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GEOGRAPHY
Terrain: A large peninsula with main island and several smaller islands. Peninsula moutainous with farming in east, main island one mountain surrounded by flat land.
Natural Resources: iron, silver, uranium, osmium
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population:
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 36%; 14-64 years: 42%; 65 years and over: 22%
Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 90; female: 98; male: 87
Nationality: noun: Of Heung Gung, Cantonese, Chinese; adjective: Of Heung Gung, Cantonese, Chinese, Heung Gung Chinese
Ethnic Groups: /Chinese-75% White-20% Other-5%
Religions: Government has no official religion, people are free to worship how they wish. A regional mix of many religions is widely practiced.
Languages: Official languages are Cantonese, English and Mandarin. Cantonese is the most widely spoken, but the Government speaks in Mandarin. Complex legal or medical terms are often in English. All writing is in the traditional chinese form.
Literacy Rate: total population: 99%.
GOVERNMENT
Conventional long form: The Colony of Heung Gung
Conventional short form: Heung Gung, HG
Government Type: Economically centred conservative
Capital: Victoria
Administrative Departments - Territory Supreme Government, Area Government
Independence: none, officially still a colony
Suffrage: 20, all
Chief of State: Chief Executive Lam
Cabinet: Elections: None. Appointed through Chief Executive and Governor General(head of upper chamber).
Terms: 7 years
Political Parties: HG Economic Progress Party, Communist, Nationalist and Independence.
ECONOMY
Trade: United China Region,Eastern Union, Ireland, United Kingdom and many other countries.
Primary Exports: Electronics
Primary Imports: Dairy, meat
Currency: 1 USD to 7 HGY
Currency Code: Heung Gung uses the Heung Gung Yuen or HG Dollar.
MILITARY
Military Age: no active military, defence chiefly by police.
Term of Service: All Police (Defence Division) serve a minimum of 15 years. Joining is voluntary.
Total Population of Military Age: N/A
Actual Active-Duty military population: N/A
Total Reserves: N/A
Brief History
Once an insignificant village, Heung Gung was the colony of western and eastern nations over 200 years. It's former Governors became a member of its own populace for the first time in 1988. Since then a new parliamentary system has been set up. The House of Secretaries contains the secretary elected from each of the 30 areas as its representative. The House of Governance contains the Governor General and the 9 members elected by the secretaries
Terrain: A large peninsula with main island and several smaller islands. Peninsula moutainous with farming in east, main island one mountain surrounded by flat land.
Natural Resources: iron, silver, uranium, osmium
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population:
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 36%; 14-64 years: 42%; 65 years and over: 22%
Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 90; female: 98; male: 87
Nationality: noun: Of Heung Gung, Cantonese, Chinese; adjective: Of Heung Gung, Cantonese, Chinese, Heung Gung Chinese
Ethnic Groups: /Chinese-75% White-20% Other-5%
Religions: Government has no official religion, people are free to worship how they wish. A regional mix of many religions is widely practiced.
Languages: Official languages are Cantonese, English and Mandarin. Cantonese is the most widely spoken, but the Government speaks in Mandarin. Complex legal or medical terms are often in English. All writing is in the traditional chinese form.
Literacy Rate: total population: 99%.
GOVERNMENT
Conventional long form: The Colony of Heung Gung
Conventional short form: Heung Gung, HG
Government Type: Economically centred conservative
Capital: Victoria
Administrative Departments - Territory Supreme Government, Area Government
Independence: none, officially still a colony
Suffrage: 20, all
Chief of State: Chief Executive Lam
Cabinet: Elections: None. Appointed through Chief Executive and Governor General(head of upper chamber).
Terms: 7 years
Political Parties: HG Economic Progress Party, Communist, Nationalist and Independence.
ECONOMY
Trade: United China Region,Eastern Union, Ireland, United Kingdom and many other countries.
Primary Exports: Electronics
Primary Imports: Dairy, meat
Currency: 1 USD to 7 HGY
Currency Code: Heung Gung uses the Heung Gung Yuen or HG Dollar.
MILITARY
Military Age: no active military, defence chiefly by police.
Term of Service: All Police (Defence Division) serve a minimum of 15 years. Joining is voluntary.
Total Population of Military Age: N/A
Actual Active-Duty military population: N/A
Total Reserves: N/A
Brief History
Once an insignificant village, Heung Gung was the colony of western and eastern nations over 200 years. It's former Governors became a member of its own populace for the first time in 1988. Since then a new parliamentary system has been set up. The House of Secretaries contains the secretary elected from each of the 30 areas as its representative. The House of Governance contains the Governor General and the 9 members elected by the secretaries