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Factbook - The Katmak Dynasty

The Katmak Dynasty
18-11-2005, 06:49
Geography

Location: Western Indian Ocean

Area: 512 square km

Area – Comparitive: Roughly the same size as the Isle of Man

Borders: None

Maritime Claims:
Territorial Waters – 12 nm
Exclusive Economic Zone – 200nm
Continental Shelf – 200m depth

Climate: Arid desert, with long dry summers and short, mild winters

Terrain: Flat sandy desert with occasional rock outcroppings

Elevation Extremes: 0 m, 34 m

Natural Resources: Copper, Oil, Natural Gas, Fish

Land Use:
Arable Land – 31%
Permanent Crops – 31%
Other – 69%

Natural Hazards: Draught

Environmental Issues: Desertification

Environmental Agreements: None

People

Population: 4,671,892

Age Structure:
0-14 years: 33%
15-64 years: 66%
65 years and over: 1%

Median Age:
Total: 27
Men: 27
Women: 27

Population Growth Rate: 2.6%

Birth Rate: 52 births/1000 population

Death Rate: 26 deaths/1000 population

Net Migration Rate: 0 immigrants/1000 population

Life Expectancy at Birth: 52.7years

Total Fertility Rate: 3.7 children born/woman

Nationality:
Noun: Katmar
Adjective: Katmar

Ethnic Groups: Katmar Arab 96%, Sumerian 2%, Persian 1%, Assyrian 1%

Religions: Katmar Moslem 98%, Sunni Moslem 2%

Languages: Sumerian

Literacy:
Definition: Can read and write by age 15
Percentage: 76%

Government

Country Name:
Conventional Long Form: The Free People of the Katmak Dynasty
Conventional Short Form: Katmak, Katmar
Abbreviation: TKD

Government Type: Hereditary Monarchy

Capital: Katmar

Administrative Divisions: Two (Katmar, Greater Katmak)

Independence: Unrecorded date, generally regarded as sometime between 2300 BC and 2200 BC.

National Holiday: None

Constitution: None

Legal System: Informal system of appeals by citizens to members of the royal family, who settle disputes at their discretion. No actual written legal code.

Suffrage: None

Executive Branch:
Head of State: Sultan Isimud Katmar XIV
Head of Government: Sultan Isimud Katmar XIV
Cabinet: Unspecified number of advisors
Elections: None

Legislative Branch: Council of advisors appointed by the Sultan, which has little or no actual authority.

Judicial Branch: None.

Political Parties and Leaders: None

International Organization Participation: None

Flag Description: White background, divided evenly in four by a blue cross. In each of the white sections sits a blue snake with its head raised, facing towards the center of the flag.

Economy

GDP: 89,307,966,133.63 USD

GDP – Real Growth Rate: 0.12%

GDP – Per Capita: 17,861.60 USD

GDP – Composition by Sector:
Agriculture: 72%
Industry: 4%
Services: 24%

Investment (Gross fixed): 5%

Population Below Poverty Line:
Definition: Undefined
Percentage: N/A

Inflation Rate: 1.5%

Labor Force: 3,110,732

Unemployment Rate: 4.88%

Budget:
Revenues: 7,786,880,000 USD
Expenditures: 6,229,504,000 USD

Industries: Natural Gas, Petroleum, Simple Maunfacturing

Industrial Production Growth Rate: 0.05%

Foreign Trade:
Export: 0.00 USD
Import: 0.00 USD

Export Partners: None

Import Partners: None

Currency: Katmak Pence (KPe)

Exchange Rates – Approximate: 1 USD = 1.0634 KPe

Communications

Telephones – Main Lines in Use: 18,342

Telephones – Mobile Cellular: 1,877

Telephone System
General Assessment: Very poorly developed system, relying on outdated manual exchanges and without adequate lines installed for general use
Domestic: Relies on only two manual exchanges, and provides service only to one district of Katmar.
International: Compared to the national system, very well developed, with one undersea cable serving each manual exchange. Additionally, a satellite relay is available for the Royal household.

Radio Broadcast Systems: AM 3; FM 1; shortwave 12

Television Broadcast Systems: 1

Internet Country Code: .tkd

Internet Hosts: 1

Internet Users: 220

Transportation

Railways:
Total: 38km
Broad Gauge: 38km
Standard Gauge: None

Highways:
Total: 91km
Paved: 4km
Unpaved: 87km

Waterways: 13km

Pipelines: Oil 17km, Natural Gas 11km

Ports and Harbours: Katmar

Merchant Marine: 77 ships

Airports:
Total: 3
Paved: 1
Unpaved: 2

Heliports: 1

Military

Military Branches: Katmar Royal Guard, Katmar Royal Air Guard, Katmar Royal Fleet

Military Strength: 186,000
Total Active Force: 18,000
Total Reserve Force: 168,000

Military Expenditures: 1,370,490,880 USD

Military Expenditures – Percentage of Budget: 22%

Transnational Disputes

Disputes – International: None

Illicit Drugs: Minor exporter of hashish, minor transit point for drugs bound for the Indian subcontinent.