Rymeria
27-12-2008, 04:22
Confederacy of Rymeria
Geography
Area
Planet
Location
Rymerian Star System, approximately 15 light years from Earth
Area (comparative) (roughly 1.1 times the size of Earth)
Space Claims
Territorial space: 500 kilometers from Rymeria's surface
Climate
The inhabited portions of the planet tend to be temperate to tropical.
Terrain
Variable.
Elevation
Lowest: Tuscania Region, 50 km below sea level
Highest: Mount Hyperion, 26,732 km above sea level
Natural Resources
Dilithium, duranium, tritanium, iron, gold, oil
Shortages
Rymerians have learned to do without coffee or tea to an extent, thanks in part to protein resequencers, but haven't had true coffee or tea in generations.
Land use
Arable land: 59.6%
Permanent crops: 31.8%
Other: 71% (2005 est.)
Irrigated land
596,709 sq km
Natural hazards
Frequent thunderstorms, occasional earthquakes and hurricanes.
People
Population
78 million as of 26 December 2008
Age structure
0-14 years: 22.1%
15-64 years: 71.3%
65 years and over: 6.6%
Median age
Total: 26.9 years
Male: 24.8 years
Female: 29.0 years
Population growth rate
1.9%
Net migration rate
N/A
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.6 years
male: 79.8 years
female: 82.4 years
Nationality
Noun: Rymerian
Adjective: Rymerian
Ethnic Groups
Human 100%
Religions
Christian – Catholic 68%, Christian – Protestant 14%, Jewish – 11%, Other 7%
Languages
English (official) 100%
National Fertility Rate
2.2 births per 1,000 population (2005 est.)
Literacy
definition: Age 12 or over can read and write
total population: 100%
Government Structure and Politics
Country Name
Conventional long form: The Confederation of Rymeria
Conventional short form: Rymeria
Frequently referred to as: Rymeria
Pronounciation
Rye-Mare-ee-uh
Government Type
Representative democracy with bicameral legislature. President is head of state, while the Senate President is head of government.
Capital
Rymeria City
Administrative divisions
18 Regions
Major cities
Rymeria City, Columbia, Augusta, Baltimore,
Independence
Rymeria had independence from default on November 30, 2008.
National Holiday
Thanksgiving/Founding Day November 30, 2008
Constitution and Legal System
December 22, 2008. Nation's legal system based loosely on the RL Articles of Confederation with some exceptions.
Suffrage
18 years of age, universal.
Executive branch
Head of state: President Mark Lyndon (since December 22, 2008)
Head of government: Senate President Mike Thomas.
Cabinet
Vice President: Karen Mulligan
Secretary of State: Larry Doughty
Secretary of Defense: James Donaldson
Secretary of the Treasury: Etan Gold
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene: Ashley Sanborn
Secretary of Transportation: Peter Lockwood
Secretary of Commerce: Robert Landon
Secretary of Education: Mike Helms
Attorney General: Laura Keith
Commander in Chief, Space Command: Admiral Mark Blakeney
Intelligence Chief: Ryan Stone
Press Secretary: Rick Smith
Judicial branch
Supreme Court: One Chief Justice, six Associate Justices
Legislative branch
Bicameral Parliament consists of the House of Representatives (75 seats) and the Senate (36 seats). The House of Representatives is the direct voice of the people elected by the people, while the Senate is appointed by Region or the Rymerian City Council after nomination by the Governor or Rymeria City mayor. Each Delegate serves up to four consecutive two-year term, while each Senator serves no more than two consecutive six-year terms.
Political parties
Progressive (26%), Liberal (24%), Conservative (21%), Moderate (16%), Nationalist (12%), other (1%)
Interstellar organisation participation
None.
Economy
The economy is growing slowly due to a lack of interstellar trade at the moment. The National Assembly hopes Space Command's effort toward first contact with other species leads to interstellar trade and a jump-start to the economy.
GDP
$681,6 billion U.S. (as of December 26, 2008)
GDP per capita
$8,739.02
GDP – composition by sector
Industry: 61% (2005 est.)
Agriculture: 27%
Services and misc. sectors: 13%
Unemployment rate
9.03%
Population below poverty line
6.5%
Income tax rate
Flate rate of 13%
Household income or consumption by % share
Highest 10%: 27%
Lowest 10%: 2.4%
Inflation rate
8.9%
Labour force
26 million
Industries
Agriculture, publishing, arms manufacturing
Exports – commodities
None
Exports – partners
None
Imports - commodities
None
Imports – partners
None
Debt
N/A
Economic aid
N/A
Currency
Credit ($), cent (ยข)
Currency code
A capital C with a capital r drawn through it.
Exchange rates
Not available.
Fiscal year
1 July – 30 June
Communications
Radio broadcast stations
AM 230
FM 972
Satellite 70
Major radio broadcasting networks
4 (RRN – Rymerian Radio Network; RBC – Rymerian Broadcasting Company; Radio Rymeria
Minor radio broadcasting networks
14
Radio broadcasting systems
96
Radios
58 million
Television broadcasting networks
Five (major ones include Rymerian News Network and the Rymerian Sports Network)
Televisions
61 million
Internet hosts
18,230
Internet Service Providers
34
Internet users
62 million
Web TLD / Domain Extension
.rm
Transportation
Railways
Total: 36,749 km
Standard gauge: 10,423km 1.435m-gauge (electrified)
Rymeria has an advanced rail system using the MAGLEV train.
Highways
Total: 1,965,812 km
Paved: 1,783,204 km (including 1,274,700 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 182,608 km
Waterways
33,102 km
Pipelines
Crude oil/petroleum: 1,843 km
Natural gas: 29,765 km
Airports
42
Heliports
16
Military
Military Branches
Space Command; Naval Infantry; Rymerian Confederate Army; Reserves
Military manpower – military age
18 years of age
Military manpower – availability
Males and females age 18-55: 48 million
Military manpower – current size
Total: 750,000
Space Command: 1,200
Naval Infantry: 500
Rymerian Confederate Army: 348,300
Ready reserves: 200,000
Civilian workforce: 200,000
Military manpower – as percentage of total population
0.8%
Military manpower – fit for military service
27 million
Military manpower – reaching military age annually
14 million
Military expenditures – monetary values
$42.7 billion
Military expenditures – as percentage of GDP
7.5%
Primary military allies
None yet.
Primary enemy
None.
Countries considered hostile
None.
Countries considered unfriendly
None.
Countries with relations severed
(temporary): None.
(permanent): None.
Transnational Issues, Customs and Immigration
Disputes – international
None currently
Disputes – boundaries
None currently.
Disputes – wars, conflicts and international issues
None.
Customs and immigration policy
Open to friendly countries; citizens of other countries only permitted in cases of asylum.
Nations not requiring visas or special documents to enter
None.
Nations not requiring passports to enter (driver's license or national ID cards considered acceptable identification)
None.
Education, Arts & Culture
Full-time international university students, 2005-06 academic year
31 million
Post-secondary enrollment, total, 2004-05 academic year
31.6 million
Primary international sources of student enrollment, 2005-06 academic year (ordered by total number, largest first)
N/A
Major universities
Rymerian University - Capital City Campus
Major venues of theatre arts
Under construction
Major venues of scripted and visual arts
Under Construction
Flag and Anthem of Rymeria
Current flag
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/macau.jpg
Three colors, green, gold and white.
Current national anthem
None.
Great seal of Rymeria
None.
History
The Beginning
The colony of Rymeria resulted from a batch of cryogenic ships that departed Earth in 1965. The ships traveled at sublight speeds searching for an uninhabited world rich in resources where the people in the sleeper ships could build a new life. They arrived at their destination in 1968 after encountering a wormhole. When the ships landed, the people awoke to their new planet and began dispersing to various regions to begin their lives.
After approximately 50 years, the people realised they wanted to explore more than just what their world had to offer, so the National Assembly formed a committee to study the feasibility of space travel. That led to the inaugural FTL flight of the RSV Republic and first contacts with no fewer than four spacefaring peoples.
Military history
Yet to establish a military history.
Geography
Area
Planet
Location
Rymerian Star System, approximately 15 light years from Earth
Area (comparative) (roughly 1.1 times the size of Earth)
Space Claims
Territorial space: 500 kilometers from Rymeria's surface
Climate
The inhabited portions of the planet tend to be temperate to tropical.
Terrain
Variable.
Elevation
Lowest: Tuscania Region, 50 km below sea level
Highest: Mount Hyperion, 26,732 km above sea level
Natural Resources
Dilithium, duranium, tritanium, iron, gold, oil
Shortages
Rymerians have learned to do without coffee or tea to an extent, thanks in part to protein resequencers, but haven't had true coffee or tea in generations.
Land use
Arable land: 59.6%
Permanent crops: 31.8%
Other: 71% (2005 est.)
Irrigated land
596,709 sq km
Natural hazards
Frequent thunderstorms, occasional earthquakes and hurricanes.
People
Population
78 million as of 26 December 2008
Age structure
0-14 years: 22.1%
15-64 years: 71.3%
65 years and over: 6.6%
Median age
Total: 26.9 years
Male: 24.8 years
Female: 29.0 years
Population growth rate
1.9%
Net migration rate
N/A
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.6 years
male: 79.8 years
female: 82.4 years
Nationality
Noun: Rymerian
Adjective: Rymerian
Ethnic Groups
Human 100%
Religions
Christian – Catholic 68%, Christian – Protestant 14%, Jewish – 11%, Other 7%
Languages
English (official) 100%
National Fertility Rate
2.2 births per 1,000 population (2005 est.)
Literacy
definition: Age 12 or over can read and write
total population: 100%
Government Structure and Politics
Country Name
Conventional long form: The Confederation of Rymeria
Conventional short form: Rymeria
Frequently referred to as: Rymeria
Pronounciation
Rye-Mare-ee-uh
Government Type
Representative democracy with bicameral legislature. President is head of state, while the Senate President is head of government.
Capital
Rymeria City
Administrative divisions
18 Regions
Major cities
Rymeria City, Columbia, Augusta, Baltimore,
Independence
Rymeria had independence from default on November 30, 2008.
National Holiday
Thanksgiving/Founding Day November 30, 2008
Constitution and Legal System
December 22, 2008. Nation's legal system based loosely on the RL Articles of Confederation with some exceptions.
Suffrage
18 years of age, universal.
Executive branch
Head of state: President Mark Lyndon (since December 22, 2008)
Head of government: Senate President Mike Thomas.
Cabinet
Vice President: Karen Mulligan
Secretary of State: Larry Doughty
Secretary of Defense: James Donaldson
Secretary of the Treasury: Etan Gold
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene: Ashley Sanborn
Secretary of Transportation: Peter Lockwood
Secretary of Commerce: Robert Landon
Secretary of Education: Mike Helms
Attorney General: Laura Keith
Commander in Chief, Space Command: Admiral Mark Blakeney
Intelligence Chief: Ryan Stone
Press Secretary: Rick Smith
Judicial branch
Supreme Court: One Chief Justice, six Associate Justices
Legislative branch
Bicameral Parliament consists of the House of Representatives (75 seats) and the Senate (36 seats). The House of Representatives is the direct voice of the people elected by the people, while the Senate is appointed by Region or the Rymerian City Council after nomination by the Governor or Rymeria City mayor. Each Delegate serves up to four consecutive two-year term, while each Senator serves no more than two consecutive six-year terms.
Political parties
Progressive (26%), Liberal (24%), Conservative (21%), Moderate (16%), Nationalist (12%), other (1%)
Interstellar organisation participation
None.
Economy
The economy is growing slowly due to a lack of interstellar trade at the moment. The National Assembly hopes Space Command's effort toward first contact with other species leads to interstellar trade and a jump-start to the economy.
GDP
$681,6 billion U.S. (as of December 26, 2008)
GDP per capita
$8,739.02
GDP – composition by sector
Industry: 61% (2005 est.)
Agriculture: 27%
Services and misc. sectors: 13%
Unemployment rate
9.03%
Population below poverty line
6.5%
Income tax rate
Flate rate of 13%
Household income or consumption by % share
Highest 10%: 27%
Lowest 10%: 2.4%
Inflation rate
8.9%
Labour force
26 million
Industries
Agriculture, publishing, arms manufacturing
Exports – commodities
None
Exports – partners
None
Imports - commodities
None
Imports – partners
None
Debt
N/A
Economic aid
N/A
Currency
Credit ($), cent (ยข)
Currency code
A capital C with a capital r drawn through it.
Exchange rates
Not available.
Fiscal year
1 July – 30 June
Communications
Radio broadcast stations
AM 230
FM 972
Satellite 70
Major radio broadcasting networks
4 (RRN – Rymerian Radio Network; RBC – Rymerian Broadcasting Company; Radio Rymeria
Minor radio broadcasting networks
14
Radio broadcasting systems
96
Radios
58 million
Television broadcasting networks
Five (major ones include Rymerian News Network and the Rymerian Sports Network)
Televisions
61 million
Internet hosts
18,230
Internet Service Providers
34
Internet users
62 million
Web TLD / Domain Extension
.rm
Transportation
Railways
Total: 36,749 km
Standard gauge: 10,423km 1.435m-gauge (electrified)
Rymeria has an advanced rail system using the MAGLEV train.
Highways
Total: 1,965,812 km
Paved: 1,783,204 km (including 1,274,700 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 182,608 km
Waterways
33,102 km
Pipelines
Crude oil/petroleum: 1,843 km
Natural gas: 29,765 km
Airports
42
Heliports
16
Military
Military Branches
Space Command; Naval Infantry; Rymerian Confederate Army; Reserves
Military manpower – military age
18 years of age
Military manpower – availability
Males and females age 18-55: 48 million
Military manpower – current size
Total: 750,000
Space Command: 1,200
Naval Infantry: 500
Rymerian Confederate Army: 348,300
Ready reserves: 200,000
Civilian workforce: 200,000
Military manpower – as percentage of total population
0.8%
Military manpower – fit for military service
27 million
Military manpower – reaching military age annually
14 million
Military expenditures – monetary values
$42.7 billion
Military expenditures – as percentage of GDP
7.5%
Primary military allies
None yet.
Primary enemy
None.
Countries considered hostile
None.
Countries considered unfriendly
None.
Countries with relations severed
(temporary): None.
(permanent): None.
Transnational Issues, Customs and Immigration
Disputes – international
None currently
Disputes – boundaries
None currently.
Disputes – wars, conflicts and international issues
None.
Customs and immigration policy
Open to friendly countries; citizens of other countries only permitted in cases of asylum.
Nations not requiring visas or special documents to enter
None.
Nations not requiring passports to enter (driver's license or national ID cards considered acceptable identification)
None.
Education, Arts & Culture
Full-time international university students, 2005-06 academic year
31 million
Post-secondary enrollment, total, 2004-05 academic year
31.6 million
Primary international sources of student enrollment, 2005-06 academic year (ordered by total number, largest first)
N/A
Major universities
Rymerian University - Capital City Campus
Major venues of theatre arts
Under construction
Major venues of scripted and visual arts
Under Construction
Flag and Anthem of Rymeria
Current flag
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/macau.jpg
Three colors, green, gold and white.
Current national anthem
None.
Great seal of Rymeria
None.
History
The Beginning
The colony of Rymeria resulted from a batch of cryogenic ships that departed Earth in 1965. The ships traveled at sublight speeds searching for an uninhabited world rich in resources where the people in the sleeper ships could build a new life. They arrived at their destination in 1968 after encountering a wormhole. When the ships landed, the people awoke to their new planet and began dispersing to various regions to begin their lives.
After approximately 50 years, the people realised they wanted to explore more than just what their world had to offer, so the National Assembly formed a committee to study the feasibility of space travel. That led to the inaugural FTL flight of the RSV Republic and first contacts with no fewer than four spacefaring peoples.
Military history
Yet to establish a military history.