Susannati
23-12-2005, 23:31
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FLAG:
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GEOGRAPHY:
Location:
Western Europe, islands between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
Geographic coordinates:
54 00 N, 2 00 W
Map references:
Europe
Area:
Total: 244,820 sq km
land: 241,590 sq km
water: 3,230 sq km
note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
Area - comparative:
Slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries:
total: 360 km
Coastline:
12,429 km
Maritime claims:
Territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries
Climate:
Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Terrain:
mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: The Fens -4 m
highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m
Natural resources:
Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
Land use:
Arable land: 23.46%
permanent crops: 0.21%
other: 76.33% (2001)
Irrigated land:
1,080 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
Winter windstorms; floods
Environment - international agreements:
Party to: None
Geography - note:
Lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km from France and now linked by tunnel under the English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
PEOPLE:
Median age:
Total: 38.99 years
male: 37.89 years
female: 40.13 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.28% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
10.78-births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
10.18 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 78.38 years
male: 75.94 years
female: 80.96 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.66 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
51,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
Less than 500 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
Noun: Susannatian(s)
Adjective: Susannatian
Ethnic groups:
white (English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
Religions:
Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
Languages:
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
GOVERNMENT:
Country name:
conventional long form: The Republic of Susannati
conventional short form: Susannati
abbreviation: TRS
Government type:
Multi-Party Constitutional Democracy
Capital:
London
Administrative Divisions:
Seven States (England, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands, Isle of Man)
Independence:
England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the former name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927. The transition of Britain into a Republic state began in the year 2000 following the abolition of the Monarchy by the elected Republic Party and the handover of Northern Ireland back to Eire, before creating the current state system in 2002
National Holiday:
Republic Day – 2 June
Constitution Day – 15 December
Constitution:
15th December 2002
Legal System:
Federal court system based on English common law
Executive Branch:
Chief of State: President Gregory S. CROMWELL (Since 23 December 2005); note- the President is both the Chief of State and Head of Government
Head of Government: President Gregory S. CROMWELL (Since 23 December 2005); note - the President is both the Chief of State and Head of Government
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the President with Congressional approval
Elections: The leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition in the National Congress takes position as President, Vice-President appointed by the President. Elections for parties in the National Congress must be held every 5 years according to Constitution.
Legislative Branch:
National Congress: 400 members elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms
Elections: Must be held every 5 years according to Constitution.
Election Results (seats by party); National Autocratic Party: 152, Republic Party: 140, Democratic Party: 53, Communist Party: 30, National Front: 25
Next Election: 23rd December 2010
Judicial Branch:
Supreme Court of the Republic (highest), 5 Supreme Judges appointed by the President with Congressional approval; seven Federal Courts (1 per state), 5 Judges elected by popular vote; local courts in each district.
Political Parties and Leaders:
National Autocratic Party [Gregory S. CROMWELL]; Republic Party [William DAVIDSON]; Democratic Party [Franklin EDWARDS]; Communist Party [Adelaide JACKSON]; National Front [Quentin ILLYANOV]
Political pressure groups:
Campaign for Nationalisation of Industry (CNI); Confederation of Susannati Industry; Unified Front for National Purity; Libertywatch
International Organisation Participation:
None
ECONOMY:
Economic Statistics:
http://nstracker.retrogade.com/index.php?nation=susannati
MILITARY:
Coming Soon
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FLAG:
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/susannati.jpg
GEOGRAPHY:
Location:
Western Europe, islands between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
Geographic coordinates:
54 00 N, 2 00 W
Map references:
Europe
Area:
Total: 244,820 sq km
land: 241,590 sq km
water: 3,230 sq km
note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
Area - comparative:
Slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries:
total: 360 km
Coastline:
12,429 km
Maritime claims:
Territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries
Climate:
Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Terrain:
mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: The Fens -4 m
highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m
Natural resources:
Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
Land use:
Arable land: 23.46%
permanent crops: 0.21%
other: 76.33% (2001)
Irrigated land:
1,080 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
Winter windstorms; floods
Environment - international agreements:
Party to: None
Geography - note:
Lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km from France and now linked by tunnel under the English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
PEOPLE:
Median age:
Total: 38.99 years
male: 37.89 years
female: 40.13 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.28% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
10.78-births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
10.18 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 78.38 years
male: 75.94 years
female: 80.96 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.66 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
51,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
Less than 500 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
Noun: Susannatian(s)
Adjective: Susannatian
Ethnic groups:
white (English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
Religions:
Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
Languages:
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
GOVERNMENT:
Country name:
conventional long form: The Republic of Susannati
conventional short form: Susannati
abbreviation: TRS
Government type:
Multi-Party Constitutional Democracy
Capital:
London
Administrative Divisions:
Seven States (England, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands, Isle of Man)
Independence:
England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the former name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927. The transition of Britain into a Republic state began in the year 2000 following the abolition of the Monarchy by the elected Republic Party and the handover of Northern Ireland back to Eire, before creating the current state system in 2002
National Holiday:
Republic Day – 2 June
Constitution Day – 15 December
Constitution:
15th December 2002
Legal System:
Federal court system based on English common law
Executive Branch:
Chief of State: President Gregory S. CROMWELL (Since 23 December 2005); note- the President is both the Chief of State and Head of Government
Head of Government: President Gregory S. CROMWELL (Since 23 December 2005); note - the President is both the Chief of State and Head of Government
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the President with Congressional approval
Elections: The leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition in the National Congress takes position as President, Vice-President appointed by the President. Elections for parties in the National Congress must be held every 5 years according to Constitution.
Legislative Branch:
National Congress: 400 members elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms
Elections: Must be held every 5 years according to Constitution.
Election Results (seats by party); National Autocratic Party: 152, Republic Party: 140, Democratic Party: 53, Communist Party: 30, National Front: 25
Next Election: 23rd December 2010
Judicial Branch:
Supreme Court of the Republic (highest), 5 Supreme Judges appointed by the President with Congressional approval; seven Federal Courts (1 per state), 5 Judges elected by popular vote; local courts in each district.
Political Parties and Leaders:
National Autocratic Party [Gregory S. CROMWELL]; Republic Party [William DAVIDSON]; Democratic Party [Franklin EDWARDS]; Communist Party [Adelaide JACKSON]; National Front [Quentin ILLYANOV]
Political pressure groups:
Campaign for Nationalisation of Industry (CNI); Confederation of Susannati Industry; Unified Front for National Purity; Libertywatch
International Organisation Participation:
None
ECONOMY:
Economic Statistics:
http://nstracker.retrogade.com/index.php?nation=susannati
MILITARY:
Coming Soon