POLAND ! Welcome to Poland
2. Poland is a country in Central Europe. Its areais322,525 km2.
The capital of our country is Warsaw, and the presidentisBronisaw
Komorowski.Populationof Poland is 38 millionpeople. Polishnational
anthem is Mazurek Dbrowskiego. The official language is
Polish.Currencyisthe Polish zloty.
3. Poland joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. It also belongs
to NATO and the UN. Poland is divided into 16 voivodeships. The
city wherewe live is Rudalska. It issituatedin southern
Poland.
Ruda lska
4. Polish Nature
Thehighestpeak areRysy (2499 m abovesealevel). The longest river is
the Vistula River (Wisa).
5. Polish food
TypicalPolishdishes are stew, pork chops, pierogi and stuffed
cabbage.
Ourcuisineis famous for its excellent bread and delicious sausages.
Basic ingredients used in Polish cuisine are sauerkraut, beetroot,
pickles, cream, kohlrabi and fungi.A special dessert is
Faworki.There are other popular pastries, including poppy-seed
cake, cheesecake, gingerbread cookies or doughnuts. Most popular
drinksaretea and coffee.
6. Famous Polish
Mostfamous Polesare the followingpeople:
FryderykChopin
Maria Skodowska-Curie
Jan Pawe II
Lech Wasa
7. SeeyouinPoland !
By Magdalena Wachta and Katarzyna Tercha-Natkaniec