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The Fedral Union
07-09-2005, 22:19
Land area: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
Total: 9,631,418 sq km
Land: 9,161,923 sq km
Water: 469,495 sq km
Sub divisions includes 50 states and The District of the Union
Coordinates: 38 00 N, 97 00 W
Land Boundaries: total: 12,034 km
Coast: 19,924 km
Maritime claims:
Territorial sea: 19 Nautical miles
Contagious zone: 30 Nautical miles
Exclusive Economic zone: 350 Nautical miles
Climate: Mostly temperate in the north, rather dry and cool in the mid west , mostly tropical in the south east, desert in the south west
Terrain:
Vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in New Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in New Hawaii
Lowest point: Black Valley -106 m
Highest point: Mount Union 10,194 m
Natural resources:
Large amounts of coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber, Silicone.
Land use:
Arable land: 40.13%
Permanent crops: 35.22%
Other: 90.65%
Irrigated land:
800,000 SQ KM
Natural hazards: Tsunamis, Tornadoes Hurricanes earthquakes, wild fires, blizzards, and flooding
Age structure
0-14 years: 45%
15-64 years: 45%
65 years and over: 10%
Population Growth: 5 million per year
Birth to death ratio:
50:20
Ethnic Groups (alphabetically listed): African, Asian, Latino, White Indo European, Indo pacific (out lying islands)
Government:
Constitution-based federal republic
Full nation name: The United States of The Fedral Union
Capital: Union City, New Delaware
Population: 40,000,000 in the metro area, 20,000,000 In the city it self
National Population: 3.973 Billion
Independence: 1810
Constitution: affective April 1812
Legal: federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one (new Louisiana's) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Suffrage: 16.5 years universal


chief of state: President Robert X. Bastidas (since 20 January 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each state; president and vice president serve four-year terms; election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008)

Legislative Branch
bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (1800 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
Elections: Senate - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006); House of Representatives - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2006)
Election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 55, Democratic Party 44, independent 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party – Liberal Federalist Party 431, Democratic Party 200, Republican party 100 ,Socialist democrat party150 Unionist party 300.
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (its 14 justices are appointed for a term of 8 years, with senate and presidential confirmation ); United States Courts of Appeal; United States District Courts; State and County Courts.

International organization participation: none as of yet
Economic:
Economic Rating: Frightening
Civil Rights Rating: Excellent
Political Freedoms: Excellent
Budget: (Changed for IC)
Administration: F$3,383,278,496,325.37
Social Welfare: F$24,810,708,973,052.70
Healthcare: F$10,149,835,488,976.11
Education: F$25,938,468,471,827.82
Religion & Spirituality: F$0.00
Defense: F$10,149,835,488,976.11
Law & Order: F $2,500,000,000
Commerce: F$27,066,227,970,602.95
Public Transport: F$1,127,759,498,775.12
The Environment: F$7,894,316,491,425.86
Social Equality: F$3,383,278,496,325.37
Exchange Rate: F$1 = $1.8395
Gross Domestic Product: F$155,180,772,127,512.31
GDP Per Capita: F$39,058.84
Unemployment Rate: 3.26%
Consumption: F$42,404,822,250,000.02
Government Budget: F$115,077,499,875,012.52
Government Expenditures: F$112,775,949,877,512.28
Government Waste: F$2,301,549,997,500.25
Imports: F$18,128,594,874,709.38
purchasing power parity - F$800.750 trillion (2005 est.)
Labor force:
3.970 Billion (excludes active military and includes unemployed)

Exports: Finished goods, high technology, Oil, natural gas, Uranium, Nylon, Microchips, Information technology, Linoleum, Aluminum alloy, Photo Voltaic cells, Refined Silicone, Glass, Plastics, Granite

Imports: Silicone, Textiles (Raw goods), Food stuffs like tropical fruit, Coffee, Tin, lye, Lime stone,tea

Ports:
New York ,Union city, New san Diego, new anchorage, new Orleans, New Jacksonville, new Baltimore, new Newark, new Philadelphia, Lexington , New Hartford
Pipe Lines:
petroleum products 844,620 km; natural gas 948,665 km ,Hydrogen: 900,000 Km (2005 EST)
Rail ways:
Total: 14,213,000 km (Including mag tube)
High ways:
Total: 12,213,000 km
Paved: 10,000,000 km (including 74,406 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 213,000 km
Air ports: 2,000,000 (includes small air strips and major air ports)

Military branches:
Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy)
Man power (estimates include logistics):
3,500,000 Active military personnel
2,500,000 Reservist
1,000,000 State guard personnel