Amerigo
03-08-2005, 04:06
World Factbook (compiled by UN officials)
Amerigo
Introduction
”Amerigo was founded in rebellion and violance, as the natives of Danger Island seceeded from New Zealand and forged the government of Amerigo. Led by a militaristic dictator, this now beautiful land was a breeding ground of atrocities--of which the most consequential turned out to be slavery. When the first dictator stabalized the anarchistic 'People's Republic', he decided to open Amerigo's booming slave trade to the world. This was, indeed, a grave mistake as vigilant nations blockaded Amerigo and demanded the immediate abolition of slavery. After numerous diplomatic negotiations that affected and included most of this world's nations, the inevitable occured--war. As the forces of Iesus Christi stormed Danger Island's beaches, the government completely disappeared and the people of Amerigo were left to defend their homeland from the invaders. Amerigan fervent nationalism was first seen as a powerful force. Grueling guerrila battles inflicted massive casualties on both sides, until a new Amerigan government formed and negotiated for peace. All occupying forces were withdrawn and in return the new government abolished slavery. Riding the wave of progressive reform and ideals of complete equality, communism was instituted and Amerigo had a dictator once again. However, the invasion of the zealous crusaders had instilled a sense of religion in the citizens of Amerigo and despite government efforts to suppress it Catholicism grew in record numbers, until the government was forced to give way and accept the very unusual mix of religion and communism into its policies. Then Amerigo disappeared from the political world and developed internally to become the massive developed nation it is today. The Amerigan government had its shares of police actions and Amerigo expanded its borders to nearby islands (eventually joining the Sardukar Confederacy), but little of international interest occured. Amerigo experienced many reforms to become the kinder gentler Amerigo it is today. Democracy was restored and communistic policies became warped into the complicated, unique political system it is today.
Amerigo is about rugged individualism and community spirit. We believe that the government is there only to keep order, protect its citizens, and encourage businesses by generous subsides in order to bring prosperity and wealth to everybody. After all wealth trickles down! That said, our government does not sponsor any religion, but our people in local communities educate and sponsor the 'Amerigan Faith'. We were all very proud when UN polls found Amerigo to be the 7th most religious nation in the world.” –quoted from Wow! It’s Amerigan History Edition 5, the “official” history book of Amerigo
Geography
Location: Sardukar Confederacy
Climate: tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Terrain: Island Empire. Large portions are composed of desert. Sparse mountains.
Natural Resources: Uranium, coal, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Natural Hazards: Typhoons, floods.
Environment Current Issues: uncontrolled deforestation; rampant air (outside air in majority of Amerigo deemed unsafe by UN officials) and water pollution; coastal pollution caused by the radioactive decay of nuclear materials detonated off Amerigo’s coast during the Amerigan Slaver War (coastal waters deemed highly dangerous)
People
Population: 5,424,000,000
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 20%
15-64 years: 73%
65 years and over: 7%
Median Age:
total: 36.15 years
male: 35.99 years
female: 37.03 years
Life Expectancy At Birth:
total population: 57.1 years
male: 50.55 years
female: 64.04 years
Nationality:
Noun: Amerigan(s)
Adjective: Amerigan
Religion: 99.99% Amerigan Faith, .01% refused to state
Languages: Predominantly English (official language) & Italian (commonly spoken by a large percent of the population)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 27.8%
male: 28.7%
female: 26.8%
Government
Country Name:
conventional long form: Glorious Socialistic Empire of Amerigo
conventional short form: Amerigo
Government type: “Merit-based” democratic republic
Capital: Borleone
Administrative Divisions: (District-highly urbanized areas that have special legislative privlidges, Sectors-military installations, Authority-unsafe areas that require military scrutiny) Borleone District, Danger Island, Nauru, New Nauru, Pensylvania, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Montana Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island, Macquarie Island, Schuldiner Island, Accept Island, Amorphis Island, Anathema Isle, Black Swan Island, Children of the Sea, Nightfall Island, Excalibur Isle, Blood Duster Rock, Bolt Thrower Sector, Dickinson Isle, Cacophonic Desert Island, Candlemass of the Sea, Carpathian Forest Authority, Celtic Frost Mountain Authority, Bodom, Cruachan Isle, Dark Angel Sector, Dark Tranquility Island, Deep Purple Isle, Demolition Hammer Sector, Crimson King Sector, Diablo’s Eternium Authority, Dio Island, DFD Sector, Dragonheart Sector, Petrucci Island, Einherjer Isle, Eisregen Rock, Electric Wizard Mountain District, Ensiferum Isle, Fates Warning Rock, Final Fate Island, Finntroll Volcano Authority, Graveworm Graveyard Authority, Haggard Mountains, Hammerfall Sector, Seven Keys, Hunter Sector, Iced Earth Sector, Moonchild Isle, Satriani Isle, Priest Island, Kataklysm District, Lemuria Island, Lost Horizon District, Loudness Falls, Manowar Sector, Polaris Island, Mekong Delta Authority, Metal Church District, Four Horsemen Sector, Moonsorrow District, Motorhead Sector, Gods of the Sun on the Dark River, Necrophagist Isles Authority, Nevermore Island, Nightwish Rock, Nocturnal Mortum Sector, Onkel Tom Isle, Orphaned Land, Overkill Sector, Pantera Sector, Paradise Lost Isles Authority, Prong Island, Rage Sector, Raise Hell Sector, Raising from Hell Sector, Rhapsody District, Samael Island, Edge of Thorns Authority, Scythe Sector, Sirenia Isle, Skiltron Sector, Slayer Sector, Sonata Arctica Island, Soulitary Isle, Spiral Architect District, SYL Sector, Strife Isle, Susperia Rock, Testament Island, Tiamat Isle, Therion Island, Venom Sector, Wardance Sector, Walock Sector, Outer Territories Authority
Constitution:
No formal constitution – The Declaration of Sovereignty details the rights of an Amerigan citizen – many other documents ratified in later years serve for a basis of an informal constitution.
Legal System: civil law system with many elements of New Zealand laws except influenced by communistic theories, courts operate under the authority of the Council of Legal Affairs, motto “Efficiency and justice above all.”, lax laws controlling and restricting business
Suffrage: “Merit based”, numerous qualifications have to be met before one can vote, including exams to prove “political competency”, no age restrictions.
Exceutive Branch:
Chief of state: Chief Minister (Voice of the People) Mark Kaye
Head of Government: Chief Minister (Voice of the People) Mark Kaye
Cabinet: The People’s Council (Chief Minister appointed)
Elections: qualified voters elect the chief minister directly every 6 years
Legislative Branch: The Council of Legislative Affairs (all 25 members appointed by the Minister of Legislative Affairs who was appointed by the Chief Minister)
Judicial Branch: Council of Legal Affairs oversees all courts, from local courts to superior courts and appeals courts.
Political Parties and Leaders:
Voice of the People-- Mark Kaye
The People’s Communism Party-- Jonas Nilsson
Amerigan Faith Party -- Jim Matheos
Amerigo First Party -- André Mendes
The Imperial Party -- Derek Sykes
Economy
Amerigo has a frighteningly booming subsidized economy. So much effort goes into keeping the economy strong that any communistic principles that it first burgeoned from are effectively effaced. One of the largest priorities of the government is to keep Amerigo business-friendly, so the industries are effectively deregulated to their limits. This laissez faire economy reels in much profit for the government to begin with, but the heavy taxes leave a large enough of surplus to fund Amerigo’s extensive military ambitions.
Exchange Rate: 1 thwak = $1.4564
Gross Domestic Product: $133,295,116,925,929.52
GDP Per Capita: $24,484.78
Unemployment Rate: 3.17%
Consumption: $0.00
Government Budget: $146,486,256,462,000.03
Government Expenditures: $131,837,630,815,800.05
Exports: $18,273,510,448,879.51
Imports: $16,816,024,338,750.00
Trade Surplus: $1,457,486,110,129.51
Military
Military Branches: Amerigan Imperial Guard (AIG), Amerigan People’s Partisan Operatives Command (APPOC), Amerigan Naval Armada (ANA), Amerigo’s Air Armada (AAA), Amerigan Marine Legion (informally a.k.a. Amerigan Death Squad(ADS)), Classified Operations Legion (COL)
Military manpower - military age and obligation: voluntary 15+, obligated term of service-- (at 16 years of age) 2 years of training
Military manpower – availability UNDISCLOSED
Military manpower - fit for military service UNDISCLOSED
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $43,506,418,169,214.02
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 33%
Transnational Issues
None
Amerigo
Introduction
”Amerigo was founded in rebellion and violance, as the natives of Danger Island seceeded from New Zealand and forged the government of Amerigo. Led by a militaristic dictator, this now beautiful land was a breeding ground of atrocities--of which the most consequential turned out to be slavery. When the first dictator stabalized the anarchistic 'People's Republic', he decided to open Amerigo's booming slave trade to the world. This was, indeed, a grave mistake as vigilant nations blockaded Amerigo and demanded the immediate abolition of slavery. After numerous diplomatic negotiations that affected and included most of this world's nations, the inevitable occured--war. As the forces of Iesus Christi stormed Danger Island's beaches, the government completely disappeared and the people of Amerigo were left to defend their homeland from the invaders. Amerigan fervent nationalism was first seen as a powerful force. Grueling guerrila battles inflicted massive casualties on both sides, until a new Amerigan government formed and negotiated for peace. All occupying forces were withdrawn and in return the new government abolished slavery. Riding the wave of progressive reform and ideals of complete equality, communism was instituted and Amerigo had a dictator once again. However, the invasion of the zealous crusaders had instilled a sense of religion in the citizens of Amerigo and despite government efforts to suppress it Catholicism grew in record numbers, until the government was forced to give way and accept the very unusual mix of religion and communism into its policies. Then Amerigo disappeared from the political world and developed internally to become the massive developed nation it is today. The Amerigan government had its shares of police actions and Amerigo expanded its borders to nearby islands (eventually joining the Sardukar Confederacy), but little of international interest occured. Amerigo experienced many reforms to become the kinder gentler Amerigo it is today. Democracy was restored and communistic policies became warped into the complicated, unique political system it is today.
Amerigo is about rugged individualism and community spirit. We believe that the government is there only to keep order, protect its citizens, and encourage businesses by generous subsides in order to bring prosperity and wealth to everybody. After all wealth trickles down! That said, our government does not sponsor any religion, but our people in local communities educate and sponsor the 'Amerigan Faith'. We were all very proud when UN polls found Amerigo to be the 7th most religious nation in the world.” –quoted from Wow! It’s Amerigan History Edition 5, the “official” history book of Amerigo
Geography
Location: Sardukar Confederacy
Climate: tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Terrain: Island Empire. Large portions are composed of desert. Sparse mountains.
Natural Resources: Uranium, coal, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Natural Hazards: Typhoons, floods.
Environment Current Issues: uncontrolled deforestation; rampant air (outside air in majority of Amerigo deemed unsafe by UN officials) and water pollution; coastal pollution caused by the radioactive decay of nuclear materials detonated off Amerigo’s coast during the Amerigan Slaver War (coastal waters deemed highly dangerous)
People
Population: 5,424,000,000
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 20%
15-64 years: 73%
65 years and over: 7%
Median Age:
total: 36.15 years
male: 35.99 years
female: 37.03 years
Life Expectancy At Birth:
total population: 57.1 years
male: 50.55 years
female: 64.04 years
Nationality:
Noun: Amerigan(s)
Adjective: Amerigan
Religion: 99.99% Amerigan Faith, .01% refused to state
Languages: Predominantly English (official language) & Italian (commonly spoken by a large percent of the population)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 27.8%
male: 28.7%
female: 26.8%
Government
Country Name:
conventional long form: Glorious Socialistic Empire of Amerigo
conventional short form: Amerigo
Government type: “Merit-based” democratic republic
Capital: Borleone
Administrative Divisions: (District-highly urbanized areas that have special legislative privlidges, Sectors-military installations, Authority-unsafe areas that require military scrutiny) Borleone District, Danger Island, Nauru, New Nauru, Pensylvania, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Montana Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island, Macquarie Island, Schuldiner Island, Accept Island, Amorphis Island, Anathema Isle, Black Swan Island, Children of the Sea, Nightfall Island, Excalibur Isle, Blood Duster Rock, Bolt Thrower Sector, Dickinson Isle, Cacophonic Desert Island, Candlemass of the Sea, Carpathian Forest Authority, Celtic Frost Mountain Authority, Bodom, Cruachan Isle, Dark Angel Sector, Dark Tranquility Island, Deep Purple Isle, Demolition Hammer Sector, Crimson King Sector, Diablo’s Eternium Authority, Dio Island, DFD Sector, Dragonheart Sector, Petrucci Island, Einherjer Isle, Eisregen Rock, Electric Wizard Mountain District, Ensiferum Isle, Fates Warning Rock, Final Fate Island, Finntroll Volcano Authority, Graveworm Graveyard Authority, Haggard Mountains, Hammerfall Sector, Seven Keys, Hunter Sector, Iced Earth Sector, Moonchild Isle, Satriani Isle, Priest Island, Kataklysm District, Lemuria Island, Lost Horizon District, Loudness Falls, Manowar Sector, Polaris Island, Mekong Delta Authority, Metal Church District, Four Horsemen Sector, Moonsorrow District, Motorhead Sector, Gods of the Sun on the Dark River, Necrophagist Isles Authority, Nevermore Island, Nightwish Rock, Nocturnal Mortum Sector, Onkel Tom Isle, Orphaned Land, Overkill Sector, Pantera Sector, Paradise Lost Isles Authority, Prong Island, Rage Sector, Raise Hell Sector, Raising from Hell Sector, Rhapsody District, Samael Island, Edge of Thorns Authority, Scythe Sector, Sirenia Isle, Skiltron Sector, Slayer Sector, Sonata Arctica Island, Soulitary Isle, Spiral Architect District, SYL Sector, Strife Isle, Susperia Rock, Testament Island, Tiamat Isle, Therion Island, Venom Sector, Wardance Sector, Walock Sector, Outer Territories Authority
Constitution:
No formal constitution – The Declaration of Sovereignty details the rights of an Amerigan citizen – many other documents ratified in later years serve for a basis of an informal constitution.
Legal System: civil law system with many elements of New Zealand laws except influenced by communistic theories, courts operate under the authority of the Council of Legal Affairs, motto “Efficiency and justice above all.”, lax laws controlling and restricting business
Suffrage: “Merit based”, numerous qualifications have to be met before one can vote, including exams to prove “political competency”, no age restrictions.
Exceutive Branch:
Chief of state: Chief Minister (Voice of the People) Mark Kaye
Head of Government: Chief Minister (Voice of the People) Mark Kaye
Cabinet: The People’s Council (Chief Minister appointed)
Elections: qualified voters elect the chief minister directly every 6 years
Legislative Branch: The Council of Legislative Affairs (all 25 members appointed by the Minister of Legislative Affairs who was appointed by the Chief Minister)
Judicial Branch: Council of Legal Affairs oversees all courts, from local courts to superior courts and appeals courts.
Political Parties and Leaders:
Voice of the People-- Mark Kaye
The People’s Communism Party-- Jonas Nilsson
Amerigan Faith Party -- Jim Matheos
Amerigo First Party -- André Mendes
The Imperial Party -- Derek Sykes
Economy
Amerigo has a frighteningly booming subsidized economy. So much effort goes into keeping the economy strong that any communistic principles that it first burgeoned from are effectively effaced. One of the largest priorities of the government is to keep Amerigo business-friendly, so the industries are effectively deregulated to their limits. This laissez faire economy reels in much profit for the government to begin with, but the heavy taxes leave a large enough of surplus to fund Amerigo’s extensive military ambitions.
Exchange Rate: 1 thwak = $1.4564
Gross Domestic Product: $133,295,116,925,929.52
GDP Per Capita: $24,484.78
Unemployment Rate: 3.17%
Consumption: $0.00
Government Budget: $146,486,256,462,000.03
Government Expenditures: $131,837,630,815,800.05
Exports: $18,273,510,448,879.51
Imports: $16,816,024,338,750.00
Trade Surplus: $1,457,486,110,129.51
Military
Military Branches: Amerigan Imperial Guard (AIG), Amerigan People’s Partisan Operatives Command (APPOC), Amerigan Naval Armada (ANA), Amerigo’s Air Armada (AAA), Amerigan Marine Legion (informally a.k.a. Amerigan Death Squad(ADS)), Classified Operations Legion (COL)
Military manpower - military age and obligation: voluntary 15+, obligated term of service-- (at 16 years of age) 2 years of training
Military manpower – availability UNDISCLOSED
Military manpower - fit for military service UNDISCLOSED
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $43,506,418,169,214.02
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 33%
Transnational Issues
None