The Federal Republic of Hamilay
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Contents
At a Glance
- General
- Geography
- People
- Government
- Economy
- Communications
- Transportation
- Military
- Transnational Issues
A Closer Look
- History
- Geography
- Government
- Culture
- Cities
- Notable Figures
Miscellaneous and Link Repository
Military of the Federal Republic
- Overview
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
- Strategic Missile Forces
- Police and Security
- Intelligence
Armed Forces Tables
- Mechanised
- Armoured
- Motorised Infantry/Infantry
- Cavalry
- Airborne/Airmobile
- Light/Mountain Infantry
- Marines
At A Glance
General
MAP (Only cities with population over 10,000,000 shown)
Official name
The Federal Republic of Hamilay
Other/unofficial terms
Republic of Hamilay, Hamilay
National motto
Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori (A sweet and seemly death is his who dies for his country)
National animal
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Population
7.13 billion [as of 5 June, 2009 census]
Capital city
Sayenna - pop. 120 million
Major cities
Official language
English
Official religion
secular
Geography
Area
11,490,100 sq km [including water]
Area - comparative
approximately the size of the USA and Mexico combined
Land boundaries
none
Coastline
28,500 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea: 24 nm
contiguous zone: 48 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate
warm summers, cold winters in the north; mild summers and winters in the south
Terrain
mostly plains and grassland, hills in east, mountain ranges further east
Elevation
lowest: sea level
highest: Mount Inspiration, 6,311m
Natural resources
natural gas, uranium, iron, gold, bauxite, fish, copper, manganese, platinum, arable land
Land use
arable land: 40.01%
permanent crops: 3.55%
other: 56.44%
Natural hazards
landslides, cyclones, earthquakes
Environment - current issues
deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, acid rain, ocean water pollution, open-cut mining, radioactivity from uranium mining and disposal of nuclear waste
Environment - international agreements
hahahaha! You have got to be kidding, right?
Geography - note
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People
Age structure
0-14 years: 20.1%
15-64 years: 62.7%
64+ years: 18.2% (2006 est)
Median age
total: 42.1 years
male: 41.6 years
female: 43.4 years (2008 est)
Population growth rate
1.21% (2008 est)
Birth rate
14.71 births/1000 population (2008 est)
Death rate
6.40 deaths/1000 population (2008 est)
Net migration rate
4.11 migrant(s)/1000 population (2008 est)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.922 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.721 male(s)/female
total population: 0.969 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 90.12 years
male: 89.81 years
female: 90.44 years (2008 est)
Total fertility rate
1.81 children born/woman (2008 est)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.01% (2008 est)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
225,000 (2008 est)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
2400 (2008 est)
Nationality
noun: Hamilayan(s), Hamilay (pl. arc.)
adjective: Hamilayan
Ethnic groups
white 77.2%, Asian 16.5%, black 5.7%, other 0.6% (2008 est)
Religions
atheist/agnostic/nonreligious 51.4%, Protestant Christian 20.6%, Catholic Christian 11.2%, Muslim 8.6%, other Christian 6.7%, other 1.5% (2008 est)
Languages
English 71.1%, Russian 9.6%, Chinese 6.1%, French 2.9%, German 1.1%, other 9.2% (2008 est)
Literacy Rate:
definition: age 16 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
Government
Country name
conventional long form: Federal Republic of Hamilay
conventional short form: Hamilay
abbreviation: FRH
Government type
federal republic
Capital
name: Sayenna
geographic coordinates:
time difference:
daylight saving time: ???
Administrative divisions
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Independence
c. 1650 (Hamilayan Empire unification), 14 August 1890 (Republic declared)
National holiday
National Day of the Republic, 14 August (1890)
Constitution
2nd September 1895; amended multiple times
Legal system
civil law system with indigenous concepts
Suffrage
16 years of age; universal
Executive branch
chief of state: the President of the Federal Republic of Hamilay (since 6 November 1998)
head of government: the President of the Federal Republic of Hamilay (since 6 November 1998) - note; the President is both chief of state and head of government; the chancellor is leader of Parliament legislative branch
cabinet: Cabinet or Federal Ministers; appointed by the President on the recommendation of the chancellor
elections: president elected for a six-year term (four-term limit) by popular vote; election last held 6 May 2004
election results:
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament consists of the Federal Parliament (540 seats; members allocated through proportional representation to parties that gain 5% or more of the national electoral vote to serve 5-year terms) and the Senate (? seats; 2 senators per state; directly elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 20 July 2006 (next to be held 2010)
Federal Parliament - last held 30 June 2003 (next to be held 2008)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - N/A; seats by party - MPP ?, LPH ?, HDS ?, Conservative ?
Federal Parliament - percent of vote by party - too lazy at the moment to calculate percentages and associated seat numbers
Judicial branch
Supreme Court (twelve justices; nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice of Parliament; appointed for 8-year terms; no term limit)
Political parties and leaders
Market Progressive Party of Hamilay [Alexander FITZGERALD]; Libertarian Party of Hamilay [Julienne HARPER]; Hamilayan Democratic Socialist Party [Michel ROCHER]; Conservative Party [Charles JOHNS]; numerous minor parties
Political pressure groups and leaders
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International organisation participation
AEFN, CSS, GDI, GSMDP, UFAN
Flag description
Golden diving falcon on a light blue circle with gold border; on a rectangular navy blue background
Economy
Economy - overview
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GDP (purchasing power parity)
$194.4 trillion (Jan 2008 est)
GDP (official exchange rate)
$194.4 trillion (Jan 2008 est)
GDP - real growth rate
8.5% (2008 est)
GDP - per capita (PPP)
$44,145 (2008 est)
GDP - composition by sector
agriculture: 8.1%
industry: 29.5%
services: 62.4% (2008 est)
Labour force
2.210 billion (Jan 2008 est)
Labour force - by occupation
agriculture: 8.1%
industry: 29.5%
services: 62.4% (2008 est)
Unemployment rate
2.55% (Jan 2008 est)
Population below poverty line
13% (2008 est)
Household income or consumption by percentage share
lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 22.1% (2008 est)
Distribution of family income - Gini index
38 (2008)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.1% (2008 est)
Investment (gross fixed)
21.5% of GDP (2008 est)
Budget
revenues: $52.98 trillion
expenditures: $53.11 trillion (2007 est)
Public debt
11.4% of GDP (2007 est)
Agriculture - products
wheat, other grains, fruits, vegetables, beef, pork, poultry, dairy products, cotton, fish, other seafood, wine
Industries
automotive, information technology, aerospace, chemicals, consumer goods and electronics, mining, natural gas, aluminium
Industrial production growth rate
1.1% (2008 est)
Electricity - production
50.06 trillion kWh (2007)
Electricity - consumption
49.88 trillion kWh (2007)
Electricity - exports
310.1 billion kWh (2007)
Electricity - imports
45.4 billion kWh (2007)
Oil - production
91.33 million bbl/day (2007 est)
Oil - consumption
220.9 million bbl/day (2007 est)
Oil - exports
10.10 million bbl/day (2007 est)
Oil - imports
139.67 million bbl/day (2007 est)
Oil - proved reserves
301.7 billion bbl (2008 est)
Natural gas - production
7.908 trillion cu m (2007 est)
Natural gas - consumption
6.155 trillion cu m (2007 est)
Natural gas - exports
1.822 trillion cu m (2007 est)
Natural gas - imports
45.11 billion cu m (2007 est)
Natural gas - proved reserves
58.98 trillion cu m (2008 est)
Current account balance
$-104.4 billion (2008 est)
Exports
$9.43 trillion f.o.b (2007 est)
Exports - commodities
industrial equipment (chemicals, machinery), natural gas, agricultural products, consumer goods (electronics, automobiles), raw materials, aerospace (electronics, machinery), petroleum
Exports - partners
AEFN nations, others
Imports
$16.29 trillion f.o.b (2007 est)
Imports - commodities
industrial equipment, telecommunications, raw materials, petroleum, consumer goods, textiles, munitions
Imports - partners
AEFN nations, others
Economic aid - donor
AEFN fund, $400 billion; CSS, $250 billion (2008)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
$1.055 trillion (2007 est)
Debt - external:
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Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
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Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
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Market value of publicly traded shares
$240 trillion (2007)
Currency (code)
Hamilayan dollar ($HmD)
Exchange rates
Hamilayan dollars per US dollar - $HmD 0.517
Fiscal year
1 July - 30 June
Communications
Telephones - main lines in use
2.01 billion (2008)
Telephones - mobile cellular
3.61 billion (2008)
Telephone system
general assessment: large, technologically advanced multipurpose system
domestic: large and growing system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites to carry telephone traffic; already well-established cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country
international: country code - ?
Radio broadcast stations
AM 56,105, FM 111,924, shortwave 304 (2008)
Television broadcast stations
16,104 (2008)
Internet country code
.hm
Internet hosts
43.8 million (2008)
Internet users
3.908 billion (2008)
Transportation
Airports
180,767 (2008)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 85,192
over 3,047 m:
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1,524 to 2,437 m:
914 to 1,523 m:
under 914 m:
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 95,575
1,524 to 2,437 m:
914 to 1,523 m:
under 914 m:
Heliports
2,011 (2008)
Pipelines
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Railways
total: 2,501,576 km
standard gauge: 2,501,576 km
Roadways
total: 88,105,266 km
paved: 59,185,720 km
unpaved: 28,919,546 km (2008)
Waterways
103,504 km (2008)
Merchant marine
total: 6338 ships
by type: ?
foreign-owned: ?
registered in other countries: ?
Ports and terminals
Beferen, Castell, Archangel, Chernaya, St. Helena, Essex Harbour
Military
Military branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, Military Intelligence; note - Intelligence administered jointly by Ministries of Intelligence and Defense, Civil Guard; note - not a military branch, but paramilitary gendarmes organisation administered by the Ministry of Interior; acts as military police in peacetime and authority of Ministry of Defence supersedes that of Ministry of Interior in wartime
Military service age and obligation
18, 16 (non-combat posts only)
Manpower available for military service
males age 16-49:
females age 16-49:
Manpower fit for military service
males age 16-49:
females age 16-49:
Manpower reaching military service age annually
males age 16-49:
females age 16-49:
Military expenditures - percent of GDP
a lot
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
ongoing dispute with Valencia Island over legitimacy of Hamilayan Empire
Illicit drugs
'soft' drugs legal, only minor penalties for distribution and use of 'hard' drugs; major producer of the former, minor producer of the latter