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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Bóbr River country Poland
Neisse River country Poland
Przeworsk culture (partly) locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: Przeworsk culture
UW country Poland
subject surface form: University of Warsaw
UW locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: University of Warsaw
Faculty of Law and Administration country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Economic Sciences country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Philosophy country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Physics country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Biology country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Biology countryOfInstitution Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Applied Linguistics country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies country Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies locatedIn Poland
subject surface form: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
Donald Tusk birthCountry Poland
Donald Tusk citizenship Poland
Marta (Polish) nameDayTradition Poland
subject surface form: Marta
Marta (Polish) commonInCountry Poland
subject surface form: Marta
Chorzów country Poland
Biała River country Poland
Gietrzwałd country Poland