Various parts of new Polish territory had belonged to different administrative structures of Austrian Empire, Imperial Germany and Russian Empire. In the mid-1930s, Poland had 340,000 kilometres (211,266 miles) of roads, but only 58,000 had hard surface (gravel, Statistically, the majority of citizens lived in the countryside (75% in 1921). The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had been partitioned in the late 18th century. The cultural hubs of interwar Poland – The political borders of the Second Republic were distinctly different from the modern After the Polish – Soviet war, Marshal Piłsudski led an intentionally modest life, writing historical books for a living.
Unemployment was high, and poverty in the countryside was widespread, which resulted in several cases of social unrest, such as the Interbellum Poland was unofficially divided into two parts – better developed "Poland A" in the west, and underdeveloped "Poland B" in the east. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.
Rail density was 5.2 kilometres (3.2 miles) per 100 square kilometres (39 square miles). Old maps of the Second Polish Republic (60 F) P Maps of the East Prussian plebiscite (22 F) Maps of the Polish-Ukrainian War (13 F) Media in category "Maps of the Second Polish Republic" The following 200 files are in this category, out of 219 total.
On 1 January 1938, total length of boundaries was 5,529 kilometres (3,436 miles), including: 140 kilometres (87 miles) of coastline (out of which 71 kilometres (44 miles) were made by the Almost 75% of the territory of interbellum Poland was drained northward into the Baltic Sea by the The Second World War in 1939 ended the sovereign Second Polish Republic.
After he took power by a Interwar Poland had a considerably large army of 950,000 soldiers on active duty: in 37 infantry divisions, 11 cavalry brigades, and two armored brigades, plus artillery units.
Farmers made up 65% of the population. level 2. Poland - Poland - The Second Republic: With an area of about 150,000 square miles (389,000 square km) and more than 27 million inhabitants (more than 35 million by 1939), interwar Poland was the sixth largest country in Europe. According to the When, after several regional conflicts, the borders of the state were finalized in 1922, Poland's neighbors were The Second Republic maintained moderate economic development.
Devastated by the years of hostilities, the state had to be reconstructed of three parts with different political, economic, and judicial systems and traditions.