Safeting and Promoting Interests in the Agro-Food Industry –

Experience and Perspectives in Europe

Autopresentation

Poland

Location of Poland in Europe

Symbols of Poland

Flag

Anthem: Mazurek Dąbrowskiego

Polish Emblem

Administrative partitition of Poland

General information

• Capital city - Warsaw• Area – 312,679 km2

• 16 Regions• Population (2009) – 38 mln• Density 122/ km2

• Government – Parlamentary Republik• GDP (nominal) per capita – 13,800 $• Currency - Zloty

The Warsaw Mermaid

Some information about environment• Main Rivers: the VistulaVistula Pl: Wisła and the OderOder Pl: Odra

• Land use FORESTS COVER 28% of Poland’s land area. More than half of the land is devoted to AGRICULTURE. While the total area under cultivation is declining, the

remaining farmland is more intensively cultivated.

• Protected area More than 1% of Poland’s territory is protected within 23 23 NATIONAL PARKSNATIONAL PARKS.

There are also over 120 areas designated as LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE PARKSPARKS, and numerous NATURE RESERVESNATURE RESERVES and other PROTECTED AREAS.PROTECTED AREAS.

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Wrocław – meeting place

Wrocław – city of bridges

Interesting architecture

Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences

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