Poland - country in Europe

1. Poland - country in Europe Author: Łukasz Radziak SP310 class six

2. contents: • 1 Map of Poland • 2 Map of Europe • 3. Polish coins • 4. Jonh Paul II • 5. Moutains • 6.Sports in Poland • 7. Warsaw • 8. Flora and Fauna

3. Poland Poland (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe. Depending on the definition, Poland can also be considered part of Eastern, and Northern Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 km²,making it the 69t largest country in the world and 5th in Europe. Poland's population is over 38.5 million people, concentrated mainly in urban areas.

4. Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southeast by the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea and the waterways connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. To the east, Europe is generally divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, and by the Caspian Sea.

5. Polish coins and banknotes Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland, see also Polish złoty.

6. Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II born Karol Józef Wojtyła 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City from 16 October 1978, until his death, almost 27 years later, making his the second-longest pontificate in modern times after Pius IX's 31-year reign. He is the only Polish pope, and was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Adrian VI in the 1520s. He is one of only four people to have been named to the Time 100 for both the 20th century and for a year in the 21st.

7. Mountains of Poland Rysy Kasprowy Wierch Łysa Góra Rysy is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, at the Polish-Slovak border. Rysy has three peaks: middle (2,503 m), north-western (2,499 m) and south-eastern (2,473 m). The north-western peak is the highest point of Poland. Kasprowy Wierch or Kasprov vrch is a mountain in the Western Tatras. It is pronounced in English. In 1910 Kasprowy became very popular among ski tourists. Łysa Góra is a well-known mountain in Świętokrzyskie Mountains, Poland. With a height of 595 meters, it is the second highest mountain in that range.

8. Sport in Poland Adam Małysz, Ski Jumper (born December 3, 1977 in Wisła, Poland) - Małysz won two Olympic medals (Silver, Bronze) at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. He has also won an incredible 38 World Cup competitions, only second to Finland's Matti Nykänen (46) on the all-time list. He is the first ski jumper ever to win the World Cup 3 times in a row. Jerzy Dudek, Soccer Player (born March 23, 1973 in Rybnik, Poland) - Dudek, a famous Polish goalkeeper began his professional career with Sokół Tychy, a team in the Polish National Soccer League where he played one season in 1995-1996. Between 1996-2002, Dudek was a member of Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Eredivisie league in The Netherlands where he won the 1998-1999 Dutch League Championship and the 1999–2000 Dutch Super Cup.

9. Warsaw Warsaw is the capital of Poland and its largest city. It is located on the Vistula River roughly 370 kilometers (230 mi) from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2006 was estimated at 1,700,536, with a metropolitan area of approximately 2,900,000 to 3,000,000 people. The city area is 516.9 square kilometers (199.6 sq mi), with an agglomeration of 6,100.43 square kilometers (2,355.4 sq mi) (Warsaw Metro Area - Obszar Metropolitalny Warszawy). Warsaw is the 8th biggest city in the European Union. Warsaw gave its name to the Warsaw Pact, Warsaw Convention and the Treaty of Warsaw and the warsaw uprising.

10. Fauna Many 0 that 0 0 died out in other parts of Europe still survive in Poland, such as the wisent in the ancient woodland of the Białowieża Forest and in Podlachia. Other such species include the brown bear in Białowieża, in the Tatras, and in the Beskids, the gray wolf and the Eurasian lynx in various forests, the moose in northern Poland, and the beaver in Masuria, Pomerania, and Podlachia. In the forests, one also encounters game animals, such as red deer, roe deer, and boars. In eastern Poland there are a number of ancient woodlands, like Białowieża, that have never been cleared by people. There are also large forested areas in the mountains, Masuria, Pomerania, and Lower Silesia.