Nation: Republic of Telada, independent since 1978 from Britain, Republic in 1984
Foreign Relations: Normal, in between the nations of Mexico and Guatemala, has good relations with Mexico and fair relations with Guatemala, which has historical claims on Telada, has fairly good relations with Britain
Organizations In: United Nations, Organization of American States, Red Cross, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Finance Corporation, International Monetary Fund, Interpol, World Trade Organization, International Criminal Court, Commonwealth of Nations
Population: 1248900
Turn: Early 2011
Economy
Agriculture: Mediocre quality and outdated, 1980’s equipment, roughly 85% of GDP, virtually all agriculture family-owned
Industry: Mainly petroleum industry, roughly 13% of GDP
Trade: Mainly with the USA, about 3% of GDP
% of Land in Use: 94%
State Control: State manages taxation of businesses and farms, petroleum industry partially owned though other industries privatized
Growth Rate: 2%
Unemployment: 7%
Inflation: 6%
Interest Rate: 1% (set by Finance Minister)
Government
Popularity: 50%
System: Republican, President is head of state, Vice-President head of government, Assembly Chairman supervises legislature and confirms calls for elections, can be recalled at will by Assembly. Constitutional term limit of 2 for President, President and Legislature elected by popular vote during elections
President: Juan Marón/Vacant [term 1, PU]
Vice-President: Raúl Haña/Vacant [term 1, PU]
Chairman of the Assembly: Fernando Reymundo Juárez/Vacant [term 2, LP]
Assembly: 41 seats; PU 18, LP 9, PFP 14
Parties: People’s Union (Incumbent party, Left-Populist, led by Argón Negrín/Vacant), Liberal Party (Liberal, led by Alejandro Verala/Vacant), Party for Progress (Conservative, led by César López/Vacant)
Elections: Fixed date for every four years, last held 2009, before that 2005, next is 2013
Voting System: One-round, first past the post, held for a month, secret ballot, counted by government agency, in the case of a vacancy in the legislature a special election is held
Administrative Divisions: 4
Political system: Semi-Federal, each has its own local governments, local leaders elected during normal election process, autonomous divisions given local legislature
El Cabra (15 seats, capital, Governor is PU. State is stable, virtually all industry, administrative, and cultural entities are located here)
El Haya (10 seats, rural, Governor is PU. State is stable though poor, location of petroleum industry)
El Salvador del Pueblo (8 seats, underdeveloped and rural, Governor is LP. State is stable with sizable Mayan population)
El Tratado de Libre (5 seats, underdeveloped and rural, Governor is LP. State is stable, agricultural but some industrial development in minerals possible)
El Beato (3 seats, autonomous Mayan district, Governor is LP. State is stable with strong Mayan population, rural and underdeveloped)
Life
Media: State-owned with private media though former dominant, three newspapers (reach 86% of population), eight radio stations (reach 92% of population), two TV stations (reach 47% of population, mostly in El Cabra and El Haya), most located in capital, state media neutral on political matters though patriotic, all media must be sanctioned and approved by government
Education: 86% literacy, decent schooling, higher learning mainly in capital, state-owned, some limited private schooling in capital among Englishmen
Electricity: 91% of nation has electricity, privately owned
Water: 84% of nation has access to fairly clean water, privately owned
Healthcare: 89% of nation has access to some form of healthcare, but below standards except in capital, joint state-private ownership, free for certain groups (e.g. seniors), life expectancy is 67
Transport: 68% of usable land is roaded, main transportation is biking, 1980’s-90’s vehicles used for businesses, roads at risk of decay
Labor: 7-day work week, independent labor unions legal though uncommon, some regulations in agricultural field and some assistance given to farm workers in the form of subsidies, basic industiral regulations and basic child labor laws
Land: Plots are privately owned and operated by landlords with some small collectives, government reserves right to take hold of land in case of emergencies. An estimated 200 families own 42% of farmland
Food: In good and varied supply, people fairly well-fed, food provided at reduced prices for certain groups (e.g. seniors, youth, unemployed in poverty)
Currency: Fiat paper banknotes with silver coinage, central bank in capital has no restrictions against it vis-à-vis local banks
Religion: 86% Catholic, 11% Anglican, 2% native, 1% Protestant, freedom of religion in government
Ethnic Groups: 87% Teladean, 6% Mayan, 3% Afro-Carribean, 2% English, 1% Asian, 1% other
Consumer Goods: In mediocre supply, mostly imports
Languages: 84% Spanish, 14% Mayan, 2% other, Spanish is official language, Mayan language de jure protected in autonomous areas
Immigration: Insufficient border control but little illegal immigration
Civil Rights: Strong conservative traditions, right to privacy respected
Police: Generally strong and alert, equipped with melee weapons and with pistols. Chief of police is García Pérez/Vacant, age 47
Crime: 11% crime rate, strict gun control banning civilian ownership and requiring IDs for government and police persons, guns hard to get a hold of, some corruption in police force
Judiciary: State-operated but politically neutral, Supreme Court located in capital, constitution last modified in 1999, constitutional changes require provincial referendums and national legislature support, basic Bill of Rights, accepts ICC jurisdiction, can pardon prisoners, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is Charles Sánchez/Glenn Beck (age 53, LP, appointed 2002)
Army
Head of the Armed Forces: José Hernández Batrez/Vacant (age 49, appointed 2004)
Army Technology: 1990s
Infantry: 2800
Tanks: 100
Airforce: 20
Supplies: Ammo in good supply mainly through trade with the USA and other Central American states along with Mexico
Rebellions
Revolutionary People’s Army
Leader: Felipe Sho/Vacanti, age 45, since 1997
Popularity: 4% in Mayan areas, irrelevant anywhere else
Goal: Independent Socialist Mayan state
Members: est. 100
Ideology: Socialism
Strength: Totally within the province of El Beato, founded in 1990, fairly well organized and dedicated followers, occasional small-scale terrorist attacks, primarily petty crime
Infantry: c. 40
Tanks: 0
Government Budget
Minister of Finances: Juan Bonilla/Vacant (age 40, PU, appointed 2009)
Budget and Finances for Fiscal Year 2011:
-Tax Rates-
High-Income: 42%
Medium-Income: 35%
Low-Income: 5%
VAT: 5%
Corporate Income: 10%
Income Tax Revenues: 23 credits
VAT Revenues: 6 credits
Corporate Taxes: 4 credits
Nationalized Industries Revenues: 7 credits
=Provincial Funding=
El Cabra: 2
El Haya Internal: 1
El Salvador del Pueblo: 1
El Tratado de Libre: 1
El Beato: 1
Light Industry Construction: 1
Heavy Industry Construction: 0
Oil Investment: 1
Agriculture: 3
Infrastructure: 5
Culture: 2
Police: 3
Military: 4
Border Control: 1
Technological Research: 0
Foreign Aid: 0
Courts: 3
Water: 3
Electricity: 2
Environment: 1
Education: 2
Healthcare: 3
Welfare: 1
Pensions: 3
Manufacturing: 2
Nuclear Energy: 0
Other Energy: 0
Treasury: 2 credits
Credit Income: -1
Debt Credits: 8 (7 to USA, 1 Venezuela)