Ye Olde France
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| Flag of Ye Olde France | |
| Motto: "Live Free or Die" | |
| Region | Aether Plains |
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| Capital | Ye Olde Paris |
| Official Language(s) | English, French, Hebrew |
| Leader | Markus S. Gladimus |
| Population | <750 million |
| Currency | Ye Olde Euro |
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The People's Republic of Ye Olde France is a relativly large nation that resides in Aether Plains. It has been on the forefront of the region's political battles. It is the opposition party to Alomogordo's Dictatorial reign over the Aether Plains. It was founded in November 2004. The government is socialist.
Contents
Geography
- Location
- Western Europe
- Area
- 59,000 square miles
- Climate
- A cool temperate climate. Cold winters with lots of rain. Hot summers with many heatwaves.
- Terrain
- Slightly rocky and mountainous in the southwest. Vast plains in the southeast. Low hills in the north.
- Elevation extremes
- Highest point: Mt. Clendon (12,441 ft.)
- Lowest point: Faith Point (-27 ft.)
- Natural resources
- Nickel, coal, iron, potash, silver, timber, zinc, bauxite
- Land use
- Arable land: 17.06%
- Permanent crops: 0.37%
People
- Population
- 622 Million (Jan. 2005 estimate)
- Growth rate
- 0.76%
- Net migration rate
- 1.66 migrants/1,000 people
- Gender ratio
- 0.98 males/females
- Infant mortality rate
- 5.87 deaths/1,000 live births
- Life expectancy
- 78.02 years
- Fertility rate
- 1.75 children/woman
- Religions
- Protestant 43%; Catholic 26%; Jewish 18%; Muslim 3%; Other 10%
Government
- Country name
- Conventional long form:The Utopian Society of Ye Olde France
- Conventional short form: Ye Olde France
- Government form
- Left-Leaning College States- Constitutional Socialist Republic
- Legal system
- Based on English Common Law
- Suffrage
- 18 years of age; universal
- Executive Branch
- Premier: Markus E Gladimus
- Elections: Direct elections through the popular vote; term is three years in office (maximum of five terms in office)
- 2004 Election Results: Markus E Gladimus (Civil-Libertarian Party) 70%; All others (Liberty now; Communist; Republican) 30%
- Legislative Branch
- Bicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (100 seats, delegates serve four-year terms, alternating with Presidential elections), the National Convention (357 seats, delegates serve 2-year terms).
- Judicial Branch
- Supreme Court (nine members appointed for 15 year terms by direct electoral elections; Apellate Courts; District Courts; County Courts
- International Organizations
- UN Member; NATO
- Flag description
- One messed up version of the French Flag
Economy
- Overview
- Ye Olde France has a Well-Developed and powerful economy . Per Capita GDP is at 30,237$. Private enterprise is illegal, with the government producing goods neccessary for its citizens and exports in a mercantilist fasion. Althought the government attempts to stop trade imbalance, Ye Olde France has a growing trade defecit of over 100 billion. Economic Growth has been great in the book publishing and automobile sectors.
- Economic growth
- 4.2% (Jan. 2005 estimate)
- GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 4.7%
- industry: 35.3%
- services: 60.0%
- Population below poverty line
- 0.1%
- Inflation rate
- 3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Currency
- Euro
- Exchange rates
- 1 Euro=1.25 U.S. dollars
