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The Theocratic Republic of the Beatus

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Map Key

Red = Urban Area
Green = National Park

1 = Sverð (City)
2 = Höfn (City)
3 = Eilífur (City)
4 = The City of the Blessed (Capital City)
5 = Valdamikill (City)
6 = Fínn (City)
7 = Móðurborg (City)
8 = Gitche Gumee National Park (National Park)

A = Heilagur Bay (Bay)
B = Höfn Bay (Bay)
C = Forystuhæfileikar Bay (Bay)
D = Seigur Bay (Bay)

Geography

Location: South West Novus Universitas, South of Greal, and East of Noriskia.
Area
total: 77,000,000 sq km
land: 52,000,000 sq km
water: 25,000,000 sq km
Land boundaries:
total: 6,520 km
border countries: Greal 2,150 km
Coastline: 2,756 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 20 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, fish, iron ore, uranium, titanium, copper, gold, salt, silver, bronze, coal
Land use:
arable land: 18.01%
permanent crops: 0.21%
other: 81.78%
Irrigated land: 575,057 sq km

People

Population: 1,610,000,000
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.7% 445,970,000(male 214,065,600/female 231,904,400)
15-64 years: 58.5% 941,850,000(male 485,052,750/female 456,797,250)
65 years and over: 13.8% 222,180,000(male 71,097,600/female 151,082,400)
Median age:
total: 36.7 years
male: 35.4 years
female: 38.1 years
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.6 years
male: 69.29 years
female: 81.13 years
Literacy:
definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%

Government

Country name:
conventional long form: Theocratic Republic of the Beatus
conventional short form: The Beatus
Government type:
Constitution-based federal republic
Capital: City of the Blessed
Administrative divisions:
Nine Provinces, and one Federal District*,
Andleg Viðleitni, Forystuhæfileikar, Gitche Gumee District*, Glaður, Heilagleiki, Heilagur, Mæða, Seigur, Sigur, Straumur
Independence: Sept. 7th 2007
National holiday:
Blessed Day, May 21st
Constitution:
17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789
Legal system:
federal court system; each province has its own unique legal system
Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Jeff Melton; Vice President Jimmy Burch
head of government: President Jeff Melton; Vice President Jimmy Burch
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
[i]elections:[i] president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a direct vote of the people; president and vice president serve four-year terms
Legislative branch:
bicameral Congress consists of the Conclave (64,623 seats, 1 member is elected from each Conclavic District, consisting of 500 square miles) and the Brotherhood (32,200 seats; members are directly elected from each District of the Brotherhood, consisting of 50,000 persons)

Judicial branch:
Military Tribunal (5 members of the military ranking equivalent to a Brigadier Genera;; nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate; appointed to serve for life); Provincial Courts