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Revision as of 19:28, 8 October 2006


Szorosistan Narоdnayah Respublikasy
People's Republic of Szorosistan

Szorosistan
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Szorosistan, officially the People's Republic of Szorosistan, is a country that stretches across a large expanse of the northern peninsula of <insert continent name here>. More blurb stuff here.

Contents

Geography

Location

Szorosistan is located on the upper eastern peninsula of the territory occupied by the Furry Federation.

Geographic Coordinates

Latitude: ?° North
Longitude: ?° West

Map References

Szorosistan

Area

total: 1,408,633 sq km
land: 1,406,344 sq km
water: 2,289 sq km

Area - Comparative

a little smaller than Mongolia

Land Boundaries

total: 5,472 km
border Countries: Wynnesia, OmegaRave, Vylland, Lord Nogitsune

Coastline

2,821 km

Maritime Claims

territorial sea: 10 nm
contiguous zone: 20 nm
exclusive economic zone: 150 nm
continental shelf: 150 nm

Climate

cold temperate to subartic

Elevation Extremes

lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest Point: Gora Nichkov 233 m

Natural Resources

uranium, coal, copper, lead, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, bauxite, mercury, nickel, potash, tungsten, gold, silver, fish, timber, petroleum, natural gas

Land Use

arable land: 2.84%
permanent crops: 0.02%
other: 97.14

Irrigated Land

227,797 sq km

Natural Hazards

heavy snowfall in the north; forest fires in East Szorosistan

Enviroment - Current Issues

deforestation, erosion

Enviroment - International Agreements

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, 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, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Marine Life Conservation
signed, but not ratified:

People

Population

1,218,338,586 (June 1, 2006 census)

Age Structure

0-14 years: 31.7% (male [ ? ]/female [ ? ] - 386,213,332 total)
15-64 years: 35.1% (male [ ? ]/female [ ? ] - 427,636,844 total)
65 years and over: 33.2 (male [ ? ]/female [ ? ] - 404,488,411 total)

Median Age

total: 34.5
male: 32.9
female: 38.1

Population Growth Rate

3.75% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

40.84 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net Migration Rate

8.2 immigrants/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth: 0.78 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.86 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: .89 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

total Population: 108.2 years
male: 97.4 years
female: 105.9 years (2005 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

5.72 children born/woman (2005 est.)

Nationality

noun: Szorosistanian(s)
adjective: Szorosistanian

Ethnic Groups

In order of dominance:

  • Canines
  • Cervines (reindeer, moose)
  • Mephits (otters, weasels, skunks)
  • Procyonidids (raccoons)
  • Felines (bobcats, cougars, lynxes)
  • Lapines (snowshoe hares, artic hares)
  • Rodents
  • Ursines (kodiak, polar, grizzly bears)
  • Assorted avians (ducks, geese, swans)
  • Odobenians (walruses)
  • Phocidines (non-eared seals)
  • Myotids (Myotis lucifugus [little brown bat], among some others)
  • Antilocapridans (pronghorns)
  • Ovibovinids (musk oxen)
  • Bison (buffalo)


See Furry fandom.

Religions

Roman Catholic: 0.2%
Protestant: 38.6%
Other Christian: 4.6%
Muslim: 3.4%
Buddhist: 24.4%
Other and Unspecified: 28.8%

Languages

Russian (official), several regional dialects

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2005 est.)
male: 95.7
female: 99.8

Government

Country Name

conventional long form: The People's Republic of Szorosistan
conventional short form: Szorosistan
local long form: Szorosistan Narоdnayah Respublikasy
local short form: Szorosistan
abbreviation: PRS

Government Type

presidential republic

Capital

name: Silvergrove
geographic coordinates:
time difference: UTC+ ( hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative Divisions

Central Szorosistan
Northern Szorosistan
Southern Szorosistan
Eastern Szorosistan
Western Szorosistan

Dependent Areas

NA

Independence

December 25, 1991 (from Soviet Union)

National Holiday

NA

Constitution

January 2, 1992

Legal System

federal court system based on civil law; each soviet has its own unique but generally similar legal system, all based on civil law; judicial review of legislative acts

Suffrage

18 years of age, universal

Executive Branch

Under construction. chief of state: People's President (since ); Deputy President (since ); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: People's President (since ); Deputy President (since ) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Supreme Soviet approval elections: president and deputy president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each soviet; president and deputy president serve until a recommendation is made to the Supreme Soviet by the regional soviets (majority must be made at the regional level; Supreme Soviet has no veto power in this case) to elect one or two new officials; election last held (next to be held ) election results:

Legislative Branch

unicameral legislature consists of the Supreme Soviet (100 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; 2 members are elected from each district-level soviet by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: Supreme Soviet - last held (next to be held on ) election results:

Judicial Branch

courts are divided up into city, district (county), regional, and a national court; justices are appointed by the Supreme Soviet, with recommendation from the People's President

Political Parties and Leaders

Under construction.

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

Under construction.

International Organization Participation

AfDB, APEC, AsDB, BIS, CIN, CDB, EAPC, EBRD, ESA, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAFTA, NAM, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIOSIL, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMOVIC, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC

Flag Description

diagonal line from lower left to upper right seperates the white and green fields; a canine pawprint is positioned on the upper left hand corner of the white field

Economy

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity

$45.7 trillion (2005 est.)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate

$34.4 trillion (2005 est.)

GDP - Real Growth Rate

1.04% (2005 est.)

GDP - Per Capita (PPP)

$28,520.29 (2006)

GDP - Composition By Sector

agriculture: 1.2%
industry: 75.3%
services: 23.5% (2005 est.)

Labor Force

1,212,246,893

Labor Force - By Occupation

agriculture 5%, manufacturing 54%, construction 18%, services 20%, other 3% (2005)

Unemployment Rate

5.35% (2006)

Population Below the Poverty Line

8.21% (2005)

Inflation Rate (consumer prices)

0.98% (2005 est.)

Investment (gross fixed)

23.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

Budget

Revenues: $12,321,828,480,000
Expenditures: $11,828,955,340,800

Public Debt

37.2% of GDP NA (2005 est.)

Agricultural Products

fish, wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, forest products

Industries

high-tech electronics, steel, motor vehicles, transportation equipment, aerospace engineering, telecommunications, chemicals, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, processed and unprocessed minerals, fish products, agricultural products, petroleum and natural gas, hydrogen mining, wood and paper products

Industrial Production Growth Rate

4.1% (2005 est.)

Electricity - Production

8.236 trillion kWh (2005)

Electricity - Consumption

5.916 trillion kWh (2005)

Electricity - Exports

1.02 trillion kWh (2005)

Electricity - Imports

41.32 billion kWh (2005)

Oil - Production

167.3 million bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - Consumption

124.7 million bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - Exports

42.6 million bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - Imports

0 bbl/day (2006)

Oil - Proved Reserves

12.16 billion bbl (1 January, 2006)

Natural Gas - Production

472.9 billion cu m (2006 est.)

Natural Gas - Consumption

568.2 billion cu m (2006 est.)

Natural Gas - Exports

19.7 billion cu m (2006 est.)

Natural Gas - Imports

115 billion cu m (2006 est.)

Natural Gas - Proved Reserves

4.346 trillion cu m (1 Jan, 2006)

Current Account Balance

$12.8 billion (2006 est.)

Exports

$2.21 trillion f.o.b (2006 est.)

Imports

$2.41 trillion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports - Partners

USA 27%, Canada 14%, UK 12%, Russia 9%

Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$1.02 trillion (2006)

Debt - External

$3.215 trillion (2005 est.)

Economic Aid - Donor

ODA, $8.2 billion (2006)

Currency (code)

Szorosistanian Ruble (SRB)

Fiscal Year

June 1st May - 31st

Communications

Telephones - Main Lines in Use

230,781,402 (2003)

Telephones - Mobile Cellular

276.832 million (2003)

Telephone System

general assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
international: country code - 2699; 38 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations - 71 Intelsat (59 Atlantic Ocean and 12 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2000)

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 5,154, FM 10,722, shortwave 8 (2004)

Television Broadcast Stations

2,314 (2004)

Internet Country Code

.sz

Internet Hosts

315,511,658 (2002)

Internet Users

183 million (2002)

Transportation

Airports

11,857 (2005 est.)

Airports - With Paved Runways

total: 5,120
over 3,047 m: 191
2,438 to 3,047 m: 223
1,524 to 2,437 m: 402
914 to 1,523 m: 1,355
under 914 m: 949 (2005 est.)

Airports - With Unpaved Runways

total: 9,773
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 156
914 to 1,523 m: 1,736
under 914 m: 6,873 (2005 est.)

Heliports

438 (2005 est.)

Pipelines

petroleum products: 126,091 km
natural gas: 307,203 km (2003)

Railways

total: 130,736km
standard gauge: 130,736km 1.435-m gauge (2003)

Roadways

total: 4,034,603km
paved: 3,180,053km (including 35,406 km of expressways)
unpaved: 854,550km (2003)

Waterways

2,011 km (1,312 km used for commerce)

Merchant Marine

total: 524 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,652,671 GRT/25,309,116 DWT
By Type: barge carrier 8, bulk carrier 21, cargo 176, chemical tanker 20, container 112, passenger 30, passenger/cargo 92, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 35, vehicle carrier 17
foreign-owned: 49 (Australia 2, Canada 8, China 1, Denmark 20, Malaysia 2, Netherlands 1, Norway 2, Singapore 11, Sweden 1, United Kingdom 1, United States 3)
registered in other countries: 743 (2005)

Ports and Terminals

Under construction. Silvergrove

Military

Tables of Organization and Equipment

WIP.

Office of Civilian Contracting (OCC)

The OCC.

Equipment

Szorosistanian Military Equipment

Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs)

BDUs

People's Air Force

Ranks

Commissioned Officers

* Citizen General
* Citizen Lieutenant General
* Citizen Major General
* Citizen Brigadier General
* Citizen Colonel
* Citizen Lieutenant Colonel
* Citizen Major
* Citizen Captain
* Citizen First Lieutenant
* Citizen Second Lieutenant

Non-commissioned Officers

* Citizen Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
* Citizen First Sergeant
* Citizen Senior Master Sergeant
* Citizen First Sergeant (Master Sergeant)
* Citizen Master Sergeant
* Citizen Technical Sergeant 
* Citizen Staff Sergeant

Enlisted Personel

* Citizen Senior Airman
* Citizen Airman First Class
* Citizen Airman
* Citizen Airman Basic

Dress Uniform

Dress Uniform

People's Army

Ranks

Commissioned Officers

* Citizen General
* Citizen Lieutenant General
* Citizen Major General
* Citizen Brigadier General
* Citizen Colonel
* Citizen Lieutenant Colonel
* Citizen Major
* Citizen Captain
* Citizen First Lieutenant
* Citizen Second Lieutenant

Non-Commissioned Officers

* Citizen Sergeant Major of the Army
* Citizen Command Sergeant Major
* Citizen Sergeant Major
* Citizen First Sergeant
* Citizen Master Sergeant
* Citizen Sergeant First Class
* Citizen Staff Sergeant
* Citizen Sergeant
* Citizen Corporal

Enlisted Personel

* Citizen Specialist
* Citizen Private First Class
* Citizen Private

Dress Uniform

Dress Uniform

People's Navy

Ranks

Flag Officers

* Citizen Fleet Admiral
* Citizen Admiral
* Citizen Vice Admiral
* Citizen Rear Admiral
* Citizen Commodore

Flag officers are "of the Green" or "of the Black" or "of the White," indicating seniority. Being a flag officer of the White indicates a recent promotion, while Green is the senior division. Black is an intermediary cadre.

Commissioned Officers

* Citizen Captain
* Citizen Commander
* Citizen Lieutenant Commander
* Citizen Lieutenant (Senior Grade)
* Citizen Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
* Citizen Ensign
* Citizen Midshipman/woman

Non-commissioned Officers

* Citizen Senior Master Chief Petty Officer
* Citizen Master Chief Petty Officer
* Citizen Senior Chief Petty Officer
* Citizen Chief Petty Officer
* Citizen Petty Officer First Class
* Citizen Petty Officer Second Class
* Citizen Petty Officer Third Class

Enlisted Personnel

* Citizen Private First Class
* Citizen Private Second Class
* Citizen Private Third Class

Dress Uniform

Dress Uniform

Naval Infantry Corps

Ranks

Commissioned Officers

* Citizen General
* Citizen Lieutenant General
* Citizen Major General
* Citizen Brigadier General
* Citizen Colonel
* Citizen Lieutenant Colonel
* Citizen Major
* Citizen Captain
* Citizen First Lieutenant
* Citizen Second Lieutenant

Non-commissioned Officers

* Citizen Sergeant Major of the Corps
* Citizen Sergeant Major
* Citizen Master Gunnery Sergeant
* Citizen First Sergeant
* Citizen Master Sergeant
* Citizen Gunnery Sergeant
* Citizen Staff Sergeant
* Citizen Sergeant
* Citizen Corporal

Enlisted Personel

* Citizen Lance Corporal
* Citizen Private First Class
* Citizen Private

Dress Uniform

Dress Uniform

History

Pre-History

The Commonwealth

Soviet Szorosistan

Post-Soviet Szorosistan and the People's Republic