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Rzeczpospolita Polska | ||||
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| Anthem Mazurek Dąbrowskiego | ||||
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| Capital | Warsaw | |||
| Government | Republic | |||
| Legislature | Sejm | |||
| - Upper house | Senat | |||
| - Lower house | Sejm | |||
| History | ||||
| - November 11, 1918 | World War I | |||
| - September 1, 1939 | German invasion | |||
| - September 17, 1939 | Soviet invasion | |||
| - September 28, 1939 | Soviet annexation | |||
| - October 6, 1939 | Polish troops surrender | |||
| - October 12, 1939 | German annexation | |||
| Area | 387,000 km² | |||
| Population | ||||
| - 1921 | 27,177,000 | |||
| Density | 70.2/km² | |||
| Currency | Marka, Złoty | |||
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The Republic of Poland (1918-1939) was a republic in Eastern Europe. In September 1939, following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (₩), Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland and divided the country between them, thereby initiating the conflict that would develop into World War II.
Nation
Polish Polities
Republic of Poland (From 1990)- Satellite state: People's Republic of Poland (1944-1990)
- Nazi Germany: Governorate-General for the Occupied Polish Territories (1939-1945)
- Republic of Poland: The Underground State (1939-1945)
- Republic of Poland: Government-in-Exile (1939-1945)
- Central Powers: Kingdom of Poland (1916-1918)
- Governorate-General of Warsaw
- Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
- Vistula Land
- Polish National Government
- Kingdom of Poland (congress)
- Grand Duchy of Cracow
- Free City of Cracow
- Grand Duchy of Posen
- Duchy of Warsaw
Neighbouring Nations
References
- Poland: a country study (Library of Congress)
- Poland: a country study (archive.org)
- World Statesmen.org
- Wikipedia