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Alliance Star
17-06-2008, 10:36
[| OoC Note: It is updated as I choose. Currently, population will stand at 310 Million until December where it will match that date's population on my Nationstates Page. |]

The Alliance Star Confederation
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"Through strength and un-dying valor, comes success."


A Brief History of the Alliance Star Confederation:

SPACEThe Alliance Star Confederation started as a blood bought battle between the Spanish Empire and the Kingdom of Great Britain, during the Anglo–Spanish War (1585) between the dispute with the King of Spain and the successor of England, Elizabeth I. The Victory was that of the Spanish, but not for long, as the English Victory over the Spanish Armada pushed Spain back to their boarders and then would allow England to colonize the island chain for the Crown. Over the following years, a few hundred colonists would depart for the nation time and time again for the sole purpose of gathering resources, establishing light colonies, and a strict military presences as a many of Military ports and forts were erected.

Not much more occurred until the Seven Years War whereas the population of the islands known as "Constellation" were called to serve and deployed along with British Forces, in mostly the North American front. There they encountered the spirit of America, and it's urge to make a mark on the world, and representation to its mother country. After the war, taxes were squarely leveed upon the 13 Colonies in North America, whereas the people of the Constellation islands sympathized with the British Empire. They had just conducted a war for the security of the North American frontier, whereas it was the duty for the Colonies to support the government. With the outbreak of conflict in 1775, the people of the Constellation Islands quickly rallied to the support of the Crown, and a many of people begged to deploy to North America to help 'police' the colonies.

Many were not allowed to go, due to the hostilities of France, and as such, were asked to stay home and protect the homeland. Militias formed into Regular Units, and were coined the "King's Watchmen." They built ships, military academies, and forts around their island, and began to train along with the British Military and Army. The King, honored by their gesture, supported this move, with equipment and officers to better train the military as it was needed. A year before the French Revolution, the unit was officially accepted into all the branches of the Military. Following the outbreak of conflict between France and other nations, the people responded hastily in a means of Military deployment to the European Mainland they would be in conflict with the French Military for both the Napoleonic Wars and following escalation at Waterloo, as their forces composed of the right of all infantry formations for the Crown.

A many of years passed as the United States grew, along with a many of nations, the Spanish diminishing in power, the rise of the Germans, and the internal power struggles of Great Britain. The island group also grew, as it garnered a population of a million, and ideas of freedom and independence swelled and spread throughout the nation. With the aggression of Germany during the outbreak of the First World War, the island group was host to the United States when they deployed in 1917. With their influence, the islands began to consider succession from the Commonwealth, and to become an independent nation under their own banner and constitution.

The islands remained with the Commonwealth, as they struggled throughout the 1920-30's as the small group of islands, as Great Britain refused them aid, as they were also recovering from the First World War. Upon the beginning of the 1940's and the introduction of the Second World War, the island group was attacked for the first time by a foreign party since the Anglo-Spanish War. German Paratroopers, Air Force, and Naval Vessels nearly destroyed two coastal cities before they were repelled by the Free French and the Constellation's militia. They held off a multitude of attacks, while being supplied by the United States, whereas until their entry. The United States then deployed several elements of their Army and Navy to the island group to use as a staging point in their counter-attack against the Nazi Empire.

At the immediate end of World War II, and with the stationing of the American Military in the Constellation Islands, the entirety of the Island Group, ceded from Great Britain. They formed a constitution and a basis of a Democratic-Republic modeled thereafter by the United States. They formed an elected government, and divided the nation into states, and set new laws and rights among the people. The new nation quickly fell under the wing of the United States, as they supported them with resources and political influence.

The nation would fall to political isolation, solely communicating with the United States and re-opening of diplomacies in the newly settled United Kingdom. The nation would build its infrastructure, as cities birthed from towns, forts into military facilities, and a Democratic-Republic from that of a colonial state. The United States withdrew in 1991, from the nation, in a mutual agreement, whereas the nations are still in high regard of each other, and practice a mutual friendship. With the new nations appearing throughout the world, the Alliance Star Confederation would seek out new diplomacy, and remove itself from isolationism.
Alliance Star
17-06-2008, 10:39
Geography of the Alliance Star Confederation

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Emily R. Meeks, Secretary of the Interior

The following is an overall Geographical Census, conducted in Mid-July of 2008:

Relative Location of the Alliance Star Confederation: South of the United Kingdom, West of Spain. [ Map of the Alliance Star Confederation in relation to the World (http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/SWATguy528/?action=view&current=ASCintheWorld.png) ]

Location of the Alliance Star Confederation:

-Latitude: 45.644768217751924
-Longitude: -16.171875

Area of the Alliance Star Confederation:

-Overall Land Area: 35,624 sq miles (92,265.73 sq kilometers)
-Overall Water Area: 387 sq miles (1,002.32 sq kilometers)
-Overall Area: 36,011 square miles (93,268.06 sq kilometers)

Comparative Area: Just smaller in total area than South Korea.

Bordering nations: None

Coastline length in kilometers: 2788 Kilometers of coastline

Maritime Claims: 12 Nautical Miles of Territorial Waters, 12 Nautical Miles Contiguous zone. Shared Exclusive economic zones with Spain, Portugal, and England.

Terrain: 13% Urbanized, 34% of area Plains/Forested, 11% of area Mountainous, 15% Plains, 2% Tundra, 25% Forested.

Climate: 90% of land area Temperate/Coastal, 10% of land area Mountainous/Arctic Areas.

Elevation extremes:

-Highest: Mount Tundria 7234ft (2204.92 meters)
-Lowest: Legacy Canyon -.44 miles below Sea Level (-.70 Kilometers)

Natural Resources: Fish, Rubber, Various Metals (Steel, Copper, Aluminum, etc), Concrete and related applications, Limited Petroleum, Limited Grain/Vegetable/Fruits, Limited Plutonium, Limited Various Chemicals and Compounds (I.E. Mercury, Argon, etc.).

Land use: Land use:

-Arable land: 19%
-Permanent crops: 9%
-Permanent pastures: 9%
-Forests and woodland: 65%
-Other: 13%
-Rivers and Lakes: 10%

Irrigated land: 14,870 kmĀ²

Natural Hazards: Tornadoes, Hurricanes (Mid-Summer to Fall only), Snowstorms (Winter Only), and Thunder Storms.

Environmental Issues: Preservation of Fishing Areas with the sharp decrease of Fish Population (Due to Overfishing), Preservation of areas of natural wildlife (Due to Population Expansion), and preservation of arctic areas (Due to Petroleum Drilling.)

Current Environmental Agreements: None.

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Alliance Star
17-06-2008, 10:40
Economics of the Alliance Star Confederation

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Chris E. Stevens, Secretary of Treasury



A brief overview of the Economy of the Alliance Star Confederation:

Gross domestic product: $3.1+ Trillion
GDP per capita: $10,535 (USD)
Unemployment rate: 16.45%
Income tax rate: 27%
Government Budget: $1,893,971,525,292 (USD)
Industries: Automotive, Private Military Contracting, Military Construction, Communications, Petroleum Refining, Civilian Construction, Aeronautics, Computer, Musical Instrument Manufacturing, Video Game, Metallurgy, Medical, and Consumables.

Electricity:

Electricity - production: 4.062 trillion kWh

Electricity - production by source:

fossil fuel: 62.4%
hydro: 0.8%
nuclear: 36.6%
other: 0.2% (2001)

Electricity - consumption: 3.816 billion kWh
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh

Natural gas:

Natural gas - production: 0 cu m
Natural gas - consumption: 27.84 billion cu m *
Natural gas - exports: 0 cu m
Natural gas - imports: 0 cu m

Oil (Petroleum):

Oil (Petroleum)-Production: 1,345 bbl/d**
Oil (Petroleum)-Consumption: 2,353 bbl/d***
Oil (Petroleum)-Exports: None
Oil (Petroleum)-Imports: None

Agricultural products: Beef, Chicken, Apples, Grapes, Fish, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Corn, Grain/Wheat, Carrots, and Onions.
Exports (value, commodities, partners): Currently, none.
Imports (value, commodities, partners): Currently, none.
National Debt: None.
Population below poverty line: 15%
Economic Aid (Both Given and Received): None.
Currency: The 'Credit'
Currency code: (CRT)
Exchange Rates: 1 Credit = $0.48 USD

*Short of Natural Gas. Need to find source, immediately.
**This is crude oil.
***This total is the use of E-85/Bio-diesel, which requires far less Petroleum than standard crude per barrel.

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Alliance Star
18-06-2008, 09:27
The Military of the Alliance Star Confederation

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David M. McFarland, Secretary of Defense

The following is general information of the Military of the Alliance Star Confederation. Detailed information about the military is to come, shortly.

Branches of Military Service: The Alliance Star Confederation Marine Corps (ASCMC), The Alliance Star Confederation Air Force (ASCAF), and The Alliance Star Confederation Navy (ASCN).

Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for an all-volunteer force.
Active Personnel: 1,426,026
Manpower available for military service:

-Males age 16-49: 72,715,332
-Females age 16-49: 71,638,785 (June 2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

-Males age 16-49: 59,413,358
-Females age 16-49: 59,187,183 (June 2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

-Males age 16-49: 2,186,440
-Females age 16-49: 2,079,688 (June 2008 est.)

Expenditures (and as part of your GDP): $315,535,656,114 USD (17% GDP)
Allies: None

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Alliance Star
18-06-2008, 09:29
The Government of the Alliance Star Confederation

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Jason C. Ryan, Secretary of State

Country name:

-Conventional long form: "The Alliance Star Confederation"
-Conventional short form: "Alliance Star" or "Star Confederation"
-Abbreviation: ASC

Government type: Constitution-based Democratic-Republic
Capital: New Liberty, F.D.
Administrative divisions: 9 states and 1 district*; Aries, Aquarius, Capricorn, Federal District (F.D.)*, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Taurus, and Virgo.
Dependent areas: None.
Independence: 28 May 1945 (from Great Britain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 28 May (1945)
Constitution: 22 September 1946, effective 6 October 1946
Legal system: Federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.
Suffrage: 20 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

-Chief of state: President Leon M. James (since 1 January 2005); Vice President Allison E. Stover (since 1 January 2005).
-Head of Government: President Leon M. James (since 1 January 2005); Vice President Allison E. Stover (since 1 January 2005).
-Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the President with Congressional approval.
-Elections: President and Vice President elected on the same ticket by popular overall vote; President and Vice President serve four-year terms (eligible for three overall terms); election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held on 4 November 2008).
Election Results: Leon M. James elected President; percent of popular vote - Leon M. James 56.9%, Michelle Walden 43.1%.

Legislative branch:

-Congress consists of (81 seats, 9 members are elected from each state by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third are elected every two years).
-Elections: Congress - last held 1 January 2008 (next to be held January 2010).
-Election Results: Congress - seats by party - Republican Party 44, Democratic Party 37.

Judicial branch:

-Supreme Court (nine justices, one per state; nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Congress, appointed to serve for life); Courts of Appeal; State and County Courts.

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party [Samantha Smith]; Republican Party [Jeffery M. James-Potts]
International organization participation: None.
Flag description: Blue Fielding, with nine white stars and two olive branches. The Blue signifies the sky, sea, and space whereas the olive branches dictate their diplomatic nature, and the nine stars of their respective and current nine territories of the Alliance Star Confederation.

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Alliance Star
18-06-2008, 09:30
The People of the Alliance Star Confederation

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Michael R. Humpert, Secretary of Commerce

Population: 308,239,720

Age structure:

-0-14 years: 19.1%
-15-64 years: 67.5%
-65 years and over: 13.4%

Median age:

-Total: 37.4 years
-Male: 36.6 years
-Female: 38.3 years

Population growth rate: 0.801% (2008 est.)
Birth rate: 11.9 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate: 7.62 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: 3.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population

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: 0.8 male(s)/female
-Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate:

-Total: 4.51 deaths/1,000 live births
-Male: 4.89 deaths/1,000 live births
-Female: 4.11 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:

-Total population: 80.73 years
-Male: 77.86 years
-Female: 83.75 years

Total fertility rate: 1.76 children born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 14,000
HIV/AIDS - deaths: Fewer than 200.
Nationality:

-Noun: Alliancian(s)
-Adjective: Alliancian

Ethnic groups: White 96%, Asian 3%, other 1%.
Religions: Pentecostal 88.4%, other Christian 5.3%, other 3.3%, none 3%.
Languages: English 96% (Official), French 2.1%, Dutch 1.9%.

Literacy:

-Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write
-Total population: 99%
-Male: 99%
-Female: 99%

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Alliance Star
18-06-2008, 09:31
Communications of the Alliance Star Confederation

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Sara A. Barnes, Federal Communications Council Chairwoman

Telephones - main lines in use: 172 million
Telephones - mobile cellular: 255 million
Telephone system:

-General assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
-Domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
-International: country code - 132; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2000)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4,789, FM 8,961.
Radios: 317 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 2,218
Televisions: 296 million
Internet country code: .asc .edu
Internet hosts: 282 million
Internet users: 223 million (2006)

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Alliance Star
18-06-2008, 09:32
Transportation in the Alliance Star Confederation

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Kenneth C. Palke, Secretary of Transportation

Airports: 317

Airports - with paved runways:
-Total: 310
-Over 3,047 m: 8
-2,438 to 3,047 m: 33
-1,524 to 2,437 m: 131
-914 to 1,523 m: 79
-Under 914 m: 59

Airports - with unpaved runways:
-Total: 7
-Under 914 m: 7

Heliports: 11
Pipelines: Condensate 567 km; condensate/gas 22 km; gas 18,980 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 4,930 km; oil/gas/water 165 km; refined products 4,444 km.

Railways:

-Total: 16,264 km
-Standard gauge: 16,264 km 1.435-m gauge (5,361 km electrified) (2006)

Roadways:

-Total: 388,008 km
-Paved: 388,008 km (includes 3,520 km of expressways)

Waterways: 3,200 km (620 km used for commerce)

Merchant marine: 474 ships (1000 GRT or over) 11,723,618 GRT/12,315,588 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 26, cargo 60, carrier 4, chemical tanker 56, container 156, liquefied gas 18, passenger 10, passenger/cargo 62, petroleum tanker 27, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 24, vehicle carrier 14.

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Rafaellun
18-06-2008, 11:13
OOC: Apologies if you still didnt want anyone to post here, but I just wanted to say I'm really impressed! You've put a huge amount of time and effort into creating a deep and believable nation, I'm really enjoying reading this so far :) I'm pretty new here as well, But I wish I could match the level of quality that you seem to have achieved.
Alliance Star
18-06-2008, 22:04
[| No, no. You're fine. I reserved what I needed.

Thanks, by the way. I used a bit of related information, and a few of those Calculator Generator things to determine some numbers.

Appreciate the complement. |]
Alliance Star
22-06-2008, 22:19
[| Blargfart. Done. |]
Ruccola
23-06-2008, 22:41
OOC: Thanks for the great read! :) Your factbook makes me want to RP much closer ties between our nations. Nice logos too!

Feel free to peruse my WikiStates page (link in sig) if you haven't already - although it's incomplete, you might find it interesting.
Alliance Star
24-06-2008, 02:14
[| OoC: Oh, wow. Asian heritage! Nice! I've been working on my own NS
'wiki' article, myself.

The logos were a time spent on MS Paint.

I love the idea of how your nation got its name too. Very cool. I just wish I could make those images of an island! I need many images to traffic maps, climate maps, etc. Your nation is awesome. |]