Palixia
03-01-2006, 02:42
]The Holy Floydian Union of Palixia
Geography
Area
9,742,921 km²
Location
Elite Conservative Circuit,
Area (comparative) (roughly 1.2 times the size of the U.S.)
Coastline
19,924 km
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea: 35 km in South, 20 km in North
Continental shelf: 40 km
Contiguous zone: 35 km
Exclusive economic zone: 100 km
Climate
mostly temperate, but tropical in South, arctic north, semiarid in the great plains west of the Brinxton River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the West Mountains
Terrain
Sandy, rocky and mountainous in the east, somewhat flat in north
Elevation
Lowest: Bay of Brixton Valley (210 m below sea levell)
Highest: Mt. Planus (2,650 m)
Natural Resources
Petroleum, corn, iron.
Shortages
Cotton.
Land use
Arable land: 25%
Permanent crops: 30%
Other: 45% (2005 est.)
Irrigated land
not specified
Natural hazards
Rock slides in the east, floods in the river areas, lightning, avalanches in northeast.
Environmental - current issues
Pollution in Southwest, Acid Rain in some areas.
People
Population
1.3 billion as of Jan., 2006
Age structure
0-14 years: 25%
15-64 years: 50%
65 years and over: 25%
Median age
total: 36.27 years
male: 34.94 years
female: 37.6 years
Population growth rate
1.05%
Net migration rate
5.84 migrants/1,000 population
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.71 years
male: 74.89 years
female: 80.67 years
Nationality
Noun: Palixian
Adjective: Palixian
Ethnic Groups
European (Dutch mostly) 46%, Arab 40%, Black 13%, Other 1%
Religions
Floydian 95%, Jewish 4%, Christian .9%, Other (Buddists, Muslims) .1%
Languages
Palixian(official) 46%, English (42%(as a first language)), Numerous others 12%
National Fertility Rate
2.08 births per 1,000 population (2005 est.)
Literacy
definition: Age 15 or over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
Government Structure and Politics
Country Name
Conventional long form: (The) Holy Floydian Union of Palixia
Conventional short form: Palixia
Incorrectly: Palaxia, Palxia
Pronounciation
Pal - LAX - e- a
Government Type
Federal Government
Capital
Clamptown
Administrative divisions
8 states and 1 teritorry*: Harford, Cecil, Anee Arundel, Dorchester, Somerset, Worchester, Kent, Clamptown Teritorry*
Major cities
Clamptown, Brinxton, Fallston, Port Porpoise
National Holiday
Constitution Day (May 16), Independence Day (March 15)
Constitution and Legal System
Constitution written and passed on May 16 1995, federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one (Brixton's) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Suffrage
15 years of age, universal, voluntary.
Executive branch
Head of state: Prime Minister Robert Plant (since August 25, 2005)
Head of government: Prime Minister Robert Plant (since August 25, 2005)
Judicial branch
Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for life on condition of good behavior by the president with confirmation by the Parliament); Palixian Courts of Appeal; Palixian District Courts; State and County Courts
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (100 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of People (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
Political parties
Floydian-Theocratic Party (Robert Plant), Liberal Party (Kevin Oilliment), Conservative Party(Michael Beck), Know-Nothing Party(Paris and Paris Hilton), Whig Party(William H. Harrison), Conservative Liberal Party(Vacant), Party Party(Led by Clones), Socialist Party(Vladmir Troksky), Floydian Liberation Force (Jean Martin)
International organisation participation
CSN, ADN, Floydian Party
Economy
Palixia's vital economies, relies on the private sector to survive. Large businesses that provide other services are taxed heavily. However, the government shares declassified technologies with private businesses, and has a powerhouse of an arm's manufacturing sector.
GDP
US$34,279,477,899,264.01
GDP per capita
US$23,193.15
GDP – composition by sector
Defense: 31% (2005 est.)
Law and Order: 25%
Administration:11%
Unemployment rate
7.7%
Population below poverty line
12%
Income tax rate
100%
Household income or consumption by % share
Highest 10%: 17%
Lowest 10%: 8.1%
Inflation rate
1.5%
Labour force
1 billion
Industries
arms manufacturing, tourism, corn
Exports – commodities
Plastics, weapons, computers, pornography, corn, vehicles
Exports – partners
Tetris L-Shaped Block, Philanchez, Spooty, Kaduna, The Floydian State
Imports - commodities
Warships, aircraft, construction parts, grain, heavy metals, spacecraft, fruit
Imports – partners
Tetris L-Shaped Block, Philanchez, Spooty, Kaduna, The Floydian State
Surplus
$34.28 trillion USD
Economic aid – recipient
$7 trillion USD
Currency
Floyd
Currency code
F$, PAF
Exchange rates
F$ = $1.189 USD
Fiscal year
1 July – 30 June
Communications
International Dialing Country Code
+86
Telephones – main line phones
683,000,000
Telephones – mobile phones
1,731,000,000
Telephone system
Land lines are falling into disuse, being replaced by cellular telephones.
Radio broadcast stations
AM 117
FM 1031
Satellite 48
Major radio broadcasting networks
4 (WHFS - W High Fidelity Stereo, WBRI - W BRInxton, WRNR - W Rock n Roll, WPEB - W Palixian Emergancy Broadcast)
Minor radio broadcasting networks
53
Radio broadcasting systems
1,011
Radios
851 million
Television channels
Over 1,000 (thought most owed by PSB, PBS, NAC, PBC, and PSBN)
Televisions
989 million
Internet hosts
132 million
Internet Service Providers
57
Internet users
1.01 billion
Web TLD / Domain Extension
.pal
Transportation
Railways
Total: 3,681 km
Standard gauge: 2,118 km 1.8m-gauge
Highways
Total: 19,741 km
Paved: 19,310 km (including 4,000 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 431 km
Waterways
401 km
Pipelines
Crude oil/petroleum: 815 km
Natural gas: 15,810 km
Ports and harbors
Clamptown, Port Porpoise, Fallston, Brinxton, Kallingrad
Merchant marine
Total: 119 ships
Airports
4
Heliports
49
Military
Military Branches
Palixian Army, Palixian Navy, Palixian Coast Guard, Palixian Guard
Military manpower – military age
16 years of age, compulsitory, universally.
Military manpower – availability
Males and females age 16-96: 1.0 billion
Military manpower – current size
Total: 15 million
Palixian Army:7 Million
Palixian Navy:5 Million
Palixian Coast Guard:1.5 million
Palixian Guard:1.5 Million
Ready reserves: 40 million
Civilian workforce: 1 million
Military manpower – as percentage of total population
.87%
Military manpower – fit for military service
430 million
Military manpower – reaching military age annually
6.7 million
Military expenditures – monetary values
$8.3 trillion
Military expenditures – as percentage of GDP
34%
Primary military allies
Tetris L-Shaped Block, Philanchez, Spooty, Kaduna
Primary enemies
None
Countries considered hostile
None
Transnational Issues, Customs and Immigration
Disputes – international
None currently.
Disputes – boundaries
None currently.
Disputes – wars, conflicts and international issues
None currently
Customs and immigration policy
Generally open, has a history of granting asylum to victims of persecution.
Nations not requiring visas or special documents to enter
Tetirs L-Shaped Block, Philanchez, Spooty, Kaduna
Education, Arts & Culture
Full-time international university students, 2005-06 academic year
42 million
Post-secondary enrollment, total, 2004-05 academic year
355 million
Primary international sources of student enrollment, 2005-06 academic year (ordered by total number, largest first)
Philanchez
Major universities
University of Southern Brixton (USB), Frostburg Univerdity (FU), University of Palixia - Clamptown (UPC)
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Geography
Area
9,742,921 km²
Location
Elite Conservative Circuit,
Area (comparative) (roughly 1.2 times the size of the U.S.)
Coastline
19,924 km
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea: 35 km in South, 20 km in North
Continental shelf: 40 km
Contiguous zone: 35 km
Exclusive economic zone: 100 km
Climate
mostly temperate, but tropical in South, arctic north, semiarid in the great plains west of the Brinxton River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the West Mountains
Terrain
Sandy, rocky and mountainous in the east, somewhat flat in north
Elevation
Lowest: Bay of Brixton Valley (210 m below sea levell)
Highest: Mt. Planus (2,650 m)
Natural Resources
Petroleum, corn, iron.
Shortages
Cotton.
Land use
Arable land: 25%
Permanent crops: 30%
Other: 45% (2005 est.)
Irrigated land
not specified
Natural hazards
Rock slides in the east, floods in the river areas, lightning, avalanches in northeast.
Environmental - current issues
Pollution in Southwest, Acid Rain in some areas.
People
Population
1.3 billion as of Jan., 2006
Age structure
0-14 years: 25%
15-64 years: 50%
65 years and over: 25%
Median age
total: 36.27 years
male: 34.94 years
female: 37.6 years
Population growth rate
1.05%
Net migration rate
5.84 migrants/1,000 population
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.71 years
male: 74.89 years
female: 80.67 years
Nationality
Noun: Palixian
Adjective: Palixian
Ethnic Groups
European (Dutch mostly) 46%, Arab 40%, Black 13%, Other 1%
Religions
Floydian 95%, Jewish 4%, Christian .9%, Other (Buddists, Muslims) .1%
Languages
Palixian(official) 46%, English (42%(as a first language)), Numerous others 12%
National Fertility Rate
2.08 births per 1,000 population (2005 est.)
Literacy
definition: Age 15 or over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
Government Structure and Politics
Country Name
Conventional long form: (The) Holy Floydian Union of Palixia
Conventional short form: Palixia
Incorrectly: Palaxia, Palxia
Pronounciation
Pal - LAX - e- a
Government Type
Federal Government
Capital
Clamptown
Administrative divisions
8 states and 1 teritorry*: Harford, Cecil, Anee Arundel, Dorchester, Somerset, Worchester, Kent, Clamptown Teritorry*
Major cities
Clamptown, Brinxton, Fallston, Port Porpoise
National Holiday
Constitution Day (May 16), Independence Day (March 15)
Constitution and Legal System
Constitution written and passed on May 16 1995, federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one (Brixton's) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Suffrage
15 years of age, universal, voluntary.
Executive branch
Head of state: Prime Minister Robert Plant (since August 25, 2005)
Head of government: Prime Minister Robert Plant (since August 25, 2005)
Judicial branch
Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for life on condition of good behavior by the president with confirmation by the Parliament); Palixian Courts of Appeal; Palixian District Courts; State and County Courts
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (100 seats, one-third are renewed every two years; two members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of People (435 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
Political parties
Floydian-Theocratic Party (Robert Plant), Liberal Party (Kevin Oilliment), Conservative Party(Michael Beck), Know-Nothing Party(Paris and Paris Hilton), Whig Party(William H. Harrison), Conservative Liberal Party(Vacant), Party Party(Led by Clones), Socialist Party(Vladmir Troksky), Floydian Liberation Force (Jean Martin)
International organisation participation
CSN, ADN, Floydian Party
Economy
Palixia's vital economies, relies on the private sector to survive. Large businesses that provide other services are taxed heavily. However, the government shares declassified technologies with private businesses, and has a powerhouse of an arm's manufacturing sector.
GDP
US$34,279,477,899,264.01
GDP per capita
US$23,193.15
GDP – composition by sector
Defense: 31% (2005 est.)
Law and Order: 25%
Administration:11%
Unemployment rate
7.7%
Population below poverty line
12%
Income tax rate
100%
Household income or consumption by % share
Highest 10%: 17%
Lowest 10%: 8.1%
Inflation rate
1.5%
Labour force
1 billion
Industries
arms manufacturing, tourism, corn
Exports – commodities
Plastics, weapons, computers, pornography, corn, vehicles
Exports – partners
Tetris L-Shaped Block, Philanchez, Spooty, Kaduna, The Floydian State
Imports - commodities
Warships, aircraft, construction parts, grain, heavy metals, spacecraft, fruit
Imports – partners
Tetris L-Shaped Block, Philanchez, Spooty, Kaduna, The Floydian State
Surplus
$34.28 trillion USD
Economic aid – recipient
$7 trillion USD
Currency
Floyd
Currency code
F$, PAF
Exchange rates
F$ = $1.189 USD
Fiscal year
1 July – 30 June
Communications
International Dialing Country Code
+86
Telephones – main line phones
683,000,000
Telephones – mobile phones
1,731,000,000
Telephone system
Land lines are falling into disuse, being replaced by cellular telephones.
Radio broadcast stations
AM 117
FM 1031
Satellite 48
Major radio broadcasting networks
4 (WHFS - W High Fidelity Stereo, WBRI - W BRInxton, WRNR - W Rock n Roll, WPEB - W Palixian Emergancy Broadcast)
Minor radio broadcasting networks
53
Radio broadcasting systems
1,011
Radios
851 million
Television channels
Over 1,000 (thought most owed by PSB, PBS, NAC, PBC, and PSBN)
Televisions
989 million
Internet hosts
132 million
Internet Service Providers
57
Internet users
1.01 billion
Web TLD / Domain Extension
.pal
Transportation
Railways
Total: 3,681 km
Standard gauge: 2,118 km 1.8m-gauge
Highways
Total: 19,741 km
Paved: 19,310 km (including 4,000 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 431 km
Waterways
401 km
Pipelines
Crude oil/petroleum: 815 km
Natural gas: 15,810 km
Ports and harbors
Clamptown, Port Porpoise, Fallston, Brinxton, Kallingrad
Merchant marine
Total: 119 ships
Airports
4
Heliports
49
Military
Military Branches
Palixian Army, Palixian Navy, Palixian Coast Guard, Palixian Guard
Military manpower – military age
16 years of age, compulsitory, universally.
Military manpower – availability
Males and females age 16-96: 1.0 billion
Military manpower – current size
Total: 15 million
Palixian Army:7 Million
Palixian Navy:5 Million
Palixian Coast Guard:1.5 million
Palixian Guard:1.5 Million
Ready reserves: 40 million
Civilian workforce: 1 million
Military manpower – as percentage of total population
.87%
Military manpower – fit for military service
430 million
Military manpower – reaching military age annually
6.7 million
Military expenditures – monetary values
$8.3 trillion
Military expenditures – as percentage of GDP
34%
Primary military allies
Tetris L-Shaped Block, Philanchez, Spooty, Kaduna
Primary enemies
None
Countries considered hostile
None
Transnational Issues, Customs and Immigration
Disputes – international
None currently.
Disputes – boundaries
None currently.
Disputes – wars, conflicts and international issues
None currently
Customs and immigration policy
Generally open, has a history of granting asylum to victims of persecution.
Nations not requiring visas or special documents to enter
Tetirs L-Shaped Block, Philanchez, Spooty, Kaduna
Education, Arts & Culture
Full-time international university students, 2005-06 academic year
42 million
Post-secondary enrollment, total, 2004-05 academic year
355 million
Primary international sources of student enrollment, 2005-06 academic year (ordered by total number, largest first)
Philanchez
Major universities
University of Southern Brixton (USB), Frostburg Univerdity (FU), University of Palixia - Clamptown (UPC)
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