With the rise of the Commonwealth's military, Oryctolagus cuniculus became engaged in it's first true war that spanned it's lands for nearly a decade. With the defeat of the Canine Alliance, the Commonwealth arose to new heights including above ground cities. A new dawn has emerged with the Commonwealth entering an age of peace and prosperity, though the wary eyes of it's populace still watch the outside world with hesitation.
Formal Nation Name: The Commonwealth of Oryctolagus cuniculus
Shortened Name: Commonwealth of Oryctolagus
Local Name: The Common/Orycto
Leaders of the Commonwealth:
Grand General Snag Ear
Vice General Topf Hopalong
Vice General Twitcher Cottontail
Government Type: Military Junta
Civil Rights: Good
Economy: Powerhouse
Political Freedoms: Average
Government Priority: Law & Order
WA Catagory: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
World Assembly Status: Non-member
Alliances United Front Alliance - Region Based.
Dialects spoken: Ory, Lepo, Chinn, Lepu, English
Note on English: Because humans often use this language, The Commonwealth has made it a mandatory second language.
Religions:
Followers of El-ahrairah
A lapine folk hero, who is the protagonist of nearly all of the legends within that of Orycto. He represents what every rabbit wants to be: smart, devious, tricky, and devoted to the well-being of his warren. In Lapine, his name is a contraction of the phrase Elil-hrair-rah, which means "prince with a thousand enemies".
Temple of Frith
A god-figure who created the world and promised that all animals would always be allowed to thrive. In Ory, his name literally means "the sun".
Citizens of the Commonwealth:
35%: Rabbits
30%: Hares
15%: Pikas/chinchilla
10%: Polecats
5%: Weasel
2%: Stoat
2%: Badger
1%: Human
Note: Many of the Weasel, Stoat and Polecats and or occassional Human's were refugee's during the great war and were welcomed into the Commonwealth.
Economy
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Labor force - by occupation:
Agriculture: 15%
Industry: 18%
Services: 67%
Agriculture - products:
Bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp
Industries:
Construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling, textiles, light industrial, chemical industrial, heavy industrial, mining, communication technology, armaments, oil, natural gas.
Exports:
Oil: 18,790 bbl/day
Natural Gas: 5,430 bbl/day
Bananas: 4 tons per day
Shrimp: 2 tons per day
Sugar/Associated Products: 3 tons per day
Coffee/Associated Products: 7 tons per day
Rice: 3 tons per day
Corn: 2 tons per day
Imports:
Capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, chemicals
Communications:
Telephones - main lines in use: 97.3 Million
Telephones - mobile cellular: 37.8 million
Telephone System:
General assessment: Domestic and international facilities well developed
Domestic: Mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly with combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity reaching 130 per 100 persons in 2008
International: country code - 596
Radio broadcast stations: AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0
Television broadcast stations: 38 (including repeaters)
Internet hosts: 197,858
Internet users: 108,525,200
Transportation:
Airports: 117
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 54
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 30 (2009)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 63
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 51 (2009)
Heliports: 3
Railways total: 76 km
Standard gauge: 76 km 1.435-m gauge
Roadways total: 11,978 km
Paved: 4,300 km
Unpaved: 7,678 km (2002)
Waterways:
800 km (includes 82 km Pentalagus Canal)
Merchant marine total: 6,323
Type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 2,143, cargo 1,208, carrier 13, chemical tanker 565, combination ore/oil 6, container 790, liquefied gas 189, passenger 44, passenger/cargo 71, petroleum tanker 557, refrigerated cargo 265, roll on/roll off 128, specialized tanker 29, vehicle carrier 313
Ports and terminals: Aquaticus, Tehuantepec, Othus, Saxatilis, Lepusta
Military:
Reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 1,189,567
female: 1,185,889
Military service age and obligation:
16-27 years of age for voluntary military service
Standing Army of The Republic:
Army: 223,494
Navy: 286,958
Aircorps: 172,350
Total Military: 682,802
Military branches:
Oryctolagus National Defense Force (ONDF): Oryctolagus Army, Oryctolagus Air Force, Oryctolagus Naval Forces(ONF), Commonwealth National Security Service(CNSS)
Standard Issue Rifle
Our standard issue weapon is that of the Orycto M9
Weight: 2.54 kg (5.60 lb) empty
2.68 kg (5.9 lb) empty magazine
3.0 kg (6.6 lb) loaded magazine
Length: 500 mm (19.7 in)
Barrel length: 263 mm (10.4 in)
Width: 55 mm (2.2 in)
Height: 210 mm (8.3 in)
Cartridge: 5.7x28mm
Action: Straight blowback, closed bolt
Rate of fire: 900 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)
Effective range: Sights fixed for 150 m
Maximum range: 200 m
Feed system: 30-round magazine
Sights: reflex sight, back-up iron sights, can be equipped with ACOG.
Junta
Grand General
Vice General
Command Staff
General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lt. Colonel
Regimental Command Staff
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
3rd Lieutenant
Non-Commissioned Officers
Senior Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
Senior Sergeant
Sergeant
Enlisted
Senior Corporal
Corporal
1st Class Legionnaire
2nd Class Legionnaire
Recruit
