Pilot
27-09-2003, 01:25
THE CAPITALIST DEMOCRACY OF PILOT: FACTBOOK
Geography
Climate: temperate, southern sections of Pilot may experience above national average tempatures
Natural Resources: gold, diamonds, iron, mercury, zinc, coal, timber
Land Use: arable land: 35%; other: 65.1%; permanent crops: 0.9%
Relative Size: 4.30x as large as the United States
People
Population: 1.152 billion (approx. 11/08/03)
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 15%; 14-64 years: 67%; 65 years and over: 18%
Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 84; female: 85; male: 83
Nationality: noun: Pilotan(s); adjective: Pilotan
Ethnic Groups: White: 72%, Black: 25%, Asian: 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic: 19%, Protestant: 16%, Jewish: 2%, other: 3%, none: 60%
Languages (% is total amount of population who know the langauge): English (99.9%), Greek (36%), Russian (22%)
Literacy Rate: total population: 99.9%; male: 99.9%; female: 99.9%
Government
Official Local Name: The Capitalist Democracy of the Pilot Commonwealth
conventional long form: Capitalist Democracy of Pilot
conventional short form: Pilot
abbreviation: FMSP
Government Type: Direct/Representative Democracy
Capital: Romantia Heart
Administrative Divisions: 5 provinces; Wesley, Marist, New Haven, Atlas, Romantia
Independence: April 14, 1774 (from the North Pacific Protectorate)
Consitution: May 17, 1775; adopted: May 18, 1775
Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal
Executive Branch: Chief of State: President Scott Marshall Harris III, Vice President Thomas Clancy
Cabinet: Appointed by President, Senate Committee of Executive Command confirms nominees
Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by the popular vote, electoral column represents Senate approval of President-elect (300 electoral votes)
Terms: Seven-year term for President, etc.; Four-year term for Senate
Legislative Branch: Senate (120 seats, elected every four years)
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for thirty years by the president with approval of Senate; can serve unlimited amount of terms); Pilot Courts of Appeal; Pilot District Courts; State and County Courts
Political Parties: Labor Party, Capitalist Party, Green Party, Business Management Party, Libertarian Party, Civil Party
Economy
GDP per capita: $41,325
GDP - compostiton by sector: agriculture: 5%; industry: 18%; services: 77%
Population Below Poverty Line: 0.8%
Major Exports: information technology (55%), capital goods, consumer goods, information technology, military technology
Major Imports: agricultural products, consumer goods, foods and beverages
Currency: Pilot US-Based Dollar
Currency Code: PUSD
Legal Ages
Voting: 17
Driving: 15
Alcohol: 27
Smoking: 27
Military
Pilot Ground Forces Corps - Master General Thelas Aleksandrov
Pilot Marine Corps - Master General Quinton Denunzio
Pilot Navy Corps - Commander Admiral Armand Segouia
Pilot Air Force Corps - Commander Admiral Quinton Pravata
Based on NationStates U.N. Ranking System
Infrastructure: World Benchmark
Defensive Ability: Excellent
Offensive Ability: Excellent
Last updated on November 8, 2003 at 10:37PM Eastern Standard Time
Geography
Climate: temperate, southern sections of Pilot may experience above national average tempatures
Natural Resources: gold, diamonds, iron, mercury, zinc, coal, timber
Land Use: arable land: 35%; other: 65.1%; permanent crops: 0.9%
Relative Size: 4.30x as large as the United States
People
Population: 1.152 billion (approx. 11/08/03)
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 15%; 14-64 years: 67%; 65 years and over: 18%
Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 84; female: 85; male: 83
Nationality: noun: Pilotan(s); adjective: Pilotan
Ethnic Groups: White: 72%, Black: 25%, Asian: 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic: 19%, Protestant: 16%, Jewish: 2%, other: 3%, none: 60%
Languages (% is total amount of population who know the langauge): English (99.9%), Greek (36%), Russian (22%)
Literacy Rate: total population: 99.9%; male: 99.9%; female: 99.9%
Government
Official Local Name: The Capitalist Democracy of the Pilot Commonwealth
conventional long form: Capitalist Democracy of Pilot
conventional short form: Pilot
abbreviation: FMSP
Government Type: Direct/Representative Democracy
Capital: Romantia Heart
Administrative Divisions: 5 provinces; Wesley, Marist, New Haven, Atlas, Romantia
Independence: April 14, 1774 (from the North Pacific Protectorate)
Consitution: May 17, 1775; adopted: May 18, 1775
Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal
Executive Branch: Chief of State: President Scott Marshall Harris III, Vice President Thomas Clancy
Cabinet: Appointed by President, Senate Committee of Executive Command confirms nominees
Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by the popular vote, electoral column represents Senate approval of President-elect (300 electoral votes)
Terms: Seven-year term for President, etc.; Four-year term for Senate
Legislative Branch: Senate (120 seats, elected every four years)
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for thirty years by the president with approval of Senate; can serve unlimited amount of terms); Pilot Courts of Appeal; Pilot District Courts; State and County Courts
Political Parties: Labor Party, Capitalist Party, Green Party, Business Management Party, Libertarian Party, Civil Party
Economy
GDP per capita: $41,325
GDP - compostiton by sector: agriculture: 5%; industry: 18%; services: 77%
Population Below Poverty Line: 0.8%
Major Exports: information technology (55%), capital goods, consumer goods, information technology, military technology
Major Imports: agricultural products, consumer goods, foods and beverages
Currency: Pilot US-Based Dollar
Currency Code: PUSD
Legal Ages
Voting: 17
Driving: 15
Alcohol: 27
Smoking: 27
Military
Pilot Ground Forces Corps - Master General Thelas Aleksandrov
Pilot Marine Corps - Master General Quinton Denunzio
Pilot Navy Corps - Commander Admiral Armand Segouia
Pilot Air Force Corps - Commander Admiral Quinton Pravata
Based on NationStates U.N. Ranking System
Infrastructure: World Benchmark
Defensive Ability: Excellent
Offensive Ability: Excellent
Last updated on November 8, 2003 at 10:37PM Eastern Standard Time