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El Caudillo Factbook

El Caudillo
11-07-2005, 02:44
EL CAUDILLO WORLD FACTBOOK



Geography
Area
1,273,409.144 km²

Location
Iberian Peninsula

Countries El Caudillo is made up of
Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, San Marino, Andorra, Malta, Monaco, Gibraltar, part of France [Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Champagne-Ardenne, Corsica, Franche-Comté, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrénées, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes], part of Germany , and part of Italy [Aosta Valley, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy, Marches, Piedmont, Trentino-South Tyrol, Tuscany, and Veneto]

Maritime Claims
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm [applies only to the Atlantic Ocean]

Climate
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south

Terrain
varies: mountainous; rolling plains; large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills, depending on area

Natural hazards
periodic droughts, severe earthquake (in the Azores)

Environment
current issues - pollution of the Mediterranean Sea from raw sewage and effluents from the offshore production of oil and gas; water quality and quantity nationwide; air pollution; deforestation; desertification
international agreements - party to: none



People
Population
86,000,000

Age Structure
0-14 years: 14.4%
15-64 years: 68%
65 years and over: 17.6%

Median Age
total: 39.51 years
male: 38.18 years
female: 40.93 years

Population growth rate:
0.15%

Birth rate:
10.1 births/1,000 population

Death rate:
9.63 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate:
0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate- upper class:
total: 1.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 1.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 1 death/1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate- middle class:
total: 7.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate- lower class
total: 191.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 203.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 178.07 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth- upper class
total population: 99.52 years
male: 96.18 years
female: 103.08 years

Life expectancy at birth- middle class
total population: 77.53 years
male: 74.25 years
female: 81.03 years

Life expectancy at birth- lower class
total population: 26.67 years
male: 27.21 years
female: 26.11 years

HIV/AIDS- adult prevalence rate
0.001% (all lower class)

HIV/AIDS- people living with HIV/AIDS
860

HIV/AIDS- deaths
Unknown

Nationality:
noun: El Caudillan(s)
adjective: El Caudillan

Ethnic groups:
White 78%, black 11%, Asian 7%, mixed race 3%, other 1%

Religions:
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant 3%, Jewish 1%, other 2%

Literacy- upper class:
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%

Literacy- middle class:
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2%

Literacy- lower class:
total population: 7.6%
male: 5.8%
female: 9.7%



Government Structure and Politics
Country Name
Conventional long form: Estado Novo de El Caudillo
Conventional short form: El Caudillo
Pronunciation: ell caw-dee-yo
Abbreviation(s): EC, E-C, E.C.

Government Type
Plutocratic, theocratic monarchy

Capital
Bahamonde

Administrative divisions [17 subdivisions]
Spain
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Islands
Basque Country
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-Leon
Catalonia
Extremadura
Franco (Madrid, just renamed)
Galicia
La Rioja
Murcia
Navarre
Valencia

Portugal [18 subdivisions]
Aveiro
Beja
Braga
Braganca
Castelo Branco
Coimbra
Evora
Faro
Guarda
Leiria
Oporto
Portalegre
Salazar (Lisbon, just renamed)
Santarém
Setúbal
Viana do Castelo
Vila Real
Viseu

Luxembourg [3 subdivisions]
Diekirch
Grevenmacher
Luxembourg

San Marino [9 subdivisions]
Acquaviva
Borgo Maggiore
Chiesanuova
Domagnano
Faetano
Fiorentino
Montegiardino
San Marino
Serravalle

Andorra [7 subdivisions]
Andorra la Vella
Canillo
Encamp
Escaldes-Engordany
La Massana
Ordino
Sant Julià de Lòria

Malta [68 subdivisions]
(Island of Malta)
Attard
Balzan
Birgu
Birkirkara
Birżebbuġa
Bormla
Dingli
Fgura
Floriana
Gudja
Gżira
Għargħur
Għaxaq
Ħamrun
Iklin
Isla
Kalkara
Kirkop
Lija
Luqa
Marsa
Marsaskala
Marsaxlokk
Mdina
Mellieħa
Mġarr
Mosta
Mqabba
Msida
Mtarfa
Naxxar
Paola
Pembroke
Pietà
Qormi
Qrendi
Rabat
Safi
St. Julian's
St. Lucia's
St. Paul's Bay
San Ġwann
Santa Venera
Siġġiewi
Sliema
Swieqi
Ta' Xbiex
Tarxien
Valletta
Xgħajra
Żabbar
Żebbuġ
Żejtun
Żurrieq

(Island of Gozo)
Fontana
Għajnsielem
Għarb
Għasri
Kerċem
Munxar
Nadur
Qala
Victoria
Saint Lawrence
Sannat
Xagħra
Xewkija
Żebbuġ

Monaco [0 subdivisions]
N/A

Gibraltar [7 subdivisions]
East Side
North District
Reclamation Areas
Sandpits Area
South District
Town Area
Upper Town

France [13 subdivisions]
Alsace
Aquitaine
Auvergne
Bourgogne
Champagne-Ardenne
Corsica
Franche-Comté
Languedoc-Roussillon
Limousin
Lorraine
Midi-Pyrénées
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rhône-Alpes

Germany [6 subdivisions]
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Hesse
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland

Italy [10 subdivisions]
Aosta Valley
Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Liguria
Lombardy
Marches
Piedmont
Trentino-South Tyrol
Tuscany
Veneto

Dependent areas
Angola
Cape Verde
China [Macau]
East Timor
Guinea-Bissau
India
Morocco [Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Islas Chafarinas, Isla Perejil, Melilla, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera]
Mozambique
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles

Independence
12 June 1977 [from communist government]

National holidays
March 17 [Emperor Anastasio VI's birthday]
April 28 [Antonio de Oliveira Salazar's birthday]
June 12
July 15 [Empress Eunice Villagracia's birthday]
August 4 [Constitution Day]
October 9 [Pope Pius XIII's birthday]
December 4 [Francisco Franco's birthday]
December 25 [Christmas Day]

Constitution
4 August 1981

Legal system
civil law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the constitutionality of legislation

Suffrage
only those with the following qualifications can vote: must be 30 years of age or older; must belong to the wealthiest 0.1% of the population; must be a Roman Catholic; must have served in the military for at least five years; and must have at least one Ph.D.

Executive branch
chief of state: Emperor Anastasio VI [since 12 June 1977]
head of government: Chancellor Adolfo PORTOCARRERO [since 12 June 1977]
minister of defense: Ludwig BISMARCK
minister of diplomacy: Reynaldo SALAZAR
minister of justice: Friedrich ERHARD
minister of finance: Bernardo SALIERI
minister of commerce: Sebastian SANTIAGO
minister of morality: Francois VORSTER
minister of education: Mario Domingo GARCIA
minister of culture: Winston RHODES
minister of internal security: Clement LAMPRECHT
note: the chancellor and cabinet are appointed by the Emperor

Legislative branch
Bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (120 seats, 10 senators elected by each country's state legislature) and the House of Representatives (1590 seats, 10 representatives elected by popular vote in each subdivision; members serve six-year terms)
note: the Chancellor can override any decision Congress makes by a veto, which can not be overturned
note 2: to be eligible for office, the candidate must belong to the wealthiest 0.01% of the population and be a Roman Catholic
elections: Senate - last held 1 October 2000 (next to be held October 2006); House of Representatives - last held 1 October 2000 (next to be held October 2006)

Political parties
National Party [only legal party]

Judicial branch
Supreme Court (fifteen justices; one is chosen by the Chancellor and each cabinet member, the remaining five- including the Chief Justice- is are selected by the Emperor); District Courts; Military Court; State and County Courts

International organization participation
none



[b]Economy
Economy - overview
Although El Caudillo is one of the most authoritarian nations in the world, both politically and socially, it is extremely libertarian economically, with no minimum wage, antitrust laws, business regulations, corporate welfare, tariffs, etc. It is a young nation with a robust, rapidly growing economy

GDP
purchasing power parity - $2,201,920,101,,906.61 [as of 11 July 2005]
real growth rate - 7.01%
per capita - $23,676.56
composition by sector - agriculture: 31%; industry: 58%; services and misc. sectors: 11%

Population below poverty line
5% [official figure, though the actual number is estimated to be 20-25%]

Unemployment rate
3.32%

Household income or consumption by % share
lowest 10%: 30.0%
highest 10%: 1.5%

Inflation rate
2.8%

Labor force
56,500,000

Budget details
revenues: $193,110,780,000.00
expenditures: 154,488,624,000.00

Budget allocations
administration: $0.00 [0% of total budget]
social welfare: $0.00 [0% of total budget]
healthcare: $1,544,886,240.00 [1% of total budget]
education: $0.00 [0% of total budget]
religion & spirituality: $37,077,269,760.00 [24% of total budget]
defense: $43,256,814,720.00 [28% of total budget]
law & order: $49,436,359,680.00 [32% of total budget]
commerce: $24,718,179,840.00 [16% of total budget]
public transport: $0.00 [0% of total budget]
the environment: $0.00 [0% of total budget]
social equality: $0.00 [0% of total budget]

Agriculture - products
grain, vegetables, olives, wine grapes, sugar beets, citrus; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish

Industrial production growth rate
2.3%

Exports - commodities
machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods

Exports - partners
The Parthians 19.2%, The Transylvania 18.5%, Roman Greece 15%, Doomingsland 12.4%, The Macabees 7.9%, other 27%

Imports - commodities
Weapons, chemicals, vehicles

Imports - partners
The Transylvania 20.1%, The Parthians 18.5%, Roman Greece 15%, The Macabees 11%, Doomingsland 10.9%, other 24.5%

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
$5.6 trillion

Debt - external
NA

Economic aid - donor
$5.25 billion

Currency
Escudo

Currency code
ESC

Exchange rates
Escudos per U.S. dollar - $1.2104

Fiscal year
calender year



[b]Communications
Telephones
main lines in use - 690,000
mobile cellular - 58,000
telephone system - General assessment: Excellent domestic and international services
note: all phone lines are bugged by the government, and phone access is limited to only a select few
international dialing code: 911

Radio broadcast stations
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1

Television broadcast stations
1

Internet country code
.ec

Internet hosts
25 [all government-approved]

Internet users
appx. 150,000
note: only the very wealthy have internet access



Military
Military branches
El Caudillan Royal Army, El Caudillan Royal Navy, El Caudillan Royal Air Force

Military manpower
military age and obligation - 15 years of age for compulsory military service; 12 years of age for voluntary military service
availability - Males age 15-60: 19,401,600
fit for military service Males age 15-60: 13,500,008
reaching military age annually 236,000

Transnational Issues
disputes - international: none
illicit drugs: N/A; an all-pervasive police force ensures that no drugs are ever imported into, exported out of, or produced in, El Caudillo



Royal Family
Children of the Emperor and Empress
sons:
Anastasio VII
Alfredo [b. 13 October 1963]
Rafael [b. 24 December 1966]
Augusto [b. 5 July 1967]
Hugo [b. 1 April 1975]

[i]daughters:
Salvadora [b. 23 March 1956]
Isabella [b. 19 February 1973]

[b]Grandchildren of the Emperor and Empress
children of Salvadora:
Claudia
Rene [b. 24 January 1998]

children of Anastasio VII:
Anastasio VIII [b. 5 December 1993]
Anastasia [b. 3 January 2002]

children of Alfredo:
Tomas [b. 6 February 1988]
Fulgencio [b. 26 January 1990]
Ricardo [b. 23 May 1992]
Francisco [b. February 29 1996]

child of Rafael:
Eva [b. 3 June 1984]

child of Hugo:
Helga [b. 17 May 1989]

children of Isabella:
Jose [b. 22 February 1993]
Ramon [b. 22 February 1993]
Roberto [b. 30 January 1995]

[b]Great-grandchildren of the Emperor and Empress
child of Eva:
Jasmine



[b]Famous El Caudillans
Athletes
bull-fighting
Leonardo Galtieri [1897-1923]
Pietro Puccini [1940-]
Enrique Somoza [1900-1957]

baseball
Pedro Santayana [1960-]
Antonio Sampaio [1931-2004]

football
Raul Chavez [1973-]

soccer
Bernardo Vitela [1955-1986]
Jorge Lopez [1961-]
Lorenzo Salvatore [1972-]
Joaquin Almeida [1919-1999]

hockey
Manuel Braga [1975-]
Franciso Eanes [1970-]

Music Composers
Eduard Amadeus [1734-1757]
Grigory Stürmer [1736-1782]
Leopold Andreas [1840-1910]

Artists & Writers
writers:
Jose Carlos, novelist [1430-1469]
Benito Bertoluccini, poet [1690-1722]
Louis Chirac, satirist [1821-1861]
Jean Martinique, literary critic [1845-1929]
Ralph Benson, playwright [1960-]

artists:
Felipe Suárez, painter [1500-1531]
Mario Maria, painter [1630-1702]
Geoffrey Rasputin, painter [1833-1891]
Giovanni Puccini, sculptor [1920-]

Scientists
Wilhelm Hindenberg, chemist [1751-1777]
Ralf Henreid, physicist [1852-1897]
Hendrik Botha, inventor [1911-]
Walter Heinz, inventor [1920-]
El Caudillo
11-07-2005, 17:43
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El Caudillo
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El Caudillo
11-07-2005, 17:46
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The Parthians
11-07-2005, 18:17
Good Work EC, Its very detailed and thought out.
El Caudillo
11-07-2005, 20:01
Good Work EC, Its very detailed and thought out.

Thanks! Still have a lot to do, though.
The Transylvania
11-07-2005, 20:08
Tag
Nordmalmo
11-07-2005, 20:10
Very nice indeed, facts are very interesting to read, keep it up ;)
El Caudillo
11-07-2005, 20:29
Thanks, guys!
El Caudillo
12-07-2005, 01:46
*Added info on the Royal Family*
El Caudillo
12-07-2005, 15:58
~bump~
Kordo
04-08-2005, 16:24
To: Emperor Anastasio VI

My dear friend,

Once again I find myself writing to you asking a favor. As you no doubt remember, only a few short months ago you helped liberate my nation from its communist overlords. Since that time, your troops have continued to play a vital part in helping stabilized my nation. However, the people I rule are a prideful people, and many are begin to resent the large amount of your troops in my nation. So I have a proposal to offer:

1. We sign a mutual defense agreement pledging troops to defend each other in the event of an attack.
2. The amount of El Caudillo troops within Kordo shall be reduced to no more than five divisions to be stationed in two military bases, though if you wish to have less troops permanently or temporarily stationed that is alright as well.
3. The establishment of two Kordoan military bases on El Caudillo soil, with about five division of Kordoan troops stationed their (the amount of troops in negotiable). Also we request a naval base to allow our ships to dock there for repairs.

Finally, the exchange of embassies, which is key in solidifying a continuing friendship between our two nations. We would be willing to give you between five and ten acres of land to build your embassy. It would of course be subject to the same rules as every other embassy in Kordo, which specify the largest, most powerful weapon allowed is a weapon roughly equivalent in power as say a SAW machine gun, however as a trusted ally you will not be subject to such vigorous searches, indeed if any. (ooc: hint, hint) I look forward to continuing great friendship of ours into the future.

Your friend,

Emperor Rick Kordo
Sergio the First
04-08-2005, 16:38
The idea seems reasonable, although i would note that there appears to be a slight predominance of spanish elements over portuguese ones. Another matter: what of the traditional autonomies of the spanish provinces in this new state of affairs?
By the way, in this new nation the iberian countries recovored their former collonies without a fight?