Alternate World Factbook 2.0

Seeing as Xwarq's attempt has failed, I thought I could start a new one. In this thread, we will develop one country at a time, in a 'CIA World Factbook' style.

We will place all of this on a wikia.

The first nation we will create, will be the nation who creates the factbook. For example if we made a Grand Ottoman Empire, the Factbook would be the TIO (Turkish Intelligence Agency) World Factbook, and the introduction and Current Issues about, say, Greece and Persia, would be biased.

We will enter for each nation:
- Name
- Introduction (short summary of history, biased)
- Government
--- structure
--- Head of State and Head of Government
--- Top Political Parties
- Flag
- Capital
- Population
- Demography
--- Ethnic groups
--- Languages
--- Religion
--- Age and gender demographics
--- Literacy and
- Economy
--- GDP
--- Resources
- Military
--- size
--- branches
- Geography (short summary)
- Internet country code
- Current Issues (only the ones that apply to the country will be included)
--- Terrorism (biased)
--- Disputes (biased)
--- Weapons of Mass Destruction (biased)
--- Illegal activities (biased)
------ Drugs (biased)
------ Slavery (biased)

And here's the first entry:

- Name
Basileion ton Rhomaion (also known as Rhomanion)
- Introduction (short summary of history, biased)
The Basileion ton Rhomaion descends, as its name suggests, from Rome, the grandest of all the ancient Empires. It has won many victories on the field of battle - from Manzikert (1066) to Jerusalem (1099) and Alexandria (1204). It dominates the old Eastern Territories of Rome, and remains a world superpower through virtue of its army and navy, the sword and shield of Rhomanion.
- Government
--- structure
The Senate of Rhomanion is the main arbiter of law in Rhomanion.
--- Head of State and Head of Government
Head of State - Emperor Constantinos XIV Komnenos
Head of Government - Premier Demetrios Cosmatos
--- Top Political Parties
Imperial Party (Demetrios COSMATOS) Rhomanion Party (Manuel KAPODISTRIAS) Myrmidon Party (Anastasios PALAIOLOGOS)
- Flag
500px-Palaiologos-Dynasty-Eagle.png
- Capital
Konstantinopolis (also known as Constantinople)
- Population
250,000,000
- Demography
--- Ethnic groups
Slavs, Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Bedouin
--- Languages
Greek, Latin, Turkish and Arabic are officially recognised languages.
--- Religion
85% Greek Orthodox, 12% Muslim, 3% other faiths
--- Age and gender demographics
51% Male, 49% Female
10% children, 12% adolescents, 18% young adults, 30% middle aged, 40% elderly
--- Literacy and Education
97% of the adult population can read and write.
- Economy
--- GDP
20,000,000,000,000
--- Resources
Many types of the world's natural resources are controlled by Rhomanion.
- Military
--- size
5,000,000 trained, 10,000,000 reservists.
--- branches
The Imperial Army, the Rhomaoi Navy, the Skyfleet, the Naval Rocket Group, the Imperial Marines
- Geography (short summary)
The terrain of Rhomanion is to a great degree rugged and mountainous, particularly in Greece an Anatolia. But to the north there is fertile grassland, and in Africa and the Middle East (especially Mesopotamia) desert.
- Internet country code
.rho
- Current Issues (only the ones that apply to the country will be included)
--- Terrorism (biased)
The most common terrorists in Rhomanion are nationalists or religious fundamentalists, and the Hagia Sophia bombing of 2005 (conducted by a radical Orthodox fundamentalist who believed the Church had gone soft) is a case in point. However, Rhomanion is usually safe from terrorism.
--- Disputes (biased)
Persia disputes Rhomanion over Mesopotamia, and Arabia over the Holy Land.
--- Weapons of Mass Destruction (biased)
Rhomanion does not make use of chemical and biological weapons, and has used nuclear bombs only three times in the last 70 years.
--- Illegal activities (biased)
------ Drugs (biased)
Rhomanion does everything it can to battle its drug subculture, although there was a recent row between the Imperial and Myrmidon Parties over legalisation of certain drugs (the Imperial Party was in support of legalisation).
------ Slavery (biased)
Slavery and human trafficking for any purpose is a crime in Rhomanion with a punishment going up from life imprisonment to execution. Nevertheless to say, some people regrettably do it.

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I suppose turning it into basically the same as the other alternate nations things, with more data like the CIA World Factbook, would be best.

I guess you should start the wikia now. Or I can.
EDIT: Oh, well, you should've called the wiki the RIA World Factbook or something.


Also, Rhomanion should probably have more atheists. Unless it's a theocracy. But then it shouldn't have an estimate on Muslims either. And higher education.


- Name
Vatican Republic
- Introduction
The Papal States were formerly led by a series of heretical and dictatorial Popes. In 1823, revolution created the Roman Republic. Of course, the population was still utterly loyal to the Pope. In 1945, after the annexation of Greater Milan, the name of the nation was officially changed to the Vatican Republic after disputes with the true Roman sucessor, Rhomanion.
- Government
--- structure

A Pope is a figurehead, with the nation led by a President
--- Head of State and Head of Government
President Frederico Mazzini and Pope Mario XI
--- Top Political Parties
Socialist Party, Christian Theocratic Party, Free-Trade Party
- Flag
flag vatican republic.png
- Capital
Roma
- Population
59,000,000
- Demography
--- Ethnic groups
Neapolitans, Vaticagnos, Milagnos, Occitains,
--- Languages
Vatican Italian, and Latin, are officially recognized
--- Religion
90% Catholic, 5% other Christian, 5% Atheist
--- Age and gender demographics
8% children, 12% adolescents, 35% young adults, 25% middle aged, 20% elderly
--- Literacy and Education
99% literate in Vatican Italian, 50% also in Latin
- Economy
--- GDP

1,800,000,000,000
--- Resources
Gold is the only significant natural resource. Wine, olives, food, and manufacturing are the Vatican's main resources. The Vatican Republic also receives sizable tourism.
- Military
--- size

90,000 active, 440,000 reserves
--- branches
Holy Vehicle Corps, Pope's Highest Marines, Holy Army, Holy Navy, Holy Airforce
- Geography (short summary)
Most of the Vatican Republic has a Mediterranean climate. Inland regions have a humid subtropical climate. The nation's northern boundary crosses the Alps, and the rest of the border is the Mediterranean Sea, except for the sea border with Sicilia.
- Internet country code
.vr
- Current Issues
--- Terrorism

Neapolitan and Occitain terrorists are rampant.
--- Disputes
Sicilia claims Palabria. Plebiscites revealed that only 2% of the population in Palabria considered themselves Sicilian.
--- Weapons of Mass Destruction
They claim to have no WMDs. However evidence has shown that they are attempting to create, and maybe already possess, dozens of nuclear weapons.
--- Illegal activities
------ Drugs

Marijuana is legal and an illegal cocaine industry imports cocaine from Sicilia.

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Name: Republic of Denali

Introduction After settlement from the South and East by European settlers, and a series of wars with the natives, the Republic of Denali was formed in 1873. After a bloody war with the Peoples Nation of the Yukon in 1967, the Republic of Denali expanded eastward to its current borders.

Government
--Structure
Democratic Republic
--Head of State and Head of Government
Arch-President Bartholomew McCreary
--Top Political Parties
Aurora Party (Majority), Goldstone Party (Minority)

Flag
An ice blue background with a ring of sixteen stars (for the sixteen presidencies) with a polar bear in the middle.

Capital
Harwell's Anchor (Anchorage)

Population
37,000

- Demography
--- Ethnic groups

Inuit, Irish, English, Norse, Cherokee, Greek, Jews, and Italian
--- Languages
English, Gaelic, Aluet are the only officially recognized languages
--- Religion
35% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant Christian Denominations, 15% Greek Orthodox, 10% Jewish, 20% Native Religions
--- Age and gender demographics
51% Female, 49% Male. 15% adolescent, 30% young adult, 35% middle aged, 20% elderly
--- Literacy and Education
70% literate in a recognized language. 75% literate in a language
- Economy
--- GDP

90,000,000,000
--- Resources
Resources include gold, oil, lumber, fish and seafood, meat, and fossils
- Military
--- size
10,000 enlisted, 2,000 reserved
--- branches
Army of the Northern Lights, Navy of the Ice Sea, the Eagle Fleet, and the Arctic Specials
- Geography (short summary)
The Denali mountains make up the heart of the Republic. Islands dot the shore, and the Bridge Islands (OTL Aluetian Islands) are considered volcanic. During the winter, the whole nation is covered in snow, and only gets several days of light, the opposite is true in the summer. Tundra stretches in the North, and much of the nation is almost untouched forest.
- Internet country code
.rod
- Current Issues
--- Terrorism
The Inuit Independence Ring (IIR) made an attempt on Arch-President Johanneson's life in 1998, and blew up the capital building in the Presidency of Dutch Harbor.
--- Disputes
After the Yukon War, there has been tension on the Yukon border, but no government acts of aggression from either nation have yet to occur. Inuit rebels in the far North are the main focus of Denalian attention.
--- Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Republic of Denali owns only one nuclear warhead, pointed at the Peoples Nation of the Yukon.
 
- Name
Panjabi Empire
- Introduction
Panjab has made many expansions into India, China, Persia, Central Asia, and Arabia against there evil rulers in the Late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sikhisim, which was founded in the kingdom, is a common religion. India is a major vassal of the Panjabi crown.
- Government
--- structure

Absolute Monarchy
--- Head of State and Head of Government
Suliet X
--- Top Political Parties
None.
- Flag
500px-Punjab_flag.svg.png

- Capital

Lahore
- Population
2,000,000,000
- Demography
--- Ethnic groups

Indians,Uzbeks,Persians,Panjabis,Armenians,Kazakhs,British,Russians,Armenians,Iraqis
--- Languages
Persian, Panjabi, Iraqi, English, and Russian.
--- Religion
65% Sikh, 20% Muslim, 15% Hindu.
--- Age and gender demographics
--- Literacy and Education

Literacy is at 80% in the common languages.
- Economy
--- GDP

120,000,000,000,000
--- Resources
Minerals, Stones, Agricultural Products, Livestock, manufactured products, and Wood Products.
- Military
--- size

100,000,000 Soilders Reserve, 50,000 Active.
--- branches
Panjabi Royal Fleet
Panjabi Royal Airforce
Panjabi Royal Landforces
Milita
- Geography
The Panjab empire ranges from the Flat plains of Central asia to rugged hills in China.
- Internet country code
.PJB
- Current Issues
--- Disputes

Panjab Disputes the Long, Straight Kazakh border with the foul northern states. The Resources of the flooded Aral alnds are also disputed.
--- Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Panjab Empire controls serveral hundred large, "Shower" warheads, which drop expolsives on a large area. There only a few nukes.
 

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Banned
- Name
Kubako Errepublikako (Cuban Republic)
- Introduction
The Cuban Republic is a relatively old entity for the new World and has maintained it's borders for most of it's history. Not much is notable beyond it's former Disputes over shipping in the Ekaitzak Golkoan [*Gulf of Mexico] and a few small scale wars with it's neighbors.
- Government
--- structure
Unitary Parliamentary Democracy
--- Head of State and Head of Government
Prime Minister Tomas Rafael Palvia
--- Top Political Parties
Social Democrats (majority), Conservatives, Christian Democrats.
- Flag
125px-Flag_of_Cuba.png

- Capital
Habanako
- Population
23,030,211(est.)
- Demography
--- Ethnic groups
Euskaldunaks, Taino Indians, Maroons, etc.
--- Languages
Euskara.
--- Religion
Catholicism (Dominant, but not official)
--- Age and gender demographics
--- Literacy
93% are fully literate.
- Economy
--- GDP
1,278,500,000,000 USD
--- Resources
Significant reserves of Cobalt, Nickel and Iron ore.
- Military
--- size
100,000 active duty, 1.3 million reservists.
--- branches
Kubako Aire Zerbitzua - Cuban Air Force
Kubako Beheko Indar - Cuban Army
Flota Kubako - Cuban Navy
Kubako Itsas Patruila Zerbitzua - Cuban Coast Guard/Border Patrol Agency
- Geography
Mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast. Rich seas just off shore. Lush vegetation throughout.
- Internet country code
.ku +102
- Current Issues
--- Disputes
Disputes Eguraldi Nazkagarri Itsasartea [*Florida Straits] Oil reserves with [Northern Neighbor].
 
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Butterflies, anyone? How could Cuba and Nevada appear in a world with a surviving Byzantine Empire, and the POD at Manzikert?
 
- Name
Republic of New Saxony (OOC: approximately equal to OTL New York)
- Introduction (short summary of history, biased)
The area now covered by New Saxony was claimed for the Duchy of Saxony in AD 1628. In 1785, revolts against the authority of the mother country led to the establishment of an independent republic. The country has since developed prosperously, benefiting from New Bremen's superb port and its canal connections to the Great Lakes.
- Government
--- structure
Parliamentary, unicameral Senate
--- Head of State and Head of Government
Consul Adolf von Weißburg, President Karl Schmidt
--- Top Political Parties
Democratic Party, Conservative Party, Gold Party, Social Party
- Flag
- Capital
New Bremen (OOC: OTL NYC)
- Population
27,000,000
- Demography
--- Ethnic groups
German, Italian, Irish; most of European descent
--- Languages
German
--- Religion
48% Protestant, 36% Catholic, 9% other Christian, 7% Jewish, 10% other
--- Age and gender demographics
51% Female, 49% Male. 15% adolescent, 30% young adult, 35% middle aged, 20% elderly
--- Literacy and Education
97% literate
- Economy
--- GDP
1,300,000,000,000
--- Resources
Agriculture, fisheries, certain minerals (incl. zinc, talc, emery)
- Military
--- size
990,000 reserves, 120,000 active
--- branches
Army of the New Saxon Republic, Navy of the New Saxon Republic, Air Force of New Saxony
- Geography (short summary)
The country is centered on the Mekönetuk and the Kannauacke valleys, whose wide, generally docile waterways link the country together and fertile glacial earth allows for agricultural productivity.
- Internet country code
.ns
- Current Issues (only the ones that apply to the country will be included)

--- Illegal activities (biased)
------ Drugs (biased)
The government, in concert with that of neighboring states, is cracking down on the illegal use and dissemination of certain drugs, particularly coca and opions.
 

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Butterflies, anyone? How could Cuba and Nevada appear in a world with a surviving Byzantine Empire, and the POD at Manzikert?
Do you want me to make Cuba a land of Basques? Because I'm doing it right now.
EDIT: It's done. Now You've got an Island of Basques in the Middle of the Caribbean.
Besides, Nevada seems to be some Post-Apocalyptic horror show.
 
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Orry

Donor
Monthly Donor
Ok Place - holder until I can get it typed up and to mark the areas that will be claimed


- Name
Kingdom of Mann and the Isles

- Introduction (short summary of history)
Blurb

- Government

--- structure
Elected Monarchy. On the death of the old Monarch the ‘Jarls’ of all the ‘Tynwalds’ meet to elect a new Monarch. The ‘Jarl’ of the main Tynwald having a casting vote if there is a tie. The Choice of those to be elected is restricted to the seven candidates who are closest in line (Following the same rules as the OTL UK except that since 1848 there has been no difference between male and female candidates) On ‘Election’ the Monarch adopts their Royal name and serves until their death. (Think OTL Papal election)

Each area has its own ‘Tynwald’ which looks after local affairs. These send representatives to the main Tynwald on the IoM. The Monarch appoints officials from amongst those elected either to the main Tynwald OR to any of the others. This replaces the tradition of appointing Jarls both senior or minor.

Most candidates to all the Tynwalds are ‘independents’. The Manx Peoples Party being a very loose alliance of independents who hold some 90% of the seats.

The largest organised party is the ‘Alliance for Change’ which would like to see real political parties and the Monarch choosing his officials from the party that gets most votes.

The Manx Republican party if found mainly in the Swedish province where they normally gather some 30% of the vote. They want to switch to the Tynwald electing a Head of State from any body they choose. Officially they support King Orry as their candidate for such an election.

--- Head of State and Head of Government
King Orry XII

--- Top Political Parties
Alliance for change, Manx Peoples Party, Manx Republican Party.

- Flag
(OTL Manx flag to be inserted)

- Capital
Doolish (Douglas) IOM

- Population
13,000,000

- Demography
--- Ethnic groups
Manx, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Norsk, Icelandic

--- Languages
Manx (Everybody must learn this language), Norwegian, Welsh, Scottish, Irish

--- Religion
68% Reformed Catholic (Church of Man), 14% Reformed (other Christian)), 9% Catholic, 1% Jewish, 6% other

--- Age and gender demographics
51% Female, 49% Male. 25% adolescent, 35% young adult, 30% middle aged, 15% elderly

--- Literacy and Education
100% literate (Official figure)

- Economy
--- GDP
900,000,000,000
--- Resources
Agriculture, fisheries, Oil (North Sea), Forrestry (Norway), Coal (Svalbard)
- Military
--- size
800,000 Active, 2,200,000 reserve
--- branches
Royal Army, Navy and Airforce (the large number of Active troops to population represents the fact that there is a large 'active' reserve where they spend 1 day a week and 1 month a year on 'active' duty) Nuclear weapons. Mann has never signed nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Officially it refuses to answer quesions of WMD's it is widely believed that they do have nuclear weapons. It is known that they have long range rockets and a well developed civil nuclear program. Their navy has a number of nuclear powered ships.
- Geography (short summary)
Isle of Mann, Iceland, Parts of Scotland (All the Islands and the mainland above a line running between Fort William and Inverness following Loch Linnhe, Lochy, Ness etc), Wales (Anglesey, LLeyn Peninsula, the land between St Brides bay and Carmarthen Bay on the line – Newgale – Haverfordwest – Llawhaden – Pendine and the Gower Peninsula), Northern Ireland, North Norway (Trondheim and above), North Sweden (Basically draw a line from Trondheim to Zelenoborskij, Kola Peninsular, The islands to the North of mainland Russia including Svalbard, Greenland (and some other bits scattered around the world . All small islands that used to be coaling stations etc)
- Internet country code
.mx
- Current Issues (only the ones that apply to the country will be included)
Sea Boarder disputes with a number of other nations, disputes over fishing grounds, disputes over claims to land near the north pole.


--- Illegal activities
------ Drugs
Basically the same as OTL UK.
 
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- Name
Swedish Commonwealth
- Introduction (short summary of history, biased)
The Swedish Empire was one of the most powerful nations in europe in it's time. While it was sparsely populated, the nation had a well trained and professional army which managed to win a great number of victories for Sweden, securing it's position as a dominant power in northern Europe to this day. However in the 19th century, tensions increased between the diverse ethnic groups of the Empire, and a series of reforms and great liberalization paved the way for the creation of the Swedish Commonwealth we see today.
- Government
--- structure

Federal parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy with a powerless monarch.
--- Head of State and Head of Government
Head of State - Queen Johanna II
Head of Government - Prime Minister Mikael Nordlander
--- Top Political Parties
Ruling coalition: Social Democratic Party, Green Center Party, Republican Party
Opposition: National Conservative Party, Freedom Party, Swedish Heritage Party
- Flag
(OTL Swedish flag)
- Capital
Stockholm
- Population
30,293,072
- Demography
--- Ethnic groups
Swedes, Norwegians, Finns, Slavs, Karelians, Estonian, Latvian, Lapp
--- Languages
Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Saami, Karelian, Estonian, Latvian
--- Religion
50% Atheist/Agnostic, 30% Protestant Christian, 20% other
--- Age and gender demographics
--- Literacy
98,9% of the adult population are capable of reading and writing
- Economy
--- GDP
17,000,000,000,000
--- Resources
Wood, oil, natural gas, minerals, fisheries, agriculture,
- Military
--- size
900,000 active, 3,300,000 reserve
--- branches
Royal Commowealth Army, Royal Commonwealth Air Force, Royal Commonwealth Navy
- Geography (short summary)
South Norway, Sweden (except for some northern parts), Finland, Karelia, Ingria, Estonia, Latvia, parts of Russia, as well as several overseas territories
- Internet country code
.sc
- Current Issues (only the ones that apply to the country will be included)
--- Disputes (biased)
Minor border disputes between the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles in northern Sweden, as well as disputes with the same nation over drilling and fishing rights in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea.
--- Weapons of Mass Destruction (biased)
The Commonwealth is a nuclear power with several nuclear weapons, placed on land, as well as aircrafts and naval vessels.
--- Illegal activities (biased)
------ Drugs (biased)

The Swedish Commonwealth is cracking down on illegal drug use and trafficking, however Marijuana was legalized and taxated by the government five years ago.
 
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