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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TPIX country Poland
TPIX locatedIn Poland
Thinx Poland country Poland
Thinx Poland locatedIn Poland
Neisse of Kłodzko country Poland
Białka River country Poland
Brzesko country Poland
Bohusz-Szyszko countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
Anna Lubczyk countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Anna Walentynowicz
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński country Poland
subject surface form: Stefan Wyszyński
Stanisław Kowalski (Polish supercentenarian and athlete) countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Stanisław Kowalski
Józef Kowalski (Polish priest and martyr) countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Józef Kowalski
Szczucin country Poland
Mogilno Lake country Poland
Order of the Smile country Poland
Kiszczak countryOfOrigin Poland
Kiszczak countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Czesław Kiszczak
Roczan, Poland country Poland
subject surface form: Roczan
Roczan, Poland locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: Roczan
Roczan, Poland countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Czesław Kiszczak
Tadeusz Kowalski (Polish orientalist) countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Tadeusz Kowalski
Słupia River country Poland
Koronowo Lake country Poland
GOG.com countryOfOrigin Poland
Goleniów country Poland
Kowalczyk usedInCountry Poland
Motława River country Poland
Kudłoń country Poland
Mostownica country Poland
Kowalik countryOfOrigin Poland
Kowalik usedInCountry Poland
Poniatowa country Poland
Ustrzyki Górne country Poland
Lubań locatedIn Poland
Lubań country Poland
Geremek countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Bronisław Geremek