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Galilee (SEA OF quired by Austria)

SEA OF quired by Austria. Galicia was one of the Cis-Leithan provinces of the Austrian empire, and was represented in the Reichsrath by 63 deputies, while the affairs peculiar to itself were deliberated and determined on by its own Landtag or Diet. Polish is the language of official intercourse and of higher educational institutions. Galicia suffered severely in the World War, and was successively invaded by Russian and Austrian armies. It was awarded to Poland by the Treaty of Versailles. The capital is Lemberg.

Pop. about 8,500,000. See POLAND.