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Poland, officially the Kingdom of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Germany to the west, Lithuania to the north, White Ruthenia to the east and Galicia-Lodomeria (part of Austria-Hungary) to the south.
History
For more than a century before the end of the Weltkrieg, there had been no Polish nation. What had once been Poland had been carved up and partitioned between Prussia, Austria, and Russia in 1795. Despite persistent uprisings throughout the 19th century, the foreign powers maintained their hold on the Polish lands.
Polish fortunes appeared to change with the Act of November 5th, 1916, when the Polish lands occupied by the German Empire were granted autonomy from the collapsing Russian Empire. This success, however, came at a price. The Germans made a concerted effort to colonize a portion of their land known as the Polish Frontier Strip.
Meanwhile, the election of a new King of Poland has been fraught with difficulty. Janusz Radziwiłł and the Regency Council has been unable to form a consensus on who exactly should be elected. Complicating matters, both Germany and Austria have involved themselves in the debate as whomever is elected could tie Poland to either country's royal house, the Hohenzollerns or the Hapsburgs. With no clear end in sight, Poland's "Eternal Regency" is set to continue.
Politics
Head of State: Regent Janusz Radziwill
Head of Government: Zdzislaw Lubomirski
Foreign Minister: Archbishop A. Kakowski
Minister of Armament: Waclaw Paszkowski
Minister of Security: Stanislaw Bukowiecki
Head of Military Intelligence: Marian Rejewski
Chief of Staff: Wladyslaw Sikorski
Chief of Army: Wladyslaw Sikorski
Chief of Air Force: Ludomil Rayski
Possible leaders
Gabriel Narutowicz
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Stanislaw Wojciechowski
Mieczyslaw Michalowicz
Eustachy Sapieha
Roza Luksemburg
Feliks Dzierzynski
Karol Radek
Jakub Hanceki
Adam Doboszski
Tadeusz Bielecki
Regency Council
The Sejm
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Augusty I Czartoryski
Friedrich Christian von Wettin
Olbracht von Habsburg
Military
Army
Even if Poland is a small country, the Polish Army is quite large. However, it is poorly trained and equipped and is composed exclusively of infantry, with the exception of an outdate cavalry division.
Air Force
The Polish air force is composed of two squadrons of interceptors and one of tactical bombers.
Foreign Relations
Very good relations with Germany. Poland also grants military access to Germany.
Friendly relations with Galicia-Lodomiera, United Baltic Duchy, Lithuania and White Ruthenia.
Unfriendly relations with Hungary and Russia.