Poland

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Poland is a Central European country known for its rich medieval heritage, resilient culture, and pivotal role in 20th-century history, including being the site of the outbreak of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Europe
sovereign state
borderCountry Belarus
Czech Republic
Germany
Lithuania
Russia
surface form: Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)

Slovakia
Ukraine
capital Warsaw
communistStatePeriod 1945–1989
continent Europe
currency Polish złoty
democraticTransition 1989
demonym Poles
drivingSide right
EUMemberState true
foundingMemberOf Visegrád Group
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Poland
headOfStateTitle President of Poland
historicalRegion Greater Poland
Lesser Poland
Masovian Voivodeship
surface form: Masovia

Silesia (as contested region)
surface form: Silesia
independenceRestored 1918
internetTLD .pl
invadedBy Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code PL
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code POL
joinedEU 2004
joinedNATO 1999
largestCity Warsaw
legalSystem civil law
majorCity Gdańsk
Kraków
Poznań
Wrocław
Łódź
nationalAnthem Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
nationalFlagColors white and red
nationalSymbol White Eagle coat of arms
NATOMemberState true
notableHistoricalEvent Round Table Talks of 1989
Solidarity movement
officialLanguage Polish language
surface form: Polish
partitionedBy Austria
Prussia
Russia
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
SchengenAreaMember true
seaBorder Baltic Sea
UNMemberState true
WWIIInvasionDate 1 September 1939
WWIIParticipant Allies of World War II
surface form: Allies

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Faculty of Social Sciences country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk
Biłgoraj country Poland
ŻW shoulder patch country Poland
Criminal Bureau country Poland
Prevention Bureau country Poland
Traffic Bureau country Poland
Central Bureau of Investigation country Poland
subject surface form: Central Bureau of Investigation (Poland)
Civic Platform country Poland
national executive committee country Poland
subject surface form: National Executive Committee of the Democratic Left Alliance
national executive committee locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: National Executive Committee of the Democratic Left Alliance
Faculty of Chemistry country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk
Faculty of History country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of History, University of Gdańsk
Faculty of Languages country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Languages, University of Gdańsk
Faculty of Law and Administration country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdańsk
Institute of Oceanography country Poland
subject surface form: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk
Institute of Geography country Poland
subject surface form: Institute of Geography, University of Gdańsk
Oels country Poland
Piekary Śląskie country Poland
Bytomka country Poland
Beuthen locatedIn Poland
Bytom Opera country Poland
Silesian Opera country Poland
Bytom Museum country Poland
Ostrów Tumski country Poland
subject surface form: Ostrów Tumski (Wrocław)
Łuków country Poland
Faculty of Architecture country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology
JFTC country Poland
Faculty of Biology country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk
Faculty of Biology locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk
Sorau locatedIn Poland
Wschowa County country Poland