1) Poland has a population of over 38 million people and its capital and largest city is Warsaw. 2) The official language is Polish and over 95% of the population is Roman Catholic. Some other religions practiced include Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism. 3) Poland has a diverse landscape and climate. Important historical figures include Copernicus, Chopin, and Pope John Paul II. Traditional dishes include bigos (hunter's stew) and pączki (doughnuts).

1. POLAND
Poland

2. Our neighbours

3. The teritory of Poland:
On land 311889 km2
On the sea -inter 2004 km2
On the sea- outteritorial 8682 km2
borders 3511 km
In the North Baltic Sea
In the South The Sudety and Karpaty
Mountains

4. In Poland there are 16 voivodships

5. National symbols
Flag
Emblem
National
Anthem-
Mazurek
Dąbrowskiego

6. There are more than 38 milion
people in Poland.We are the 32nd
nation in the world and the 6th in
EU.
The biggest ethnic
minirities are :
 Germany (152 900 .),
 Bielarus (48700 ),
 Ukraine (31000 tys),
 Gipsy (12900 tys),
 Russia (6100 tys.),
 Łemkowie (5900 tys.),
 Lithuania (5800 tys.)
The official language
in Poland- Polish

7. .
There are 138 officiallyregistered Churches and religious
associations
About 95 % of Polish people are Catholic
The second religion
is Orthodox
Church
The third is Protestant Church

8. The political system of The Republic of Poland is
established by the Constitution of 2nd April, 1997.
The Political System in Poland
According to the Constitution Poland is a Parliamentary
Republic and accomplishes the rules of independence,
democracy, legal and civil rights of the citiziens along with
pluralism and legalism.

9. The uthorities/powers:
legislative:
executive:
judicial: Courts and Tribunals
The President
of Poland -
Bronisław
Komorowski
Parliament and Senate
The Council of Ministers
and the President

10. Currency:
Polish zloty (PLN) 1 zł=100 groszy

11. W Polsce panuje klimat umiarkowany o charakterze przejściowym
pomiędzy klimatem morskim a lądowym. Jest to efekt ścierania
się mas wilgotnego powietrza.
Występują cztery pory roku
Klimat
SPRING SUMMER
AUTUMN WINTER
Temperatura 5 – 150C Temperatura powyżej 200C
Temperatura 15 – 50C Temperatura poniżej -50C

12. The Capital of Poland is
Warsaw - Warszawa

13. Beautiful views of Warsaw

14. Other beautiful cities in Poland
Gdańsk
Kraków
Poznań
Wrocław
Sandomierz
Kazimierz
Dolny

15. Cracow –was the second capital
city of Poland

16. Cracow’s monuments

17. Sukiennice – old shopping centre
In Cracow

18. Gdańsk – one of the most famous places
on the Baltic Sea

19. Westerplatte-
Peninsula in Gdansk,
symbol of the
outbreak of world
war II.September
1,2003, it was
included on the list
of historical
monuments.

20. Old houses and the harbour in Gdańsk

21. Wrocław- It’s another very nice
city.

22. Wrocław - city on some islands with
plenty bridges

23. One of the attractions in Wrocław is main
market with plenty small dwarfs. Nobady
knows why they are there.

24. Beautiful landscapes

25. Mieszko I – the ruler of
Polan tribe, regarded
for the first builder of
the Polish state.
Round Table
Debates 1989,
when the decision
of independent
election was
undertaken. It
started the
democratic
changes in Poland
and Europe.
Biskupin – the oldest
Slavonic Settlement
osada słowiańska
from 2700 years
ago.
The Second World War
1939 - 1945
13th December 1981- the
beginning of martial law (1981-
1983)
some facts from our history

26. Important Poles in the History
Karol Józef Wojtyła – Pope John
Paul II.
Lech Wałęsa – Polish labourer,
(electrician) politician, Trade
Union activist(electrician). The
first leader of Solidarity.
Mikołaj Kopernik – Nicolaus Copernicus; one of the
greatest astronomers. - „he stopped the Sun and
moved the Earth”
Fryderyk Chopin - genius of XIX century.
Composer of Romanticism Era.

27. Polscy laureaci Nagrody Nobla
Maria Skłodowska-Curie
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Władysław Stanisław
Reymont
Czesław Miłosz
Lech Wałęsa
Wisława Szymborska

28. Polish greetings
Good morning Dzień dobry
Good afternoon Dobry wieczór
Good night Dobranoc
Hello Cześć
How are you? Jak się masz?
Goodbye Do widzenia
Hi Cześć

29. Interesting vocabulary
zamek zamek zamek
pączek pączek
babka
rondo

30. A savory stew of cabbage and meat, with no standard recipe, as recipes
vary considerably from region to region and from family to family. Typical
ingredients include white cabbage (sauerkraut, kapusta kiszona in Polish),
various cuts of meat and sausages, often whole or puréed tomatoes, honey
and mushrooms. The meats may include pork (often smoked), ham, bacon,
beef, veal, sausage, and, as bigos is considered a hunters' stew, venison or
other game; leftover cuts find their way into the pot as well. It may be
seasoned with pepper, caraway, juniper berries, bay leaf, marjoram,
pimento, dried or smoked plums and other ingredients.
The Polish national dish

31. Gdyby kózka nie skakała,
Proverb
toby nóżki nie złamała…
(In a very simple
translation-”if you don’t
jump, you won’t break
your leg”)

32. Popular sports in our country
football
Ski jumping volleyball

33. Fairy tales and other
characters

34. Presentation made by the
students and the teachers of
Primary School nr 4 Marki,
Poland