Difference between revisions of "The Milesian Technate"

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motto="Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of cancer" |
 
motto="Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of cancer" |
 
map= [http://home.ripway.com/2004-9/171663/Milesia(Topographic).gif Milesia] |
 
map= [http://home.ripway.com/2004-9/171663/Milesia(Topographic).gif Milesia] |
language= Ikeani and Naashan |
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language= Drenai and Ventrian |
 
capital=Mannin |
 
capital=Mannin |
 
population=37 Million |
 
population=37 Million |
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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:
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'''Terrain:'''
 
Western island: mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
 
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
 
Eastern island: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
  
Elevation extremes:
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'''Elevation extremes:'''
 
lowest point: The Fens -4 m
 
lowest point: The Fens -4 m
 
highest point: Cnoc Nébin 1,343 m
 
highest point: Cnoc Nébin 1,343 m
  
Natural resources:
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'''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:
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'''Land use:'''
 
arable land: 0%
 
arable land: 0%
 
permanent crops: 0%
 
permanent crops: 0%
 
other: 100%
 
other: 100%
  
Irrigated land:
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'''Irrigated land:'''
 
n/a
 
n/a
  
Natural hazards:
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'''Natural hazards:'''
 
winter windstorms; floods
 
winter windstorms; floods
  
  
 
===People===
 
===People===
Population:
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'''Population:'''
 
37,270,720  
 
37,270,720  
  
Age structure:
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'''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:
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'''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:
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'''Population growth rate:'''
 
0.05%
 
0.05%
  
Birth rate:
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'''Birth rate:'''
 
10.4 births/1,000 population
 
10.4 births/1,000 population
  
Death rate:
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'''Death rate:'''
 
10.4 deaths/1,000 population
 
10.4 deaths/1,000 population
  
Net migration rate:
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'''Net migration rate:'''
 
.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population
 
.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population
  
Sex ratio:
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'''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
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total population: 1 male(s)/female
 
total population: 1 male(s)/female
  
Infant mortality rate:
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'''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:
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'''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:
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'''Total fertility rate:'''
 
2.1 children born/woman
 
2.1 children born/woman
  
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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'''HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:'''
 
0.05%
 
0.05%
  
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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'''HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:'''
 
18,000
 
18,000
 
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 
120
 
120
  
Nationality:
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'''Nationality:'''
 
noun: Milesian(s), Milesians (collective plural)
 
noun: Milesian(s), Milesians (collective plural)
 
adjective: Milesian
 
adjective: Milesian
  
Ethnic groups:
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'''Ethnic groups:'''
Ventrians (43%), Drenai (30%), Gothir (23%), other (4%)
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Ventrians (43%), Drenai (30%), Gothir (23%), other (4%)
  
Religions:
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'''Religions:'''
 
Irreligious 76%, monotheistic 14%, polytheistic 10%
 
Irreligious 76%, monotheistic 14%, polytheistic 10%
  
Languages:
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'''Languages:'''
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Drenai and Ventrian both enjoy official status with the vast majority of the population being bilingual
  
Literacy:
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'''Literacy:'''
 
definition: age 15 and can read and write
 
definition: age 15 and can read and write
 
total population: 99%
 
total population: 99%
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===Government===
 
===Government===
Country name:
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'''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:
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'''Government type:'''
 
corporation based technocracy
 
corporation based technocracy
  
Capital:
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'''Capital:'''
 
Mannin
 
Mannin
  
Administrative divisions:
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'''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:
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'''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.
  
National holiday:
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'''National holiday:'''
 
Milesia does not celebrate any one particular national holiday
 
Milesia does not celebrate any one particular national holiday
  
Constitution:
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'''Constitution:'''
 
Being developed
 
Being developed
  
Legal system:
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'''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:
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'''Suffrage:'''
 
15 years of age; universal
 
15 years of age; universal
  
Executive branch:
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'''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:
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'''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:
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'''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)
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Small Claims Court (Deals with smaller breaches of contract)
 
Small Claims Court (Deals with smaller breaches of contract)
 
 
International organization participation:
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'''International organization participation:'''
 
CACE, IFTA
 
CACE, IFTA
  
Flag description:
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'''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 11:08, 9 October 2004

The Milesian Technate
the_milesian_technate.jpg
Flag of The Milesian Technate
Motto: "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of cancer"
Milesia
Region Milesia
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.

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.