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## Poland

* 1938
* World Map (Large)
* World Map

## In-Game

### Colour/Color

1938: E18080 (Pink)World Map: C3C451 (YwllowLarge World Map: C49393 (Pink)

### Included Scenario/s

Europe - 1938, World Map - Current Year and World Map - Current Year (Large)

### Independence From

Polish People's Republic

**Poland,** officially the **Republic of Poland** is an iconic European Nation, Poland is notably known for there misfortunate history, in game they are on 3 of the 4 maps being the Europe - 1938, World Map - Current Year and World Map - Current Year (Large). **On the 1938 map** Poland stands as the 6th largest nation above Finland but behind Sweden with it's pre 1939 borders encompassing parts of western Ukraine and Belarus while loosing eastern parts, they contain 2,247 Pixels and is the 5th largest nation in gold. **On the world maps**, Poland stands as a small European nation slightly behind Germany with 236 Pixels on the large map and a mere 105 pixels on the small map.

## **Geography**

Poland is a medium sized nation on the Europe - 1938 map consisting of fully Basic land with no hills, Poland borders Germany, Czechoslovakia, The Soviet Union, Danzig, and Lithuania. This leaves Poland to generate a significant amount of gold and a stable/rich nation, Poland capital located in Warsaw is relatively secure however an invasion from Germany could easily wipe out there capital as they have no defensive terrain, Poland has no crossings. On the world maps Poland sits as a small sized nation bordering Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia in Kaliningrad

## **Real Life**

The Republic of Poland, officially known as Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces, known as voivodeships. Covering an area of 312,700 km² (120,700 sq mi), Poland is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union, with a population of over 38 million. The nation’s capital and largest city is Warsaw, with other major cities including Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. The country has a temperate transitional climate and its territory extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south.

Poland’s government is a unitary parliamentary republic, with Andrzej Duda as the President and Mateusz Morawiecki as the Prime Minister. The country’s official language is Polish and the majority of the population identifies as Christian, specifically Catholic. The country’s economy is robust, with a GDP (PPP) of $1.712 trillion and a GDP (nominal) of $842.172 billion in 2023. The currency of Poland is the Złoty. The country’s history dates back to the establishment of statehood in 966, coinciding with the conversion of a pagan ruler of the Polans to Christianity under the auspices of the Roman Church.

### **Geography**

    Poland, located in Central Europe, extends across the North European Plain from the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south to the sandy beaches of the Baltic Sea in the north. The country covers approximately 312,696 km² (120,733 sq mi), of which 98.52% is land and 1.48% is water. The Polish coastline is estimated to be 770 km (478 mi) long.

Poland’s geography is diverse, with most of the central terrain being flat, but there are also an abundance of lakes, rivers, hills, swamps, beaches, islands, and forests. The Baltic coast has two natural harbors, the larger situated in the Gdańsk - Gdynia region, and the smaller near Szczecin in the far northwest. The northeastern region, also known as the Masurian Lake District, is densely wooded and sparsely populated, and contains more than 2,000 lakes1. The country’s longest and most prominent river is the Vistula, at 1,047 kilometers (651 miles) in length. Poland’s highest point is Rysy, at 2,500 meters (8,202 ft) above sea level. The country extends 649 kilometers from north to south and 689 kilometers from east to west. The total area is 311,888 square kilometers (120,421 sq mi), including inland waters.

### **History**

The first ruling dynasty, the Piasts, emerged in the 10th century AD. Duke Mieszko I is considered the de facto creator of the Polish state and is widely recognized for his adoption of Western Christianity in 966 CE1. Mieszko’s dominion was formally reconstituted as a medieval kingdom in 1025 by his son Bolesław I the Brave, known for military expansion under his rule1. The most successful and the last Piast monarch, Casimir III the Great, presided over a period of economic prosperity and territorial aggrandizement before his death in 1370 without male heirs. The period of the Jagiellonian dynasty in the 14th–16th centuries brought close ties with Lithuania, a cultural Renaissance in Poland and continued territorial expansion as well as Polonization that culminated in the establishment of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569, one of Europe’s largest countries1. The Commonwealth was able to sustain the levels of prosperity achieved during the Jagiellonian period, while its political system matured as a unique noble democracy with an elective monarchy. From the mid-17th century, however, the huge state entered a period of decline caused by devastating wars and the deterioration of its political system.

## **Scenarios**

### **Europe - 1938**

Poland is one of the 37 nations in the Europe - 1938 scenario. It is located in the Eastern portion of the Map and is the 6th largest nation on the map consisting of 2,239 pixels. Poland borders Germany to the east, with a German exclave, Lithuania, Danzig, and Latvia to the north, Soviet Union on its entire eastern border, and Czechoslovakia and Romania in the south. Poland has access to the sea, but with no crossing. This access is what cuts Germany's exclave from the mainland. It has no terrain other then plains. Making their defence very difficult and is possible to get wiped out by Germany early game if CE is low. its borders and based off of the 2nd Polish Republic which was founded after WW1 and dissolved in WW2.

### **World Maps**

Poland in the World Map scenarios (World Map - Current Year (Large) and World Map - Current Year) is a decently sized nation for its continent, made up of 105 pixels (256 pixels large.) Its capital is located in the East, having Ukraine/Belarus be major threats to Poland early game. Poland also borders 8 nations, those being Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia through it's exclave. Poland's only sea border consists of no crossings despite the close area between them and Sweden.