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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Mogilno country Poland
August hasNameDayInCountry Poland
Tatra County country Poland
Markowitz country Poland
Markowitz locatedIn Poland
Sokół countryOfActivity Poland
Szczecin Lagoon country Poland
Chrzanów County country Poland
Varzin locatedIn Poland
Varzin country Poland
Šešupė River country Poland
Niemen (Polish) basinCountry Poland
subject surface form: Niemen
Niemen (Polish) hasCulturalSignificanceInCountry Poland
subject surface form: Niemen
Samland Peninsula near Poland
Brda country Poland
Brda basinCountry Poland
Battle of Kolberg location Poland
David Lubin birthCountry Poland
Roman hasNameDayInCountry Poland
Collegium Medicum country Poland
subject surface form: Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University
Collegium Medicum locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University
Faculty of Law and Administration locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University
Faculty of Law and Administration country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University
Faculty of Law and Administration countryOfInstitution Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University
Faculty of History country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of History, Jagiellonian University
Faculty of History locatedInCountry Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of History, Jagiellonian University