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ð Country: Poland
ð The Government Type: Democratic Republic
ð Leader and Title: Bronisław Komorowski
ð Limited or unlimited: Limited
ð European Union member: Yes
ð Current gov’t event or concern: Illicit drugs
ð Historical political event: A "shock therapy" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe.
ð Historical monument: Polish Memorial
ð A Person who changed history and how: Hitler because his troops were suppressing everyone including Poland who had just gained their independence.
ð Population: 38,383,809
ð % arable land: 41.1%
ð Agriculture: 12.9%, potatoes, fruits, vegitables, etc…
ð Example of Human Environment Interaction: Recycling, Building, Driving , Etc…
ð GDP: $ 487.7 Billion
ð GDP per capita: $ 20,900
ð Currency: Zloty
ð Exchange rate to US dollars: 1 zloty to .33 us dollars
ð Major economic activities: Farming, Trade, and School enrollment.
ð Famous brands of the country: PZU, Orlen, Era, etc…
ð Language: Polish
ð Religion: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Unspecified
ð Famous landmarks: Wawel Castle, Krakow, Auschwitz
ð Cultural foods: Sernik, Bigos, Mizeria
ð Music / Literature: Ryszard Rynkowski is a famous polish singer, and one of the greatest poets are zygmunt karsifski
ð Location (relative location): Central Europe, east of Germany
ð Climate: Cold
ð Topography: north to south is 876 kilometers and east to west 689 kilometers, total area is 312,843 square kilometers.
ð Country: belgium
ð The Government Type: Monarchy
ð Leader and Title: King PHILIPPE
ð Limited or unlimited: Unlimited
ð European Union member: Yes
ð Current gov’t event or concern: Illicit Drugs
ð Historical political event: Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830
ð Historical monument: Brussels
ð A Person who changed history and how: Each of the kings provided change, because they were the form of government for the people.
Population:10 773 486
% arable land: 45.05
Agriculture: 2%
Human Enviornmental interaction: Factories, Industry, Agriculture.
GDP: $ 447.4 billion
GDP per capita: 37,500
Currency: Euro
Euro to dollars: 1.37
Major economic activities are: Industry, and services, and a bit of farming.
Famous brands: Godiva and Nokia.
Language: Dutch, French , German.
Religion: Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%
Famous landmarks: atomium, mannekin pis.
Cultural foods: carbonade flamande in flanders or the couque biscuit
Music/Literature: toots thielemans is a famous jazz player in belgium, and a famous poet is emile leon cammaerts.
Location: 50 50 N, 4 00 E
Climate:Like most of its surrounding neighboors it is maritime.
Topography: hilly , rough , land that connects to other land
Gov type: Republic
Leader: Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Limited Government
European Union member: Yes
Current Gov't even or concern: Illicit Drugs
Historical political event: Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake.
Historical Monument: ajuda national palace, batalha monastery , and belem tower.
A person who changed history: a left coup wing of the military because they set up a democratic system.
Population:10,799,270
% arable land: 12.30
Agriculture: 11.7
Example of human environmental interaction: Factories, Farming, Building
GDP: $244.3 billion
GDP per capita: $23,000
Currency: Euro
Exchange rate to us dollars: 1.37
Major Economic activities: Taxing, Factories, Labor.
Famous Brands in the country: edp, galp, and Portugal telecom
Language: Portuguese
Religion: Roman catholic , and other christian religions are the main ones, along with other religions.
Famous landmarks: Pena palace, obidos castle, jeronimos monastery.
Cultural foods: bacalhua, feijoada, Monte.
Music/literature: A famous singer in Portugal is Amalia Rodriguez, and a famous poet is Fernando Pessoa.
Location: 39 30 N, 8 00 W
Climate: Warm Temperate, Mediterranean climate.
Topography: The topography is it is a piece of land surrounded by water linking on to another piece of land.