Shmuel Rabinovitch
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| National motto: "Virtue is a Life at Sea." | |||
| National anthem: Born of the Oceans | |||
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| Region | PEEL | ||
| Capital | Alvy | ||
| Largest city | Alvy | ||
| Official languages | Rabineu | ||
| Government | Theocratic Republic | ||
| Settlement | Date Unknown | ||
| Area • Total • Water (%) |
2,197,233 km² (27th) 12.529% | ||
| Population As of: • 2056 est. • Density |
364,500,000 (47th) 216.82/km² (37th) | ||
| GDP (PPP) • Total • Per capita |
2056 Est. $1,936,000,000,000 (55th) $5,311.39 (?) | ||
| Currency | Shekel (SRS)
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| Time zone • Summer (DST) |
Northwest PEEL Standard Time (PUTC-3) New American Standard Time (PUTC-2) Northwest PEEL Summer Time (PUTC-2) New American Summer Time (PUTC-1) | ||
| Internet TLD | .sr | ||
| This map includes projected land aquisitions from The Hotz. See the southeast coast. | |||
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Contents
The Holy Land of Shmuel Rabinovitch
Introduction
Government
The National Assembly
The Council of Nine Elders
Church-State Connections
Religion
Religious Hierarchy
Religion in Public Life
The Hotzi Division
Geography
Climate
Population Centers
Rural Inland
Southeast Border
Industry and Commerce
Traditional Commerce
] As it is for religion, it is for money. Traditional life in Shmuel Rabinovitch is tied to the sea. Fishing is now and has always been an important part of Shmuel Rabinovitch. The nation's largest employers happen to be two of the regions largest seafood companies, Shmueli International and Daliah's Akko. Other foreign companies also use Shmueli labor to fish the nation's plentiful coastline. Whereas now the nation makes a great deal of money through international seafood sales, previous generations saw fishing as a means of sustenance, though rarely a lucrative field. In order to preserve the fish long enough for foreign consumption, mariners would need to travel perhaps as far as the Western Spur for salt, which was not easily procured in the cold climate of Shmuel Rabinovitch. Until modern advances, the fishing industry and the nation as a whole remain relatively isolated, with few goods to offer the wealthy southern nations, who at any rate were a prohibitive distance away.
Modern Industries
Though not a wealthy nation by any standard, Shmuel Rabinovitch has made great economic strides in the last few years, spurred by healthy participation in the FTO and POECD. Recently the nation has become a greater regional supplier for consumer goods, most notably seafood, but also various native alcoholic beverages. Katzir Vodka has become a popular drink among many young New Americans, and Feldenkrais, though derided by many for its sticky sweetness, is nevertheless a famous and sometimes popular wine in the region. As for well-to-do commercial advancements, many of the nations former automotive manufacturers have abandoned that failing industry and adopted a line of work more suitable for this nation: the manufacture of personal and commercial watercraft. This would would prove to be a wise decision. The market for such craft has taken off, and many expect it should become the nation's primary employer and principal moneymaker within a few years.
Transportation
Long distance transportation was always a difficult concept to deal with in a nation as large and unevenly populated as Shmuel Rabinovitch. Overland travel would be met with difficult terrain and poor road conditions in the nation's massive, undeveloped inland forests. Travel by boat involved an excruciatingly long period at sea, as any trip South or West would requite sailing great distances around the Western Spur. Air travel was, and is still for many, scarcely affordable. This partially explains why over 95% of the population of Shmuel Rabinovitch lives within 50 miles of the Northern Coast.
The Maglev
The Trans-PEEL rail line known as the Maglev has the potential to revolutionize travel in Shmuel Rabinovitch. Fast, efficient, and affordable, the Maglev has made the task of travel to and from Shmuel Rabinovitch considerably easier. Leaving mainland PEEL at the city of Adin and ending in the capital of Alvy, the Shmueli Line is as far north the rail system can take you in Western PEEL.
