Kamikastan

Kamikastan

Flag of Kamikastan
Motto: "Flying into the Golden Mists"
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Region	California
Capital	Kortahan
Official Language(s)	Kamik (local use, preferred language) English (international use)
Leader	His Majesty the King Hafinakitok III
Population	1.591 billion
Currency	Kami
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The Royal Kingdom of Kamikastan, current UN Delegate of California, is a relatively small nation. Its history stretches as far back as 4000 years, around the time period when Kamik-speaking peoples began to migrate from modern-day Ayrwll and settle in modern-day Lasitoraniki province. After being conquered in 1651 and ruled by Ayrwll for 83 years, the Kamiks revolted in 1734 and regained their independence. They established a kingdom that still exists today, with Asitakanikus I, the leader of the revolt, as the first king of the new Kingdom of Kamikastan.

Today, the Royal Kingdom of Kamikastan still retains its ethnic identity and is proud of its long and colorful history. Long-established holidays are still widely celebrated, and feasts and festivals often turn Kortahan, the Kamik capital city, into a party playground. It retains its calendar, which was abolished when Ayrwll conquered the Kamiks and was reinstated when the Kamiks regained independence. The royal house stretches back to the first king, Asitakanikus I, twenty-eight generations ago.

World Factbook - The Royal Kingdom of Kamikastan

General Information

Location

California (southernmost nation in California)

Full Name - English

The Royal Kingdom of Kamikastan

Short Form - English

Kamikastan

Full Name - Kamik

Kamikasitakan aratoyan Ketorikaminan Ronatok

Short Form - Kamik

Kamikasitakan

Nationality - English

Kamik

Nationality - Kamik

Kamik

Geography

Total Area

7,468,634 square miles

Coastline

3648 miles

Maritime Claims

15 nautical miles

Exclusive Maritime Economic Zone

100 nautical miles

Topography

Land at the coast is mostly flat at sea level. Further inland at around 50 miles, the Komatikan Plateau rises up to 2320 feet above sea level. The Hafalakitan Mountains rise and elevations go up to 27000 feet at its highest peak. From Pilatikan Lake on Mt. Morikamaniki at 13526 feet above sea level, the Korikan River rushes down, winding through the plateau and emptying into Malakenak Bay 4268 miles in the southeast. About 235 miles offshore to the south, the Tiraki Islands scatter over 20 square miles of ocean.

Climate

The mountainous northwest experiences alpine conditions, with an average of 10 inches of snow in the winter and occasional rain in the spring and autumn. On the plateau, humid conditions persist, with rains averaging at 37 inches per year, mostly in the spring and summer. At the coastline, maritime conditions moderate the climate, with sunny, warm summers and cool, breezy winters, with precipitation at around 20 inches per year. In the scattered islands offshore, tropical maritime climates claim them, with precipitation averaging around 44 inches per year.

Population

Population

1.591 billion

Population Density

148.22 people per square mile

Diversity

97% Kamik, 3% other

Age Strata

• 0-16 - 16.4%
• 17-50 - 42.2%
• 51-110 - 31.6%
• 111 and over - 9.8%

Population Growth Rate

0.9%

Birth rate

1.05%

Death rate

0.15%

Kamik National Symbols

Nation Name

Kamikasitakan arotoyan Ketorikaminan Ronatok (Royal Kingdom of Kamikastan)

National Flag

Split diagonally, with the Celestial Cross of the Saints on the left and the golden mistbird on the right. The bottom left corner is blue, standing for the vigilance and perseverance of the 1734 independence movement. The upper right corner is green, standing for the land. A circle in the middle with the map of Kamikastan at independence, 1310 years ago. The yellow stands for the sun and brightness toward the future.

National Motto

Flying into the Golden Mists.

National Currency

Kami

National Animal

Golden mistbird

National Flower

Kamik royal blue carnation

National Tree

Kamik mahogany

Government - The Royal Kingdom of Kamikastan

General Information

System of Government

Constitutional Monarchy

Head of State

His Majesty the King Hafinakitok III

Monarchs

His Majesty the King Hafinakitok III

Her Majesty the Queen Marikarika

Branches of Government

• Legislative - Parilamenitika arotoyan Kamikasitakan (Parliament of Kamikastan)
• Executive - Prime Minister and Cabinet, Governmental Agencies
• Judicial - Kamikastan Court System

Legislative Branch - Parliament

Bodies of Parliament

• Sinatikak arotoyan Kamikasitakan (Senate of Kamikastan) - higher body, headed by the Deputy Prime Minister. Senators serve five-year terms, and appoint judges. Half of the seats are appointed by the king, half are elected by the people. Each province gets two senators and each territory gets one.
• Yasimbeli arotoyan Kamikasitakan (Assembly of Kamikastan) - lower body, headed by the Speaker of the Assembly. Assembly representatives serve three-year terms, and appoint Cabinet positions. All are elected by the people. In provinces, the number of Assembly representatives depend on the population of the province. Territories are allowed one representative. Kortahan is allowed three.

Speaker of the Assembly

Sir Horikanopak Febanitokak

Major Political Parties

• Kamik National Party - Current majority party
• United Kamik Peoples Party - Current minority party
• Kamik Communist Workers Party - Third party, allied with the United Kamik Party
• Kamik Conservative Citizens Party - Third party, allied with the Kamik National Party
• Green Party of Kamikastan - Third party, extreme left-wing
• Kamikastan National Democratic Socialist Party - Third party, extreme right-wing

Executive Branch - Ministries

Prime Minister, Head of Government

Sir Manikatonam Ebikanatokak

Deputy Prime Minister

Sir Fabinokatik Mehanikatom

Minister of State

Torikaniman Petakonafoka

Minister of Finance and the Treasury

Rikaminak Horikanimak

Minister of Domestic and Cultural Affairs

Likamikak Sorikaminakan

Minister of Defense and Homeland Security

Nikamikak Tikamitikam

Minister of Education

Mahimatikan Torikaminak

Judicial Branch - Courts

Supreme Court of the Royal Kingdom of Kamikastan

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The Honorable Sir Pikanokanik Homanikanom

Justices of the Supreme Court

• The Honorable Fakinomak Ipakitomik
• The Honorable Horimikanikan Famirikan
• The Honorable Potakiman Simakitakam
• The Honorable Rikanimak Hotakiman
• The Honorable Famikatoki Nokaminak
• The Honorable Likamikak Tikanimaki

Courts of Appeal

First Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice - Kortahan

The Honorable Tikanikamin Potakimalikan

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice - Asitakanikus City

The Honorable Hebakinik Forimanikan

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice - Komatikan

The Honorable Kitakikak Moritakiman

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Justice - Hafalakitok

The Honorable Nokaminakan Tibakinamikan

Federal Courts

Federal Courts are located in the capitals of every province and territory, and in Kortahan.

Provinces and Territories

General Information

Number of Provinces

20

Largest Province

Hebakinika - 793,198 square miles

Smallest Province

Tiraki - 12,267 square miles

Province with Largest Population

Yakibalita - 165,469,000

Province with Smallest Population

Tiraki - 4,634,654

Number of Territories

5

Largest Territory

Terakitorik Tebakinoka (Tebakinoka Territory) - 268,156 square miles

Smallest Territory

Terakitorik Makinakitoki (Makinakitoki Territory) - 12,123 square miles

Territory with Largest Population

Terakitorik Tikamikani (Tikamikani Territory) - 10,135,000

Territory with Smallest Population

Terakitorik Makinakitoki (Makinakitoki Territory) - 136,515

Special Administrative Regions

1

Special Administrative Region

Rikayin hotikan Amanikanitak arotoyan Patikanikan Motikanik Kortahan (Special Administrative Region of the Capital City of Kortahan) - 122 square miles, population 10,264,000

Provincial and Territorial Governments

All provinces and territories have a bicameral legislature elected by the people. Every province and territory has a head of government called a governor. Provincial courts are modeled after the federal judicial system. Territorial judicial matters are carried by the federal judicial system.

Ministry of State - Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs

Ambassador of Kamikastan and California to the United Nations

Sir Balikanikam Fabikanikam

Diplomatic Relations

All nations in California, several nations outside of California

Treaties in Effect

Treaties in Negotiation

International Organization Memberships

• United Nations, Delegate

Economy and Finance - The Royal Kingdom of Kamikastan

Currency

Official Currency

Kami (Ka)

Currency Exchange Rate

Ka33.39 = US$1

Currency Division

Ka1 = 100 Asitaki (As)

Currently Available Currency Denominations

• Bills - Ka500, Ka100, Ka50, Ka20, Ka10, Ka5
• Coins - Ka1, 50As, 25As, 10As, 5As, 1As

Currency Distributor

• Bills - Hefakinakok Ronatok arotoyan Kamikasitakan (The Royal Bank of Kamikastan)
• Coins - Palinikatonak Ronatok arotoyan Kamikasitakan (The Royal Mint of Kamikastan)

Economy

Gross National Product

Ka20.6 trillion ($617.2 billion)

GDP Per Capita

Ka18615.75 ($557.56)

Government Budget Surplus

Ka607.585 billion ($16.65 billion)

Trade

• Exports - Ka2.5 trillion ($75.4 billion)
• Imports - Ka2.6 trillion ($78.3 billion)
• Trade Deficit - Ka96.9 billion ($2.9 billion)

Tax Rate

86%

Unemployment Rate

14.52%

Largest Industry

Uranium Mining

Transportation

Highways

Main Highway System

Kamik Interstate System

Longest Highway

I-10, 3450 miles, from Kortahan to Halafakitok

Total Number of Highways

156

Total Miles of Highway

85,245 miles

Railroad

Main Freight Railroad Company

The Kamik Freight Railroad Company

Main Passenger Railroad Company

The Royal KamikRail Agency

Longest Track

The Komatikan Railroad Line, 1256 miles, from Kortahan to Komatikan

Total Miles of Track

26,983 miles

Air Transport

Airports

Main Airport

King Asitakanikus I Kortahan International Airport (KAI) - busiest and handles most passengers and freight, most traffic from the east and from other regions

Other Major Airports

• King Hafinakitok III Komatikan International Airport (KMT) - most traffic from the south
• Asitakanikus City International Airport (AKC) - hub for domestic travel
• Hafalakitok International Airport (HFK) - most traffic from Ayrwll and other California nations
• King Hebikanok III Pekato'anak International Airport (KHP) - Tiraki Islands main airport

Airlines

Main Airline

Royal Kamik Airlines

• IATA Designator : KT
• ICAO Designator : RKA

Other Airlines

• Kamik National Airlines - IATA: K6, ICAO: KNL
• Mistbird Airways - IATA: MQ, ICAO: MBW
• Kamik Air - IATA: K1, ICAO: KMK

Kamik Culture and Tourism

Kamik Calendar and Holidays

Kamik Calendar System

One Kamik year is divided into twelve months. Each month contains 30 days each, with 360 days total in a normal year. A thirteenth month of 21 days is added every four years (leap year). Days are written in Roman numerals. Years started counting during the traditional founding of Kortahan 3044 years ago. Months started counting on First King Asitakanikus I's birthday (calendar used to start on Betaminak I and had the month of Nokamitak, but was abolished during the reign of Pikatonak I).

Example of conversion (different every year)

• Asitakani - February 10-March 11
• Betaminak - March 12-April 10
• Kanimaki - April 11-May 10
• Tikanimak - May 11-June 9
• Ebakinam - June 10-July 9
• Fabinak - July 10-August 8
• Kanokani - August 9-September 7
• Hebanitik - September 8-October 7
• Itakinom - October 8-November 6
• Yanikamok - November 7-December 6
• Kamikatoram - December 7-January 5
• Litamikan - January 5-February 3
• Manikatonam - thirteenth month for leap year, 21 days only

Kamik Calendar Holidays

New Year Day

Asitakani I

Birth of Asitakanikus I First King of Kamikastan

Asitakani I

First Planting

Betaminak III

Festival of Colors

Tikanimak IV

Marriage of King Hafinakitok III Twenty-Ninth King of Kamikastan

Fabinak XIV

Birthday of King Hafinakitok III Twenty-Ninth King of Kamikastan

Hebanitik IX

Feast of Harvests

Itakinom XXIV

Festival of Trees

Kamikatoram XVIII

Festival of Presents

Kamikatoram XIX

New Year Eve

Litamikan XXX or Manikatonam XXI

Tourist Hot Spots

Kortahan

Kortahan is the capital and the largest, oldest, and the busiest city in the Kingdom of Kamikastan. Many places in the city date back to King Morihanikan I and turn lively during the four festivals of the Kamik calendar. Several places of Kortahan are worth visiting, such as

• The Royal Horitikominakan Palace - This grand palace, built during the reign of King Asitakanikus III, is truly a man-made wonder. Spread over 1021 acres, it has gardens that resemble a hardwood forest and a field of flowers, a hall filled with paintings of the most famous artists of Kamikastan, a dining room that can seat 1000 guests and hosts for a coronation banquet, innumerable bedrooms and suites, a chapel for religious services, among many more that strike tourists and citizens alike spellbound.

• The Cathedral of the Royal Saint Karikaroki - The cathedral, the largest in California, was dedicated by the Holy Church of Kamikastan during the reign of King Hebikanok III. The church, spread over 200 acres, sports a large square and a 2000-feet long chapel decorated with religious symbols, crucifixes, and glass mosaics of the saints. The Holy Church of Kamikastan is headed by the Holy Kamik Patriarch of Kortahan His Holiness Natalikelik VI.

Tiraki Islands

The Tiraki Islands is one of the most famous vacation spots in California. A natural tropical paradise made up of 10 islands, many tourists flock to the pristine beaches of Pekato'anak, the biggest island and capital of the Tiraki Islands, in the summer months, around Tikanimak XXVIII to Ebakinam I. Every Kanokani I, the Tiraki Islands hosts the Pekato'anak Invitational Surfing Competition, the most prestigious competition in California. Other famous islands worth visiting are:

• Fukami'ati: Second-largest island
• Moti'anikak: Thrid-largest island, has an active volcano in the center of the island.
• Moto'akani: One of the most beautiful islands, with clear blue waters and sparkling beaches

The Tiraki Islands has its own particular language. Tiraki is an offshoot of Kamik, but it has a slightly modified vocabulary and a different accent. Tiraki and Kamik are mutually indistinguishable.

Hafalakitok

This mountainous city 11532 feet above sea level is the highest major city in Kamikastan. During the winter months, it emerges from its doze and bursts into lively commotion as winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding start at the beginning of the winter season, around Yamikamok XXVI to Kamikatoram I. The surrounding ski resorts open during the first snowfall in Yamikamok and last until around the end of Asitakani or the beginning of Betaminak or even Kanimaki.

The Kamik Royal House of Horitikanok

Royal Lineage

• According to Kamik tradition, all monarchs must be male. Often, the oldest son inherits the throne. However, in some cases, such as Hebikanok III and Asitakanikus VI, were nephews of Balikanifi I and Famikatofi II, respectively. All years are in Kamik calendar years.

Asitakanikus I the Great

1734-1772

Pikatonak I

1772-1839

Tomaniki I

1839-1901

Asitakanikus II

1901-1967

Hebikanok I

1967-2016

Karil I

2016-2075

Morihanikan I

2075-2140

Tomaniki II

2140-2187

Hafinakitok I

2187-2241

Asitakanikus III

2241-2289

Pikatonak II

2289-2321

Hebikanok II

2321-2365

Balikanifi I

2365-2424

Hebikanok III the Great

2424-2466

Asitakanikus IV

2466-2501

Tomaniki III

2501-2548

Hafinakitok II

2548-2600

Famikatoki I

2600-2632

Hebikanok IV

2632-2675

Asitakanikus V

2675-2717

Morihanikan II

2717-2769

Balikanifi II

2769-2811

Tomaniki IV

2811-2870

Famikatoki II

2870-2912

Asitakanikus VI the Despised

2912-2913

Hebikanok V

2913-2954

Pikatonak III

2954-2995

Karil II

2995-3044

Hafinakitok III

3044-present

Royal Family of Kamikastan

His Majesty the King Hafinakitok III

Her Highness the Queen Marikarika

Her Majesty the Queen Mother Sofika

His Highness the Prince Consort Karil

His Highness the Prince Consort Balikanifi

Her Highness the Princess Consort Elikanoka

== Current Events == *courtesy of Horomanikitak Matikanokan Kamikasitakan (Kamikastan News Agency)

Fabinak V, 3044

Serial killer Hobikanimak Petomakinam was convicted today in the Royal Federal Court of Kortahan of 27 counts of first-degree murder and 59 counts of second-degree murder. The jury now has the option to sentence Petomakinam to death or to life in prison without parole. Petomakinam was the most feared murderer in Kortahan history, raping and murdering about 126 women and massacred approximately 21 families between 3031 to 3035. He was caught by Kortahan police hiding in an abandoned shack in Litamikan IV, 3037.

Fabinak III, 3044

Parliament has passed a resolution banning the smoking of tobacco and maurijuana within public buildings. All smokers must be 25 feet from the entrance of any public building.

Additional Information

NationStates Page

http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nation=kamikastan

Last Updated

Itakinom V, 3044 (October 12, 2005)