Galicia-Volhynia
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| Flag of Galicia-Volhynia | |
| Motto: "Sic Semper Tyrannis" | |
| UPR National Data | |
| Region | Wysteria |
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| Capital | Volodymyr Volynsky |
| Official Language(s) | Varangian, Wysterian |
| Government | |
| Population | 2.4 Billion (Nov. 2004 Est.) |
| Currency | UCA Argent |
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Contents
Introduction
The United Principalities of Galicia-Volhynia is a large, economically-powerful state in the NS region of Wysteria. It is the head of a multi-state empire known as the Varangian Constellation. After a hundred plus years of civil war, the United Principalities emerged from isolation and quickly took its place at the head table of nations in the region.
Geography
Location
Galicia-Volhynia is located on the southeastern corner of the continent of Lyons. It is comprised of two distinct landforms; Galicia, an island off of Lyons, and Volhynia, the peninsula jutting out from Lyons in the southeast.
Climate
Continental; hot summers, cold winters. While Volhynia experiences a greater range of temperatures from season to season, climate is moderated in Galicia by the surrounding ocean..
Terrain
The Litovan range stretches from the west into the Principality of Volhynia and continues to run laterally until it reaches the Letana Ribver. Coastal plains border the Litovan range to the north, east, and south of the Litovan Range in Volhynia. Galicia is primarily comprised of coastal plains.
Elevation Extremes
Lowest Point: Sea Level 0 ft.
Highest Point: Mount Tarakovsky 12,433 ft. (Litovan Range)
Natural Resources
Silver, uranium, bauxite, oil shale, tin, graphite, timber, natural gas, arable land.
Natural Hazards
Earthquakes.
Environmental Issues
Deforestation; urban sprawl; hazardous biomaterial contamination.
People
Galicia-Volhynians are Germano-slavic peoples. They are generally tall and fair skinned with light eyes. Originally a race of migrating herders, the predecessors of the Galicians (known as Varangians) settled the lands known as Galicia-Volhynia and established a kingdom. After centuries of peaceful existence, a dynastic conflict gave way to 113 years of civil war. Rebellious nobles ended the major civil war, but lead to instability. Peace was restored through a second revolution and the creation of a national assembly known as the Valorum. They still refer to their language and culture as 'Varangian'
Government
Conventional Country Name: The United Principalities of Galicia-Volhynia
Conventional Short Form: Galicia-Volhynia, the United Principalities, UPR
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy
Executive Branch
Head of state: Tsar Hansel Simeon Riurik Halych and Tsarina Carmen Medina Halych
Head of government: Guarantor-elect Anderton Andreiu
Cabinet: Formed by the Guarantor and comprised of ten members.
- Fisrt Section-Foreign Affairs:
- Second Section-Inter-Principality Relations:
- Third Section-Science:
- Fourth Section-Treasury:
- Fifth Section-Trade and Commerce:
- Sixth Section-War:
- Seventh Section-Energy:
- Eighth Section-Transport:
- Ninth Section-Labor:
- Tenth Section-Arts and Education:
Elections: Chamber of Deputies-every five years. The Head of State is the Tsar. The Tsar is a hereditary monarch, but is constitutionally bound to resign at age 55.
Legislative Branch
Pentacameral. The Valorum, the legislative body of the Principalities, consists of five bodies: the Baronial Court, the Holy Synod, the Scientific Privy Council, the House of Burghers, and the Chamber of Deputies. The Baronial Court is the only body in which members are not elected to serve. The Chamber of Deputies exerts the most influence in the volume due to the fact that its membership is based based on the greatest number of constituents.
Head of Legislative Branch: Guarantor-elect Anderton Andreiu
Elections: Last held in November 2004.
Election Results: All seats in the Chamber of Deputies are contested in every election.
Seats by party: MP XX, IPA XX, UMP XX, VRU XX.
Judicial Branch
The Board of Electors, currently 15 electors. The Board is constitutionally mandated to be comprised of at least nine member and no more than fifteen members. Should the number of board members fall below the minimum of nine, the current legislature is dissolved and a new one that can appoint new members is elected. The logest serving elector is known as the Grand Elector.
Political Parties
Political parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies
The Motherland Pary/MP (radical left), the Institutional Party of Agriculturalists/IPA (leftist), the United Monarchist Party/UMP (centrist), the Varangian Royalist Union (center-right)
Economy
Galicia-Volhynia's economy can be best termed as post-industrial. Their major exports are pharmaceuticals, pharmacologics, medical devices, information technology, financial services, and food products. The new center-right government was elected on a tax-cutting platform. After emerging from civil war and isolation, the new state quickly shed ownership of most industries. .
Fiscal Year: October 1 to September 30
Agriculture Products
Wheat, wild rice, sorghum, asparagus, mushrooms, beef, dairy.
Industries
Pharmaceuticals, natural gas, telecommunications, mining, motor vehicles, consumer goods, food processing, textiles.
Electricity
Production: 38.12 trillion kWh
Consumption: 36.94 triliion kWh
Exports: 0.98 trillion kWh
Imports: 0 kWh
Oil
Production: 1.17 million bbl/day
Consumption: 11.10 million bbl/day
Exports: 765,000 bbl/day
Imports: 10.25 million bbl/day
Reserves: 11.32 billion bbl
Natural Gas
Production: 2.24 trillion cu m
Consumption: 1.55 trillion cu m
Exports: 637 billion cu m
Imports: 3 billion cu m
Reserves: 105 trillion cu m
Exports
Commodities: Pharmaceuticals, pharmacologica, medical devices Services: Financial services, information technology.
Main Export partners: Ruperts, Blackandgold, Equus, Epona, Galicia-Volhynia, Pangaelica.
Total Exports: G1.17 trillion (2003)
Imports
Commodities: Crude oil and refined petroleum products, food and beverages, industrial raw materials, consumer goods, machinery.
Main Import partners: Ruperts, Equus, Blackandgold, Galicia-Volhynia, The Grendels, The Bruce.
Total Imports: G1.97 trillion (2003)
Exchange Rates
1 UCA Argent = 344.827 Guineas
Communications
The United Principalities posesses a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system. A large domestic 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.
Radio Broadcast Stations: AM 2,194, FM 2,264, shortwave 17, satellite 5.
Television Broadcast Stations: 150, over 4,500 additional cable TV stations
Internet Cuuntry Code: .upr
Transportation
Dense networks of large highways and high-speed rail criss-cross both principalities. A ferry system also transports people and vehicles betweeen Galicia and Volhynia. Pipelines carry petroleum and natural gas. Iyari has 127 airports with paved runways. 70% (2002 est.) of motor vehicles are gas/electric hybrids or contain otherwise clean running engines. All cities and large suburbs posess public transportation systems.
Military
Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Royal Guard.
Military age: 16
Military Expenditures: 3.5% of GDP (FY '03)
International Organization and Participation
The Wysterian Union(WU), The SAGAS (SAmaru, GAlicia, Steppe) Treaty, the Unified Currency Authority (UCA), Wysterian Relief and Resettlement Project (WRRP)
