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Canadstein

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Basics


Demographics, Economics, and Geography Basics

Total Population: 32,935,300
Total Area: 9,984,670 square kilometers
Population Density: 3.2 people/sq. km
Gross Domestic Product: $1.165 trillion
GDP Per Capita: $35,200
Monetary Unit: Canadsteinian Dollar (CAD - .93 USD per CAD$)


Government Basics

Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
King (Chief of State): Albert IV
Prime Minister (Head of the Government): William Harper
Division of Powers: Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Capital: Ottawa


Military Basics

Division of Military: Canadstein Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM), Land Force Command (LFC), Canadstein Forces Air Command (AIRCOM)

History of Canadstein

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Geography, Demographics, Economics


Geography

Total Area: 9,984,670 square kilometers
Highest Point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
% Water: 8.92%

Demographics

Total Population: 32,935,300
Population Density: 3.2 per square kilometer
Official Languages: English and French
Nationality: Canadsteinian
Primary Racial Groups: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Religious Denominations: Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16%
Birth Rate: 10.75 Births per 1000 people
Death Rate: 7.86 Deaths per 1000 people
Life Expectancy: 83.86 Years
Fertility Rate 1.61 Children per woman
Literacy Rate: 99%
Unemployment Rate: 6.4%


Economics

Gross Domestic Product: $1.165 trillion
GDP Per Capita: $35,200
GDP Growth: 2.8%
Monetary Unit: Canadsteinian Dollar
Median Income: $32,614
Labor Force: 17.59 million
Inflation: .9%
Population Below Poverty: 15.9%
Primary Industries:transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas
Exports: $405 billion
Imports: $353.2 billion
Fiscal Year: 1 April - 31 March

Government and Politics


Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
Government Divisions: Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch
Capital: Ottawa


Sovereign Details

King: Albert IV
Apprentices to the Throne: Edward, Henry, Nicholas


Executive Branch Details

Prime Minster: William Harper (CPC)
Governor General: Michaëlle Jean
Political Parties: Bloc Quebecois (BQ), Conservative Party of Canadstein (CPC), Green Party (GP), Liberal Party (LP), New Democratic Party (BDP)
Ruling Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Cabinet
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food: Chuck Strahl
Minister of the Atlantic Canadstein Opportunities Agency Peter MacKay
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration: Diane Finley
Minister of the Environment: John Baird
Minister of Finance: Jim Flaherty
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: Loyola Hearn
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Peter MacKay
Minister of Health: Tony Clement
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development: Monte Solberg
Minister of Industry: Maxime Bernier
Minister for International Cooperation: Josée Verner
Minister of International Trade: David Emerson
Minister of Justice: Rob Nicholson
Minister of Labour: Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Minister of National Defense: Gordon O'Connor
Minister of National Revenue: Carol Skelton
Minister of Natural Resources: Gary Lunn
Minister of Public Works and Government Services: Michael Fortier
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities: Lawrence Cannon
Minister of Veterans Affairs: Greg Thompson


Legislative Branch Details

Divisions: Senate, House of Commons
Senate Count: 105 Senators
House of Commons Count: 308 Representatives
Current Breakdown of Senate: 23 (CPC), 62 (LP), 12 (NDP), 4 (BQ), 4 (Independent)
Current Breakdown of House of Commons: 124 (CPC), 100 (LP), 49 (BQ), 29 (NDP), 4 (Independent), 2 (GP)


Judicial Branch Details

Federal Court System: 1 Federal Tax Court of Canadastein, 1 Federal Court, 1 Federal Court of Appeal
Chief Justice of Supreme Court: Beverley McLachlin
Number of Supreme Court Justices: 9

Administration

Division

Province/Territory Executive: Lieutenant-Governor (1 per Province), Premier (1 per Province/Territory), Commissioner (1 per Territory)
Current Lieutenant-Governors/B]
Ontario: James K. Bartleman
Quebec: Pierre Duchesne
Nova Scotia: Mayann E. Francis
New Brunswick: Herménégilde Chiasson
Manitoba: John Harvard
British Columbia: Iona Campagnolo
Prince Edward Island: Barbara Oliver Hagerman
Saskatchewan: Gordon Barnhart
Alberta: Norman Kwong
Newfoundland and Labrador: Edward Roberts
[B]Current Commissioners
Northwest Territories: Tony Whitford
Yukon: Geraldine Van Bibber
Nunavut: Ann Meekitjuk Hanson

Land Force Command (LFC)

Active Forces: 56,000
Reserves: 200,000
Division
Field Army: Two Divisions
Division: 3 Brigades
Brigades: 2 Battalions
Battalion: 2 Companies
Company: 3 Platoons
Platoon: 3 Squads
Squad: 2 Fire Teams
Fire Team: 4 Soldiers
Divisions:
Components: Infantry, Armor, Engineers, Artillery
Special Forces: Joint Task Force 2


Infantry

Equipment
-C9 machine-gun
-Colt Canadstein C7 rifle
-FN MAG
-Browning Hi-Power
-M2 Browning machine gun
-Long Range Sniper Weapon
-C3A1 sniper rifle
-SIG P226
-Remington 870
-M67 grenade
-M203 grenade launcher
-Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
-M72 LAW
-L16 81mm Mortar
-60 mm mortar
-ERYX
-Javelin short-range air defence missile


Amour

Equipment
-Cougar AVGP
-Grizzly AVGP
-Husky AVGP
-Lynx reconnaissance vehicle
-Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle
-LAV III
-Air Defense Anti-Tank System
-Leopard C2
-Leopard 2A6M
-Leopard 2A4

Support

Equipment
-M109 howitzer
-LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer
-M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer
-Skyguard / 35 mm twin-gun low-level air defence
-C1 close support howitzer
-C3 close support howitzer

Canadstein Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM)

Active Forces: 50,000
Reserves: 75,000
Divisions: Maritime Forces, Naval Air


Naval Maritime Equipment

Aircraft Carriers (CVN)
-Nimitz Class (1 in service)

Frigate (FGG)
-Halifax Class (12 in service)

Destroyer (DDG)
-Iroquois Class (3 in service)

Amphibious Assault Ships (LHD)
-Wasp class (4 in service)

Patrol (PP)
-Kingston Class (12 in service)
-Ocra Class (8 in service)

Auxiliary
-Protecteur Class (2 in service)

Submarine (SSN)
-Victoria Class (4 in service)

Survey Ship (SS)
-Quest Class (1 in service)


Naval Aviation

Ship-Borne Aircraft
-AV-8 Harrier II
-CF-18 Hornet
-C/A-18E/F Super Hornet

Ground-Based
-CP-140 Aurora

Helicopters
-CH-148 Cyclone
-H-3 Sea King
-CH-149 Cormorant
-AH-1 SuperCobra

Canadstein Forces Air Command (AIRCOM)

Active Forces: 20,000
Reserves: 80,000
Components: Fighter and Strike Air, Tactical and Bomber Corps, Support Group, Helicopter Command
Special Forces: 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron


Air Equipment

Strike/Superiority
-CF-18 Hornet
-CF-16 Fighting Falcon
-CF-15 Eagle
-A-10A/C Warthog

Attack/Bombing
-B-52
-B-1B Lancer

Trainers
-de Havilland Canada Dash 8
-Canadair CL-41 Tutor
-T-6 Texan II

Cargo/Tanker
-C-130 Hercules
-C-17 Globemaster III
-Bombardier Challenger 600
-Airbus A310

Support/Command/AWACS
-P-3 Orion

Unmanned
-SAGEM Sperwer

Helicopters
-AgustaWestland EH101
-Bell 206
-Bell 412
-H-3 Sea King
-CH-148 Cyclone

Diplomacy


Cities Avaliable for Embassies: Ottawa
Cities Avaliable for Consulates: Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec, Winnipeg

Current Embassies in the Canadstein: The United Confederate States of Calizorinstan (Ottawa)
Current Consulates in the Canadstein: The United Confederate States of Calizorinstan (Vancouver)

Current Canadstein-Maintained Foreign Embassies: The United Confederate States of Calizorinstan (San Diego)
Current Canadstein-Maintained Foreign Consulates: The United Confederate States of Calizorinstan (Alpine)

Status Bar
Allied
Friendly
Calm
Neutral
Wary
Hostile
Enemy

Current Relations

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Kingdom of Animarnia
Imperial Monarchy of Honakon
Schroeder Corporate Territory
United Confederate States of Calizorinstan
Nationalist Corbournnian Realm
Kingdom of Droskianishk
Divine Empire of Waldenburg
Rogue Nation of Tymh Spltr Invsn
World Empire of Futuris
Shakal
Federation of Ambrose-Douglas
Machiavellian Heaven
Mighty Union of Kansiov
Imperial Empire of Maldorians
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Socialist States Union
The Dominion of Amazonian Beasts
Bulgia Republic
Intoxicated Socialist States of Drunken Pagan Wierdos
Armed Republic of Kampfers
Khasjim
United Socialist States of Marxikhan

IC:

Official Diplomatic Communique:

We wish to establish diplomatic relation's with our northern neighbor Canadstein, since you're our closest neighbor. We wish to establish an embassy in Ottowa, and a consulate in Vancouver. We invite you you to establish an embassy in San Diego, and a consulate in Alpine.

John Macked
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Canadstein would be delighted to host an embassy and consulate for our neighbor to the South. Also we would like to take up the offer to open an embassy and consulate in your country. Hopefully peace can flourish between our two nations.

Signed
Peter MacKay
Minister of Foreign Affairs