POLANDPoland is situated near Baltic Sea in Europe. The capital city of Poland is Warsaw.General information about Poland: official language: Polish Currency: złoty system: democracy President: Bronisław Komorowski,Prime Minister: Donald TuskPopulation (2010 estimate): 38,186,860Ethnic groups(2002): 96.7%Poles, 3.3% others and unspecified Drives on the right Religion: Roman Catholicism Total area: 312,685 km2

FOOD

The most traditional Polish dishes are Bigos,Golonka(Stewed pork knuckle) ,Pierogi(Polish dumplings)Oscypek(Hard, salty cheese)

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Poland amazing country

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal is situated in Europe

It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. General information about Portugal :

Capital: LisbonCurrency: EuroTotal area: 92,391  km² (including Azores and Madeira Islands)Population: 10,524,145 peopleSystem:Democracy .President is Aníbal Cavaco Silva,Prime minister is Pedro Passos Coelho

Religion: Roman Catholic 94%.Languages: Portuguese (official), Mirandês (spoken in the north)Climate: Temperate. Temperate and rainy in north and hot and dry in south

FOOD

In the Portuguese culture, people get together when they eat, traditional foods:

Caldo Verde Soups (made from a variety of

Vegetable),Cozido à Portugues, Pastéis de nata (One of the most famous sweets) Bacalhau com natas (the cod with cream) Dobrada(sausage and meat also with beans,) Arroz de marisco ( rice, several kinds of seafood, water, salt, tomato and parsley.)

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Marquis of Pombal – LisbonMarquis of Pombal – Lisbon

England

Where is England?

• England is part of Europe. It is also part of Great Britain, also known as The United Kingdom, and is neighbours with Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

• England is run by a coalition government led by current Prime Minister David Cameron

• England is also famous for having a monarchy. Current monarch is Queen Elizabeth II.

SPORTS AND FOOD• England is a very multi-cultural

country.England is also famous for inventing football (soccer), the world’s most popular sport.Other sports are popular in England are rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, golf, darts and snooker.

• English people enjoy a variety of different food multicultural society. However, England does have some unique food. These include fish and chips, roast dinner, Yorkshire pudding, bangers and mash and English breakfast. Yum Yum!!

Witham

• Some pictures of Witham

CYPRUS

Cyprus is the largest island in the eastern Mediterranean and is situated south of Turkey.

Cyprus has long been a crossing point between Europe, Asia and Africa and still has many traces of civilisations – Roman theatres and villas, Byzantine churches and monasteries, Crusader castles, Ottoman mosques and pre-historic habitats.

The island’s main economic activities are tourism, clothing and craft exports and merchant shipping. Traditional crafts

include embroidery, pottery and copperwork.

Cyprus is well known as the island of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, who, according to legend, was

born here.

Cyprus Cuisine• Traditional local dishes include the meze – a selection of appetizers served as a

main dish, halloumi/hellim cheese and the zivania schnapps.

TURKEY

Official Name: The Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)Founder: Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK (1881-1938)

Capital: Ankara Population: 81 million

Language: Turkish (uses Latin Alphabet)Currency: Turkish Lira

Location: Eastern Mediterranean. Located between two continents Europe and Asia.

Religion: 99 percent of the population is Muslim. Turkey is a secular state that assures complete freedom of worship to non- Muslims.

Government: Turkey is democratic, secular and social state governed by the rule of law; Legislative Power: The Turkish Grand National Assembly Executive

Power: President and the Council of Ministers. Landmarks: Ayasofya Museum, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Dolmabahce

Palace, ancient City of Troy, Ephesus, Pergamon, Pamukkale, Goreme-Cappadocia, Mt. Nemrut, Safranbolu.

TURKISH CUISINE

• Turkish cuisine (is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, which can be described as a fusion and refinement of Central Asian, Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines

• The cuisine of the Black Sea Region uses fish the Black Sea anchovy (hamsi). The cuisine of the southeast—Urfa, Gaziantep and Adana—is famous for its kebabs, mezes and dough-based desserts such as baklava, kadayıf and künefe (kanafeh).

• Especially in the western parts of Turkey, olive oil is the major type of oil used for cooking.The cuisines of the Aegean, Marmara and Mediterranean regions are rich in vegetables, herbs, and fish. Central Anatolia has many famous specialties, such as keşkek (kashkak), mantı (especially from Kayseri) and gözleme.(dough based food)

NEMRUT MOUNTAIN(EASTERN NEMRUT MOUNTAIN(EASTERN ANATOLİA)ANATOLİA)

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