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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']

The Sultanate of Gruenberg is a small nation in the Malibu Islands region. The country is the home of the Wenaist religion.

NOTES:

In order to comply with NSWiki's NPOV policy, this factbook has been assembled by a team of independent researchers. However, we cannot guarantee the validity or accuracy of any information presented in this factbook.
Gruenberg has adopted the metric system in compliance with UN Resolution #24, 'Metric System'. All public signs now display distances in metres and kilometres, and weights and measures are fixed in metric standards. However, use of antiquated tribal systems of mensuration may be encountered in more remote areas. All figures in this factbook are given in metric terms.
Gruenberg has however not chosen to convert to the CE classification of dates, instead retaining Tak Perda Rarapsant (lit. The Blade Of Light in Rukialkotta), the traditional Wenaist calendar. Dates within the factbook are given in the traditional form, and as such, readers are recommended to familiarise themselves with the outline of the calendar, detailed in a separate section. Basically, however, The 1st Year equates to 1274 CE - so, for example, 1789 CE would be The 516th Year.
Unless otherwise stated, all figures come from the Gruenberg State Institute for Research and Development, and apply to The 731st Year.

PEOPLE

Demographics

POPULATION:

Census Of The 720th Year: 97,426,000¹
Census Of The 730th Year:
- Males: 65,677,806
- Females: 60,984,623
- TOTAL: 126,662,429
Current estimate (mid-The 732nd Year): 129,000,000

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

Health and Welfare

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: ⁷
% of GDP:
Public: ⁸

MAJOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES:

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhoea; Hepatitis A and E; Typhoid fever.
Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever; Malaria.⁹
Water contact diseases: Ampirspirosis.¹⁰
Animal contact diseases: Rabies.

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.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.48¹¹

Nationality

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.

GEOGRAPHY

Details of Gruenberg's geography, including geological analysis and information about major settlements, can be found in a separate section.

Area

	AREA (sq km)	POPULATION (est.)	DENSITY (est.)
Mazawakana	340,692	40,500,000	118.9
Periprylion	211,409	33,000,000	156.1
Karundulastan	206,453	9,600,000	46.5
Stammerslab	120,943	27,400,000	226.6
Naffarron Province	880,254	110,500,000	125.5
West Gelzia	73,942	11,250,000	152.1
East Gelzia	73,628	7,250,000	98.5
Gelzien Nub	147,570	18,500,000	125.4
TOTAL	1,027,824	129,000,000	125.5

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.

Location

REGION: Malibu Islands

BORDERS: Gruenberg has a total of 10,120km of land boundary. The largest border with a single nation is with Kinesrra, totalling 6,965km in all. This is however split between Naffarron (2,912km) and the Gelzien Nub (4,053km).

COASTLINE: 1,626km

Climate and Terrain

OVERVIEW: 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
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

ALTERNATIVE FUELS: Gruenberg has at present signed no international agreements with regard to the use of alternative fuel sources. It is however subject to the following UN Resolutions:

#18, 'Hydrogen Powered Vehicles'. Gruenberg has made efforts to invest in hydrogen power, but currently no process has been made. Funding for the project is extremely limited, and it is not believed to have led to any noticeable decrease in petroleum use or carbon emissions.
#39, 'Alternate Fuels'. Gruenberger automative manufacturing industries are obligated to lay aside 1% of their post-tax profits into research programmes into alternative fuels. The efficacy of such projects has proved doubtful, and as yet no significant developments in non-fossil fuel technology have been announced by any Gruenberger-based research programmes.
#71, 'Sustainable Energy Sources'. At present, Gruenberg has not invested in offshore wind platforms. Experiments with solar power have proven more successful, with the government subsidising projects employing solar panels. A tidal power station in operation in the Bay of Abzhan-Rejak briefly produced hope of increased use of tidal energy, but was destroyed by a tsunami wave. It is doubtful that Gruenberg will have increased its sustainable energy resource usage by 2% within the next five years.
#72, 'Reduction of greenhouse gases'. Gruenberg has thus far engaged in relatively little international exchange regarding climate change prevention. It has also interpreted 'fossil fuel emissions' to refer to 'emission of harmful substances including but not limited to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and sulfur trioxide as a result of the use of fossil fuels', and has outlined steps to reduce such emissions, although as yet no major change in industrial processes or annual emission output has been noted. It is extremely unlikely that Gruenberg will have reduced emissions by 10% within ten years unless extreme steps are taken to change industrial practices.

CONSERVATION: Gruenberg has at present signed no international agreements with regard to conservation. It is however subject to the following UN Resolutions:

#15, 'Protect Historical Sites'. At present, Gruenberg has declared only a handful of cultural sites to be designated to be 'Historical Sites'. The recent demolition of the ancestral home of the Flonde family, once the royal family of The Grand Duchy of Naffarron, to make way for a battery recycling facility was criticised by the Gruenberger Heritage foundation, but justified by Court officials on the grounds that the house was not officially designated as a 'Historical Site'.
#37, 'World Heritage List'. Gruenberg has designated the mountain Hatash Myari to be included on the World Heritage List as site for special environmental preservation.
#58, 'SPCC Regulation Act'. By Gruenberger law, all petroleum companies must use double-hulled pipelines and storage/transport vehicles. They are also obliged to contribute financially and technically with clean-up operations arising from oil leakages - although the rate and amount is variable, and dependent on the scale and nature of the spillage.
#70, 'Banning Whaling'. Gruenberger sovereign waters are not inhabited by whales, and the nation has no history of whaling.
#106, 'Protection of Dolphins Act'. Gruenberger sovereign waters are not inhabited by dolphins, and the nation has no history of dolphin-fishing.

FORESTS: Gruenberg has at present signed no international agreements with regard to forestry. It is however subject to the following UN Resolutions:

#23, 'Replanting Trees'. Gruenberg has a well-developed afforestation scheme that has largely rendered this Resolution obselete, as it makes provisions for all logged areas, regardless of area. However, Gruenberg has been criticised by some and even accused of outright non-compliance for asserting that the burden of responsibility for replanting lies with the corporations or agencies involved, and not with the individual loggers.
#48, 'Save the forests of the World'. Gruenberg does not recognise this Resolution as having any effect in international law and, although it had pledged to investigate the reduction of logging levels, has as yet not legislated to artifically reduce commercial logging levels.
#66, 'Illegal Logging'. All Gruenberger logging corporations have been accredited by the World Woodland Protection Team, and substantial progress in preventing illegal logging have been made. At present, it is believed that non-WWP accredited logging accounts for less than 1% of Gruenberg's total nation timber production.

RECYCLING: Gruenberg has at present signed no international agreements with regard to recycling. It is however subject to the following UN Resolutions:

#13, 'Mandatory Recycling'. Gruenberg has struggled to fully comply with this demanding piece of legislation and, although recycling programmes are in place, there remains evidence of illegal disposal of glass, paper, aluminium and batteries by individual and corporations within Gruenberg. Furthermore, it has proven a drain on the economy that many critics of Gruenberg's role in the UN have latched onto as indicative of the fundamental lack of realism embodied by the institution.

WATER: Gruenberg has at present signed no international agreements with regard to water pollution. It is however subject to the following UN Resolutions:

#9, 'Keep The World Disease-Free!'. Though technically a Human Rights Resolution, this has set out standards for sanitation that Gruenberg has attempted to meet, although success has been by no means total. As such, there are still issues with raw sewage and associated health risks in many more remote areas of Gruenberg.
#11, 'Ban Single-Hulled Tankers'. The Gruenberg State Department of the Merchant Navy has outlawed the use of single-hulled tankers in Gruenberger sovereign waters by any nation, and any other national or international waters by any Gruenberger national or Gruenberg-based company.
#34, 'Oceanic Waste Dumping'. The Gruenberg State Department of the Merchant Navy has declared dumping of any waste substances categorised as 'toxic' in any Gruenberger sovereign wtaers by any nation, or any other national or international waters by any Gruenberger national or Gruenberg-based company, to be illegal.
#35, 'Stop dumping - Start Cleaning'. Dumping of waste into any public water system in Gruenberg is illegal, and punishable with 7 years imprisonment. However, laws on industrial liquid filtration are far more lax, insisting only that insoluble particles greater than 0.5mm in diameter are filtered out, and making no provision for the removal of soluble matter. A few non-profit organizations exist in Gruenberg for the regulation of cleaning: donations to them have however proved extremely limited.
#52, 'Ballast Water'. The Gruenberger State Department of the Merchant Navy has introduced several elements of this Resolution into its legal framework regarding maritime conduct, including the mandatory installation of nitrogen deoxification equipment on board all freight vessels. Furthermore, strategies to reduce the level and impact of introduction of harmful aquatic organisms into marine ecosystems are taught as part of the required training for High Sultanic Royal and Merchant Navy officers and crewmen, including controlled ballast cycling.
#74, 'The Law of the Sea'. No areas of Gruenberger sovereign waters have been declared 'Maritime Preservation Zones'. Gruenberg has acted to ensure that its fleet only fish within the limits of UN quotas - in fact, Gruenberg's annual total catch is significantly below any internationally agreed quota level. Measures to reduce maritime pollution have also been introduced, mostly through ratification of other UN Resolutions regarding marine pollution.
116, 'Mitigation of Large Reservoirs'. Gruenberg has few large reservoirs, having virtually no hydroelectric power facilities in place. At present, Gruenberg has retained those reservoirs used to attempt to offset its extensive annual flood damage, but has announced plans to experimentally clear two areas of alluvial plain in the Gelzien Nub for use as controlled flooding areas.

ECONOMY

Finance

Industry

PRINCIPAL CROPS:
All figures '000 metric tons. * denotes estimated or unofficial figures.

Cereals	Production
Rice¹²	43,554
Wheat	23,067
Maize	13,295
Barley	3,400*
Sorghum	886
Millet¹³	1,023
Buckwheat	140
Ashtemplar¹⁴	140
Oats	76
Rye	70

Roots and tubers	Production
Sweet potatoes	12,593
Potatoes	6,460
Klipa	375
Others	443*

Sugar crops	Production
Sugar cane	55,191
Sugar beet	1,447

Pulses	Production
Chick-peas	827
Pigeon-peas	236
Dry beans	199
Dry broad beans	183
Lentils	165
Dry peas	121
Others	570*

Nuts	Production
Groundnuts¹⁵	1,444
Tung nuts	45
Walnuts	30
Blibiot nuts	28
Others	97*

Oilseeds	Production
Cottonseed	3,864*
Soybeans	1,530
Rapeseed and mustard	1,138
Sunflower seed	195
Castor beans	90*
Coconuts	89
Tallowtree seed	82*
Sesame seed	81
Oil palm fruit	64
Linseed	54
Others	2,457*

Vegetables	Production
Cabbages	1,945
Tomatoes	1,920
Dry onions	1,786
Cucumbers and gherkins	1,710
Aubergines	1,188*
Green chillies and peppers	810
Garlic	638
Lettuce	625
Spinach	600
Cauliflower	490
Carrots	485
Pumpkins, squash and gourds	443*
Asparagus	340
Green beans	145
Green peas	125
Mnerlash	109*
Mushrooms	70
Green onions and shallots	24
Others	10,411*

Fruits and berries	Production
Watermelons	3,800*
Apples	2,043
Oranges	1,360
Mangoes	1,125
Pears	878
Grapes	813
Bananas	761
Dates	722
Cantaloupes and other melons	625*
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines and satsumas	505
Plums	415
Peaches and nectarines	410
Apricots	192
Persimmons	163
Pineapples	149
Lemons and limes	78
Papayas	41
Grapefruits and pomelos	21
Others	1,373*

Spices	Production
Pimento and allspice	191
Ginger	39
Others	96*

Fibre crops	Production
Cotton¹⁶	1,912
Pintad	812*
Hemp¹⁷	12
Others	32*

All others	Production
Tobacco¹⁸	700
Tea¹⁹	85
Natural rubber	50

LIVESTOCK POPULATION:
All figures '000 head. * denotes estimated or unofficial figures.

Animal	Population
Chickens	350,000*
Goats	81,200
Ducks	60,000*
Cattle	45,562
Pigs	44,682
Sheep	25,221
Buffaloes	23,528
Geese	20,000*
Rabbits	18,500*
Asses	3,800
Horses	898
Camels	800
Mules	474
Horses	327
Mules	200
Camels	34

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS:
All figures '000 metric tons. * denotes estimated or unofficial figures.

Meat	Production
Pig meat	4,031
Buffalo meat	544
Beef and veal	527
Poultry meat	1,171*
Goat meat	450
Mutton and lamb	193
Rabbit meat	32
Horse meat	17
Other meats	36*

Dairy produce	Production
Buffaloes' milk	17,476
Cows' milk	10,233
Goats' milk	1,903
Butter	481
Sheep's milk	53*
Cheese	20

Eggs	Production
Hen eggs	1,887
Others	333*

Wools, hides and skins	Production
Goatskins	139
Cattle hides	116
Buffalo hides	83
Wool²⁰	62
Sheepskins	42

All others	Production
Honey	25*
Silk²¹	8

FORESTRY: All figures '000 cubic metres, excluding bark, and apply only to WWP-approved timber.

Roundwood Removals	Production
Fuel wood	30,670
Sawlogs, veneer logs and sleeper logs	1,979
Pulpwood²²	69
Other industrial wood	620

Sawnwood Removals	Production
Broadleaved²³	744
Coniferous²⁴	410

FISHING: All figures '000 metric tons, live weight, excluding aquatic plants²⁵.

Capture	Catch
Freshwater fishes	689
Sardines	264
Gruenberger fintail	215
Mackerel	190
Anchovy	137
Largehead hairtail	122
Sea catfishes	56
Sharks	35
Croakers and drums	32
Shrimps	29
Mullets	19
Others	1,325

Aquaculture	Catch
Silver carp	318
White amur	306
Oysters	299
Common carp	205
Gelzien snap shell	180
Bighead carp	159
Spliantes Carp	144
Roho labeo	112
Catla	91
Shrimps	81
Others	689

Trade

Employment

APPENDIX

Including adjustment for net underenumeration, estimated to have been 3.2%.
Registered live births only. The practice in remote rural communities of killing or abandoning unwanted female children means that these figures are unreliable.
Ratio of registration of under-5 deaths to registration of births over same period.
Figures assume a 0% mortality rate for women of child-bearing age.
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.
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.
Standardised estimate derived by dividing the value of the Opst by an estimate of its purchasing-power parity (PPP) compared to international currency units.
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.
Risk of infection is dependent on location.
Lethal, water-borne virus found in the Chaubhan river in the Gelzien Nub.
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 enrollment 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.
Paddy.
Of which 695,000 metric tons cat-tail millet, 267,000 metric tons finger millet and 61,000 metric tons small millets.
Wheat-barley hybrid developed in Gruenberg.
Unshelled.
Lint.
In accordance with UN Resolution #85, 'Support Hemp Production', the Gruenberger Hemp Advisory Board supports the growth and processing of industrial hemp within Gruenberg, currently offering financial incentives based on a tax break scheme to those who farm the crop. That said, Gruenberg's hemp production remains extremely minimal, with other, more profitable crops far more attractive to the agricultural community.
Leaves.
Made.
Of which 39,000 metric tons greasy, and 23,000 metric tons scoured.
Raw, and including waste.
Assuming no growth in annual output since The 718th Year.
Hardwood.
Softwood.

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