The United States of Mars Factbook
This is the factbook for the United States of Mars based on the CIA World Factbook.
Geography
Location: North Mars in the centre on the coastline with the North Sea.
Area: 6,325,000 square miles.
Area Comparative: Slightly smaller than Australia..
Land boundaries: Rogue Angelica and Elysium Fossae to the south, Lisale to the south-west and Alutia to the west.
Climate: Varies across the country. Generally warm but cool in the North and hot in the South.
Terrain: Start of a mountain range in the south.
People
Population: 90,104,392 (2079 Census)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.5% 15-64 years: 79.5% 65 years and over: 3.0%
Median age: total: 35 years male: 33 years female: 37 years
Birth rate: 34.23/1000 population
Death rate: 17.42/1000 population
Infant mortality rate: 4.2/1000 live births
Life expectancy at birth (not applicable for original Earth colonists): total population: 92.5 years male: 91 years female: 94 years
Nationality: noun: Martian adjective: Martian
Ethnic groups: white (English 63.6%, Irish 30.4%) 94%, Asian 1.9%, African 0.4%, Other 3.7
Religion: Athesist or Humanist 97%, Buddhist 2%, Christian 0.8%, Other 0.2%
Languages: English, Martian (native to about 3% of Population)
Literacy: (age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling) 97%
Government
Country name: conventional long form: The Extraterrestrial Democracy of the United States of mars conventional short form: United States of Mars, United States, States of Mars abbreviation: USM
Government type: Democracy
Capital: Kantar
Administrative divisions: 3 states; Bottes, Cropwell and Fosse.
Independence: 3rd February 2045 (from United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland)
National holiday: President's Day, June 17th; Unity Day, February 3rd
Constitution: 20th November 2045
Suffrage: 18 years of age
Chief of State: Jay Daniels (since 2075)
Head of Government: Jay Daniels (since 2075) (The President is both Head of State and Head of Governemnt)
Cabinet: Chosen by the President.
- Vice President (Jenna Murray)
- Secretary of State for Finance (Emma Salmon)
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Josh Norman)
- Secretary of State for Work, Pensions and Unions (Tom Hackett)
- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Robin Baker)
- Secretary of State for Transport (Amy Slater)
- Secretary of State for Defence (Morgan McFie)
- Secretary of State for Health (Micahel Cathro)
- Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Sam Parry)
- Secretary of State for the Home Affairs (Vicky Norgate)
- Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Emma Baker)
- Secretary of State for Justice (Toby Smith)
- Secretary of State for Education (Jon Sherwin)
- Secretary of State for Mars and the Mars Treaty Organisation (President Jay Daniels)
- Secretary of State for Space (Tom Kirkland)
- Secretary of State for Bottes (Tanya Bailey)
- Secretary of State for Fosse (Tom Gray)
- Secretary of State for Cropwell (Maddie Jones).
Elections: Constituency Representatives election at a maximum of every five years. Political party with the most Representatives takes government and leader of party becomes President.
Political parties and leaders:
- Labour Party (Sally Walsh)
- Martian Democratic Party (Jay Daniels)
- Times Party (Tom Wallbanks)
- Mars Party (John Tod)
International organization participation:
- The Commonwealth of Nations
- Direct United Space Concern Association (DUSC Association)
- Greater Prussian Empire
- The Luna Pact
- Mars Treaty Organisation
- United Nations
Flag description: Green with black rectangle in centre. 5 Stars in the black rectange representing Democracy, Justice, Liberty, Peace and Unificaction. Each state has a similar flag but with different a coloured background. (Bottes-Yellow, Cropwell-Red, Fosse-Purple) European USM also has a flag with a blue background.
Economy
GDP: $15 Trillon
GDP - real growth rate: 2.8%
GDP - per capita: $19,000
Communications
Telephones - main lines in use: 90.392 Million
Telephones - mobile cellular: 94 Million
Internet country code: .usm
Military
Military branches: Army, Air Force ( USmAF-pronounced U-SAF), Navy, Space Force.
Military manpower - military age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service.
Military expenditures - USM Credit figure: cr575,506,350,342.14