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Revision as of 15:06, 11 November 2005

Tep Zlatani Gruenbergersk vom
The Sultanate of Gruenberg
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(In Detail)
National motto: Kab-sez schialnach brachtrauron
(Rukialkotta: There's nothing wrong)
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Official languages Rukialkotta, Bazhtan
Capital Flurthwel
Largest city Merlefurt
Government
Sultan
Grand Vizier 		Wenaist monarchy
Gardab Woltzten IX
Mikkolic Weltin
Nation Code GRMI
Area
 - Total
 - % water
1,027,824 km²
3.4%
Population
 - Total (est.)
 - Density
258,000,000
251/km²
GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
$2,889 billion
$11,200 per capita
Establishment The 436th Year
Religion Wenaism
Currency Opst
Currency Code GROP
Time zone
 - Summer 		MTC +5-6
MTC +6-7
Internet TLD .gb
Calling Code 627
National game Cricket
National fruit Pear
National flower Woltzten rose
National animal Moon ram
National fish Spliantes Carp
The Sultanate of Gruenberg (Rukialkotta: tep Zlatani Gruenbergersk vom) is a nation in Malibu Islands. The nation borders Gurglestan, New Greater Tibet, Periusistan and Kinessra, and lies north of the Bays of Abzhan-Rejak and Solitude. It has a population of around 258 million, almost all of whom are of ethnic tribal descent. Formerly the Grand Duchy of Naffarron, it has been ruled by the Woltzten dynasty for almost 300 years. Although commonly referred to as an absolute monarchy, constitutional democracy does in fact exist, with the Sultan also holding the office of elected President. It is the home of the Wenaist religion. It is a member of the United Nations and the MAP.

The Gelzien Nub was incorporated into Gruenberg in The 612th Year. Disputes over the legality of Gruenberger authority in the province have never been successfully resolved, and there remains a small but increasingly vocal separatist movement.

The name of the nation "Gruenberg" means Green Mountain in Bazhtan.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Gruenberg

Gruenberg has a total area of 1,027,824 square kilometres. It has a land area of 992,514 square kilometres.

AREA (sq km) POPULATION (est.) DENSITY (est.)
Mazawakana 340,692 81,000,000 237.7
Periprylion 211,409 66,000,000 312.2
Karundulastan 206,453 19,200,000 93.0
Stammerslab 120,943 54,800,000 453.1
Naffarron Province 880,254 221,000,000 251.1
West Gelzia 73,942 22,500,000 304.3
East Gelzia 73,628 14,500,000 196.9
Gelzien Nub 147,570 37,000,000 250.7
TOTAL 1,027,824 258,000,000 251.0


TOTAL INLAND WATER AREA: 35,310 sq km

MARITIME CLAIMS: In accordance with UN Resolution #74, 'The Law of the Sea', Gruenberg has claimed as national territorial waters all seas within 20km of its coasts, both in the Bay of Abzhan-Rejak and the Bay of Solitude. Gruenberg had previously claimed significant further maritime territory in proximity to scientific research stations, but relinquished these claims after The Battle of the Thermometers.

REGION: Malibu Islands

BORDERS: Gruenberg has a total of 10,120km of land boundary, including borders with Kinesrra and Periusistan.

COASTLINE: 1,626km

CLIMATE AND TERRAIN: Gruenberg has a varied topography, from the mountainous northern areas of Naffarron, to the flat alluvial plains of the Gelzien Nub. Its climate is generally hot, with most of Naffarron relatively arid - in stark contrast to the Gelzien Nub, which is prone to seasonal monsoons.

ELEVATION EXTREMES:

  • Lowest: Coastal areas, 0m above sea level
  • Highest: Hatash Myari, 9,004m above sea level

NATURAL RESOURCES:

  • Arable land
  • Metals and metal ores
  • Coal, natural gas and petroleum
  • Timber
  • Salt, limestone

LAND USE:

  • Arable land: 31.2%
  • Permanent crops: 1.6%
  • All other: 61.2%

IRRIGATED LAND: 218,600 sq km

NATURAL HAZARDS:

  • Seismic: Frequent but rarely severe earthquakes; no active volcanoes.
  • Flooding: Seasonal - severe flooding every rain season.
  • Drought: Rare.
  • Winds: Seasonal - severe cyclone risk.

ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS: At present, Gruenberg has not signed or entered into any international agreements addressing environmental concerns. It is however subject to UN legislation, including Resolutions #11, #13, #15, #18, #23, #34, #35, #37, #39, #48, #52, #58, #66, #70, #71, #72, #74, #85, #106, #116, #119 and #122.

People

POPULATION:

  • Census Of The 720th Year: 226,426,0001
  • Census Of The 730th Year:
    • Males: 130,677,806
    • Females: 124,984,623
    • TOTAL: 255,662,429
  • Current estimate (mid-The 732nd Year): 258,000,000

BIRTH RATE: 32.6 live births per '000 head

DEATH RATE: 9.6 registered deaths per '000 head

POPULATION GROWTH RATE: 2.16% per annum

AGE STRUCTURE:

  • 0-14 years: 38.2%
  • 15-49 years: 55.4%
  • 50+ years: 6.4%
  • Median age: 20.4 years (males 19.6, females 21.0)

GENDER RATIO:

  • Birth: 1.02 male:female2
  • 0-14 years: 1.07 male:female
  • 15-49 years: 1.05 male:female
  • 50+ years: 0.96 male:female
  • TOTAL: 1.05 male:female

LIFE EXPECTANCY:

  • Males: 60.1 years
  • Females: 60.7 years
  • TOTAL: 60.4 years

INFANT MORTALITY RATE: 106 per '000 head3

FERTILITY RATE: 4.4 children per woman4

HIV/AIDS ADULT PREVALENCE: 0.05% Although the State UNAIDS Offices in Flurthwel have established several HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment programmes as requested by UN Resolution #84, 'NS HIV AIDS Act', Gruenberg has never had a significant HIV/AIDS problem, and as such these initiatives are given fairly low priority and little funding. Gruenberg is not entitled to funding from UN Resolution #32, 'Global AIDS Initiative'.

BASIC ACCESS:

  • To water: 92%5
  • To sanitation: 58%6

Gruenberg has done its best with limited resources to extend access to water and sanitation in the hope of complying with the aims of UN Resolution #9, 'Keep The World Disease-Free!'. However, the difficulties of establishing an extensive sanitation network have been exacerbated by Gruenberg's terrain, and problems with flooding, seismic activity and cyclone damage. Similarly, Gruenberg has invested in UNWCC water-improvement initiatives, but even these have not been sufficient to ensure a regular, adequate supply of clean water to remote settlements.

AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHCARE:

  • Physicians: 0.38 per '000 head
  • Hospital beds: 0.47 per '000 head

HEALTH EXPENDITURE:

  • Per head: US $436.87
  • % of GDP: 3.9
  • Public: 29.8%8

MAJOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES:

It should be noted that in accordance with UN Resolution #9, 'Keep The World Disease-Free!', vaccinations against many of these diseases, including malaria and typhoid fever, are available to the general public of Gruenberg. However, such vaccinations are voluntary, and many have refused the injections, thus leading to the unfortunate continued prevalence of several potentially fatal diseases. Foreign visitors must not assume that they will be safe from the risk of infection, and are strongly advised to procure inoculations before making their trip.

ADULT LITERACY RATE:

  • Males: 56.2%
  • Females: 30.2%
  • Total: 43.4%

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.6411

ETHNIC GROUPS: Gruenberg has no major ethnic divisions, and it is important to note that Gelziens who seek autonomy do so for national and cultural, not ethnic, reasons. Differences between tribes have always been slight, and have all but disappeared.

LANGUAGES: Rukialkotta is the state language of Gruenberg and is being taken up rapidly by the population at the expense of more traditional tribal languages. Bazhtan is the holy language of the Wenaist religion, but may only be spoken by a very select minority. Figures here apply only to the first language of respondents:

  • Rukialkotta: 62.4%
  • Salsaffron: 8.9%
  • Malhiati: 6.2%
  • Deshpatt: 5.3%
  • all other: 17%

RELIGION: Wenaism is the state religion of Gruenberg, and over 99% of Gruenbergers are Wenaists. A few thousand citizens are registered as atheists, Christians or otherwise, mainly in the Gelzien Nub.


Government

Economy

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP):

  • In purchasers' values: US $2,889,691,505,520
  • Real growth rate: 7.4%
  • Per capita: US $11,200

GDP BY SECTORAL COMPOSITION:

Sector Production %12
Agriculture and livestock 518,270,476,600 18.1
Manufacturing 367,747,920,032 12.9
Commerce 356,713,515,544 12.5
Mining and quarrying 250,265,649,204 8.8
Forestry and fishing 250,130,045,860 8.8
Public administration and defence 152,033,291,928 5.3
Ownership of dwellings 142,776,698,488 5.0
Transport, storage and communications 132,352,256,456 4.6
Electricity and gas distribution 99,493,094,984 3.5
Construction 96,936,760,016 3.4
Banking and insurance 88,914,147,040 3.1
Other services 400,603,671,688 14.0


LABOUR FORCE13:

Sector Labour force ('000 head) %14
Agriculture 66,986 48.8
Manufacturing 16,638 12.1
Wholesale and retail trade 9,502 6.9
Construction 7,104 5.2
Transport, storage and communications 4,058 3.0
Education and culture 3,146 2.3
State agencies 2,208 1.6
Social services 1,846 1.3
Mining 1,442 1.0
Healthcare and social welfare 976 0.7
Banking and insurance 656 0.5
Electricity, gas and water 570 0.4
Others 11,286 8.2
Total employed 126,418 92.0
Unemployed 10,934 8.015
TOTAL LABOUR FORCE 137,352


POPULATION BELOW THE POVERTY LINE: 37%

HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY PERCENTAGE SHARE:

  • Lowest 10%: 3.2%
  • Highest 10%: 44.6%

DISTRIBUTION OF FAMILY INCOME16: 44

INFLATION RATE ON CONSUMER GOODS: 5.0%

COST OF LIVING:
Consumer Price Index, base: The 720th Year = 100.

  • Food, beverages and tobacco: 240.4
  • Clothing and footwear: 199.8
  • Rent: 232.1
  • Fuel and lighting: 247.2
  • Household requisites: 209.2
  • All items (including others): 236.5

GROSS FIXED INVESTMENT: 17.2%

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE:
All figures US $.

Source Revenue
Income and corporate taxes 31,303,708,560
Other direct taxes 8,699,566,104
Customs and excise duties 11,941,608,000
Sales taxes 34,043,736,000
International trade taxes 4,574,112,000
Non-tax revenue 29,084,906,880
Surcharges 3,088,840,000
Total revenue 122,736,477,544


CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE:
All figures US $.

Area Expenditure
Defence 38,815,400,000
Debt-servicing 9,696,676,480
Subsidies 17,105,478,320
Administration 11,269,109,960
Social Services 809,210,360
Development 18,821,165,048
Other 46,509,024,000
Gross total expenditure 143,026,064,168
Less recoveries 49,112,000
Net total expenditure 142,976,952,168


PUBLIC DEBT: 38.6%

MAJOR PRODUCTS:

  • Agriculture: Sugar cane, rice, wheat, maize, sweet potatoes; milk, pig meat, eggs, poultry meat, buffalo meat; fish.
  • Mining: Coal, natural gas, petroleum; iron ore, limestone, salt, phosphate rock, bauxite.
  • Manufacturing: Cotton, paper and paperboard, urea, sulfuric acid, chemical fertilizers, petroleum products, pig-iron, crude steel, sugar, electrical equipment.

INDUSTRIAL GROWTH RATE: 15.1%

ELECTRICITY:

  • Production: 788.8 billion kWh
  • Consumption: 660.8 billion kWh

OIL:

  • Production: 1,272,000 bbl/day
  • Consumption: 1,972,000 bbl/day
  • Exports: 0 bbl/day
  • Imports: 988,000 bbl/day
  • Proved reserves: 5.68 billion bbl

NATURAL GAS:

  • Production: 100,680 million cu m
  • Consumption: 100,680 million cu m
  • Proved reserves: 7.56 trillion cu m

CURRENT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS: US $8,888,000,000

MONEY SUPPLY:
All figures US $.

  • Currency outside banks: 70,800,036,720
  • Demand deposits at scheduled banks: 185,912,016,640
  • Total3: 263,585,744,800

EXPORTS:

  • Value: US $238,788,000,000
  • Principal commodities: Mineral fuels and lubricants, clothing and accessories, textile yarn and fabrics, food and live animals, chemical products.

IMPORTS:

  • Value: US $217,080,000,000
  • Principal commodities: Construction materials, textile yarn and fabrics, mechanical and electrical machinery, chemical products, plastics.

INTERNATIONAL RESERVES:
All figures US $.

  • Gold2: 4,086,800,000
  • Foreign exchange holdings: 279,921,200,000
  • Total: 284,008,000,000

FOREIGN AID DISBURSEMENTS:
All figures US $ million unless stated otherwise. Calculated on an exchange-rate basis i.e. not PPP. Difference between inflow and repayments. Loans from private organizations excluded; formal aid commitments included.

Bilateral donors 1,245
Multilateral donors 1,443
Total 2,688
Per caput assistance $10.4

CURRENCY UNITS:

  • 60 Tiklata = 1 Opst
  • ISO CURRENCY CODE: GROP

FISCAL YEAR: 1st of Edol - 24th of Monan


UN Rankings

Gruenberg is ranked:

  • 1st in the region and 3,088th in the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Industry;'
  • 1st in the region and 4,527th in the world for Rudest Citizens;

Appendix

  1. Including adjustment for net underenumeration, estimated to have been 3.2%.
  2. Registered live births only. The practice in remote rural communities of killing or abandoning unwanted female children means that these figures are unreliable.
  3. Ratio of registration of under-5 deaths to registration of births over same period.
  4. Figures assume a 0% mortality rate for women of child-bearing age.
  5. The availability of at least 20 litres of water per person per day from a source within 1 km from the user's dwelling, including domestic connection, public standpipes, boreholes with handpumps, protected dug wells, and protected spring and rainwater collection.
  6. The availability of access to sanitation at a source within 1 km from the user's dwelling, including connection to a sewer or septic tank system, pour-flush latrine, simple pit latrine, and ventilated improved pit latrine.
  7. Standardised estimate derived by dividing the value of the Opst by an estimate of its purchasing-power parity (PPP) compared to international currency units.
  8. State health-related outlays plus expenditure by social schemes compulsorily affiliated with at least 40% of the population, and extrabudgetary funds allocated to health services. Figures also include grants or loans provided by international agencies, other national authorities, and commercial banks.
  9. Risk of infection is dependent on location.
  10. Lethal, water-borne virus found in the Chaubhan river in the Gelzien Nub.
  11. The HDI is a summary of human development measured by three basic dimensions: life expectancy, knowledge (weighted in a 2:1 ration between adult literacy rate and universal enrolment in all levels of education) and a PPP assessment of GDP per capita. The index range runs from 0 to 1: a value above 0.8 indicates high development, whereas a value below 0.5 indicates low development.
  12. Percentage contribution to GDP at factor cost.
  13. Persons aged 10 years and over. Excluding armed forces.
  14. Percentage composition of total labour force.
  15. Plus considerable under-employment.
  16. Gini index figure. This measures income equality: the more unequally distributed family incomes, the higher the number. 20-25 indicates high income equality; 45-50 indicates high income inequality.
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