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Ato-Saran Factbook

Ato-Sara
05-11-2005, 01:54
This is probably going to take a long time and a lot of updates but you have to start somewhere eh?

Anways...

Ato-Sara
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Key:
Dark brown = Mountainous areas
Light green = Low lying plains with sparse jungle and paddy fields
Dark green = Dense Jungle
Beige = Other countries

Geography and the Natrural Enviroment

City profiles:

Quanoi:
Quanoi has been the seat of power in Ato-Sara for over five hundred years and is home to not only the Imperial palace, but the House of representitives, People's Forum and dozens of other central government institutions and offices. Quanoi is a well developed city with an effecient public transport system, many shops, malls and offices line the centre's streets making the city a hub of business for the country.

Lo Ti Finh City:
Orgionally named Yaigom before the socialist revolution but was renamed after the great Lo Ti Finh died. The city is the home of the Military senate, Central Strategic Command and many other military orgaisations, including the shadowy ASIA head quarters and the famous Jade Guard building and monument. Lo Ti Finh is Ato-Sara's second largest city and the largest port, sitting on the Kojong delta it is a major entry port and trade centre with agricultural and industrial products being taken from up river to be loaded on to a constant traffic of container ships that frequent the port.

Tian' an:
This major northern industrial city has been a centre of industrialization since the french occupational period. Once crowned with a skyline of smoke belching stacks and brick towers it is now home to much of Ato-Sara's high tech businesses and industrial giants. Most of the city is owned by corporations with ION Industries IIG taking up nearly a square mile of space all to it's self. Tian' an is also a centre of learning with the university churning out some of the country's finest engineers and scientists many of which go on to work in the corporations that are based in the city. So prestigous is the University that some students will pass up offers from Lo Ti Finh and even Quanoi just to go there.

Shen' tin:
An ancient city that was once long long ago the capital during the first Kim dynasty. Shen' tin is a site of major religous importance to the country's Buddhist majority, the sprawling temple monastry is constructed of monolithic stone blocks quarried from the mountains above. The Shen' tin monastary was founded in the early Kim dynasty when Yuo Tze Lang, a disciple of the Buddha came to Ato-Sara and asked the then Emperor Kim Kae Tai, fresh from the fires of battle within which he forged his Empire, to be able to build a moanstery on the slopes of the holy mountain Jan Pin Lan. the Emperor accepted and when he saw the finished complex he was so impressed that he built his imperial palace along side it. The palace was burnt down during the Ko usurpation and moved to Quanoi where it stands now, and the monastery has been expanded further so it now encompases half the city.

Wu Lao:
Wu Lao is another major industrial city on the banks of the river Kojong. Raw materials a brought down the river from the mountains in the west and from the logging camps to the north. While Tian' an has converted mostly to Hi tech industry Wu Lao has remained the capital of manufacturing and heavy industry in Ato-Sara, manufacturing everything from tea cups to planes. The finished goods are then sent down stream to Lo Ti Finh city where they are shipped out. One of Wu Lao's main problems is overcrowding, many Ato-Sarans come to seek jobs there, but the city does not have enough room for this growing population. Also Wu Lao has the highest poverty rating of all Ato-Saran cities.

Jao Gai:
This small border city has long guarded the river Yiu as it enters Ato-Sara. Not untill recently of any historical importance it has been a melting pot of diffrent cultures for centuries. The large Muslim community in Jao Gai and the surrounding area have had profound effect on the city's apperance with mosques and towers echoing the call to prayer. Jao Gai's claim to fame happened in the closing hours of the lightning revolution when the communists where expulsed from Ato-Sara, The final showdown between the revolutionaries lead by Emperor Kim Te Se and the last government forces happened in the fields just north of the city. Although the communists where defeated and pushed out Jao Cai and most of the southern departments have remained socialist and are the homeland of the Democratic Socialist party.

Jiang Ho:
This new city is the home of Ato-Sara's rich and famous and common holiday destination. Its sandy beaches and long boulevards have been associated with glamour and fashion for years. Once just a small mining town, Jiang Ho blossomed when the mines shut down and in their place arrived casinos and film studios. Most of Ato-Sara's entetainment for both the small and big screens is filmed and produced here. Rich Ato-Sarans pride themselve in owning expansive villas in the hills north of the city. The port in Jiang Ho is mainly used for pleasure cruises and incoming container ships, but some export is also done.

Teijing:
This beautiful city used to be the site of a Major fortress and was the home of the navy during the early Kim dynasty. However during the Ko Dynasty it was seiged and razed. The great fortress was left in ruins and the ships were moved to Bu' Jan where the current naval yard now stands.
During the colonial period A lot of beautiful and grand buildings where built at Teijing and its historic archetechture is a big Tourist attraction. Just outside Teijing however the Banpo delta's natural advantages of harbouring ships are again being put to use as the pipelines and ships of the DreiGaz IIG carry crude oil from the Oil drilling rigs to the north in the Teijing bay.
As well as an oil rifenery many other chemical industries have been established, such as LNG and ammonia production.

Area:

total: 1,121,100 sq km
land: 1,099,020 sq km
water: 22,080 sq km

Coastline:

6,208 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 150 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

Climate:

tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March)

Geographical map:
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Terrain:

Low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in west and northwest.

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Kahsa Sea 0 m
highest point: Jan Pi Lan 3,144 m

Natural resources:

Phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower, opium.

Land use:

Arable land: 17.97%
Permanent crops: 3.95%
Other: 76.08%

Irrigated land:

42,000 sq km

Natural hazards:

Occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Kojong River delta.


Environment - current issues:

Air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain, deforestation, Over crowding in some Urban areas, trade in endangered species.

The People

Population:

Population density map:
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Key:
Dark Orange = Very High --> Light Blue = Very Low

Population:

2,105,000,000 people

Nationality:

noun: Ato-Saran (singular and plural)
adjective: Ato-Saran

Ethnic groups:

Ato-Saran 91.9% and other nationalities 8.1%

Religions:

Buddhist 92.6%, Muslim 5.4%, Christian 1.9%, other 0.1%

Languages:

Cantonese (official) , Madarin Chinese, English, Vietnamese and Arabic

Unemployment Rate:

10.38%

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99.1%
female: 99.8%

During the socialist period in Ato-Sara it became traditional in the isolated rural areas of the country to send the girls off to relatives in the cities to get an education while boys were kept at home to help on the farm, this tradition has carried on till the present day in some areas like those especially around Shen' tin. Some historians have speculated that this practice has its roots in the late Kim dynasty when young girls in the area around Shen' tin (An ancient Buddhist religous site) were often sent to the city's monastery to study as nuns for a period of time before returning home.



The Government

Country Name:

conventional long form: The Federated Socalist States of Ato-Sara
conventional short form: Ato-Sara
local long form: Ato-Sara Kol Te-Juo Kima
local short form: Ato-Sara
abbreviation: FSSAS

Government type:

Socalist Democracy

Capital:

Qanoi

Independence:

Liberation from the french imperialists by Lo Ti Finh in 1923.

National holiday:

Indepandance day, 20th August.


Map of major districts:
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Constitution:

31st August 1994

Legal system:

Based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations.

Suffrage:

16 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

Chief of state: President Jia Long

Head of government: Prime Minister Chun Ai Su and the Deputy prime Minister Juan Hip (Democratic Socalists)

Cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister

Elections: President and Prime Minister are elected seperately by national vote.

Legislative branch:

Unicameral Congress comprised of representatives from each district, Each district is devided up into a number of departments which handle local government. District Representatives are elected by their constituents and participate in natioanl government.
Each district has a governor who are also elected by their constituents and handle local govenrment in their districts. Departments are headed by localyy elected directors.

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court (judges appointed by Congress); District Courts (comprise higher, intermediate and local courts); Special Courts (primarily military, maritime, and railway transport courts)

Political parties and leaders:

Centric Buddhist , Liberal Federalists, Democratic Socialist, Corporate Capital, National Ato-Sara and Cult of Barney (Heavily repressed)

Political pressure groups and leaders:

Kojong Socialist Workers Union (KSWU), Cult of Barney (CoB) (Heavily repressed), ION Industries Corporate Conglomorate (IICC).

The Economy

Industries:

Mining and ore processing, iron, steel, and other metals; coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, pharmeacuticals.

Products:
Heamatite [105% of national requirment]
Magnetite [91 % of national requirement]
Bauxite [43% of national requirment]
Iron [115% of National requirement]
Steel [180% of National requirment]**
Aluminium [25% of National requirement]*
Uranium [34% of National requirment]*
Gold [12% of National reqiurement]*
Silver [64% of National requirment]*
Copper [120% of national requirement]
Tin [47% of national requirment]
Copper Alloys [99% of National requirment]
Nickel [71% of National requirment]*
Zinc [130% of National requirment]
Plutonium [20% of National requirment]*
Titanium [70% of National requirment]*
Platinium [2% of National requirment]*
Tungsten [175% of National requirment]**
Manganese [0% of national Requirment]*
Lead [98% of national Requirement]
Mecury [0% of national Requirment]*
Other Metals [69% of national Requirment]*
Coal [450% of National requirment]**
Heavy Machinery [190% of National requirment]**
Armanents [164% of National requirment]**
Textiles [324% of National requirment]**
Oil Byproducts [200% of National requirment]**
Petroleum [129% of National requirment]
Crude oil [500% of National requirment]**
LNG [340% of National requirment]**
LPG [264% of National requirment]**
Ammonia [127% of National requirment]
Staple Foods [138% of National requirment]
Luxury Foods [195% of National requirment]**
Electronics [163% of National requirment]**
Electricity [152% of national requirment]** (Only available to neighbouring nations on the Haven continent)
Automobiles [64% of National requirment]*
Aircraft [89% of National requirment]*
Pharmeacuticals [198% of National requirment]**
Hard Wood [189% of National requirment]**
Soft Wood [262% of National requirement]**

* = Looking for imports
** = Available for export

Illicit drugs:

No Illicit dugs legislation in Ato-Sara though production of recreational drugs is highly regulated and therefore expensive. Government authorties crack down hard on any unlicesenced producers, importer or exporters. Major recareational drugs production facilities are situated in Tian' an (owned by KuoMed IIG Pharmaceuticals)

Currency:

Aton (AS)

Gross Domestic Product:

$13,690,139,969,937.23

GDP Per Capita:

$6,466.76

Exchange Rate:

2.8861 Atons = $1

Exports:

$1,633,063,127,687.62

Imports:

$1,702,976,955,120.00


Infrastructure

Transport sytem map
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/lazyjim/Ato-Saratransportsystem.png
Key:
Yellow Lines = Super highway
Blue lines = Railway
Cities in orange = Ports
Cities in purple = Airports
Cities in orange and purple = Ports and Airports

Ports and harbors:

Tian' an, Teijing, Kaiphong, Jiang Ho, Zhou Zun, Bu' Jan, Lo Ti Finh city

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 334
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 33
1,524 to 2,437 m: 150
914 to 1,523 m: 86
under 914 m: 57

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 137
2438 to 3047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 23
under 914 m: 112


Heliports:

16

The Military

Military branches:

G-SDF (Army), N-SDF (Navy), A-SDF (Airforce), Jade Guard (JG), Federal Guard Reserves (FGR) and Central Strategic Command (CSC).

Military service age and obligation:

Minium age for voluntary service: 17, Four month basic training compulsory for all 18-22 and then on federal guard reserve register untill 45.
Military reference thread
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10124811#post10124811

The two other members of the Federated Socalist States are Kima-Tara and Lin-Pen (actual nations) Their governments are set up eaxctly the same to Ato-Sara's but have total internal autonomy (Well mostly).


Diplomatic Relations:

Countries with Ato-Saran Embassies:
Sarzonia
Northern Sushi
Kirisubo

Countries with Embassies in Ato-Sara:
Northern Sushi
Kirisubo
Right thats done any questions??
Willink
05-11-2005, 02:28
Good job m8, like ur map, but the info itself could have a better layout, spilt into sections and such.
Madnestan
05-11-2005, 02:57
A good way to make it look better is to bold the little section titles. It makes it easier to read. Otherwise, excluding the typos and grammar mistakes that we all get, pretty nice. :)
Ato-Sara
05-11-2005, 08:16
Alright updated.
Southeastasia
05-11-2005, 10:25
So the Official Language is Cantonese eh? Do you live in Hong Kong?
Ato-Sara
05-11-2005, 17:48
No but I am trying to get a nation that has bit's taken from all over south east asia
Lewrockwellia
05-11-2005, 17:50
Nice
Ato-Sara
05-11-2005, 18:29
Thanks, added populaton density map
Ato-Sara
06-11-2005, 01:12
Major update
Ato-Sara
06-11-2005, 12:36
Updated with economic infomation
Ato-Sara
06-11-2005, 13:14
Geographical map and new city profile of Jiang Ho added.
Southeastasia
06-11-2005, 14:23
So, you based it off Vietnam/Singapore?
Ato-Sara
06-11-2005, 14:37
There are bits from all over, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong and a bit that I make up as I go along.
Ato-Sara
13-12-2005, 22:47
Updated
Ato-Sara
19-12-2005, 18:15
Updated yet again
Helfaer
19-12-2005, 18:24
Very nice, but a few things missing. How large is the military? Do you have any allies or enemies?
Ato-Sara
19-12-2005, 18:44
Very nice, but a few things missing. How large is the military? Do you have any allies or enemies?

Ah that section is coming later as it is taking much longer than expected.