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+ | ======Introduction====== | ||
+ | =====Background: | ||
+ | For millenia Kartar has stood as a leading light, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, in the practice of civilisation itself. | ||
+ | |||
+ | AKA: The important people have a great degree of freedom if they so choose, although the circumscribing of actions due to responsibilities and duties is accepted more often than not. And the un-important people, well... | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Geography====== | ||
+ | =====Location: | ||
+ | Western Shores, bordering the Ambria, Horse Wilds, Northern Wastes, Zylistan. | ||
+ | =====Geographic coordinates: | ||
+ | 35 00 N, 105 00 E | ||
+ | =====Map references: | ||
+ | Western Shores, XXX | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Area: | ||
+ | total: 27,298,474 sq km \\ | ||
+ | land: 24,326,410 sq km \\ | ||
+ | water: 3,270,550 sq km | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Land boundaries: | ||
+ | total: 22,117 km | ||
+ | border countries: Ambria, 120 km, Horsewilds 576 km, Northern Wastes, 1200 km (est.), Zylistan 890 km | ||
+ | =====Coastline: | ||
+ | 14,500 km | ||
+ | =====Maritime claims: | ||
+ | territorial sea: 12 nm | ||
+ | contiguous zone: 24 nm | ||
+ | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | ||
+ | continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin | ||
+ | Islands of Jian | ||
+ | =====Climate: | ||
+ | extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north | ||
+ | =====Terrain: | ||
+ | mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Elevation extremes: | ||
+ | lowest point: Allnegarde Break -1170 m \\ | ||
+ | highest point: Mount Xiao-an 9,001 m (Everest is 8,850 km) | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Natural resources: | ||
+ | salt, coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world' | ||
+ | =====Land use:===== | ||
+ | arable land: 15.4% | ||
+ | permanent crops: 1.25% | ||
+ | other: 83.35% | ||
+ | Irrigated land: | ||
+ | 2,525,800 sq km | ||
+ | =====Natural hazards: | ||
+ | frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; | ||
+ | =====Environment - current issues: | ||
+ | water shortages, particularly in the arid regions; water pollution from untreated wastes near major cities; deforestation; | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Geography - note:===== | ||
+ | world' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======People====== | ||
+ | =====Population: | ||
+ | 843,200,812 (last census est.) | ||
+ | =====Age structure: | ||
+ | 0-14 years: 21.4% (male 148, | ||
+ | 15-64 years: 71% (male 477, | ||
+ | 65 years and over: 7.6% (male 47, | ||
+ | =====Median age:===== | ||
+ | ====Among Cheetahs==== | ||
+ | total: 28.62 years \\ | ||
+ | male: 26.87 years \\ | ||
+ | female: 32.67 years | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Among Lions==== | ||
+ | total: 32.23 years \\ | ||
+ | male: 31.87 years \\ | ||
+ | female: 32.63 years | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Among Tigers==== | ||
+ | total: 62.26 years \\ | ||
+ | male: 41.87 years \\ | ||
+ | female: 53.67 years | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Among Jaguars==== | ||
+ | total: 32.26 years \\ | ||
+ | male: 31.87 years \\ | ||
+ | female: 32.67 years | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Among Other Races==== | ||
+ | total: 29.55 years \\ | ||
+ | male: 28.12 years \\ | ||
+ | female: 30.18 years | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Total==== | ||
+ | total: 32.26 years \\ | ||
+ | male: 31.87 years \\ | ||
+ | female: 32.67 years | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Population growth rate:===== | ||
+ | Among Cheetahs \\ | ||
+ | 0.97% \\ | ||
+ | Among Lions \\ | ||
+ | 0.89% \\ | ||
+ | Among Tigers \\ | ||
+ | 0.72% \\ | ||
+ | Among Jaguars \\ | ||
+ | 0.94 \\ | ||
+ | Among Other Races \\ | ||
+ | 0.0103 | ||
+ | =====Birth rate:===== | ||
+ | 13.14 births/ | ||
+ | =====Death rate:===== | ||
+ | 6.94 deaths/ | ||
+ | =====Net migration rate:===== | ||
+ | 0.0 migrant(s)/ | ||
+ | =====Sex ratio:===== | ||
+ | ====Cheetahs==== | ||
+ | at birth: | ||
+ | under 15 years: | ||
+ | 15-64 years: | ||
+ | 65 years and over: 0.46 male(s)/ | ||
+ | total population: 0.62 male(s)/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Lions==== | ||
+ | at birth: | ||
+ | under 15 years: | ||
+ | 15-64 years: | ||
+ | 65 years and over: 0.02 male(s)/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Tigers==== | ||
+ | at birth: | ||
+ | under 15 years: | ||
+ | 15-64 years: | ||
+ | 65 years and over: 0.01 male(s)/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Jaguars==== | ||
+ | at birth: | ||
+ | under 15 years: | ||
+ | 15-64 years: | ||
+ | 65 years and over: 0.23 male(s)/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Felines==== | ||
+ | at birth: 0.32 male(s)/ | ||
+ | under 15 years: 0.23 male(s)/ | ||
+ | 15-64 years: 0.18 male(s)/ | ||
+ | 65 years and over: 0.01 male(s)/ | ||
+ | total population: 0.11 male(s)/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Other Races==== | ||
+ | at birth: 0.97 male(s)/ | ||
+ | under 15 years: 0.94 male(s)/ | ||
+ | 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/ | ||
+ | 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/ | ||
+ | total population: 0.92 male(s)/ | ||
+ | =====Infant mortality rate:===== | ||
+ | ====Among Felines==== | ||
+ | total: 13.3 deaths/ | ||
+ | male: 14.11 deaths/ | ||
+ | female: 12.5 deaths/ | ||
+ | ====Among Other Races==== | ||
+ | total: 23 deaths/ | ||
+ | male: 28.61 deaths/ | ||
+ | female: 17.4 deaths/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Life expectancy at birth:===== | ||
+ | ====Among Felines==== | ||
+ | total population: 72.27 years \\ | ||
+ | male: 70.65 years \\ | ||
+ | female: 74.09 years (est.) | ||
+ | ====Among Other Races==== | ||
+ | total population: 72.27 years \\ | ||
+ | male: 70.65 years \\ | ||
+ | female: 74.09 years (est.) | ||
+ | =====Total fertility rate:===== | ||
+ | 1.72 children born/woman (est.) | ||
+ | =====Nationality: | ||
+ | noun: Kartara / Kartaran (singular / plural) | ||
+ | adjective: Kartaran | ||
+ | =====Ethnic groups: | ||
+ | Feline 44.9%, (Cheetah 19.2%, Jaguar 17.1%, Lion 6%, Tiger 2.6%), Human 23.4%, Zylistani 8.8% | ||
+ | =====Religions: | ||
+ | The feline religion is basically ancestor veneration, veneration of honour, and survival of the best. | ||
+ | ====Among Felines==== | ||
+ | Ancestor veneration 97%, Norse pantheon 1%-2%, Practicing Other 3%-4% | ||
+ | ====Among Other Races==== | ||
+ | Ancestor veneration 42% Norse pantheon 39% | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Languages: | ||
+ | Standard Kartaran \\ | ||
+ | High Kartaran \\ | ||
+ | Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) | ||
+ | =====Literacy: | ||
+ | definition: age 15 and over can read and write | ||
+ | ====Among felines==== | ||
+ | total population: 90.9% \\ | ||
+ | male: 85.1% \\ | ||
+ | female: 96.5% | ||
+ | ====Among other groups==== | ||
+ | total population: 40.9% | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Government====== | ||
+ | =====Country name:===== | ||
+ | conventional long form: The Glorious and Eternal Empire of Kartar \\ | ||
+ | conventional short form: Kartar | ||
+ | local long form: \\ | ||
+ | local short form: Kartar | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Government type:===== | ||
+ | Imperial state | ||
+ | =====Capital: | ||
+ | Pei-lei-gang | ||
+ | =====Administrative divisions: | ||
+ | 23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural) | ||
+ | : provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, | ||
+ | : autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang (Tibet) | ||
+ | : municipalities: | ||
+ | =====Independence: | ||
+ | As long as the mythology exists. | ||
+ | =====National holidays: | ||
+ | Day of Gratitude for the Ancestor' | ||
+ | Week of Unworthy Descendants Demonstrating Great Thanks to Glorious Ancestors | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Constitution: | ||
+ | There is no written constitution. | ||
+ | =====Legal system: | ||
+ | a complex amalgam of custom and statute coloured largely by the dictates of honour and correct behavious, largely criminal law; rudimentary civil code; continuing efforts are being made to improve civil, administrative, | ||
+ | =====Suffrage: | ||
+ | None on a national scale. | ||
+ | =====Executive branch: | ||
+ | chief of state: Empress ??? \\ | ||
+ | head of government: Empress ??? \\ | ||
+ | cabinet: The Heads of the Nine Great Torareichou Houses, and a representative from each of the other Banbutsunoreichou | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Legislative branch: | ||
+ | Officially, there is no legislative branch outside the Empress and her adviors. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Each of the lands has a different ruling body, from the Lion's dictatorial head to the Leopard' | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Judicial branch: | ||
+ | Supreme People' | ||
+ | =====Political parties and leaders: | ||
+ | no substantial political opposition groups exist. | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Flag description: | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====Shield description: | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====National Animal===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====National Plant:===== | ||
+ | Not applicable | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Economy====== | ||
+ | =====Economy - overview: | ||
+ | |||
+ | =====GDP - composition by sector: | ||
+ | agriculture: | ||
+ | industry and construction: | ||
+ | services: 33.3% (2004 est.) | ||
+ | =====Labor force:===== | ||
+ | 760.8 million | ||
+ | Labor force - by occupation: | ||
+ | agriculture 49%, industry 22%, services 29% (2003 est.) | ||
+ | =====Unemployment rate:===== | ||
+ | 9.8% in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas; an official Chinese journal estimated overall unemployment (including rural areas) for 2003 at 20% (2004 est.) | ||
+ | =====Population below poverty line:===== | ||
+ | 10% (2001 est.) | ||
+ | =====Household income or consumption by percentage share:===== | ||
+ | lowest 10%: 2.4% | ||
+ | highest 10%: 30.4% (1998) | ||
+ | =====Inflation rate (consumer prices): | ||
+ | 4.1% (2004 est.) | ||
+ | =====Investment (gross fixed): | ||
+ | 46% of GDP (2004 est.) | ||
+ | =====Agriculture - products: | ||
+ | rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish | ||
+ | =====Industries: | ||
+ | mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals; coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; | ||
+ | =====Industrial production growth rate:===== | ||
+ | 17.1% (2004 est.) | ||
+ | =====Exports - commodities: | ||
+ | machinery and equipment, plastics, optical and medical equipment, iron and steel | ||
+ | =====Exports - partners: | ||
+ | US 21.1%, Hong Kong 17%, Japan 12.4%, South Korea 4.7%, Germany 4% (2004) | ||
+ | =====Imports: | ||
+ | $552.4 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) | ||
+ | =====Imports - commodities: | ||
+ | machinery and equipment, oil and mineral fuels, plastics, optical and medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel | ||
+ | =====Imports - partners: | ||
+ | Japan 16.8%, Taiwan 11.4%, South Korea 11.1%, US 8%, Germany 5.4% (2004) | ||
+ | =====Economic aid - recipient: | ||
+ | NA | ||
+ | =====Currency (code): | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Communications====== | ||
+ | =====Government pigeon post:===== | ||
+ | A bureaucratic disaster. | ||
+ | =====Magical communication: | ||
+ | See Magic | ||
+ | =====Military communication: | ||
+ | See Military | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Transportation====== | ||
+ | =====Railways: | ||
+ | total: 71,898 km | ||
+ | standard gauge: 71,898 km 1.435-m gauge (18,115 km electrified) | ||
+ | dual gauge: 23,945 km (multiple track not included in total) (2002) | ||
+ | =====Highways: | ||
+ | total: 1,765,222 km | ||
+ | paved: 395,410 km (with at least 25,130 km of expressways) | ||
+ | unpaved: 1,369,812 km (2002 est.) | ||
+ | =====Waterways: | ||
+ | 121,557 km (2002) | ||
+ | =====Ports and harbors: | ||
+ | Dalian, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, | ||
+ | =====Merchant marine: | ||
+ | minimal. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Military====== | ||
+ | =====Military branches: | ||
+ | Imperial Army (PLA), Imperial Navy and Shishi (death) Corps (magical and other special forces units) | ||
+ | =====Military service age and obligation: | ||
+ | 18-22 years of age for compulsory military service, with 24-month service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service; 17 years of age for women who meet requirements for specific military jobs | ||
+ | =====Manpower available for military service: | ||
+ | males age 18-49: 342,956,265 (est.) | ||
+ | =====Manpower fit for military service: | ||
+ | males age 18-49: 281,240,272 (est.) | ||
+ | =====Manpower reaching military service age annually: | ||
+ | males: 13,186,433 (est.) | ||
+ | =====Military expenditures - percent of GDP:===== | ||
+ | 0.043 | ||
+ | =====Military Units:===== | ||
+ | The smallest unit in the army is called a streak. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Transnational Issues====== | ||
+ | =====Disputes - international: | ||
+ | =====Refugees and internally displaced persons: | ||
+ | =====Illicit drugs:===== | ||
+ | major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle; growing domestic drug abuse problem; source country for chemical precursors and methamphetamine | ||
+ | |||
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