Codian States
21-01-2005, 22:13
Factbook of The Confederacy of Codian States
Background: Created from a quartet of protectorates of The Republic of The Desolate Barrens, the original four states were recognized as a new nation after the Desolate Revolution of 1874, which brought the end of the Republic after the Treaty of Kell. Over the next hundred years, three more states were added as neighboring ex-protectorates joined the Union and the Kingdom of the Left Wing Hippy was annexed. Having developed a market-oriented economy, the Confederacy enjoys a comfortable, steady pace of economic growth, low unemployment, and rapid advances in technology. Recent budgetary surpluses have sparked efforts and government initiatives to address civil rights issues and inequality issues that have sprung up in the wake of the burgeoning economy.
Geography: Located in South America (Brazil-ish), bordering the south Atlantic and south Pacific oceans – 9,311,245 sq km (land = 9,085,201 sq km) (slightly smaller than U.S.) Climate is tropical to the north, mostly temperate to the south. Flat and rolling lowlands in the north and east give way to plains, then hills and mountains in the south and west.
-The Confederacy makes up the largest country in the region, and is dominant regarding regional policy and defense.
-Major CCS cities include Fritz City, Fritz (state/nation capital); New Land’s End, Codia (state capital); Lafayette, Lafayette (state capital); Beaurigarde, Lafayette; Plaiton, LaFayette; Hudmon, Fritz; Lake Ohmahgoshewan, Codia; City of Industry, Codia; Terminus, Codia; Legion, Longtoe (state capital); Solace, Longtoe; Reform, Longtoe; New Detroit, Mayonnaise (state capital); Gypsy Valley; Mayonnaise; Blue Port, Mayonnaise; River’s End, Mayonnaise; Bressen, South Mayonnaise (state capital); Tooley, West Codia (state capital)
Government: Country name (long): Confederate Codian States
Conventional short: Codian States
Abbreviation: CCS
-Government Type: Constitutional Confederacy (states have individual rights but typically defer to central government for some strange reason)
-Capital: Fritz City, Fritz
-Head of State: Kingfisher Rudy Kazootie inexplicably has an 84% approval rating, speculatively tracing back to both his beginnings as a children’s TV show character, and his goofy smile.
-Foreign Minister: Lulu Hirandan
-Codian Space Agency Administrator: Paula Gagliano
-Administrative Divisions: 7 states: Codia, Fritz, Lafayette, Longtoe, Mayonnaise, South Mayonnaise and West Codia
Economy: The CCS has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the region. Business firms and corporations make most of the decisions. CCS business firms are at or near the forefront in (modern) technological advances, especially where their interests are at stake (aerospace and military equipment)
-GDP: ~17 trillion
-GDP per capita: $33,698
-Unemployment: <4%
-Agriculture products: wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products; fish
-Industries: Highly diversified and technologically advanced (modern tech) – Arms Manufacturing, Aerospace, petroleum, steel, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Education:
-Literacy: age 9 and over can read and write. Total literate population: 97% CCS is regarded as the standard by which other regional education systems are measured.
Technology
-Modern technology (year 2004 or so)
-CCS is on the verge of becoming a nuclear power, and in the wake of successful ICBM testing is on the verge of developing a state-of-the-art high energy laser interception system for missile defense. Becoming a regional leader in space, leveraging its equatorial location to boost three commercial launch sites.
Military:
General Royston T. Pulitzer, Minister of Defense heads all four military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps.
-Military expenditures = 1.37 trillion yearly
-~21% of GDP is spent on defense
-~3.5% of the population is in active-duty military (>17,000,000), with reserves and national guard bringing emergency figures up to over 26 million. Military service is not compulsory, but is highly encouraged with attractive incentives (and great advertising!)
-Army – 7.0 million – 500 divisions of assorted specialties, equipped with modern U.S. based technology/armaments
-Navy – 3.0 million - Twenty-four carrier groups based around the Nimitz-Class carriers, complement of aircraft mainly the F-35 or F-18
-Marine Corps. – 3.0 million
-Air Force – 4.0 million – 7,000 planes including transport and support craft
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Background: Created from a quartet of protectorates of The Republic of The Desolate Barrens, the original four states were recognized as a new nation after the Desolate Revolution of 1874, which brought the end of the Republic after the Treaty of Kell. Over the next hundred years, three more states were added as neighboring ex-protectorates joined the Union and the Kingdom of the Left Wing Hippy was annexed. Having developed a market-oriented economy, the Confederacy enjoys a comfortable, steady pace of economic growth, low unemployment, and rapid advances in technology. Recent budgetary surpluses have sparked efforts and government initiatives to address civil rights issues and inequality issues that have sprung up in the wake of the burgeoning economy.
Geography: Located in South America (Brazil-ish), bordering the south Atlantic and south Pacific oceans – 9,311,245 sq km (land = 9,085,201 sq km) (slightly smaller than U.S.) Climate is tropical to the north, mostly temperate to the south. Flat and rolling lowlands in the north and east give way to plains, then hills and mountains in the south and west.
-The Confederacy makes up the largest country in the region, and is dominant regarding regional policy and defense.
-Major CCS cities include Fritz City, Fritz (state/nation capital); New Land’s End, Codia (state capital); Lafayette, Lafayette (state capital); Beaurigarde, Lafayette; Plaiton, LaFayette; Hudmon, Fritz; Lake Ohmahgoshewan, Codia; City of Industry, Codia; Terminus, Codia; Legion, Longtoe (state capital); Solace, Longtoe; Reform, Longtoe; New Detroit, Mayonnaise (state capital); Gypsy Valley; Mayonnaise; Blue Port, Mayonnaise; River’s End, Mayonnaise; Bressen, South Mayonnaise (state capital); Tooley, West Codia (state capital)
Government: Country name (long): Confederate Codian States
Conventional short: Codian States
Abbreviation: CCS
-Government Type: Constitutional Confederacy (states have individual rights but typically defer to central government for some strange reason)
-Capital: Fritz City, Fritz
-Head of State: Kingfisher Rudy Kazootie inexplicably has an 84% approval rating, speculatively tracing back to both his beginnings as a children’s TV show character, and his goofy smile.
-Foreign Minister: Lulu Hirandan
-Codian Space Agency Administrator: Paula Gagliano
-Administrative Divisions: 7 states: Codia, Fritz, Lafayette, Longtoe, Mayonnaise, South Mayonnaise and West Codia
Economy: The CCS has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the region. Business firms and corporations make most of the decisions. CCS business firms are at or near the forefront in (modern) technological advances, especially where their interests are at stake (aerospace and military equipment)
-GDP: ~17 trillion
-GDP per capita: $33,698
-Unemployment: <4%
-Agriculture products: wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products; fish
-Industries: Highly diversified and technologically advanced (modern tech) – Arms Manufacturing, Aerospace, petroleum, steel, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Education:
-Literacy: age 9 and over can read and write. Total literate population: 97% CCS is regarded as the standard by which other regional education systems are measured.
Technology
-Modern technology (year 2004 or so)
-CCS is on the verge of becoming a nuclear power, and in the wake of successful ICBM testing is on the verge of developing a state-of-the-art high energy laser interception system for missile defense. Becoming a regional leader in space, leveraging its equatorial location to boost three commercial launch sites.
Military:
General Royston T. Pulitzer, Minister of Defense heads all four military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps.
-Military expenditures = 1.37 trillion yearly
-~21% of GDP is spent on defense
-~3.5% of the population is in active-duty military (>17,000,000), with reserves and national guard bringing emergency figures up to over 26 million. Military service is not compulsory, but is highly encouraged with attractive incentives (and great advertising!)
-Army – 7.0 million – 500 divisions of assorted specialties, equipped with modern U.S. based technology/armaments
-Navy – 3.0 million - Twenty-four carrier groups based around the Nimitz-Class carriers, complement of aircraft mainly the F-35 or F-18
-Marine Corps. – 3.0 million
-Air Force – 4.0 million – 7,000 planes including transport and support craft
_______________________
Related Pertinent Threads and Press Releases:
ICBM Techno-logy (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=386985)
HELIS Laser Defense System (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=396525)
HARMD Missile Defense System (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=396814)