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Monday, 29 September 2008
Can you tell us anything about your country?
Some DBH2 students and teachers have been surfing on the web looking for information about different countries. We would like to learn more about them, what can you tell us about your countries?
From the country that I have had to look for information it is suecia. Suecia it is a Scandinavian country of Northern Europe that forms a part of the European Union.It borders in the northern part on Norway and Finland. The capital is Stockholm. With 449,964 km ², Sweden is the biggest fifth country of Europe. With a total population of little more than 9 millions.
NORWAY The capital of Norway is Oslo. Norway is in the North of Spain, in the border of Sweden. It has 4.777.100 inhabitants and the money they use is the Norwegian Krone (NOK). Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Fredikstad, Tromsø, Sandnes, Drammen and Sarpsborg are the main cities of this country. The language they speak is the Norwegian. In Norway the economy is mixed.
Ntherlands The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdan. Netherlands take 41'526km2(135th). It has 16408557 inhanbitants (population). The money they use is Euro. The main cities of netherlans are: Rotterdam, La haye, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Tibura, Groningue, Nimergue, Harlem... The languages they speak is Dutch. The economy, Amsterdan is the financial and bussines.
SWITZERLAND The capital of Switzerland is Berne. It is border by the countries Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein and it as 7.591.400 inhabitants. The money they use is the Swiss franc. German, Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne and Bosle are the main cities of Switzerland. The lenguages they speak are German, Fench and Italian. In Switzerland the economy isvery separate, Agriculture (1.1%), Industry (22.5%), Construction (5.5%) and Services (70.9%).
The capital of United Kingdom is London. This country is in the east of Europe by the sea and it has 244,860 km2. United Kingdom has 60,750,000 inhabitants. The money they use in this country is Pound Sterling. The main cities are: London, Glasgow, Bradford, Liverpool, Edinburg, Sheffield and Manchester. The languages they speak are: Welsh, Irish, Ulster cots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, but the official language is English. The services sector is the economy of United Kingdom.
The capital of Luxembourg is Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a small landlocked country bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. It has 480.222 inhabitants. The coin they use is the euro. Luxembourg is the main city of this country. The languages they speak are German, French and Luxembourgish. The unemployment of Luxembourg is low. In Luxembourg is high-income economy flatures moderate growth low inflation, the industrial sector and agriculture. The famous cathedral Notre-Dame is in Luxembourg.
The capital of Ireland is Dublin and it is in the east of Ireland, by the sea. Ireland is dived in two parts: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. This island is in the west of Europe and it has 81´638.1 square kilometres.The population of the island is slightly over 6millions.The money they use is the euro.The main cities of this country are Belfast and Derry in the Northern Ireland and Tralee, Cork and Limerik on the Republic of Ireland.The languages they speak are English and Irish but English is the significant.The unemployment of Ireland is the %5.The agriculture sector is the %5, by manufactory %45 and %49 by services.
Hello Gorka. Back again about Notre Dame. You were right, Luxembourg has a cathedral called Notre-Dame, and Paris has another one. Thank you for your information, now we know a little bit more about your country.
The capital of Austria is Vienna.Austria is in the border Europe.The population of Austria is8,316,487.The money theyuse is euro.The main cities of this cauntri are Klagenjuit,Vienna,Eiseusteat and Salzbuig.The languaje they speak are Vienna,German,Slovene and Croatian.In Austria the economy is on soci market.
The capital of Finland is Helsinki. Finland is in the Northwest of Europe. It has 5.250.000 inhabitants. The money that they use is the Euro. Finland has four important cities: Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Turku and Oulu. The languages they speak are Finnish and Swedish. The unemployment in Finland is 5.88. In Finland the economy is electronic industry.
CYPRUS The capital of Cyprus is Nicosia and it is a beautiful city. Cyprus has 9.2151km2 and the population of there is 794.600. The currency of Cyprus is the same of the most zones of Europe and is the €uro. Cyprus is a beautiful island, and other main citys are Limassol and Amochostos. Cyprus no has his official language, and they speak greek and turkish.The uneployment of Cyprus is good because only 5.5% has no job. The cypriots people economy is in the tourist arrivals.
The capital of Slovakia is Bratislava.Slovakia is on the border of Hungary.Is incentral europe,it has 5.379.455 inhabittants.The money that use is Slovak Koruna.Bratislava and Sparta are the main cities of this countrie.Slovak is the oficial lenguage and the unemployed peaking 19,2%.The banking sector is the most economy.It intired the European Union in 2004 and will join the Eurozone on 1,January of 2009.
The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague. This Republic is in the south east of Germany, on the border of Slovakia and inthe north of austria. The population of this contry is not very high, 10.228.000. The money is Czech Koruna. The main cities of this contry are; Brno, Most, Ostrava and Olomouc. The language is Czech. The unemployemen is % 5.5 and the economy is on the car industry. This contry acesed in The U.E. in 2004, independent to Austria and Hungary in 1018 and to Slovakia in 1993
My country is Italy.It`s capital is Rome.This country is in the south of europe,a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean sea, northeast Tunisia. In this country the most of people speak italian. It is big,more or less it has 57.110.144 habitants. The mains cities of this country are : Rome, Venice, Florence, Turin, Milan, Naples and Bologna.
My country name is United Kingdom, this country is in the north of Europea and the capital is London. The money that they use is the pound sterling they dont use the euro and is part of the european union.It is and island and is near Ireland.The most people of U.K speak english so the official language is english. Is a very beautifful country, I went on hollydais to London I like very much so I chose to writte about them.
My country is Sweden and it is in the northern part of eurpoe, bordering Norway and Finland. Its populatin is about 9 milion habitants and its area is for 449,694 km2. The capital is Stockholm and the main cities are Östersund, Stockholm, Gotheburg, Gälve and Umeä. They use the swedish krona and they speak swedish. The most important part of the swedish economy is the services one, with the 54%.
The name of my country is Nederlands and the capital of it is Amsterdam. It have 16408557 habitants and the money of use it´s Euro €. The oficial lenguage of Netherlands is Dutch and is a member of the European Union. Is in the norther part of Europe and it is near Belgium and Germany. It is near the coast of the Norther part of the sea. I writte about them becous I think that is a beutifful country.
My coutry is Austria and its capital is Viena. They use the euro(€) and they are in the european union(EU). They speak German but they also use the Croatian and Slovene. The most important part of the austrian economy is the services one, with the 67%. The austrian populatin in about 8,316,487. The most important cities are Viena, Klagenfurt, Innsbruck, Bregenz, Linz and Graz. The unemployemement is about 4.1% It is a good place to do winter sports like skiing and snowboarding.
I have chosen this country because two years before I went to it and I like it very much.
I hope this information is going to be useful for you. BYe!!!!
The capital of France is Paris.They have very high population. In France the currency is euro. The main cities are: Marseille, Versailles, Brest, Nantes,Bourdeaux, Tolouse and Perpignan. The inportant language is the French. The uneployement rate, is for %8,3. The economy is services%71,5, industry %24,4, agriculture % 4,1. They have more languages.
My country is Turkey.The capital of turkey is Ankara.The population of Turkey is very high 70.568.256.In this country the money is the new Turkish lira.The Turkish area is 783.562 km2. the languages of this country is the Turkish. Estambul is the main city .In Turkey the uneployment is %10,3 of population.
My country is Bosnia & Herzegovina and I chose this country decause I didn't know anything about it. The capital of Bosnia& Herzegovina is Sarajevo and it takes 51,197km2. It is located close to Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro.It is by the sea (it has 20 kilometers on the coast). The money of this country is the convertible mark. Prijedor, Zenica, Gorazde and Mostar are main cities of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The languages of the zone are the Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian. The unemployment is of 45,50%of the population, it is very high. The most important factor in the economy is the agriculture. In the southern area they have a Mediterranean climate ,and in the northern they have an Alpine climate. Bosnia has a rich culture, including poets and writers like Antun Branko, Aleska Santic, Ivo Andric...
My country is Ireland and it's capital is Dublin. It is in the north part of Europe, near United Kingdom.Ireland is dived in two parts: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. It has 5.981.448 habitants and the money they use is the Euro.It's area is 81.638,1 km2. Donegal, Dublin, Limerick, Kilkeny, Cork, Newcastle and Londonberry are the main cities of this country. The language they speak is the English. My country is the third largest island in Europe.
My countries name is Finland. It´s in the north of Europe, between Sweeden and Russia. It has area of 338.ooo km2. His capital is Helsinki. They use euro and it has more than 7.000.000 habitants. The sauna was invened here.
Denmark The name of my country is Denmark and the capital is Copenhage,the official language is Danish and it is the member of European Union. It is in the northern Germany, it has more than 400 islands.Copenhage is by the sea and the location is in the north of Europe, border the baltic sea.The climate is humid and overcast:mild and the windy winters and cool summers.
My country is Russia and the capital of it is Moscow.In 2002 the population is of,145160731,and in 2008 is of 142008838 habitants and the money is the Ruble (RUB)and the dolar.The official language in Russia is the Russian. It is in the east part of Europe and it is in the border of Belarus,... and other cities of Russia is Volvograd,Mursnmansk,.
My country is Switzerland.The capital is Berna , and the area is 41285Km2.The population is about 7591400 habitants.The currency is the Swiss Franc , and the main cities are Geneva, Basel and Zürich.The languages are German, French and Italian.
From the country that I have had to look for information it is suecia. Suecia it is a Scandinavian country of Northern Europe that forms a part of the European Union.It borders in the northern part on Norway and Finland. The capital is Stockholm. With 449,964 km ², Sweden is the biggest fifth country of Europe. With a total population of little more than 9 millions.
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ReplyDeleteThe capital of Norway is Oslo. Norway is in the North of Spain, in the border of Sweden. It has 4.777.100 inhabitants and the money they use is the Norwegian Krone (NOK). Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Fredikstad, Tromsø, Sandnes, Drammen and Sarpsborg are the main cities of this country. The language they speak is the Norwegian. In Norway the economy is mixed.
Ntherlands
ReplyDeleteThe capital of Netherlands is Amsterdan. Netherlands take 41'526km2(135th). It has 16408557 inhanbitants (population). The money they use is Euro. The main cities of netherlans are: Rotterdam, La haye, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Tibura, Groningue, Nimergue, Harlem... The languages they speak is Dutch. The economy, Amsterdan is the financial and bussines.
SWITZERLAND
ReplyDeleteThe capital of Switzerland is Berne. It is border by the countries Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein and it as 7.591.400 inhabitants. The money they use is the Swiss franc. German, Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne and Bosle are the main cities of Switzerland. The lenguages they speak are German, Fench and Italian. In Switzerland the economy isvery separate, Agriculture (1.1%), Industry (22.5%), Construction (5.5%) and Services (70.9%).
UNITED KINGDOM
ReplyDeleteThe capital of United Kingdom is London. This country is in the east of Europe by the sea and it has 244,860 km2. United Kingdom has 60,750,000 inhabitants. The money they use in this country is Pound Sterling. The main cities are: London, Glasgow, Bradford, Liverpool, Edinburg, Sheffield and Manchester. The languages they speak are: Welsh, Irish, Ulster cots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, but the official language is English. The services sector is the economy of United Kingdom.
Sara, do you mean Europe is in the north of Europe??
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ReplyDeleteThe capital of Luxembourg is Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a small landlocked country bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. It has 480.222 inhabitants. The coin they use is the euro. Luxembourg is the main city of this country. The languages they speak are German, French and Luxembourgish. The unemployment of Luxembourg is low. In Luxembourg is high-income economy flatures moderate growth low inflation, the industrial sector and agriculture. The famous cathedral Notre-Dame is in Luxembourg.
The capital of Ireland is Dublin and it is in the east of Ireland, by the sea. Ireland is dived in two parts: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. This island is in the west of Europe and it has 81´638.1 square kilometres.The population of the island is slightly over 6millions.The money they use is the euro.The main cities of this country are Belfast and Derry in the Northern Ireland and Tralee, Cork and Limerik on the Republic of Ireland.The languages they speak are English and Irish but English is the significant.The unemployment of Ireland is the %5.The agriculture sector is the %5, by manufactory %45 and %49 by services.
ReplyDeleteHi Gorka, are you sure Notre Dame is in Luxembourg? Check that and you can write back.
ReplyDeleteyes, yes!! Norway is in the North of Europe
ReplyDeleteThank you for all your comments, I would love to visit all those countries.
ReplyDeleteHello Gorka. Back again about Notre Dame. You were right, Luxembourg has a cathedral called Notre-Dame, and Paris has another one. Thank you for your information, now we know a little bit more about your country.
ReplyDeleteAustria
ReplyDeleteThe capital of Austria is Vienna.Austria is in the border Europe.The population of Austria is8,316,487.The money theyuse is euro.The main cities of this cauntri are Klagenjuit,Vienna,Eiseusteat and Salzbuig.The languaje they speak are Vienna,German,Slovene and Croatian.In Austria the economy is on soci market.
The capital of Finland is Helsinki. Finland is in the Northwest of Europe. It has 5.250.000 inhabitants. The money that they use is the Euro. Finland has four important cities: Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Turku and Oulu. The languages they speak are Finnish and Swedish. The unemployment in Finland is 5.88. In Finland the economy is electronic industry.
ReplyDeleteCYPRUS
ReplyDeleteThe capital of Cyprus is Nicosia and it is a beautiful city. Cyprus has 9.2151km2 and the population of there is 794.600. The currency of Cyprus is the same of the most zones of Europe and is the €uro. Cyprus is a beautiful island, and other main citys are Limassol and Amochostos. Cyprus no has his official language, and they speak greek and turkish.The uneployment of Cyprus is good because only 5.5% has no job. The cypriots people economy is in the tourist arrivals.
SLOVAKIA
ReplyDeleteThe capital of Slovakia is Bratislava.Slovakia is on the border of Hungary.Is incentral europe,it has 5.379.455 inhabittants.The money that use is Slovak Koruna.Bratislava and Sparta are the main cities of this countrie.Slovak is the oficial lenguage and the unemployed peaking 19,2%.The banking sector is the most economy.It intired the European Union in 2004 and will join the Eurozone on 1,January of 2009.
Txomin Amundarain
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The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague. This Republic is in the south east of Germany, on the border of Slovakia and inthe north of austria. The population of this contry is not very high, 10.228.000. The money is Czech Koruna. The main cities of this contry are; Brno, Most, Ostrava and Olomouc. The language is Czech. The unemployemen is % 5.5 and the economy is on the car industry. This contry acesed in The U.E. in 2004, independent to Austria and Hungary in 1018 and to Slovakia in 1993
My country is Italy.It`s capital is Rome.This country is in the south of europe,a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean sea, northeast Tunisia. In this country the most of people speak italian. It is big,more or less it has 57.110.144 habitants. The mains cities of this country are
ReplyDelete: Rome, Venice, Florence, Turin, Milan, Naples and Bologna.
My country name is United Kingdom, this country is in the north of Europea and the capital is London.
ReplyDeleteThe money that they use is the pound sterling they dont use the euro and is part of the european union.It is and island and is near Ireland.The most people of U.K speak english so the official language is english.
Is a very beautifful country, I went on hollydais to London I like very much so I chose to writte about them.
My country is Sweden and it is in the northern part of eurpoe, bordering Norway and Finland. Its populatin is about 9 milion habitants and its area is for 449,694 km2. The capital is Stockholm and the main cities are Östersund, Stockholm, Gotheburg, Gälve and Umeä. They use the swedish krona and they speak swedish. The most important part of the swedish economy is the services one, with the 54%.
ReplyDeleteI hope this information will be useful for you.
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The name of my country is Nederlands and the capital of it is Amsterdam. It have 16408557 habitants and the money of use it´s Euro €. The oficial lenguage of Netherlands is Dutch and is a member of the European Union.
ReplyDeleteIs in the norther part of Europe and it is near Belgium and Germany. It is near the coast of the Norther part of the sea.
I writte about them becous I think that is a beutifful country.
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ReplyDeleteMy coutry is Austria and its capital is Viena. They use the euro(€) and they are in the european union(EU). They speak German but they also use the Croatian and Slovene. The most important part of the austrian economy is the services one, with the 67%. The austrian populatin in about 8,316,487. The most important cities are Viena, Klagenfurt, Innsbruck, Bregenz, Linz and Graz. The unemployemement is about 4.1%
It is a good place to do winter sports like skiing and snowboarding.
I have chosen this country because two years before I went to it and I like it very much.
I hope this information is going to be useful for you.
BYe!!!!
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FRANCE
ReplyDeleteThe capital of France is Paris.They have very high population. In France the currency is euro. The main cities are: Marseille, Versailles, Brest, Nantes,Bourdeaux, Tolouse and Perpignan. The inportant language is the French. The uneployement rate, is for %8,3. The economy is services%71,5, industry %24,4, agriculture % 4,1. They have more languages.
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TURKEY
ReplyDeleteMy country is Turkey.The capital of turkey is Ankara.The population of Turkey is very high 70.568.256.In this country the money is the new Turkish lira.The Turkish area is 783.562 km2. the languages of this country is the Turkish. Estambul is the main city .In Turkey the uneployment is %10,3 of population.
Iker S
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
ReplyDeleteMy country is Bosnia & Herzegovina and I chose this country decause I didn't know anything about it. The capital of Bosnia& Herzegovina is Sarajevo and it takes 51,197km2. It is located close to Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro.It is by the sea (it has 20 kilometers on the coast). The money of this country is the convertible mark. Prijedor, Zenica, Gorazde and Mostar are main cities of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The languages of the zone are the Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian. The unemployment is of 45,50%of the population, it is very high. The most important factor in the economy is the agriculture. In the southern area they have a Mediterranean climate ,and in the northern they have an Alpine climate. Bosnia has a rich culture, including poets and writers like Antun Branko, Aleska Santic, Ivo Andric...
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My country is Ireland and it's capital is Dublin. It is in the north part of Europe, near United Kingdom.Ireland is dived in two parts: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. It has 5.981.448 habitants and the money they use is the Euro.It's area is 81.638,1 km2. Donegal, Dublin, Limerick, Kilkeny, Cork, Newcastle and Londonberry are the main cities of this country. The language they speak is the English. My country is the third largest island in Europe.
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My countries name is Finland. It´s in the north of Europe, between Sweeden and Russia. It has area of 338.ooo km2. His capital is Helsinki. They use euro and it has more than 7.000.000 habitants. The sauna was invened here.
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The name of my country is Denmark and the capital is Copenhage,the official language is Danish and it is the member of European Union.
It is in the northern Germany, it has more than 400 islands.Copenhage is by the sea and the location is in the north of Europe, border the baltic sea.The climate is humid and overcast:mild and the windy winters and cool summers.
Ander A
RUSSIA
ReplyDeleteMy country is Russia and the capital of it is Moscow.In 2002 the population is of,145160731,and in 2008 is of 142008838 habitants and the money is the Ruble (RUB)and the dolar.The official language in Russia is the Russian.
It is in the east part of Europe and it is in the border of Belarus,... and other cities of Russia is Volvograd,Mursnmansk,.
LANDER D.
Switzerland
ReplyDeleteMy country is Switzerland.The capital is Berna , and the area is 41285Km2.The population is about 7591400 habitants.The currency is the Swiss Franc , and the main cities are Geneva, Basel and Zürich.The languages are German, French and Italian.
Igor.