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4 days ago · Most of Silesia is located in 3 voivodeships (Silesia, Lower Silesia and Opole) Silesia ( / saɪˈliːʒə, saɪˈliːʃiə /, also UK: /- iːziə /, US: /- iːʒiə, - iːʃə, sɪˈ -/; [2] see below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.
- 40,400 km² (15,600 sq mi)
- Wrocław
- c. 8,000,000
3 days ago · A physical map of Germany. Germany is the seventh-largest country in Europe; bordering Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria to the southeast, and Switzerland to the south-southwest. France, Luxembourg and Belgium are situated to the west, with the Netherlands to the northwest. Germany is also bordered by the ...
1 day ago · Topographic map of Poland Poland covers an administrative area of 312,722 km 2 (120,743 sq mi), and is the ninth-largest country in Europe . Approximately 311,895 km 2 (120,423 sq mi) of the country's territory consists of land, 2,041 km 2 (788 sq mi) comprises internal waters and 8,783 km 2 (3,391 sq mi) is territorial sea. [173]
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Apr 9, 2024 · During the 18th century, internal disorders weakened the nation, and in a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland among themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war.
Mar 27, 2024 · Warsaw Pact, (May 14, 1955–July 1, 1991) treaty establishing a mutual-defense organization ( Warsaw Treaty Organization) composed originally of the Soviet Union and Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. ( Albania withdrew in 1968, and East Germany did so in 1990.) The treaty (which was renewed on April ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- What was Warsaw Pact formally called?The Warsaw Pact formally was called the Warsaw Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. It was established on May 14, 1955.
- What event prompted the creation of the Warsaw Pact?In May 1955 West Germany joined NATO, which prompted the Soviet Union to form the Warsaw Pact alliance in central and eastern Europe the same year.
- Which countries were part of the Warsaw Pact?Warsaw Pact was a treaty that established a mutual-defense organization. It was composed originally of the Soviet Union and Albania, Bulgaria, Czec...
- What did the Warsaw Pact do?The Warsaw Pact provided for a unified military command and the systematic ability to strengthen the Soviet hold over the other participating count...
- When did the Warsaw Pact end?After the democratic revolutions of 1989 in eastern Europe, the Warsaw Pact became moribund and was formally declared “nonexistent” on July 1, 1991...
Apr 5, 2024 · Pop. (2020 est.) 5,841,000. Baltic states, northeastern region of Europe containing the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. They are bounded on the west and north by the Baltic Sea, on the east by Russia, on the southeast by Belarus, and on the southwest by Poland and an exclave of Russia.
3 days ago · The western Baltic extends north through insular Denmark and includes the Kattegat, a strait separating peninsular Denmark ( Jutland, or Jylland) from southwestern Sweden. The Kattegat is bounded on the north by the Skagerrak, a deep inlet of the North Sea that separates southern Norway from northern Jutland. coast of Bornholm, Denmark. Coast ...
