Poland

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POLSKA
By Brad Wojciechowski
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Poland A land of many borders
1660
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1864
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Battles

• Poland was often fighting battles for their
  neighboring states because of their military
  might
• Russia invades Poland
• 1241 - Tartar invaders left Poland in destruction
• 1655 - Sweden invades Poland
• 1793-1795 Poland is partitioned through the
  invasion by Russia, Prussia, and Austria
• 1939 German and Russian invaders take over the
  Country

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20th Century

• 1945
• The government became a Communist regime.
• Their borders expanded to the east when German
  territories lying east of the rivers Oder and
  Neisse became Polish territory.
• This is also true to the west as well.
• The Polish frontier with the USSR shifted
  westward.

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Border Patrol
Polands borders North Baltic Sea Northeast
Lithuania East Belarus Southeast
Ukraine West Germany South Czech Republic
and Slovakia
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Geographical Regions
Poland can be split into six different
regions Baltic Coastal Zone Baltic Lake and
Moraine Central Lowlands Southern
Uplands Carpathian Zone
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Economies of each Region

• Baltic Coastal Zone
• Tourism
• Fishing
• And small individual farming
• Baltic Lake and Moraine
• Breed cattle
• Forestry
• Growing of Flax
• Central Lowlands
• Agriculture
• Potatoes, rye, flax, sugar, and livestock
• Southern Uplands
• Mining
• Barley, cereal, and other plant foods
• Carpathian Zone
• Oil fields

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Population Density
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Demographic Statistics of Poland
Population of Poland
Percentage of Poles living outside of Poland
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Environmental Aspects of Poland

• Under Communism the environmental issues were
  cast aside, and more industrial matters took the
  center stage

Poland is part of the Black Triangle which one of
the worst cases of acid rain in the world.
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Protection of the Environment

• Poland has very little environmental action
  policies, and remains one of the most polluted
  countries in Europe.
• The last two governments dropped the environment
  from their top objectives as a nation
• Government spending is the lowest in Europe for
  sustaining a viable environment

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Polands Economy

• Growing industrial economy during the communist
  regime
• This led to pollution, and environmental damage
• The affects of industrialization can still be
  seen on the agricultural front.
• Lack of structure, inefficient small farms, and a
  lack of investment.

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How to earn a Zloty
Labor force by Occupation Industry
22 Agriculture 28 Services 50
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• Poland
• GDP
• PPP 368.1 billion
• Growth rate 1.2
• Unemployment
• 17
• 18 live below the poverty line

• United States
• GDP
• PPP 10.082 trillion
• Growth rate .3
• Unemployment
• 5
• 13 live below the poverty line

Poland's Place in the World
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Geopolitics

• History of Polish Politics
• Began as a Kingdom in 840 A.D.
• Before there was a Kingdom the area that is now
  Poland was inhabited by different tribes
• Celts, Balts, Scythians, Huns, Goths, and
  Germanic people.
• Is in the Crossroads of Europe
• There is no natural barriers to the West, and the
  aggressive neighbors to the east.

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Government

• Piast Dynasty
• 840 A.D. 1370 A.D.
• Citizen Domination
• Bicameral regional legislature
• Voiced opinions about economic and military
  issues
• Partitions
• Germany
• Russia

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Poland in the 20th Century

• Until 1918 Poland was partitioned by various
  republics.
• Gained political sovereignty in 1918 at the end
  of the First World War.
• Poland was invaded by Germany from the east, and
  the USSR from the west.
• Was under partition from 1939-1945

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Post War Poland

• 1944
• Poland is under Direct rule of the Soviet Union
• 1989
• Poland is frees itself from communism after a 45
  year reign
• 1990 2003
• New Constitution
• Opened doors to new political parties

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Intergovernmental Organizations

• 1385
• Poland-Lithuania Unite
• 1945
• Poland joins the United Nations
• 1997
• Poland joins NATO
• 2004
• Join European Union

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Religion

• 966
• Poland adopted Roman Catholicism as their
  religion
• This choice lead Poland to unite with Western
  Europe, and become sovereign
• Other religions in Poland
• Russian Orthodox
• Protestant Christian
• Islam
• Judaism

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Interesting Facts

• Official language
• Polish
• Polish land mass
• 120,728 square miles
• Or slightly smaller than New Mexico
• Highest elevation
• Rysy Peak at 8,196 feet
• Or 20,839 miles less than Mt. Everest
• Lowest elevation
• Vistula Delta
• 6 feet
• Literacy rate
• 98.7

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Problems and their Solutions

• Problem
• Unemployment
• 1 out of 7 adults are unemployed
• Solution
• The market economy and the strengthening zloty
  will more than likely help the unemployment
  numbers shrink
• Problem
• Technology
• Poles are not highly skilled for these jobs.
• The Western States are unwilling to help out
  Poland and run businesses there for the fear of
  failure
• Solutions
• Send Polish business men abroad for training in
  these fields
• Offer better training for business students from
  western entrepreneurs

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Future of Poland

• By joining the European Union in 2004 Poland will
  incorporate western economic as well as social
  issues into their ideology.
• This will only help its citizens enjoy the fruits
  of life.
• This will also help rid their minds of the once
  totalitarian rule of Poland
• Continued privatizing of the industry
• Environment
• Poland has a bad history with the environment.
• Under Communism there was a high productivity in
  the industry market, allowing pollution levels to
  sky rocket
• Capitalism has not abbreviated the situation,
  putting 5 million new cars on the roads

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Conclusion

• Underdevelopment
• Illiteracy rate
• Uneducated
• Developed
• Industry
• Currency

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