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Xiaguo's factbook

imported_Xiaguo
25-11-2003, 05:51
GEOGRAPHY

Terrain:Mostly high plateaus and impressive mountain ranges. There are many streams and small rivers but few large ones. The southern coastlands are the exception, being broad plains.

Natural Resources: Coal, nickel, potassium, Iron, silver, tin, uranium, and etc.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population: 160million
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 36%; 14-64 years: 45%; 65 years and over: 19%
Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 92%; female: 98; male: 87
Nationality: noun: Xianese; adjective: Xianese
Ethnic Groups: /Chinese-37% /Korean-23% /Japanese-19% /Russian-12% /White-7% Other-2%
Religions: Government is officially Buddhist, but people are free to worship how they wish. Buddhism(various Sects):32% Taoist:12% Confucious:11% Christianity(various sects)20% Shinto:15% Moslem:6% Other:4%
Languages: Official language is Mandarin, spoken by everyone. Korean, Japanese, English, Manchurian, and Russian.
Literacy Rate: total population: 99%.

GOVERNMENT

Conventional long form: The People's Socialist Constitutional Monarchy of Xiaguo
Conventional short form: Xiaguo
Government Type: Centralist Communist
Capital: Taipeng
Administrative Departments-National Government, Provincial Government, War and Defense, Foreign Policy, Economy
Independence: February 7th of 1917
Suffrage: Elections held for City governments only.
Chief of State:Chairman Yeh Shao Fung.
Cabinet: Elections:None. Appointed through Chairman, Prime Minister, and Head of State.
Terms: 12years(Years depending on how the person works can be changed by the Prime Minister and or Chairman.)
Political Parties: Communist, Nationalist, and Parliamentary.

ECONOMY

Trade: United China Region,United States of America, Ireland, United Kingdom(England), and many other countries of the Pacific.
Primary Exports: Military Equipment , Seafood, Automobiles, Coal, Electronics, Ship building, and Agriculture.
Primary Imports: Rice, Lumber, Meat, Dairy Products
Currency: 1 USD is 5 UCD
Currency Code: Xaiguo uses the National Currency, United China Dollar


MILITARY

Military Age: 18 (Universal Conscription)
Term of Service: 1 year of government/military service (mandatory). This is mainly used to train all able-bodied personnel of military age to minimum military standards. After 6 months of intensive Basic and Advanced Training, Selected trainees will have to attend the National People's Liberation Army College for a year. The one not selected will be asked to serve as reserves. It is not mandatory to join the National reserve. For the one year at Army College, you may choose to attend for 2more years to promote the same way as in other universities. You may attend additional 2 years to gain promotion to Government Jobs.

Total Population of Military Age: 70,000,000
Actual Active-Duty military population: Classified, estimated at 50,000,000
Total Reserves: Classified, estimated at 25,000,000

Brief History
Xiaguo was once a province of China in the Qin dynasty. It was then applies to Korea's Koguro Kingdom. Until the T'ang dynasty, Korea's Shilla Kingdom and T'ang China had defeated Koguryo and Xiaguo was once returned to China. During the Song and Yuan dynasies, Xiaguo was flourishing under trade and farming.
In the Ming Dynasty, Xiaguo had declared its independence and built a wonderful capital in Taipeng. the Qing dynasty then had conquered the Xianese and established Manchu rule. Until the Sino Japanese war. Xiaguo's greatest port and oldest city Hanhai, and Shingquan was given to Great Britain. During the Wuchang uprising in China. China then became clear as a republic. Xiaguo later became a puppet state of Japan. Xiaguo region's warlord of the time, Kim Tai Wai had raged war against Japan in 1915 and within 2 years, Xiaguo gains their Independence from Japan and is converted to Xiaguo Monarch rule. After the death of Kim Tai Wai in 1932, the heir to the throne, Kim Tai Shao was put to work as the great leader of Xiaguo. He had modernised the Navy and the planese of Xiaguo and industrialise the country from 1934-1939. During WWII, Xiaguo had defended itself greatly but lost the western region leaving Jpan a clear path to the rest of Asia. During China's civil war, Xiaguo supported Communist Chinese troops by giving them supplies and refuge. In 1945, the war had ended and Xiaguo began to rebuild. During the 1940's, Xiaguo build great relations with Communist China and in 1949, China was declared Communist. Kim Tai Shao then introduced Communism/Centralism to Xiaguo despite the protests. On March 23rd, 1952, Xiaguo is officially recognised as a Socialist Parliament.
Kryozerkia
25-11-2003, 06:01
*nods* Your country sounds very interesting. ^_^ keep it alive.
imported_Xiaguo
26-11-2003, 02:02
Thanks