Flightopia
23-09-2005, 03:58
Flightopia’s Factboook:
NOTE: Facts as of September 22, 2005
Introduction:
Background: Flightopia was a Russian colony up until 1837, when on June 14 the people of colony drove the Russians out and declared their new nation, Flightopia. The constitution (Setting forth a government exactly like America’s) was ratified on January 1, 1874. The country was then internationally recognized as a nation 12 years later.
Geography:
Location: Pacific Ocean, 1,500 miles west of Oregon and about 1,500 miles north of Hawaii.
Geographic coordinates: 40 00° N, 151 00° W
Map References: (Coming Soon)
Area: 261,914 sq. Miles
Area Comparative: About the same size as Texas, and a bit smaller then New Zealand or Gabon.
Land Boundaries: None
Coastline: 3,800 Miles
Maritime Claims:
Territorial Sea: 27 nm
Contiguous Zone: 35 nm
Exclusive Economic Zone: 250 nm
Climate: Mostly temperate, mountain on the west coast along the Stone Mountain Range, desert for about 120 miles east of the range, and then a bit on the border of tropical on parts of the east coast.
Terrain: Very high mountains in the west, vast central plain east of the Kimbu Desert.
Elevation Extremes: Mount Athens: 36,000 feet above sea level.
Kimbu Valley: -243 feet below sea level.
Natural Resources: Coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, plutonium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, and timber.
Land Use:
Arable Land: 30%
Permanent Crops: 5%
Other: 65%
Irrigated Land: 91,669.9 sq. Miles
Environment - International Agreements: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, and Whaling.
People:
Population: 582,000,000
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 20%
15-64 years: 67%
67% 65 years and over: 13%
Life Expectancy at Birth:
Total population: 106.28 years
Male: 104.58 years
Female: 109.02 years.
Total Fertility Rate: 2.36 children born/women
HIV/AIDS – Adult Prevalence Rate: 0.00006779%
HIV/AIDS – People Living With HIV/AIDS: 39,401
HIV/AIDS – Deaths: 17,873
Nationality:
Noun: Flightopian(s)
Adjective: Flightopian
Ethnic Groups: White 70%, Black 5%, Asian 20%, Pacific Islander 2.5%, Eastern European 2.5%.
Religions: Roman Catholic 45%, Mormon 20%, Protestant 20%, 10% Other, 10% None, 5% Jewish.
Languages: English 85%, Russian 5%, and Asian and Pacific Island: 10%
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 90.34%
Male: 89.78%
Female: 92.91%
Government:
Country Name:
Conventional Long Form: Aerospace Based Republic of Flightopia
Conventional Short Form: Flightopia
Abbreviation: FT or ASBoFT
Government Type: Constitution-based federal republic (American Democracy).
Capital: Flight City, Judas
Administrative Divisions: 9 States: Augusta, Dyson, Gralmod, Judas, Kimbu, Oaktier, Regulus, Westwould, and York.
Independence: June 14,1837 (From Russia)
National Holiday: Independence Day, June 14, 1837
Constitution: November 13, 1874, effective January 1, 1874.
Legal System: Federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations.
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch: Chief of State: President Hunter ALLDREDGE (since June 4, 2005); Note - The president is both the chief of state and head of government
Head of Government: President Hunter ALLDREDGE (since June 4, 2005); 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 six-year terms; election last held June 4, 2005 (next to be held June, 2011)
Election results: Hunter ALLDREDGE elected president; percent of popular vote – Hunter ALLDREDGE (Independent) 80.5%, John KENNER (Kimbu Party) 19.5%, other 1.0%
Legislative Branch:
Bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 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 June 4, 2005 (Next to be held June 2007); House of Representatives - Last held June 4, 2005 (Next to be held June 2007)
Election Results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Independent 80, Kimbu Party 10, Judas Party 4, Westwould Party 6; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party – Independent 300, Kimbu Party 45, Judas Party 20, Westwould Party 35.
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court (Its eleven justices are appointed for life on condition of good behavior by the president with confirmation by the Senate); Flightopia Courts of Appeal; Flightopia District Courts; State and County Courts.
Political Parties and Leaders: Kimbu Party [Howard STEAN]; Judas Party [Richard CROFT]; Westwould Party [Rachel DARNELL].
International Organization Participation: AfDB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, Australia Group, BIS, CE, CERN, CP, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, and ZC.
Flag description: The foreground has a white hawk in front of two crossed swords. The background is gray with a large blue stripe running down the center.
Economy:
GDP -Purchasing Power Parity: 22.782 Trillion
GDP – Per Capita: 39,145.28
Labor Force: 557.564 million (includes unemployed)
Unemployment Rate: 2.79%
Budget: 10.654 Trillion
Expenditures: 10.228 Trillion
Agriculture – Products: Wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products, and lots of fish.
Industries: Petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining, and FTL (Faster Then Light) space travel.
Exports: 2.692 Trillion F.O.B
Imports: 2.714 Trillion F.O.B
Currency: FT Dollar (FTD)
Currency Code: FTD
Exchange Rate: 1 FT Dollar = 1.8415 USD
Fiscal Year: October 1st to September 30th.
Communications:
Telephones - Main Lines In Use: 525.093 Million
Telephone – Mobile Cellular: 509.784 Million
Telephone System: General Assessment: A large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system.
Domestic: A large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country.
International: country code - 54; 24 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations – 15.
Radio Broadcast Stations: AM 25, FM 21, Shortwave 5.
Television Broadcast Stations: 500, about 130 affiliated with the 3 major networks, FTBN, FBS, and RBN.
Internet Country Code: .ft
Internet Hosts: 490,353, 980
Internet Users: 532.452 Million
Transportation:
Railways:
Total: 12,547 miles
Standard Gauge: 12,547 miles
Highways:
Total: 28,879 miles
Paved: 23,914 miles
Unpaved: 4,956 miles
Waterways: 7,276 miles.
Pipelines:
Petroleum Products: 1,536 Miles
Natural Gas: 1,398 Miles
Ports and Harbors: Flight City, Anshun, Kime, Kingsford, Hoshe, and Darlake City.
Airports: 530
Airports – Paved Runways;
Total: 35
Over 3,174m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 10
Under 914 m: 10
Airports – Unpaved Runways:
Total: 500
Over 3,047 m: 0
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 160
914 to 1,523 m: 99
Under 914 m: 240
Heliports: 35
Military:
Military Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and the Flightopia Space Corps.
Military Manpower - Military Age and Obligation: 18 years of age.
Military Manpower - Availability: Males age 18-49: 358,097,536
Military Manpower – Fit for Military Service: Males age 18-49: 369,453,012
Military Manpower – Reaching Military Age Annually: Males: 21,678,056
Military Expenditures – Dollar Figure: 3.447 Trillion
Military Expenditures – Percent of GDP: 34%
(All Figures as of September 22, 2005)
NOTE: Facts as of September 22, 2005
Introduction:
Background: Flightopia was a Russian colony up until 1837, when on June 14 the people of colony drove the Russians out and declared their new nation, Flightopia. The constitution (Setting forth a government exactly like America’s) was ratified on January 1, 1874. The country was then internationally recognized as a nation 12 years later.
Geography:
Location: Pacific Ocean, 1,500 miles west of Oregon and about 1,500 miles north of Hawaii.
Geographic coordinates: 40 00° N, 151 00° W
Map References: (Coming Soon)
Area: 261,914 sq. Miles
Area Comparative: About the same size as Texas, and a bit smaller then New Zealand or Gabon.
Land Boundaries: None
Coastline: 3,800 Miles
Maritime Claims:
Territorial Sea: 27 nm
Contiguous Zone: 35 nm
Exclusive Economic Zone: 250 nm
Climate: Mostly temperate, mountain on the west coast along the Stone Mountain Range, desert for about 120 miles east of the range, and then a bit on the border of tropical on parts of the east coast.
Terrain: Very high mountains in the west, vast central plain east of the Kimbu Desert.
Elevation Extremes: Mount Athens: 36,000 feet above sea level.
Kimbu Valley: -243 feet below sea level.
Natural Resources: Coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, plutonium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, and timber.
Land Use:
Arable Land: 30%
Permanent Crops: 5%
Other: 65%
Irrigated Land: 91,669.9 sq. Miles
Environment - International Agreements: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, and Whaling.
People:
Population: 582,000,000
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 20%
15-64 years: 67%
67% 65 years and over: 13%
Life Expectancy at Birth:
Total population: 106.28 years
Male: 104.58 years
Female: 109.02 years.
Total Fertility Rate: 2.36 children born/women
HIV/AIDS – Adult Prevalence Rate: 0.00006779%
HIV/AIDS – People Living With HIV/AIDS: 39,401
HIV/AIDS – Deaths: 17,873
Nationality:
Noun: Flightopian(s)
Adjective: Flightopian
Ethnic Groups: White 70%, Black 5%, Asian 20%, Pacific Islander 2.5%, Eastern European 2.5%.
Religions: Roman Catholic 45%, Mormon 20%, Protestant 20%, 10% Other, 10% None, 5% Jewish.
Languages: English 85%, Russian 5%, and Asian and Pacific Island: 10%
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 90.34%
Male: 89.78%
Female: 92.91%
Government:
Country Name:
Conventional Long Form: Aerospace Based Republic of Flightopia
Conventional Short Form: Flightopia
Abbreviation: FT or ASBoFT
Government Type: Constitution-based federal republic (American Democracy).
Capital: Flight City, Judas
Administrative Divisions: 9 States: Augusta, Dyson, Gralmod, Judas, Kimbu, Oaktier, Regulus, Westwould, and York.
Independence: June 14,1837 (From Russia)
National Holiday: Independence Day, June 14, 1837
Constitution: November 13, 1874, effective January 1, 1874.
Legal System: Federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations.
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch: Chief of State: President Hunter ALLDREDGE (since June 4, 2005); Note - The president is both the chief of state and head of government
Head of Government: President Hunter ALLDREDGE (since June 4, 2005); 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 six-year terms; election last held June 4, 2005 (next to be held June, 2011)
Election results: Hunter ALLDREDGE elected president; percent of popular vote – Hunter ALLDREDGE (Independent) 80.5%, John KENNER (Kimbu Party) 19.5%, other 1.0%
Legislative Branch:
Bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 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 June 4, 2005 (Next to be held June 2007); House of Representatives - Last held June 4, 2005 (Next to be held June 2007)
Election Results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Independent 80, Kimbu Party 10, Judas Party 4, Westwould Party 6; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party – Independent 300, Kimbu Party 45, Judas Party 20, Westwould Party 35.
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court (Its eleven justices are appointed for life on condition of good behavior by the president with confirmation by the Senate); Flightopia Courts of Appeal; Flightopia District Courts; State and County Courts.
Political Parties and Leaders: Kimbu Party [Howard STEAN]; Judas Party [Richard CROFT]; Westwould Party [Rachel DARNELL].
International Organization Participation: AfDB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, Australia Group, BIS, CE, CERN, CP, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, and ZC.
Flag description: The foreground has a white hawk in front of two crossed swords. The background is gray with a large blue stripe running down the center.
Economy:
GDP -Purchasing Power Parity: 22.782 Trillion
GDP – Per Capita: 39,145.28
Labor Force: 557.564 million (includes unemployed)
Unemployment Rate: 2.79%
Budget: 10.654 Trillion
Expenditures: 10.228 Trillion
Agriculture – Products: Wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products, and lots of fish.
Industries: Petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining, and FTL (Faster Then Light) space travel.
Exports: 2.692 Trillion F.O.B
Imports: 2.714 Trillion F.O.B
Currency: FT Dollar (FTD)
Currency Code: FTD
Exchange Rate: 1 FT Dollar = 1.8415 USD
Fiscal Year: October 1st to September 30th.
Communications:
Telephones - Main Lines In Use: 525.093 Million
Telephone – Mobile Cellular: 509.784 Million
Telephone System: General Assessment: A large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system.
Domestic: A large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country.
International: country code - 54; 24 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations – 15.
Radio Broadcast Stations: AM 25, FM 21, Shortwave 5.
Television Broadcast Stations: 500, about 130 affiliated with the 3 major networks, FTBN, FBS, and RBN.
Internet Country Code: .ft
Internet Hosts: 490,353, 980
Internet Users: 532.452 Million
Transportation:
Railways:
Total: 12,547 miles
Standard Gauge: 12,547 miles
Highways:
Total: 28,879 miles
Paved: 23,914 miles
Unpaved: 4,956 miles
Waterways: 7,276 miles.
Pipelines:
Petroleum Products: 1,536 Miles
Natural Gas: 1,398 Miles
Ports and Harbors: Flight City, Anshun, Kime, Kingsford, Hoshe, and Darlake City.
Airports: 530
Airports – Paved Runways;
Total: 35
Over 3,174m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 10
Under 914 m: 10
Airports – Unpaved Runways:
Total: 500
Over 3,047 m: 0
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 160
914 to 1,523 m: 99
Under 914 m: 240
Heliports: 35
Military:
Military Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and the Flightopia Space Corps.
Military Manpower - Military Age and Obligation: 18 years of age.
Military Manpower - Availability: Males age 18-49: 358,097,536
Military Manpower – Fit for Military Service: Males age 18-49: 369,453,012
Military Manpower – Reaching Military Age Annually: Males: 21,678,056
Military Expenditures – Dollar Figure: 3.447 Trillion
Military Expenditures – Percent of GDP: 34%
(All Figures as of September 22, 2005)