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Gruenberg
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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Unless otherwise stated, all figures come from the Gruenberg State Institute for Research and Development, and apply to The 731st Year.

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:

• 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.

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.

GEOGRAPHY

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

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.

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:

LABOUR FORCE¹³:

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 $.

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE:
All figures US $.

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: 100680 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.

CURRENCY UNITS:

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

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

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.