Novikov
10-10-2005, 21:58
Geography
Location:
North-central Pacific Ocean
Area – Comparitive:
5/6ths the size of Australia
Borders:
No actual borders. However, due to the nature of Novikov’s position within the Azazian United Kingdom, an assumed boundary exists with that nation. Furthermore, the newly formed Disputed Territories of Lesser Novikov is completely surrounded by Novikov’s national waters, giving it an assumed border with the Novikovian State.
Maritime Claims:
Territorial Waters – 8-30nm (8nm around all areas but the inner portions of Gabriko Islans, which maintain a 30nm boundary, giving Novikov almost exclusive control of the waters separating it’s three main islands.)
Exclusive Economic Zone – 220nm
Continental Shelf – 200m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate:
According to the Koeppen Climate Classification System, Novikov is largely classified as Dw, with as cool wet summers and cool to cold dry winters.
Terrain:
In the south, Novikov is almost entirely flat coastal plains, with some small mountains along the coastline, as well as occasional floodplains. Farther north on the Island of Novikov, the area becomes very mountainous, with great undeveloped strips of evergreen forest.
Elevation Extremes:
Zvolen Floodplain: -3m, Mount Mojmir: 6,011m
Natural Resources:
Natural Gas, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Precious Stones, Uranium, Timbers, Fish, Rye, Barley, Wheat, Pork, and Other Foodstuffs
Land Use:
Arable Land –67%
Permanent Crops –12%
Other – 88%
Natural Hazards:
Draught, Tornadoes, Minor Earthquakes
Environmental Issues:
Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Deforestation
Environmental Agreements:
Hazardous Wastes, Biodiversity, Maritime Life Conservation (Not Ratified), Whaling (Not Ratified)
People
Population:
1,355,836,400 (RL Oct. 10, 2005)
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 22%
15-64 years: 69%
65 years and over: 9%
Median Age:
Total: 35
Men: 33
Women: 37
Population Growth Rate:
1.6%
Birth Rate:
26 births/1000 population
Death Rate:
14 deaths/1000 population
Net Migration Rate:
4 immigrants/1000 population
Life Expectancy at Birth:
71.9 years
Total Fertility Rate:
1.7 children born/woman
Nationality:
Noun: Novikovian, Novikovians
Adjective: Novikovian
Ethnic Groups:
Czech 34%, Slovak 32%, Russian 18%, Sorbic 6%, Native 3%, Polish 3%, Slovene 2%, Hungarian 1%, Romanian 1%, Other 1%
Religions (Does not include the Atheist/Agnostic majority):
Catholic 61%, Russian Orthodox 21%, Novikovian Orthodox 14%, Protestant 3%, Other 1%
Languages:
Slovak, Czech, Russian (three Novikovian dialects)
Literacy:
Definition: Can read and write with reasonable proficiency in one or more languages by the age of 12
Percentage: 92.4%
Government
Country Name:
Conventional Long Form: The Azazian Royal Crown Colony of Novikov
Conventional Short Form: Novikov
Abbreviation: ARCCN
Government Type:
Parliamentary Democracy under Royal Governorship
Capital:
Poldi’sk
Administrative Divisions:
11 Prefectures (Poleski, Košice, Turlov, Zvolen, Vyšniy, Voločëk, Slovenieu, Greater Duma, Gabriko, Czechzenia South, Czechzenia North), 4 Autonomous Cities (Poldi’sk, Duma, Zvolen, Prostéjov), and 3 Dependant Territories (Sachnyk Island, the Soliat Archipelago, Bedric Harbor)
Independence:
Generally regarded as Nov. 12, 1 NC when Vyšniy, Voločëk, and Košice signed the Accords of Unity and Government, creating a single state under the leadership of First Prince Alexi Novikovki which controlled the entire Island of Novikov. The Czechzen providences celebrate the both their Independence from the Voločëk Principality in 914 on August 16th, and the Prostéjov Charter, April 3, 1595 NC, which joined them to Novikov as a semi-independent state. The Gabriko Islands do not celebrate an independence day, but do observe the 7th of May in memory of their defeat in the battle of Plzen Fields (Jan. 11, 760 NC) which marked their conquest by the Kingdom of Greater Košice, an even which would lead to their entry into the unified First Empire of Novikov with the Accords of Unity and Government, signed on their behalf by the Duke of Plzen and the King of Greater Košice.
National Holiday:
Unity Day (Nov. 12)
Constitution:
1605
Legal System:
Similar to that of the United States, Great Britain, and other 1st World nations. Trial by jury (9 people in the Novikovian courts) guaranteed, and legal representation provided for all trials involving a serious offense.
Suffrage:
16 years of age; not granted to citizens residing in The Dependent Territory of Bedric Harbor.
Executive Branch:
Head of State: Royal Governor Cahill
Head of Government: Prime Minister Milos Borovic
Cabinet: Cabinet of three appointed by the Prime Minister
Elections: Parliamentary Elections held every three years; Prime Minister appointed by vote in Parliament following an election; Royal Governor appointed by the Azazian Crown.
Legislative Branch:
Unicameral legislature made up of 85 members. Seven are elected from each Prefecture (eight in the cases of those joined with a dependant Territory), and one from each Autonomous City. The Dependant Territories of Sachnyk Island and the Soliat Archipelago are considered parts of Vyšniy and Czechzenia North respectively. Bedric Harbor receives no representation in Parliament.
Judicial Branch:
The judicial system is divided into 12 Regional Courts – representing all Prefectures and Autonomous Cities on the island of Novikov - which act as the supreme judiciary body in their specific region. They are generally housed in their Prefecture’s capital or in, in the case of Autonomous Cities, the city they represent. A 13th Supreme Court is also established in Vyšniy-Voločëk which hears cases from Sachnyk Island, and a 14th in Poldi’sk which hears cases from other Dependant Territories. A separate judicial branch is established in the Czechzen providences, featuring three Lower Courts of Appeal and one Higher Court of Appeal, which serves as the supreme legal authority in Czechzenia. In rare cases, those issues which can not be resolved in a Regional Court are appealed until they are heard by Novikov’s Parliament, which then votes on a verdict.
Political Parties and Leaders:
LDSP [Liberalná Demokratická Stana Politick – Liberal Democrat Party] (Milos BOROVIC)
ZSSP [Zltá Socialistická Strana Politick – Yellow Socialist Party] (Alexi GERCHINKOV)
ČSSP [Červená Socialistická Strana Politick – Red Socialist Party] (Aleksandra LOMONOSOVA)
NV [Nezavistá Vlastenec - Free Nationalists] (Monika KACNEROVA)
NKO [Nová Komunista Organizovanie – New Communist Organization] (Yuri LAVROV)
International Organization Participation:
3rd International Allied Defense Federation (IADF), Woodstock Pact
Flag Description:
Tri-color flag. Background is aquamarine, also the background of the Azazian flag, and commemorates the status of Novikov as a part of Azazia’s United Kingdom. A vertical red bar represents the blood, toil and hardship that Novikov has faced. It is crossed by a dark blue bar which represents the triumphs of the old Novikovian State, and (unofficially) the sea from which that prosperity came. In the center, the Novikovki Crest of the Monarchy rests, surrounded by five stars. Each star represents a particular kingdom of the old First Empire of Novikov, and the name of that kingdom is sewn into the edges of the stars. The five kingdoms are the Kingdom of Greater Košice, the Grand Principalities of Vyšniy and Voločëk, the Free People of Czechzenia, and the Conquered People of Turlov. These five stars are joined together by the old monarchy’s crest, symbolizing the Accord of Unity and Government which united the islands and established the monarchy.
Economy
GDP:
25,786,522,209,000 HЭ (24,292,531,521,340.26 USD)
GDP – Real Growth Rate:
1.71%
GDP – Per Capita:
19,030.64 HЭ (17,928.07 USD)
GDP – Composition by Sector:
Agriculture: 36%
Industry: 27%
Services: 41%
Investment (Gross fixed):
19.5%
Population Below Poverty Line:
Definition: An income below 8,000 HЭ per year (children excluded)
Percentage: 7.25%
Inflation Rate:
1.5%
Labor Force:
853,650,000
Unemployment Rate:
4.85%
Budget:
Revenues: 27,181,884,895,000 HЭ
Expenditures: 26,094,609,996,000 HЭ
Industries:
Natural gas, shipbuilding, arms manufacturing, global telecommunications, consumer goods, chemicals, electronics and communications equipment
Industrial Production Growth Rate:
0.15%
Foreign Trade:
Export: 2,858,734,251,000 HЭ
Import: 3,166,821,541,000 HЭ
Export Partners:
United Kingdom of Azazia (89%), Dostanuot Loj (9%), Emmitia (2%)
Import Partners:
United Kingdom of Azazia (92%), The Macabees (4%), Sarzonia (3%)
Currency:
Novikovian Euro (HЭ )
Exchange Rates – Approximate:
1 HЭ = 0.94 USD
Communications
Telephones – Main Lines in Use:
333,366,200
Telephones – Mobile Cellular:
42,505,400
Telephone System
General Assessment: Well developed national system, but very poor interoperability with foreign systems thanks to a lack of satellites and undersea cables.
Domestic: Relies heavily on buried and undersea cables. Certain islands do not have access to a ground line. Satellite relays being developed to solve this problem.
International: 4 coaxial undersea cables, 2 satellite relays, 1 international switching center
Radio Broadcast Systems:
AM 1,645; FM 822; shortwave 712
Television Broadcast Systems:
42
Internet Country Code:
.nn
Internet Hosts:
13,911
Internet Users:
489,702,366,000
Transportation
Railways:
Total: 53,353km
Broad Gauge: 47,271km (26,000km electrified)
Standard Gauge: 6,082km (fully electrified)
Highways:
Total: 1,050,706km
Paved: 710,000km
Unpaved: 340,706km
Waterways:
162,630km
Pipelines:
Oil 765km, Natural Gas 9,866km
Ports and Harbours:
Poldi’sk, Duma, Plzen, Prostéjov, Zvolen, Košice, Vyšniy-Voločëk, Sachnyk, Bedric
Merchant Marine:
1766 ships
Airports:
Total: 1,676
Paved: 1,021
Unpaved: 655
Heliports:
720
Military
Military Branches:
Novikovskó Koloniálno Obrannó Zbor (Novikovian Colonial Self Defense Force)
Military Strength: 2,475,475
Total Active Force: 2,354,025
Total Reserve Force: 97,450
Total IADF Rapid Reaction Force: 24,000
Military Expenditures:
5,740,814,089,000 HЭ
Military Expenditures – Percentage of GDP:
22%
Transnational Disputes
Disputes – International:
Disputed Territories of Lesser Novikov occupy land still claimed by both Novikov and the United Kingdom, resulting in over flights in violation of their claimed national airspace. Violent confrontation has been a result.
Illicit Drugs:
Producer of precursor chemicals for synthetic drugs; minor exporter of opium products, LSD, and Ecstasy; major transit point for drugs bound towards the United Kingdom or mainland Asia.
Location:
North-central Pacific Ocean
Area – Comparitive:
5/6ths the size of Australia
Borders:
No actual borders. However, due to the nature of Novikov’s position within the Azazian United Kingdom, an assumed boundary exists with that nation. Furthermore, the newly formed Disputed Territories of Lesser Novikov is completely surrounded by Novikov’s national waters, giving it an assumed border with the Novikovian State.
Maritime Claims:
Territorial Waters – 8-30nm (8nm around all areas but the inner portions of Gabriko Islans, which maintain a 30nm boundary, giving Novikov almost exclusive control of the waters separating it’s three main islands.)
Exclusive Economic Zone – 220nm
Continental Shelf – 200m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate:
According to the Koeppen Climate Classification System, Novikov is largely classified as Dw, with as cool wet summers and cool to cold dry winters.
Terrain:
In the south, Novikov is almost entirely flat coastal plains, with some small mountains along the coastline, as well as occasional floodplains. Farther north on the Island of Novikov, the area becomes very mountainous, with great undeveloped strips of evergreen forest.
Elevation Extremes:
Zvolen Floodplain: -3m, Mount Mojmir: 6,011m
Natural Resources:
Natural Gas, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Precious Stones, Uranium, Timbers, Fish, Rye, Barley, Wheat, Pork, and Other Foodstuffs
Land Use:
Arable Land –67%
Permanent Crops –12%
Other – 88%
Natural Hazards:
Draught, Tornadoes, Minor Earthquakes
Environmental Issues:
Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Deforestation
Environmental Agreements:
Hazardous Wastes, Biodiversity, Maritime Life Conservation (Not Ratified), Whaling (Not Ratified)
People
Population:
1,355,836,400 (RL Oct. 10, 2005)
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 22%
15-64 years: 69%
65 years and over: 9%
Median Age:
Total: 35
Men: 33
Women: 37
Population Growth Rate:
1.6%
Birth Rate:
26 births/1000 population
Death Rate:
14 deaths/1000 population
Net Migration Rate:
4 immigrants/1000 population
Life Expectancy at Birth:
71.9 years
Total Fertility Rate:
1.7 children born/woman
Nationality:
Noun: Novikovian, Novikovians
Adjective: Novikovian
Ethnic Groups:
Czech 34%, Slovak 32%, Russian 18%, Sorbic 6%, Native 3%, Polish 3%, Slovene 2%, Hungarian 1%, Romanian 1%, Other 1%
Religions (Does not include the Atheist/Agnostic majority):
Catholic 61%, Russian Orthodox 21%, Novikovian Orthodox 14%, Protestant 3%, Other 1%
Languages:
Slovak, Czech, Russian (three Novikovian dialects)
Literacy:
Definition: Can read and write with reasonable proficiency in one or more languages by the age of 12
Percentage: 92.4%
Government
Country Name:
Conventional Long Form: The Azazian Royal Crown Colony of Novikov
Conventional Short Form: Novikov
Abbreviation: ARCCN
Government Type:
Parliamentary Democracy under Royal Governorship
Capital:
Poldi’sk
Administrative Divisions:
11 Prefectures (Poleski, Košice, Turlov, Zvolen, Vyšniy, Voločëk, Slovenieu, Greater Duma, Gabriko, Czechzenia South, Czechzenia North), 4 Autonomous Cities (Poldi’sk, Duma, Zvolen, Prostéjov), and 3 Dependant Territories (Sachnyk Island, the Soliat Archipelago, Bedric Harbor)
Independence:
Generally regarded as Nov. 12, 1 NC when Vyšniy, Voločëk, and Košice signed the Accords of Unity and Government, creating a single state under the leadership of First Prince Alexi Novikovki which controlled the entire Island of Novikov. The Czechzen providences celebrate the both their Independence from the Voločëk Principality in 914 on August 16th, and the Prostéjov Charter, April 3, 1595 NC, which joined them to Novikov as a semi-independent state. The Gabriko Islands do not celebrate an independence day, but do observe the 7th of May in memory of their defeat in the battle of Plzen Fields (Jan. 11, 760 NC) which marked their conquest by the Kingdom of Greater Košice, an even which would lead to their entry into the unified First Empire of Novikov with the Accords of Unity and Government, signed on their behalf by the Duke of Plzen and the King of Greater Košice.
National Holiday:
Unity Day (Nov. 12)
Constitution:
1605
Legal System:
Similar to that of the United States, Great Britain, and other 1st World nations. Trial by jury (9 people in the Novikovian courts) guaranteed, and legal representation provided for all trials involving a serious offense.
Suffrage:
16 years of age; not granted to citizens residing in The Dependent Territory of Bedric Harbor.
Executive Branch:
Head of State: Royal Governor Cahill
Head of Government: Prime Minister Milos Borovic
Cabinet: Cabinet of three appointed by the Prime Minister
Elections: Parliamentary Elections held every three years; Prime Minister appointed by vote in Parliament following an election; Royal Governor appointed by the Azazian Crown.
Legislative Branch:
Unicameral legislature made up of 85 members. Seven are elected from each Prefecture (eight in the cases of those joined with a dependant Territory), and one from each Autonomous City. The Dependant Territories of Sachnyk Island and the Soliat Archipelago are considered parts of Vyšniy and Czechzenia North respectively. Bedric Harbor receives no representation in Parliament.
Judicial Branch:
The judicial system is divided into 12 Regional Courts – representing all Prefectures and Autonomous Cities on the island of Novikov - which act as the supreme judiciary body in their specific region. They are generally housed in their Prefecture’s capital or in, in the case of Autonomous Cities, the city they represent. A 13th Supreme Court is also established in Vyšniy-Voločëk which hears cases from Sachnyk Island, and a 14th in Poldi’sk which hears cases from other Dependant Territories. A separate judicial branch is established in the Czechzen providences, featuring three Lower Courts of Appeal and one Higher Court of Appeal, which serves as the supreme legal authority in Czechzenia. In rare cases, those issues which can not be resolved in a Regional Court are appealed until they are heard by Novikov’s Parliament, which then votes on a verdict.
Political Parties and Leaders:
LDSP [Liberalná Demokratická Stana Politick – Liberal Democrat Party] (Milos BOROVIC)
ZSSP [Zltá Socialistická Strana Politick – Yellow Socialist Party] (Alexi GERCHINKOV)
ČSSP [Červená Socialistická Strana Politick – Red Socialist Party] (Aleksandra LOMONOSOVA)
NV [Nezavistá Vlastenec - Free Nationalists] (Monika KACNEROVA)
NKO [Nová Komunista Organizovanie – New Communist Organization] (Yuri LAVROV)
International Organization Participation:
3rd International Allied Defense Federation (IADF), Woodstock Pact
Flag Description:
Tri-color flag. Background is aquamarine, also the background of the Azazian flag, and commemorates the status of Novikov as a part of Azazia’s United Kingdom. A vertical red bar represents the blood, toil and hardship that Novikov has faced. It is crossed by a dark blue bar which represents the triumphs of the old Novikovian State, and (unofficially) the sea from which that prosperity came. In the center, the Novikovki Crest of the Monarchy rests, surrounded by five stars. Each star represents a particular kingdom of the old First Empire of Novikov, and the name of that kingdom is sewn into the edges of the stars. The five kingdoms are the Kingdom of Greater Košice, the Grand Principalities of Vyšniy and Voločëk, the Free People of Czechzenia, and the Conquered People of Turlov. These five stars are joined together by the old monarchy’s crest, symbolizing the Accord of Unity and Government which united the islands and established the monarchy.
Economy
GDP:
25,786,522,209,000 HЭ (24,292,531,521,340.26 USD)
GDP – Real Growth Rate:
1.71%
GDP – Per Capita:
19,030.64 HЭ (17,928.07 USD)
GDP – Composition by Sector:
Agriculture: 36%
Industry: 27%
Services: 41%
Investment (Gross fixed):
19.5%
Population Below Poverty Line:
Definition: An income below 8,000 HЭ per year (children excluded)
Percentage: 7.25%
Inflation Rate:
1.5%
Labor Force:
853,650,000
Unemployment Rate:
4.85%
Budget:
Revenues: 27,181,884,895,000 HЭ
Expenditures: 26,094,609,996,000 HЭ
Industries:
Natural gas, shipbuilding, arms manufacturing, global telecommunications, consumer goods, chemicals, electronics and communications equipment
Industrial Production Growth Rate:
0.15%
Foreign Trade:
Export: 2,858,734,251,000 HЭ
Import: 3,166,821,541,000 HЭ
Export Partners:
United Kingdom of Azazia (89%), Dostanuot Loj (9%), Emmitia (2%)
Import Partners:
United Kingdom of Azazia (92%), The Macabees (4%), Sarzonia (3%)
Currency:
Novikovian Euro (HЭ )
Exchange Rates – Approximate:
1 HЭ = 0.94 USD
Communications
Telephones – Main Lines in Use:
333,366,200
Telephones – Mobile Cellular:
42,505,400
Telephone System
General Assessment: Well developed national system, but very poor interoperability with foreign systems thanks to a lack of satellites and undersea cables.
Domestic: Relies heavily on buried and undersea cables. Certain islands do not have access to a ground line. Satellite relays being developed to solve this problem.
International: 4 coaxial undersea cables, 2 satellite relays, 1 international switching center
Radio Broadcast Systems:
AM 1,645; FM 822; shortwave 712
Television Broadcast Systems:
42
Internet Country Code:
.nn
Internet Hosts:
13,911
Internet Users:
489,702,366,000
Transportation
Railways:
Total: 53,353km
Broad Gauge: 47,271km (26,000km electrified)
Standard Gauge: 6,082km (fully electrified)
Highways:
Total: 1,050,706km
Paved: 710,000km
Unpaved: 340,706km
Waterways:
162,630km
Pipelines:
Oil 765km, Natural Gas 9,866km
Ports and Harbours:
Poldi’sk, Duma, Plzen, Prostéjov, Zvolen, Košice, Vyšniy-Voločëk, Sachnyk, Bedric
Merchant Marine:
1766 ships
Airports:
Total: 1,676
Paved: 1,021
Unpaved: 655
Heliports:
720
Military
Military Branches:
Novikovskó Koloniálno Obrannó Zbor (Novikovian Colonial Self Defense Force)
Military Strength: 2,475,475
Total Active Force: 2,354,025
Total Reserve Force: 97,450
Total IADF Rapid Reaction Force: 24,000
Military Expenditures:
5,740,814,089,000 HЭ
Military Expenditures – Percentage of GDP:
22%
Transnational Disputes
Disputes – International:
Disputed Territories of Lesser Novikov occupy land still claimed by both Novikov and the United Kingdom, resulting in over flights in violation of their claimed national airspace. Violent confrontation has been a result.
Illicit Drugs:
Producer of precursor chemicals for synthetic drugs; minor exporter of opium products, LSD, and Ecstasy; major transit point for drugs bound towards the United Kingdom or mainland Asia.