Red = Imeriata land
Purple = Capital
Location :
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Taranaka in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Britain
Area :
Total : 71,273 sq km
Land : 69,883 sq km
Water : 1,390 sq km
Area - comparative :
Slightly larger than Ireland
Coastline:
1,945 km
Maritime claims:
Territorial sea: 12 n m
Exclusive fishing zone: 245 n m
Climate:
Temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Terrain:
Mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Banactuil Mountain 1,321 m
Natural resources:
Natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite
Land use:
Arable land: 17.82%
Permanent crops: 0.03%
Other: 82.15%
Irrigated land:
NA
Total renewable water resources:
57.9 cu km
Natural hazards:
NA
Environment - current issues:
Water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Marine Life Conservation
People:
Population:
36,345,200
Age structure:
0-14: 20.9%
15-64: 67.1%
65+: 12%
Median age:
Total: 35
Male: 34.2
Female: 35.7
Birth rate:
14.23 births/1,000 population
Death rate:
4.75 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 78.24 years
Male: 75.6 years
Female: 81.06 years
Nationality:
Noun: Tarishman(men), Tarishwoman(women), Tarish (collective plural)
adjective: Taraish
Ethnic groups:
Tarish 77.4% , Irish 17.5% , Black 1.1% , Asian 1.3% , other 2.7%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 87.4%, other Christian 3.8%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2%
Languages:
English (official) is the language generally used, Tarish (Gaelic) (official) spoken mainly in areas along the western coast
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 18 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years
Government :
Country name:
conventional long form: The Republic of Taranaka
conventional short form: Taranaka
local long form: none
local short form: Tara
Government type:
republic, parliamentary democracy
Capital:
name: Ard flaith
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Independence:
5 May 1965 ( from Imeriata by treaty )
National holiday:
St. Sean 12 January
Freedom Day 5 May
Constitution:
adopted 1 July 1967 by plebiscite; effective 29 December 1967
Legal system:
based on English common law substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
18 years
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Joe Mc Lear
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with previous nomination by the prime minister and approval of the House of Representatives
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term)
election results: Joe Mc Lear elected president; percent of vote - Joe Mc Lear 54.8%, Liam Tacla 29.6%
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (judges appointed by the president )
Political parties and leaders:
United Tara [Liam Tacla]; Green Party [Steven Glas]; Labour Party [Eamon Lord]; Ourselves together [Joe Mc Lear]; Socialist Party [Mary Killmores];
Government Budget Details Administration: $0.00 0%
Social Welfare: $32,960,160,000.00 25%
Healthcare: $13,184,064,000.00 10%
Education: $9,228,844,800.00 7%
Religion & Spirituality: $7,910,438,400.00 6%
Defence: $29,004,940,800.00 22%
Law & Order: $17,139,283,200.00 13%
Commerce: $21,094,502,400.00 16%
Public Transport: $0.00 0%
The Environment: $0.00 0%
Social Equality: $0.00 0%
Economy :
Taranaka Economic Statistics Exchange Rate: 1 Tara = $1.2273
Gross Domestic Product: $876,320,640,000.00
GDP Per Capita: $24,342.24
Unemployment Rate: 3.19%
Consumption: $744,480,000,000.00
Government Budget: $164,800,800,000.00
Government Expenditures: $131,840,640,000.00
Government Waste: $32,960,160,000.00
Exports: $109,540,080,000.00
Imports: $109,540,080,000.00
Trade Surplus: $0.00
Transportation
Airports :
45
Railways :
total : 6,789 km
Roadways:
total: 136,602 km
paved: 136,602 km (includes 700 km of expressways)
Military :
Military branches :
Taranakian Defence Forces ( TDF ) , Army , Navy , Air Corp , Taranakian Special Forces
Manpower available for military service :
males age 16-49: 15,024,635
females age 16-49: 6,000,899
Military expenditures :
22%
History :
Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Imeriata that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Camul Bui defeated them in 950. Imeriata invasions began again in 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Imeriata-Taranaka struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. A failed 1901 Valentine’s Day Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1951 resulted in independence from Imeriata for 34 southern counties; nine northern counties remained part of Imeriata. In 1953 a rebellion started in the northern part of the island where a group of rebels known as The Taranakian United Forces bought weapons and mercenaries from the Anglo-Saxon Empire , after 2 months of holding 3 separate town halls and killing over 5000 people the Imeriata government diced to give back the 3 counties while they would keep control of the other six . Taranakian governments have sought the peaceful unification of Taranaka ever since and have cooperated with Imeriata against terrorist groups. A peace settlement for Northern Taranaka is gradually being implemented despite some difficulties. In 2008, the Taranakian and Imeriata governments developed and began to implement the St. Seans Agreement where all Imeriata soldiers would leave the island and all terrorist groups would surrender weapons .