Schultaria Prime
28-03-2005, 07:46
Schultaria Prime
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Background
Once a loose collection of independent colonial city states and formerly the property of a conglomeration of nearly one dozen international corporations, the reformed nation of Schultaria Prime has claimed status as an independent nation for a period now approaching one hundred and sixteen years. Since earning its independence in a brief, but violent, popular revolution, the government has been organized along the line of a heavily centralized, popularly elected, federal government and a series of progressive legislative acts to provide basic welfare to the majority of the population. Over the last century, the nation’s development has been marked with tremendous advances in the fields of pure science, engineering, and education leading to a series of economic booms and tremendous advances in physical wealth. Largely absent from any major armed conflict, the nation has devoted the majority of its time to developing a highly sophisticated, technically advanced, society devoted to steady economic growth, low unemployment, marginal inflation, and rapid advances in science and technology.
Geography
Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
The political map of Schultaria Prime (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/Politico5.jpg)
The physical map of Schultaria Prime (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/terrain4.jpg)
Area:
Total: 587,040 sq km
Land: 581,540 sq km
Water 5,500 sq km
Area (Comparative): Exact dimensions of Madagascar, or slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
Land Boundaries: Not Applicable
Coastline: 4,828 km
Maritime Claims:
Territorial Sea: 20 km
Contiguous Zone: 33.5 km
Exclusive Economic Zone: 330 km
Climate: Tropical along the coasts with temperate zones in the central portion of the country along with mountainous terrain
Terrain: Vast central plains, along with low altitude mountainous terrain along the northern and eastern portions of the nation
Elevation Extremes:
Lowest Point: Indian Ocean: 0 m
Highest Point: Telmacas Orronien: 4,624 m
Natural Resources: Bauxite, Iron, Coal, Copper, Molybdenum, Quartz, Silicon, Fish, Hydroelectric / Geothermal Power
Land Use:
Arable Land: 1.03%
Permanent Crops: 5.07%
Other: 93.9%
Irrigated Land: 29,484 sq km
Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from extensive open pit mining, deforestation and agricultural expansion; destruction of natural aquifers and freshwater springs due to expansive residential and industrial demand for open property; fragmentation of natural habitats due to increased urban growth; growing concerns surrounding limited arable land to feed an already hyper-urbanized and increasingly dense population base; alarmingly rapid decreases in indigenous non-renewable natural resources due to a growing culture of temporary consumerism and lagging growth in civil recycling programs.
-Note: As of August 11, some 4,230 square kilometers, or 15% landmass, of Permanent Crops were destroyed in a series of severe prairie fires lasting approximately eight days. In the losses, some 2.785 metric Gigatons of miscellaneous material including foodstuffs and building materials were either heavily damaged or completely vaporized. The amount of hazardous chemicals released into the soil and atmospheric environs has yet to be fully surveyed by independent environmental agencies, but permanent cleanup for expected damages are estimated to take a minimum period of five to eight years.
People
Population: 3,579,000,000 (October 31)
Age Structure:
0-14 years 24.75% (male 460,617,300; female 425,185,200)
15-64 years 53.95% (male 1,042,670,070; female 888,200,430)
65 years and older 21.3% (male 343,046,730; female 419,279,850)
Median Age
Total: 43.5 years
Male: 43 years
Female: 44 years
Population Growth Rate: 1.65624% (recent estimate)
Sex Ratio:
Under 15 years: 1.083 male(s) / female
15-64 years: 1.174 male(s) / female
65 years and older: .818 male(s) / female
Life Expectancy (at birth):
Total Population: 97.5
Male: 96
Female: 99
Nationality:
Noun: Schultarian(s)
Adjective: Schultarian
Languages: English (official), Schultarian Alphabetic (official), Schultarian Symbolic (official)
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write at a level suitable for everyday comprehension in English and Schultarian Alphabetic (~10,000 words)
Total Population: 99.9845%
Male: 99.9845%
Female: 99.9845%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write at a level suitable for everyday comprehension in Schultarian Symbolic (Aliem Dialect: ~1,500 words and phrases)
Total Population: 85.165%
Male: 83.225%
Female: 87.105%
[b]Government
Country Name:
Conventional Long Form: The United Socialist States of Schultaria Prime
Conventional Short Form: Schultaria Prime
Abbreviation: USSSP
Local Long Form (Approximate Symbolic Translation): A strong, all encompassing, nation that exists amongst humanity on the planet; a state that is within grasp of its citizens, while at the same time possessing an explosively industrious temperament. And I state, it is wholly great yet with room to improve its existence.
Local Short Form (Approximate Symbolic Translation): The strong all encompassing nation created by Merle Schultz of whom we bear his last name.
Government Type: Constitutional Socialist Republic with Pure Democracy in Limited Institutions of Government Concerning Issues of Constitutional Reform, Electorate Referendum, and Formal Declaration of War
Capital: Schultaria Prime, Schultaria Prime
Administrative Divisions: 2 States and 2 Protectorates; Coastal State Protectorate, Protectorate of Schultaria, State of Prime, State of Tarann
Dependant Areas: Protectorate of Islandia Schultaria
Independence: 31 July SDC 0
National Holiday: Independence Day, 31 July (SDC 0)
Constitution: Effective 19 September SDC 0 by Popular Vote
Legal System: Based on the Schultarian Codes of Philosophical Precedent and Logical Conduct (Konductus Thalogim) coupled with English Common Law on the Federal Level; Precedent Law and Schultarian Codes of Debate Conflict are also used to extensive practice in cases of intellectual disputes; all legislative acts are subject to judicial review
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch:
Chief of State:
Central Director Elliot Schultz [No Party] (Since 1 Jan SDC 90 – Present [Currently SDC 116])
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Subordinate Chiefs of State:
Director Joan Covey [DiAL] (1 Jan SDC 105)
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Director Sarnow Haarvekord [No Party] (1 Jan SDC 115)
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Elections: Central and Subordinate Directors elected by popular vote for a five year term with no restriction on term limits; election last held 15 Oct SDC 114 (next to be held 15 Oct SDC 119); individual to garner the largest amount of the popular vote appointed as Central Director with the individuals arriving in second and third place acquiring positions as subordinate Directors
Legislative Branch:
Unicameral National Assembly (400 seats divided on equal population districts; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve twelve-year terms; one quarter of the Assembly available for election every three years)
Head of Assembly: Chairwoman Jenna Karlow [DiAL] (1 Jan SDC 109)
Elections (National Assembly): Last held 15 Oct SDC 114 (next to be held 15 Oct SDC 117)
Election Results (National Assembly – Percent of Vote / Seats by Party): DiAL (73.75% / 295 seats), NIL (17% / 68 seats), PC (5% / 20 seats), SoK (4% / 16 seats), SoI / Conservative (.25% / 1 seat)
Judicial Branch: Constitutional Court (Twelve justices appointed equally by the legislative and executive branches for life terms on condition of good conduct); Three Levels of Standard Civil and Criminal Courts (National, State, Municipal)
Political Parties and Leaders:
Democracy in Action League or DiAL [Director Joan Covey]
National Independence League or NIL [Assemblywoman Aeoife Norogeninna]
People’s Choice Party or PC [Jacen Ergomeier]
Socialistia Kollabraci (Socialist Party) or SoK [Assemblyman Gregor Nalken]
Sooltar Indaata (Conservative Party) or SoI [Porter Altunis]
Flag Description: Silver lettering on a black background representing the primary Schultarian Symbolic description of the nation at large
Economy
Economic Overview: Having discarded a majority of free market policies used by former Schultarian oligarchic predecessors, the economy of Schultaria Prime has blossomed under the careful management of the Schultarian government. In less than a century, the nation transformed itself from an economically poor and moderately industrial transfer port to one of the preeminent centers of technological advancement and high technology related industries. By law, every business formed in the nation must contain majority ownership by the government, but though this enforcement the overall quality of heavy industry and high technology has shown considerable improvement in efficiency and quality in the last four decades. Through heavy regulation and extensive laws concerning quality control and worker’s rights, the economy has been kept in moderate growth and continually expanding over the last fifty years. In the twenty five years since Central Director Schultz has held office as head of state, these aggressive policies were further expanded when Designwerks, the preeminent amalgamation of Schultaria Prime’s state industries, was given broader authority in the fields of heavy industry and civilian infrastructure contracting.
Until natural events interceded, Schultaria Prime also boasted a quite robust, Agricultural sector which most analysts considered to be one of the more efficient areas of the economy. Capable of providing slightly over 100% of all nutritional and liquid energy needs (via ethanol) with less than .7% of the national labor force, the nation’s agricultural reserves allowed for more investment to be placed in heavy industry and high technology sectors of the marketplace as expensive agricultural imports of staple foods were of minimal government concern. However, with the loss of nearly 15% of the nation’s staple food stuffs and the landmass associated with its production, economic indicators predict a period of slightly higher inflation and reduced trade surpluses for a period ranging anywhere from seven to twelve years.
Schultaria Prime’s GDP accounts for slightly over 25% of Primex’s Gross Regional Product, and is a member of the trio of triple-digit trillion GDP nations along with Lindim and the Protectorate of Islandia Schultaria. Presently, the Gross Domestic Product is the second largest of the eight-member assembly, and its currency is the third strongest backed by a healthy and relatively stable exchange rate due to vast sources of material assets held in public trust by the government of Schultaria Prime.
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $131,921,940,000,000
GDP (Per Capita): $38,000
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices): 1.975%
Labor Force: 1,073,700,000
Unemployment Rate: 2.91%
Budget:
Revenues: $131,921,940,000,000
Expenditures: $130,602,720,600,000
Budget Allocation: General Welfare / Economic Development 60%, State Funded Primary through Post Secondary Education 15%, Socialized Medicine 10%, Defense 6%, Debt Reduction / Savings 8%, International Investments 1%
Current Account Balance: + $1,319,219,400,000
Reserves (Foreign Exchange / Precious Metals): $52,768,776,000,000
Currency: Schultarian merlon (Sm)
Exchange Rates: .55 merlons per USD, 1.818 USD per merlon
Fiscal Year: Calendar Year; Begins 1 Jan and Ends 30 Dec
Communications
Telephones (Main Lines in Use): 3,104,782,500
Telephones (Mobile Cellular): 2,809,515,000
Telephone System:
General Assessment: Extremely large, highly advanced, multipurpose communications system with adequate and regular maintenance; majority of the system is connected through fiber optic and quantum packet cable along with a significant satellite relay system for remote areas; cellular systems have grown in popularity due to increasing investment in high density, low maintenance, wireless infrastructure
International: Country Code – 29; 271 ocean cable systems in use; 493 satellite relays and earth based stations are also in active service
Radio Broadcast Stations:
AM: 8,162
FM: 9,479
Shortwave: 148
Television Broadcast Stations: Nearly 1,900 individual broadcast stations with over 87% owned and operated by Hifex, the media conglomerate directly operated through Designwerks; in addition, some 14,000 satellite and cable stations are also available for public consumption
Internet Country Code: .usp
Internet Hosts: 1,510
Internet Users: 3,509,209,500
Transportation
Railways:
Total: 62,197 km
Broad Gauge: 62,197 km 1.600-m gauge (13,849 km electrified; 8,514 km maglev)
Highways:
Total: 675,345 km
Paved: 675,345 km (Including 95,761 km of expressways and roads larger than 6 lanes in width)
Unpaved: 0 km
General Assessment: Well maintained, highly efficient, network of passenger rail hubs and complex multi-lane highway systems; high allocation of public funds for maintenance along with stringent engineering safety requirements offers physically safe transportation with fatality rates far reduced in comparison to other nations of similar technological and commercial development; in urban areas, public transportation systems are plentiful, well maintained, and generally kept to a high degree of efficiency; acquiring and maintaining an operators license in the Nation of Schultaria Prime may be difficult for foreign motorists as international licenses do not comply with Schultarian safety requirements and require additional training to be certified with relevant traffic codes
Waterways: 1,970 km
Ports and Harbors: Edgen, Tarannu, Schultaria Prime, Heerllu, Myrle
Airports: 530
Airports (With Paved Runways):
Total: 530
Over 3,000 m: 50
2,500 to 3,000 m: 98
1,500 to 2,500 m: 326
900 to 1,500 m: 47
Under 900 m: 9
Heliports: 248
Military
Military Branches: Schultaria Kamor Collabraci (SKC) [Schultarian Defense Forces]: Comprising SKC Grovon (Army and Army Reserves), SKC Otkron (Special Forces), SKC Navem (Navy and Naval Reserves), SKC Keiteal (Air Force and Air Corps Reserves)
Military Manpower (Military Age and Obligation): 18 years of age for voluntary military service; passing grades on civil service and emotional pressure stress tests are required
Military Manpower (Availability):
Males age 15 – 49: 925,171,500
Fit for military Service: 534,749,126
Reaching Available Voluntary Military Age (18 years - Annually): 32,211,088
Military Expenditures (Dollar Figure): $7,915,316,400,000
Military Expenditures (Percent of GDP): 6%
Transnational Issues
Disputes (International): Growing concerns of immigration and possible overpopulation of the Schultarian mainland, coupled with recent wars on the African mainland, has put tremendous financial strain on the Schultarian welfare program with the influx of several million refugees (most notably from the former Zarbian colonial empire in Central Africa); disputes over various international treaties, most notably with Schultaria Prime’s involvement in the New Alliance Treaty Organization (NATO) and various regional powers have led to numerous small conflicts and troop deployments abroad; recent military exercises by the New Alliance Treaty Organization (NATO) in The Island of Rose have led to considerable souring of diplomatic ties between both former NATO allies and members of the Imperial Armies (IA); overlapping maritime claims are in conflict with the operating powers of Mozambique; concerns have been risen in cases against Designwerks, stating Schultarian tariffs too steep to promote competitive international trade; expansion of The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks into the field of international corporate partnerships has led to increasingly anti-Schultarian, anti-globalization, protests amongst significantly capitalist nations; recent passage and approval of the “Free Trade for Free Nations” Act by the Schultarian National Assembly threatens to sever all economic ties with overtly militaristic or personally threatening international entities, causing greater global economic chaos
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Background
Once a loose collection of independent colonial city states and formerly the property of a conglomeration of nearly one dozen international corporations, the reformed nation of Schultaria Prime has claimed status as an independent nation for a period now approaching one hundred and sixteen years. Since earning its independence in a brief, but violent, popular revolution, the government has been organized along the line of a heavily centralized, popularly elected, federal government and a series of progressive legislative acts to provide basic welfare to the majority of the population. Over the last century, the nation’s development has been marked with tremendous advances in the fields of pure science, engineering, and education leading to a series of economic booms and tremendous advances in physical wealth. Largely absent from any major armed conflict, the nation has devoted the majority of its time to developing a highly sophisticated, technically advanced, society devoted to steady economic growth, low unemployment, marginal inflation, and rapid advances in science and technology.
Geography
Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
The political map of Schultaria Prime (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/Politico5.jpg)
The physical map of Schultaria Prime (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/emschultz/terrain4.jpg)
Area:
Total: 587,040 sq km
Land: 581,540 sq km
Water 5,500 sq km
Area (Comparative): Exact dimensions of Madagascar, or slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
Land Boundaries: Not Applicable
Coastline: 4,828 km
Maritime Claims:
Territorial Sea: 20 km
Contiguous Zone: 33.5 km
Exclusive Economic Zone: 330 km
Climate: Tropical along the coasts with temperate zones in the central portion of the country along with mountainous terrain
Terrain: Vast central plains, along with low altitude mountainous terrain along the northern and eastern portions of the nation
Elevation Extremes:
Lowest Point: Indian Ocean: 0 m
Highest Point: Telmacas Orronien: 4,624 m
Natural Resources: Bauxite, Iron, Coal, Copper, Molybdenum, Quartz, Silicon, Fish, Hydroelectric / Geothermal Power
Land Use:
Arable Land: 1.03%
Permanent Crops: 5.07%
Other: 93.9%
Irrigated Land: 29,484 sq km
Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from extensive open pit mining, deforestation and agricultural expansion; destruction of natural aquifers and freshwater springs due to expansive residential and industrial demand for open property; fragmentation of natural habitats due to increased urban growth; growing concerns surrounding limited arable land to feed an already hyper-urbanized and increasingly dense population base; alarmingly rapid decreases in indigenous non-renewable natural resources due to a growing culture of temporary consumerism and lagging growth in civil recycling programs.
-Note: As of August 11, some 4,230 square kilometers, or 15% landmass, of Permanent Crops were destroyed in a series of severe prairie fires lasting approximately eight days. In the losses, some 2.785 metric Gigatons of miscellaneous material including foodstuffs and building materials were either heavily damaged or completely vaporized. The amount of hazardous chemicals released into the soil and atmospheric environs has yet to be fully surveyed by independent environmental agencies, but permanent cleanup for expected damages are estimated to take a minimum period of five to eight years.
People
Population: 3,579,000,000 (October 31)
Age Structure:
0-14 years 24.75% (male 460,617,300; female 425,185,200)
15-64 years 53.95% (male 1,042,670,070; female 888,200,430)
65 years and older 21.3% (male 343,046,730; female 419,279,850)
Median Age
Total: 43.5 years
Male: 43 years
Female: 44 years
Population Growth Rate: 1.65624% (recent estimate)
Sex Ratio:
Under 15 years: 1.083 male(s) / female
15-64 years: 1.174 male(s) / female
65 years and older: .818 male(s) / female
Life Expectancy (at birth):
Total Population: 97.5
Male: 96
Female: 99
Nationality:
Noun: Schultarian(s)
Adjective: Schultarian
Languages: English (official), Schultarian Alphabetic (official), Schultarian Symbolic (official)
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write at a level suitable for everyday comprehension in English and Schultarian Alphabetic (~10,000 words)
Total Population: 99.9845%
Male: 99.9845%
Female: 99.9845%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write at a level suitable for everyday comprehension in Schultarian Symbolic (Aliem Dialect: ~1,500 words and phrases)
Total Population: 85.165%
Male: 83.225%
Female: 87.105%
[b]Government
Country Name:
Conventional Long Form: The United Socialist States of Schultaria Prime
Conventional Short Form: Schultaria Prime
Abbreviation: USSSP
Local Long Form (Approximate Symbolic Translation): A strong, all encompassing, nation that exists amongst humanity on the planet; a state that is within grasp of its citizens, while at the same time possessing an explosively industrious temperament. And I state, it is wholly great yet with room to improve its existence.
Local Short Form (Approximate Symbolic Translation): The strong all encompassing nation created by Merle Schultz of whom we bear his last name.
Government Type: Constitutional Socialist Republic with Pure Democracy in Limited Institutions of Government Concerning Issues of Constitutional Reform, Electorate Referendum, and Formal Declaration of War
Capital: Schultaria Prime, Schultaria Prime
Administrative Divisions: 2 States and 2 Protectorates; Coastal State Protectorate, Protectorate of Schultaria, State of Prime, State of Tarann
Dependant Areas: Protectorate of Islandia Schultaria
Independence: 31 July SDC 0
National Holiday: Independence Day, 31 July (SDC 0)
Constitution: Effective 19 September SDC 0 by Popular Vote
Legal System: Based on the Schultarian Codes of Philosophical Precedent and Logical Conduct (Konductus Thalogim) coupled with English Common Law on the Federal Level; Precedent Law and Schultarian Codes of Debate Conflict are also used to extensive practice in cases of intellectual disputes; all legislative acts are subject to judicial review
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch:
Chief of State:
Central Director Elliot Schultz [No Party] (Since 1 Jan SDC 90 – Present [Currently SDC 116])
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Subordinate Chiefs of State:
Director Joan Covey [DiAL] (1 Jan SDC 105)
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Director Sarnow Haarvekord [No Party] (1 Jan SDC 115)
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Elections: Central and Subordinate Directors elected by popular vote for a five year term with no restriction on term limits; election last held 15 Oct SDC 114 (next to be held 15 Oct SDC 119); individual to garner the largest amount of the popular vote appointed as Central Director with the individuals arriving in second and third place acquiring positions as subordinate Directors
Legislative Branch:
Unicameral National Assembly (400 seats divided on equal population districts; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve twelve-year terms; one quarter of the Assembly available for election every three years)
Head of Assembly: Chairwoman Jenna Karlow [DiAL] (1 Jan SDC 109)
Elections (National Assembly): Last held 15 Oct SDC 114 (next to be held 15 Oct SDC 117)
Election Results (National Assembly – Percent of Vote / Seats by Party): DiAL (73.75% / 295 seats), NIL (17% / 68 seats), PC (5% / 20 seats), SoK (4% / 16 seats), SoI / Conservative (.25% / 1 seat)
Judicial Branch: Constitutional Court (Twelve justices appointed equally by the legislative and executive branches for life terms on condition of good conduct); Three Levels of Standard Civil and Criminal Courts (National, State, Municipal)
Political Parties and Leaders:
Democracy in Action League or DiAL [Director Joan Covey]
National Independence League or NIL [Assemblywoman Aeoife Norogeninna]
People’s Choice Party or PC [Jacen Ergomeier]
Socialistia Kollabraci (Socialist Party) or SoK [Assemblyman Gregor Nalken]
Sooltar Indaata (Conservative Party) or SoI [Porter Altunis]
Flag Description: Silver lettering on a black background representing the primary Schultarian Symbolic description of the nation at large
Economy
Economic Overview: Having discarded a majority of free market policies used by former Schultarian oligarchic predecessors, the economy of Schultaria Prime has blossomed under the careful management of the Schultarian government. In less than a century, the nation transformed itself from an economically poor and moderately industrial transfer port to one of the preeminent centers of technological advancement and high technology related industries. By law, every business formed in the nation must contain majority ownership by the government, but though this enforcement the overall quality of heavy industry and high technology has shown considerable improvement in efficiency and quality in the last four decades. Through heavy regulation and extensive laws concerning quality control and worker’s rights, the economy has been kept in moderate growth and continually expanding over the last fifty years. In the twenty five years since Central Director Schultz has held office as head of state, these aggressive policies were further expanded when Designwerks, the preeminent amalgamation of Schultaria Prime’s state industries, was given broader authority in the fields of heavy industry and civilian infrastructure contracting.
Until natural events interceded, Schultaria Prime also boasted a quite robust, Agricultural sector which most analysts considered to be one of the more efficient areas of the economy. Capable of providing slightly over 100% of all nutritional and liquid energy needs (via ethanol) with less than .7% of the national labor force, the nation’s agricultural reserves allowed for more investment to be placed in heavy industry and high technology sectors of the marketplace as expensive agricultural imports of staple foods were of minimal government concern. However, with the loss of nearly 15% of the nation’s staple food stuffs and the landmass associated with its production, economic indicators predict a period of slightly higher inflation and reduced trade surpluses for a period ranging anywhere from seven to twelve years.
Schultaria Prime’s GDP accounts for slightly over 25% of Primex’s Gross Regional Product, and is a member of the trio of triple-digit trillion GDP nations along with Lindim and the Protectorate of Islandia Schultaria. Presently, the Gross Domestic Product is the second largest of the eight-member assembly, and its currency is the third strongest backed by a healthy and relatively stable exchange rate due to vast sources of material assets held in public trust by the government of Schultaria Prime.
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $131,921,940,000,000
GDP (Per Capita): $38,000
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices): 1.975%
Labor Force: 1,073,700,000
Unemployment Rate: 2.91%
Budget:
Revenues: $131,921,940,000,000
Expenditures: $130,602,720,600,000
Budget Allocation: General Welfare / Economic Development 60%, State Funded Primary through Post Secondary Education 15%, Socialized Medicine 10%, Defense 6%, Debt Reduction / Savings 8%, International Investments 1%
Current Account Balance: + $1,319,219,400,000
Reserves (Foreign Exchange / Precious Metals): $52,768,776,000,000
Currency: Schultarian merlon (Sm)
Exchange Rates: .55 merlons per USD, 1.818 USD per merlon
Fiscal Year: Calendar Year; Begins 1 Jan and Ends 30 Dec
Communications
Telephones (Main Lines in Use): 3,104,782,500
Telephones (Mobile Cellular): 2,809,515,000
Telephone System:
General Assessment: Extremely large, highly advanced, multipurpose communications system with adequate and regular maintenance; majority of the system is connected through fiber optic and quantum packet cable along with a significant satellite relay system for remote areas; cellular systems have grown in popularity due to increasing investment in high density, low maintenance, wireless infrastructure
International: Country Code – 29; 271 ocean cable systems in use; 493 satellite relays and earth based stations are also in active service
Radio Broadcast Stations:
AM: 8,162
FM: 9,479
Shortwave: 148
Television Broadcast Stations: Nearly 1,900 individual broadcast stations with over 87% owned and operated by Hifex, the media conglomerate directly operated through Designwerks; in addition, some 14,000 satellite and cable stations are also available for public consumption
Internet Country Code: .usp
Internet Hosts: 1,510
Internet Users: 3,509,209,500
Transportation
Railways:
Total: 62,197 km
Broad Gauge: 62,197 km 1.600-m gauge (13,849 km electrified; 8,514 km maglev)
Highways:
Total: 675,345 km
Paved: 675,345 km (Including 95,761 km of expressways and roads larger than 6 lanes in width)
Unpaved: 0 km
General Assessment: Well maintained, highly efficient, network of passenger rail hubs and complex multi-lane highway systems; high allocation of public funds for maintenance along with stringent engineering safety requirements offers physically safe transportation with fatality rates far reduced in comparison to other nations of similar technological and commercial development; in urban areas, public transportation systems are plentiful, well maintained, and generally kept to a high degree of efficiency; acquiring and maintaining an operators license in the Nation of Schultaria Prime may be difficult for foreign motorists as international licenses do not comply with Schultarian safety requirements and require additional training to be certified with relevant traffic codes
Waterways: 1,970 km
Ports and Harbors: Edgen, Tarannu, Schultaria Prime, Heerllu, Myrle
Airports: 530
Airports (With Paved Runways):
Total: 530
Over 3,000 m: 50
2,500 to 3,000 m: 98
1,500 to 2,500 m: 326
900 to 1,500 m: 47
Under 900 m: 9
Heliports: 248
Military
Military Branches: Schultaria Kamor Collabraci (SKC) [Schultarian Defense Forces]: Comprising SKC Grovon (Army and Army Reserves), SKC Otkron (Special Forces), SKC Navem (Navy and Naval Reserves), SKC Keiteal (Air Force and Air Corps Reserves)
Military Manpower (Military Age and Obligation): 18 years of age for voluntary military service; passing grades on civil service and emotional pressure stress tests are required
Military Manpower (Availability):
Males age 15 – 49: 925,171,500
Fit for military Service: 534,749,126
Reaching Available Voluntary Military Age (18 years - Annually): 32,211,088
Military Expenditures (Dollar Figure): $7,915,316,400,000
Military Expenditures (Percent of GDP): 6%
Transnational Issues
Disputes (International): Growing concerns of immigration and possible overpopulation of the Schultarian mainland, coupled with recent wars on the African mainland, has put tremendous financial strain on the Schultarian welfare program with the influx of several million refugees (most notably from the former Zarbian colonial empire in Central Africa); disputes over various international treaties, most notably with Schultaria Prime’s involvement in the New Alliance Treaty Organization (NATO) and various regional powers have led to numerous small conflicts and troop deployments abroad; recent military exercises by the New Alliance Treaty Organization (NATO) in The Island of Rose have led to considerable souring of diplomatic ties between both former NATO allies and members of the Imperial Armies (IA); overlapping maritime claims are in conflict with the operating powers of Mozambique; concerns have been risen in cases against Designwerks, stating Schultarian tariffs too steep to promote competitive international trade; expansion of The State Industries of Schultaria Prime: Designwerks into the field of international corporate partnerships has led to increasingly anti-Schultarian, anti-globalization, protests amongst significantly capitalist nations; recent passage and approval of the “Free Trade for Free Nations” Act by the Schultarian National Assembly threatens to sever all economic ties with overtly militaristic or personally threatening international entities, causing greater global economic chaos