Palixia

Palixia

Flag of Palixia
Motto: Welcome my son, welcome to the machine'
Map of Palixia
Region	Antarctic Oasis
Capital	Clamptown
Official Language(s)	Palixian, English, Dutch, Esperanto
Leader	Joe Strummer
Population	700,000,000
Currency	Kevo
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Palixia is a strong nation in the Antarctic Oasis.

Palixia

Palixia is located in the Antarctic Oasis, and is a very armed but loosely controlled parliamentary democracy. Palixia is ruled by an elected person- who rules for 5 years along with the holy Palixian Parliament

[Picture of "Clamptown"'s beautiful Skyline]

Palixia is a U.N. Member, but often refuses to vote due to large spread political apaty extending from the citizens to the U.N. delegates.

Palixia has traditionaly been called an "Democratic Empire", but the U.N. has considered it a "Capitalist Paradise" despite the nation's dissaproval of this label

Current News - NEW!

Joe Strummer's trying to get married

Founding and History

Palixia was created when the population of an unstable (ex)nation called "Federated Union of the Communist Nederlands" demanded the rights to worshipers of the ones who are Pink, Naturaly the leaders of the free state showed much scorn to the rebels, causeing a civil war. The civil war ended several years later with the Palixian Rebels fleeing the country and takeing refuge in an island in The West Pacific Once they arrived, they found that the uninhabited island would make a fine home.

They lived in peace for 97 years, untill a great war with the now Palixian Teritorrial nations of "Kevistis" and ""Palixian Reform" would go to war with them. Now as an Empire, the country has been able to forge great allyances with the nations of Philanchez, Tetris L-Shaped block, and Spooty, Fatus Maximus, and Frozopia

Alliances

Philanchez - Was a great trading partner, helped form the official religion of Palixia, The Holy Church of Floyd

Tetris L-Shaped Block - Has been the countries greatest tradeing partner, despite political differences. It is said that a man from Palixia started the Church of Floyd with a Spoot and Sean Philips of Philanchez, and a man (who would become the Player of Tetris L-Shaped Block) helped him decorate and design the church.

Spooty - Supplys Palixia with the odd and somewhat pointless products. adminsterd by the government of course.

Fatus Maximus aided Palixia in wartime, now holds diplomatic relations.

Frozopia aided Palixia in wartime.

Enemies

The Imperial Race - Due to political differences we have declared war

World Factbook Entry

Introduction

Background: Palixia was created when the population of an unstable (ex)nation called "Communist Nederlands" demanded the rights to worshipers of the ones who are Pink, Naturaly the leaders of the free state showed much scorn to the rebels, causeing a civil war. The civil war ended several years later with the Palixian Rebels fleeing the country and takeing refuge in an island in The West Pacific Once they arrived, they found that the uninhabited island would make a fine home.

They lived in peace for 97 years, untill a great war with the now Palixian Teritorrial nations of "Kevistis" and ""Palixian Reform" would go to war with them. Now as an Empire, the country has been able to forge great allyances with the nations of Philanchez, Tetris L-Shaped block, Spooty, Fatus Maximus, and Frozopia

Geography

Location: Antarctic Oasis
Geographic coordinates: In the Southern Area of the Antarctic Oasis, by the coast
Map references: Antarctic
Area

         total: 3,465 miles

         land: 3,050 miles

         water: 415 miles

Area - comparative: About the size of RL Australia
Land boundaries

         total: 567 miles

         border countries: Kevistis, Palixian Reform, Mashtopia, Omigodtheykilledkennny

Coastline: 157 miles
Climate: Icy most of the time except for June - August where temperatures are moderate
Terrain: Ice covered during Early November to Late March, Hilly Elevation extremes:

         lowest point - Floyd Valley -3 miles

         highest point - Mount Zeppo - 1,894 metres 

Natural resources: Iron Ore, Copper, Ice, Stone
Land use:

         arable land: 56%

         permanent crops: .05%

         other: 43.5%

Irrigated land: N/A
Natural hazards: Glaciers, Tsumanis
Environment - current issues - Pollution
Environment - international agreements

         party to: All UN agreements

Geography - note: some island teritorry

People

Population: 750,000,000
Age structure:

         0-14 years - 26.5%

         15-64 years:51.8%

         65 years and over: 21.6%

Median Age:

         total: 29.7

         male: 30.1

         female: 27.3

Population growth rate: 4.5%
Birth rate: 9/1000
Death rate: 3/1000
Net migration rate: N/A
Sex ratio

         at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 

         under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 

         15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 

         65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female 

         total population: 0.97 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:

         total population: 77.71 years

         male: 74.89 years 

         female: 80.67 years

Total fertility rate: 2.08 children born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 2.08 children born/woman
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 950,000
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 14,000
Major infectious diseases: Penguinitis
Nationality:

         noun: Palixian(s)

         adjective: Palixian

Ethnic groups:white 81.7%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2%
Religions: Holy Church of Floyd 82.7%, Protestant: 14%, None 2.7%, Zeppism Less then 1%
Languages: Palixian, English, Dutch. Esperanto
Literacy:

         definition: age 15 and over can read and write 

         total population: 97%

         male: 97%

         female: 97%

Government

Country name

         conventional long form: The Democratic Empire of Palixia

         conventional short form: Palixia (incorrectly: Palaxia)

         former: Communist Nederlands, Kevistis

         abbreviation: TDEP

Government type: Capitalist Paradise
Capital: Clamptown
Administrative divisions: 4 states and 1 teritorry*: Harford, Cecil, Worchester, Somerset, Capital Land*
Dependent areas: Kevistis, Aaland Islands, Palixian Reform, Kevistis Islands
Independence: April 28th, 1926
National holiday: Founder's Day (April 27th (1926))
Constitution: April 27th, 1926
Legal system: federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one (Clamptown's) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal
Executive branch:

         chief of state: Prime Minister Joe Strummer (since 20 January 1993); note - the P.M. is both the chief of state and head of government 

         head of government: P.M. Joe Strummer (since 20 January 1993); note - the P.M. is both the chief of state and head of government 

         cabinet: appointed by Prime Minister

         elections: Every November 2nd

         election results: Joe Strummer took over as Kevin Yassier was killed

Legislative branch: bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006); House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 55, Democratic Party 44, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 231, Democratic Party 200, undecided 4
Judicial branch: appointed by Prime Minister Political parties and leaders: NA Political pressure groups and leaders: NA International organization participation: ADC, AT, CIN, CSN, UN, MAP, RRP, HCOFP, PTPSKFFP
Flag description - A Raven, representing the bloodshed Palixia had to go thought to be a free nation, and is holding the Constitution, two wine glasses on each side represent the celebration spirit of Palixia
National Anthem The National Anthem is "The Guns at Brinxton" Lyrics

When they kick at your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun

When the law break in
How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement
Or waiting on death row

You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh, the guns of Brixton

The money feels good
And your life you like it well
But surely your time will come
As in heaven, as in hell

You see, he feels like Ivan
Born under the Brixton sun
His game is called survivin'
At the end of the harder they come

You know it means no mercy
They caught him with a gun
No need for the Black Maria
Goodbye to the Brixton sun

You can crush us
You can bruise us
Yes, even shoot us
But oh-the guns of Brixton

When they kick at your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun

You can crush us
You can bruise us
Yes, even shoot us
But oh-the guns of Brixton

Shot down on the pavement
Waiting in death row
His game is called survivin'
As in heaven as in hell

You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh, the guns of Brixton

Economy

Economy - overview: Palixia has a Very Strong economy

GDP:purchasing power parity - $11.75 trillion (2004 est.)

GDP - real growth rate: 4.4% (2004 est.) GDP - per capita:purchasing power parity - $40,100 (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:agriculture: 0.9% industry: 19.7% services: 79.4% 2004 est.)

Investment (gross fixed): 15.7% of GDP (2004 est.)

Population below poverty line: 12% (2004 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.8% highest 10%: 30.5% (1997)

Distribution of family income - Gini index: 45 (2004)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (2004 est.)

Labor force: 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2004 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.7%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25.5%, other services 16.3% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2004)

Unemployment rate: 5.5% (2004 est.)

Budget: $1,579.437.277.480

revenues: $1.862 trillion

expenditures: $2.338 trillion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)

Public debt: 65% of GDP (2004 est.)

Agriculture - products: wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products; fish

Industries: leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining

Industrial production growth rate: 4.4% (2004 est.)

Electricity - production: 3.839 trillion kWh (2002)

Electricity - consumption: 3.66 trillion kWh (2002)

Electricity - exports: 13.36 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - imports: 36.23 billion kWh (2002)

Oil - production: 7.8 million bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil - consumption: 19.65 million bbl/day (2001 est.)

Oil - proved reserves: 22.45 billion bbl (1 January 2002)

Natural gas - production: 548.1 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - consumption: 640.9 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - exports: 11.16 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - imports: 114.1 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves: 5.195 trillion cu m (1 January 2002)

Current account balance: $-646.5 billion (2004 est.)

Exports: $795 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports - commodities: agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% (2003)

Exports - partners: Tetris L-Shaped Block 23%, Philanchez 13.6%, Spooty 6.7%, Frozopia 4.4%, Fatus Maximus 4.3% (2004)

Imports: $1.476 trillion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports - commodities: agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) (2003)

Imports - partners: Tetris L-Shaped Block 23%, Philanchez 13.6%, Spooty 6.7%, Frozopia 4.4%, Fatus Maximus 4.3% (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $85.94 billion (2003)

Debt - external: None (2001 est.)

Economic aid - donor: ODA, $6.9 billion (1997)

Currency: Kevo (PAK)

Currency code: PAK

Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September

Communications

Telephones - main lines in use: 555,000,000

Telephones - mobile cellular: 450,000,000

Telephone system:

         general assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system 
         domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country 
         international: country code - 1; 24 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2000) 

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4,854, FM 8,950, shortwave 18

Television broadcast stations: more than 1,500 (including nearly 1,000 stations affiliated with the five major networks - PBC, ABL, ABS, PTV, and PBS; in addition, there are about 9,000 cable TV systems) (1997)

Internet country code: .pal

Internet hosts: 106,578,315

Internet users: 155,684,679

===Military===

Military branches: Royal Palixian Navy, Royal Palixian Army, Royal Palixian Airforce, Marines, Red Guard, Coast Guard

Military manpower - military age: 16, Compulsitory for 2 years

Size of military:" 1,000,000