Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic was name of Polish state from 1918 (end of WWI) through 1939 (start of WWII). When its borders were fixed in 1922 after several wars, it had borders with Czechoslovakia, Weimar Republic (Germany), Free City of Danzig, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Soviet Union. Józef Piłsudski was the leader during most of the state's existence.
Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918–1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp) .svg.png.webp) Top: Flag
(1919–1927) Bottom: Flag (1927–1939) 
.svg.png.webp) Top: Coat of Arms
(1918–1927) Bottom: Coat of Arms (1927–1939) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthem: "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Map of the Second Polish Republic within Europe (1930) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Warsaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official languages | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recognised regional languages | Yiddish, Kashubian, Romani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | 64.8% Roman Catholicism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Polish, Pole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic (1918–1926) Unitary semi-presidential authoritarian republic (1926–1935) Unitary presidential constitutional republic (1935–1939) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Narutowicz (first) Władysław Raczkiewicz (last) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Bicameral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sejm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 388.634 km2 (150.052 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Marka, Polish złoty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Today part of |  Poland Belarus Ukraine Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
Predecessors
.svg.png.webp)
Austria-Hungary.svg.png.webp)
German Empire- Kingdom of Poland (1916-1918)
- West Ukrainian National Republic
Lemko-Rusyn Republic- Komancza Republic
- Ukrainian People's Republic
Galician Soviet Socialist Republic.svg.png.webp)
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Republic of Central Lithuania
Successors
The Second Polish Republic, in 1939, was invaded by the Greater German Reich and the U.S.S.R. after refusing to make territorial changes towards Germany. Poland was then fully occupied by both countries 39 days later. It continued it's existence as the Polish Underground State until 1945 when Poland was released but made a communist, soviet, satellite state.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.