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| Rovens | |
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| Introduction |
| Geography |
Location: South-eastern old continent, bordering Yellow Bay, Begral and the Strait of Guwimith, between 0 and 15 degrees South, and 60 and 75 degrees East, of the planet Vexillium.
Geographic coordinates: 8 00 S, 70 00 E
Map references: Old Continent
Area:
total:
515,160 sq km
land:
515,160 sq km
Area - comparative:
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Thailand; OR
Germany, Austria and Benelux; OR
A little smaller than France; OR
Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Land boundaries:
total:
1,275 km (Approx.)
border countries:
South Bay 500 km; Begral 725 km
Coastline:
1,150 km (Approx.)
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
Climate:
tropical; temperate to frigid in mountains
Terrain:
U-shaped lowland jungle surrounding the high and rugged mountains in center
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Coast, sea-level
highest point:
Mount Ararak 6,031 m
Natural resources:
silver, rubber, gold, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower
Land use: Estimates only
arable land:
22%
permanent crops:
9%
permanent pastures:
21%
forests and woodland:
35%
other:
14% (301 est.)
Irrigated land:
Unknown
Natural hazards:
Cyclones (east coast), flooding, snowslides and landslides, earthquakes
Environment - current issues:
deforestation; overgrazing leading to soil erosion; mild pollution of rivers from municipal wastes
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
None
signed, but not ratified:
None
| People |
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Population:
23,825,664
Age structure:
0-14 years:
41%
15-64 years:
55%
65 years and over:
4% (estimates only)
Population growth rate:
3% (estimated)
Birth rate:
49 births/1,000 population (estimated)
Death rate:
11 deaths/1,000 population (estimated)
Net migration rate:
-9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (estimated)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.70 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (estimated)
Infant mortality rate:
52.1 deaths/1,000 live births (estimated)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
59 years
male:
57 years
female:
61 years (estimated)
Total fertility rate:
6 children born/woman (estimated)
Nationality:
noun:
Rovenian(s)
adjective:
Rovenian
Ethnic groups:
Pataki 40%, Utani 20%, Guwimithian (Ulano-Gronkian) 14%, Namurian 10%, Ingallish 9%, Teuton 3%,
other 3% (estimated)
Religions:
Cruistian 61%, Mounist 3% (estimated)
Languages:
Ingallish (official), Guwimithian (official), Basala-Pataki (semi-official), Utani, Namurian, and Teuton
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write in any of the above languages
total population:
63%
male:
74%
female:
53% (estimated)
| Government |
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Country name:
conventional long form:
The Peoples Republic of Rovens
conventional short form:
Rovens
local long form:
The Peoples Republica of Rovens
local short form:
Rovens
Data code:
RN
Government type:
Peoples republic
Capital:
Haastadt
Administrative divisions:
None
note:
The nation is currently split between the Peoples Republic of Rovens and the semi-independent
Pataki Peoples State. Negotiations are currently underway for the merging of the two "states".
The PPS is the left-over of a rebel movement the Guwimithians tried but failed to defeat.
Independence:
9 April 299 (from Guwimith into UNVCOCN administration)
1 January 301 (from UNV Administration)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 1 January (301)
Constitution:
As yet none
Legal system:
Based on military code, but subject to review
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
President Johann WEISSMAN (since 4 March 302); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government:
President Johann WEISSMAN (since 4 March 302); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet:
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, both an inner or senior cabinet plus
an outer or junior cabinet (inner cabinet listed);
Adolph Gottlieb, Finance/Economy;
Charles Van Hooven, Exterior;
Janomi Kontoy, Interior;
John Forsythe, Military, intelligence and security;
Abraham Kopana, Agriculture;
Armande Dupont, Infrastructure.
elections:
The President of the National Assembly is elected by the National Assembly with only a
simple majority required. The National Assembly may dismiss the President at its own
discretion.
election results:
President WEISSMAN was elected by the Peoples Assembly, Yea 266, Nay 234.
Legislative branch:
unicameral Peoples Assembly
elections:
Elections held up to every five years. Elections were last held on February 15/16th, 302.
Only the President of the National Assembly holds the power to call an election.
election results:
Elections were held on February 15/16, 302ap, for the National Assembly (500 members)
with the following results: Seats by bloc or party -
Pataki Communist Party 168, PIMR and allies 158, DUP 39, Liberal and Loyal Nationalist
parties 43, Others 92.
Judicial branch:
Currently only the magistrates court of Rovens
Political parties and leaders:
Peoples Independence Movement of Rovens or PIMR [Janomi KONTOY];
Pataki Communist Party or PCP [Piers K'NOSSA];
Democratic Union Party or DUP [Armande DUPONT]
Conservative Party of Rovens or CPR [Paul VAN LOOYAN];
Liberal Party or LP [Sergei KOSTANIC / Colonel Deniska NAZDRATENKO];
Loyal Nationalist Party or LNP [Maris LUKASHENKA / Zoran YEFETOV]
Peoples Party of Gvonj or PPG [Abraham KOPANA];
Democratic Reform Alliance or DRA [Johann WEISSMAN];
Burovian Party of Rovens or BPR [Hein SCHWARTZ]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
Various
International organization participation:
None
Flag description:
| Economy |
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Economy - overview:
The Rovenian economy is significantly agricultural, though some mining and manufacturing is
along the country's lengthy coastline. Unlike the other former Guwimith Dependencies, the
government of Rovens has not been the beneficiaries of surrendered Guwimithian assets, as
most assets were already owned by those in the Guwimithian colony, Port of Olives, and most
of those people remain in Rovens. Therefore, the government controls a very small segment of
the national economy, while asset distribution is very heavily concentrated in the east coast
Guwimithian-speaking part of the country. The nation is in need of
economic development, and poverty eradication, but the government is effectively penniless
and the assets heavily concentrated in the hands of a few. In the near future, the nation will
introduce the new currency, the Roj, which will need to be backed by a Reserve Bank, which
currently has no funding. These issues will continue to dominate Rovenian government for some
years.
Currency:
Rovenian Roj (R)
Exchange rates:
Fixed to the Christianan Crown 1:1
GDP:
C98.25 billion (301)
GDP - real growth rate:
-14.1%
GDP - per capita:
C4,124 (301)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture:
40.1%
industry:
28.8%
services:
31.2% (301)
Population below poverty line:
46% (estimate)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%:
highest 10%:
unknown
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
-2.4%
Labor force:
16.05 million (301)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture, mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, services
Unemployment rate:
16.6%
Budget:
revenues:
C27.8 billion
expenditures:
C32.1 billion
Industries:
food processing, mining of metals, steel, textiles, finance
Industrial production growth rate:
Unknown
Electricity - production:
32.93 billion kWh (301)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel:
22.49 billion kWh
hydro:
8.65 billion kWh (Pataki mostly)
nuclear:
0.76 billion kWh (one 100MW reactor)
other:
1.03 billion kWh (windpower, Pataki only)
Electricity - consumption:
32.93 billion kWh (301)
Electricity - exports:
None
Electricity - imports:
None
Agriculture - products:
cotton, sugarcane, rice, wheat, potatoes, plantains, coca; poultry, beef, dairy products, wool; fish
Exports:
C $7.97 billion (f.o.b., 301)
Exports - commodities:
Agricultural produce, sugar, rubber, manufactured goods
Exports - partners:
N/A
Imports:
C $8.96 billion (c.i.f., 301)
Imports - commodities:
petroleum, machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
Imports - partners:
N/A
Debt - Internal:
C15.12 billion
Debt - external:
Unknown
Economic aid - recipient:
C1.1 billion (301)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
| Communications |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
10.7 million estimate
Telephones - mobile cellular:
400,000 estimate
Telephone system:
Antiquated and poor
domestic:
Unknown
international:
Unknown
Radio broadcast stations:
Licensing not yet in place, so estimates only; AM 52, FM 15, shortwave 43 estimate
Radios:
13 million estimate
Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus 34 repeaters)
Televisions:
7 million estimate
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
2 (301)
| Transportation |
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Railways:
total:
Unknown
standard gauge:
Unknown
narrow gauge:
Unknown
Highways:
total:
Unknown
paved:
Unknown
unpaved:
Unknown
Waterways:
Unknown
Pipelines:
Unknown
Ports and harbors:
Kotovsk, Haastadt, Gvonj, Burgsvik, Ystad, Cluj, Ojomo, Guwimithstad.
| Military |
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Military branches:
Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force.
Military manpower:
42,570 (300)
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49:
4.8 million Estimate
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49:
3.5 million Estimate
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males:
240,000 Estimate
Military expenditures - Crown figure:
Est. C3.7 billion (301 budget)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
Est. 3.8% (301)
| Transnational Issues |
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Disputes - intranational:
The Pataki Peoples State occupies approximately 35% of the nation, and the same proportion of
people. It is a twenty-year old rebel army administrated area. The Pataki Peoples Army fought
the Guwimithian Army for forty years. The PIMR government is currently trying to negotiate a
lasting peace which includes the reintergration of the rebel-held area into Rovens.
Disputes - international:
Mistrust of Utania, and Guwimith. Otherwise, none.
Illicit drugs:
The PPA-held areas are suspected to be involved in small-scale drug crops