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Country name Poland, in 35 editions.
The entry for Poland published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Poland
Republic of Poland
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
conventional long form:
Republic of Poland
conventional short form:
Poland
local long form:
Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form:
Polska
The entry for Poland did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
conventional long form: Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form: Polska
- conventional long form :
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
conventional long form: form : Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form: Polska
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
conventional long form : form: Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form: Polska
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland conventional short form: Poland local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska local short form: Polska
conventional long form: Republic of Poland
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local short form:
- Polska
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
conventional long form: Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local long short form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
conventional long form: Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local short long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local long short form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
conventional long form:
Republic of Poland
conventional short form:
Poland
local long form:
Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form:
Polska
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
- etymology:
- name derives from the Polanians, a west Slavic tribe that united several surrounding Slavic groups (9th-10th centuries A.D.) and who passed on their name to the country;
- the name of the tribe likely comes from the Slavic "pole" (field or plain), indicating the flat nature of their country
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form: Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form: Polska
etymology: name derives from the Polanians, a west Slavic tribe that united several surrounding Slavic groups (9th-10th centuries A.D.) and who passed on their name to the country; the name of the tribe likely comes from the Slavic "pole" (field or plain), indicating the flat nature of their country
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
- former:
- Polish People's Republic
- etymology:
- name derives from the Polanians, a west Slavic tribe that united several surrounding Slavic groups (9th-10th centuries A.D.) and who passed on their name to the country;
- the name of the tribe likely comes from the Slavic "pole" (field or plain), indicating the flat nature of their country
conventional long form: Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form: Polska
former: Polish People's Republic
etymology: name derives from the Polanians, a west Slavic tribe that united several surrounding Slavic groups (9th-10th centuries A.D.) and who passed on their name to the country; the name of the tribe likely comes from the Slavic "pole" (field or plain), indicating the flat nature of their country
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Poland
- conventional short form:
- Poland
- local long form:
- Rzeczpospolita Polska
- local short form:
- Polska
- former:
- Polish People's Republic
- etymology:
- the name probably comes from the Slavic word pole ( field or plain), indicating the flat nature of the country
conventional long form: Republic of Poland
conventional short form: Poland
local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
local short form: Polska
former: Polish People's Republic
etymology: name derives from the Polanians, a west Slavic tribe that united several surrounding Slavic groups (9th-10th centuries A.D.) and who passed on their name to the country; the name of the tribe likely probably comes from the Slavic "pole" (field word pole ( field or plain), indicating the flat nature of their the country
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Poland: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/poland/country-name.