth Rate: 0.03% • Nationality: Polish • Ethnic Groups: Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7% • Religions: Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% • Languages: Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2%

  12. Government • Government type: Republic • Capital: Warsaw • Independence: 11 November 1918 (independent republic proclaimed) • National Holiday: Constitution Day, 3 May (1791) • Constitution: Adopted by the National Assembly 2 April 1997, passed by national referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997 The President of Poland

  13. Desserts :] • POLISH PECAN COOKIES  • 1 cup butter3 teaspoons vanilla1/2 cup powdered sugar1 1/2 tbsp. water2 1/2 cup flour2 cups pecan halvesPowdered sugar for rolling • Cream together butter with sugar, gradually beating until fluffy. Stir together water and vanilla; beat in. Add flour in fourths, mixing until blended after each addition. Dough may be refrigerated for easier handling. • Shape a tablespoon of dough around each pecan half, covering the pecan completely with the dough. • Bake for 10 minutes in a 400°F oven. • Roll while still warm from the oven in powdered sugar.

  14. Some Polish Words Translated • Dziendobry : good dayDobrywieczor : good eveningDobranoc : good nightCzesc : hi / helloDo widzenia : good bye Prosze : pleaseDziekuje : thank youDzieki : thanks (less formal)Przepraszam : I'm sorry / excuse meTak : yesNie : no

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