The Belmore Family

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The Belmore Family
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Flag of The Belmore Family
Motto: In de Belmore Family, ve take things a bit Schlower
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Region Alliance of Socialist States
Capital Alan City
Official Language(s) English, Belmorian, Belmorian-Rejistanian Dialect popular in the North
Leader Alan Belmore
Population 2.9 billion
Currency Alan 
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Contents

Introduction

Background

In 1765 after a fierce war to get their independance from the Gehenna Tartarus government in 1763 The Family of Belmore's land was recognized as the new nation of The Fiefdom of The Belmore Family following the Treaty of Belmoria. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 25 new counties were added to the original 5 as the nation expanded across the Belmorian Islands and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Great battle for Hellzone (1961-65) and the War with Ghastt of the 1980s. Buoyed by victories in gaining many civil rights legistations, denied in Tartarus TBF remains the world's most powerful nation-states. The economy is marked frighteningly high thanks to, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.

Geography

Location

Alliance of Socialist States, bordering the Socialist Sea, the Belmorian Waters, to the west of The Confederate, The United Hughdom and Audioslavia.

Area

Total

17,828,091 sq Kilometres

Land

12,871,712 sq Kilometres

Water

4,956,379 sq Kilometres

Area-Comparitive

About half the size of Tanah Burung, about 1/30th of the size of the Alliance of Socialist States, slightly larger than Bedistan and about twice as large as The United Hughdom.

Land Boundries

Total

14,385

Border Countries

The United Hughdom 8,893 km , Audioslavia 3,141 km, The Confederate 2,351 km

Coastline

29,361 km

Climate

Mostly temperate, but desertous in south Alan County and Susan County, arctic in Faci, semiarid in the western isles of Fete and Bondswag, and arid in the Eastern inlands around Ian City; low winter temperatures in the Faci area are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Audioslavian peaks

Terain

Vast southernly desert, mountains in north east, hills and low mountains in inland west; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Faci; rugged, volcanic topography in Dorminia and Datelia.

Elevation Extremes

Lowest Point

Susan Crosshairs -156 m

Highest Point =

Mount Belmore 7,194 m

Natural Resources

Uranium, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber.

Land Use

Arable land

9.32%

Other

90.46%

Permanent Crops

0.22%

Irrigated Land

250,000 sq km

Natural Hazards

tsunamis, volcanoes, and earthquake activity around the southernly islands; hurricanes along the east coast; tornadoes in the midwest; forest fires in the south west; flooding in areas such as Alan City; permafrost in northern Faci, a major impediment to development.

People

Population

3,352,000,000 People

Age Structure

0-14 years

20.9%

15-64 years

66.7%

65 years and over

12.4%

Median Age

39.8 years

Population Growth Rate

1.86%

Birth Rate

28.64 births/1,000 population

Death Rate

4.75 deaths/1,0000 population

Net Migration Rate

-3.41 migrants/1,000 population

Sex Ratio

At Birth

1.06 male(s)/female

Under 15 Years

1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 Years

1.04 male(s)/female

65 Years and Over

0.89 male(s)/female

Total Population

0.99 male(s)/female

Infant Mortality Rate

Total

5.05 deaths/1,000 live births

Male

5.08 deaths/1,000 live births

Female

5.01 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy

Total Population

88.15 years

Female

88.05 years

Male

88.23 years

Total Fertility Rate

2.14 children born/woman

HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate

0.01%

HIV/AIDS - People Living With HIV/AIDS

33,520,000

HIV/AIDS - Deaths

4,788,571 people per year

Nationality

Noun

Belmorian (s)

Adjective

Belmorians

Ethnic groups

White 77.1%, Black 12.9%, Rejistanian 4.2%, Hughan 1.5%, Audioslavian 0.3%, other 4%

Religions

Protestant 62%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 5%, none 5%

Languages

English, Belmorian

Literacy

Definition

Age 15 and over can read and write

Total Population

93%

Male

95%

Female

90%

Government

Country Name

Conventional Long Form

The United Socialist States of The Belmore Family

Conventional Short Form

The Belmore Family

Abbreviation

TBF

Government Type

Constitution-based republic; strong democratic tradition.

Capital

Alan City

Administrative Divisions

30 counties; Camdean, Daset, Faci, Garbescone, Fabian, Saficere Abulamus, Indicipito, Fambito, Camwell, Doal, Sharpardo, Fete, Shambalenta, Mussex, Dormainia, Renault Island, Datelia, Gepon, Bondswag, Gor, Horsham, Sarah County, Crawley, Tony County, Ian County, Delpo, Sandris, Alan County, Susan County

Dependent Areas

Collective Belmorians

Independence

9th November 1763 (from Gehenna Tartarus)

National Holiday

Independence Day, 9th November (1763)

Constitution

17 November 1763, effective 4 March 1765

Legal System

Based on Belmorian common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Suffrage

15 years of age; universal

Executive Branch

chief of state: Prime Minister Alan S. BELMORE (since 1 September 1992) and Vice Prime Minister Thomas T. BELMORE (since 1 September 1998); note - the prime minister is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: Prime Minister Alan S. BELMORE (since 1 September 1992) and Vice Prime Minister Thomas T. BELMORE (since 1 September 1998); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Cabinet elected as heads of counties elections: Prime Minister elected in Alan County and Vice Prime Minister elected in Susan County Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister serve two-year terms(2 weeks RL); election last held 1 September 2008 (next to be held 1 November 2010) election results: Alan S. BELMORE elected president; percent of popular vote - Alan S. BELMORE (Liberal Demorcrat Party) 48%, Alex G. DUNGATE(Conservative Party) 48%, OLIVER BELMORE (Labour Party) 3%, other 1%

Legislative Branch

Belmorian parliment consists of the parliment (700 seats, renewed every two years; each seat is given on the amount of electral votes you win ) and the county representitives (30 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms by a whole county) election results: same as election results elections: Parliment - last held 1 September 2008 (next to be held 1 November 2010); County Representatives - last held 1 September 2009 (next to be held 1 November 2011)

Judicial Branch

Belmorian High Court, Belmorian Courts of Appeal; Belmorian District Courts; County Courts

Political Parties And Their Presidents

Liberal Demorcrat Party[Ian BELMORE]; Labour Party [Susan BELMORE]; Conservative Party [William BELMORE];

Flag Description

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