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! align="right" | [[Region]]:
 
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| [[Malibu Islands]]
 
| [[Malibu Islands]]
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! align="right" | Motto:
 
| ''[[Kab-sez Schialnach Brachtrauron]]'' ['There's Nothing Wrong']
 
 
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! align="right" | Map:
 
! align="right" | Map:
 
| [http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gruenberg7ea.jpg]
 
| [http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gruenberg7ea.jpg]
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| [[Flurthwel]]
 
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| [[Rukialkotta]]
 
| [[Rukialkotta]]
 
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! align="right" | [[Capital]]:
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! align="right" | State Religion:
| [[Flurthwel]]
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| [[Wenaism]]
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! align="right" | Currency:
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| [[Opst]]
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|-
 
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! align="right" | Monarch:
 
! align="right" | Monarch:
 
| His High Holiness Grand Sultan Gardab Woltzten IX
 
| His High Holiness Grand Sultan Gardab Woltzten IX
|}
 
|}
 
 
The Sultanate of '''Gruenberg''' is a medium-sized nation in [[Malibu Islands]]. An [[wikipedia:Absolute_monarchy|absolute monarchy]] ruled by the Woltzten family, power is centralised at the Court in the capital, [[Flurthwel]]. The country is devoutly [[Wenaism|Wenaist]].
 
 
==ECONOMY==
 
 
===FINANCE===
 
 
===INDUSTRY===
 
 
====Agriculture====
 
 
'''Principal Crops'''
 
 
'''NATIONAL PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''<br>
 
<small>''All figures '000 of metric tons.''</small>
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Cereals'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Paddy rice || align="right" | 43,781
+
! align="right" | Currency:
 +
| [[Opst]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Wheat || align="right" | 23,009
+
! align="right" | National Animal:
 +
| [[Gruenberger_Species#THE_MOON_RAM|Moon Ram]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Barley || align="right" | 10,591
+
! align="right" | National Anthem:
|-
+
| ''[[Kab-sez Schialnach Brachtrauron]]'' ['There's Nothing Wrong']
| Maize || align="right" | 1,623
+
|-
+
| Sorghum || align="right" | 409
+
|-
+
| Millet || align="right" | 311
+
|-
+
| Buckwheat || align="right" | 140
+
|-
+
| Kasharash<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 140
+
|-
+
| Oats || align="right" | 76
+
|-
+
| Rye || align="right" | 70
+
 
|}
 
|}
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Roots and tubers'''
 
|-
 
| Potatoes || align="right" | 6,617
 
|-
 
| Sweet potatoes || align="right" | 398
 
|-
 
| [[Gruenberger_Species#Klipa|Klipa]] || align="right" | 375
 
|-
 
| Yams || align="right" | 143
 
|-
 
| others || align="right" | 429
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
  
{| border="1"
 
! '''Sugar crops'''
 
|-
 
| Cane || align="right" | 60,479
 
|-
 
| Beet || align="right" | 1,770
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Vegetables'''
 
|-
 
| Dry onions || align="right" | 1,786
 
|-
 
| Cucumbers and gherkins || align="right" | 1,710
 
|-
 
| Aubergines || align="right" | 1,188
 
|-
 
| Green chillies and peppers || align="right" | 810
 
|-
 
| Garlic || align="right" | 638
 
|-
 
| Cauliflower || align="right" | 490
 
|-
 
| Carrots || align="right" | 485
 
|-
 
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds || align="right" | 443
 
|-
 
| Tomatoes || align="right" | 432
 
|-
 
| Cabbages || align="right" | 195
 
|-
 
| Green beans || align="right" | 145
 
|-
 
| Green peas || align="right" | 125
 
|-
 
| [[Gruenberger_Species#Mnerlash|Mnerlash]] || align="right" | 109
 
|-
 
| Spinach || align="right" | 107
 
|-
 
| Mushrooms || align="right" | 70
 
|-
 
| Lettuce || align="right" | 63
 
|-
 
| Green onions and shallots || align="right" | 24
 
|-
 
| others || align="right" | 10,411
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Fruits and berries'''
 
|-
 
| Grapes || align="right" | 8,135
 
|-
 
| Watermelons || align="right" | 3,800
 
|-
 
| Apples || align="right" | 2,080
 
|-
 
| Mangoes || align="right" | 1,125
 
|-
 
| Clementines, mandarins, satsumas and tangerines || align="right" | 740
 
|-
 
| Dates || align="right" | 722
 
|-
 
| Cantaloupes and other melons || align="right" | 625
 
|-
 
| Bananas || align="right" | 494
 
|-
 
| Plums || align="right" | 415
 
|-
 
| Peaches and nectarines || align="right" | 410
 
|-
 
| Oranges || align="right" | 340
 
|-
 
| Apricots || align="right" | 192
 
|-
 
| Pineapples || align="right" | 149
 
|-
 
| Lemons and limes || align="right" | 78
 
|-
 
| Papayas || align="right" | 41
 
|-
 
| others || align="right" | 2,115
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Oilseeds'''
 
|-
 
| Cottonseed || align="right" | 3,864
 
|-
 
| Soybeans || align="right" | 1,515
 
|-
 
| Rapeseed || align="right" | 1,138
 
|-
 
| Sunflower seed || align="right" | 195
 
|-
 
| Tallowtree seed || align="right" | 82
 
|-
 
| Sesame seed || align="right" | 81
 
|-
 
| Oil palm fruit || align="right" | 64
 
|-
 
| Linseed || align="right" | 54
 
|-
 
| Castor beans || align="right" | 30
 
|-
 
| others || align="right" | 1,152
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Pulses'''
 
|-
 
| Chick-peas || align="right" | 827
 
|-
 
| Dry beans || align="right" | 199
 
|-
 
| Dry broad beans || align="right" | 183
 
|-
 
| Lentils || align="right" | 163
 
|-
 
| Dry peas || align="right" | 121
 
|-
 
| others || align="right" | 411
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Nuts'''
 
|-
 
| Unshelled groundnuts || align="right" | 1,444
 
|-
 
| Coconuts || align="right" | 89
 
|-
 
| Walnuts || align="right" | 30
 
|-
 
| [[Gruenberger_Species#Blibiot Nuts|Blibiot nuts]] || align="right" | 28
 
|-
 
| others || align="right" | 74
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Spices'''
 
|-
 
| Pimento and allspice || align="right" | 191
 
|-
 
| Ginger || align="right" | 47
 
|-
 
| others || align="right" | 96
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Fibre crops'''
 
|-
 
| Cotton lint || align="right" | 1,912
 
|-
 
| [[Gruenberger_Species#Pintad|Pintad]] || align="right" | 812
 
|-
 
| others || align="right" | 32
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''All others'''
 
|-
 
| Tobacco leaves || align="right" | 255
 
|-
 
| Tea || align="right" | 68
 
|-
 
| Natural rubber || align="right" | 50
 
|}
 
 
 
'''Livestock'''
 
 
'''NATIONAL POPULATION FIGURES FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''<br>
 
<small>''All figures '000 head.''</small>
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Animal'''
 
|-
 
| Chickens || align="right" | 350,000
 
|-
 
| Goats || align="right" | 81,200
 
|-
 
| Ducks || align="right" | 60,000
 
|-
 
| Cattle || align="right" | 45,562
 
|-
 
| Pigs || align="right" | 44,682
 
|-
 
| Sheep || align="right" | 25,221
 
|-
 
| Buffaloes || align="right" | 23,528
 
|-
 
| Geese || align="right" | 20,000
 
|-
 
| Rabbits || align="right" | 18,500
 
|-
 
| Asses || align="right" | 3,800
 
|-
 
| Horses || align="right" | 898
 
|-
 
| Mules || align="right" | 474
 
|-
 
| Camels || align="right" | 800
 
|}
 
 
 
'''NATIONAL PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''<br>
 
<small>''All figures '000 metric tons.''</small>
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Meat'''
 
|-
 
| Pig meat || align="right" | 4,031
 
|-
 
| Poultry meat || align="right" | 1,710
 
|-
 
| Buffalo meat || align="right" | 544
 
|-
 
| Beef and veal || align="right" | 527
 
|-
 
| Goat meat || align="right" | 450
 
|-
 
| Mutton and lamb || align="right" | 193
 
|-
 
| Rabbit meat || align="right" | 32
 
|-
 
| Horse meat || align="right" | 17
 
|-
 
| other || align="right" | 36
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Dairy produce'''
 
|-
 
| Buffaloes' milk || align="right" | 17,476
 
|-
 
| Cows' milk || align="right" | 10,437
 
|-
 
| Goats' milk || align="right" | 1,903
 
|-
 
| Butter || align="right" | 482
 
|-
 
| Sheep milk || align="right" | 53
 
|-
 
|| Cheeses || align="right" | 20
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Eggs'''
 
|-
 
| Hen eggs || align="right" | 1,887
 
|-
 
| other poultry eggs || align="right" | 333
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Wools, skins and hides'''
 
|-
 
| Goatskins || align="right" | 139
 
|-
 
| Buffalo hides || align="right" | 97
 
|-
 
| Cattle hides || align="right" | 69
 
|-
 
| Wool<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 52
 
|-
 
| Sheepskins || align="right" | 42
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''All other'''
 
|-
 
| Honey || align="right" | 25
 
|-
 
| Raw silk || align="right" | 8
 
|}
 
 
 
====Fishing====
 
 
'''NATIONAL FISHING FIGURES FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''<br>
 
<small>''All figures '000 metric tons, live weight. Figures exclude [[wikipedia:Aquatic_plant|aquatic plants]]<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>.''</small>
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Capture'''
 
|-
 
| Freshwater fishes || align="right" | 1,395
 
|-
 
| Anchovies || align="right" | 1,373
 
|-
 
| [[Gruenberger_Species#Gruenberger Fintail|Gruenberger fintail]] || align="right" | 1,223
 
|-
 
| Shrimps || align="right" | 110
 
|-
 
| all other || align="right" | 17,240
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Aquaculture'''
 
|-
 
| Silver carp || align="right" | 3,180
 
|-
 
| White amur || align="right" | 3,062
 
|-
 
| Oysters || align="right" | 2,989
 
|-
 
| Common carp || align="right" | 2,051
 
|-
 
| [[Gruenberger_Species#Gelzien Snap Shell|Gelzien snap shell]] || align="right" | 1,797
 
|-
 
| Bighead carp || align="right" | 1,590
 
|-
 
| [[Gruenberger_Species#Spliantes Carp|Spliantes carp]] || align="right" | 1,236
 
|-
 
| all other || align="right" | 22,790
 
|}
 
 
 
====Forestry====
 
 
'''NATIONAL LOGGING FIGURES FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''<br>
 
<small>''All figures '000 cubic metres.''</small>
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Roundwood Removals'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>
 
|-
 
| Fuel wood || align="right" | 63,676
 
|-
 
| Sawlogs, veneer logs, sleeper logs || align="right" | 1,959
 
|-
 
| Pulpwood<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 667
 
|-
 
| other industrial wood || align="right" | 4,013
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Sawnwood Production'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>
 
|-
 
| Coniferous<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 1,207
 
|-
 
| Broadleaved<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 805
 
|}
 
 
 
====Manufacturing====
 
 
'''NATIONAL PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''<br>
 
<small>''All figures '000 metric tons unless otherwise stated.''</small>
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Fabrics and fibres'''
 
|-
 
| Pure and mixed cotton yarn || align="right" | 1,604
 
|-
 
| Pintad textiles<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 467
 
|-
 
| Non-cellulosic continuous filaments || align="right" | 144
 
|-
 
| Silk fabrics || align="right" | 7
 
|-
 
| Rayon and acetate discontinuous filaments || align="right" | 38
 
|-
 
| Rayon and acetate continuous filaments || align="right" | 7
 
|-
 
| other chemical fibres<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 694
 
|-
 
| Pure and mixed woven cotton fabrics || align="right" | 2,770,000,000 metres
 
|-
 
| Woollen fabrics || align="right" | 27,832,000 metres
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Foodstuffs and beverages'''
 
|-
 
| Wine || align="right" | 6,004
 
|-
 
| Refined sugar || align="right" | 3,706
 
|-
 
| Raw sugar || align="right" | 861
 
|-
 
| Edible vegetable oils || align="right" | 835
 
|-
 
| Beer || align="right" | 17,140,000 hectolitres
 
|-
 
| Soft beverages || align="right" | 2,332 million bottles
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Wood and paper products'''
 
|-
 
| Paper and paperboard || align="right" | 2,487
 
|-
 
| Chemical wood pulp || align="right" | 178
 
|-
 
| Mechanical wood pulp || align="right" | 54
 
|-
 
| other fibre pulp<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 1,597
 
|-
 
| Plywood || align="right" | 809,700 cu. m.
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Metals'''
 
|-
 
| Pig-iron || align="right" | 13,101
 
|-
 
| Crude steel || align="right" | 12,850
 
|-
 
| Unwrought aluminium || align="right" | 236
 
|-
 
| Unwrought zinc || align="right" | 149
 
|-
 
| Unwrought refined copper || align="right" | 112
 
|-
 
| Unwrought lead || align="right" | 76
 
|-
 
| Unwrought tin || align="right" | 8
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Petroleum products'''
 
|-
 
| Diesel oil || align="right" | 7,080
 
|-
 
| Gasoline || align="right" | 4,135
 
|-
 
| Residual fuel oil || align="right" | 2,505
 
|-
 
| Plastics || align="right" | 1,088
 
|-
 
| Liquefied petroleum gas || align="right" | 668
 
|-
 
| Kerosene || align="right" | 613
 
|-
 
| Lubricating oils || align="right" | 410
 
|-
 
| Asphalt || align="right" | 290
 
|-
 
| Petroleum coke || align="right" | 147
 
|-
 
| Paraffin wax || align="right" | 85
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Chemical products'''
 
|-
 
| Urea || align="right" | 3,785
 
|-
 
| Sulfuric acid || align="right" | 2,427
 
|-
 
| Soda ash || align="right" | 834
 
|-
 
| Sulfur<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 749
 
|-
 
| Caustic soda || align="right" | 668
 
|-
 
| Superphosphate || align="right" | 146
 
|-
 
| Chlorine gas || align="right" | 14
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Fertilizers'''
 
|-
 
| Nitrogenous fertilizers<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 2,472
 
|-
 
| Phosphate fertilizers<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 667
 
|-
 
| Potash fertilizers<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 143
 
|-
 
| Insecticides || align="right" | 63
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Electrical goods<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>'''
 
|-
 
| Large semiconductor integrated circuits || align="right" | 239,200
 
|-
 
| Floppy disks || align="right" | 47,300
 
|-
 
| Electric fans || align="right" | 7,662
 
|-
 
| Cameras || align="right" | 5,522
 
|-
 
| Colour television receivers || align="right" | 4,262
 
|-
 
| Mobile communication equipment units || align="right" | 2,215
 
|-
 
| Microcomputers || align="right" | 672
 
|-
 
| Sewing machines || align="right" | 30
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Transportation equipment<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>'''
 
|-
 
| Bicyles || align="right" | 2,906,790
 
|-
 
| Road motor vehicles || align="right" | 207,000
 
|-
 
| Tractors<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 6,780
 
|-
 
| Railway freight wagons || align="right" | 2,730
 
|-
 
| Internal combustion engines<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 18,857
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Selected other products'''
 
|-
 
| Cigarettes<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 3,397
 
|-
 
| Rubber tyres<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 12,158
 
|-
 
| Synthetic rubber || align="right" | 865
 
|-
 
| Coke || align="right" | 12,806
 
|-
 
| Cement || align="right" | 59,700
 
|-
 
| Electrical energy<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 135,500
 
|}
 
 
 
====Mining====
 
 
'''NATIONAL EXTRACTION FIGURES FOR THE 731st YEAR<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''<br>
 
<small>''All figures metric tons unless otherwise stated.''</small>
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Fuels'''
 
|-
 
| Coal<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 125,000,000
 
|-
 
| Crude petroleum<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 16,300,000
 
|-
 
| Natural gas<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 2,720,000,000 cu. m.
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Ores<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>'''
 
|-
 
| Iron ore<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 24,690,000
 
|-
 
| Bauxite<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 900,000
 
|-
 
| Manganese ore<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 530,000
 
|-
 
| Zinc ore || align="right" | 171,000
 
|-
 
| Copper ore || align="right" | 59,000
 
|-
 
| Lead ore || align="right" | 58,100
 
|-
 
| Ilmenite || align="right" | 18,500
 
|-
 
| Antimony ore || align="right" | 9,870
 
|-
 
| Tin concentrates || align="right" | 9,700
 
|-
 
| Nickel ore || align="right" | 5,110
 
|-
 
| Tungsten concentrates || align="right" | 3,700
 
|-
 
| Molybdenum ore || align="right" | 3,000
 
|-
 
| Vanadium ore<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 3,000
 
|-
 
| Zirconium concentrates || align="right" | 1,500
 
|-
 
| Chromite || align="right" | 26
 
|-
 
| Cobalt ore || align="right" | 25
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Metals'''
 
|-
 
| Magnesite || align="right" | 250,000
 
|-
 
| Silver || align="right" | 160
 
|-
 
| Uranium<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 50
 
|-
 
| Mercury || align="right" | 23
 
|-
 
| Gold || align="right" | 18
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''Minerals'''
 
|-
 
| Limestone || align="right" | 9,589,000
 
|-
 
| Rock salt || align="right" | 3,128,000
 
|-
 
| Phosphate rock and apatite<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 2,500,000
 
|-
 
| Crude gypsum || align="right" | 680,000
 
|-
 
| Talc and related minerals || align="right" | 390,000
 
|-
 
| Barytes || align="right" | 350,000
 
|-
 
| Fluorspar || align="right" | 245,000
 
|-
 
| Potash<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 25,000
 
|-
 
| Native sulfur || align="right" | 25,000
 
|-
 
| Arsenic trioxide || align="right" | 1,600
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="1"
 
! '''All other extractions'''
 
|-
 
| Silica sand || align="right" | 167,000
 
|-
 
| Fireclay || align="right" | 153,000
 
|-
 
| Natural graphite || align="right" | 40,000
 
|-
 
| Asbestos || align="right" | 37,000
 
|-
 
| Diamond<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup> || align="right" | 115,000 carats
 
|}
 
 
 
===TRADE===
 
 
==TRANSPORT==
 
 
===CIVIL AVIATION===
 
 
Gruenberg has international airports at [[Flurthwel]], Gevenis, Moroschwegen, Sal-Siabi, Merlefurt, and Rohansas. At present, the largest is the '''Gelzien Central Air Hub''' at Rohansas, but plans are afoot to develop the '''Woltzten International Aerodrome''' at Moroschwegen. By The 735th Year, the [[Gruenberger_Agencies#Civil Aviation|Gruenberg State Civil Aviation Authority]] aims to have developed the WIA to be capable of handling over 17m. passengers per year. '''Gevenis Airport''' has been closed since The 729th Year, when Gelzien insurgents blew up two cargo planes, killing 87 personnel and badly damaging the main terminal building. It is scheduled to resume receiving domestic flights within 18 months. Most larger towns have small, internal airports.
 
 
Air travel was exclusively state-run until comparatively recently, the decision to allow limited domestic competition to [[Gruenberger_Corporations#Civil Aviation|GruenAir]] only being taken in The 718th Year, by decree of Gardab IX. Further deregulation came in The 724th Year under the terms of '''The Transport Development Act''', and there are now [[Gruenberger_Corporations#Civil Aviation|several airlines]] operating from Gruenberg, although GruenAir remains significantly the largest, and continues to receive Court subsidies. Planes and air facilities have proved popular targets with anti-government rebels, and until assurances of greater security are seen to have an effect, it is thought by many economic commentators to be unlikely that there will be any significant degree of foreign investment in the air industry of Gruenberg.
 
 
'''NATIONAL AIR STATISTICS FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''<br>
 
<small>''Figures apply only to GruenAir services.''</small>
 
 
* '''International airports:''' 6
 
* '''Domestic airports:''' 42
 
* '''Kilometres flown:''' 96,455,000
 
* '''Passengers carried:''' 6,557,000
 
* '''Passenger-km:''' 14,883,000,000
 
* '''Freight ton-km:''' 967,400,000
 
 
 
===INLAND WATERWAYS===
 
 
Almost non-existent in the larger [[Gruenberger_Provinces#NAFFARRON|Naffarron]] province, canals form a central part of the [[Gruenberger_Provinces#GELZIEN_NUB|Gelzien Nub's]] transport system. Now responsible for around 70% of all cargo traffic, they were at one point almost the only usable form of domestic freight carriage. A number of river ports dot the Chaubhan and Alkanaria, vessels of up to 200m length (although an advisory safety limit of 190m is currently in force) capable of navigating the latter. The majority of vessels are steam-powered, and there is a steam riverboat service connecting all towns along the Alkanaria, run by the Court-owned [[Gruenberger_Corporations#Inland Waterways|Inland Waterways Transportation Corporation]].
 
 
'''Total length of navigable waterways:''' 9,692km
 
 
 
===RAILWAYS===
 
 
Gruenberg's railways were at one stage notorious for being unsafe, poorly maintained and ignored by the Court. Increasingly, however, transport priorities in the wake of the reforms of The 724th Year have shifted back towards improving the rail network. A giant project to link the major cities of the Aszumba was begun in The 726th Year. As yet, only around 500km have been laid, at a cost of some US $500m. to [[Gruenberger_Corporations#Railways|Gruenberg Railway]]. In The 728th Year, work commenced on a US $650m. underground train network in [[Flurthwel]] (the 'Flurthwel Inter-Metro'). However, the devastating bombing campaign that marked that year's Day Of Blood saw much of the initial structure destroyed, and work has been discontinued. A combination of heavy flooding and terrorist activity left the [[Gruenberger_Provinces#GELZIEN_NUB|Gelzien Nub]] without any running trains for much of The 720s. However, some limited services have now resumed, connecting several major towns and cities in the troubled province.
 
 
'''NATIONAL RAIL STATISTICS FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''
 
 
* '''Route length of track:''' 10,695km
 
* '''Total length of track:''' 16,128km
 
* '''Stations:''' [precise number unknown, although estimated to exceed 2,000]
 
* '''Passenger journeys:''' 340,000,000
 
* '''Freight ton-km:''' 7,112,000,000
 
 
 
===ROAD TRAFFIC===
 
 
Gruenberg's roads vary wildly in quality. In general, the south and east of [[Gruenberger_Provinces#NAFFARRON|Naffarron]] are serviced by an excellent, dense network of well-maintained surfaces; the mountainous north and west, and low-lying [[Gruenberger_Provinces#GELZIEN_NUB|Gelzien Nub]] province, have significantly poorer facilities. Around 35% of Gruenberg's roads are paved; however, many of the dirt tracks are eminently navigable with reasonably sturdy vehicles. Major projects in the eighth century have included the Inter-City Expressway, a 700km, three-lane highway linking several major cities. More recently, the first coastal highway was opened, spanning most of Naffarron's southern coastline.
 
 
A rumoured US $750m. of private investment, much of it from foreign companies seeking to expand into Gruenberg, has been put into developing the Gelzien Nub's road infrastructure, and in linking it to the newly reopened railway lines. Several major bridges have been built to span its many rivers and marshes, including the Gardab XIII Express Linkage. (At over 6km long, the G8EL has been the butt of several private local jokes comparing it to Gardab's immense girth.) A full, state-run bus service is now in operation. The [[Gruenberger_Agencies#Road Traffic|Gruenberg State Highways Authority]], a joint venture between the private sector and the Court, announced plans for a further US $4,568m. of investment in the roads as part of '''The Transport Development Act'''. This is to come partly from excise and customs on petrol sales, partly from development loans, and partly from the [[Gruenberger_Corporations#Road Traffic|Gruenberg State Road Transport Corporation]].
 
 
'''NATIONAL ROAD STATISTICS FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''
 
 
* '''Length of primary highways:''' 152,637km
 
* '''Length of secondary roads:''' 124,195km
 
* '''Total length of roads:''' 442,067km
 
 
'''BREAKDOWN OF TRAFFIC IN THE 731st YEAR BY VEHICLE USE'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''
 
 
* '''Motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, etc.:''' 2,342,785
 
* '''Passenger cars:''' 881,690
 
* '''Road tractors:''' 578,613
 
* '''Buses and coaches:''' 118,838
 
* '''Lorries and vans:''' 383,608
 
* '''Rickshaws:''' 93,300
 
* '''Station wagons:''' 84,500
 
* '''Taxicabs:''' 72,600
 
* '''Jeeps:''' 66,800
 
* '''TOTAL (including others):''' 4,710,321
 
 
 
===SHIPPING===
 
 
The chief ports are Merlefurt, on the south coast of [[Gruenberger_Provinces#NAFFARRON|Naffarron]], and Serelloto, in the [[Gruenberger_Provinces#GELZIEN_NUB|Gelzien Nub]]. Further ports exist at Sempleth, Yinna and Port Cracklan. Port Yadan is currently being developed, with a deep-water seaport and two dry-docks under construction. '''The Transport Development Act''' of The 724th Year privatised the shipping industry, and an estimated 56 [[Gruenberger_Corporations#Shipping|companies]] now hold operational licences. A triumvirate of [[Gruenberger_Agencies#Shipping|Court agencies]] variously regulate vessels, crew, and ports.
 
 
'''NATIONAL SHIPPING STATISTICS FOR THE 731st YEAR'''<sup>[[#APPENDIX|x]]</sup>''':'''
 
 
* '''Number of registered vessels:''' 365
 
* '''Total displacement:''' 721,800 gross registered tons
 
* '''Merlefurt'''
 
** Goods loaded: 5,918,000 long tons
 
** Goods unloaded: 20,063,000 long tons
 
* '''Serelloto'''
 
** Goods loaded: 1,451,000 long tons
 
** Goods unloaded: 9,063,000 long tons
 
* '''Port Cracklan'''
 
** Goods loaded: 725,000 long tons
 
** Goods unloaded: 2,443,000 long tons
 
 
 
==APPENDIX==
 
  
# '''Source:''' Gruenberg State Department of Agriculture.
 
# Wheat-barley [[wikipedia:Hybrid|hybrid]] first developed in Gruenberg.
 
# '''Source:''' Gruenberg State Department of Agriculture.
 
# '''Source:''' Gruenberg State Department of Agriculture.
 
# Of which 38,900 metric tons [[wikipedia:Lanolin|greasy]], and 23,000 metric tons scoured.
 
# '''Source:''' ''The 731st Year Fishery Statistics'', co-published by the Department of Fishery and the Gruenberg State Institute for Research and Development.
 
# Total aquatic vegetatiton catch for The 731st Year estimated at 747,000 metric tons, live weight, of which 21,600 metric tons, live weight, capture, and 725,400 metric tons, live weight, [[wikipedia:Aquaculture|aquaculture]].
 
# All figures Gruenberg State Institute for Research and Development estimates.
 
# Excluding bark.
 
# Estimates based on annual output assumed to have been unchanged since The 718th Year. In fact, pulpwood production has probably increased, but differences are likely to be marginal.
 
# Including railway sleepers.
 
# Softwood.
 
# Hardwood.
 
# '''Source:''' ''Yearbook Of Industrial Commodity Statistics'', published by the Gruenberg State Institute for Research and Development, unless otherwise stated.
 
# Production of pintad mills.
 
# '''Source:''' Fibre Economics Bureau (Flurthwel).
 
# '''Source:''' Gruenberg State Department of Agriculture.
 
# Of which 145,000 metric tons recovered as a by-product in the purification of coal-gas, in petroleum refineries, in gas plants, and from copper lead and zinc sulfide ores, and 604,000 metric tons sulfur content of iron and copper pyrites including pyrite concentrates obtained from copper, lead and zinc ores.
 
# Figures in terms of nitrogen.
 
# Figures in terms of phosphoric acid.
 
# Figures in terms of potassium oxide.
 
# All figures thousands of units.
 
# All figures units, unless stated otherwise.
 
# 20 horse-power or above.
 
# Figures '000 horse-power. Based on sales data.
 
# Figures '000 cases.
 
# Figures thousands.
 
# Figures million kWh.
 
# '''Source:''' Gruenberg Geological Survey, unless otherwise stated.
 
# Including brown coal, lignite and waste.
 
# Including shale and coal oil.
 
# Gross volume of output.
 
# Figures refer to metal content of ores and concentrates unless otherwise stated.
 
# Gross weight. Metal content estimated at 75 million metric tons.
 
# Gross weight.
 
# Gross weight. Metal content estimated at 1 million metric tons.
 
# Figures refer to metal content of ore and slag.
 
# '''Source:''' Gruenberg State Department of Energy.
 
# Gross weight. Phosporic acid content estimated at 700,000 metric tons.
 
# Potassium oxide content of mined potash salts.
 
# Of which 92,000 carats industrial, and 23,000 carats gem.
 
# '''Source:''' ''Statistical Yearbook For The 731st Year'', co-published by the Gruenberg State Civil Aviation Authority and the Gruenberg State Institute for Research and Development.
 
# '''Source:''' Gruenberg Railway.
 
# '''Source:''' ''Economic Survey Of The 731st Year'', published by the Gruenberg State Institute for Research and Development.
 
# '''Source:''' Gruenberg State Highways Authority.
 
# '''Source:''' ''Report For The 731st Year'', published by The Bank of Gruenberg.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 12:18, 14 August 2005

Gruenberg
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Region: Malibu Islands
Map: [1]
Capital: Flurthwel
Court Language: Bazhtan
State Language: Rukialkotta
State Religion: Wenaism
Monarch: His High Holiness Grand Sultan Gardab Woltzten IX
Currency: Opst
National Animal: Moon Ram
National Anthem: Kab-sez Schialnach Brachtrauron ['There's Nothing Wrong']