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 | | Poland, officially the Republic of Poland (in Polish, Rzeczpospolita Polska), country in central Europe, bordered on the north by the Baltic Sea and Russia; on the east by Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine; on the south by the Czech Republic and Slovakia; and on the west by Germany. |
 | | The draft, which proclaimed Poland a hereditary monarchy and strengthened and liberalized the government, was adopted, in the face of violent opposition from a section of the gentry, on May 3, 1791. |
 | | The eastern frontier of Poland was delimited by the terms of a treaty concluded by the Polish and Soviet governments on August 16, 1945. |
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