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Revision as of 14:50, 4 July 2005
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Motto: "Власть и Слава!" (Power & Glory!) | |
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Region | The Sunbelt |
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Capital | Новая Москва, New Moscow |
Official Language(s) | Russian, English |
Leader | Vladimir Vladimirovich Chistyakov (Head of State) |
Population | 3.57 billion |
Currency | Rouble |
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Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Geography
- 2.1 Location
- 2.2 Area
- 2.3 Area Comparative
- 2.4 Land Boundaries
- 2.5 Coastline
- 2.6 Maritime Claims
- 2.7 Climate
- 2.8 Terrain
- 2.9 Elevation Extremes
- 2.10 Natural Resources
- 2.11 Land Use
- 2.12 Irrigated Land
- 2.13 Natural Hazards
- 2.14 Environment - Current Issues
- 2.15 Environment - Int'l Agreements
- 2.16 Notes
- 3 People
- 4 Government of the Caselonian Socialist Federation
- 4.1 Administrative Organization
- 4.2 Executive Branch of the Caselonian Socialist Federation
- 4.3 Caselonian Peoples' Duma & Federal Soviet
- 4.4 Supreme Court of the Caselonian Socialist Federation
- 4.5 Major Political Parties & Leaders
- 4.6 International Organization Participation
- 4.7 Diplomatic Representation
- 5 Economy
- 6 Communications
- 7 Transportation
- 8 Military
- 9 Transnational Issues
- 10 External Links
Overview
Background
The Caselonian Socialist Federation is a socialist federated republic located in the northeastern portion of the Fuerzan continent in The Sunbelt region. Caselonia is by far the largest nation in the region, but most of its landmass is under a foot or more of frozen soil 9-11 months per year. During its history, Caselonia has consisted of a number of different entities, ranging from confederated nomadic and then agrarian tribes to a monarchy and finally a revolutionary socialist republic. The Socialist Confederation of Caselonia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 3.57 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated. It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Social Welfare. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. There is no tax rate in Caselonia, but the State Economic Planning Committee, known as Gosplan (an acronym devised from its Russian name), controls wealth redistribution in the nation. All income generated by all industry is taken by the State, which then redistributes currency via a wage system "based on the value of the job performed to the State." In short, Gosplan sets and adjusts all wages, and workers are paid according to that schedule. Any surplus is reinvested in segments of the economy which need it, based on the recommendations of several Ministries and Bureaus. Private enterprise, while technically illegal, is tolerated on a small scale for handmade items and "niche market" goods that do not interfere with state-run enterprise.
The federal government consists of an executive, legislative, and judicial branch. The executive branch wields the most power, with the President being able to veto any bill passed by the legislature, and only the Supreme Court of Caselonia can overrule a Presidential veto. Decentralized administration includes regional economic planning councils which recommend local economic planning policy, whereupon Gosplan accepts the regional policy or adjusts it accordingly. Administration is highly centralized with Federal Ministries having final say over all regional committees' recommendations.
History
Geography
Location
Eastern Fuerza, northernmost and largest continent in The Sunbelt
Area
Total: 17,075,200 sq km Land: 16,995,800 sq km Water: 79,400 sq km
Area Comparative
Approx. 1.8 times the size of the United States
Land Boundaries
total: 20,017 km border countries: Karakazia 284km, Melbournistan 959km, Ferretatia 898km, Palmbekistan 3,485km, Ferrussia 1,576km, Daemoniata 685km, Cherisovia 1,369km
Coastline
37,653km
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate
Ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of southwestern Caselonia; subarctic in Siberian Caselonia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
Terrain
Broad plains with low hills west of Ural mountain range; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberian east; uplands and mountains along southern border regions
Elevation Extremes
lowest point: Black Sea -28 m highest point: Gora El'brus 5,633 m
Natural Resources
Wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber Note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources
Land Use
arable land: 7.33% permanent crops: 0.11% other: 92.56% (2003)
Irrigated Land
46,630 sq km (1996 est.)
Natural Hazards
Permafrost over much of Siberian east is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout east and parts of central Caselonia
Environment - Current Issues
Air pollution from heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste; urban solid waste management; abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides Note: Situation is vastly and rapidly improving.
Environment - Int'l Agreements
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur '85, Arctic-Environmental Protocol, Arctic-Marine Living Resources, Arctic Seals, Arctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change Protocol, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber '83, Wetlands, Whaling
Notes
Largest country in the Sunbelt in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; access to Melbourni, Palmbeki, Cherisovian ports offsets this greatly; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El'brus is Fuerza's tallest peak
People
Population
289,420,309 (July 2005 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years: 14.6% 15-64 years: 71.3% 65 years and over: 14.2%
Median Age
Total: 38.15 years Male: 34.99 years Female: 41.03 years (2005 est.)
Population Growth Rate
1.2% (2001 est.)
Birth Rate
14.8 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death Rate
14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net Migration Rate
1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate
total: 1.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 1.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: .94 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth
total population: 77.1 years male: 76.55 years female: 79.04 years (2005 est.)
Total Fertility Rate
1.67 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Nationality
Noun: Caselonian(s) Adjective: Caselonian
Ethnic Groups
Russian (Caselonian) 79.8%, Melbourni 3.8%, Ferrussian 2%, Palmbeki 1.2%, Cherisovian 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2004 census)
Religion
Caselonian Pagan, Russian Orthodox, Muslim, Buddhist
Languages
Russian, English, many minority languages
Literacy
Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write Russian & English Total population: 99.9% Male: 99.9% Female: 99.9% (2003 est.)
Government of the Caselonian Socialist Federation
After successfully deposing the Tsar in 1915, Socialist Revolutionaries formed the People's Republic of Caselonia which was renamed the Caselonian Socialist Federation in July 2005. The Caselonian government has undergone several major changes, including the adoption of the first Caselonian Constitution in 1922, the adoption of the second Caselonian Constitution in 1978 and the legalization of political parties other than the Caselonian Socialist Party (CSP) in 2004. On 23 June 2005 Vladimir Vladimirovich Chistyakov, candidate of the Communist Workers' Party of Caselonia (CWPC), was elected President of the People's Republic of Caselonia. He promptly declared the capital would be moved back to its ancient seat in Новая Москва (New Moscow). The capital was moved to Gotha, on the northwestern sea border, in 1932. Chistyakov also declared the adoption of the previous government's system other than changing the country's official name from the 'People's Republic of Caselonia' to the 'Caselonian Socialist Federation.' The government consists of a powerful executive, the President, who appoints the head of government, known as the Chairman of the Federal Soviet along with every member of the 25-member Federal Soviet. The 485-member People's Duma is wholly elected by the citizens of Caselonia and can override a Federal Soviet veto with a 2/3rds majority vote. A Presidential Veto cannot be overruled except by the Supreme Court of the Caselonian Socialist Federation.
Administrative Organization
Internal Republics and Autonomous Regions
The Caselonian Socialist Federation has 89 administrative divisions including 49 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 internal republics (respublik, singular - respublika), 10 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 6 krays (krayev, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast').
Oblasts
Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Gotha, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Perm', Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver', Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl'
===== Republics ===== Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), Nueva Habana (Khabana), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)
Autonomous Okrugs
Aga Buryat (Aginskoye), Chukotka (Anadyr'), Evenk (Tura), Khanty-Mansi, Komi-Permyak (Kudymkar), Koryak (Palana), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Taymyr [Dolgano-Nenets] (Dudinka), Ust'-Orda Buryat (Ust'-Ordynskiy), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)
Krays
Altay (Barnaul), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Primorskiy (Vladivostok), Stavropol'
Federal Cities
New Moscow (Moskva), Gotha (Gota)
Autonomous Oblast
Novaya Khabana (Khabana Gorod)
Note: Administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses).
Capital
The capital city of Caselonia is Новая Москва (New Moscow), having been moved back to the ancient capital on 28 June 2005 by order of President Vladimir Chistyakov. Previously, the capital city was moved from Новая Москва to Gotha in 1932 by the authority of a majority vote in the Soviet of Workers' and Peasants Deputies, the governing legislative body at the time. Both Gotha and New Moscow are "federal cities" which form their own administrative divisions.
Client States of Caselonia
Caselonia's two "client states" are completely sovereign nations but are closely tied to Caselonia through economic and defense agreements as well as being recipients of large amounts of foreign aid. The Democratic Republic of Melbournistan, freed with Caselonian help from a colonial monarchy in 2003, went on to elect a socialist President that works closely with Caselonia and who has pledged staunch allegiance to the socialist superpower. Caselonian construction firms built large numbers of modern apartment blocks in Melbournistan before, during and after the elections and continue to work on infrastructure upgrade projects. The Soviet Socialist Republic of Palmbekistan is Caselonia's second "client state." While not vocal on the world political scene, the nation converted the bulk of its power grid to nuclear with help from Caselonian engineers and is a major shipping hub for Caselonian export goods destined for southerly markets. Both client states were once part of the Caselonian Empire which fell in 1915, as was the Democratic Republic of Karakazia, which achieved independence in 1922 during the Caselonian Civil War. Karakazia does not receive foreign aid from Caselonia and has very limited ties to it at all.
Executive Branch of the Caselonian Socialist Federation
The executive branch of the Caselonian Socialist Federation is the most powerful, with the President wielding a veto over the Peoples' Duma that cannot be overridden except by order of the Supreme Court of Caselonia, whose justices are all appointed by the President. Caselonia has a long history of strong executives, be it Arkadiy The Conqueror, who united the warring Slavic tribes, the "modern" Tsars (Leonids I - XII), or Vyacheslav Polezhaev who led the Socialist Revolutionary party to power in 1915. Modern Caselonian Presidents are no different, though they tend to value the opinions of their Ministers and advisors, even when they are at odds with their own.
Head of State
President Vladimir Vladimirovich CHISTYAKOV (President since 23 June 2005) Chairman of the Federal Soviet Mikhail Yefimovich GROMYKO (since 24 June 2005); Deputy Premier Aleksandr Dmitriyevich FEDORCHUK (since 24 June 2005)
President Vladimir Vladimirovich Chistyakov waves to cameras after voting in the 20 June 2005 Presidential elections, Caselonia's first in over 90 years.
Elections
President elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 20 June 2005 (next to be held June 2011); note - no Vice President; if the President dies in office, cannot exercise his powers because of ill health or resigns, the Premier (officially - Chairman of the Federal Soviet) succeeds him; the Premier serves as acting President until a new presidential election is held, which must be within three months; Premier appointed by the President.
Election Results
Vladimir Vladimirovich CHISTYAKOV elected President; percent of vote - Vladimir Vladimirovich CHISTYAKOV (Communist Workers' Party of Caselonia) 51.2%, Grigoriy IVANOV (Caselonian Socialist Party) 43.7%, Nikolay VOZNESENSKY (Social Democratic Party) 5.1%
Caselonian Ministers
Министр Культуры / Minister of Culture - Viktor Barannikov
Министр обороны / Minister of Defense - Rodion Sergeievich Malinovsky
Министр Экономических Дел / Minister of Economic Affairs - Dr. Hasso von Keldermann
State Economic Planning Committee
Bureau of International Finance
Министр просвещения / Minister of Education - Sergei Anatolyevich Bykov
Министр Энергии / Minister of Energy - Maksim Kuybyshev
Bureau of Energy Concerns
Министр Окружающей среды / Minister for the Environment - Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Министр иностранных дел / Minister of Foreign Affairs - Daniel de Valera
State Secretary for Int'l Socialist Cooperation - Boris Ivanovich Kulikov
Министр здравоохранения / Minister of Health - Alexei Khristenko
Министр Инфраструктуры / Minister for Infrastructure - Aleksandr Shelepin
Министр внутренних дел / Minister of the Interior - Dr. Valentina Nikolaievna Evdokimova
Министр Международной Дружбы и Сотрудничества / Minister of International Friendship and Cooperation - Yevgeniy Timofeevich Spiridonov
Министр Международной Торговли / Minister of International Trade - Gennadiy Filatov
Bureau of Foreign Development
Министр юстиции / Minister of Justice - Gennadiy Smirnov
Министр труда / Minister of Labor - Nikolay Dudorov
Министр Науки / Minister of Science - Vitaliy Yakovlev
Министр государственной Безопасности / Minister for State Security - Leonid Shebarshin
Caselonian Peoples' Duma & Federal Soviet
Bicameral legislative body, known collectively as the Peoples' Federal Assembly consists of the Federal Soviet (25 seats; as of July 2000, members appointed by the top executive; members serve four-year terms) and the Peoples' Duma (485 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms).
Supreme Court of the Caselonian Socialist Federation
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Superior Court of Arbitration; judges for all courts are appointed for life by the Federal Soviet on the recommendation of the President.
Major Political Parties & Leaders
Party Leader Platform Seats Percentage Caselonian Socialist Party (CSP) Grigoriy Ivanov - Previous ruling party from 1915 - 2005; in favor of limited political and economic liberalization.
- Has lost significant ground in recent years by appearing "distant and elitist"; entered into, and subsequently withdrew from, IFTA, CACE and the UN.
- Responsible for opening political process to other parties, trade links with capitalist nations and extremely limited privatization schemes.
- Champions the existing "balance" within Caselonia and is resistant to a rollback of liberalization programs.
58 42% Communist Workers' Party of Caselonia (CWPC) Vladimir Chistyakov 41 30% Social Democratic Party (SDP) Nikolay VOZNESENSKY 16 12% Liberal Democratic Party of Caselonia (LDPC) 15 11% Motherland Patriotic-Union Party (MPU/Rodina) 5 3% 3 2%