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The Kzuu Maian World Factbook

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The red sun and gold star of Kzuu Mai

Introduction

The land that would become Kzuu Mai has been settled for tens of thousands of years; for four thousand years before the bloody Revolution and Kzuu Mai’s inception, it was named the Nir Kra’an Empire and ruled by God-Emperors, who fought each other constantly for the throne and left the peasantry to starve.

The Imperial system was eventually ended by the Revolution, led by Lii Dan Kzuu. Kzuu shot the last God-Emperor and seized control of the nation himself, declaring himself Supreme Chief Executive, and keeping the population in a perpetual state of terror with his secret police forces and grisly public executions.

Kzuu was killed during the December War by Kalaya Sun, who, after the war, became the nation’s first democratically elected president.

Geography

Map (http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/1076/kzuumaimap28nv.jpg)

Key:

Black dots: State capitals
Khaki dots: Major airbases (the named ones are the largest)
Blue dots: Major naval bases
Green dots: Major army bases

Area:
Total: 9,035,291 sq. km.
Land: 8,863,320 sq. km.
Water: 171,971 sq. km.

Comparative Area:
Slightly larger than Brazil but slightly smaller than the US

Border countries:
Free Eagles (OOC: I have borders with three other nations, but no NS nations are there yet)

Coastline:
16,938 km

Climate:
Mainly semiarid, tropical in south and arid in north

Terrain:
Mainly Savannah, tropical rainforest in south east, hot desert in north west, volcanic mountains in north east

Elevation Extremes:
Lowest point: Sea level
Highest point: Mt. Karlikae, 7,021 m

Natural Resources:
Silver, diamonds, nickel, uranium, zinc, salt, iron, copper, hydropower, natural gas, timber, sandstone, mercury, tungsten

Land use:
Arable land: 9.87%
Permanent crops:1.06%
Other: 89.07%

Irrigated land:
79,520 sq. km

Natural hazards:
Volcanoes in north east; droughts in north west; typhoons, monsoons and occasional flooding in south

Environment – Current Issues:
Air pollution in major cities; deforestation for uranium mining and timber industries endangering many species of animal and plant; desertification; water contamination by fertilisers and pesticides

People

Population:
3.2 billion (2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.05%
15-64 years: 69.84%
Over 64 years: 11.11%

Median Age:
Male: 34.7 years
Female: 37.1 years
Overall: 35.9 years

Population Growth Rate:
0.23%

Net Migration Rate:
9.1 migrants/1,000 population

Life Expectancy at Birth:
Male: 87 years
Female: 89.2 years
Overall: 88.1 years

Infant mortality rate:
2.39 deaths/1000 live births

Nationality:
Noun: Kzuu Maian(s), Maian(s) (informal)
Adjective: Kzuu Maian, Maian (informal)

Ethnic groups:
Mixed 53%, native Kzuu Maian 19%, East Asian 13%, African 6%, South Asian 4%, Akranese 3%, European 1%, Free Eaglian 0.5%, other 0.5%

Languages:
Kzuu Maian (official), Russian (official), Arabic (official), English, Akranese, local dialects

Religions:
Agnostic 71%, Atheist 12%, Shintoist 9%, Buddhist 6%, other 2%

Literacy:
Definition: Age 15 has completed seven or more years of schooling
Literacy rate: 100%

Government

Country Name:
Long form: Free Socialist States of Kzuu Mai
Short form: Kzuu Mai

Government Type:
Democratic Socialist Republic

Capital:
Mai Jun City (population 16 million)

Administrative Divisions:
Fourteen states: Giyushi, Junaii, Yan, Yttri, Tzuun, North Kinn, South Kinn, Qaelta, Saele, Litoria, Ikran, Jayata, Kituan and Jaeni. One semi-autonomous province: the Jayatan Republic.

Major Cities
Gayoshi (population 12 million), Kinn City (10 million), Akasaki (9.5 million), Kian (7 million), Kzuugrad (6.5 million), Jini (6 million), Alaya (6 million)

Independence:
Revolution, 6th October 1971; Liberation, 25th December 2001

National Holidays:
Revolution Night (celebrated in the early hours of 6th October); Liberation Day, 25th December

Constitution:
18th November, 1784 (after second Civil War); 15th November, 1971 (after Revolution); 22nd January, 2002 (after Liberation)

Legal system:
Each state has its own unique system, all based on common law

Suffrage:
16 years of age; universal

Executive Branch:
Head of State: President Laylae Hachi
Chief of Government: Prime Minister Ralyala Aeran
Elections: President and Vice-President elected every three years; last election 25th December 2004 (next to be held 25th December 2007). Prime Minister elected by House of Commons shortly after each presidential election
Election Results: Laylae Hachi (Socialist Party) 59.7%, Iyalai Trae (Democratic Party) 38.8%, other 1.5%

Cabinet:
Appointed by President; approved by Prime Minister and Senate.

Vice-President: Ykral Gayanovic
Deputy Prime Minister: Lars Huuyil
Finance Secretary: Jiallrae Tayaara
Defence Secretary: Rian Rayin
Education Secretary: Siila Yalrakae
Health Secretary: Zuya Falia
Transport Secretary: Adam Taylor
Home Secretary: Scarkan Jakhin
Foreign Secretary: Jean-Paul Chrasten
Environment Secretary: Raile Ngeche
Social Welfare Secretary: Rasli Grii
Commerce and Industry Secretary: Saqiile Ylaaran
Culture Secretary: Mahmud Kahn
Constitutional Secretary: Likra Dasin

Judicial Branch:
Supreme Court of Justice (ten justices elected directly by people every ten years); National High Courts; State Appeal Courts; District Courts.

Legislative Branch:
Bicameral Parliament composed of the Senate (29 seats; two senators from each Kzuu Maian state and one from Kzuu Mai’s nomad population) and the Commons. (622 seats; one Commoner for each of the constituencies in Kzuu Mai, elected during the Presidential Elections).
Elections: Senate: Last election 18th January 2005, next 18th January 2008. Commons: Last election 25th December 2004, next 25th December 2007.
Election Results: Commons: Socialist Party, 361 seats; Democratic Party, 242 seats; Communist Party, five seats; Libertarian Party, three seats; Conservative Party, three seats; The Free Tzuun Party, two seats; Happy Smile Party, one seat; Anti-Nazi Party, one seat; Kzuuist Party, one seat; Illegalise Marijuana Party, one seat; Kzuu Maian Jedi Party, one seat, Kzuu Maian Independence Party, one seat

Major Political Parties and Leaders:
Socialist Party (Laylae Hachi), Democratic Party (Iyalai Trae), Kzuu Maian Independence Party (Yaliira Daale), Communist Party (Maria Carlos), Libertarian Party (Ilyan Talgarov), Conservative Party (Hitayla Triiaa)

UN Status:
Delegate

UN Category:
Civil Rights Lovefest

Economy

Economy – Overview:
Kzuu Mai has a very strong economy, despite the fact that in many areas it is heavily regulated, and many of the more significant national services – healthcare, education, public transport, prisons, et cetera – are controlled by the government. This means that Kzuu Mai has comparatively few private companies, but those that do exist are exceedingly rich and technologically advanced, through exploitation of Kzuu Mai’s abundant natural resources, large scale and efficient agriculture, and manufacturing. Although Kzuu Mai has always been an industrial nation, the services sector still accounts for the majority of the GDP, with both industry and agriculture in slow, but steady, decline.

Gross Domestic Product:
$118.5 trillion USD (2005 est.)

GDP per Capita:
$37,000 USD (2005 est.)

GDP – Composition per Sector:
Services: 77.38%
Industry: 21.49%
Agriculture: 1.13%

Labour Force:
2.241 billion

Population below Poverty Line:
0.22%

Unemployment Rate:
3.09%

Income Tax Rate:
100%

Household Income or Composition by Percentage Share:
Highest 10%: 12.36%
Lowest 10%: 8.29%

Budget Revenues:
$120.8 trillion USD (2005 est.)

Expenditures:
$118.5 trillion USD (2005 est.)

Major Industries:
Uranium mining, diamond mining, timber, tourism, electronics and communications manufacture, steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, arms manufacture, information technology, agriculture

Agriculture – Products:
Maize, chickpeas, kidney beans, marijuana, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products; fish

Imports:
$13.7 trillion USD (2005 est.)

Exports:
$13.2 trillion USD (2005 est.)

Currency:
Free Shilling

Currency Code:
KMS

Exchange Rate:
1 Free Shilling = $1.8 USD (2005 est.)

Fiscal Year:
1st November – 31st October

Economic Statistics based on NSEconomy (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=kzuu+mai)

Communications

Telephones – main lines in use:
1.786 billion

Telephones – mobile cellular:
1.193 billion

Country Code:
21

Telephone System:
General assessment:Large, technologically advanced communications network funded by the Government

Radio Broadcast Stations:
FM: 13,983
AM: 5,798

Major Radio Broadcasters:
Kzuu Maian Broadcasting Company (KMBC), Independent Radio (IRD), National Radio Network (NRN), the Happy Smile Kids’ Radio Network (HSK)

Radios:
1.620 billion

Television Broadcasters:
1,900 (2005 est.)

Televisions:
2.021 billion

Internet TLD:
.kzm

Internet Hosts:
1.211 billion

Internet Users:
1.487 billion

Transportation

Railways:
1,261,931 km

Highways:
9,928, 371 km

Waterways:
100,046 km

Ports and Harbours:
Gayoshi, Jini, Ykhiila Bay, Saerale, Yinai, Trell, Ralkha Bay, Port Kra, Hiiran, Klayzan, Port Haila, Bytaran Bay, Iyaxan Bay, New Shanghai, Port Kzuuya, New Santiago

Airports:
19,201

Heliports:
143

Military

Military Branches:
Kzuu Maian Army, Kzuu Maian Air Force, Kzuu Maian Naval Force (including Naval Air and Marines), Special Armed Forces, Special Operations

Military manpower – military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary service

Military manpower – availability:
Males age 18 – 49: 768,198,219

Military manpower – current size:
Total: 29,312,980 (2005 est.)

Military manpower – percentage of population:
0.916%

Military Expenditures – dollar figure:
$13.03 trillion USD (2005 est.)

Military Expenditures – percentage of GDP:
11%

Allies:
None

Transnational Issues

Illicit Drugs:
All recreational drugs legal; some illegal smuggling of marijuana and opium poppies out of the country

Rulers of Kzuu Mai

BKz = Before Kzuu. AKz = After Kzuu. Year 0 AKz = 1971 CE.

God-Emperor Dynasties:
Nir Dynasty, 2055 – 1726 BCE (4026 – 3697 BKz)
Ko Dynasty, 1726 – 1308 BCE (3697 – 3279 BKz)
Ide Dynasty, 1308 – 645 BCE (3279 – 2616 BKz)
Gii Dynasty, 645 – 143 BCE (2616 – 2114 BKz)
Yti Dynasty, 143 BCE – 182 CE (2114 – 1789 BKz)
Juin Dynasty, 182 – 621 CE (1789 BKz – 1350 BKz)
Taare Dynasty, 621 – 915 CE (1350 – 1056 BKz)
Civil War/Anarchy, 915 – 1374 CE (1056 – 597 BKz)
Maya Dynasty, 1374 – 1971 CE (597 BKz – 0)

Supreme Chief Executives of Kzuu Mai:
Lii Dan Kzuu, 1971 – 2001 (0 – 30 AKz)
Kalaya Sun (interim), 2001 – 2002 (30 – 31 AKz)

Presidents of Kzuu Mai:
Kalaya Sun, 2002 (31 AKz) (Democratic Party)
Katio Junori*, 2002 – 2004 (31 – 33 AKz) (Democratic Party)
Laylae Hachi, 2004 – (33 AKz – ) (Socialist Party)

*Originally an interim President, Junori was elected in 2002 but resigned after only two years

Timeline

For a more detailed history of Kzuu Mai, see the history section of my NSWiki article. (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Kzuu_Mai#History)

About 12,000 BCE: Hunter-gatherers first settle in the land which would become Kzuu Mai

2055 BCE / 4026 BKz: Unification of hunter-gatherer tribes under one ruler, Emperor Nir I. Empire of Nir Kra created. First history recorded.

2042 BCE / 4013 BKz: First known instance of farming in Nir Kra.

1726 BCE / 3697 BKz: Emperor Nir VII beheaded by an unknown attacker. Emperor Ko I takes over; beginning of Ko Dynasty.

1713 BCE / 3684 BKz: Ko I declares himself God-Emperor and forces the peasantry to worship him; Ko I poisoned a few months later.

1705 BCE / 3676 BKz: Sudden expansion of the empire under Ko III begins.

1689 BCE / 3660 BKz: Expansion ends when Ko III is killed in battle. During the expansion, the Nir Kra’an Empire doubled in size.

1531 BCE / 3502 BKz: Mausoleum of Ko VIII, the largest religious structure in Kzuu Mai, begins construction just as Ko VIII becomes God-Emperor.

1547 BCE / 3518 BKz: Ko VIII dies, 156 years before his Mausoleum is completed.

1308 BCE / 3279 BKz: Battle of Sunayala; Ko XVII and all his heirs killed. Ide Dynasty begins.

645 BCE / 3279 BKz: The Ide Dynasty, famous for its complete lack of events, ends when Ide XV is tied into a sack with several rocks and tossed into the River Jun. Gii Dynasty begins.

420 BCE / 2391 BKz: God-Emperor Gii V adds himself to the Nir Kra’an pantheon of major Gods on his deathbed. From him onwards, all God-Emperors become Gods on their deaths.

143 BCE / 2114 BKz: Gii XI kills his family then commits suicide. Yti Dynasty begins to a bad start; Yti I is killed by his heir four days after becoming God-Emperor.

2 CE / 1969 BKz: Yti IX declares war on the Khian people, who have lived peacefully in Nir Kra for thousands of years.

24 CE / 1947 BKz: Last of the Khian believed to be wiped out, shortly after one of their assassins sticks a sabre through Yti IX’s back. 8 million were killed in the genocide.

182 CE / 1789 BKz: Entire Yti family killed when they are attacked while travelling to their winter home. Conspiracy theorists say the killers were the last remaining Khian, but they are more likely to be mercenaries for the Juin family, who take over the throne.

315 CE / 1656 BKz: A huge earthquake devastates the capital, leading to a short period of anarchy throughout the nation.

317 CE / 1654 BKz: As the anarchy ends, a drought and famine wipe out more than half of the population in northern Nir Kra.

621 CE / 1350 BKz: After a long, unremarkable reign, Juin X becomes the first Kzuu Maian Emperor to die of old age. Taare Dynasty begins.

778 CE / 1193 BKz: A peasant rebellion which led to the destruction of two cities is viciously put down by the God-Emperor’s army;12,000 people are killed.

915 CE / 1056 BKz: Taare VI kills himself, leaving several different lords in line for the throne. Kzuu Mai’s first and bloodiest civil war begins.

1370 CE / 601 BKz: Lord Techii VI dismembered in his fortress by an assassin in the pay of Lord Maya III.

1374 CE / 597 BKz: Civil war ends when the last of Lord Techii VII’s armies are crushed and Techii VII himself is executed. Lord Maya III becomes God-Emperor Maya I.

1779 CE / 192 BKz: A republican movement in Kinn City leads to Nir Kra’s second civil war, fought between the monarchist aristocracy and the republican peasantry.

1784 CE / 187 BKz: Monarchists driven out of the nation; founding of the Republic of Nir Kra.

1785 CE / 186 BKz: Monarchists strike back, destroying the Republic after only nine months of existence, and reinstating Maya XII as God-Emperor. Part of Jayata secedes from the empire and calls itself the Jayatan Republic.

1794 CE / 177 BKz: Jayatan Republic rejoins the empire, although it keeps its new name and gains semi-autonomy.

1967 CE / 5 BKz: Karl Yokavic comes to Nir Kra from Akran and founds the People’s Front for the Liberation of Nir Kra (PFLNK).

1968 CE / 4 BKz: Lii Dan Kzuu joins the PFLNK; he is elected leader eight months later.

1971 CE / 0: Lii Dan Kzuu, Karl Yokavic and a thousand others storm the Imperial Palace. Kzuu shoots God-Emperor Maya XVI, and, a few days later, seizes power of the nation, renames it Kzuu Mai and declares himself Supreme Chief Executive.

2001 CE / 30 AKz: December War, when a coalition of nations attack Kzuu Mai in an attempt to liberate it from Kzuu. Kzuu Mai suffers many military defeats, and eventually, Kalaya Sun, Kzuu’s old friend and comrade, shoots Kzuu and makes peace with the coalition.

2002 CE / 31 AKz: The Kzuu Maian Constitution is created and Kalaya Sun is elected President, but he is shot during the Aradnar War by an Oppressed Peoples of Aradnar terrorist. Katio Junori takes over as interim President, and is later elected.

2004 CE / 33 AKz: Laylae Hachi is elected President when Katio Junori steps down.



Many thanks to Pacitalia's Guide to making a Great Factbook (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8864533&postcount=5) for helping with the creation of this factbook.

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