Journey to European Countries
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Eastern Europe
Poland
Physical Characteristics
Economic Characteristics
Cultural Characteristics
Click to hear the national anthem
• The fertile North European Plain slopes to the north-northeast from the Alps, extending to the Baltic Sea, and on into Denmark and southern Finland, Norway and Sweden.
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• Carpathian Mountains are part of the great mountain system of central Europe. The Carpathians extend for about 900 miles along the Slovakia-Poland border and into Ukraine and Romania. NEXT
• Vistula River is an important waterway of east-central Europe. It carries much of the river traffic in Poland. The Vistula rises in the Carpathian Mountains in southern Poland and then takes a circular course northward. The river runs through the city of Warsaw.
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• Oder River is an important waterway in central Europe. It is about 530 miles long and drains about 46,000 square miles. NEXT
• The Warta is a river in western-central Poland, a tributary of the Oder river. With a length of approximately 808 kilometers it is the country's third longest river. NEXT
• Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland.
• The city is a center of business, culture, and industry. It lies in east-central Poland, on both banks of the Vistula River.
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• Change from communist state to free market
economy
Pollution problems from Poland's many large coal-fired power plants contributed
quite considerably to cross-border air pollution in Europe.
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• Warsaw is the center of culture and trade.
Capital City Warsaw
Language Polish
Religion Catholic TOUKRAINE
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
Physical Characteristics
Economic Characteristics
Cultural Characteristics
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• Ukraine is by far the largest Eastern European country. NEXT
• Dnieper River is one of the longest rivers in Europe.
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• The Crimean, a region of Ukraine, is a peninsula that juts from the southern part of Ukraine into the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
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• Rich dark soil covers two-thirds of Ukraine which makes it very productive in farming.
• Ukraine is known as the “Breadbasket of Europe”.
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Capital City Kiev
Language Ukrainian, Russian
Religion Ukrainian, Orthodox
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