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.
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.