Palixia
31-07-2005, 00:10
Introduction Palixia
Background:
While ridden for war for years Palixia is finally peaceful and a well developed nation in the Antarctic Oasis
Geography Palixia
Location:
Antarctica, in the Marie Bryd Land
Geographic coordinates:
75 00 S, 0 00 E
Map references:
Antarctic Oasis
Area:
total: 7,686,850 sq km
land: 7,617,930 sq km
water: 68,920 sq km
note: doesn’t include Kevistis and Palixian Reform
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states
Land boundaries:
1,000 km
Coastline:
25,760 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate:
Frigid in Winter, semi-cold in Summer
Terrain:
Mostly Mountains covered in snow
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m
highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
Natural resources:
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum
Land use:
arable land: 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland)
permanent crops: 0.04%
other: 93.41% (2001)
Irrigated land:
24,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
Environment - current issues:
soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Geography - note:
One of coldest countries on Earth
People Palixia
Population:
536,090,437 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.8% (male 75,038,809/female 74,943,563)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 100,815,600/female 99,695,189)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male 50,145,274/female 49,452,002) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 36.56 years
male: 35.74 years
female: 37.4 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.87% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
12.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 90.39 years
male: 89.52 years
female: 91.4 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.76 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.75% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
14,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Palixian(s)
adjective: Palixian
Ethnic groups:
Dutch 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
Religions:
Holy Church of Floydc 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)
Languages:
English 79.1%, Dutch – 20.0% Other --.9%
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)
Government Australia
Country name:
conventional long form: The Democratic Empire of Palixia
conventional short form: Palixia
Local long form (Dutch) Het Democratische Imperium van Pilaiax
Local Short form (Dutch) Pilaiax
Government type:
Parliamentary Democracy
Capital:
Clamptown
Administrative divisions:
6 states and 1 territories*; Dutchtown, Capital territory*, Qu-Qu’ran, Alqutaz, Embasstate, Brinxton, New Moscow
Dependent areas:
Palixian Reform, Kevistis, Kevistis Island*
*Note official Teritorry of Palixia
Independence:
From Russia: 29 April 2005 (federation of Western Pacific colonies)
National holiday:
Palixia Day Day, 26 January (1788)
Constitution:
29 April 2005, effective 30 April 1901
Legal system:
based on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch:
chief of state: Prime Minister Joe Strummer (since 5 June2005),
head of government: Prime Minister John Winston HOWARD (since 11 March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister John ANDERSON (since 20 July 1999)
cabinet: Prime Minister nominates, from among members of Parliament, candidates who are subsequently sworn in by the Governor General to serve as government ministers
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is sworn in as prime minister by the governor general
note: government coalition - Liberal Party and National Party
Legislative branch:
bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats - 12 from each of the six states and two from each of the two mainland territories; one-half of state members are elected every three years by popular vote to serve six-year terms while all territory members are elected every three years) and the House of Representatives (150 seats; members elected by popular preferential voting to serve terms of up to three-years; no state can have fewer than five representatives)
elections: Senate - last held 9 October 2004 (next to be held no later than June 2008); House of Representatives - last held 9 October 2004 (next to be called no later than November 2007)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party (for session beginning on 1 July 2002) - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 35, Palixian Labor Party 28, Palixian Democrats 7, Green Party 2, One Nation Party 1, Palixian Progressive Alliance 1, independent 2; (for session beginning on 1 July 2005) - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 39, Dutch Labor Party 28, Democrats 4, Australian Greens 4, Family First Party 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 87, Australian Labor Party 60, independents 3
Judicial branch:
High Court (the chief justice and six other justices are appointed by the governor general)
Political parties and leaders:
Palixian Democrats [Lyn ALLISON]; Palixian Labor Party [Kim BEAZLEY]; Dutch Progressive Alliance [Meg LEES]; Australian Greens ; Liberal Party [John Winston HOWARD]; The Nationals [John ANDERSON]; One Nation Party [Joe STRUMMER]; Family First Party [Steve FIELDING]
International organization participation:
C.I.N., M.A.P. (former), G-10, UN, UNSP, UNAA, CSN
Diplomatic representation in the UN:
chief of mission: Ambassador Michael J. THAWLEY
chancery: 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 797-3000
FAX: [1] (202) 797-3168
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
Diplomatic representation from the UN:
chief of mission: Ambassador J. Thomas SCHIEFFER
embassy: Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Clamptown, Capital Teritorry Territory 2600
mailing address: APO AP 96549
telephone: [61] (02) 6214-5600
FAX: [61] (02) 6214-5970
consulate(s) general: Melbourne, Perth, Clamptown
Flag description:
A black Raven representing the sorrow the nation was laid up with two glasses of red wine celebrating their freedom
[B]Economy Palixia
Economy - overview:
Palixia has an enviable Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP on par with the four dominant West European economies. Rising output in the domestic economy, robust business and consumer confidence, and rising exports of raw materials and agricultural products are fueling the economy. Australia's emphasis on reforms, low inflation, and growing ties with China are other key factors behind the economy's strength. The impact of drought, weak foreign demand, and strong import demand pushed the trade deficit up from $8 billion in 2002, to $18 billion in 2003, and to $13 billion in 2004. One other concern is the rapid increase in domestic housing prices, which have raised the prospect that interest rates will need to be raised to prevent a speculative bubble.
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $611.7 billion (2004 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
3.5% (2004 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $30,700 (2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 3.4%
industry: 28.2%
services: 68.4% (2004 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
25.3% of GDP (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:
NA
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
35.2 (1994)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.3% (2004 est.)
Labor force:
10.35 million (2004 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 3.6%, industry 26.4%, services 70% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate:
5.1% (December 2004 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $222.7 billion
expenditures: $221.7 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)
Public debt:
17.4% of GDP (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:
wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry
Industries:
arms manufacting, automobile
Industrial production growth rate:
1.9% (2004 est.)
Electricity - production:
210.3 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - consumption:
195.6 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2002)
Oil - production:
537,500 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:
796,500 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - exports:
523,400 bbl/day (2001)
Oil - imports:
530,800 bbl/day (2001)
Oil - proved reserves:
3.664 billion bbl (1 January 2002)
Natural gas - production:
33.08 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
23.33 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
9.744 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
2.407 trillion cu m (1 January 2002)
Current account balance:
$-38.3 billion (2004 est.)
Exports:
$86.89 billion (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities:
coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
Exports - partners:
Japan 18.6%, China 9.2%, US 8.1%, South Korea 7.7%, New Zealand 7.4%, India 4.6%, UK 4.2% (2004)
Imports:
$98.1 billion (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products
Imports - partners:
NA
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$35.14 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$308.7 billion (3rd quarter, 2004 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $894 million (FY99/00)
Currency:
Kevo (PK)
Currency code:
PK
Exchange rates:
Kevo per USD; K1.36
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Communications Palixia
Telephones - main lines in use:
10.815 million (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
356.347 million (2003)
Telephone system:
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 573, FM 1,065, shortwave 1 (1998)
Television broadcast stations:
1045 (1997)
Internet country code:
.pa
Internet hosts:
2,847,763 (2003)
Internet users:
9.472 million (2002)
Transportation Palixia
Railways:
total: 43,802 km (5,290 km electrified)
broad gauge: 1,957 km 1.600-m gauge
standard gauge: 26,675 km 1.435-m gauge (2,828 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 14,957 km 1.067-m gauge (2,462 km electrified)
dual gauge: 213 km dual gauge (2003)
Highways:
total: 811,603 km
paved: 314,090 km (including 18,619 km of expressways)
unpaved: 497,513 km (1999 est.)
Waterways:
2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling river systems) (2004)
Pipelines:
condensate/gas 492 km; gas 28,680 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 4,773 km; oil/gas/water 110 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Brinxton, Port-of-Greath. Clamptown
Merchant marine:
NA
Airports:
448 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 305
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 131
914 to 1,523 m: 139
under 914 m: 13 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 143 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 112
under 914 m: 14 (2004 est.)
Military Palixia
Military branches:Palixian Defense Force (PDF):Palixian Army, Royal Palixian Navy, Royal Palixian Air Force, Special Operations Command , Red Guard
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
16 years of age for voluntary service (2001)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 16-49: 4,943,676 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 4,092,717 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 142,158 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:$16.65 billion (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:2.7% (2004)
Transnational Issues Palixia
Disputes - international:Antarctic claims
Illicit drugs:Palixia is one of the world's major suppliers of licit opiate products; government maintains strict controls over areas of opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate
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Background:
While ridden for war for years Palixia is finally peaceful and a well developed nation in the Antarctic Oasis
Geography Palixia
Location:
Antarctica, in the Marie Bryd Land
Geographic coordinates:
75 00 S, 0 00 E
Map references:
Antarctic Oasis
Area:
total: 7,686,850 sq km
land: 7,617,930 sq km
water: 68,920 sq km
note: doesn’t include Kevistis and Palixian Reform
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states
Land boundaries:
1,000 km
Coastline:
25,760 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate:
Frigid in Winter, semi-cold in Summer
Terrain:
Mostly Mountains covered in snow
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m
highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
Natural resources:
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum
Land use:
arable land: 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland)
permanent crops: 0.04%
other: 93.41% (2001)
Irrigated land:
24,000 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
Environment - current issues:
soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Geography - note:
One of coldest countries on Earth
People Palixia
Population:
536,090,437 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.8% (male 75,038,809/female 74,943,563)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 100,815,600/female 99,695,189)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male 50,145,274/female 49,452,002) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 36.56 years
male: 35.74 years
female: 37.4 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.87% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
12.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 90.39 years
male: 89.52 years
female: 91.4 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.76 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.75% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
14,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Palixian(s)
adjective: Palixian
Ethnic groups:
Dutch 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
Religions:
Holy Church of Floydc 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)
Languages:
English 79.1%, Dutch – 20.0% Other --.9%
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)
Government Australia
Country name:
conventional long form: The Democratic Empire of Palixia
conventional short form: Palixia
Local long form (Dutch) Het Democratische Imperium van Pilaiax
Local Short form (Dutch) Pilaiax
Government type:
Parliamentary Democracy
Capital:
Clamptown
Administrative divisions:
6 states and 1 territories*; Dutchtown, Capital territory*, Qu-Qu’ran, Alqutaz, Embasstate, Brinxton, New Moscow
Dependent areas:
Palixian Reform, Kevistis, Kevistis Island*
*Note official Teritorry of Palixia
Independence:
From Russia: 29 April 2005 (federation of Western Pacific colonies)
National holiday:
Palixia Day Day, 26 January (1788)
Constitution:
29 April 2005, effective 30 April 1901
Legal system:
based on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch:
chief of state: Prime Minister Joe Strummer (since 5 June2005),
head of government: Prime Minister John Winston HOWARD (since 11 March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister John ANDERSON (since 20 July 1999)
cabinet: Prime Minister nominates, from among members of Parliament, candidates who are subsequently sworn in by the Governor General to serve as government ministers
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is sworn in as prime minister by the governor general
note: government coalition - Liberal Party and National Party
Legislative branch:
bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats - 12 from each of the six states and two from each of the two mainland territories; one-half of state members are elected every three years by popular vote to serve six-year terms while all territory members are elected every three years) and the House of Representatives (150 seats; members elected by popular preferential voting to serve terms of up to three-years; no state can have fewer than five representatives)
elections: Senate - last held 9 October 2004 (next to be held no later than June 2008); House of Representatives - last held 9 October 2004 (next to be called no later than November 2007)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party (for session beginning on 1 July 2002) - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 35, Palixian Labor Party 28, Palixian Democrats 7, Green Party 2, One Nation Party 1, Palixian Progressive Alliance 1, independent 2; (for session beginning on 1 July 2005) - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 39, Dutch Labor Party 28, Democrats 4, Australian Greens 4, Family First Party 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 87, Australian Labor Party 60, independents 3
Judicial branch:
High Court (the chief justice and six other justices are appointed by the governor general)
Political parties and leaders:
Palixian Democrats [Lyn ALLISON]; Palixian Labor Party [Kim BEAZLEY]; Dutch Progressive Alliance [Meg LEES]; Australian Greens ; Liberal Party [John Winston HOWARD]; The Nationals [John ANDERSON]; One Nation Party [Joe STRUMMER]; Family First Party [Steve FIELDING]
International organization participation:
C.I.N., M.A.P. (former), G-10, UN, UNSP, UNAA, CSN
Diplomatic representation in the UN:
chief of mission: Ambassador Michael J. THAWLEY
chancery: 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 797-3000
FAX: [1] (202) 797-3168
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
Diplomatic representation from the UN:
chief of mission: Ambassador J. Thomas SCHIEFFER
embassy: Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Clamptown, Capital Teritorry Territory 2600
mailing address: APO AP 96549
telephone: [61] (02) 6214-5600
FAX: [61] (02) 6214-5970
consulate(s) general: Melbourne, Perth, Clamptown
Flag description:
A black Raven representing the sorrow the nation was laid up with two glasses of red wine celebrating their freedom
[B]Economy Palixia
Economy - overview:
Palixia has an enviable Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP on par with the four dominant West European economies. Rising output in the domestic economy, robust business and consumer confidence, and rising exports of raw materials and agricultural products are fueling the economy. Australia's emphasis on reforms, low inflation, and growing ties with China are other key factors behind the economy's strength. The impact of drought, weak foreign demand, and strong import demand pushed the trade deficit up from $8 billion in 2002, to $18 billion in 2003, and to $13 billion in 2004. One other concern is the rapid increase in domestic housing prices, which have raised the prospect that interest rates will need to be raised to prevent a speculative bubble.
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $611.7 billion (2004 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
3.5% (2004 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $30,700 (2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 3.4%
industry: 28.2%
services: 68.4% (2004 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
25.3% of GDP (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:
NA
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
35.2 (1994)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.3% (2004 est.)
Labor force:
10.35 million (2004 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 3.6%, industry 26.4%, services 70% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate:
5.1% (December 2004 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $222.7 billion
expenditures: $221.7 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)
Public debt:
17.4% of GDP (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:
wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry
Industries:
arms manufacting, automobile
Industrial production growth rate:
1.9% (2004 est.)
Electricity - production:
210.3 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - consumption:
195.6 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2002)
Oil - production:
537,500 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:
796,500 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - exports:
523,400 bbl/day (2001)
Oil - imports:
530,800 bbl/day (2001)
Oil - proved reserves:
3.664 billion bbl (1 January 2002)
Natural gas - production:
33.08 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
23.33 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
9.744 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
2.407 trillion cu m (1 January 2002)
Current account balance:
$-38.3 billion (2004 est.)
Exports:
$86.89 billion (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities:
coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
Exports - partners:
Japan 18.6%, China 9.2%, US 8.1%, South Korea 7.7%, New Zealand 7.4%, India 4.6%, UK 4.2% (2004)
Imports:
$98.1 billion (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products
Imports - partners:
NA
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$35.14 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$308.7 billion (3rd quarter, 2004 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $894 million (FY99/00)
Currency:
Kevo (PK)
Currency code:
PK
Exchange rates:
Kevo per USD; K1.36
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Communications Palixia
Telephones - main lines in use:
10.815 million (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
356.347 million (2003)
Telephone system:
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 573, FM 1,065, shortwave 1 (1998)
Television broadcast stations:
1045 (1997)
Internet country code:
.pa
Internet hosts:
2,847,763 (2003)
Internet users:
9.472 million (2002)
Transportation Palixia
Railways:
total: 43,802 km (5,290 km electrified)
broad gauge: 1,957 km 1.600-m gauge
standard gauge: 26,675 km 1.435-m gauge (2,828 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 14,957 km 1.067-m gauge (2,462 km electrified)
dual gauge: 213 km dual gauge (2003)
Highways:
total: 811,603 km
paved: 314,090 km (including 18,619 km of expressways)
unpaved: 497,513 km (1999 est.)
Waterways:
2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling river systems) (2004)
Pipelines:
condensate/gas 492 km; gas 28,680 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 4,773 km; oil/gas/water 110 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Brinxton, Port-of-Greath. Clamptown
Merchant marine:
NA
Airports:
448 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 305
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 131
914 to 1,523 m: 139
under 914 m: 13 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 143 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 112
under 914 m: 14 (2004 est.)
Military Palixia
Military branches:Palixian Defense Force (PDF):Palixian Army, Royal Palixian Navy, Royal Palixian Air Force, Special Operations Command , Red Guard
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
16 years of age for voluntary service (2001)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 16-49: 4,943,676 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 4,092,717 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 142,158 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:$16.65 billion (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:2.7% (2004)
Transnational Issues Palixia
Disputes - international:Antarctic claims
Illicit drugs:Palixia is one of the world's major suppliers of licit opiate products; government maintains strict controls over areas of opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate
Sorry It's alittle sloppy... It has everything in a real CIA factbook... more coming soon...