Prussiatopia
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| Motto: "2 Billion People, 1 Prussiatopia." | |
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| Region | Arctic |
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| Capital | Borderton (34 million people) |
| Official Language(s) | English (86.5%), Russian (14.6%), Other (0.1%) |
| Leader | Eternal President: Mark Wung Eternal 'Enemy': Khij Shik with his son, Khij Shik III |
| Population | >2.4 billion people |
| Currency | Pluro |
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Prussiatopia was founded in late April 2005. It resides in Arctic, and he was the founder of the Polar Union organisation, one of the first members of UNEAQ. Prussiatopia stands as the 2nd richest nation in the Arctic on a per-capita GDP basis, and 3rd richest overall.
Prussiatopia was one of the new independent states that had emerged when Zimbergia had dissolved. The several other independent states that had emerged are, at present, dead. When Prussiatopia became independent, it resided in Russia, but Russia was becoming overcrouded and Prussiatopia found needed new land to conquer. It was thus that their people travelled to Greenland accross the Arctician Sea about 360 NS Years ago, and took over the entire line of Greenlandic settlements. Prussiatopia consists of the entire Greenland Landmass, plus the Canadian island 'Baffin'.
Prussiatopia's Economy has greatly boomed in the past several decades. The free market makes up for about 1/3rd of the economy (compared to nearly nothing over half an NS century ago), or $33 Trillion of the GDP (as of June 2006). Income per person has also dramatically increased, and tax-revenues coming into the government are around the same as they were half an NS century ago because the economic growth has compensated for losses through the free market. Prussiatopia has the highest Healthcare and Educational funding per person in the Arctic.
The Trans-Arctic railway and motorway projects carried out by the PU several NS decades ago have been cancelled due to territorial disputes among nations, and the recent war with the originally dubbed "Conspiracy Pact." - Alex Chiu's term for Totalitarianity, Sweedun, and Proto Pralagus (the Prussiatopian English spelling of the otherwise standard spelling of the name).
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Predeccesor State, Prussiatopian Empire
The Prussiatopian Empire was an empire centered on the Prussiatopian Mainland comprising of 15 other states, which have been ressurected on and off for the past 3 decades. Prussiatopian Empire accounted for nearly 2/3rds of the Arctic economy before its disselution. Prussiatopia and Hashotopia are all that's left of the Empire, now a 'Commonwealth'.
Chris Gillon had ruled the PU in its early years, but it was Mark Wung who did most of the economic and territorial expansion work afterwards. After that, all but the main state of the Empire were in slow decline through Yoko, Alex, and other preceding leaders.
Mark Wung had set up several 'Free-Market zones', these zones were in the form of nations, and they made the combined GDP figure of the Empire look inflated; this was the intention, to make Prussiatopia seem stronger than it was in reality. A depression that hit Arctic after the death of Upi Upi exposed great vulnerabilities in the Prussiatopian economic infrastructure, Prussiatopia experienced negative growth for the first time in nearly 100 NS years.
The P.E. had engaged itself in several wars, this following list of wars is in the order of amount of calsualties and deaths combined: UpiUpi-Prussiatopia War I, The Second Boreal War, Arctic Civil War I. All other wars had less than 1 million casualties and so are less existent in the knowledge of the general population.
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Ethnic Composition
The majority of the Prussiatopian population are now white, with 90% being European or North American white. Less than 1% are Greenland, and about 8% of the population are of Eastern European or Russian ethnitisity.
Education
The Educational system of Prussiatopia is very well funded, and is organised by a framework set in 4 stages. Detials are below.
Structure/Framework of Educational System
Primary Education
Ages: 4 - 11.
Primary Education introduces 5 basic subjects to the corriculum, Maths, English, PE, ICT, and Science. There is a lot of provision made for Dyslexic and Autistic pupils, to make sure the Dyslexics are counted in the Literacy census, and Autistic's Abilities are not ignored. They have to take an exam at about 10 years of age, called 'PSED' (Prussiatopian Secondary-Education Determiner), it determines what they're destined for in future education. If they score above 50%, they will go to a Standard Secondary Establishment (SSE), if they score above 80% in any subject, that subject will be tooken into concideration, and they are eligable to go to a Subject-Specific College (SSC), while also learning English/Math at their own individual level. If they score above 80% in most/all subjects, they will go to an Above-Standard Secondary Educational Institution (ASSEI).
In the last census, about 1:3 pupils managed to get into a SSC/ASSEI after getting the required results in tests.
Secondary Education/Early Tertiary
Ages: 12 - 18 (in rare cases, an extra year if they wish to resit their FHE/FD exam).
Even though they will get the oppurtunity to go to different Establishments beyond Primary, their coursework and examinations will all be the same and standardised. ASSEI studets also get to sit their FHE course and exam early. FHE stands for Foundation Higher Education, it is equivalent to English AS-Level/Scottish Higher. FD stands for Foundation Degree, equivelent to Scottish Advanced-Higher/English A2 (Complete A-Level). Examinations come in 4 different levels, and in the lower of the three, two sub-levels.
PHEC (Prussiatopian High-School Education Certificate)
"Uni-Bound" (the upper of the two sub-levels)
Grade Min. Requirement for A Entry into an FD programme without an FHE "D" Grade initially. B Entry into FHE Physics and Mathematics. C Entry into every other FHE Course. D In exceptional cases, will be accepted for FHE Chemistry and Geography. Otherwise, a Failure for Uni-Bound (but good for Elsewhere Bound)
"Elsewhere-Bound"
Grade Min. Requirement for DE Uni-Bound resits (the resit course for normal Uni-Bound failures, extended for these students) E Most near-average income jobs (to do with labour work) require E's in 5 Subjects. F Pass F0 Fail
UBREB (Uni-Bound Resits for Elsewhere Bound's)
This was set up a few NS decades ago to encourage lower attaining students to continue with Post-16 Education
Grade Min. Requirement for A Entry into Some Universities. B Entry into Some FD Programmes. C Entry into FHE course. D Absolute minimum pass. E0 Fail.
FHE (Foundation Higher Education)
Students who enter this are normally either in an ASSEI school and are doing it at the same time SSE students do their PHEC's, or are SSE students who've done their PHEC's (and got above a C/D) wanting to go further.
Grade Min. Requirement for A Entry into Most Universities. B Entry into Some Universities, and into a good FD programme (like Physics). C Entry into Poorly Performing Universities, and into most FD programme's. D Absolute minimum for entry into any FD programme. No Uni's accept this yet. Pass. E0 Fail.
FD (Foundation Degree)
Basically anybody who got a D, or in more common cases, C's, in FHE's and want to move on. If you do well in this, you can skip the 1st year of Uni.
Grade Min. Requirement for A In exceptional cases, can get you into a Bachelors/Honors programme. B Guaranteed Entry into All Universities. C Entry into most Degree Programmes. D Entry into few Degree Programmes. Pass. E0 Fail (counts as Grade C FHE Pass)
Additional Information
It is currently a member of the following orginisations: UNAEQ, Polar Union (P.U.)
Economics
GDP: $96 Trillion (June 2006)
- The Economic growth of these past several decades has not been as impressive as the growth witnessed in the several decades preceding the last update. GDP has grown on an average of about 2% per year.
Population below povery line: 1%
GDPPC: $38,900 (Feb. 2005)
Unemployment: 2.80% (approx, some unofficial estimates place this figure in the double digits)
Inflation: 0.7%
Industrial Production Growth Rate: 4%
Electricity Production by Source: Imported power makes nearly all of our supply.
Main Export Partners: TIB (67%), Nerobi Narraba (31%), Other (?)
Main Import Partners: 'The Arctic' region (90%), TIB (8%), Other (2%)
Currency: PU Pluro (P)
Exchange Rate/P's to USD: No official way to calculate the Pluro value has been devised yet by the PU.
Literacy
Definition: Age 16 and above capable of reading a mediocre sentence, about 1 line at most, with no more than several words.
Total Population: 100%
Male: 100%
Female: 100%
Advanced Literacy
Definition: A measure of Literacy among the population to see which of those 100% have actual useful skills contributable to the economy in this reading. These people will have a C in English Literature in the PHEC examination, or equivelent.
Total Population: 43%
Male: 41%
Female: 45%
Religion
Athiestism still makes 90% of all religion. However, 8% have adopted Budhism/Taoism and a 2% minority are Christians.
Administrative Devisions
3 Provinces, 1 S.A.R: Which Include; Greater Greenland, New Canada, Ipu Heights, and Greater Borderton (S.A.R.)
Independence: April 2005 from the Dictatorship of Zimbergia.
Suffrage (Voting Age) : 13 and above for Males, 16 and above for Females.
Telecommunication
Assessment: Has been revamped, and every aspect is up to world average standard.
Domestic: Mainly fibre-optic cables with much use of Microwave relay, and also a still-growing Cellular network.
International: Country Code: 13244; 1 PolarSat and 12 Ground-Stations in use, about 50 fibre-optic under-ground/ocean cables in use for communication with external countries such as Novaya Zemlaya.
Lines In Use: 1.96 Billion
Radio Stations: AM/Shortwage/FM has lost support. All radio stations are digital. Also, a new trend in ShoutCasting on the internet has made the internet itself a gateway to radio. The entire population has access to a Radio theoretically, and it works almost correctly in practise (the 6% minority who live in rural areas have little access still).
Internet Users: 1.6 Billion (highest in Arctic and PU)
Internet Hosts: 8 Million
