Arrakeen

The People's Republic of Arrakeen (Local: Arrakis)

Arrakeen

Flag of Arrakeen
Motto: "' He who controls the spice controls the universe"
Region	Anticapitalist Alliance
Capital	Arrakeen
Official Language(s)	Fremen, English
Leader	Supreme Commandant Paul Maud'Dib, lisan al-Gaib, The Umma Regent.
Population	108 Million
Currency	Arrkis Credit
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Author's Note

Please note that in this article all reference to Arrakkeen, the Enlgish translation, will be in the local Fremen Dialect. Therefore from this point on Arrakkeen will be know as Arrakis.

Geography

Location

Arrakis is a collection of thousands of islands located in the central Pacific Ocean.

Geographic Coordinates

Latitude: 17°40 South Longitude: 149°30 West

Map References

Arrakis

Area

Under Construction

Area - Comparative

Under Contruction

Land Boundaries

Total: 0 km Border Countries: n/a

Coastline

Sirat Island - 665.17 km

Sardaukar Island - 604.31 km

Orwell Island - 461.28 km

Atreides Island - 453.58 km

Nezhoni Island - 340.87 km

Sikon - 340.79 km

Halitha Island - 339.86 km

Crynsknife island - 318.56 km

Coriolis Island - 255.32 km

Varota Island - 248.96 km

Tupile Island - 207.23 km

Henoor Island - 192.83 km

Apachee Island - 125.60 km

Maritime Claims

Territorial sea: 200 nm Contiguous zone: 50 nm Exclusive economic zone: 400 nm Continental shelf: 400 nm

Climate

Tropical to subartic.

Terrain

Under Construction

Elevation Extremes

Under Construction

Natural Resources

Metallic Minerals

• Gold
• Molybdenum
• Nickel
• Platinum
• Uranium
• Copper
• Silver
• Lead
• Antimony
• Calcium
• Cesium
• Cobalt
• Cadmium
• Bauxite
• Zinc
• Tin
• Iron
• Indium
• Lithium
• Magnesium
• Niobium
• Selenium
• Tantalum
• Tellurium
• Tungsten

Non-Metallic Minerals

• coal
• Diamond
• Salt
• Phosphate
• Asbestos
• Barite
• Carbonantite
• Cement
• Gemstones
• Graphite
• Gypsum
• Lime
• Magnesite
• Marl
• Mica
• Nepheline Seranite
• Peat
• Potash
• Potassium Sulphate
• Pumice
• Quartz
• Zeolite
• Titanium Dioxide
• Sodium Sulphate
• Sand and Gravel

Rubber, Horses, Fish, Oil, Natural Gas, Hydroelectric power, Photoelectric power, Aeroelectric power.

Land Use

Arable land: 76.84% Permanent crops: 56% Other: 97.14

Irrigated Land

Land:27,797 sq km, Kelp/Sea Farms: 45,789,345 sq km

Natural Hazards

Under Construction

Enviroment - Current Issues

Under Construction

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

Major Cities

Under Construction

Major Military Bases

Under Construction

People

Population

108,000,000 (May 16th, 2006 census)

Age Structure

Under Construction

Median Age

Total: 34.5 Male: 32.9 Female: 38.1

Population Growth Rate

1.037% (2005 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: .71 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.66 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.70 male(s)/female total population: 0.788 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.)

Culture

Nationality

Noun: Arrakian(s) Adjective: Arrakian

Ethnic Groups

Under Construction

Religions

Under Construction

Language

Languages

Fremen (official): 60.2%

Chakobsa (official): 45.9%

Gaelic: 12.3%

Language Note

Only 25% of Arakians speak English.

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 99% (2005 est.) Male: 95.7 Female: 99.8

National Holidays

Under Construction

Government

Country Name

Conventional Long Form: The People's Republic of Arrakis Conventional Short Form: Arrakis

Government Type

A constitutional anarcho-syndicalist federation of Autonomous Regional Republics (A.R.R.)'s. with traditional Fremen ties. The Government of Arrakis is made up of worker unions called Directorate's. They comprise of the Ministry Level of Government.

Capital

Arrakeen

Administrative Divisions

6 Autonomous Regional Republics (A.R.R)

A.R.R Clackmannashire (22459.57 sq Km) A.R.R Lanarkshire (16311.59 sq Km) A.R.R Ayrshire (31899 sq Km) A.R.R Dunbartonshire (15992 sq Km) A.R.R Renfrewshire (3386.9 sq Km) A.R.R Aberdeenshire (4448.47 sq Km)

Agencies - Leaders

• Directorate of the Chancellory -- Chancellor, Paul Maud’Dib, the Umma Regent, Lisan al-Gain(The Voice from the Outer World)
• Prime Minister, Leto Atreides III
• Deputy Prime Minister & President of the Chancellor's Privy Council for Arrakis, Gaius Helen Mohiam
• Chancellor of Justice Supreme Arbitrator Al Jorgensen
  • Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat -- Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Adriana Martha Craft
  • Office of the Leader of the Government in the Tahaddi Al-Burhan -- Leader of the Government in the Tahaddi Al-Burhan, Catalina Wooten
  • Office of the Leader of the Government in the Faufreluches -- Leader of the Government in the Faufreluches, Cruz Ernesto Alston
• Treasury Board Secretariat -- President of the Treasury Board, Dave Copeland
• Directorate of Agriculture and Agri-Food -- Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Maryellen Noble
  • Arrakian Dairy Commission, Keikoun Nupwaok
  • Arrakian Food Inspection Agency, Loxaus Maraius
  • Arrakian Grain Commission, Zhou-wianqao
• Arrakian Heritage, Directorate of -- Minister of Arrakian Heritage, Gautam Jaffar
  • Directorate of the Minister of State (Multiculturalism) -- Minister of State (Multiculturalism), Rozália Aliz
  • Sport Arrakis -- Minister of State (Sport), Neil Benjamin Coffey
  • National Film Board of Arrakis, Koweli Steelhowler
• Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration -- Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Gatji Greathaunter
  • Immigration and Refugee Board of Arrakis, Odell Townsend
• Directorate of the Environment -- Minister of the Environment, Pardot Kynes-Liet
  • Meteorological Service of Arrakis, Violet Lowe
  • Arrakis Environment Protection Agency Cinthia Zombie
  • Parks Directorate, Howard Calhoun
• Finance, Directorate of -- Minister of Finance, Bashar Abulurd
• Directorate of Fisheries and Oceans -- Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Otto Burch
  • Arrakian Coast Guard, Admiral Harris Chuck Cooke
• Directorate of Foreign Affairs -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alia Atreides, St-Alia-of-the-Knife
  • Arrakian International Development Agency -- Minister for International Cooperation, Cecilia Vasquez
• Directorate of Health -- Minister of Health , Dr. Wellington Yueh
  • Arrakian Health Network, Dr. Maura Rowland
  • Public Health Agency of Arrakis -- Minister of State (Public Health), Dr. Wanna Marcus
• Directorate of Human Resources and Skills Development -- Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Thaddeus Aron Velez
  • Human Resource Centres of Arrakis for Students (HRCA-S), Lester Hopkins
  • Arakis Student Loans Program, Ghent Stonetunnel
  • Employment Insurance Program, Eleneneien Steelspirit
  • Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Sigenh Emberbull
  • Labour Program & Arrakis Mortgage and Housing Directorate -- Minister of Labour and Housing, Deangelo Devonshire
  • Directorate of the Minister of State (Human Resources Development) -- Minister of State (Human Resources Development), Thomas Darnell Smith
  • Directorate of the Minister of State (Northern Development) -- Minister of State (Northern Development), Eusebio Dalton
• Directorate of Industry -- Minister of Industry, Darmir Cairnsapper
  • Infrastructure Arrakis -- Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities), Lenny Ethan Gutierrez
• Directorate of International Trade -- Minister of International Trade, Neleliane Wildshadow
• Justice, Directorate of -- Minister of Justice, Hasimir Fenring
• Arrakis Armed Forces -- Minister of National Defence , Grand Admiral Gurney Halleck
  • Associate Minister of National Defence , Grand Marshall Itusubats Jadedoe
• Directorate of Natural Resources -- Minister of Natural Resources, Kasg Bigrender
  • Arrakian Forest Service, Sifsoh Keychop
• Directorate of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness -- Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Kristina Corona
  • Arrakis Border Services Agency, Bon Farblade
  • Arrakis Firearms Centre, Utarehe Moonmaker
  • Correctional Service of Arrakis, Debora Sandra Gilmore
  • Arrakian National Police, Supreme Constible Hallie Shelia Schmidt
• Directorate of Public Works and Government Services -- Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Ehuhean Seedrider
• Directorate of Social Development -- Minister of Social Development, Steve Bryan Medina
  • Office of the Minister of State (Caregivers and Families) -- Minister of State (Caregivers and Families), Hiker Tunnelminer
• Directorate of Transport -- Minister of Transport, Raoul Duke
• Directorate of Veterans Affairs -- Minister of Veterans Affairs, Admiral (ret)Jolene Mandy Aguilar

Standalone Agencies, Offices etc., with Subsidiary Units

• Parliament of Arrakis
  • Directorate of Elections, Ekrur Bardthief
  • Directorate of the Auditor General of Arrakis, Vadudaab Pearlblade
  • Directorate of the Ethics Commissioner, Ovitayo Grandtracer
  • Directorate of the Privacy Commissioner, Althea Harrington
• Credit Union of Arrakis, Kay Coleen Rogers
• Arrakis Revenue Agency -- Minister of National Revenue, Tracie Beryl Cannon
• Arrakis Space Agency, Admiral Imogene Sophia Fulton
• National Research Council of Arrakis, Dr. Monroe Ferguson
• Supreme Court of Arrakis, High Arbitrator Alam al-Mithal

Independence

May 1st 1984

National Holiday

May 1st 1984

Constitution

Under construction.

Legal System

Based on Arrakian common law system.

Suffrage

14 years of age, universal

Executive Branch

The purpose of the principle of self-management is to overcome these fundamental flaws in representative democracy by allowing workers in their unions to develop "the facts of the future," alluded to above. If representative democracy is clouded (like thick, muddy clay, some might say), beyond the day-to-day control of the electorate and corrupted by the capitalist system, then self-management must allow for complete transperacy within the workers' organisations. For each individual participating in their self-managed workplace union, it must bring decision-making back to a scale where each individual is not so preoccupied with the daily task of keeping body and soul together that they have no time for paying attention to things being done in their name. Those who hold official posts within the organisation must be accountable for their actions.

In order to achieve this transperancy and accountability, anarcho-syndicalists institute a number of practises: delegation and mandate of responsibility, the rotation of delegates, the recallability of delegates, federalism and confederalism (see directly below). The institution of these practises is a manifestation both of the idea of revolutionary gymnastics and of the axiomatic anarcho-syndicalist principle that means must be consistent with ends.

Legislative Branch

Within any institution or organisation, day-to-day tasks have to be carried out in order that it functions. In a union, for example, correspondence and inquiries have to be responded to, dues have to be collected and divided up, publications have to be produced, and so on. Such tasks imply a certain amount of responsibility.

In traditional unions, branches of government, workplaces and other organisations and institutions dominated by power elites and heirarchal structures of decision-making, organisational and administrative tasks are carried out by politicians, bureaucrats, bosses, managers and others separated from the mass of the people. Where decisions are made in the name of the people, as with so-called representative democracy, once the so-called representatives are in power, they are beyind the reach of those they are purported to represent, and can break as many promises and sell out their principles as often as they like for the next several years, until the next election rolls around. While in power they gain access to mountains of information not available to those not in such positions of responsibility. Because they are in positions of reponsibility for so long, year after year after year, they become used to making the decisions and having others following them. The become used to weilding the type of highly concentrated power that comes with political office and to having access to information not available to the average person. This, according to liberal democratic theory, is the best and freest form of social organisation that human beings have ever been able to construct.

The ideas which form the foundation for the day-to-day running of anarcho-syndicalist unions are based on a libertarian critique of this very poor vision of democracy. Where representative democracy sees the elected representative as the mouthpiece for the "general will", it can be argued instead that no one can ever fully know, understand or appreciate the ever-changing, ever-developing ideas and opinions of anyone other than themselves. On a less micro and more macroscopic level, it can also be argued that to try to put concepts of representative democracy into practise on a large scale in flawed by the fact that the "general will" of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is impossible in a society ridden with class privilege. On a pragmatic level, it can be argued that the fact that so-called representatives can be elected for periods of years without having to answer in any meaningful way to those that they supposedly act in the name of significantly reduces accountability and the ability of ordinary people to influence the day-to-day course of their own lives. When the threat of retribution for actions which harm the quality of life of those being governed is removed, those in power feel more secure in carrying out their dirty work on behalf of the wealthy and powerful elite. It is always interesting how those in power seem to be in favour of extending terms of government, whereas many of those they supposedly represent are not.

Out of these criticisms of representative democracy comes the rationale for the anarcho-syndicalist process of delegation and mandating of delegates. Instead of electing a representative who acts, speaks and makes decisions in the name of the rest of the local, members practise collective decision-making (as we have already noted above at FAQ 1d3a) and delegate one of their own to carry out specific administrative functions. The delegate acts according to a specific mandate from the local assembly; that is to say, if that person is delegated to be the secretary of the local, they might collect and answer correspondence and enquiries, collect and divvy up dues, and whatever other activities that local assembly requires them to do, afterwards reporting back at every assembly every aspect of their actions as a member with delegated responsibilities for the previous period of time, the period since the last assembly.

This process of delegation and mandated responsibility guarantees the day-to-day functioning of the anarcho-syndicalist union, while at the same time protecting the autonomy of each of its individual members. The delegate (local secretary, federation secretary, confederal secretary, treasurer, press secretary, delegate to national and international congress, etc.) has a specific task to carry out which is defined in advance by assembly decision, and reports back regularly to ensure that assembly members can keep track of the delegates' actions, thus limiting the ability of that delegate to act outside of -- and possibly against -- the decisions of the mass of the membership.

Unlike supposedly representative politicians, delegates within the anarcho-syndicalist union may not have a tenure of years or even decades. Practises such as these which allow individual to maintain control over the reigns of responsibility for so long inculcate a love of power, and are destructive to social freedom. For that reason delegates within the anarcho-syndicalist union are regularly rotated, meaning that they may be hold a position of official responsibility for a short period of time -- six months, one year or at the outside two -- but must afterwards step aside and allow a different individual to take their place. Any delegate who steps outside of the boundaries of their mandate may be recalled. It is by means of the processes of appointing delegates and making them mandated and instantly recallable that the direct democracy inherant in the anarcho-syndicalist union, and the social autonomy of each of its members, is maintained.

The senates are divided up thusly: -Each sector of a city receives one representative for every fifty people, elected by the people in that sector. -The sector representatives gather in the city senate, and choose from among them one representative for every five hundred people. -The city representatives gather in the district (or county) senate, and choose, again, from among their number one representative for every five thousand people. -The regional representatives gather in the national senate. It is here that the largest decisions are made, concerning the entire nation.

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court of Arrakis (judges are appointed and elected; 6 appointed by the Chancellor; 4 elected by the Senate. Each fill a position in which when one becomes vacant, the rule of law follows through.); Federal Court of Arrakis; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts (these are named variously Court of Appeal, Superior Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Justice

Political Parties and Leaders

Under construction.

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

Under construction.

International Organization Participation

• ACA ( AntiCapitalist Alliance)
• IFTA (International Fair Trade Agreement)PENDING

Flag Description

Under Construction

Diplomacy

Under Construction

Foreign Policy

Under Contruction

Embassy Structure

Arrakian embassies are constructed around a standard template, which includes the following:

• Allowance for future expansion.
• Allowance for future expansion of the office buildings.
• Established areas for official, staff, and visitor parking spaces.
• Established building mass - three office blocks flanking a central atrium: two office buildings
• and on representative building plus motorpool and military command center.
• Established building entrances and locations of core elements.
• Established structural grid.
• Established minimum interior finishes, considering maintainence, climate, and level of traffic.
• Consideration of high temperatures, humidity, dust, rain, and salinity of air when designing and
• selecting mechanical equipment.

This template allows Arrakis to save an average of thirty-five percent in total construction time, and also allows for savings of several millions of credits.

Economy

Autonomous anarcho-syndicalist unions combine in a single industry by means of anarchist federalism; that is, a type of federalism in which decision making power flows strictly from the bottom up. In statist forms of federalism, individual states grant certain powers to the federal government, which carries out certain duties and activities on behalf of the federated states. This is a top-down from, much different from that of the anarcho-syndicalist union.

In the anarcho-syndicalist industrial federation, dicussion takes place in each of the local assemblies affiliated to that federation, and then decisions are made collectively on the basis of that full and frank diuscussion. Delegates are then appointed to communicate the discussions and decisions of each of those local assemblies to a meeting of delegates, which typically takes place at a federation congress. Here delegates carry out the mandate of their local assembly and attempt, where possible, to reach compromises with other delegates within the boundaries of their mandate.

The same process as outlined above also takes place in regional federation assemblies, where delegates from various industrial unions in the same geographical area meet to discuss issues relevant to members living in those areas.

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity

A$81,420,525,496.80 (2006 est.)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate

A$78 billion (2006 est.)

GDP - Real Growth Rate

7.04% (2006 est.)

GDP - Per Capita

Purchasing power parity - A$4,537 (2006 est.)

GDP - Composition By Sector

Agriculture: 1.2% Industry: 75.3% Services: 23.5% (2005 est.)

Labor Force

30 million

Labor Force - By Occupation

Agriculture 1%, Manufacturing 54%, Construction 18%, Services 24%, Other 3% (2005)

Unemployment Rate

1,9% (2006)

Population Below the Poverty Line

15.6% (2005)

Inflation Rate (consumer prices)

0.98% (2005 est.)

Investment (gross fixed)

23.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

Budget

Revenues: A$69,769,531,440.00 Expenditures: A$67,676,445,496.80

Public Debt

37.2% of GDP NA (2005 est.)

Agricultural Products

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

Industries

Under Construction

Industrial Production Growth Rate

4.1% (2005 est.)

Electricity - Production

8.236 billion kWh (2005)

Electricity - Consumption

5.916 billion kWh (2005)

Electricity - Exports

4.02 billion kWh (2005)

Electricity - Imports

41.32 billion kWh (2005)

Oil - Production

Under Contruction

Exports

Under Contruction

Imports

Under Contruction

Imports - Partners

Under Contruction

Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Under Contruction

Debt - External

Under Contruction

Economic Aid - Donor

Under Contruction

Currency (code)

Arrakian Credit($A)

Fiscal Year

June 1st May - 31st

Major Native Corporations

Under Construction

Communications

Telephones - Main Lines in Use

36,897,564 (2006)

Telephones - Mobile Cellular

5,765,900 (2006)

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 15,154, FM 20,722, shortwave 723 (2006)

Television Broadcast Stations

2,314 (2006)

Internet Country Code

.ak

Internet Hosts

32,876,899 (2006)

Internet Users

42,000,786 (2006)

Transportation

Airports

11,857 (2006 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: 130,736 km Standard Gauge: 130,736 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)

Roadways

Total: 4,034,603 km Paved: 3,180,053 km (including 35,406 km of expressways) Unpaved: 854,550 km (2006)

Waterways

42,011 km (21,312 km used for commerce)

Merchant Marine

Under Contruction

Ports and Terminals

Under Contruction

Military

Arrakis Armed Forces