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Novikov

Flag of Novikov
Motto: Peace Land and Bread!
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Region	Imperial Confederacy
Capital	Poldi'sk
Official Language(s)	Slovak, Czech, and Russian
Leader	Prime Minister Milos Borovic
Population	1,522,000,000
Currency	Euro
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Geography

Location: North-central Pacific Ocean

Area – Comparitive: 5/6ths the size of Australia

Borders: Lesser Novikov - 74 km

Maritime Claims:

Territorial Waters – 8-30nm (8nm around all areas but the inner portions of Gabriko Islans, which maintain a 30nm boundary, giving Novikov almost exclusive control of the waters separating it’s three main islands.)

Exclusive Economic Zone – 220nm

Continental Shelf – 200m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Climate: According to the Koeppen Climate Classification System, Novikov is largely classified as Dw, with as cool wet summers and cool to cold dry winters.

Terrain: In the south, Novikov is almost entirely flat coastal plains, with some small mountains along the coastline, as well as occasional floodplains. Farther north on the Island of Novikov, the area becomes very mountainous, with great undeveloped strips of evergreen forest.

Elevation Extremes: Zvolen Floodplain: -3m, Mount Mojmir: 6,011m

Natural Resources: Natural Gas, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Precious Stones, Uranium, Timbers, Tobacco, Fish, Rye, Barley, Wheat, Pork, and Other Foodstuffs

Land Use:

Arable Land – 67%

Permanent Crops – 12%

Other – 88%

Natural Hazards: Draught, Tornadoes, Minor Earthquakes

Environmental Issues: Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Deforestation

Environmental Agreements: Hazardous Wastes, Biodiversity, Maritime Life Conservation (Not Ratified), Whaling (Not Ratified)

People

Population: 1,524,002,300 (RL Nov. 4, 2005)

Age Structure:

0-14 years: 22%

15-64 years: 69%

65 years and over: 9%

Median Age:

Total: 35

Men: 33

Women: 37

Population Growth Rate: 1.6%

Birth Rate: 26 births/1000 population

Death Rate: 14 deaths/1000 population

Net Migration Rate: 4 immigrants/1000 population

Life Expectancy at Birth: 71.9 years

Total Fertility Rate: 1.7 children born/woman

Nationality:

Noun: Novikovian, Novikovians

Adjective: Novikovian

Ethnic Groups: Slovak 37%, Czech 29%, Russian 18%, Sorbic 6%, Native 3%, Polish 3%, Slovene 2%, Hungarian 1%, Romanian 1%, Other 1%

Religions (Does not include the Atheist/Agnostic majority): Catholic 61%, Russian Orthodox 21%, Novikovian Orthodox 14%, Protestant 3%, Other 1%

Languages: Slovak, Czech, Russian

Literacy:

Definition: Can read and write with reasonable proficiency in one or more languages by the age of 12

Percentage: 94.1%

Government

Country Name:

Conventional Long Form: The Azazian Royal Crown Colony of Novikov

Conventional Short Form: Novikov

Abbreviation: ARCCN

Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy under Royal Governorship

Capital: Poldi’sk

Administrative Divisions: 11 Prefectures (Poleski, Košice, Turlov, Zvolen, Vyšniy, Voločëk, Slovenieu, Greater Duma, Gabriko, Czechzenia South, Czechzenia North), 4 Autonomous Cities (Poldi’sk, Duma, Zvolen, Prostéjov), and 3 Dependant Territories (Sachnyk Island, the Soliat Archipelago, Bedric Harbor)

Independence: Generally regarded as Nov. 12, 1 NC when Vyšniy, Voločëk, and Košice signed the Accords of Unity and Government, creating a single state under the leadership of First Prince Alexi Novikovki which controlled the entire Island of Novikov. The Czechzen providences celebrate the both their Independence from the Voločëk Principality on August 16th, 944 NC, and the Prostéjov Charter, April 3, 1595 NC, which joined them to Novikov as a semi-independent state. The Gabriko Islands do not celebrate an independence day, but do observe the 11th of January in memory of their defeat in the battle of Plzen Fields (Jan. 11, 760 NC) which marked their conquest by the Kingdom of Greater Košice, an even which would lead to their entry into the unified First Empire of Novikov with the Accords of Unity and Government, signed on their behalf by the Duke of Plzen and the King of Greater Košice.

National Holiday: Unity Day (Nov. 12)

Constitution: 1605

Legal System: Similar to that of the United States, Great Britain, and other 1st World nations. Trial by jury (9 people in the Novikovian courts) guaranteed, and legal representation provided for all trials involving a serious offense.

Suffrage: 16 years of age; not granted to citizens residing in The Dependent Territory of Bedric Harbor.

Executive Branch:

Head of State: Royal Governor Cahill

Head of Government: Prime Minister Milos Borovic

Cabinet: Cabinet of three appointed by the Prime Minister

Elections: Parliamentary Elections held every three years; Prime Minister appointed by vote in Parliament following an election; Royal Governor appointed by the Azazian Crown.

Legislative Branch: Unicameral legislature made up of 85 members. Seven are elected from each Prefecture (eight in the cases of those joined with a dependant Territory), and one from each Autonomous City. The Dependant Territories of Sachnyk Island and the Soliat Archipelago are considered parts of Vyšniy and Czechzenia North respectively. Bedric Harbor receives no representation in Parliament.

Judicial Branch: The judicial system is divided into 12 Regional Courts – representing all Prefectures and Autonomous Cities on the island of Novikov - which act as the supreme judiciary body in their specific region. They are generally housed in their Prefecture’s capital or in, in the case of Autonomous Cities, the city they represent. A 13th Supreme Court is also established in Vyšniy-Voločëk which hears cases from Sachnyk Island, and a 14th in Poldi’sk which hears cases from other Dependant Territories. A separate judicial branch is established in the Czechzen providences, featuring three Lower Courts of Appeal and one Higher Court of Appeal, which serves as the supreme legal authority in Czechzenia. In rare cases, those issues which can not be resolved in a Regional Court are appealed until they are heard by Novikov’s Parliament, which then votes on a verdict.

Political Parties and Leaders:

LDSP [Liberalná Demokratická Stana Politick – Liberal Democrat Party] (Milos BOROVIC)

ZSSP [Zltá Socialistická Strana Politick – Yellow Socialist Party] (Alexi GERCHINKOV)

ČSSP [Červená Socialistická Strana Politick – Red Socialist Party] (Aleksandra LOMONOSOVA)

NV [Nezavistá Vlastenec - Free Nationalists] (Monika KACNEROVA)

NKO [Nová Komunista Organizovanie – New Communist Organization] (Yuri LAVROV)

International Organization Participation: 3rd International Allied Defense Federation (IADF), Woodstock Pact

Flag Description: Tri-color flag. Background is aquamarine, also the background of the Azazian flag, and commemorates the status of Novikov as a part of Azazia’s United Kingdom. A vertical red bar represents the blood, toil and hardship that Novikov has faced. It is crossed by a dark blue bar which represents the triumphs of the old Novikovian State, and (unofficially) the sea from which that prosperity came. In the center, the Novikovki Crest of the Monarchy rests, surrounded by five stars. Each star represents a particular kingdom of the old First Empire of Novikov, and the name of that kingdom is sewn into the edges of the stars. The five kingdoms are the Kingdom of Greater Košice, the Grand Principalities of Vyšniy and Voločëk, the Free People of Czechzenia, and the Conquered People of Turlov. These five stars are joined together by the old monarchy’s crest, symbolizing the Accord of Unity and Government which united the islands and established the monarchy.

Economy

GDP: 28,844,970,613,300 HЭ (27,061,610,482,600 USD)

GDP – Real Growth Rate: 0.92%

GDP – Per Capita: 19,030.64 HЭ (17,928.07 USD)

GDP – Composition by Sector:

Agriculture: 36%

Industry: 27%

Services: 41%

Investment (Gross fixed): 19.5%

Population Below Poverty Line:

Definition: An income below 7,600 HЭ per year (children excluded)

Percentage: 8.15%

Inflation Rate: 1.5%

Labor Force: 1,006,487,500

Unemployment Rate: 4.9%

Budget:

Revenues: 30,660,977,907,700 HЭ

Expenditures: 29,127,929,012,400 HЭ

Industries: Natural gas, shipbuilding, arms manufacturing, global telecommunications, consumer goods, chemicals, electronics and communications equipment

Industrial Production Growth Rate: 0.15%

Foreign Trade:

Export: 3,217,994,607,300 HЭ

Import: 3,500,953,006,300 HЭ

Export Partners: United Kingdom of Azazia (84%), Dostanuot Loj (9%), Sarzonia (4%), The Macabees (2%), Emmitia (1%)

Import Partners: United Kingdom of Azazia (92%), The Macabees (4%), Sarzonia (3%)

Currency: Novikovian Euro (HЭ )

Exchange Rates – Approximate: 1 HЭ = 0.94 USD

Communications

Telephones – Main Lines in Use: 398,554,800

Telephones – Mobile Cellular: 42,905,600

Telephone System

General Assessment: Well developed national system, but very poor interoperability with foreign systems thanks to a lack of satellites and undersea cables.

Domestic: Relies heavily on buried and undersea cables. Certain islands do not have access to a ground line. Satellite relays being developed to solve this problem.

International: Very poorly developed, with almost no interoperability with foreign services, only possessing 4 coaxial undersea cables, 2 satellite relays, and 1 international switching center.

Radio Broadcast Systems: AM 1,645; FM 822; shortwave 712

Television Broadcast Systems: 42

Internet Country Code: .nn

Internet Hosts: 13,911

Internet Users: 544,314,366

Transportation

Railways:

Total: 55,595km

Broad Gauge: 49,302km (26,000km electrified)

Standard Gauge: 6,293km (fully electrified)

Highways:

Total: 1,050,706km

Paved: 710,000km

Unpaved: 340,706km

Waterways: 162,630km

Pipelines: Oil 765km, Natural Gas 9,866km

Ports and Harbours: Poldi’sk, Duma, Plzen, Prostéjov, Zvolen, Košice, Vyšniy-Voločëk, Sachnyk, Bedric

Merchant Marine: 2301 ships

Airports:

Total: 1,676

Paved: 1,021

Unpaved: 655

Heliports: 720

Military

Military Branches: Novikovskó Koloniálno Obrannó Zbor (Novikovian Colonial Self Defense Force)

Military Strength: 2,475,475

Total Active Force: 2,354,025

Total Reserve Force: 97,450

Total IADF Rapid Reaction Force: 24,000

Military Expenditures: 6,408,144,382,700 HЭ

Military Expenditures – Percentage of GDP: 22%

Transnational Disputes

Disputes – International: Violent border clashes between the Disputed Territories of Lesser Novikov and the ARCCN troops in the region have led to violent reprisals against Lesser Novikov, including prolonged air battles and a naval bombardment of the principal city of Gorno-Altaii. In response, Lesser Novikov has taken on the task of funding and training anti-Novikov and anti-Azazian terrorists, and have also declared public support for the long forgotten Prostejov rebels in their quest for an independent Czechzenia. Also disputes with Evil Vertigo over shipping lanes and politics (Evil Vertigo is a staunch left-winged state) has created the threat of war with Evil Vertigo, who, combined with the war in Lesser Novikov, could pose a fatal threat to Novikov.

Illicit Drugs: Producer of precursor chemicals for synthetic drugs; minor exporter of LSD, MDMA, and a legalized form of the drug DXM; major transit point for drugs bound towards the United Kingdom or mainland Asia.