poland
geographical name(Po-land)
country in east central Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea; in the medieval period a kingdom, at one time extending to the lower Dnieper; partitioned 1772, 1793, and 1795 among Russia, Prussia, and Austria; again a kingdom 1815—30; lost autonomy 1830—1918; since 1918 a republic; capital Warsaw area 120,756 square miles (312,758 square kilometers), population 38,500,000