POLAND

POLAND

·         Area: 3,12,680 sq. km

·         Latitude: 49˚ 54˚ N

·         Population: 38,7m

·         Longitude: 14˚ 07˚ - 26˚ 08’ E’

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·         Capital: Warsaw.

·         Upper Silesian and lower Silesian region of Poland known for coal fields.

·         River Oder forms the internal waterway.

WARSAW

·         lies on the Vistula river and is the capital of Poland.

·         an important rail centre which manufactures silk and other clothes.

LODZ

·         Situated to the southwest of Poland, known as ‘Manchester of Poland.’

GRANDSK

OTHER CITIES OF GERMANY

BINGEN

·         Situated where Rhine enters the Rhine gorge.

BONN

·         SITUATED WHERE Rhine leaves the gorge.

·         The capital of the former federation Republic of Germany (GRG), is an important educational and industrial centre.

KIEL

·         Situated at the eastern end of the Kiel canal.

·         Ship building and dairy exports are important economic activities.

HAMBURG

·         Major port on the mouth of the elberiver.

·         Ship-building and marine engineering worked are important.

·         Cuxhaven is out port for Hamburg.

BREMEN

WUPPERTAL, KREFELD

·         Important textile industries are located in these regions.

FRANKFURT

·         Situated on the Rhine River and very important location because most of the sea going vessels on the Rhine pass through it.

·         Railway engineering centre with electrical, engineering, automobile and chemical industries.

COLOGNE

·         Motor cars, perfumes and chemicals are manufactured here.

MAINZ

·         Leather, brewing and engineering industries are important industries of this region.

MUNICH

·         Located on the Bavarian uplands, is important centre for art and culture.

·         It makes beer, musical instruments, and photographic equipment.

STUTTGART

·         It makes automobiles, optical and surgical equipments, car components and watch.

·         Known for assembly of Benz Cars.

HANOVER

VARICAN CITY

·         Area: 44 sq. km.

·         Population: about 1000

·         Capital: Vatican city

·         Situation: the Vatican City state is the smallest sovereign and an independent state of the world. It is s situated on the Vatican hill on the right bank of river Tiber. It is completely surrounded by Italy and within the city limits of Rome.

GERMANY

·         Are: 3,56,910 sq. km

·         Population: 82.2 million

·         Capital: Berlin.

BERLIN

·         Capital of Germany which is situated on the bank of the Elbe River.

·         An important port and the largest city of Germany

·         Big rail centre and the manufacturing centre of electronic and electronics goods, furniture’s and fancy goods.

ESSEN

ROME

 ·         Situated on the left bank of Rive Tiber.

·         Capital and the largest town of Italy.

·         Famous for its historical monuments and relics.

LOMRARDYPLAIN

·         Largest industrial plain consists of Milan, Turin, Genoa and Venice.

MILAN

·         Situated on the plains of the Rive Po

·         Known as ‘Manchester of Italy’

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·         Famous for its textiles (silk in particular) and engineering works.

TURIN

·         Known as ‘Detroit of Italy’.

·         It manufactures rail coaches, automobiles and aircrafts.

GENOA

·         An important port of Italy, located on the coast of liguriansea (in Mediterranean Sea).

VENICE