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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Runway 09/27 country Poland
Imielno country Poland
Oleśnica country Poland
Oborniki country Poland
Chełmno County country Poland
Chełmno country Poland
Gmina Kołobrzeg country Poland
ZKL country Poland
Kołobrzeg Pier country Poland
Goldap country Poland
subject surface form: Gołdap
Polish Classicism country Poland
Bydgoszcz weirs country Poland
Ptaszek (surname) usedInCountry Poland
subject surface form: Ptaszek
MKiDN country Poland
Kołobrzeg County country Poland
Biebrza River country Poland
Pisa River country Poland
Нараў (Belarusian) country Poland
subject surface form: Нараў
Wybicki countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Józef Wybicki
Wybicki country Poland
subject surface form: Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
Wybicki usedInCountry Poland
Duch countryOfCitizenship Poland
subject surface form: Bronisław Duch
DZG country Poland
Strzegom, Poland country Poland
subject surface form: Strzegom
Tuchola country Poland
Narewka River country Poland
Łomża County country Poland
Orzyc River country Poland
Stronnictwo Ludowe country Poland