West Galicia (Austria and others)

West Galicia (Polish: Galicji Zachodniej), officially the Kingdom of West Galicia (Polish: Króletswo Galicji Zachodniej) – is a semi-independent country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; Slovakia to the south; East Galicia to the east; and Poland to the north.

The territory of West Galicia was part of the Polish-Lithuanain Commonwealth until 1772, when the territory which now covers West and East Galicia (Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria) was annexed by the Austrian Empire.in 1816, the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria was divided, creating West and East Galicia.between 1940 and 1941, it was occupied by the Nazi Germany during the World War II.

West Galicia is a unitary state an a constitutional monarchy. West Galicia is a member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).