Poland–Belarus border
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The Poland–Belarus border is an international boundary in Eastern Europe separating Poland, a European Union and NATO member, from Belarus, and has become a significant geopolitical and migration flashpoint in recent years.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2021–2022 Belarus–EU border crisis | 1 |
| Belarus–Poland border | 1 |
| Poland–Soviet Union border after World War II | 1 |
| Polish–Belarusian border | 1 |
| Soviet Union–Poland border | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
state border ⓘ |
| borderRegimeAfter2004 | EU external border after Poland joined EU ⓘ |
| borderRegimeBefore2004 | non-EU external border of Poland ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOnEasternSide | Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnWesternSide | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesRegion |
Brest Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grodno Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lubelskie Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Podlaskie Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeContext | allegations of Belarus orchestrating migrant flows ⓘ |
| established | 1991 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| followsFormerBorderOf | Poland–Soviet Union border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
EU–Belarus relations
ⓘ
NATO–Belarus relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
Bobrowniki–Berestovitsa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czeremcha (rail)–Vysokaye (rail) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuźnica Białostocka (rail)–Bruzgi (rail) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuźnica–Bruzgi NERFINISHED ⓘ Siemianówka (rail)–Svislach (rail) NERFINISHED ⓘ Terespol (rail)–Brest (rail) NERFINISHED ⓘ Terespol–Brest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderRiver |
Bug River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neman River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCheckpointType |
pedestrian border crossing
ⓘ
rail border crossing ⓘ road border crossing ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
2021 migrant crisis
ⓘ
2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCustomsBorderOf | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisaBorderOf | Schengen Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthInKilometres | about 418 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| memberStateOnOneSide |
European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationRoute |
Africa to European Union
ⓘ
Middle East to European Union ⓘ |
| nonEUCountryOnOneSide | Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nonNATOCountryOnOneSide | Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Schengen Area external border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
external border of the European Union ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Poland–Belarus border treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityMeasure |
border fence construction by Poland
ⓘ
enhanced border patrols ⓘ |
| separates |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneOnBelarusianSide | Moscow Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneOnPolishSide | Central European Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Terespol
this entity surface form:
Polish–Belarusian border
this entity surface form:
Belarus–Poland border
this entity surface form:
Soviet Union–Poland border
this entity surface form:
2021–2022 Belarus–EU border crisis
this entity surface form:
Poland–Soviet Union border after World War II