Caras Galadon
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| Region | Haven |
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| Capital | Caras Galadon |
| Official Language(s) | Galadisian Quenya & French(official), Sindarin |
| Leader | James the Sorta-Elven |
| Population | 4,354,000,000 |
| Currency | Rupee (1GRP=1.67 USD) |
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Contents
Introduction
Background:
The origins of the Commonwealth are deeply rooted in the ancient past of its people and their myths. It is beleived that the capital city of Caras Galadhon was first settled ages of the world ago. No reliable records from this time exist from any source other religious texts written in Quenya and Sidarin. The Elven King Amroth built from Caras Galadhon the forest realm of Lothlorien. Amroth passed into the west and left the rule of Lothlorien to Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel. Celeborn and Galadriel passed into the west at the beginning of the fourth age of the world and Lothrien and Caras Galadhon dwindled and became a small secret woodland realm until the Earth changed. When the Earth was changed the lost realm of Lothlorien became part of the Western Haven Continent. The elven population took pity on the men of the surrounding areas and the Empire of Greater Lothlorien was founded. As the population of both elves and men increased from birth and migration of elves the Empire grew in power until contact from rest of the world sounded in the 16th century. The outside invaders sought to conquer the empire and a sucession of wars followed leaving the armies of the invaders in shambles and the Empire safely secure. The Empire established normal ties with the rest of the world in the suceeding centuries and peacefully made the change to a democratic system in the late 18th century. The name was changed from the Empire of Greater Lothlorien to The Commonwealth of Caras Galadon in the early 20th century and the word Socialist was added at the beginning the 21st.
Geography
Location:
West Haven Continent western edge
Map references:
Haven, Pacific Ocean, Bay of Amroth
Area:
11,310,000 SqKm
Area - comparative:
Larger than Canada, Smaller than Russia
Land boundaries:
4350 KM (Chukraine, Shen Zhou, Sniperwolfe, Skyplea, Jondera)
Coastline:
2600 KM
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 20 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: Depth of Exploitation
Climate:
Mostly temperate. The ancient areas of Lothlorien have very mild seasonal cycles while the island at large is mostly a humid-subtropical to temperate climate with warm and sunny summers and cool and dry winters. The island experiences just adequate rainfall with only rare storms and weather variation.
Terrain:
The center of the island is laregly a forest of Mallorn trees that ends abruptly into a plain. The northern area of the island is rocky dropping to the sea in steep cliffs and small fjord type bays isolated from the sea at large by the barrier rocks that close off the northern part of the island's coast.The east and west extremes are rolling plains that provide fit for agriculture. To the south-west is the large Bay of Amroth and the south east holds the festering wetlands of the Deadland Marshes. A single mountain rises in the north.
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Capitale Plain 3m.
highest point: Oron Marda
Natural resources:
Lareg deposits of rupee ore and other precious stones, gold, platinum, and other precious metals, mallorn leaf, timber, maritime resources
Natural hazards:
Rockslides, occasional hurricanes and tsunamis
Environment - current issues:
Koala harvesting, inroads into the forest for mining, overfishing, sustainable developement
Environment - international agreements:
Single-Hull Tanker Ban, Historical Site Protection, Oceanic Waste Dumping, Ballast Water, Whaling Ban, and Reduction of Greenhouse gases
People
Population:
4.029 Billion (At time of Writing)
Life expectancy at birth:
- figures do not include elven population
total population: 123 male: 118 female: 128
HIV/AIDS - prevalence rate:
.029%
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
14,000
Nationality:
noun: Galadisian
adjective: Galadonisian
Ethnic groups:
32% White, 2% Black, 43% Elvish, 12% Mix, 1%other
Religions:
82% Elven Faith, 4% Christian, 2% Jewish, 10% Non-religious, 2% Other
Languages:
Quenya (Official) French (Official) Sindarin (Taught) English (Commerce)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97%
Government
Country name:
local long form: Le Commonwealth Socialiste de Caras Galadon
local short form: Caras Galadon or La Commonwealth
conventional long form: The Socialist Commonwealth of Caras Galadon
conventional short form: Caras Galadon
abbreviation: CG
Government type:
Parlimentary Constituional Socialist Democracy
Capital:
Caras Galadhon
Administrative divisions:
Five Grand regions dived into 100 counties and one special administrative district.
Independence:
25 March 1799 (from The Empire of Greater Lothlorien)
National holiday:
Commonwealth Day, 25 March
Constitution:
25 March 1799
Legal system:
12 Seat supreme court elected for life terms by direct vote of the population. The Supreme Court is responsible for all the courts of the country.
Suffrage:
High-school graduates, Univeral
Legislative branch:
2 branch legislature. Divided in the Office of the Premeir and Le Senat. The Senate elects the Premeir every six years and is charged with carrying out the policies of the Premeir. Each county has one representative to the Senate. Each representative is charged with governing the county from which he was elected. The Premeir is charged with authoring national law and international relations.
Judicial branch:
See legal system
International organization participation:
Osaka Security Treaty, Martime Treaty of Gerburg
Flag description:
The background is a solid field of black. The imperial flower is centered on the flag with the caption of "Caras Galadon" in ancient Elvish Characters
Economy
Economy - overview:
GDP:
purchasing power parity: $140,388,603,984,266.58 USD
GDP - per capita: $32,243.59 USD
Population below poverty line:
NA
Unemployment rate:
4.13%
Agriculture - products:
Mallorn Leaf
Industries:
Shipbuilding, machinery, textiles
Exports - commodities:
Ships, machinery, chemicals, textiles, precious metals and stones
Imports - commodities:
Food, petroleum, machinery, ore
Currency:
Rupee
Currency code:
GRP
Exchange rates:
1 GRP = 1.67 USD
Fiscal year:
March 25 - March 23
Communications
general assessment:
Well laid out modern system. Local communications are handled by fiber-optic or coaxial cable. Long distance within the nation itself is handled mostly by microwave transmission and coaxial cable. The country has a very well serviced and widely used mobile phone service.
international:
International communication is handled by a mix of high-efficiency sub-oceanic fiber optic cables, microwave transmission, and satelite uplinks. International service is generally widely available on public use phones and is highly reliable. The Galadonisian country code is 244
Radio broadcast stations:
AM: 4500 FM: 2100 Shortwave: 36
Television broadcast stations:
Government owned and operated public acess cable is offered to all people. There are three major companies that own the majority of other telivision traffic with roughly 200 affiliates and channels available nationwide.
Transportation
Railways:
total: 100000 km standard gauge: 850000 transit: 15000*
- transit rail is for inter-city and other light rail transit system. Transit rail over large distances is carried out by using the standard gauge rail system.
Highways:
total: 6500000 KM
paved: 4400000 KM
unpaved: 2100000 KM
Ports and harbors:
Minas Ithil, Porte de la Ville, Kor
Merchant marine: total: 600 by type: barge carrier 10 , bulk 80, cargo 110, chemical tanker 60, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 45, multi-functional large load carrier 20, passenger 20, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 45, roll on/roll off 65, short-sea/passenger 40, vehicle carrier 40 registered in other countries: 40
Airports:
total: 5000
Airports - with paved runways: 4866
Airports - with unpaved runways: 134
Heliports: 150
Military
Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force,Special Forces, Customs and Immigration (Imigration, Customs, Coast Gaurd)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
14%
