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Revision as of 19:52, 8 October 2006
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
- 1 Geography
- 1.1 Location
- 1.2 Geographic Coordinates
- 1.3 Map References
- 1.4 Area
- 1.5 Area - Comparative
- 1.6 Land Boundaries
- 1.7 Coastline
- 1.8 Maritime Claims
- 1.9 Climate
- 1.10 Elevation Extremes
- 1.11 Natural Resources
- 1.12 Land Use
- 1.13 Irrigated Land
- 1.14 Natural Hazards
- 1.15 Enviroment - Current Issues
- 1.16 Enviroment - International Agreements
- 2 People
- 2.1 Population
- 2.2 Age Structure
- 2.3 Median Age
- 2.4 Population Growth Rate
- 2.5 Birth Rate
- 2.6 Death Rate
- 2.7 Net Migration Rate
- 2.8 Sex Ratio
- 2.9 Infant Mortality Rate
- 2.10 Life Expectancy at Birth
- 2.11 Total Fertility Rate
- 2.12 Nationality
- 2.13 Ethnic Groups
- 2.14 Religions
- 2.15 Languages
- 2.16 Literacy
- 3 Government
- 3.1 Country Name
- 3.2 Government Type
- 3.3 Capital
- 3.4 Administrative Divisions
- 3.5 Dependent Areas
- 3.6 Independence
- 3.7 National Holiday
- 3.8 Constitution
- 3.9 Legal System
- 3.10 Suffrage
- 3.11 Executive Branch
- 3.12 Legislative Branch
- 3.13 Judicial Branch
- 3.14 Political Parties and Leaders
- 3.15 Political Pressure Groups and Leaders
- 3.16 International Organization Participation
- 3.17 Flag Description
- 4 Economy
- 4.1 GDP - Purchasing Power Parity
- 4.2 GDP - Official Exchange Rate
- 4.3 GDP - Real Growth Rate
- 4.4 GDP - Per Capita (PPP)
- 4.5 GDP - Composition By Sector
- 4.6 Labor Force
- 4.7 Labor Force - By Occupation
- 4.8 Unemployment Rate
- 4.9 Population Below the Poverty Line
- 4.10 Inflation Rate (consumer prices)
- 4.11 Investment (gross fixed)
- 4.12 Budget
- 4.13 Public Debt
- 4.14 Agricultural Products
- 4.15 Industries
- 4.16 Industrial Production Growth Rate
- 4.17 Electricity - Production
- 4.18 Electricity - Consumption
- 4.19 Electricity - Exports
- 4.20 Electricity - Imports
- 4.21 Oil - Production
- 4.22 Oil - Consumption
- 4.23 Oil - Exports
- 4.24 Oil - Imports
- 4.25 Oil - Proved Reserves
- 4.26 Natural Gas - Production
- 4.27 Natural Gas - Consumption
- 4.28 Natural Gas - Exports
- 4.29 Natural Gas - Imports
- 4.30 Natural Gas - Proved Reserves
- 4.31 Current Account Balance
- 4.32 Exports
- 4.33 Imports
- 4.34 Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold
- 4.35 Debt - External
- 4.36 Economic Aid - Donor
- 4.37 Currency (code)
- 4.38 Fiscal Year
- 5 Communications
- 6 Transportation
- 7 Military
- 8 History
- 9 Diplomacy
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
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: Szorosistani(s)
adjective: Szorosistani
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)
Szorosistani 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
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.
Military
Tables of Organization and Equipment
WIP.
Office of Civilian Contracting (OCC)
Equipment
Szorosistani Military Equipment
Battle Dress Uniforms (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
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
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
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