presentation of Poland

1. POLAND
The voice of the people is pure harmony, sword – unity and compatibility, purpose –
truth.

2. Poland - General Information
The Republic of Poland is one of the largest
countries in Central Europe, bordering Russia,
Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech
Republic and Germany.
Its northern frontier on the Baltic Sea gives it
easy access to Scandinavian and North Sea
ports. Poland's shape is roughly square,
measuring 400-440 miles across. The capital,
Warsaw, is situated in the centre of the country.
Poland's surface area of 120,727 sq. miles ranks
eighth in Europe.

3. Poland - terrain
The country lies almost entirely on the North
European Plain and is a land of gentle relief,
rarely rising above 350 feet except along the
southern border with the Sudety and
Carpathian mountain ranges. Rysy is the
highest mountain peak, 8200 feet above sea
level. The longest rivers which cross the
country north-ward are the Vistula (667 miles
in length) in the centre, and the Odra (530
miles) which flows along Poland's western
border.

4. Poland - population
The population of Poland, currently 38.6
million people. The cities are mostly small or
medium sized. Some 43 cities have
populations of more than 100,000
inhabitants. Warsaw, the capital and Poland's
largest metropolitan area, has a population of
1.7 million people.
The five other largest cities are: Łódź, Kraków,
Wrocław, Poznań and Gdańsk. The population
of Polish communities abroad is estimated at
12 million, with the largest living in the USA
(5.6 mn.), CIS (2.5 mn.), France (1 mn.),
Germany (800,000), Canada (790,000), Brazil
(200,000), Australia (150,000), and the UK
(140,000).

5. Poland - Natural Resources
Poland has substantial mineral and agricultural
resources. It has the world's fifth largest proven
reserves of hard and brown coal in addition to
deposits of copper, sulfur, zinc, lead, and silver,
as well as magnesium and rock salt. All of these
contribute significantly to Poland's exports.
There are also commercially viable deposits of
chalk, kaolin, clays, potash, and natural gas. The
main agricultural crops are wheat and other
grains, potatoes, sugar-beets, and fodder crops.
The livestock sector comprises 8 million beef
and dairy cattle and 19 million pigs. Total arable
land is 18.7 million hectares (47 mn. acres). In
addition 8.9 million hectares (22 mn. acres) are
forested, making timber an important resource.

6. Poland - national symbols
White – red
FLAG
White eagle with
a golden crown -
EMBLEM
Polish ANTHEM

7. Thank you for your attention
Prepared:
Kinga Zapała
Oliwia Szafarczyk
Wiktoria Stępniewska