Poland

Poland is a country in Central Europe, it shares it's borders with Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia and have an access to the North Sea. Poland is also a member of the European Union. They are a very famous Countryhumans character and the base of Countryhumans: Countryballs.

Male
He's usually represented as wearing a white shirt with collar and a light brown pullover on it. The rest of his clothes may vary. He enjoys wearing sweaters. Sometimes artist put scars or bandages on his hands to represent damages that have been dealt to him through the years of war.Occasionally depicted with angels' wings because of the design on the coat of arms. Additionally a winged light calavary called hussars were a popular polish troops during 15th and 16th centuries. Poland is also represented, like Hungary, with a military suit of commanders of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Female
Poland can wear similar outfits like the male version, however, this version angel wings are more commonly represented, as Poland is seen as even more sweeter. She also tends to wear more feminine clothing.

Personality
Even if Poland is an alcoholic, they’re still a sweet, very helpful person. They often has nightmares about the last century, which was disastrous for them; Poland is also rather naive, but not innocent.

Sometimes, Poland might be depicted as depressed, sad or more dangerous, and can also be seen as a rebellious due to history, and the differences between them and the other Slavic countries.

Poland is also very attached to their religion, which is Catholicism.

Interests

 * Beer
 * Vodka
 * Pierogi
 * Beetroot soup

Flag meaning
Poland's Flag has more historical meaning and straight to the point meaning that most other flags. As seen, Red and White are the National Colors of Poland and are taken from other polish historical entities such as The Commonwealth which established many of the symbols of today's Poland. White is a symbol of purity and loyalty, red means love, bravery, devotion and often compared to the blood spiled for the country to exist. It's national symbol treated with reverence and respect. The National Flag Day (May 2) is day before one of the most important polish holidays, the Constituton Day.

History
~450 First Slavic settlements

In about 960 the first ruler, Mieszko I, who started the long dynasty of piast ruled over the lands.

In 966 came the Baptism of Poland and the country became Christian (in later years stayed Catholic).

The Kindom of Poland (1025–1385)
The son of Mieszko, Bolesław I the Brave became first king of Poland making it now known as the kindom.

In 1138 in his testament Duke Bolesław III the Wrymouth tried to end the repeated struggles between various claimants by setting the government of Poland on a more formal footing. In his testament, he divided his lands into five Duchies and distributed them among his sons. The country deteriorated.

In 1320, the kingdom was restored under Władysław I the Elbow-high, then strengthened and expanded by his son Casimir III the Great.The consolidation in the 14th century laid the base for the new powerful kingdom of Poland that was to follow.

With the death of Casimir the Great, the period of hereditary, Piast, the monarchy in Poland came to an end.

During the reign of Louis I, Poland formed a Polish-Hungarian union. The Hungarian-Polish union lasted for twelve years and ended in war. After Louis's death in 1382 and a power struggle that resulted in the Greater Poland Civil War, the Polish nobility decided that Jadwiga, Louis's youngest daughter, should become the next "King of Poland"; Jadwiga arrived in 1384 and was crowned at the age of eleven. The failure of the union of Poland and Hungary paved the way for the union of Lithuania and Poland.

In 1385 the Union of Krewo was signed between Queen Jadwiga of Poland and Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, the last pagan state in Europe. The act arranged for Jogaila's baptism and for the couple's marriage and constituted the beginning of the Polish–Lithuanian union and start of Jagiellonian dynasty. The Union strengthened both nations in their shared opposition to the Teutonic Knights and the growing threat of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1648–1764)
Sigismund II Augustus were the last Jagiellonian who took the throne of Poland - his most striking memorial may have been the Union of Lublin, which united Poland and Lithuania into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth—the "Republic of the Two Nations".

Poland is out of map due to partitions (1795-1815)
Poland was out of the map for 123 years. Though Poland as a country didn't exist, during the 19th a lot of famous polish people were born and polish culture lived on. Things like the Duchy of Warsaw and Congress of Poland helped, too. The invaders were Germany, Prussia and Austra.

1939-1945: WWII
On September 1, 1939, the armies of Nazi Germany and the USSR occupied Poland, starting of WWII. During those 4 years of war, many Jews were captured and sent to concentration camps, which most were located in Poland. One of the most known ones is Auschwitz and Treblinka. 2.9 million Polish Jews were killed and 2.8 million ethnic Poles were killed, too. However, during these times, Poland had helped defeat the European Axis powers along with the other Allies. The Polish Cipher Bureau cracked the Enigma Code along with the British and French. During the Battle of Britain, Polish squadrons helped the RAF and had achieved 769 kills during this time. Poland also took a great part in the Battle of Monte Cassino and during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 (in the end the city was destroyed so no brick was placed on a brick), they also fought bravely against the German army. However, the Soviets had committed genocides including Katyń and Wołyn. Poland was considered to be the 4th largest group contributor in Europe.

1947- 1989: Satellite state of the USSR
Although Poland was never part of the USSR, it was a puppet/satellite state during these times. Shortly after WWII, Poland adopted a communist government. During these times, there were many riots and marches in order to stop Poland from being communist. This lead to many imprisonments and deaths of protesters. Not many people draw/ feature this version of Poland and are not at all known.

Geography
The geography of Poland is mostly made up of densely-wooded forests and over 2,000 small lakes. The Baltic coast has two naturally-occurring harbors, and South Poland is made up of vast plains. The lowlands have been formed by glacial erosion and the highest mountains in the region run across its borders. Poland's total area is about 312 679 km²(69th).

Family

 * Belarus — brother/sister
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina — cousin
 * Bulgaria — brother/sister
 * Croatia — brother/sister
 * Czech Republic — brother/sister
 * Estonia — stepbrother/stepsister
 * Latvia — stepbrother/stepsister
 * Lithuania — former lover/long time friend
 * Montenegro — cousin
 * North Macedonia — cousin
 * Russia — cousin
 * Serbia — cousin
 * Slovakia — brother/sister
 * Slovenia — cousin
 * Ukraine — brother/sister
 * Hungary — very close friend/husband (depending on the person)

Friends

 * Germany — friend (depends on the point of view, some will consider him as Poland's actual husband)
 * Sweden — close friend
 * Spain — good friend
 * Ireland — good friend
 * Malta — good friend
 * Malaysia — friend
 * United States — good friend
 * Ukraine — a good friend
 * Moldova — close friend
 * Italy — good friend

Neutral

 * Japan - "Why are you ignoring me?"

Enemies

 * Third Reich — "I hate you, i hate you all! I will put you in Auschwitz 2.0.! You'll regret it when you come back!"
 * USSR — "I hate you, good that you don't exist anymore! Ruled me for 44 years! He was a big bully!"

Past Versions

 * Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Germany
When they are not talking about the past they are getting along pretty well. Still they shared Poland during the XIX century and then invaded him again with the USSR during World War 2. Germany apologised and even when they have their arguments, Poland forgived them for the most of the bad things. Many people ship Germany and Poland and consider that Germany never married France.

HUNGARY

Through the years Hungary never betrayed Poland. They helped eachother in troblesome situations. They're trully friends, sometimes being shipped together. One thing is known. Hungary has polish back.

Russia
They have much harder time forgiving Russia, but when they don't think about the past and the interaction is on just a human level, things are okay.

Sweden
Sweden and Poland have been friends and had one another's backs for a LONG time. They're very close and act like siblings, although sometimes their friendship is interrupted by a certain someone.

European Union
Poland is a member of the EU since May 2004 but their diplomatic relations date back to 1988.

Malaysia
Poland started supplying Malaysia with his tank, PT-91. Malaysia is also the most important economic and trading partner for Poland in Southeast Asia. Poland has also given Malaysia 'Halal' (term of being allowed to use or eat for Muslims) food certificates, which are very hard to get. Poland could be seen with Malaysia, along with other Southeast Asian countries.

Moldova
The history of what is today Moldova has been intertwined with that of Poland for centuries. The Polish chronicler Jan Długosz mentioned Moldavians (under the name Wallachians) as having joined a military expedition in 1342, under King Ladislaus I, against the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Poland and Moldova in fanworks are uncommon, but they can be seen with other European countries. In common, they both resent Russia a lot.

Trivia

 * Polish is a very common language spoken in the Countryhumans fandom along with Russian and Spanish.