Difference between revisions of "The Milesian Technate"
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===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
− | '''Area:''' | + | '''Area:''' |
− | total: 315,100 sq km | + | :::::::::total: 315,100 sq km |
− | water: 4,620 sq km | + | :::::::::water: 4,620 sq km |
− | land: 310,480 sq km | + | :::::::::land: 310,480 sq km |
'''Land boundaries:''' | '''Land boundaries:''' | ||
− | total: 0 km | + | :::::::::total: 0 km |
'''Coastline:''' | '''Coastline:''' | ||
− | 13,877 km | + | :::::::::13,877 km |
'''Maritime claims:''' | '''Maritime claims:''' | ||
− | territorial sea: 12 NM | + | :::::::::territorial sea: 12 NM |
− | exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM | + | :::::::::exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM |
'''Climate:''' | '''Climate:''' | ||
− | temperate maritime; modified by Western Milesian Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time | + | |
+ | :::::::::temperate maritime; modified by Western Milesian Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time | ||
'''Terrain:''' | '''Terrain:''' | ||
− | Western island: mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast | + | |
− | Eastern island: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast | + | :::::::::Western island: mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast |
+ | :::::::::Eastern island: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast | ||
'''Elevation extremes:''' | '''Elevation extremes:''' | ||
− | lowest point: The Fens -4 m | + | |
− | highest point: Cnoc Nébin 1,343 m | + | :::::::::lowest point: The Fens -4 m |
+ | :::::::::highest point: Cnoc Nébin 1,343 m | ||
'''Natural resources:''' | '''Natural resources:''' | ||
− | natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite | + | :::::::::natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
coal, petroleum, iron ore, gold, tin, salt, clay, chalk, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land | coal, petroleum, iron ore, gold, tin, salt, clay, chalk, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land | ||
'''Land use:''' | '''Land use:''' | ||
− | arable land: 0% | + | :::::::::arable land: 0% |
− | permanent crops: 0% | + | :::::::::permanent crops: 0% |
− | other: 100% | + | :::::::::other: 100% |
'''Irrigated land:''' | '''Irrigated land:''' | ||
− | n/a | + | :::::::::n/a |
'''Natural hazards:''' | '''Natural hazards:''' | ||
− | winter windstorms; floods | + | :::::::::winter windstorms; floods |
===People=== | ===People=== | ||
'''Population:''' | '''Population:''' | ||
− | 37,270,720 | + | :::::::::37,270,720 |
'''Age structure:''' | '''Age structure:''' | ||
− | 0-14 years: 20% (male 3,906,185; female 3,547,959) | + | :::::::::0-14 years: 20% (male 3,906,185; female 3,547,959) |
− | 15-64 years: 64.91% (male 12,392,514; female 11,802,394) 24194908 | + | :::::::::15-64 years: 64.91% (male 12,392,514; female 11,802,394) 24194908 |
− | 65 years and over: 15.09% (male 2,530,868; female 3,093,283) | + | :::::::::65 years and over: 15.09% (male 2,530,868; female 3,093,283) |
'''Median age:''' | '''Median age:''' | ||
− | total: 38.7 years | + | :::::::::total: 38.7 years |
− | male: 37.6 years | + | :::::::::male: 37.6 years |
− | female: 39.8 years | + | :::::::::female: 39.8 years |
'''Population growth rate:''' | '''Population growth rate:''' | ||
− | 0.05% | + | :::::::::0.05% |
'''Birth rate:''' | '''Birth rate:''' | ||
− | 10.4 births/1,000 population | + | :::::::::10.4 births/1,000 population |
'''Death rate:''' | '''Death rate:''' | ||
− | 10.4 deaths/1,000 population | + | :::::::::10.4 deaths/1,000 population |
'''Net migration rate:''' | '''Net migration rate:''' | ||
− | .5 migrant(s)/1,000 population | + | :::::::::.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
'''Sex ratio:''' | '''Sex ratio:''' | ||
− | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female | + | :::::::::at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female |
− | under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female | + | :::::::::under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female |
− | 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female | + | :::::::::15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female |
− | 65 years and over: .8 male(s)/female | + | :::::::::65 years and over: .8 male(s)/female |
− | total population: 1 male(s)/female | + | :::::::::total population: 1 male(s)/female |
'''Infant mortality rate:''' | '''Infant mortality rate:''' | ||
− | total: 2 deaths/1,000 live births | + | :::::::::total: 2 deaths/1,000 live births |
− | female: 2 deaths/1,000 live births | + | :::::::::female: 2 deaths/1,000 live births |
− | male: 2 deaths/1,000 live births | + | :::::::::male: 2 deaths/1,000 live births |
'''Life expectancy at birth:''' | '''Life expectancy at birth:''' | ||
− | total population: 81.85 years | + | :::::::::total population: 81.85 years |
− | male: 80.8 years | + | :::::::::male: 80.8 years |
− | female: 82.9 years | + | :::::::::female: 82.9 years |
'''Total fertility rate:''' | '''Total fertility rate:''' | ||
− | 2.1 children born/woman | + | :::::::::2.1 children born/woman |
'''HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:''' | '''HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:''' | ||
− | 0.05% | + | :::::::::0.05% |
'''HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:''' | '''HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:''' | ||
− | 18,000 | + | :::::::::18,000 |
− | HIV/AIDS - deaths: | + | '''HIV/AIDS - deaths:''' |
− | 120 | + | :::::::::120 |
'''Nationality:''' | '''Nationality:''' | ||
− | noun: Milesian(s), Milesians (collective plural) | + | :::::::::noun: Milesian(s), Milesians (collective plural) |
adjective: Milesian | adjective: Milesian | ||
'''Ethnic groups:''' | '''Ethnic groups:''' | ||
− | Ventrians (43%), Drenai (30%), Gothir (23%), other (4%) | + | :::::::::Ventrians (43%), Drenai (30%), Gothir (23%), other (4%) |
'''Religions:''' | '''Religions:''' | ||
− | Irreligious 76%, monotheistic 14%, polytheistic 10% | + | :::::::::Irreligious 76%, monotheistic 14%, polytheistic 10% |
'''Languages:''' | '''Languages:''' | ||
− | Drenai and Ventrian both enjoy official status with the vast majority of the population being bilingual | + | :::::::::Drenai and Ventrian both enjoy official status with the vast majority of the population being bilingual |
'''Literacy:''' | '''Literacy:''' | ||
− | definition: age 15 and can read and write | + | :::::::::definition: age 15 and can read and write |
− | total population: 99% | + | :::::::::total population: 99% |
− | male: 99% | + | :::::::::male: 99% |
− | female: 99% | + | :::::::::female: 99% |
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===Government=== | ===Government=== | ||
'''Country name:''' | '''Country name:''' | ||
− | conventional long form: The Milesian Technate | + | :::::::::conventional long form: The Milesian Technate |
− | conventional short form: Milesia | + | :::::::::conventional short form: Milesia |
− | abbreviation: TMT | + | :::::::::abbreviation: TMT |
'''Government type:''' | '''Government type:''' | ||
− | corporation based technocracy | + | :::::::::corporation based technocracy |
'''Capital:''' | '''Capital:''' | ||
− | Mannin | + | :::::::::Mannin |
'''Administrative divisions:''' | '''Administrative divisions:''' | ||
− | Mannin, Drenan, Gathuli, Lentria, Vagria, Dros Delnoch, Dros Purdol, Dros Cora, Capalis, Caphis, Cadia, Usa | + | :::::::::Mannin, Drenan, Gathuli, Lentria, Vagria, Dros Delnoch, Dros Purdol, Dros Cora, Capalis, Caphis, Cadia, Usa |
'''Independence:''' | '''Independence:''' | ||
− | Milesia didn’t exist as a unified entity till a union between Ikeni, Ventria and Naashan territories was signed at the Treaty of Drenan in 1584. However the modern Milesian state is much more recent in that a bloodless social revolution in which Milesia changed from a Minarchy to a Statist corporate technocracy between the years 1996 and 2004 | + | :::::::::Milesia didn’t exist as a unified entity till a union between Ikeni, Ventria and Naashan territories was signed at the Treaty of Drenan in 1584. However the modern Milesian state is much more recent in that a bloodless social revolution in which Milesia changed from a Minarchy to a Statist corporate technocracy between the years 1996 and 2004 with the Proclamation of the Technate |
'''National holiday:''' | '''National holiday:''' | ||
− | Milesia does not celebrate any one particular national holiday | + | :::::::::Milesia does not celebrate any one particular national holiday |
'''Constitution:''' | '''Constitution:''' | ||
− | Being developed | + | :::::::::Being developed |
'''Legal system:''' | '''Legal system:''' | ||
− | Common law, adversarial system without juries, judges have discretion to call and question witnesses as they see fit. | + | :::::::::Common law, adversarial system without juries, judges have discretion to call and question witnesses as they see fit. |
'''Suffrage:''' | '''Suffrage:''' | ||
− | 15 years of age; universal | + | :::::::::15 years of age; universal |
'''Executive branch:''' | '''Executive branch:''' | ||
− | head of government: Anna MENDELSON | + | :::::::::head of government: Anna MENDELSON |
− | cabinet: Oversight Committee - 24-person board, split into committees with a responsibility for each Department, | + | :::::::::cabinet: Oversight Committee - 24-person board, split into committees with a responsibility for each Department, |
− | elections: elected for a five-year term via Single Transferable Vote | + | :::::::::elections: elected for a five-year term via Single Transferable Vote |
'''Legislative branch:''' | '''Legislative branch:''' | ||
− | None: all laws are derived from the constitution and interpreted by the Supreme Court, where necessary. | + | :::::::::None: all laws are derived from the constitution and interpreted by the Supreme Court, where necessary. |
'''Judicial branch:''' | '''Judicial branch:''' | ||
− | Criminal Courts | + | :::::::::Criminal Courts |
− | Court of Criminal Appeal (Panel of 3 Judges, advised by a forensic psychologist, not linked with original trial) | + | :::::::::Court of Criminal Appeal (Panel of 3 Judges, advised by a forensic psychologist, not linked with original trial) |
− | High Court (Trial court with 1 Judge, advised by a forensic psychologist, tries serious crimes) | + | :::::::::High Court (Trial court with 1 Judge, advised by a forensic psychologist, tries serious crimes) |
− | Low Court (Trial Court with 1 Judge, tries minor crimes) | + | :::::::::Low Court (Trial Court with 1 Judge, tries minor crimes) |
− | Civil Courts | + | :::::::::Civil Courts |
− | Circuit Court (Deals with breaches of civil law and contracts, libel etc., 1 Judge) | + | :::::::::Circuit Court (Deals with breaches of civil law and contracts, libel etc., 1 Judge) |
− | Small Claims Court (Deals with smaller breaches of contract) | + | :::::::::Small Claims Court (Deals with smaller breaches of contract) |
'''International organization participation:''' | '''International organization participation:''' | ||
− | CACE, IFTA | + | :::::::::CACE, IFTA |
'''Flag description:''' | '''Flag description:''' | ||
− | Bicolour: divided into 1/5th black (hoist side) and 4/5ths red. | + | :::::::::Bicolour: divided into 1/5th black (hoist side) and 4/5ths red. |
− | A series of 5 pointed stars are located along the black/red border and on each side of it. The 4 outside stars represent Life, Liberty, Humanity and Communal Welfare with the centre star representing the People. | + | :::::::::A series of 5 pointed stars are located along the black/red border and on each side of it. The 4 outside stars represent :::::::::Life, Liberty, Humanity and Communal Welfare with the centre star representing the People. |
Revision as of 11:18, 9 October 2004
Flag of The Milesian Technate | |
Motto: "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of cancer" | |
Milesia | |
Region | Milesia |
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Capital | Mannin |
Official Language(s) | Drenai and Ventrian |
Leader | Anna Mendelson |
Population | 37 Million |
Currency | TMT Credit |
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The Milesian Technate World Factbook Entry
Geography
Area:
- total: 315,100 sq km
- water: 4,620 sq km
- land: 310,480 sq km
Land boundaries:
- total: 0 km
Coastline:
- 13,877 km
Maritime claims:
- territorial sea: 12 NM
- exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
Climate:
- temperate maritime; modified by Western Milesian Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Terrain:
- Western island: mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
- Eastern island: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Elevation extremes:
- lowest point: The Fens -4 m
- highest point: Cnoc Nébin 1,343 m
Natural resources:
- natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite
coal, petroleum, iron ore, gold, tin, salt, clay, chalk, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
Land use:
- arable land: 0%
- permanent crops: 0%
- other: 100%
Irrigated land:
- n/a
Natural hazards:
- winter windstorms; floods
People
Population:
- 37,270,720
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 20% (male 3,906,185; female 3,547,959)
- 15-64 years: 64.91% (male 12,392,514; female 11,802,394) 24194908
- 65 years and over: 15.09% (male 2,530,868; female 3,093,283)
Median age:
- total: 38.7 years
- male: 37.6 years
- female: 39.8 years
Population growth rate:
- 0.05%
Birth rate:
- 10.4 births/1,000 population
Death rate:
- 10.4 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate:
- .5 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex ratio:
- at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: .8 male(s)/female
- total population: 1 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate:
- total: 2 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 2 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 81.85 years
- male: 80.8 years
- female: 82.9 years
Total fertility rate:
- 2.1 children born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
- 0.05%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
- 18,000
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
- 120
Nationality:
- noun: Milesian(s), Milesians (collective plural)
adjective: Milesian
Ethnic groups:
- Ventrians (43%), Drenai (30%), Gothir (23%), other (4%)
Religions:
- Irreligious 76%, monotheistic 14%, polytheistic 10%
Languages:
- Drenai and Ventrian both enjoy official status with the vast majority of the population being bilingual
Literacy:
- definition: age 15 and can read and write
- total population: 99%
- male: 99%
- female: 99%
Government
Country name:
- conventional long form: The Milesian Technate
- conventional short form: Milesia
- abbreviation: TMT
Government type:
- corporation based technocracy
Capital:
- Mannin
Administrative divisions:
- Mannin, Drenan, Gathuli, Lentria, Vagria, Dros Delnoch, Dros Purdol, Dros Cora, Capalis, Caphis, Cadia, Usa
Independence:
- Milesia didn’t exist as a unified entity till a union between Ikeni, Ventria and Naashan territories was signed at the Treaty of Drenan in 1584. However the modern Milesian state is much more recent in that a bloodless social revolution in which Milesia changed from a Minarchy to a Statist corporate technocracy between the years 1996 and 2004 with the Proclamation of the Technate
National holiday:
- Milesia does not celebrate any one particular national holiday
Constitution:
- Being developed
Legal system:
- Common law, adversarial system without juries, judges have discretion to call and question witnesses as they see fit.
Suffrage:
- 15 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
- head of government: Anna MENDELSON
- cabinet: Oversight Committee - 24-person board, split into committees with a responsibility for each Department,
- elections: elected for a five-year term via Single Transferable Vote
Legislative branch:
- None: all laws are derived from the constitution and interpreted by the Supreme Court, where necessary.
Judicial branch:
- Criminal Courts
- Court of Criminal Appeal (Panel of 3 Judges, advised by a forensic psychologist, not linked with original trial)
- High Court (Trial court with 1 Judge, advised by a forensic psychologist, tries serious crimes)
- Low Court (Trial Court with 1 Judge, tries minor crimes)
- Civil Courts
- Circuit Court (Deals with breaches of civil law and contracts, libel etc., 1 Judge)
- Small Claims Court (Deals with smaller breaches of contract)
International organization participation:
- CACE, IFTA
Flag description:
- Bicolour: divided into 1/5th black (hoist side) and 4/5ths red.
- A series of 5 pointed stars are located along the black/red border and on each side of it. The 4 outside stars represent :::::::::Life, Liberty, Humanity and Communal Welfare with the centre star representing the People.