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Kakonadorian Factbook

Kakonador
14-04-2008, 01:41
Last Updated: April 13/2008
Report on The Glorious Dominion of Kakonador
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Table of Contents
1. Geography
2. Economy
3. History
4. Military
5. Government Structure and Political Structure
6. People and Population
7. Communications
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1. Geography
a] Location
b] Dimensions
c] Climate and Geographic Elements
d] Environmental Agreements
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a] Location
The Dominion of Kakonador is an island located in the Irish Sea, between Ireland and the United Kingdom but south of Scotland. The coordinates for Kakonador are: 54 09 N, 4 28 W . It is located in the Northern/Western Hemisphere.

b] Dimensions
The total area of the island is 572 km², while being 53 kilometers long and 21 kilometers wide.

c] Climate and Geographic Elements
On the island of Kakonador, there is a cool climate [especially up in the mountainous region]d] Environmental Agreements[/color]
Kakonador is signed on to the Kyoto Accord and is currently trying to present a new accord to the WA
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[b]2. Economy
a] Overview of Economic Structure
b] GDP
c] People
d] The Kharr
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a] Overview of Economic Structure
The economic structure of Kakonador works like this:

Government Budget [Total]: $17 billion

Administration [16%]: $3 billion

Welfare [13%]: $3 billion

Healthcare [19%]: $3 billion

Education [16%]: $3 billion

Religion and Spirituality [6%]: $1 billion

Defense [26%]: $4 billion

Law and Order [0%]: $0 billion

Commerce [0%]: $0 billion

Public Transport [0%]: $0 billion

Environment [0%]: $0 billion

Social Equality [0%]: $0 billion

Government Waste [6%]: $1 billion

b] Gross Domestic Product [GDP]
The total GDP of the nation is $70 Billion and the GDP per capita is $5 801. Out of the total GDP, the Kakonadorian Government receives 25.2%

The People
The percent of people below the poverty line of $1000 a year in Kakonador is 23% [2 760 000 people]. The unemployment rate is 22.6% but the unemployed enjoy a high rate of unemployment insurance. The average income tax rate is 21% but is higher for the more wealthy.

The Kharr
The Kharr is worth $0.3 and the symbol is ∂. The inflation rate is 3.33%.
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3. History
a] Overview of Kakonadorian History
b] Notable Dates
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a] Overview of Kakonadorian History
Kakonador was an unknown island, only inhabited by natives until 1807 when the first boat arrived. The arrival was much like that of the Europeans to North America as the natives had fought back. There were many battles, but of course, the settlers won. Kakonador was founded in 1810 but was called Mann until 1922. There have been no civil wars but the island of Kakonador has always proven itself to be a threat against invaders as it has never been captuA30000 since the first settlers. The government was an Empire until the island was renamed Kakonador and then it became a democracy, governed by a Prime Minister.

b] Notable Dates
1807 - The first settlers arrive on what is going to be known as Mann

1808 - The settlers wage war on the natives

1810 - After a long two year campaign, the natives are defeated and Mann is founded as and Empire

1818 - A small band of rebel natives assassinate the Emperor, causing and execution of the natives and a new "election".

1900 - A group of governmental radicals try to introduce democracy into the government but is declines violently

1922 - The empire is changed into a democracy, renamed Kakonador and Prime Minister James San is introduced as the nations leader

1965 - James San is assassinated by a radical from Zhapis and Henry Kin is now the leader

2008 - Henry Kin has died and new Prime Minister Jeremy Sioui is now the leader
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4. Military
a] Branches
b] Manpower
c] Defense Budget
d] Allies
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a] Branches
The Kakonadorian military braches are: Land Forces Command [LFC], Sea Comand [SEACOM], Air Command [AIRCOM], Kakonadorian Command [homeland security]

b] Manpower
The total amount of military people in service is around 1.5 million which is 12.5%. The available manpower however is around 1 million [8.33%] as many are conside 'semi-retired'. The amount of people reaching the military age of 20 years is 720 thousand [6% of total pop]and it is estimated that only 19 thousand [2.63% of the 720 thousand and only 0.15% of the total population]of those will join the military.

c] Defense Budget
The amount allotted to defense by the government is $4 billion.

d] Allies
Currently, Kakonador has no military allies.
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5.Government Structure and Political Structure
a] Country Name
b] Government Type
c] Capital City
d] Major Cities
e] Date of Founding
f] National Holiday
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a] Country Name
Long form: The Glorious Dominion of Kakonador

Short form: Kakonador

Common Reference: Kakon

b] Government Type
Kakonador is a Democracy run by a Prime Minister

c] Capital City
The Capital City of Kakonador is Sanis City, located on the southeastern shore.

d] Major Cities
The main city center is Sanis City but there are major towns in the north [Twang Town], south [Rider City], and west [Parser Village].

e] Date of Founding
Kakonador was founded in 1810 but was converted into a democracy of Kakonador in 1922.

f] National Holiday
The only national holiday is San day, to celebrate the day the empire fell and James San became the Prime Minister
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6. The Kakonadorian People
a] Total Population
b] Age Structure
c] Population Rates
d] Ethnicity
e] Literacy Rate
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a] Total Population
The total population of Kakonador is 12 million

b] Age Structure
0-5: 1.5 million [12.5%]

06-12: 1 million[8.3%]

12-20: .72 million[6%]

21-30: 2.72 Million[22.6%]

31-40: 2.98 million[24.87%]

41-50: 2.796 million[23.3%]

51-60: .1 million[.83%]

61 +: .2 million[1.6%]

c] Population Rates
The population growth rate is currently 48.75%. 12.12% of that is the net migration rate.

d] Ethnicity
Kakonador is a mosaic of different ethnic groups. The dominant ones however are the English, French, Chinese and Greek. The national languages of Kakonador are: English, French, and Greek. There are very few religions, only small United Churches and some Catholic.

e] Literacy Rate
The literacy rate of Kakonador is 100%.
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7. Communications
a] Telephone
b] Television
c] Radio
d] Internet
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a] Telephone
99.4% percent of the population owns a land line [in the household] and 75.65% owns a cell phone. The Kakonadorian Calling code is 191.

b] Television
87.6 percent of the population owns a television [in the household]. The main provider is ONLEDW who transmits by both satellite and cable.

c] Radio
97.2% of the population owns a radio [in the household]. The main Kakonadorian station is Salvador KFM.

d] Internet
56% of the population has a connection to the Internet. The main provider is once again, ONLEDW.