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Lahoa Factbook

Posted: May 31 2013, 10:23 PM

GENERAL INFORMATION

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ANTHEM: Julah Lahoay

CAPITAL: Rening (largest city: Izyhíqan)
LANGUAGE: Lahoan (language isolate)
DEMONYM: Lahoan(s)

GOVERNMENT: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
HEAD OF STATE: HM the Queen of Lahoa, Ziane IV of the House Fatótzen
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Ngunni Átxi
LEGISLATURE: Parliament (lower house: House of Commons, upper house: Senate)

FORMATION: 3 November 1666
INTERREGNUM: 15 March 1903
CURRENT SYSTEM: 3 April 1932

AREA: 361,728 sq. km.
% WATER: 4.12
POPULATION: 14,469,120 (2012 census)
DENSITY: 40/sq. km.

CURRENCY: siste[r] (ß, LHS) (subdivision: 100 ceine[r] (ç))
TIME ZONE: UTC-10:00 (DST not observed)
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ECONOMY of Lahoa

note: all data listed in NSD (unless explicitly listed as ß, the siste) and dating back to 2012 (IC)

Economic structure: Mixed market. Private ownership is the dominant force in the economy, but there is a degree of government regulation to ensure a lack of extreme highs and lows prevalent in a laissez-faire system.

Gross domestic product (nominal): $370,344,297,788 (estimate)

GDP per capita: $25,595.50

Population below poverty line: 16.5%

Unemployment rate: 17.1%

Income tax rate: Flat 17.5% tax rate.

Inflation rate: 2.5%

Labour force: 12,646,011

Central government budget: ß68,934,524,952.90

Energy resources:

Coal: 13.5%
Natural gas: 12.5%
Oil: 15%
Hydroelectricity: 18%
Solar power: 10.7%
Wind power: 22.3%
Other: 8% (esp. hydrogen fuel cells)

Currency: siste® (ß, LHS)

Subdivision: 100 ceine® (ç)
Currency exchange rate (to NSD): ß1 = $1.0821
Currency exchange rate (from NSD): $1 = ß0.9241

Fiscal year: 1 July-30 June

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MILITARY of Lahoa

note: all data as of 2012

Lahoan Army

Size: 74,857 active, 37,541 reserves
Commandant: Land Marshal Balin Banrjy

Lahoan Navy

Size: 85,258 active, 19,611 reserves
Commandant: Sea Marshal Gliéxzu Zezibna

Lahoan Air Force

Size: 40,217 active, 11,410 reserves
Commandant: Air Marshal Keangóv Tanalia

Total statistics

Standing military: 200,332
Reserve military: 68,562
Total military: 268,894
Expenditures: $65.94 billion (8.8% of budget, 1.8% of GDP)
Commander-in-chief: Secretary of Defence Adm. Liva Sancok
Pct. of people eligible for military duty: 2.3%

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GOVERNMENT of Lahoa

note: all statistics as of 3 January 2013

Full country name: The Democratic Monarchy of Lahoa

In Lahoan: Kié-Kuoseri aox Ukhabar Lahoay

Capital city: Rening

Government type: Unitary parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy

Head of state: HM the Queen of Lahoa, Ziane IV
Head of government: The Rt. Hon. Premier of Lahoa, Ngunni Átxi

Administrative divisions: 12 provinces (aci[r]), subdivided into counties (mýpuaz[er]) and then municipalities (ngav[er]). Each have some power afforded to them (and so the country is de facto a federal state), but all powers are delegated by the central government.

Major cities: Izyhíqan (pop. 2,615,159, 2012 census), Zaow (pop. 1,158,554, 2012 census), Rening (pop. 659,120, 2012 census), Ewvu (pop. 412,105, 2012 census), Varúxo (pop. 394,570, 2012 census).

Formation:

House Fatótzen: 1322
Unification of Lahoa: 3 November 1666 (celebrated as a national holiday)
Republican Interregnum: 15 March 1903
Reinstatement of monarchy: 3 April 1932 (celebrated as a national holiday)

Legal system: Common law.

Suffrage: Universal to all citizens 18 years or older.

The monarch: Not even nominally an executive officer. A purely ceremonial figurehead.

The Premier: The chief executive officer, whose powers are shared with the Cabinet that he appoints with Senate approval. He himself is elected by the House of Commons after that body is elected, and appointed by the outgoing President.

The Parliament: A bicameral legislature. Termed Qrajl.

The House of Commons: Lower house. Termed Éizez Ukhabars ("House of the People"). 138 members (one per county), elected by county-wide instant-runoff voting for four-year terms.
The Senate: Upper house. Termed Éizez Mijotu ("House of the Monarch"), a term dating back to before the unification for the monarch's court. 100 members, elected by party-list proportional representation with modified D'Hondt method for four-year terms.

The judicial branch:

The Supreme Court: Tries constitutional matters, and is the highest court of appeal. Termed Aswé Eqapese ("Court of Supremacy"). Thirteen members (1 per province and an additional Justice for Rening); provincial members appointed by provincial governments, Rening justice appointed by Premier for life terms. Appointments confirmed by special council of judges from lower levels, randomly selected by the Ministry of Justice.
The Court of Justice: Tries civil and criminal matters; rulings can be appealed to the Supreme Court. Termed Aswé Bálúzée. Five members; members appointed by Premier, appointments confirmed by similar council of judges for life terms.

Political parties:

Government: Progressive Party (social liberalism, progressivism); Socialist Party (democratic socialism, green socialism); Greens of Lahoa (green liberalism, social liberalism). 78 members (35 Progressive, 31 Socialist, 12 Greens) in House of Commons, 49 members (22 Progressive, 19 Socialist, 8 Greens) in Senate.
Opposition: Conservative Party (social conservatism, fiscal conservatism); New Liberal Party (progressive conservatism, libertarianism); Lahoans for Lahoa (national conservatism, ethnic nationalism); 2 independents. 60 members (32 Conservative, 20 New Liberal, 8 for Lahoa) in House of Commons, 51 members (22 Conservative, 21 New Liberal, 6 for Lahoa, 2 independents) in Senate.