GLOBAL INFORMATION SURVEY
MARCH 2017
Please provide truthful answers. Where appropriate, please cite the relevant law or regulation to support your answer. You do not have to answer all the questions. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are assumed to be accurate as of 2016. Unless otherwise noted, all financial figures are assumed to be in Selenid Solidi. Examples are for reference only and should not be assumed to limit the range of possible responses.
A. OVERVIEW
1. Official Name: Kingdom of Fornoire
2. Short Name: Fornoire
3. Date of Foundation: Historically, around 736 AD. Current government since 2016. Existing in some way or form since 2,500 BC, when the ancient village of Azura was founded (Azura is still standing today and it is a major cultural centre btw, making it one of the oldest still inhabited settlements in Artemia, I think).
4. Surface Area (km2): 1,877,539
5. Internet Top Level Domain: .for
6. Capital City: Catherine
7. Largest City: Catherine
8. Demonym: Fornirian
B. GOVERNMENT
1. Head of State: His Royal Majesty, King Willihiam III
2. Head of Government: His Excellency, Prime Minister Venuse Petage
3. System of Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
4. Power Structure: Currently an unitary state with devolved powers to the provinces, but a federal kingdom is being considered
5. Name of Legislature (NA if not applicable): Fornirian Parliament
6. Name of Highest Court (NA if not applicable): Highest Royal National Court of Catherine
7. Voting (Compulsory or Voluntary): Voluntary, but compulsory voting is being considered
8. Minimum Voting Age: 20
C. PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
1. Population: 193,386,517
2. Life Expectancy: 71 years
3. Literacy: 96%
4. Direction of Traffic: Depends on the provinces (Most use right)
5. Capital Punishment: Illegal except for High Treason
6. Abortion: Legal since 2017
7. Religions: Catholicism (28%), Orthodoxy (26%), Alssahran Prophets (17%), Irreligious (11.1%), Confucianism (8%), Shinto (5.1%), Solgaleo-Lunalaism (4%), Others (0.8%)
8. Marriage Equality: Marriage regardless of sex and/or gender since 2017
9. Healthcare System: Reforms are underway to establish an universal, single-payer healthcare system
10. Languages Spoken: Fornirian, Leolian (Mandarin), Seikyo (Japanese), Solunanese
11. Most Populated Cities (3): Catherine (15,545,007), Edwardtown (9,829,737), Ilyer (7,135,869)
D. ECONOMY
1. Gross Domestic Product: $3,194,938,647,357
2. GDP per capita: $16,521
3. Currency: Denaria
4. Inflation: 6%
5. Unemployment: 8.1%
6. Poverty: 12%
7. Industries: Agriculture, Mining (mainly coal, gold, silver, diamond, thorium, emerald, sapphire, copper, iron, lithium and bauxite), Petroleum Industries (aka OIL), Arms Manufacturing, Goods Manufacturing, Lumber, Fishing, Food and Beverages, Services (recent), Natural Gas Industries (also recent)
E. MILITARY
1. Military Expenditure (% of GDP): 5%
2. Conscription: Yes, for 1 and a half years since 21. Recent laws offer college students community service and/or police work instead, and the rich are not exempt anymore, except if they're a senior officer in a company
3. Active Personnel: 1,069,131
4. Reserve Personnel: 835,759
5. Military Branches: Fornirian Royal Army, Fornirian Royal Navy, Fornirian Royal Air Force, Fornirian Royal Cyber Defense Forces, Fornirian Royal National Guard, Fornirian Royal Militia