Americaxli Factbook

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Table of Contents
A. Introduction
B. Geography
C. People
D. Government
E. Communications
F. Transportation
G. Military

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A. Introduction
Americaxli officially became independent in 1754. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War, in which a western states defeated a secessionist 11 southern easter states, and the Great Collapse of the 1910s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs.

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B. Geography
Location
Located in the northwestern part of the world.
Climate
mostly temperate, but tropical in farthest south, arctic in Northern most state of Artica, semiarid in the great plains, and arid in the the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the mountains.

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C People
Population: 286,934,264 (RP)
Urbanization: 89% of population
Religion 78% Roman Catholic, 2% Judaism, 1% Islam, 9% No Religion.
Literacy Rate 99%

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D Government
common abbreviation Amex
Government Type Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Capital Silverburg
Suffrage 18 years of age
Executive Branch chief of state: President Zachary E McCarren; Vice President Christopher Mackie ; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Zachary McCarrent
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
Legislative:
bicameral Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives
Judicial Branch Supreme Court (15 justices; nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate; appointed to serve for life);Americaxli Courts of Appeal; Americaxli District Courts; State and County Courts

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E Communications
Telephones- main lines in use 153 million
Telephones-mobile cellular 252 million
Telephone System: general assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system
domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
Television 2,218 (2006)
Internet Users223 million (2008)

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F Transportation
Airports 14,951
Railways 221,921 km
Roadways 6,065,799 km

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G Military
Military branches Americaxlian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force,Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy

Military Service age and obligation
18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines)

Active Military 3,723,746

Manpower Available for military Service males age 16-49 69,821,967 females 16-49 68,902,985

Military Expenditure 6.3% of GDP