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Worplesdon Factbook.

The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Worplesdon subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. Following independence after 2 years of civil unrest, followed by a further 2 years of civil war in 1764, it became a monach state, the first king being King Alonso. After the civil war, the naition fell silent to the rest of the world, with the monarchy belieiving in a private, protectionist state. King Ben by contrast is begining to open the borders.

Contents.

Geography (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14803358&postcount=2)
People (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14803362&postcount=3)
Government (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14803371&postcount=4)
Economy (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14803378&postcount=5)
Communications (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14803383&postcount=6)
Transportation (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14803393&postcount=7)
Military (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14803941&postcount=8)
Maps (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14803973&postcount=9)

Geography

Location:

eastern North Atlantic Ocean

Area:

total: 109,156 sq km
land: 103,652 sq km
water: 5504 sq km

Land boundaries:

None.

Coastline:

6,856 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate:

maritime temperate; cool and rainy in south, warmer and drier in north, northern wet season: Dec-Apr

Terrain:

mostly swampy low lands on northern islands; hilly and mountainous on southern island; volcaninc islands in between

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: southern Lightwater 0 m
highest point: Chil Mant 4,806 m

Natural resources:

fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower

Land use:

arable land: 17.29%
permanent crops: 7.84%
other: 74.87% (2005)
Irrigated land: 6,500 sq km

Natural hazards:

landslides; volcanoes; flooding

Environment - current issues:

soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas; rising sea levels, due to global warming

People
Population:

10,707,924

Age structure:

0-14 years: 16.3% (1,745,392)
15-64 years: 66.1% (7,077,938)
65 years and over: 17.6% (1,884,595)


Median age:

total: 41.4 years

Urbanization:

urban population: 53% of total population

Sex ratio:

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)


Life expectancy:

male: 75.48 years
female: 76.91 years

Nationality:

noun: Worplesden(s)
adjective: Worplesden

Ethnic groups:

Worplesden 83.9%, Other 16.1%

Religions:

None 84.5%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, Catholic 3.9%, other Christian 2.2%

Languages:

Worp 84.5%, English 9.6%, Portuguese 4%, other 1.9% (90% can speak both Worp and English)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.2%

Government

Country name:

conventional long form: Kingdom of Worplesdon
conventional short form: Worplesdon
local long form: Kingdoma Worpa
local short form: Worp

Government type:

absolute monarchy - socialist (the general population is equal, with the monarchy being richer.)

Capital:

name: Woking

Administrative divisions:

12 counties: Albury, Chilworth, Clandon, Fairlands, Houghton, Kingston, Lightwater, Longcross, Normandy, Ripley County, Sutton Green County, Woking County

National holiday:

WorplesDay, 1 September

Constitution:

unwritten; partly common law and practice

Legal system:

based on common law tradition with early Roman and modern continental influences; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Suffrage:

17 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: King Benjamin Harwich (King Ben) (since 16 October 1986); Heir Apparent Princess Rosilynn (Daughter of the King, born 5 January 1989)

Judicial branch:

independent judiciary comprised of judges, prosecutors and investigating magistrates who are appointed, promoted, demoted, and dismissed by the Monach; three levels of case review; 12 courts of which one Supreme Court act as the last instance on civil and criminal cases and appeals of government decisions (the Supreme Court of Woking)

Flag description:

Blue background, one large red equilateral pointing away from hoist side, with a yellow sun in the centre, a large red chevron following from this has yellow waves coming from it

Economy

Economy - overview:

Worplesdon has grown rapidly since a major economic downturn in 1999. The king has demonstrated commitment to economic reforms and responsible fiscal planning, since the downturn. Worplesdon has averaged more than 3% growth since 2004, attracting significant amounts of foreign direct investment, but King Ben's protectionist stance of the economy prevents it expanding quicker.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$325 billion (US dollars)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$30,351.35 (US dollars)

Labor force:

5.24 million

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 5%
industry: 25%
services: 70%

Unemployment rate:

6.3%

Budget:

Total budget: $150,000,000,000.00
Government spending is 46.15% of GDP

Budget % $
administration 10 $15,000,000,000.00
social welfare 4.8 $7,200,000,000.00
healthcare 12.5 $18,750,000,000.00
education 13 $19,500,000,000.00
religion 0.2 $300,000,000.00
defence 15 $22,500,000,000.00
law and order 10 $15,000,000,000.00
commerce 06 $9,000,000,000.00
public transport 11.5 $17,250,000,000.00
environment 08 $12,000,000,000.00
social equality 09 $13,500,000,000.00

Agricultural products:

grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, swine, poultry, dairy products; fish

Industries:

textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, base metals, diary products, wine and other foods, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; ship construction and refurbishment; tourism


Electricity - production:

42.43 billion kWh (2007)

Electricity - consumption:

28.8 billion kWh

Oil - production:

64,452 bbl/day

Oil - consumption:

264,400 bbl/day

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day

Oil - imports:

201,948 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - proved reserves:

72 million bbl

Natural gas - production:

1.848 billion cu m

Natural gas - consumption:

9.436 billion cu m

Natural gas - exports:

1.767 billion cu m

Natural gas - imports:

9.982 billion cu m

Natural gas - proved reserves:

18.63 billion cu m

Exchange rates:

Cobham (CBM) per US dollar - 79.8668

Communications

Telephones - main lines in use:

7.6 million

Telephones - mobile cellular:

10.197 million

Telephone system:

general assessment: excellent in urbanised ares, not so great in rural zones.
domestic: open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international: country code - 1118; tropospheric scatter; satellite earth stations - 8 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 5, FM 63, shortwave 3

Television broadcast stations:

24

Internet country code:

.Wp

Internet hosts:

956,934

Internet users:

4.458 million

Transportation

Airports:

46

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 34
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
under 914 m: 14

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 10

Heliports:

15

Pipelines:

gas 2,097 km; oil 0 km; refined products 166 km

Railways:

total: 3,765 km

Roadways:

total: 76,708 km
paved: 60,459 km (includes 2,540 km of highways)
unpaved: 16,248 km

Merchant marine:

total: 157
by type: bulk carrier 42, cargo 23, chemical tanker 16, container 32, liquefied gas 6, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 20, specialized tanker 4

Ports and terminals:

Woking Terminal, HoughCross, Port of Kingston

Military

DEFLERT

The Defence Alert System (DEFLERT) is a measure of the activation and readiness level of the Kingdom of Worplesdon Armed Forces. It describes progressive postures for use between the Monarch and the heads of military branches. DEFLERTs are matched to the situations of military severity. Standard peacetime protocol is DEFLERT 5, descending in increasingly severe situations. DEFLERT 1 represents expectation of actual imminent attack.

DEFLERT 5: This is the condition used to designate normal peacetime military readiness. An upgrade in military preparedness is typically made by the head of the miltary branches and announced by the Monarch.
DEFLERT 4: This refers to normal, increased intelligence and the heightening of national security measures.
DEFLERT 3: This refers to an increase to force readiness above normal. Radio call signs used by Worplesdon forces change to currently classified call signs.
DEFLERT 2: This refers to a further increase in force readiness just below maximum readiness.
DEFLERT 1: This refers to maximum readiness. It is reserved for imminent or ongoing attack on military forces or territory by a foreign military power.

Military branches:

Worplesdon Armed Forces: Land Army, Worp Navy, Worp Air Force (WAF), Kingdoma Spaciel Argmi (Special Forces, KSA)

Military service age and obligation:

16-45 years of age for voluntary military service; as of May 2002, females became equal in every aspect of the armed forces, volunteers serve minimum of 10 years, unless seriously wounded, where service may end sooner.

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-45: 2,102,625
females age 16-45: 1,995,124

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-45: 1,721,156
females age 16-45: 1,595,017

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 40,125
female: 38,854

Military expenditures:

15% of budget

Military Size

Army Budget: $9,000,000,000.00
Army Size Total: 400,000
Total Combat Troops: 150,000
Regular Army Budget: $7,200,000,000.00
Regular Army Troops: 300,000
Regular Army Combat Troops: 120,000
Army Reserve Budget $1,350,000,000.00
Reserve Army Size: 105,000
Reserve Army Combat Troops: 30,000

Navy Budget: $4,500,000,000.00
Sailors: 34,500
Regular Navy Budget $3,600,000,000.00
Regular Navy Size: 24,000
Naval Reserve Budget $900,000,000.00
Naval Reserve Size 10,500

Air Force Budget: $6,750,000,000.00
Airmen: 45,000
Pilots: 4,500

Coast Guard Budget: $2,250,000,000.00
Sailors: 15,000

Law Budget: $15,000,000,000.00
Employees: 136,364
Police Officers: 19,481

Army Layout

MEN
5 - Fire Squad
10 - Segment
30 - Detachment
120 - Troop
600 - Outfit
3000 - Brigade
15000 - Cadre
60000 - Legion
120000 - Army

Kingdoma Spaciel Argmi

(ooc: based on Jedi)
Kingdoma Spaciel Argmi (KSA) i the most elite unit in the military, consisting of 96 land army soldiers, and 54 WAF pilots. They are hihghly trained in all forms warfare, all imaginable weapons, all vehicles, and all speak at least 6 languages. They only take command directly from the Head of State, being severely loyal to him. though they count as the army and WAF, they are autonomous. When in battle they wear no insignia, so they can act with less chance of Worplesdon being targeted. The KSA are led by The Council, a commitee of 14 soldiers appointed by the monarch. (12 soldiers & 2 Pilots) each of the 12 soldiers have 7 men under his command, whereas the pilots control 26 other pilots. They are usually the first on the ground, and when the regular army arrive, they take command, with regular commander. They tend to be sent into smaller conflicts, or specialised missions, and are excellent negotiators, acting on behalf of the monach in any situation. each KSA soldier has a squad of 10 regular soldiers under his command.

KSA Council Commitee: Soldiers; Matthew Sutton, George Wells, Lisbon Ogilvy, Kyle Clark, Audrone Balytune, Ronnie Keifer, Diane Song, Rocke Kossoff, Sean Tatler, Sandy Fraser, Geddy Lifeson, Talbot Bain. Pilots; Kim Lynott, Randolf Payne

Lynton Troop
Master - Matthew Sutton
Medic - Jane Harrison
Sniper - Tom Bolan
Sniper - Jill Paice
Rifleman - Debbie Hollis
Rifleman - Rick Knight - 2nd in command
Heavy Weapons - Nick Morley
Explosives - Wilbert Eede

Perrotin Troop
Master - George Wells
Medic - Chris Roeser
Sniper - Tyler Whitlock - 2nd in command
Sniper - Pat Stafford
Rifleman - Lynne Ledbetter
Rifleman - Isabel Harvey
Heavy Weapons - Arthur Langton
Explosives - Amy Robbins

GROUND TROOPS
2 - Pair
8 - Troop
88 - Division (1 Troop plus their 80 soldiers)
528 - Legion
1056 - Brigade

Weapons & Vehicles of the KSA
20x M.A.C Neofall 20x110mm Anti-Materiel Payload Rifle
16x TGB-1 Light sniper rifle
52x M.A.C Military Ordnance .45 ACP
84x M.A.C Military Ordnance .45 ACP compact
12x M.A.C Military Ordnance .45 ACP special edition
16x M.A.C 56CSD Commando S.M.G
40x M.A.C- 56
16x M.A.C MGF-3 Universal Machine Gun
10x M.A.C LAAAB-100
10x Armbrust
Hand Grenades
C4
Claymore
Dynamite
40x LY83 Fox Light Multirole Utility Vehicle - Spike Missile, M2 HMG, LY221 Little Shepherd AA system, M60 GPMG
40x FVH-1 "Lioness" 2020AT
40x ATAV-2 "Assassin"
2x Streitwagen Class LHD/CV/HS (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14677957&postcount=5)
2x Jäeger Class DDG (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14678156&postcount=6)
2x Falken Class DDG
(http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14678170&postcount=7)
Military Systems In Use
land vehicles
60x FVH-1 "Lioness" 2020AT
110x ATAV-2 "Assassin"
aircraft
200x AT-21B "Guru"
ships
100x SOC-12 "Nightmare"

Maps

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Basic Map
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Land Elevation