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The Libertarian Paradises of Mauratali:

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The Libertarian Paradises of Mauratali are an exception to the colonial rule. Instead of usually going red, Mail and Mauritania have ran the other direction, so far that the only 'government' is no more then a collection of more community minded individuals who finace the 'government' out of their own pocket and the pockets of several other, chairity minded, businessmen.

A collection of old and new, conservative and liberal, backwards and modern, Mauratali has everything. Shepard’s, content with their lives, heard their sheep much in the same way their great-great-grandfathers did. Yet at the same time they try out the newest products from all around the world, from super-energy conserving dish washers, mobile phones which are literally miniature laptops, and laptops that measure performance in the amount of terabytes they have.

Muslims, arguably one of the most conservative populations in the world, are a majority. Yet they do live in harmony with what they do admit are 'sins'. This happens for no other reason then even they understand the bonuses stemming from having such a loose society, their shrines are all air conditioned, their clothes are as fancy as can be, and they are allowed more freedom here to practice, in some sense, then the more hard liners in the Middle East. It undoubtedly doesn't hurt that the government makes sure to make suggestions about 'good Muslims wouldn't look twice at a naked women, instead, he would call her father.'

So it exists, rather strengthen by its crazy ideals and economic miracle in a twilight between all worlds. Right and left, moralistic and decadent; main point is, it's looking to stay independent, free, and Libertarian till the end of time.

Country Snaphot
16,616,000 Souls

880,077 Square Miles

Government: Anarchy

Internationally Recognized Body: Loose confederation of individualists who have only a medium of control over the country, not officially a government.

Administrative Regions: 21 Regions + 2 Urban Districts

Ethnic Groups: Moor (Arab-Berber) 70%; Bambara 15% Other 15%

Languages: Arabic, French, Fulfulde, Fulani [Hasaniya Arabic, Wolof (both official); Pular, Soninke]

Religious affiliation: Sunnî Muslim 78%, Catholic 10%, Potestant 5%, Pagan 3%, Non-religious 2%, Other 2%


Government

Capital Name: Nouakchott

Geographic Coordinates: 18 06 N, 15 57 W

Time Difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Tax Rate: 0%
--Revenue from 'government' businesses and donations from the upper elite fund civil services.

Government Budget: Varies so much year to year that to save a mountain load of work and paper, only percentages are used; predicted budget is shown, provided by Tureman Think Tank (TTT)
28 Billion

Budget
Total Budget: 2.8 Billion (10% of the GDP)

Defense 40.0%
1.12 billion

Education 25.0%
700 million

Healthcare 13.0%
364 million

Law & Order 12.0%
336 million

Public Transport 5.0%
140 million

Environment 1.5%
1,812 million

Spirituality 1.0%
42 million

Commerce 2.0%
56 million

Foreign Affairs .5%
21 Million

Administration 0.0%
00.00$

Welfare 0.0%
00.00$ Million

Communications:

Telephones - main lines in use: 100,000 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,745,600 (2005)
Telephone system General Assessment: Multi-facted, but in many ways limited, system of cable and open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations. The loose system of Mauratali, and the all but non-existent tort system, has lead to a interesting mix of up coming technologies with old favorites.

Domestic: mostly cable and open-wire lines; a recently completed domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals and other, smaller towns.

international: country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 6 Arabsat
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1146, FM 2510, shortwave 21 (2001)

Television broadcast stations:
1,156 (2002)
Internet country code:
.mr
Internet hosts:
245 (2006)
Internet users:
145,235,000 (2005)

Economy

Primary Industries: Jewerly, Furniture, other luxury goods, Electronics, Programming, Automobile, Fishing, livestock, Medicine, Literature, and Mining.

Natural Resources: Iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, granite, hydropower, bauxite, manganese, tin, and copper.

Fiscal Year: July 1-June 30

Primary Stock Markets: Nouakchott-Nouadhibou Exchange (NNE), Amazonia Industrial Market.

Major Companies: Gizatte Company (Automobile), Stille Incorporated (Electronics, Telecommunications, Utilities, Programming), Drekcsler United (Literature, Medical), Nouakchott Electronics (Electronics) and Noualchott-Nouadhiboua Luxuries (Mining, Jewerly, Furniture).

Main Exports: Ultra-refined goods such as hand crafted furniture, upper level medical and scientific field publications, several high level jewerly companies; the products all the mega-mega rich want to buy. There is a certain amount of lower work, comprising of 20% of the GNP, which includes old favorites like goat milk and fur, salt, partially refined gold, and fishing. A upper-middle class fills in 30% with electronics.

GDP: 28 Billion
GDP Per-Capita: 1687$

Oil Barrels Produced Each Day: 100.000
Oil Barrels Exported: 35.000
Member of OPEC: No
Proved Oil Reserves: 1 billion bbl (2005)

The People

Definition is that age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 94%
Male: 95%
Female: 93%

Ethnic Groups: Moor (Arab-Berber) 70%; Bambara 15%, Other Black Minorities 10%, Other White Minorities 5%

Religious Affiliation: Sunnî Muslim 78%, Catholic 10%, Potestant 5%, Pagan 3%, Non-religious 2%, Other 2%.

Total fertility rate:
5.78 children born/woman

Infant Mortality Rate:
total: 7.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.07 deaths/1,000 live births

History

Leaving the protective bosom of France in 1960, the then dubbed Mail Confederation of Mali, Senegal, and Mauritania quickly found that independence was not all that they were promised it would be. Senegal, in disgust, left in an attempt to find a difference path towards economic growth and happiness.

Mali and Mauritania were initially beset by all the usual communist over-tones following an imperialist move out. Yet, after following the advice of the Reds the then Mail President, Beta Guruen, he decided that a centralized economy was just to slow and ungainly to ever do anything then limited economic growth. Looking for a more moderate approach to the management of his country the very disillusioned Parliament took it the whole way. Transforming the country from one of nationalized businesses and regulated concerns to one of complete and total individualism.

Sadly, none of the politicians likely had an idea the full consequences of unleashing the pent up freedom and creativity of their African people. As the pendulum, swinging back from one extreme and looking to go to the other, began to swing back several years later by means of legislation; to merely a moderate viewpoint the country reacted, rather badly.

In one month the government, as most people knew it, was gone. In its place, community minded individuals worked together with multi-national business, religious organizations, and other odd, privately operated groups.

That was 10 years ago; the country has quadrupled its economy and is looking to do even better with the recent finding of oil, the high gold prices, and the new and improved European consumer eager to finally buy something after years of unemployment.

Military branches: Army, Air Force, Republican Guard, National Guard, Surete Nationale, National Gendarmerie.

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 3,013,872 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,970,922 (2002 est.)

Total Military Manpower: 2%
3,323,200

The Libertarian Army of Mauratali:

6 Motorized Infantry Brigades
- 600 Men
- 30 Mercedes-Benz Trucks
- 6 75-mm anti-tank guns
- 15 120mm Mortars

6 Mechanized Infantry Brigades
- 600 Men
-30 Ulan IFVs
- 10 Pwzk 2000s
- 8 75-mm anti-tank guns
- 10 120mm mortars

3 MBT Battalions
- 25 T-34s
- 10 T-38s

3 Republican Guard MBT Battalions
- 30 Leopard 2A6's

1 Headquarters Platoon
- 100

1 Medical Platoon
- 100
- 20 Mercedes-Benz Trucks

1 Transportation/Logistics Battalion
- 400
- 150 Trucks
- 100 Jumps

The Libertarian Airforce of Mauratali:

25 MIG-21's
20 MIG-19's
20 Eurofighter Typhoon's

OCC:Sorry to bring this up, $16851.22 is there a mistake on that? Your Current 2 Nations have GDP per Capitlas below $1000 and thats a mega 16 times increase.

Kansiov, you need a lesson in economics, bad.

Just do the math: 28 billion / My POP = Per Capita

It doesn't really matter what the per capita is, what matters is the over all GDP.

OOC: Hi there!
Excuse me, but I don't get your figures to match...

Your GDP is 28 billion, and your population is 16.6 million, that equals a GDP/capita of $1687, not $16851.22.

And I think you have mixed up your stats about "Internet users: 145,235,000 (2005)" - that's hard to have with a population of 16.6 million. :)

OOC: Hi there!
Excuse me, but I don't get your figures to match...

Your GDP is 28 billion, and your population is 16.6 million, that equals a GDP/capita of $1687, not $16851.22.

And I think you have mixed up your stats about "Internet users: 145,235,000 (2005)" - that's hard to have with a population of 16.6 million. :)

Wow, I was tired last night; how'd I mess that up? Must be those damn communists!

As for the internet users, well, I just punched in a random number without too much forethought, as you can tell...

Thanks Kopp for the help, it always seem you're around to help me through the tedious proccess of economics.

OOC: This is very well written, but your religious affiliation sums up to 110%

The Schroeder Corporation would like to introduce the Schroeder Corporate Exchange into your nation's markets as well as invest in mining ventures in your fine nation. both of our nations could prosper greatly from this, so we hope you accept.

-Armond Spee, CEO

OOC: This is very well written, but your religious affiliation sums up to 110%

Now I am just feeling smarter and smarter.

The Schroeder Corporation would like to introduce the Schroeder Corporate Exchange into your nation's markets as well as invest in mining ventures in your fine nation. both of our nations could prosper greatly from this, so we hope you accept.

-Armond Spee, CEO

Mauratali, or at least the government, holds no official power over the various assests which live in the country. Von Braun, however, will make a suggestion to one of his close friends, a majority stock holder of several companies, who will submit a proposal to the company boards on whether they will use the SCE.

As for the mining, we can neither hinder or help through any official channels, mainly because there are no official channels. Yet we will organize and set up several meetings between you and a collection of large mining corporations to see where it goes.

(Yes and Yes)

Since you're already here, von Braun, as well as his associates, are concerned about the increasingly militerant Commonwealth to the south; since we are rather lacking in military equipment would we be able to buy personal and equipment from you to make sure a new age of neo-colonialism doesn't take root?