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| Capital (and largest city) |
Warsaw | ||||||
| Other cities | Krakow, Lublin, Poznań, Toruń | ||||||
| Language | Polish | ||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||
| legislature | Sejm | ||||||
| King | Stanisław IV | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Grzegorz Schetyna | ||||||
| Area | 220,679 km² | ||||||
| Population | 32,485,779 | ||||||
| Established | 1025 | ||||||
| Independence | from Lithuania | ||||||
| declared | 1965 | ||||||
The Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Królestwo Polskie) is a sovereign state in central Europe, bordering Prussia, Lithuania, Hungary, Bohemia and Brandenburg.
Poland was for many years a key member of the Lithuanian-Polish-Russian Commonwealth, until that union's dissolution in 1922. During the mid-20th century National Socialist sentiment caused it to resume its close ties with Lithuania, creating the Union of National Socialist Republics which was a major belligerent in the Third World War . After the war ended, Poland was occupied for a time by the victorious Allies, but its sovereignty was restored in 1968 and it became a member of the Council of the Oecumene.
The Polish people voted in a 1985 referendum to restore the monarchy, electing Stanisław Piastewicz as king. Since then he has tried hard to restore democracy in the region and repair Poland's relations with its neighbours.
