Thuraski Factbook (Old)

[Thurask]

NOTE: THIS FACTBOOK CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO CIVIL WAR

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Geography

Area: 26,340,199 square kilometers
Coastline: 651,058 kilometers
Sea claim: 275 kilometers from coast
Highest point: 3,561 meters (Mount Thurask)
Natural resources: oil, uranium, lumber, coal
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Average countryside:

Airstrip Zero:

Economy

Currency: Thuraski Leader (Ld)
Currency code: TLD
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5000 Leader note used primarily for bank-bank transactions

Exchange rate: 2 TLD=1 USD
National GDP: Ld18,434,700,070,613
Per capita GDP: Ld8,082
Unemployment: 6.76%
Income tax: 100%
Budget: Ld16,244,194,477
Largest industry: arms manufacturing
Second largest industry: uranium mining
Third largest industry: information technology
Imports: Weaponry, electronics
Exports: Weaponry, uranium

History

September 3, 1936= Founding of Thurask by the Supreme Leader
November 12, 1937= Airstrip Zero designated as capital
April 25, 1944= Thuraski Armed Forces inaugurated
October 13, 1945= Thuraski Parliament built
February 9, 1948= National Intelligence established
January 8, 1951= Terrorist attack on Thuraski Parliament by separatists
January 9, 1951= Supreme Leader declares war on separatist nation of Free Thurask
January 10, 1951-December 18, 1954= Free Thurask Insurrection
December 17, 1954= Thuraski Armed Forces assault separatist capital, raze it to the ground
December 18, 1954= Separatist leader found, executed
December 31, 1954= Supreme Leader announces "military-first" policy
June 19, 1954= National Security Bureau established
September 1, 1956= Energy Ministry announces that Thurask has become a nuclear-capable nation
September 3, 1956= Detonation of Thurask's first atomic bomb, the RDS-1
June 4, 1960= Thurask conducts first test flight of an orbital rocket
August 22, 1965= Thurask produces its first ICBM, the SS-6
May 28, 1969= Thurask debuts first ballistic submarine
February 14, 1971= Rebel militia attack capital, declare themselves leaders of Thurask
February 15, 1971-March 20, 1976= Thuraski Civil War
May 9, 1973= Rebel terrorists detonate dirty bomb in Airstrip Zero, 40,000 civilians dead
May 11, 1973= Armed Forces conducts strike on rebel encampment with nuke, bulk of terrorist leadership killed
May 12, 1973-March 19, 1976= Rebels conduct hit-and-run strikes against civilian targets, 90,000 civilians die in this period
March 20, 1976= Rebel leader found dead in a spider hole in the Thuraski countryside
March 21, 1976= Federal Security Ministry starts purge of Armed Forces, government for any subversive, rebel-connected elements
April 6, 1976= Purge completed
July 7, 1977= Thuraski Constitution amended to have harsher punishment for crime
October 31, 1978= Execution declared punishment for all crimes
May 1, 1979= State Guard formed
November 4, 1979= Defense Minister Darryl Vale assassinated by his own driver
November 17, 1979= Thuraski Army Special Forces unit suffers massive casualties trying to crush dissident cell who recruited Darryl Vale's driver
January 1, 1980= KNIFE formed
February 11, 1980= Weapon plant outside Airstrip Zero explodes due to an accident, NBC waste released into slums
February 15, 1980-May 19, 1982= Reports of mutated homeless coming out of slums
May 20 1982-May 29, 1982= Thuraski Army destroys slums
March 13, 1983= KNIFE assassinates subversive leader of Thuraski Democratic Party
March 14, 1983= National Security Bureau conducts nation-wide targeted executions of Thuraski Democratic Party officials
March 18, 1983= Thuraski People's Party declared only legal party in Thurask
April 4, 1984= Public Security Department established
September 30, 1986= Thurask debuts its first nuclear powered aircraft carrier
April 24, 1987= Supreme Leader dies, replaced by his son who takes the same title
April 25, 1987-April 25, 1988=Year of mourning
June 25, 1989= Thurask debuts its first nuclear powered submarine
September 3, 1996= Terrorist attack in Airstrip Zero kills 3,000
December 31, 1996= Permanent declaration of martial law on Military Governorate Omega
May 16, 1998= Establishment of The Leader's Fist political unit
December 31, 1999= Permanent declaration of martial law on Military Governorates Alpha-Epsilon
August 2, 2004= Nuclear power plant fails near Airstrip Zero, eastern outskirts of city become irradiated
July 1, 2010= Most recent publication date of the Thuraski Factbook

Thuraski Armed Forces

Branches: Thuraski Army (TA), Thuraski Navy (TN), Thuraski Air Force (TAF)
Insignia:

Active personnel: 7,500,000 Army, 950,000 Navy, 775,000 Air Force
Reserve personnel: 9,000,000 Army, 1,000,000 Navy, 675,000 Air Force
Population fit for service (excluding active/reserve): 15,000,000 Army, 2,500,000 Navy, 1,250,000 Air Force
Expenditure: 53% of GDP
Percentage of population: 1.238%

Administration

Name: The Protectorate of Thurask
Short form: Thurask
Government type: Autocracy
WA government type: Father Knows Best State
Capital: Airstrip Zero
Administrative divisions: Military Governates Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Omega (Airstrip Zero and environs)
Date of founding: September 3rd, 1936
Legal system: Any crime is punished with execution. Conditioning of the populace makes this rare.
Political party: Thuraski People's Party
Executive branch:

The Supreme Leader
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Advisors
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Defense: Gen. Adrian Smith
Foreign Affairs: Gen. Juan Martinez
Federal Security: Gen. Anne Franklin

Department 1: State Guard (personal bodyguards for the Leader, high government officials)
Department 2: National Security Bureau (internal affairs, getting rid of undesirables)
Department 3: "The Leader's Fist" (political unit)
Department 4: National Intelligence (intelligence agency)
Department 5: Public Security (state police)
Department 6: KNIFE (covert ops)

Finance: Gen. Joseph Brown
Health: Gen. Sandra Jones
Truth: Gen. Robert Campbell
Information: Gen. David Browning
Justice: Gen. Peter O'Connell
Energy: Gen. Ramon Perez
Agriculture: Gen. William Johnson
Education: Gen. James Sato
Transportation: Gen. Andrew Keller
Legislative branch:

The Supreme Leader
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Thuraski Parliament (701 members, unicameral)
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116 members each from Governates Alpha-Epsilon, 121 from Governate Omega
Judicial Branch:

The Supreme Leader
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Thuraski Supreme Court (11 justices)

Suffrage: Male and female at 18
Anthem: Official, unofficial
Official anthem lyrics (translated from Old Thuraski):

Let morning shine on the silver and gold of this land,
Three thousand leagues packed with natural wealth.
My beautiful fatherland.
The glory of a wise people
Brought up in a culture brilliant
With a history five millennia long.
Let us devote our bodies and minds
To supporting Thurask forever.

Embracing the atmosphere of this nation,
Nest for the spirit of labour,
The firm will, bonded with truth,
Will go forth to all the world.
The country established by the will of the people,
Breasting the raging waves with soaring strength.
Let us glorify forever Thurask,
Limitlessly rich and strong.

Unofficial Anthem Lyrics (also from Old Thuraski):

You pushed away the severe storm
You made us believe, great Supreme Leader
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!

Our future and hope depend on you
People's fate depends on you, great Supreme Leader!
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!

Even if the world changes hundreds of times
People believe in you, great Supreme Leader
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!

Oh... Our great Supreme Leader
Our country cannot exist without you!

National Animal: Dermatobia hominis

National Plant: Nerium oleander

1. The Supreme Leader (1904-1987)


2. The Supreme Leader (1945-)


3. Designated successor: eldest child of The Supreme Leader (1986-)

Demographics

Population: 1,608,698,976
Median age: 37
Population growth rate: 4%
Net migration rate: 0%
Infant mortality: 18/1000
Language: English, Old Thuraski (although it is for ceremonial purposes only)
Literacy rate: 71%

Communications

Country code: TRSK
Televisions: 570,044,501
Telephones: 1,584,102,310
Cell phones: 0
Radios: 1,590,004,111
Radio stations: 1 (Radio Thurask, RT)
Television stations: 1 (Thuraski Television, TTV)
Internet Hosts: 1 (Thuraski Armed Forces)
ISPs: 1 (Thuraski Telecom, TTC)
Internet users: 891,393,467
Top level domain: .trk