Nova Hope
17-05-2004, 04:24
Ooc: Okay this is a very complete (if it isn’t TG me so I can fix it) worldfactbook entry for the Dominion of Nova Hope
IC:
The CIA world fact book has just updated it’s entry on Nova Hope to as follows.
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Introduction Nova Hope
Background:
Nova Hope’s recent history has been one of political isolation. Left to it’s own vices Nova Hope has created a free nation based on personal accountability and an efficient government system. Previously Nova Hope had been a colony of a much larger monarchal pan-pacific empire, which doesn’t exist today as it splintered into many small principalities and one larger nation. Nova Hope was the predominant principality and began organizing the other principalities into, what was then, a confederal system. A slow transition took place with more emphasis being placed on the federal level and the amalgamation slowly turned into a federal system with a strong authority over it’s lower governments. Now a pseudo presidential system with parliamentary checks Nova Hope is becoming more active in the NationStates world.
Location
A pear shaped continent similar in size Australia with a 40% expansion Northwest of Hawaii. The country is it ‘self on The more southern area of the Continent in the equatorial zone. The county also includes several small islands to the east of the continent.
Total Area 7,686,850 sq km (Counting maritime claims)
Comparative area: about the size of Australia counting maritime claims.
Coastal border: 6 320 km
Land Border: 19 000 km
Maritime Claims: All water between it and it’s satellite islands to the East and twenty nautical miles beyond that land.
Climate: Tropical. It has frequent balmy nights and many tropical depressions in area.
Terrain: Has one large mountain range running through its west side. It runs from north to south making a gradual ninety degree turn to the east running into the ocean. This creates a rain trapping effect in the NE of the country and a lush jungle is pervasive. The entire southern part of the nation, separated by the mountain range, is a barren coastal desert with sparse oasis.
Highest point: Yakamota Mountain 5.2km
Lowest point: Freeform Inc. stripped mine area 900m below sea level
Natural Resources: hydropower, iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, coal, petroleum, platinum, uranium, aluminum, sugar cane, rubber, beaches and climate that foster tourism, bauxite.
arable land: 1.06%
permanent crops: 0.03% (.025 of it is non edible crops)
other: 98.93%
Natural Hazards: Tropical depressions, Tornados, monsoons, occasional floods, severe drought (southern regions only)
Current environmental issues: industrial development, urbanization, The human population consumes more food than the country is able to produce, heavy oil development offshore as well as in the southern desert, the urban centres have expanded to the edge of the jungle and now any increase in the area of living space for the population results in the clear cutting of an endangered jungle. This aside large quantities of jungle are being cleared for cattle grazing regardless of urban development.
Population: 262 million(est may 16 04)
Age structure:
0-14 years 22.5%
15-64 years 65%
65 and over years 12.5%
Life expectancy at birth:
Male: 77.68 years
Female: 82.3 years
Avg: 79.99 years
Ethnic groups:
Japanese: 18.5%
Chinese: 13.5%
Korean: 10.5%
Dutch: 14.5%
English: 20%
American: 15.5%
-African 6.3%
-Hispanic 2.2%
-White 7%
French: 7.5%
Religions:
Shinto: 6.3%
Buddhist: 3.6%
Baptist: 5.5%
Anglican: 8.5%
Presbyterian: 4.7%
Roman Catholic: 14.2%
Islam: 16%
Taoist: 4.3%
None: 13.5%
Jewish: 0.12%
Asatru: 2.95%
Druidism: 5.82%
Wicca: 10.94%
Goddess Worship: 4.7%
Satanism: .87%
Languages spoken:
English (official language)
Japanese
French*
Korean
Dutch
Mandarin
Cantonese
*An attempted revitalization program is being attempted for French. It is currently an academic and not a conversational language.
Literacy: Everyone over eight years of age is literate.
Long form country Name: The Dominion of Nova Hope
Adjective: Noviet
Government type: A pseudo presidential system with a parliamentary check
Capital: Nova Hope City
Administrative divisions: The mainland then the eight satellite islands. Greater Nova Hope, Kanku, Hopping Island, New Rotterdam Island, Mi’amo, Pyonog, nieuw Dordrecht, Nouveau Quebec
National holiday: Conglomeration Day March 26 (2004)
Constitution: March 26 2004, The articles of con-Federation
Legal system: Taking American and English influence a common law system based on precedence
Suffrage: Anyone who passes the voter registration process which includes an IQ test and several problem solving tests and a history test of the nation.
Chief of State: President Eric Lincoln
Elections; Yes when the other two branches call it
Head of Government: Prime Minister Tatsui Isobe
Elections; Yes when the house is reelected the leader of the majority becomes the PM
Legislative branches: Nova Hope has both a congress, designed after the American system. And a house of commons, lead by a prime minister, tailored from the English system
For a motion to pass in the government two of the three bodies need to approve it. If the PM (assuming majority in the house of commons) and President are in agreement then congress need never see the bill. If they cannot agrees congress breaks the tie. A piece of legislation can be introduced by any of the three branches of government.
Political Parties within;
The Green Party- Advocates a reduced pollution and pro environment
NHCB (Nova Hope Communist Bloc) – Advocates a communal co-operative society to absolve the rich-poor divide at the expense of personal economic freedom.
Loyalist Party – Promotes a return to the feudal empire that once dominated the continent
Neo-Liberal Party – Promotes a hands off economic style of government that would leave only defense and highways in government hands.
Noviet National Party – Advocates the betterment of the state and encourages the individual to give up for the communal better
Noviet Socialist party – Advocates a ‘watered down’ form of communism. Mainly serves to split the communist vote.
Traditionalist Party – Advocates economic freedom while curtailing personal freedoms to protect what they see as the ‘right way’. Has a heavy basis in Catholicism.
NHUWFABT (Nova Hope Union of Workers for a better tomorrow) – Advocates the increase of the minimum wage, increased healthcare etc
The Noviet Fourth Reich – Preaches a master race philosophy, although diverging chapters argue as to the nationality of the master race.
NHBA (Nova Hope Business Associates) – Preaches corporate welfare and a trickle down economy, you must have 10 million in liquid assets to join this party.
The Scholars’ Party – Promotes free education and knowledge above all else
The Gun Club – Promotes the military period.
Economic summary
An affluent technologically advanced nation Nova Hope engages in many modern practices like automobile construction and arms manufacturing. The nation’s main economic worry is that the majority of the food they consume comes from foreign markets. The primary exports of the economy are manufactured goods while the imports are foreign luxuries and food.
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 2.3%
industry: 35.5%
services: 62.2% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%
Military branches: Armed Forces and Black Throne Special Forces
Military power - fit for military service: approx: 142 million
Ooc: Well that’s it what do you think?
IC:
The CIA world fact book has just updated it’s entry on Nova Hope to as follows.
“
Introduction Nova Hope
Background:
Nova Hope’s recent history has been one of political isolation. Left to it’s own vices Nova Hope has created a free nation based on personal accountability and an efficient government system. Previously Nova Hope had been a colony of a much larger monarchal pan-pacific empire, which doesn’t exist today as it splintered into many small principalities and one larger nation. Nova Hope was the predominant principality and began organizing the other principalities into, what was then, a confederal system. A slow transition took place with more emphasis being placed on the federal level and the amalgamation slowly turned into a federal system with a strong authority over it’s lower governments. Now a pseudo presidential system with parliamentary checks Nova Hope is becoming more active in the NationStates world.
Location
A pear shaped continent similar in size Australia with a 40% expansion Northwest of Hawaii. The country is it ‘self on The more southern area of the Continent in the equatorial zone. The county also includes several small islands to the east of the continent.
Total Area 7,686,850 sq km (Counting maritime claims)
Comparative area: about the size of Australia counting maritime claims.
Coastal border: 6 320 km
Land Border: 19 000 km
Maritime Claims: All water between it and it’s satellite islands to the East and twenty nautical miles beyond that land.
Climate: Tropical. It has frequent balmy nights and many tropical depressions in area.
Terrain: Has one large mountain range running through its west side. It runs from north to south making a gradual ninety degree turn to the east running into the ocean. This creates a rain trapping effect in the NE of the country and a lush jungle is pervasive. The entire southern part of the nation, separated by the mountain range, is a barren coastal desert with sparse oasis.
Highest point: Yakamota Mountain 5.2km
Lowest point: Freeform Inc. stripped mine area 900m below sea level
Natural Resources: hydropower, iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, coal, petroleum, platinum, uranium, aluminum, sugar cane, rubber, beaches and climate that foster tourism, bauxite.
arable land: 1.06%
permanent crops: 0.03% (.025 of it is non edible crops)
other: 98.93%
Natural Hazards: Tropical depressions, Tornados, monsoons, occasional floods, severe drought (southern regions only)
Current environmental issues: industrial development, urbanization, The human population consumes more food than the country is able to produce, heavy oil development offshore as well as in the southern desert, the urban centres have expanded to the edge of the jungle and now any increase in the area of living space for the population results in the clear cutting of an endangered jungle. This aside large quantities of jungle are being cleared for cattle grazing regardless of urban development.
Population: 262 million(est may 16 04)
Age structure:
0-14 years 22.5%
15-64 years 65%
65 and over years 12.5%
Life expectancy at birth:
Male: 77.68 years
Female: 82.3 years
Avg: 79.99 years
Ethnic groups:
Japanese: 18.5%
Chinese: 13.5%
Korean: 10.5%
Dutch: 14.5%
English: 20%
American: 15.5%
-African 6.3%
-Hispanic 2.2%
-White 7%
French: 7.5%
Religions:
Shinto: 6.3%
Buddhist: 3.6%
Baptist: 5.5%
Anglican: 8.5%
Presbyterian: 4.7%
Roman Catholic: 14.2%
Islam: 16%
Taoist: 4.3%
None: 13.5%
Jewish: 0.12%
Asatru: 2.95%
Druidism: 5.82%
Wicca: 10.94%
Goddess Worship: 4.7%
Satanism: .87%
Languages spoken:
English (official language)
Japanese
French*
Korean
Dutch
Mandarin
Cantonese
*An attempted revitalization program is being attempted for French. It is currently an academic and not a conversational language.
Literacy: Everyone over eight years of age is literate.
Long form country Name: The Dominion of Nova Hope
Adjective: Noviet
Government type: A pseudo presidential system with a parliamentary check
Capital: Nova Hope City
Administrative divisions: The mainland then the eight satellite islands. Greater Nova Hope, Kanku, Hopping Island, New Rotterdam Island, Mi’amo, Pyonog, nieuw Dordrecht, Nouveau Quebec
National holiday: Conglomeration Day March 26 (2004)
Constitution: March 26 2004, The articles of con-Federation
Legal system: Taking American and English influence a common law system based on precedence
Suffrage: Anyone who passes the voter registration process which includes an IQ test and several problem solving tests and a history test of the nation.
Chief of State: President Eric Lincoln
Elections; Yes when the other two branches call it
Head of Government: Prime Minister Tatsui Isobe
Elections; Yes when the house is reelected the leader of the majority becomes the PM
Legislative branches: Nova Hope has both a congress, designed after the American system. And a house of commons, lead by a prime minister, tailored from the English system
For a motion to pass in the government two of the three bodies need to approve it. If the PM (assuming majority in the house of commons) and President are in agreement then congress need never see the bill. If they cannot agrees congress breaks the tie. A piece of legislation can be introduced by any of the three branches of government.
Political Parties within;
The Green Party- Advocates a reduced pollution and pro environment
NHCB (Nova Hope Communist Bloc) – Advocates a communal co-operative society to absolve the rich-poor divide at the expense of personal economic freedom.
Loyalist Party – Promotes a return to the feudal empire that once dominated the continent
Neo-Liberal Party – Promotes a hands off economic style of government that would leave only defense and highways in government hands.
Noviet National Party – Advocates the betterment of the state and encourages the individual to give up for the communal better
Noviet Socialist party – Advocates a ‘watered down’ form of communism. Mainly serves to split the communist vote.
Traditionalist Party – Advocates economic freedom while curtailing personal freedoms to protect what they see as the ‘right way’. Has a heavy basis in Catholicism.
NHUWFABT (Nova Hope Union of Workers for a better tomorrow) – Advocates the increase of the minimum wage, increased healthcare etc
The Noviet Fourth Reich – Preaches a master race philosophy, although diverging chapters argue as to the nationality of the master race.
NHBA (Nova Hope Business Associates) – Preaches corporate welfare and a trickle down economy, you must have 10 million in liquid assets to join this party.
The Scholars’ Party – Promotes free education and knowledge above all else
The Gun Club – Promotes the military period.
Economic summary
An affluent technologically advanced nation Nova Hope engages in many modern practices like automobile construction and arms manufacturing. The nation’s main economic worry is that the majority of the food they consume comes from foreign markets. The primary exports of the economy are manufactured goods while the imports are foreign luxuries and food.
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 2.3%
industry: 35.5%
services: 62.2% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%
Military branches: Armed Forces and Black Throne Special Forces
Military power - fit for military service: approx: 142 million
Ooc: Well that’s it what do you think?