The country of Poland disappeared from the map for 123 years until 1918 and was ruled by the Nazis and the Soviets for 50 years until 1989. Now its per capita GDP has surpassed that of Spain and, according to forecasts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will overtake those of UK, France and Italy by 2030. In February this year, it joined the G7 as an associate member. [....]