FACTBOOK for: Twigglet

[Twigglet]

Twigglet National Moto:"“Silentium per vereor”

Founding nation of Union of Developed Nations

Website of Union of Developed Nations

GREAT SEAL OF TWIGGLET

Government: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights:Below Average
Economy: Reasonable
Political Freedoms: Some

Age structure:

0-14 years: 31.1%
15-64 years: 62.7%
65 years and over: 6.2%

Median age:

total: 25.3 years
male: 24.7 years
female: 25.9 years

National holiday:
Independence Day (independence of Twigglet), 10 August

Constitution:
25 August 2010

Judicial branch:

National Court of Justice (according to the Constitution, justices are elected through a procedure overseen by the Judiciary Council); Constitutional Court (Constitutional Court justices are appointed by commission.

Flag description:

Diagonal fields of gold and black represent the "Golden rule of law" and the "Black silence of Order"
The upper shield of two lions astride a castle represent the peoples strength upholding the nation. The lower shield of gold and blue checkerboard represents the wealth of the nation tempered by equality. The red blazon across the middle represents the peoples willingness to sacrifice for the good of the nation.

Military

Military branches:
Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force

Military service age and obligation:
20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation (2008)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 2,662,176
females age 16-49: 2,781,102

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,770,465
females age 16-49: 2,217,235

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 150,296
female: 145,184 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures:
0.9% of GDP