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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Zubr unit country Poland
Faculty of Architecture country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology
Faculty of Chemistry country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
Faculty of Applied Mathematics country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Silesian University of Technology
Liswarta River country Poland
Faculty of Civil Engineering country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
Faculty of Civil Engineering locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
Burg Belchau locatedIn Poland
Okrąglica locatedIn Poland
Okrąglica country Poland
Płaska Skała country Poland
Niżnia Okrąglica country Poland
Trybunał Stanu country Poland
Biegun countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Andrzej Biegun
Biegun countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Ryszard Biegun
Biegun countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Jerzy Biegun
Biegun countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Marek Biegun
Biegun countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Zofia Biegun
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
303 Squadron RAF country Poland
subject surface form: No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron
Brieg country Poland
Kozienice County country Poland
Kozienice County locatedIn Poland
Chojnice County country Poland
Wisła country Poland
Symphony No. 3 countryOfOrigin Poland
subject surface form: Symphony No. 3 (Penderecki)