06-01-2004, 04:07
The High Lonesome Wilderness of Parratoga
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Location: The Willd Wild West
Motto: Take It To The Limit
Political Freedoms: Good
Civil Rights: Excellent
Economy: All-Consuming
Geography
Climate: Temperate to Tropical
Mostly lush tropical rainforests and mountains, with valley oasis rivers and swamp lands.
Natural Resources: Platinum, Spice, Liquid Gold, Sliver,
Territory: Urban 2%, Rural Farmlands 15%, Valleys 10%, Forest 75%, Desert 8%
People:
Population: 1.961 Billion
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 25%; 14-64 years: 17%; 65 years and over: 17%
Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 111; female: 114; male: 108
Fertility Rate: 5.8 children to even woman
Nationality: Parraian
Adjective: Parraian
Ethnic Groups: Keltic-Nordic 100%
Religions: Atheist 47%, Satanist 39%, Pagan 14%
Languages: Parranese 96%, English 4%
Literacy Rate:
Total population: 100%
Male: 100%
Female: 100%
Government
Conventional long form: The High Lonesome Wilderness of Parratoga
Conventional short form: Parratoga
Abbreviation: Parra
Government Type: National Socialist/Technocratic
Capital: Parralexus
Independence: N/A
Liberation: N/A
Constitution: N/A
Legal System: Lex Talionis
Suffrage: Universal: No age restrictions
Executive Branch:
Chief of state: Leader of the Synod
Terms: 8 years for re-valuation
Legislative/Judicial Branch:
500 member Synod, 8 year term
Political Parties: There are no political parties in Parratoga.
Economy
GDP per capita: $30,000
GDP: $58,050,000,000,000
Population Below Poverty Line: 0%
National Budget: $ 29,286,225,000,000
Percentage of GDP spent on defense: 15%
Persentage of budget spent on denfense: 29.73%
Military Budget: $8,707,5000,000,000
Major Exports: Information Technology, Automotive products, consumer goods, military technology
Major Imports: None
Currency: Poggle
Currency Code: Pog
National Anthem: Beer For My Horses
"Well a man come on the 6 o’clock news
Said somebody’s been shot, somebody’s been abused
Somebody blew up a building
Somebody stole a car
Somebody got away
Somebody didn’t get too far yeah
They didn’t get too far
Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
Take all the rope in Texas
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them high in the street for all the people to see that
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
We’ve got too much corruption, and crime in the streets
It’s time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
Send ’em all to their maker and he’ll settle ’em down
You can bet he’ll set ’em down ’cause
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
National Animal: Mega Squid
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-11/496284/Megasquid.JPG
"The mega squid is a part of the terasquid family. Heavier than an elephant and almost as tall, the mega squid, splintering conifer trunks and pulping the branches of lichen trees as it goes. Air passing though its body causes internal membranes—the mega squid’s vocal chords—to vibrate and sound is produced. The sound is amplified by means of a balloon-like sac on the squid’s forehead which expands and vibrates like the throat of a frog. As it moves through the forest, the mega squid stakes its territory by bellowing out signals through the drumming rain.
Eight legs, each as broad as a tree trunk, support the beast as it lumbers though the forest, moving at speeds similar to a human walking pace. When the animal is at rest, its legs are compressed and solid. An interlacing network of cartilage within each column locks together, forming a rigid support for the enormous weight of the animal. In motion, the limbs are lengthened, raising the mega squid from the ground. Walking on eight legs isn’t easy, but the squid achieves it with a slow, fluid gait.
A pair of flexible tentacles reaches out in front of the mega squid, extending to just over six feet (roughly two meters) in length. With dexterous tips, these limbs gather fruit, young leaves and shoots, as well as tree-dwelling creatures and their nests. Food is then delivered to the squid’s mouth, at the center of its ring legs. Despite its size, the mega squid’s food requirements are small. Being cold-blooded, it does not need to burn food to maintain its body temperate. It therefore only needs about one tenth the amount of food that a similarly sized, warm-blooded creature, such as the African elephant, would have required. Consequently, the wet Northern Forest can support large populations of mega squid."-From "The Future is Wild"
National Bird: Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematofus)
http://birdswa.iinet.net.au/images/rainbow_lorikeet.jpg
http://www.countrygraphix.com/photos/Wildlife/Rainbow-lorikeet1a.jpg
A medium-large, long tailed, colorful and friendly parrot is the national bird of Parratoga. The Lorikeets habitat is in the rainforests, eucalypt forests and woodland; sometimes in scrub, gardens.
National Tree: Ponderosa Pine (pinus ponderosa)
http://www.mountainsmagnificent.com/rocky-mountains-ponderosa-pine/rocky-mountains-ponderosa-pine.jpg
The Ponderosa Pine with it's very deep taproot can grow were most other species fail. Botanical features inculde needles in threes, 16-22 cm long, crowded on shoots; cones 7-10 cm long, leaving the base on the branches when they shed, and an attractive orange and brown bark, with scaly irregular plates.
National Fruit: Passion Berry
http://www.colorchoiceplants.com/images/IlexBerryNice2.jpg
National Flower: Fire Flower
http://www.wfu.edu/~smithwk/Greenhouse/red%20flower.jpg
Measuring system: Metric
Calendar/Time system: Sidereal; 30 days in each month, there are 12 months, and one space of time (either) 5 (or 6 days) at the end of the year. Each month is divided into three Deckans, periods of ten days (as opposed to a week).
Legal Ages
Voting: No Age Restrictions (Must be able to pass a civic exam before being granted a voters license.)
Driving: 13
Alcohol: 15
Smoking: 15
Smoking Marijuana: 18
Sexual consent: 15
Holidays:
The Spring Equinox (March 21st) is celebrated as the new year.
Beltane (April 30th) is celebrated as a day of lust and indulgence
The Summer Solstice (June 21st) is for celebrating one’s humor.
Lughnasad (July 31st) is the celebration of being the predator not prey
The Autumn Equinox (September 21st) is a time to reflect on one’s self
Halloween (October 31st) is the Fire Festival
The Winter Solstice (December 21st) is the celebration of self-emancipation
Imbolc (January 31st) is a day of indulgence and fertility.
Foundation Day (February 6th) is a celebration of the founding of Parratoga.
Valentines Day (February 14) is a day for celebrating love.
Laws:
Citizenship:
Immigration to Parratoga is not allowed expect under rare situations. In order of a foreigner is acquire citizenship they must all the requirements: Be Pure Keltic-Nordic, in excellent health, under the age of 35, be able to read, write, and speak Parranese fluently, know about the history and customs of Parratoga.
Marriage:
In Parratoga the institution of Marriage has been abolished as far as the State is concerned, citizens may still choose to have a “religious ceremony” if they so choose but seeing how most of the population is non-religious this practice is all but extinct.
Legal system: Is based on Lex Talionis, which means an eye for an eye. If someone commits murder they are executed in the same fashion as their victim. Rapists/Child Molesters are likewise executed, so to are Traitors. It is not advised to commit any crime in Parratoga, least one end up in a work camp or being executed. Because of Parratoga’s well funded police and progressive social polices in education and welfare, crime is virtually unknown.
(More to come at a later date)
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/parratoga.jpg
Location: The Willd Wild West
Motto: Take It To The Limit
Political Freedoms: Good
Civil Rights: Excellent
Economy: All-Consuming
Geography
Climate: Temperate to Tropical
Mostly lush tropical rainforests and mountains, with valley oasis rivers and swamp lands.
Natural Resources: Platinum, Spice, Liquid Gold, Sliver,
Territory: Urban 2%, Rural Farmlands 15%, Valleys 10%, Forest 75%, Desert 8%
People:
Population: 1.961 Billion
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 25%; 14-64 years: 17%; 65 years and over: 17%
Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 111; female: 114; male: 108
Fertility Rate: 5.8 children to even woman
Nationality: Parraian
Adjective: Parraian
Ethnic Groups: Keltic-Nordic 100%
Religions: Atheist 47%, Satanist 39%, Pagan 14%
Languages: Parranese 96%, English 4%
Literacy Rate:
Total population: 100%
Male: 100%
Female: 100%
Government
Conventional long form: The High Lonesome Wilderness of Parratoga
Conventional short form: Parratoga
Abbreviation: Parra
Government Type: National Socialist/Technocratic
Capital: Parralexus
Independence: N/A
Liberation: N/A
Constitution: N/A
Legal System: Lex Talionis
Suffrage: Universal: No age restrictions
Executive Branch:
Chief of state: Leader of the Synod
Terms: 8 years for re-valuation
Legislative/Judicial Branch:
500 member Synod, 8 year term
Political Parties: There are no political parties in Parratoga.
Economy
GDP per capita: $30,000
GDP: $58,050,000,000,000
Population Below Poverty Line: 0%
National Budget: $ 29,286,225,000,000
Percentage of GDP spent on defense: 15%
Persentage of budget spent on denfense: 29.73%
Military Budget: $8,707,5000,000,000
Major Exports: Information Technology, Automotive products, consumer goods, military technology
Major Imports: None
Currency: Poggle
Currency Code: Pog
National Anthem: Beer For My Horses
"Well a man come on the 6 o’clock news
Said somebody’s been shot, somebody’s been abused
Somebody blew up a building
Somebody stole a car
Somebody got away
Somebody didn’t get too far yeah
They didn’t get too far
Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
Take all the rope in Texas
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them high in the street for all the people to see that
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
We’ve got too much corruption, and crime in the streets
It’s time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
Send ’em all to their maker and he’ll settle ’em down
You can bet he’ll set ’em down ’cause
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
National Animal: Mega Squid
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-11/496284/Megasquid.JPG
"The mega squid is a part of the terasquid family. Heavier than an elephant and almost as tall, the mega squid, splintering conifer trunks and pulping the branches of lichen trees as it goes. Air passing though its body causes internal membranes—the mega squid’s vocal chords—to vibrate and sound is produced. The sound is amplified by means of a balloon-like sac on the squid’s forehead which expands and vibrates like the throat of a frog. As it moves through the forest, the mega squid stakes its territory by bellowing out signals through the drumming rain.
Eight legs, each as broad as a tree trunk, support the beast as it lumbers though the forest, moving at speeds similar to a human walking pace. When the animal is at rest, its legs are compressed and solid. An interlacing network of cartilage within each column locks together, forming a rigid support for the enormous weight of the animal. In motion, the limbs are lengthened, raising the mega squid from the ground. Walking on eight legs isn’t easy, but the squid achieves it with a slow, fluid gait.
A pair of flexible tentacles reaches out in front of the mega squid, extending to just over six feet (roughly two meters) in length. With dexterous tips, these limbs gather fruit, young leaves and shoots, as well as tree-dwelling creatures and their nests. Food is then delivered to the squid’s mouth, at the center of its ring legs. Despite its size, the mega squid’s food requirements are small. Being cold-blooded, it does not need to burn food to maintain its body temperate. It therefore only needs about one tenth the amount of food that a similarly sized, warm-blooded creature, such as the African elephant, would have required. Consequently, the wet Northern Forest can support large populations of mega squid."-From "The Future is Wild"
National Bird: Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematofus)
http://birdswa.iinet.net.au/images/rainbow_lorikeet.jpg
http://www.countrygraphix.com/photos/Wildlife/Rainbow-lorikeet1a.jpg
A medium-large, long tailed, colorful and friendly parrot is the national bird of Parratoga. The Lorikeets habitat is in the rainforests, eucalypt forests and woodland; sometimes in scrub, gardens.
National Tree: Ponderosa Pine (pinus ponderosa)
http://www.mountainsmagnificent.com/rocky-mountains-ponderosa-pine/rocky-mountains-ponderosa-pine.jpg
The Ponderosa Pine with it's very deep taproot can grow were most other species fail. Botanical features inculde needles in threes, 16-22 cm long, crowded on shoots; cones 7-10 cm long, leaving the base on the branches when they shed, and an attractive orange and brown bark, with scaly irregular plates.
National Fruit: Passion Berry
http://www.colorchoiceplants.com/images/IlexBerryNice2.jpg
National Flower: Fire Flower
http://www.wfu.edu/~smithwk/Greenhouse/red%20flower.jpg
Measuring system: Metric
Calendar/Time system: Sidereal; 30 days in each month, there are 12 months, and one space of time (either) 5 (or 6 days) at the end of the year. Each month is divided into three Deckans, periods of ten days (as opposed to a week).
Legal Ages
Voting: No Age Restrictions (Must be able to pass a civic exam before being granted a voters license.)
Driving: 13
Alcohol: 15
Smoking: 15
Smoking Marijuana: 18
Sexual consent: 15
Holidays:
The Spring Equinox (March 21st) is celebrated as the new year.
Beltane (April 30th) is celebrated as a day of lust and indulgence
The Summer Solstice (June 21st) is for celebrating one’s humor.
Lughnasad (July 31st) is the celebration of being the predator not prey
The Autumn Equinox (September 21st) is a time to reflect on one’s self
Halloween (October 31st) is the Fire Festival
The Winter Solstice (December 21st) is the celebration of self-emancipation
Imbolc (January 31st) is a day of indulgence and fertility.
Foundation Day (February 6th) is a celebration of the founding of Parratoga.
Valentines Day (February 14) is a day for celebrating love.
Laws:
Citizenship:
Immigration to Parratoga is not allowed expect under rare situations. In order of a foreigner is acquire citizenship they must all the requirements: Be Pure Keltic-Nordic, in excellent health, under the age of 35, be able to read, write, and speak Parranese fluently, know about the history and customs of Parratoga.
Marriage:
In Parratoga the institution of Marriage has been abolished as far as the State is concerned, citizens may still choose to have a “religious ceremony” if they so choose but seeing how most of the population is non-religious this practice is all but extinct.
Legal system: Is based on Lex Talionis, which means an eye for an eye. If someone commits murder they are executed in the same fashion as their victim. Rapists/Child Molesters are likewise executed, so to are Traitors. It is not advised to commit any crime in Parratoga, least one end up in a work camp or being executed. Because of Parratoga’s well funded police and progressive social polices in education and welfare, crime is virtually unknown.
(More to come at a later date)