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Factbook of The Federation of Cukarica

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Basic Facts
3. Geography
4. Citizen Structure
5. Political Structure
6. Economy
7. History
8. Military

Introduction

First official Factbook of the Federation of Cukarica,this factbook was created by Federational Information Technologies Institute in Belgrade.
It's purpose is to attract give basic information about our friendly and peacefull country.
Some of the numbers are estimates because the population changes daily, as do most of the numbers related to the population, so there are no absolute values there.
Also,for further notice all fact in this book are updated to day of publishing which is 6th January 2009.

Basic Facts

Official name: The Federation of Cukarica
Short name: Cukarica
Also reffered to as: Federation,Cukarica,Cukaria

Flag:

Coat of Arms:


National Anthem:"Boze pravde"(God of Justice)

National Motto: For the Glory of the People and the Fatherland.

Official languages: Cukarican,English,French,Russian,German

Demonym : Cukarican,Federationat

Government : Parliamentary republic

National Animal: Bear

Current President: Srecko Ilic

Capital City: Belgrade

Religion:Orthodox Christian,Catholic,Protestant,

Geography



European mainland area:10,180,000 km² (3,930,000 sq mi)

African possesions: 1,675,300 square kilometers

Caribbean possesions: An archipelago, 4,020 kilometres (2,500 mi) in length, and up to 257 kilometres (160 mi) wide; region contains more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays.

Maritime Claims:900 km in all directions towards the ocean.

Environmental Agreements:

Kyotto Protoceol
Resolution 471

Hazards:
Stortms,
Floods in Netherlands,
Earthquakes in the Caribbean




Highest point: Mont Blanc 4,810 m (15,781 ft)

Lowest point: −420 m (−1,378 ft) below sea level


Cukarica is mainly a maritime nation and its main cities are located on numerous coasts that surround the Federation.
It is crossroads of the world,located in Northern Hemisphere in the center of [Earth]( ooc:NS variables}.It has been a primary trade route trhough centuries that helped the country to quickly evolve and develop itself.
The Cukarican climate varies between a continental climate in the north, with cold winters, and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall patterns, and a more sea climate in the south with hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy inland snowfall. Differences in elevation, proximity to the sea's and oceans and large river basins, as well as exposure to the winds account for climate differences.

Relation to the world



Mainland Cukarica is located in Europe but Federational states are located in Northern Africa and Carribean.






Northern Africa Geography


The Atlas Mountains, which extend across much of Morocco, northern Algeria and Tunisia, are part of the fold mountain system which also runs through much of Southern Europe. They recede to the south and east, becoming a steppe landscape before meeting the Sahara desert which covers more than 90% of the region. The sediments of the Sahara overlie an ancient plateau of crystalline rock, some of which is more than four billion years old.

Sheltered valleys in the Atlas Mountains, the Nile valley and delta, and the Mediterranean coast are the main sources of good farming land. A wide variety of valuable crops including cereals, rice and cotton, and woods such as cedar and cork, are grown. Typical mediterranean crops such as olives, figs, dates and citrus fruits also thrive in these areas. The Nile valley is particularly fertile, and most of Egypt's population lives close to the river. Elsewhere, irrigation is essential to improve crop yields on the desert margins.

Caribbean Protectorate Geography

The geography and climate in the Caribbean region varies from one place to another. Some islands in the region have relatively flat terrain of non-volcanic origin. Such islands include Aruba (possessing only minor volcanic features), Barbados, Bonaire, the Cayman Islands or Antigua. Others possess rugged towering mountain-ranges like the islands of Cuba, Dominica, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Saint Vincent, Guadeloupe, and Trinidad & Tobago.

The climate of the region is tropical but rainfall varies with elevation, size and water currents (cool upwellings keep the ABC islands arid). Warm, moist tradewinds blow consistently from the east creating rainforest/semidesert divisions on mountainous islands. Occasional northwesterlies affect the northern islands in the winter. Winters are warm, but drier.

The waters of the Caribbean Sea host large, migratory schools of fish, turtles, and coral reef formations. The Puerto Rico trench, located on the fringe of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea just to the north of the island of Puerto Rico, is the deepest point in all of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricanes, which at times batter the region, usually strike northwards of Grenada, and to the west of Barbados. The principal hurricane belt arcs to northwest of the island of Barbados in the Eastern Caribbean.

The region sits in the line of several major shipping routes with the man-made Panama Canal connecting the western Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean.

Citizen Structure

Total Population: around 700 million people

City Population: 73 %

Rural Population: 27%

Literacy: 96 %

Religion: Orthodox Christian 58%, Catholic 12%, Protestant 10%, Other 10%

Largest city: Heinshtadt (16 million)

Citizen Age:
0-14 years: 20%
15-64 years: 68%
65 years and over: 12%

Average age of citizens:
Total: 33.6 years
Male: 33.7 years
Female: 33.5 years

Race composition:
70% Caucasian-European
5% Black race-Bantu-Sudanic
10% Asian
15% Caucasian-Middle Eastern(Arabic)

Population growth rate: 7.5%

Life Expectancy:Males: 89 Females: 95

Population Density: 39/ square kilometer

Population Growth Rate: 0.95%

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Political Structure

Government Type: Father knows best country~Inofensive Centrist Democracy

Political system: Federal Goverment-Parliamentary Republic

Voting:Compulsory and allowed only on 18+ years old citizens.

Elections are held every 5 years,Local 4 years and Federational 5 years.

Ideology:Democratic-Socialistic-Capitalism

Political party in power: Democratic Movement of Cukarica or DMC

Current Goverment Goals:
rebuilding the Agricultural sector of Northern Erudut that was hit hard by the rebels.
Enlargement of the Financial sector,establishment of new contract for Arms Manufacturing Industry,presenting Automobile Industry to other countries,getting involved in foreign poilitics..

State Senatory seats: 300

Federal Senate seats: 100

President:Srecko Ilic

Prime Minister: ~assasinated~

Foreign Minister: Rita Elovski

Defence Minister:Admiral Micheal Mihalov

Finance Minister: Obrenus Jelahic

Minister of Justice:Heinrich Diestadt

Minister of Technology:Alexi Kurbov

Minister of Transport:Kurt Owens

Also there is, as a part of foreign ministry,International Crysis Bureau whose job is to analize the threats and foreign involvements of the Federation.Its tightly connected with The Investigational Bureau and Bureau of Foreign Intelligence.

Formal Director: *Unknown*


Formal Holidays:

Date of Independence: 26th May 1813

Current Alliances:Commonwealth of Independent States[CIS],Commonwealth of Independent Nations,Eternal Defense Pact with Ursava,member and benefactor of ANTIFA

Foreign relations(Embassies):

Folowing countries have Embassies in the Federation.

Allied States of New Kereptica
The Mercenary Camp of Avoya
The Armed Republic of The Western Africas
The Republic of Rutianas
Commonwealth of Queens Islands.
The Holy Empire of Pindzurland
The Serene Holy State of the Monastary of San Castello and the Surrounding Villages of the Holy Land
The Great Republic of Falkasia
The Socialist Republic of Rumanovia
The Grand Duchy of Radictistan
Third Holy Empire of Anemos Major
The Free Nation of Ursava
The Commonwealth of Rerieos
The Constituttional Monarchy of Calendrandia
The Empire of Thalent
The People's Republic of Novermia
The Armed Republic of Salzland
The Republic Of Madurastan
The Republic of Esperanto 2
The Republic of Isira
The Kingdom of Crookfur
The Confederacy of Laudren States
The Twelve Colonies of Augmark
The Armed Republic Of the Wolf Hold
The Federation of Serbian Soviet Union

Countries marked in blue are official allies of the Federation.

Justice system:

No death penalty,Supreme court is divided from all other institutions and is independent,and watched over by the people.
Retributive justice regulates proportionate response to crime proven by lawful evidence, so that punishment is justly imposed and considered as morally-correct and fully deserved. Retribution also means prosperity, prosperity results in crime prevention.
And also some taken from: Distributive justice is directed at the proper allocation of things - wealth, power, reward, respect - between different people.

WA Member:Very long membership.Many resolutions applied by current goverment.


National Holidays:

26nd May Day of Indipendance
25 May Day of Youth
1st May Day of Workers
4th July Day of the Fallen Soldier
7th July Day of Uprising
22nd December Day of the Army
20th October Day of Liberation of Belgrade

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Economy

Federation is mainly industrial and very developed country.Powerhouse of it's economy is Arms Manufacturing,Automible Manufactoring and Uranium Mining Industries.
National currency is the Federational Dinar which is a strong opposite of the US dollar.
Current course of exchange is 1.1237 dinars = $1 which varies due to numerous political and economic variables.
Average income tax rate is 87% which is considered high but its much higher for the wealthy people who are looked at with suspition and considered corrupted.
Goverment budget is very rich and mainly is spent of Defence,for further notice this is the goverment budget spending for 2008th.

Administration (10%): $722 billion
Welfare (10%): $722 billion
Healthcare (13%): $939 billion
Education (11%): $795 billion
Religion and Spirituality (0%): $0 billion
Defence (28%): $2,022 billion
Law and Order (11%): $795 billion
Commerce (13%): $939 billion
Public Transport (4%): $289 billion
Environment (0%): $0 billion
Social Equality (0%): $0 billion
Government Waste (5%): $380 billion


Trade is also very developed and strong branch of Federation's economy.Various goods are constantly being traded through the world and their origin is the Federation.These are some basic statistical facts for Federational economic rating that was provided by the Ministry of Finance for the purpose of this Factbook.Statistic has been taken for year 2008th.

GDP (Official): $7,223 billion
GDP Per Capita (Official): $10,046
Income Tax Rate: 100%
Government Income (% of GDP): 100%
Private Consumption: $7,223 billion
Government Budget: $7,603 billion


World Assembly Estimates

Exchange Rate: 1 dinar = $1.61
GDP Per Capita (Estimated): $29,506
Black Market (Estimated): 65.95%
Black Market Product: $13,992 billion

Black Market Breakdown:

Basic Necessities: 12.76%
Healthcare: 12.22%
Education: 12.58%
Transportation: 13.84%
Luxuries: 14.55%
Recovered Product: $1,462 billion
Worker Enthusiasm: 79%
Government Efficiency: 95%
Consumer Confidence: 76%
Unemployment: 10.97%
Population Growth Rate: 0.81%

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History



Federation of Cukarica has a long,honorable and somewhat dynamic history.
It started as a small country in the Balkans in the time of the Huns and other barbarians,his first leaders were pagans and worshiped forest animals,creatures and naturals phenomenons.
Soon they accepted Christianity and became more civilized and established the First Dukedom of Cukarica,which was a rather small country.It's position was in the middle of the "World's crossroad's" the Balkan Peninsula,and because of that strategic position soon came into conflict with both Muslim countries of Asia Minor and the European Crusader States.The Grand Duke then struck a modern day intriguing deal with the Muslim Khanat of Asia Minor and defeated the Crusader states who were looking to annex the Dukedoom at the Battle of Orahovisce 1209.The Dukedoom had about 40 000 Men at its disposal,plus about 3000 Muslim light cavalry archers,Crusader army was much larger and consisted from abou 60 000 heavily armored men and knights.But still their lack of maneuverability was their doom.The Duke won a great victroy for its country annexing Germany and Poland and,thus becaming a very powerfull nation indeed.This was the conclusion of the First Crusader Bloody Rose War.Soon after Cukarica had more major issiues,their former allies the Muslim Khanat betrayed them and sided with the Persian Empire who was the mojor world power in an effort to destroy the Dukedom.Dukedom being the most powerfull Christian state of the time,and very weakened by the First Crusader Bloody Rose War put on an epic struggle against the invaders.Dukedom mobilised its entire manpower and put it into defense of Constantinople.Their main strategy was not to alow the Muslim a beachead on the European soil,and in that fact an army of around 170 000 men were defending the city.Muslim powers sent out a smaller army and they were shocked to see that the Christians managed to mobilise so much men so fast.After their Initial defeat 1215. they sent out a huge and massive army to anhilate the defenders,around 1500 war galeys and around 300 000 men were heading toward the besieged city....The city stood out for 2 years until it finaly fell to the Muslims.It took the over 30 years to destroy the goverment and military power of the Duke.After the final fall of Belgrade in 1254 the Dukedom of Cukarica ceised to exist.It took over 300 years to restore it and to drive out the invaders.And they finaly suceeded in that at the battle of Salzburg in 1773.
During the long and hard ocupation people of Cukarica had sixteen uprisings against the invaders but all of the were ended in a bloodbath with entire regions massacred by the occupators.
But 1769 something was different a young and charismatic man led the rebbelion and transformed a huge army of farmers,merchants and peasants into a effective and devastating fighting force which defeated the Muslim Jannisaries in several huge battles,but everying was still undecided until the battle of Salzburg 1773. when the Sultan sent three armies to anhilate the rebbels who have proclaimed the Republic at ths moment.Thes fortified in Salzburg in the Alps and turned back wave after wave of enemies and as the conclusion of major casualties on both sides Muslims retreated and after that most of the old Dukedom possesions were recaptured and taken back by the rebel army now renamed in Republican guard.Then there was a long period of piece and prosperity until the outbreak of World War 2 when comunists took a chunk of the Republic and proclaimed People's Republic of Novermia which was backed by the Soviets,Cukarica was on its own and waged war against the communitst for 5 years which left her devastated and war-thorn.In 1958. the recovery of the Republic has started,infrastructure was rebuilt and a economic boom started which lasted until present time.1971. a change of Govermental system was introduced and the Republic of Cukarica addopted new goverment type and was renamed into The Federation of Cukarica.There was a long period of piece for the newly formed Federation until a more energetic President took power and started to get involved into international relations.Military action was taken against part of Kingdom of Nordfire's military and the North Federational Fleet's troops succesfully reinstalled rightfull goverment and captured all officers of the Nordfire military accused for threason.In this minor conflict good relations blossomed with Osean Federation and Ursavians in joined military action against the rebels.But soon after that glorious victory a big rebelion happened in southern Cukarica as the Special Forces unit "Blue Berrets" started assasinated Prime Minister Zhuckovski and openly attacked regular forces.The reason for rebelion soon was unravelled as the Republic of Battlehawk openly supported the rebels and attacked military instalations of the Federation,Ursavians again came to aid of our country and helped us as much as they could.After initial succeses by the invaders and the rebels,tide of war turned.Battered 7th Naval infantry division was relieved by the entire 3rd European Corps which meant that even the best unit of the Federation that rebbeled had no chance against 300 000 men of the 3rd Corps.Their base in Erdut was levelled to the ground by massive Panzerhaubitze bombardment,soon all that was left of the best Special Forces unit was 300 men from its main Force of 4000.Battlehawk taskforce retreated after they saw that the rebbelion was cut off and that entire Federation and her Ursava allies were mobilising for full scale war and after 16 of its airplains were shot down,and also that three battlegroups headed toward their position it was obvious that this threat to Federational might was destroyed.Two years passed after that last threat toward the Federation and the huge Grand World Order-Stoklomolvi conflict was started,almost 40 countries were involved at the fighting and the Federation couldn't watch for Fascists or the Communists to get too much power,as it looked that Fascistt alliance will overrun a country called Sans Semmes Federational Senate sent 30 000 men of the 7th Naval to Sans Semmes to bolster its defences,they operated behind false flag of iternational volonteers and ultimately their mission was sucessfull and the Fascists didn't take the islands.

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