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Poland is an ancient nation thatwas conceived near the middle of the 10th century. In a series of agreements between 1772 and1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austriapartitioned Poland amongstthemselves. Poland regained itsindependence in 1918 only to beoverrun by Germany and theSoviet Union in World War II.During the war Poland lost oversix million people most of wh

died in camps like Auschwitz.Poland became a Soviet satellitestate following the war, but itsgovernment was comparativelytolerant and progressive. Laborturmoil in 1980 led to theformation of the independenttrade union "Solidarity" that overtime became a political force andby 1990 had swept parliamentaryelections and the presidency. A "shock therapy" program during the early 1990s enabled thecountry to transform its economyinto one of the most robust inCentral Europe, but Poland stillfaces the lingering challenges of high unemployment,underdeveloped and dilapidatedinfrastructure, and a poor ruralunderclass. Poland joined NATOin 1999 and the European Unionin 2004.

Taken from the CIA World Factbook

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Poland has played the role of a “doormat” in world history, but inthe last thirty years they have come back and are better than ever.

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