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REFERENCES Regional and World Maps Flags of the World Gallery of Covers Definitions and Notes Guide to Country Profiles Guide to Country Comparisons The World Factbook Users Guide APPENDICES A: abbreviations B: international organizations and groups C: selected international environmental agreements D: cross-reference list of country data codes E: cross-reference list of hydrographic data codes F: cross-reference list of geographic names G: weights and measures FAQs CONTACT Europe :: Poland Page last updated on April 26, 2016 view 33 photos of Poland Introduction :: POLAND Background: Poland's history as a state began near the middle of the 10th century. By the mid-16th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ruled a vast tract of land in central and eastern Europe. During the 18th century, internal disorders weakened the nation, and in a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland among themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force with over 10 million members. Free elections in 1989 and 1990 won Solidarity control of the parliament and the presidency, bringing the communist era to a close. A "shock therapy" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. With its transformation to a democratic, market-oriented country largely completed and with large investments in defense, energy, and other infrastructure, Poland is an increasingly active member of Euro-Atlantic organizations. Geography :: POLAND Location: Central Europe, east of Germany Geographic coordinates: 52 00 N, 20 00 E Map references: Europe Area: total: 312,685 sq km land: 304,255 sq km water: 8,430 sq km country comparison to the world: 70 Area - comparative: about twice the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than New Mexico Area comparison map: Land boundaries: total: 3,071 km border countries (7): Belarus 418 km, Czech Republic 796 km, Germany 467 km, Lithuania 104 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km, Slovakia 541 km, Ukraine 535 km Coastline: 440 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties Climate: temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers Terrain: mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border Elevation: mean elevation: 173 m elevation extremes: lowest point: near Raczki Elblaskie -2 m highest point: Rysy 2,499 m Natural resources: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land Land use: agricultural land: 48.2% arable land 36.2%; permanent crops 1.3%; permanent pasture 10.7% forest: 30.6% other: 21.2% (2011 est.) Irrigated land: 970 sq km (2012) Total renewable water resources: 61.6 cu km (2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 11.96 cu km/yr (31%/60%/10%) per capita: 312.3 cu m/yr (2009) Natural hazards: flooding Environment - current issues: decreased emphasis on heavy industry and increased environmental concern by post-communist governments has improved environment; air pollution remains serious because of emissions from coal-fired power plants and the resulting acid rain has caused forest damage; water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is also a problem, as is disposal of hazardous wastes Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Geography - note: historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain People and Society :: POLAND Nationality: noun: Pole(s) adjective: Polish Ethnic groups: Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% note: represents ethnicity declared first (2011 est.) Languages: Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.3% note: data represents the language spoken at home; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Poland ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2009 recognizing Kashub as a regional language, Czech, Hebrew, Yiddish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, German, Armenian, Russian, Slovak, and Ukrainian as national minority languages, and Karaim, Lemko, Romani (Polska Roma and Bergitka Roma), and Tatar as ethnic minority languages (2011 est.) Religions: Catholic 87.2% (includes Roman Catholic 86.9% and Greek Catholic, Armenian Catholic, and Byzantine-Slavic Catholic .3%), Orthodox 1.3% (almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox), Protestant 0.4% (mainly Augsburg Evangelical and Pentacostal), other 0.4% (includes Jehovah's Witness, Buddhist, Hare Krishna, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon), unspecified 10.8% (2012 est.) Population: 38,562,189 (July 2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 35 Age structure: 0-14 years: 14.7% (male 2,915,674/female 2,753,218) 15-24 years: 11.52% (male 2,279,404/female 2,163,621) 25-54 years: 43.56% (male 8,471,593/female 8,326,656) 55-64 years: 14.54% (male 2,645,228/female 2,962,305) 65 years and over: 15.67% (male 2,362,421/female 3,682,069) (2015 est.) population pyramid: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 43.8% youth dependency ratio: 21.5% elderly dependency ratio: 22.3% potential support ratio: 4.5% (2015 est.) Median age: total: 39.9 years male: 38.2 years female: 41.6 years (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 Population growth rate: -0.09% (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 206 Birth rate: 9.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 200 Death rate: 10.19 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 39 Net migration rate: -0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 134 Urbanization: urban population: 60.5% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: -0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major urban areas - population: WARSAW (capital) 1.722 million; Krakow 760,000 (2015) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.) Mother's mean age at first birth: 26.9 (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate: 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 175 Infant mortality rate: total: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.89 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 182 Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.4 years male: 73.53 years female: 81.5 years (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 Total fertility rate: 1.33 children born/woman (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 216 Health expenditures: 6.7% of GDP (2013) country comparison to the world: 89 Physicians density: 2.22 physicians/1,000 population (2012) Hospital bed density: 6.5 beds/1,000 population (2011) Drinking water source: improved: urban: 99.3% of population rural: 96.9% of population total: 98.3% of population unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population rural: 3.1% of population total: 1.7% of population (2015 est.) Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: 97.5% of population rural: 96.7% of population total: 97.2% of population unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population rural: 3.3% of population total: 2.8% of population (2015 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.07% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA Major infectious diseases: degree of risk: intermediate vectorborne disease: tickborne encephalitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2013) Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 27% (2014) country comparison to the world: 56 Education expenditures: 4.9% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 65 Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.9% female: 99.7% (2015 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2012) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 27.3% male: 25.4% female: 30.1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 34 Government :: POLAND Country name: 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 Government type: parliamentary republic Capital: name: Warsaw geographic coordinates: 52 15 N, 21 00 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October Administrative divisions: 16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Lodzkie (Lodz), Lubelskie (Lublin), Lubuskie (Lubusz), Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), Mazowieckie (Masovia), Opolskie (Opole), Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia), Podlaskie, Pomorskie (Pomerania), Slaskie (Silesia), Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross), Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria), Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland), Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania) Independence: 11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 966 (adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created) National holiday: Constitution Day, 3 May (1791) Constitution: several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1997, approved by referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997; amended 2006, 2009, 2015 (2016) Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative, administrative, and other governmental acts; constitutional law rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Citizenship: citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: both parents must be citizens of Poland dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Andrzej DUDA (since 6 August 2015) head of government: Prime Minister Beata SZYDLO (since 16 November 2015); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage Piotr GLINSKI (since 16 November 2015), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Higher Education Jaroslaw GOWIN (since 16 November 2015), and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Mateusz MORAWIECKI (since 16 November 2015) cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by the Sejm elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 and 24 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm election results: Andrzej DUDA elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Andrzej DUDA 51.5%, Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (independent) 48.5% Legislative branch: description: bicameral legislature consists of the Senate or Senat (100 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the Sejm (460 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the designation National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is only used on those rare occasions when the two houses meet jointly note: the German minority is exempt from the 5% threshold requirement for seats to the Sejm elections: Senate - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019); Sejm - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PiS 62, PO 33, PSL 1, independents 4; Sejm - percent of vote by party - PiS 37.6%, PO 24.1%, K15 8.8%, N 7.6%, PSL 5.1% other 16.8%; seats by party - PiS 234, PO 138, K15 40, N 29, PSL 16, independent 2, German minority 1 Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court or Sad Najwyzszy (consists of the president of the Supreme Court and 116 judges organized in criminal, civil, labor and social insurance, and military chambers); Constitutional Court or Constitutional Tribunal (Trybunal Konstytucyjny) (consits of 15 members) judge selection and term of office: president of the Supreme Court nominated by the General Assembly of the Supreme Court and selected by the president of Poland; other judges nominated by the 25-member National Judiciary Council, and appointed by the president of Poland; judges appointed until retirement, usually at age 65, but tenure can be extended; Constitutional Court members appointed by the Sjem for 9-year terms subordinate courts: Constitutional Tribunal; State Tribunal; regional and appellate courts subdivided into military, civil, criminal, labor, and family courts; administrative courts Political parties and leaders: Civic Platform or PO [Grzegorz SCHETYNA, chairperson; Slawomir NEUMANN, parliamentary caucus leader] Congress of the New Right or KNP [Michal MARUSIK, chairman] Democratic Left Alliance or SLD [Wlodzimierz CZARZASTY, chairman] German Minority of Lower Silesia or MNSO [Ryszard GALLA, representative] Kukiz 15 [Pawel KUKIZ; chairman, parliamentary caucus leader] Law and Justice or PiS [Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI, chairman; Ryszard TERLECKI, parliamentary caucus leader] Nowoczesna ("Modern") or N [Ryszard PETRU; chairman, parliamentary caucus leader] Polish People's Party or PSL [Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ; chairman, parliamentary caucus leader] Razem (Together) [no party chair, led by nine-member management board] Political pressure groups and leaders: All Poland Trade Union Alliance or OPZZ [Jan GUZ] (trade union) Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity" [Piotr DUDA] Roman Catholic Church [Archbishop Wojciech POLAK, Archbishop Stanislaw GADECKI] International organization participation: Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Ryszard SCHNEPF (since 28 September 2012) chancery: 2640 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 234-3800 through 3802 FAX: [1] (202) 328-6271 consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Paul JONES (since 7 October 2015) embassy: Aleje Ujazdowskie 29/31 00-540 Warsaw mailing address: American Embassy Warsaw, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5010 (pouch) telephone: [48] (22) 504-2000 FAX: [48] (22) 504-2688 consulate(s) general: Krakow Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; colors derive from the Polish emblem - a white eagle on a red field note: similar to the flags of Indonesia and Monaco which are red (top) and white National symbol(s): white eagle; national colors: white, red National anthem: name: "Mazurek Dabrowskiego" (Dabrowski's Mazurka) lyrics/music: Jozef WYBICKI/traditional note: adopted 1927; the anthem, commonly known as "Jeszcze Polska nie zginela" (Poland Has Not Yet Perished), was written in 1797; the lyrics resonate strongly with Poles because they reflect the numerous occasions in which the nation's lands have been occupied Economy :: POLAND Economy - overview: Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization since 1990 and Poland's economy was the only one in the EU to avoid a recession through the 2008-09 economic downturn. Although EU membership and access to EU structural funds have provided a major boost to the economy since 2004, GDP per capita remains significantly below the EU average and the unemployment rate is now below the EU average. The government of Prime Minister Donald TUSK steered the Polish economy through the economic downturn by skillfully managing public finances and adopting controversial pension and tax reforms to further shore up public finances. While the Polish economy has performed well over the past five years, growth slowed in 2013 and picked back up in 2014-15. Poland's new center-right Law and Justice government plans to introduce expansionary economic policies to spur long-term growth, but social spending programs are expected to lead to increased deficit spending over the medium term. Poland faces several challenges, which include addressing some of the remaining deficiencies in its road and rail infrastructure, business environment, rigid labor code, commercial court system, government red tape, and burdensome tax system, especially for entrepreneurs. Additional long-term challenges include diversifying Poland's energy mix and sources of supply, strengthening investments in innovation, research, and development, and as well as stemming the outflow of educated young Poles to other EU Member States, especially in light of a coming demographic contraction due to emigration, persistently low fertility rates, and the aging of as the Solidarity-era baby boom generation ages. GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.003 trillion (2015 est.) $969.3 billion (2014 est.) $937 billion (2013 est.) note: data are in 2015 US dollars country comparison to the world: 24 GDP (official exchange rate): $481.2 billion (2015 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 3.5% (2015 est.) 3.4% (2014 est.) 1.7% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 GDP - per capita (PPP): $26,400 (2015 est.) $25,500 (2014 est.) $24,600 (2013 est.) note: data are in 2015 US dollars country comparison to the world: 69 Gross national saving: 19.6% of GDP (2015 est.) 18.9% of GDP (2014 est.) 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 87 GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 58.9% government consumption: 17.8% investment in fixed capital: 20% investment in inventories: 0.7% exports of goods and services: 52.6% imports of goods and services: -50% (2015 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 3.3% industry: 41.1% services: 55.6% (2015 est.) Agriculture - products: potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy Industries: machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles Industrial production growth rate: 4.3% (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 Labor force: 18.29 million (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 34 Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 12.6% industry: 30.4% services: 57% (2010) Unemployment rate: 10.6% (2015 est.) 12.3% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 119 Population below poverty line: 17.3% (2008 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.3% highest 10%: 25.6% (2009 est.) Distribution of family income - Gini index: 32.4 (2009) 33.7 (1998) country comparison to the world: 109 Budget: revenues: $81.58 billion expenditures: $90.24 billion (2015 est.) Taxes and other revenues: 17% of GDP (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 180 Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -1.8% of GDP (2015 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 Public debt: 43.4% of GDP (2015 est.) 43.7% of GDP (2014 est.) note: data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, the data include subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions country comparison to the world: 104 Fiscal year: calendar year Inflation rate (consumer prices): -0.8% (2015 est.) 0.1% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 10 Central bank discount rate: 2.5% (31 December 2012) 1.5% (31 December 2010) country comparison to the world: 110 Commercial bank prime lending rate: 5.5% (31 December 2015 est.) 6.18% (31 December 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 Stock of narrow money: $167.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $172.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 Stock of broad money: $306.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $318.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 33 Stock of domestic credit: $344 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $348 billion (31 December 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 33 Market value of publicly traded shares: $177.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $138.2 billion (31 December 2011) $190.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 36 Current account balance: -$2.482 billion (2015 est.) -$6.915 billion (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 151 Exports: $190.2 billion (2015 est.) $210.7 billion (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 Exports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2012 est.) Exports - partners: Germany 27.1%, UK 6.6%, Czech Republic 6.6%, France 5.8%, Italy 4.7%, Netherlands 4.3%, Russia 4.2% (2014) Imports: $187.5 billion (2015 est.) $215 billion (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 15%, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 9% (2011 est.) Imports - partners: Germany 28%, Russia 9.1%, China 6.5%, Netherlands 5.9%, Italy 5.5%, France 4.2%, Czech Republic 4.2% (2014) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $94.75 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $100.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 Debt - external: $354.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $382.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 32 Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $287.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $280.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $72.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $70.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 37 Exchange rates: zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - 3.697 (2015 est.) 3.1538 (2014 est.) 3.1538 (2013 est.) 3.26 (2012 est.) 2.9639 (2011 est.) Energy :: POLAND Electricity - production: 152.7 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 27 Electricity - consumption: 139 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 Electricity - exports: 12.32 billion kWh (2013) country comparison to the world: 15 Electricity - imports: 7.8 billion kWh (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 31 Electricity - installed generating capacity: 35.22 million kW (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 Electricity - from fossil fuels: 89.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 Electricity - from nuclear fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 164 Electricity - from hydroelectric plants: 1.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 Electricity - from other renewable sources: 8.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 Crude oil - production: 19,260 bbl/day (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 Crude oil - exports: 8,170 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 Crude oil - imports: 467,400 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 19 Crude oil - proved reserves: 142.4 million bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 Refined petroleum products - production: 539,200 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 31 Refined petroleum products - consumption: 510,400 bbl/day (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 33 Refined petroleum products - exports: 127,300 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 43 Refined petroleum products - imports: 109,900 bbl/day (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 Natural gas - production: 6.08 billion cu m (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 Natural gas - consumption: 17.86 billion cu m (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 38 Natural gas - exports: 76 million cu m (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 Natural gas - imports: 11.82 billion cu m (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 Natural gas - proved reserves: 92 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 289.5 million Mt (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 Communications :: POLAND Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions: 5.04 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 30 Telephones - mobile cellular: total: 59.8 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 155 (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 Telephone system: general assessment: modernization of the telecommunications network has accelerated with market-based competition; fixed-line service, dominated by the former state-owned company, is dwarfed by the growth in mobile-cellular services domestic: mobile-cellular service available since 1993 and provided by four nation-wide networks; coverage is generally good with some gaps in the east; fixed-line service lags in rural areas international: country code - 48; international direct dialing with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 with access to Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik (2011) Broadcast media: state-run public TV operates 2 national channels supplemented by 16 regional channels and several niche channels; privately owned entities operate several national TV networks and a number of special interest channels; many privately owned channels broadcasting locally; roughly half of all households are linked to either satellite or cable TV systems providing access to foreign television networks; state-run public radio operates 5 national networks and 17 regional radio stations; 2 privately owned national radio networks, several commercial stations broadcasting to multiple cities, and many privately owned local radio stations (2007) Radio broadcast stations: AM 14, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2008) Television broadcast stations: 75 (2008) Internet country code: .pl Internet hosts: 13.265 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 12 Internet users: total: 25.9 million percent of population: 67.2% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 Transportation :: POLAND Airports: 126 (2013) country comparison to the world: 47 Airports - with paved runways: total: 87 over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 30 1,524 to 2,437 m: 36 914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 6 (2013) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 39 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 17 under 914 m: 21 (2013) Heliports: 6 (2013) Pipelines: gas 14,198 km; oil 1,374 km; refined products 777 km (2013) Railways: total: 19,837 km broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 19,442 km 1.435-m gauge (11,899 km electrified) (2014) country comparison to the world: 16 Roadways: total: 412,035 km paved: 280,719 km (includes 2,418 km of expressways) unpaved: 131,316 km (2012) country comparison to the world: 16 Waterways: 3,997 km (navigable rivers and canals) (2009) country comparison to the world: 27 Merchant marine: total: 9 by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 1 registered in other countries: 106 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 34, Cyprus 24, Liberia 13, Malta 21, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Vanuatu 9) (2010) country comparison to the world: 118 Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Gdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie river port(s): Szczecin (River Oder) LNG terminal(s) (import): Swinoujscie Military and Security :: POLAND Military branches: Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Aviation Forces, Special Forces (2013) Military service age and obligation: 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers (2013) Military expenditures: 2% of GDP (2016) 2.27% of GDP (2015) 1.95% of GDP (2014) 1.95% of GDP (2013) 1.91% of GDP (2012) 1.83% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 44 Transnational Issues :: POLAND Disputes - international: as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Poland has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to restrict illegal immigration and trade along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 14,277 (Russia) (2014); 71,302 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015) stateless persons: 10,825 (2014) Illicit drugs: despite diligent counternarcotics measures and international information sharing on cross-border crimes, a major illicit producer of synthetic drugs for the international market; 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The OECD has produced assessments of country-specific investment strategies in G20 countries in order to improve the investment ecosystem, foster efficient infrastructure investment and support financing opportunities for SMEs. This booklet reproduces the highlights of these assessments which have been transmitted to G20 leaders for consideration at their Summit in November 2015..
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This report by OECD and UNCTAD compiles G20 investment measures taken between 2 April 2009 and 15 October 2015.
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Global FDI flows picked up in the first half of 2015, increasing by 13% compared to the second half of 2014. If we exclude the drop in the first half of 2014, global flows have been on a rising trend since the first half of 2013.
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This edition provides operational guidelines on how foreign direct investment (FDI) activity should be measured and sets the world standard for direct collecting investment statistics.
The workshop will discuss the first results of the OECD Secretariat's work on integrating FDI statistics into the analysis of Global Value Chains (OECD-WTO Trade in Value Added Initiative) to better account for foreign ownership.
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Daryl Hall's Nu-Soul Revue
Five years ago, Daryl Hall started inviting fellow musicians he'd known for years and artists just beginning their careers over to his house. The resulting jams were filmed and put up on the internet as Live from Daryl's House, and their growing popularity has now spawned a road version. Hall, of course, is best known for his longtime collaboration with John Oates. Mixing Philly soul with rock and pop, Hall and Oates were prolific hitmakers in the 1970s and '80s, assaulting the charts with such tunes as "Rich Girl," "Kiss on My List," "Private Eyes," and "Maneater." Decades later, Hall seems to be having the time of his life playing in his living room with the likes of Smokey Robinson and Cee Lo Green. Plus he recently issued his first solo album in 14 years, Laughing Down Crying, an engaging summation of his strengths and influences. On his Nu-Soul Revue tour, Hall will be joined by his LFDH band, soul diva Sharon Jones, and neo-R&B/soul singer Allen Stone. Plus Philly cheesesteak chef Tony Luke will be on hand via video link.
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As junior varsity and varsity basketball players, fans and cheerleaders were heard chanting through the doors of the Clay Central-Everly music room Monday night in Everly, CC-E school board members broached two formidable topics: district finances and student achievement.
First, the board approved an amended School Budget Review Committee request. It includes additional cuts and a slightly-revamped unspent authorized budget worksheet.
Few items were adjusted from the board's Nov. 21 meeting, in which another fiscal year 2012 amendment was approved.
"Since the SBRC meeting is delayed a little bit, we had the advantage of the state telling us that the number based on meeting the needs of our special education students was $39,000 less than what had been originally anticipated. In addition, we wanted to make sure on the report we submitted this time that we made it very clear that staff cuts implemented last year were actually benefiting us in the form of savings this year," CC-E Board President Sue Brugman explained.
CC-E representatives will be seeking modified allowable growth, to the tune of $742,000, to backfill the four previous years of deficit spending.
"We're alright now as far as this year," Superintendent Robert Raymer said, "because we have more receipts than we have expenditures in our budget. But, we have to go back and backfill from the four previous years what they over-expended. That was the $742,000 that was overspent at the end of fiscal year 2010."
The CC-E superintendent told board members if a budget review allocation for modified allowable growth is received, the district could look at adding staff back. With another board-approved levy in 2012, the district "will be ahead of the game," Raymer added.
"The final news here is that even without additional spending authority from the SBRC, just with the cuts that we have made, we would be $191,734 positive in spending authority at the end of this current fiscal year. That isn't a huge cushion, but it certainly is an adequate amount to be positive. And, it certainly complies with the state regulations," Brugman said. "So, if they were to give us additional spending authority in January, when we go to that SBRC meeting, we'll consider that icing on the cake. But, for right now, we are projected, with our worst-case scenario, to be $191,734 positive."
"It has taken a lot of work, but the community was with us. Actually, the community deserves a huge debt of gratitude because they gave us almost a $500,000 shot in the arm a year ago. We would never have been able to have arrived at this point without their support," she continued. "We're pleased with this product. It was tentatively approved Monday afternoon by Joyce Thomsen at the SBRC. So, we feel pretty confident that we won't have to have anymore evening meetings concerning correction plans."
Raymer, Brugman and CC-E School Improvement Coordinator Shirley Cain are scheduled to present the amended workout plan Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, to the SBRC.
In other discussion Monday night, CC-E board members addressed how they intend to reverse the district's growing number of failing students.
A 2010-11 annual progress report, submitted to the Iowa Department of Education, showed a number of third through 11th grade CC-E students did not meet the at least 80 percent proficiency goals set for them in the areas of reading comprehension, math or science.
Brugman and CC-E Principal Curt Busch both said there isn't a quick fix to this problem. Board member Scott Rinehart, in the meantime, asked how the board could best relay this message to the district's teachers.
"Somehow this has to be communicated that the board is very serious about his. We have administrators and we have a school improvement coordinator that will see to this," Brugman said. "We can't be wishy-washy about this. This might or might not be popular with our staff, but we have to do this for our students. If we have a large number of students failing, that's terrible."
"You can't tell me it's the students," Rinehart clarified.
"It's not the students," Brugman replied.
Cain told board members the second-semester focus for professional development will be on teachers differentiating instruction in the classroom, ensuring the Iowa Core is integrated into curriculum and determining how individual students can be helped.
Following a Jan. 13, 2012, teacher inservice, the district's two building principals were directed to submit written implementation plans to address, and hopefully correct, CC-E's issue with failing students. In an attempt to improve student achievement, these written reports will be discussed during the regular monthly board meeting on Jan. 18, 2012.
* The CC-E board is scheduled to meet again at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, in the music room at the Royal school building.


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Have you ever wondered what it is that your banker is really looking for when they talk with you about a credit request? Well, wonder no more, I invite you into the brain of a commercial lender (enter with caution as it is a scary place!)
So now that you have seen into the mind of a commercial lender I hope you will take away from this discussion that it isn't too scary a thought process. Indeed, the more certainty that the banker has that the loan will be paid "as agreed," the more likely that you will not only receive a favorable loan decision, but also the best interest rate.
Your MutualBankers are here to help you accomplish your goal. Get started by contacting a MutualBanker near you!
Chris Caldwell is Senior Vice President of Business Banking for MutualBank.
Winston Churchill said:
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
Giving is the spirit of MutualBank. We have four values which guide how we do business: Character, Compassion, Class and Competition. MutualBank has had a long standing history of giving back to the communities we live and work in, but our Jeans Day program goes beyond a company gift. It's an opportunity for MutualBank employees to 'make a life'.
Inevitably when you talk with someone who runs a nonprofit, they always say their greatest need is money. Our Outreach Committee found a way to meet the greatest need of the local nonprofits while giving our employees the opportunity to make a difference. The Outreach Committee decided to incorporate a monthly "Jeans Day". Jeans days occur on the last Friday of the month and it costs an employee at least $5.00 to participate. The benefit to the employee is that they get to wear jeans to work. Bankers are typically traditional and conservative, so this is a step outside the box! The benefit to our community; however, is greater than we imagined.
A bank of our size, $1.4 billion, typically has a plan for sponsorships and certain organizations they support year after year. The best part about the Jeans Days is that the beneficiary of the funds, for each of the counties we serve (Delaware, Randolph, Grant, Wabash, Kosciusko, Elkhart, St. Joseph counties) are local to each county. Some months, the funds go to a national effort, like the American Red Cross, but the funds stay local in each of the communities we serve. Other months, the funds are given to different nonprofits who serve a certain segment of our community footprint. Either way, the funds, with the exception of one Jeans Day in 2012, stay in the county in which they were raised.
The one month I am referencing when funds did not stay in the counties we serve was in March 2012. In early spring, there was a horrible tornado in Southern Indiana, near Henryville, that leveled the town. It was one of the most devastating natural disasters our state has seen. As a result, we had an "Emergency Jeans Day" to help our fellow Hoosiers in their time of need. Proceeds from this effort went to the American Red Cross to aid those Hoosiers in need.
We believe by giving our employees the opportunity to show compassion, we are helping them 'make a life'. We are proud of our employees and the impact they have on the communities we serve. It is our pleasure to share that in 2012, our employees have helped over 20 different organizations raising $14,264.03!
I hope I have become wiser as I have aged. For I have surely aged! I work in Human Resources & Training at the bank, and we had a great managers round table discussion the other day, and I had possibly the best question that has ever come up in one of our sessions. A young, very new manager asked: If you knew then, what you know now (about managing people), what would you do differently?
And every manager in the room had an answer. This was a great reflective question. We had engaging and wise comments shared, and so, I am going to turn this question inward, twist it a little, and share: If I knew then, what I know now, about preparing for my financial future, what would I do differently?
Yes, I was a not-so-smart-but -thought-I-was-da-bomb-college-graduate-newlywed-burgeoning-career person, way back when, and as I am now aiming for some financial goals so I can live comfortably in a few years, heres how I answered my own question:
If I knew then, what I know now, I would do these things differently, to plan for a more secure financial future:
Hindsight is 20/20. So, hopefully Ive learned. If nothing else, maybe my shoulda coulda wouldhaves will help someone else make better decisions.
The holiday shopping season is in full swing! Are you ready? Do you still have lots of shopping to do? Have you already shopped on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, or all three? Chances are that many of us still have plenty of shopping left to do before Christmas and that will be inter-mingled with work and family gatherings as well as travel both short and long trips.
In the middle of all of this activity, its very important to keep track of your holiday spending habits especially when shopping online and travelling over the holidays. Doing so will help protect your money and reduce the risk of fraudulent transactions occurring.
Following these guidelines can make your holiday shopping and travel more financially secure:
Remember that you are the best defense against online shopping fraud! If you suspect that you have been scammed please call MutualBank Customer Support at 800-382-8031. Also please report any online fraud to the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Have a safe and happy holiday season from MutualBank, helping you live a better life!
This post is written by John Mickle, Risk Management and Compliance at MutualBank
If it bleeds it leads! That supposedly is an old adage of the news reporting profession. I dont know if hard-nosed newspaper editors ever did actually say that to fledgling reporters any place other than in a film noir movie script but it does symbolize a true human tendency. We pay attention to negatives.
Why we do it, I dont know. Disasters and crime, personal scandals of celebrities, politicians and the powerful are hot topics. Weather reporters breathlessly (and endlessly during my favorite TV programs) train their radar on every wind that shows the slightest circular motion during every thunderstorm that blows through regardless of how mild. And we watch.
Its the same with financial news. You still occasionally see an investment person on television today bragging about how they predicated the stock market crash of 1987! Cable TV hosts, authors of magazine articles and investment newsletter writers thrive on highlighting negatives because it gets your attention and helps them sell the commercials, ads and newsletter subscriptions from which they make their living.
Today we hear about the fiscal cliff approaching with the New Year, the sovereign debt crises in Europe, the declining U.S. dollar, geo-political upheavals abounding, the greater regulatory burden being put on business, and the ups and downs of the stock markets which appear to be of greater magnitude than before. This gloomy haze of negative news and focus on the short term makes it easy to lose sight of the long range reasons to be invested in the stock market.
Most of the financial news media is geared towards short term trading otherwise, why would you need to watch every day? If you own a local dry cleaning business or florist shop you dont pay much attention to how much you could sell your business for on any given day. Your focus is on taking care of your customers so you can increase sales and profits and continue to pay yourself an income that rises over the years. If you do that, the market price of the business will also increase over time.
For most people, investing in stocks should be the same. Stocks represent businesses that you own a piece of. Selection of good businesses that take care of their customers and have rising sales, profits, and dividends (income to the owners) should be the primary concerns. Day-to-day or quarter-to-quarter fluctuations are generally insignificant in the long run. This doesnt mean you dont keep an eye on value or change investments from time to time just try to focus more on your long term objectives.
There are many, many companies in the U.S. and elsewhere that have survived depressions, recessions, world wars, socialist governments, and other adversities while paying a cash dividend every year for 50, 60, or 100 years or more. They followed the short term ups and downs of the market but generally are worth much more today.
A business-owner approach to investing with a long term focus may make you lose interest in most of the financial news. Maybe thats a good way to go ahead live a better life.
This post is written by David Riggs, Vice President and Trust Investment Officer of MutualWealth Management Group.
Someone I know well told me that I was a rather odd duck, both very philosophical yet entertained by some of the most mundane and simple of things (read sophomoric humor!). It is with that premise that I ruminate on the whole season of Thanksgiving. While some of the auspices of how it started may be left to the historian to argue, it does seem to me that we now have a holiday whose sole purpose is to cause us to reflect for a moment on those things for which we are truly thankful.
I have also noticed many Facebook friends are taking this period of time to express their thankfulness for various things each day apparently culminating in the holiday itself. While I am certainly glad for this, what strikes me is the fact that we have to create a holiday to remind us to be thankful. And so it is that I commit to a new resolution long before the New Year (a whole month!) to pause whenever I can and be in a state of thankfulness as often as possible.
So with that beginning, let me launch into the many things for which I am thankful.
Thats my list; I hope that as we conclude the year that you take a moment to write down yours. When we approach things with an optimistic and thankful attitude, we find that the world is indeed slightly more positive and certainly more appreciative. I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving and way in advance, a very Happy New Year!
Healthy, wealthy, and wise .And the most important of these is, (you fill in the blank).
For me, its health. Those that have read my prior blog posts know Im in that nefarious over age 50 category. Physically, its true. Mentally, possibly but its debatable, especially If you know me! I believe being healthy deserves a closer look it is closely tied to our financial freedom in many ways, and it deserves a post on our bank blog!
Our bank just completed a two-year health & wellness Get Fit Program. Health-conscious team captains were asked to lead employee teams that included family members. We kept track of healthy things that got our heart rate up from walking and running to playing volleyball just to name a few. Getting an annual physical (yes, men, this means you, too!), keeping a nutrition log, even coaching a childs sport team earned us points. Our employees focused on doing healthy things hoping some of those things they did would become habits. Prizes were awarded a few weeks ago and our winning team will get some extra paid time off, cool logo wear, and the bragging rights for this years event culmination.
Not only did we create new, healthier habits, we put up some pretty fantastic results too. At week 26 this year, we had 8 participants who had lost 10% of their total body weight and 4 more that lost 20% of their body weight. One employee stopped smoking, and 10 employees reduced one prescription (under physician care) previously needed due to health issues. Those are winning statistics, for me, and much more important than who won.
We will all have to seek ways to continue our healthy habits. I know the bank will support endeavors to keep this mindset at the forefront. We are generally a sedentary workforce, so any efforts can only bring positive results.
From the financial side of things, how can being healthier help? Lets see, that former smoker is saving money they formerly spent on cigarettes, right? If they smoked 1 pack a week, that translates to $260/year in savings. If they smoked 1 pack a day, that equals $1300. It does start to add up. Similarly, the folks that were able to reduce one prescription medication as a result of being healthier gained back some financial rewards, too. I cannot analyze the numbers on that, but the facts prove the healthier lifestyle puts money back into the pockets of our employees.
As one of 80+ million Americans in the age 45-64 category (U.S. Census, 2010), health has become more important to me. Hindsight is indeed 20-20, and I only wish I had paid more attention to my health when I was younger. Now, I have to reduce weight, increase & maintain regular healthy activity, and pay much more attention to my eating habits. Had I done this as a 30-40 year old, I might be sitting differently. There are more people in my age group, 31% more according to the U.S. Census, 2010, than in 2000 and we account for more than a quarter of the US population. When our large demographic gets ill, or when we fail to take good care of ourselves, that can be detrimental in cost of health care, to name just one.
Getting back to just me Im thinking more now about retirement and wanting to have fun when I do retire. Im putting money into my 401(k), trying to pay down debt, preparing for the teenagers college expenses by contributing to a 529 plan and keeping some amount of nest egg cash available to me for emergencies.
I look forward to both taking it easy in my golden years and enjoying travel time, family time, volunteer time and of course one of my favorites - future fabulous (old) girls trips. I wont be able to have much of that fun if Im overweight, tired, out of shape, and fighting more possibilities of disease that run in my family diabetes, heart issues, cancer. Keeping myself healthier er, getting myself healthier now can pay off for me when I get to retirement. Excuse me, I need to get up and get moving before its too late!
Whether you own a small business or use your home computer for financial activities, you need to be aware of Email Phishing which can ultimately lead to identity theft and corruption of your small business and home computers.
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Phishing emails are crafted to appear as if they have been sent from a legitimate organization or known individual. These emails often attempt to entice users to click on a link that will take the user to a fraudulent website that appears legitimate. United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
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Phishing emails are becoming very personalized posing as your cable company, utilities, credit cards, mobile phone carrier, banks, and many more entities that you do business with on a regular basis. The most common threat of Email Phishing right now is malware. If you click on a link inside of an email that was intended for phishing; your computer can become infected with malware. The malware will attempt to steal your personal information, usernames and passwords to systems such as online banking.
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Maybe you're a homeschooler like us and you will continue to learn through the summer.
Either way this printable packet is perfect for boys or girls. It is all about bugs. Preschoolers, Pre-k'ers and Kindergartners will love it!
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The first page focuses on the better Bb.
Grab your do a dot markers.
Find all of the big B's. Mark them with the yellow do a dot.
Find all of the little b's and mark them with the green do a dot marker.
How many big B's are there? How many little b's are there? Count them!
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Does your little one know what odd numbers are? No worries, they do not have to know odd numbers to do this page, but it is a great way to expose them!
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Help the bee find it's way to the hive. How many dots does it take?
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MONROE CITY, Ind. -- The Knox county Farm Toy Collectors Club will host its eighth annual Knox County Farm Toy Show Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Blue Jeans Center, on State Road 61.
The Blue Jeans Center was formerly Monroe City High School.
Hours for the show are 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is $1 for adults and children will be admitted free.
Toys include new, original and re-conditioned farm tractor, implements, combines, trucks and construction equipment.
Makes include John Deere, Case-IH, MF, AC, IH, Ford, Cat and many others.
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The official story is that NASA skipped testing the all-important Lunar Module on which the lives of the "astronauts" depended. Was the head of NASA a murderer or a faker?
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The first unmanned LM flight was planned for April 1967, but because of development delays did not occur until January 22, 1968 when the Apollo 5 flight launched the LM-1 atop a Saturn IB for propulsion systems testing in low Earth orbit. A second unmanned test flight of LM-2 was originally planned, but
canceled as unnecessary
The first manned LM flight was also delayed, planned for Apollo 8 in December 1968 but not occurring until Apollo 9 using LM-3 on March 3, 1969 to test the LM's systems, separation and docking in low Earth orbit. Apollo 9 had been planned as a second manned, higher Earth orbit practice flight, but this was
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Apollo 10, launched on May 18, 1969, was a "dress rehearsal" for the lunar landing, practicing all phases of the mission
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. The LM descended to 47,400 feet (14.4 km) above the lunar surface, then jettisoned the descent stage and used its ascent engine to return to the CSM.
If an engineer actually wanted a successful mission without murdering the passengers, he would demand thorough testing of the single most critical component.
On the other hand, if an evil engineer wanted to fool the public with an inadequate crucial component, he would deliberately minimize public testing of that component so as not to make its inadequacies obvious.
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Product Details
- Imprint: Collins
- On Sale: 05/03/2009
- Format: Paperback New edition
- Trimsize: 13.500
- Pages: 576
- List Price: £15.99


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Pineville Pet Supplies
1. Pampered Pets Boarding & Groom
3946 Old Marksville HwyPineville, LA 71360
2. Crane's Country Corner LLC
5526 Hwy 28 EastPineville, LA 71360
3. PetSmart
Every time that I visit Petsmart, the staff are extremely helpful and friendly. Their animals also seem pretty well taken care of, especially compar…
4. Petco
Brought my dog in, Jack, 6 month old dachund for a bath/nail/cleaning. We dropped him off being hopeful that it would be a good experience. Picked h…
5. Lovely Pets Home
1275 Bonaire TrceAlexandria, LA 71303
6. Beaus & Belles Pet Grooming
80 Macarthur DrAlexandria, LA 71303
7. Tuesday Morning
1475 Dorchester DrAlexandria, LA 71301
From Business: Tuesday Morning Alexandria LA offers upscale, name brand closeouts for the home at unparalleled savings. Discover our ever changing selection of home furnishings, h…
8. Princess Puppies
Lena, LA 71447
From Business: Ever since I was a little girl my dream was to raise small puppies. Well, my dream has come true. My name is Brittany Smith and along with the help of my husband Mi…
9. Velvet Touch Kennel
1460 Vandenburg DrAlexandria, LA 71303
10. Pampered Pets Boarding & Groom
i love the way they bathed , trimmed n groomed my MOKIE(long haired cuhuahauh). he wasn't stressed n the location is really close 2 home!
11. La Bella Pooch
432 F Deloach RdDeville, LA 71328
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