ICEL Factbook

Background

The Illuvauromeni Commonality of Everlasting Light, a relatively new political and supra-national entity, is the 'finished product' of the old Empire of the Eternal Dawn, which was in turn built on the bones of the preceding Commonwealth of Ma-tek, and before that, the Empire of the Eternal Flame. ICEL represents the last phase of this stage of development for the Illuvauromeni People - or so it is believed inside the Commonality. A former 'leading military' member of SATO, ICEL was once commonly believed to be either a superpower, or as close to said description as can be held. A founding and 'Eternal' member of CENNA along with its long-time ally Menelmacar, the old EOTED was a leading nation on the world stage, having taken central roles in several major international incidents and events. The Commonality has yet to become a defined quantity in modern solar politics, however. The Commonality is lead by four branches of government; the executive branch, the Executive Council; the legislative branch, Imperial House; the Judicial branch, comprising several court systems, and the constitutional branch, Citizens House. The Empire of The Eternal Dawn was formed in Dawn Year 1; the Iluvauromeni Commonality of Everlasting Light came into existance in early 2 d.e.

Geography

Location: Tareldanore, near Sisgardia. Landmass roughly the size of China. Borders Menelmacar; both sea and land borders.

Elevation extremes

highest point: Mt. Tumnore (6,215m) (accurate DY 1) lowest point: Aelinenya (-220m)

Area

Total: 10,472,129 sq km Land: 9,980,916 sq km note: Dimensions exclude orbital colony Vilya Elenosto. Sea: 491,213 sq km

Land boundaries

total: 2,781km border countries: Chellis - 2,781km coastline: 86,991km

Maritime claims

contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin territorial sea: 15 NM

General

Climate: tropical to temperate

Terrain: mostly plains; extremely mountainous regions in the north and south

Natural resources: iron, gold, oil, uranium, tungsten, vanadium, magnetite, natural gas, lead, silver, platinum, yttrium, molybdenum, copper, aluminium, lead, zinc

Land use

arable land: 24.121% permanent crops: 20.001% other: 75.879%

irrigated land: 2,407,497 sq km (DY 1 est.)

Natural hazards

Tropical storms (infrequent, coastal); flooding (infrequent, seasonal).

Environment

current issues: low-level air pollution remaining from pre-MI transport era; mild water pollution in several key rivers; toxic wasteland in western Ax-turath following depl. uranium weapons testing by the IDF; deforestation in Ax-turath; major pollution in Bay of Turath.

Geography - note: N/A

People

Population

Population: 2,037,531,904 (DY 2 est.) Population - density: 200.382/km^2 (DY 1 mean figure) Age structure (Human): 0-14 years: 19% 15-64 years: 64% 64+: 17%

Age structure (Nenyan): 0-22 years: 24% 22-190 years: 52% 190 years+: 24%

Fertile percentage: 81% (all species)

Birth rate: 3.4 births/1,000 population Death rate: 3.1 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate: -4.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.09 female(s)/male under 15 years: 1.07 female(s)/male 18+: 1.04 female(s)/male total population: 1.056 female(s)/male

Infant mortality: total: 4.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.97 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.31 deaths/1,000 live births

Nationality

noun: Iluvauromeni adjective: ICEL National(s)

Ethnic groups: Ma-tekian 46.5%, Ax-turathian 46.3%, Nenyan 2.99%, Noldor 3.2%, Other <1%

Religion - percentile dispersion: 'The Faith' (worship of Eru) 94.6%; 'The Path of the Three Stars' (oft. combined with 'The Faith') 64.1%; Christianity 4.1%; atheist 1.1%; other 0.2%

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.998>% male: 99.998% female: 99.999%

Government

Country name: conventional long form: Iluvauromeni Commonality of Everlasting Light conventional short form: ICEL local short form: ICEL abbreviation: ICEL local long form: Dor Iluvauromen

Government type: Socio-capitalist democratic constitutional federation

Administrative divisions: 4 Semi-Autonomous States, 5 Regions, 3 non-autonomous city-states; Ma-tek, Ma-Nenya, Ax-turath, Vilya Elenosto; Rhea, Shelbattanu, Telnor, Shapa-rei, Ria-shelhamn; Turath, Tek, Nenya

Independance: 2 D.E.

National Holidays: Foundation Day (5th January)

Constitution: Est. 2 D.E.

Legal system: Upheld by the Commonality Criminal Court, with all laws passed first by Imperial House, then by Citizens House; complex legal system, largely criminal, with an 'environmental element' recently added, this form of law upheld by the Commonality Environmental Court; legal system enshrined in the Commonality Constitution

Suffrage: 18 years, universal

Executive branch

chiefs of state: Empress the Supreme Commander Rialla ux-Rihad II and High King the High Lord Commodore Semir-randil I and High Lord Aglar Rihad and High Lady Danielle and High Lord Commodore Ax-randiri Rihad and High Lord Ambassador Dejure (Executive Council members)

elections: All Executive Council members selected by the Crown

cabinet: Empress Rialla ux-Rihad II and High King the High Lord Commodore Semir-randil I and High Lord Commodore Ax-randiri Rihad and High Lord Admiral Aglar Rihad and High Lady Danielle and High Lord Dejure

Legislative branch

Imperial House (20,000 seats; 75% elected, 25% selected by 'national political lottery' from valid persons over the age of 40 years), three Divisions (Ma-tek Division, Ma-Nenya Division, Ax-turath Division); duel-role system - each Division functions as a national government department as well as a component of the larger (60,000 seat) 'supra-national' government (Empire-wide)

elections: Speaker elected from the House by the House; elected component appointed every two years by national vote

Constitutional branch

Citizens House (10,000 seats; 75% selected by 'national political lottery' from valid persons over the age of 40 years, 25% elected); three Divisions (Ma-tek Division, Ma-Nenya Division, Ax-turath Division); dual-role system - each Division functions as a national government department as well as a component of the larger (30,000 seat) 'supra-national' government department (Empire-wide)

Judicial branch

Commonality Criminal Court (Nenya), Commonality Environmental Court (Nenya), Commonality Economic Court (Nenya)

Political parties

N/A; partisan system abolished and outlawed

International organization participation

WAO, IRMRO

Flag description

Light blue flag with single white triangle inside a single white circle; contained in the circle are three grey-white stars in an unjoined equilatrian triangle

Economy

GDP: US$73.84T

GDP - real growth rate: 4%

GDP - per capita: US$45,497.69

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 5% industry and construction: 80% services: 15%

GNP: US$76.9384T

Population below poverty line: 0.5%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.4%

Labour force: 1,504,736,657 (one point five billion)

Labour force - by occupation: agriculture 65%, industry 30%, services 5%

Unemployment rate: N/A due to state employment measures in effect since February, DY 1

Budget

revenues: US$42T (DY 2 est.) expenditures: US$30.124T (DY 1 est.)

Industries

Metallurgical, machine building, textiles, various agricultural, chemical, medicinal, toys, food processing, MI automobiles, computers, telecommunications, orbital assets, consumer electronics, military electronics, military equipment, various space-based industry, other high-tech associated industry

Industrial production growth rate: 14.24%

Electricity production: 32.6trillion kWh

Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: N/A hyrdro: 3% other: 81% nuclear: 16%

Electricity - consumption: 29.912trillion kWh

Electricity - exports: N/A

Oil - production: 2.1 million bbl/day (DY 1 est.)

Oil - consumption: N/A

Oil - exports: 1.9 million bbl/day (DY 1 est.)

Oil - imports: N/A

Oil - proven reserves: 6billion bbl (DY 1 est.)

Natural gas - proven reserves: 2.4trillion cu m (DY 1 est.)

Natual gas - consumption: N/A

Natural gas - exports: N/A

Natural gas - imports: N/A

Total Exports - dollar figure: US$8.3654trillion f.o.b.

Total Exports - commodities: MI cars, energy production units, communications related commodoties, luxury goods, refined oil, refined metals (inc. molybdenum, iron, aluminium, and copper)

Total Exports - partners: 22% FSP; 20% Knootoss; 17% Diablo_NL; 12% Ruhr; 11% Vortex Corporation; 8% Whispering Voices; 6% Lavenrunz; 4% other (Melkor Unchained, Milesia, Santa Barbara, New Proletarianism, Spacer Guilds, Kay Son, Scolopendra)

Total Imports - dollar figure: US$5.267trillion f.o.b.

Total Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, plastics, chemicals, raw materials (mostly iron, yttrium, and magnetite), luxury goods, communications related commodoties, luxury food

Total Imports - partners: 20% FSP; 20% Knootoss; 12% Diablo_NL; 10% Whispering Voices; 10% Vortex Corporation; 10% TCPS; 7% Milesia; 4% Lavenrunz; other 7% (Melkor Unchained, Santa Barbara, Proletarianism, Spacer Guilds, Kay Son)

Debt - external: US$N/A

Economic aid - recipient: US$N/A

Currency: Relhame (RLH)

Currency code: RLH

Exchange rates: Relhame per Menelmacari Credit - parity

Fiscal year: June to June

Communications

Telecommunications

Telephones - main lines in use: 1.09 billion

Telephones - CPDAs: 1 billion

Telephone system: general assessment: 'Vastband' (referred to as 'The Mesh') network provides crisp, efficient, and effective service in a multi-discipline network. domestic: 'Mesh' lines (superconductive relays running at so-called 'vastband' capacity, with mammoth bandwidth availability to the average user as a matter of course) cover 96% of the Empire already, and the network is growing. international: All international comms interlinking is attained via usage of the civilian components of the MISAT network, owned by the Imperial Space Networking Co-Operative.

Radio broadcast stations: Some six thousand regional stations, and five national stations; AM and FM frequencies.

Television broadcast stations: Just ten remain, all state-owned.

Trimensional viewing broadcast stations: Around 5,000, the biggest of which is INN Solar.

Internet country code: .di

Internet service providers: 124 (DY 2 est.)

Internet users: 1.14 billion (DY 2 est.)

Military

Military branches: Imperial Defence Forces Air Force; Imperial Defence Forces Navy; Imperial Defence Forces Ground Force; Imperial Defence Forces Space Navy; Imperial Defence Forces Space Navy - Vilya Elenosto Attachment; Imperial Defence Force Intelligence; Nenyan Intelligence Organisational Umbrella Agency; Imperial Defence Forces Research and Development Division; Imperial Defence Forces Strategic Peacekeeping Unit; Imperial Defence Special Forces; Imperial Defence Forces Logistical Support Division; Imperial Defence Forces Tactical Support Division; Imperial Defence Forces Liason Office; Imperial Defence Forces Operational Command Division; Imperial Defence Forces Communications and Infrastructural Support Division

Military manpower - military age: 21 years of age

Military manpower - availability: males and females age 15-56: 1,016,713,958

Military manpower - fit for military service: males and females aged 15-56: 981 million

Military manpower - total current military personnel: 149,471,219 (declassified figure; DY1)

Military manpower - total current commissioned military personnel: 94,128,615

Military manpower - total combative military personnel: 28,416,981

Military manpower - total combative commissioned military personnel: 12,416,512

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: 6,581,821

Military manpower - percentile divisionary figures: IDF AF - 2% IDF N - 1% IDF GF - 8.141% IDF SN - 1% IDF SN (VEA) - IDFI - (CLASSIFIED) NIOUA - (CLASSIFIED) IDF RDD - 71.813% IDF SPU - 4.014% IDSF - (CLASSIFIED) IDF LSD - 4.561% IDF TSD - 4.214% IDF LO - (CLASSIFIED) IDF OCD - 3.512% IDF CISD - (CLASSIFIED)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: US$6,349,407,750,000 (US$6.349T) (DY2 figure)

Military expenditures - dollar figure (total): US$14.886 trillion (DY 1, including slush fund input to military budget)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 9% (excludes slush fund) (DY2 figure)

Military expenditures - percent of budget: 15% (DY2 figure)

Military expenditures - dollar figure per active regular soldier: US$42,329.39 (DY2 figure)

Military expenditures - dollar figure per active special forces soldier: US$14,435,443.60 (DY2 figure)

Transnational issues

Disputes - international: None current. Aggressive history with Imperium of Melkor Unchained, culminating in a failed invasion attempt by that nation against the old Empire of the Eternal Dawn.

See: Ma-Nenya, Ma-tek, Ax-turath, CSO of Vilya Elenosto, Melkor Unchained, Menelmacar, EOTED, ICEL, Chellis, Lodoss