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| {{Infobox company | | {{Infobox political post |
| | name = Kralska sluzhba za dostavka | | |post = Prime Minister |
| | logo = [[File:KatDost.png|300px]] | | |body = Surrow |
| | type = [[Government-owned corporations in Esquarium|State-owned enterprise]] | | |nativename = Tshishemishku utessit ({{wp|Innu-aimun|Chequan}})<br>Angajuqqaaq nunagijattinnut ({{wp|Inuktitut|Itchalnu}}) |
| | traded_as = | | |flag = Surrow_CoA.png |
| | foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1880}}
| | |flagsize = 150px |
| | founder = | | |flagborder = |
| | location_city = | | |flagcaption = [[Coat of arms of Surrow]] |
| | location_country = [[Katranjiev]] | | |department = |
| | location = | | |image = TimHouston.png |
| | origins = | | |alt = |
| | key_people = | | |incumbent = [[Dwight Timbrell]] |
| | area_served = [[Katranjiev]] | | |incumbentsince = 16 December, 2018 |
| | industry = {{wp|Postal services}} | | |style = {{wp|The Right Honourable}} |
| | products = | | |residence = [[Government House, Holcot Inlet]], [[Holcot Inlet]], [[Surrow]] |
| | services = {{wp|Mail}}, {{wp|parcel post}}, {{wp|telegraphy}}, {{wp|courier}} | | |nominator = |
| | revenue = | | |member_of = [[Parliament of Surrow|Parliament]] |
| | operating_income = | | |appointer = [[Governor of Surrow|Governor]] |
| | net_income = | | |termlength = Up to four years |
| | num_employees = | | |termlength_qualified = No term limits |
| | owner = [[Government of Katranjiev]] | | |constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Surrow]] |
| | parent = | | |inaugural = [[Clarence Bradley]] |
| | subsid = | | |formation = 1915 |
| | slogan = ''Бърз, надежден и ефективен'' (Prompt, reliable, and efficient) | | |last = [[Ted Fisher]] |
| | homepage = [http://ksd.kj ksd.kj]
| | |abolished = 24 June, 1950 |
| | dissolved = | | |succession = [[President of Surrow]] |
| | footnotes = | | |deputy = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Surrow]] |
| | |salary = |
| | |website = |
| }} | | }} |
| The '''Kralska sluzhba za dostavka''' ([[Katranjian language|Katranjian]]: Кралска служба за доставка) is the {{wp|postal service}} of [[Katranjiev]], which since 2002 has operated as a {{wp|crown corporation}}. | | The '''Prime Minister of Surrow''' was the {{wp|head of government}} of [[Surrow]] from when it was granted full {{wp|self-government}} by [[Rythene]] in 1915 until Surrow was granted independence in 1950. By custom, the Prime Minister of Surrow was the leader of the largest party in the [[Parliament of Surrow|Surrowese Parliament]], or otherwise had the most support among the members of Parliament. |
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| ==History== | | ==List== |
| ===Origins=== | | {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" |
| [[File:Model_of_postal_carriage_Federlija_in_use_in_Serbia_from_1878.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Katranjian postal carriage from [[Antoni]], c. 1870s]]
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| The origins of the postal system in Katranjiev may date back to the conquest of Katranjiev by the [[Neo-Sepcan Empire]], as the Neo-Sepcan Empire generally inherited the postal systems used by the [[Lysandrene Empire]].
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| However, the postal system at the time was primarily for communications between government officials, as it was necessary for officials to correspond with officials on the other side of the [[Gulf of Gelyevich]]. As imperial power weakened, the ability of the imperial government to maintain those postal systems weakened, and by the 800s CE, most communication between settlements was primarily done via {{wp|ad hoc}} methods. By the end of the first millennium CE, very little mail went to and from Katranjiev.
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| With an increase of trade among the existing trade routes between [[East Borea]] and [[West Borea]], Katranjiev became an important stopover point, which would allow enterprising couriers to transport mail and goods from both East Borea and West Borea to the other region, reaching a point that by the early 1400s, the two most prominent couriers delivering mail in present-day Katranjiev being the [[i Metlichina]] family in the west, and the [[al-Naqil]] family in the east.
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| Over the next few centuries, the two families would dominate trade, with very little competition in the areas served: according to [[Apostol X]]'s record of the Golyamo Tour in 1682, he noted that:
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| <blockquote>"''Over the course of my journey, I have communicated with my court and my nobles via either an'' i Metlichina ''or an'' al-Naqil. Only once, on the pass from [[Krasimir]] to the [[Genida Desert|Great Desert]] have I seen both of them plying their trade.''</blockquote>
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| This situation continued until the start of the nineteenth century, when {{wp|industrialization}} made it easier for mail to get to places. At the same time, many who were working have had enough of the practices of the al-Naqil and the i Metlichina families, and lobbied the Dukes to take control of all postal services going through their duchy. Thus, over the coming decades, the Dukes purchased their routes, or else proscribed the two families from operating in their territory, with the al-Naqil losing their last route by 1857, when the [[Talnakh (duchy)|duchy of Talnakh]] purchased it, and the i Metlichina losing their last route by 1864 when the [[Valariev|duke of Valariev]] issued an edict prohibiting them from operating their routes.
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| However, with each duchy having their own postal system, it became more difficult to transport mail across Katranjiev. A royal commission reported in 1879 that:
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| <blockquote>"''A century ago, one can send a letter from [[Desislav]] to [[Krasimir]] for a relatively high sum, but a sum that can easily be predicted. Now, one has to go through four duchies, each with varying rates, meaning that the recipient pays more overall for the journey than what had been when the Metlichina's operated the route.''"</blockquote>
| | |rowspan="2"|[[Clarence Bradley]]<br/><small>(1856-1932) |
| | | |24 June, 1915 |
| ===Establishment===
| | |24 October, 1932 |
| [[File:Turkish postmen.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Postmen in [[Bizuwiha]], c. 1890-1910]] | | |{{Age in years, months and days|1915|06|24|1932|10|24}} |
| In April 1880, [[Apostol XII]] issued a royal decree, establishing an organization "with the power to set universal rates" for all mail crossing the country, and appointed [[Tsetsu i Metlichina]], who had previously operated the routes in the duchy of [[Valariev]] prior to 1864, to be its "postmaster general."
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| Tsetsu i Metlichina sought to integrate the existing ducal postal networks into a "coherent national system," with rates that were fair. Thus, in October 1880, Tsetsu announced as a stopgap measure to require that all mail transported between duchies must be charged at the cost of the destination duchy.
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| Over the next several months, Tsetsu i Metlichina studied the postal systems in other countries, especially [[Montecara]], to see which innovations should be adopted to establish a more efficient postal system across national borders. He took an interest to the {{wp|postage stamp}}, which he felt would not only reduce the "amount of wasted mail" if the sender cannot afford to pay, but also enable the application of a flat nationwide rate, which would make it cheaper.
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| Thus, in July 1881, the first Katranjian postage stamp was issued, depicting the head of [[Apostol XII]], and valued at 6 chasti, for letters weighing one {{wp|Obsolete Russian units of measurement|lot}} (12.7974 grams) or fewer, followed days later by one worth 1 srebro, for letters weighing between one lot and three lot (38.3922 grams). This marked the end of the stopgap measure, and the government required that all mail use the stamps: by the end of 1881, all duchies adopted that system.
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| Tsetsu i Metlichina died in 1882, and Apostol XII appointed [[Osahar al-Naqil]] to be the second postmaster general. Under Osahar al-Naqil's tenure, he focused on standardizing the postal system, in order to ensure that "all mail can be treated the same in all parts of the country." To this end, Osahar al-Naqil instituted uniform policies, requiring all mailbags to be made of the same materials, and all postmen to wear the same uniforms: in 1885, with the passage of the [[Constitution of Katranjiev]], the postal system was implicitly assigned to the federal government, and by 1888, "there [was] absolutely no distinction between the postal systems of [[Genalzim]] and [[Desislav (duchy)|Desislav]]."
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| With the standardization complete, Osahar al-Naqil retired in 1890, and was succeeded by [[Branimir i Metlichina]], son of Tsetsu i Metlichina. Under Branimir's tenure in the postal service, he focused his attention on innovating the Katranjian postal system, in particular introducing {{wp|post box|post boxes}} in 1895, which were intended to help "the worker send mail to his or her family living elsewhere" without needing him to go to the post office.
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| ===20th century===
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| [[File:Mail_box,_Aigburth.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Pre-1960s postal box]] | |
| In 1907, [[Branimir i Metlichina]] retired on account of his old age, and was succeeded as postmaster-general by [[Habib al-Naqil]], son of Osahar al-Naqil. Habib al-Naqil maintained his predecessor's policies regarding innovation: in 1911, {{wp|Mail#First-Class|first-class mail}} was introduced, and in 1916, {{wp|airmail}} was introduced.
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| In 1921, Habib al-Naqil retired, and was succeeded by Branimir's son, [[Volen i Metlichina]]. Volen i Metlichina, like Habib al-Naqil, and his father, continued to innovate the Katranjian postal system. Volen i Metlichina served until his death in 1947, and was succeeded by Habib's son, [[Abbas al-Naqil]].
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| While Abbas al-Naqil continued his predecessor's tradition of innovation, most notably by introducing {{wp|postal codes}} in 1953, with the rise of terrorism in [[Sekhessia]], Abbas al-Naqil was forced to establish a {{wp|postal inspection agency|postal inspection agency}} to protect consumers and staff from bombs and "other weapons of destruction that could be used to harm civilians and government officials."
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| Abbas al-Naqil retired in 1973, and was succeeded by Volen's niece, [[Snezhana i Metlichina]], making her the first female postmaster general in Katranjian history. Snezhana i Metlichina began to make reforms to the structure of the KSD, such as closing unprofitable post offices, excluding for those in remote areas of the country, absorbing {{wp|telegram services}} in 1979, as usage of telegrams declined, and in 1985, introducing stamp {{wp|vending machines}}, which combined with post boxes, were intended to replace post offices in remote areas.
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| ===Contemporary era===
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| [[Snezhana i Metlichina]] resigned in 1992, after allegations that she used her position to assist her family emerged, and was succeeded by Abbas' son, [[Imad al-Naqil]], becoming the final postmaster general.
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| With the {{wp|internet}} gaining traction, Imad al-Naqil announced in 1995 plans to provide a national {{wp|webmail}} service: however, opposition from {{wp|internet service providers}} forced Imad al-Naqil to back down. Despite this setback, Imad al-Naqil continued to look towards the internet, saying in 1996 that "{{wp|online shopping}} will form a lot of our revenues." However, as other companies were allowed to deliver parcels, Imad believed that "the best way to keep our postal system fit for the digital age is to have it adopt a corporate structure."
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| In 2001, the government of Katranjiev acceded to Imad al-Naqil's request, with then-[[Prime Minister of Katranjiev|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Grigoryev]] stating that "the profits generated by our postal system will remain with the people." Thus, on January 1, 2002, it became a {{wp|crown corporation}}, with Imad al-Naqil become the chairman, while Snezhana's brother, [[Yatso i Metlichina]] becoming the {{wp|chief executive officer}}.
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| During the 2000s, the Kralska sluzhba za dostavka began competing with parcel delivery services, such as (TBC): many people preferred to use its services for parcel delivery, as they had a high on-time rating, with only 2.1% of packages being delayed. Automated postal kiosks were introduced in 2005.
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| Imad al-Naqil stepped down in 2011 as Chairman, and was succeeded by Yatso i Metlichina as the new Chairman, while a new CEO, [[Ruzha Iskrenova]] was appointed, with Yatso i Metlichina stating his intention to "end the tradition where an al-Naqil or an i Metlichina has governed our country's postal system."
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| With the election of the government of [[Viktor Kahut]], he expressed the intention to partially privatize the company in 2014. This was met with substantial criticism, both by the postal union, and by Yatso i Metlichina, who threatened to resign if it were to move forward. After their defeat, [[Magarit Ogynan]] abandoned the plan to privatize the company.
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| ==Operations==
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| [[File:SlivenPost.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Central Post Office, [[Krasimir]], 2008]]
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| As of 2017, the Kralska sluzhba za dostavka operates 4,695 post offices, 2,405 automated kiosks, 5,670 {{wp|Stamp vending machines in the United Kingdom|stamp vending machines}}, and maintains around one hundred thousand {{wp|post boxes}}. The four main sorting stations are at the [[Krasimir International Airport]], [[Desislav International Airport]], and [[Bizuwiha International Airport]], as well as [[Central Post Office (Katranjiev)|Central Post Office]] in [[Krasimir]].
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| {{wp|International mail}} is sent to and from [[Katranjiev]] by contracting with private boat and plane operators, while domestic mail is transported over long distances by the [[Royal Katranjian Railways]], while for shorter distances, and areas not served by rail, a fleet of 13,000 vehicles is used to transport the mail to post offices, and to farms. From post offices, carriers will deliver mail either on foot, or on bicycle.
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| The Kralska sluzhba da dostavka has a legal monopoly on the delivery of {{wp|letter (message)|letters}}, {{wp|telegrams}} by {{wp|telegram services}}, and {{wp|postcards}} in Katranjiev, but not on the delivery of {{wp|parcels}}, where it faces competition. As of 2017, the KSD has a domestic market share of 86.3% in the delivery of parcels.
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| ==Postal services==
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| ===''Ezhednevna dostavka''===
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| The most basic class of mail is '''ezhednevna dostavka''' ([[Katranjian language|Katranjian]]: ежедневна доставка), or everyday mail. Domestic mail usually arrives within one or two business days, while mailings to the rest of [[Borea (Esquarium)|Borea]] arrive within three to four business days, and intercontinental mailings within two weeks. All mailable items, including parcels, are eligible for everyday mail.
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| ===''Purvoklasna dostavka''=== | |
| '''Purvoklasna dostavka''' ([[Katranjian language|Katranjian]]: първокласна доставка) is the Katranjian equivalent of {{wp|mail#First-Class|first class mail}}, and guarantees domestic delivery by the next business day, and international delivery within three business days.
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| ===Additional services===
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| Customers of the Kralskata sluzhba da dostavka may request to add on several services to their mailings, such as:
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| *'''Dostavka i sukhranenie''' ({{wp|poste restante}}) - mail is taken to a post office, where the recipient can pick it up: it can only be stored for three months, before unclaimed letters get returned to sender.
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| *'''Dostavka zapisana''' ({{wp|registered mail}}) - registered mail is sent in a separate container with other registered mail, is electronically tacked, and must be signed by the designated recipient, with the sender receiving an {{wp|avis de réception|obratna razpiska}}.
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| *'''Post office box'''
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| ===Prohibited items===
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| As of 2018, the Kralska sluzhba da dostavka bans the sending of {{wp|guns}}, {{wp|bombs}}, {{wp|knives}} (excluding {{wp|kitchen knives}}), {{wp|biohazards}}, {{wp|dangerous goods}}, drugs, remains, and certain obscene publications.
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| Punishments may range from having the letter be returned to sender, to being prohibited from using the postal service, and as far as being charged with an {{wp|indictable offense}}, depending on the nature of the item in question.
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| ==Non-postal services==
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| ===Telegraphic services===
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| Since 1979, the Kralskata sluzhba da dostavka provides {{wp|telegram services}} ([[Katranjian language|Katranjian]]: телеграма), excluding {{wp|wire transfer}} services, with the cost of a telegram being the same as the cost of a standard {{wp|postcard}}.
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| From January 2008, KSD only delivers domestic telegrams, and KSD does not allow senders to send telegrams to foreign countries.
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| In 2017, around 600,000 telegrams are sent, with over ninety percent of all telegrams sent being either {{wp|birthday|birthday telegrams}} to friends and family living in the country, or {{wp|death notifications}}.
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| ==Philately==
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| ==Rates==
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| ==Address format==
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| The Kralskata sluzhba da dostavka prescribes the following format to be used for all mail sent to and from Katranjiev. The address must be written in block letters, and must be in the middle of the envelope. A {{wp|return address}} can be used, but it has to put on the top-left corner of the envelope, and be smaller than the receiving address. The country designation is unnecessary for domestic mail.
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| The address can be written in either the {{wp|Cyrillic alphabet}} or the {{wp|Latin alphabet}}.
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| | Иван Иванов
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| | Ivan Ivanov
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| | ''Recipient's name''
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| | 50 Измислена улица | | | colspan="5"|<small>Longest serving Prime Minister of Surrow, with five majority [[Fishermen's Protective Union (Surrow)|FPU]] governments. Introduced basic welfare, regulations to ensure the merchants charged fair prices, instituted a minimum wage, and began building a road network to connect communities on [[Holcot Island]]. Died in office.</small> |
| | 50 Izmislena ulitsa | | |- style="background:#EEEEEE" |
| | ''Address'' | | ! style="background:#00247D; color:white;" rowspan="2"|2 |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[File:Richard_Squires.jpg|80px]] |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[Eddie Hammond]]<br/><small>(1884-1945) |
| | |24 October, 1932 |
| | |27 September, 1934 |
| | |{{Age in years, months and days|1932|10|24|1934|09|27}} |
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| | | style="background:#00247D; color:white;"|[[Fishermen's Protective Union (Surrow)|{{color|white|FPU}}]] |
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| | Образец, Десислав | | | colspan="5"|<small>Attempted to reform the fisheries and eliminate the power of the merchants completely, leading to [[Ted Fisher]] and many on the party to create the [[United People's Party (Surrow)|United People's Party]] in June 1934. Was ousted by a caucus revolt in September 1934.</small> |
| | Obrazets, Desislav | | |- style="background:#EEEEEE" |
| | ''[[Administrative divisions of Katranjiev#Municipalities|Municipality]] and [[Administrative divisions of Katranjiev#Duchies|Duchy]]'' | | ! style="background:#00247D; color:white;" rowspan="2"|3 |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[File:Lord_Macdonald.jpg|80px]] |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[Gilbert Bray]]<br/><small>(1888-1966) |
| | |27 September, 1934 |
| | |24 June, 1935 |
| | |{{Age in years, months and days|1934|09|27|1935|06|24}} |
| | | ''none'' |
| | | style="background:#00247D; color:white;"|[[Fishermen's Protective Union (Surrow)|{{color|white|FPU}}]] |
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| | AAA 12345 | | | colspan="5"|<small>Shortest serving Prime Minister of Surrow. Attempted to take a more moderate course and to try and reunite the [[United People's Party (Surrow)|United People's Party]] with the Fishermen's Protective Union. Was defeated in the 1935 elections.</small> |
| | AAA 12345 | | |- style="background:#EEEEEE" |
| | ''Postal code'' | | ! style="background:#354C9C; color:white;" rowspan="2"|4 |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[File:BradleyKingSmallwood1948_(cropped).jpg|80px]] |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[Ted Fisher]]<br/><small>(1900-1991) |
| | |24 June, 1935 |
| | |24 June, 1950 |
| | |{{Age in years, months and days|1935|06|24|1950|06|24}} |
| | | [[Elections in Surrow#1935|1935]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1954|1954]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1939|1939]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1943|1943]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1947|1947]] |
| | | style="background:#354C9C; color:white;"|[[United People's Party (Surrow)|{{color|white|United People's}}]] |
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| | КАТРАНДЖИЕВ | | | colspan="5"|<small>Reversed Eddie Hammond's reforms to the fisheries, while strengthening regulations to ensure that fishermen were able to sell goods at a fair price. Invested significantly in {{wp|Newfoundland outports|outports}}, with schools and clinics being built en masse during his term, oversaw the construction of the [[Surrow International Airport]] during the [[Second Great War (Levilion)|Second Great War]], and negotiated independence from [[Rythene]] in the aftermath of the Second Great War. Became the first [[President of Surrow]] in 1950.</small> |
| | KATRANJIEV | |
| | ''Name of country'' | |
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| ===Postal codes===
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| The current system of {{wp|postal codes}} was introduced in 1953, under an {{wp|Postal code#Alphanumeric postal codes|alphanumeric system}}, to allow for.
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| The format is '''DAA 12345''', where DAA is any valid letter in the {{wp|Cyrillic alphabet}} except for the letters З, О, Ц, Ч, and Ю, as they could be confused with numbers.
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| The D represents the ducal code, with the ducal code being assigned based on the population of the [[Administrative divisions of Katranjiev#Duchies|duchies of Katranjiev]] as of the 1950 census: thus, A is assigned to Desislav. AA represents a given postal district within each duchy. This gives a maximum of 625 possible postal districts per duchy, or 15,625 possible postal districts in the entire country.
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| The last five digits, called a delivery unit, depict either a small town, a large part of a medium-sized town, a single city block, a large building, a single institution, or a place that receives a lot of mail on a regular basis. This gives 100,000 possible delivery units per postal district, or around 1.563 billion possible postal codes in the entire country.
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| In practice, as only twenty-two letters are assigned (Ъ, Ь, and Я are unassigned), and some postal codes are reserved, either for testing or for promotional purposes, the practical maximum is slightly less than 1.375 billion postal codes.
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