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The government primarily remains solvent as a result of profits generated from state operated enterprises, particularly arms manufacturing and resource extraction enterprises, which is supplemented by taxation and tariffs. Government expenditure accounts for 55% of the Walakian economy, or $561,507,605,120 NSD. The Walakian Union's national government receives the sum total of all budgeting power, spending money in the devolved administrations as necessary. | |||
==Military== | ==Military== |
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The Walakian Union Unia Wołoska | |
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Motto: Do zwycięstwa, do rewolucji; Do rewolucji, do sprawiedliwości (Walakian: To victory, for revolution; To revolution, for justice) | |
Capital | Podogorov |
Largest city | Janusawa |
Official languages | Walakian |
Recognised regional languages | Nyubessed |
Ethnic groups |
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Demonym(s) | Walakian, Walakians |
Government | Single Party State |
• Premier | Cibor Donat Jankowski |
Legislature | Politburo |
Establishment | |
• Formation of a unified Walakian Kingdom | 1362 |
• Establishment of the modern era Kingdom of Walakia | 16th of October 1816 |
• Pronouncement of the Walakian Union | 19th of November 1928 |
Area | |
• | 514,682 km2 (198,720 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 82,867,120 (5) |
• 2010 census | 81,521,910 |
• Density | 161.006/km2 (417.0/sq mi) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $1,020,922,918,400 NSD |
• Per capita | $12,320 NSD |
Currency | Suwerenny |
Date format | dd-mm-yyy |
Driving side | right |
Internet TLD | .wu |
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Etymology
The term Walakia is derived from an ancient deity in the region in the traditional regional animist religions. Wułaskun the protector was widely considered the most important of the spirits in the ancient faiths, and the followers of that tradition gradually adopted the deity's name as a demonym, and when unified under a single kingdom, the people of the region called the new state Walakia. The demonym for denizens of Walakia is Walakian; the plural is Walakians.
History
Geography
Demographics
According to the most recent, 2012 Walakian census, Walakia has a population of 82,867,120. The population of Walakia has been growing fairly quickly, at a rate of roughly .416% per annum. Walakia is an ethnically homogeneous nation with a the Walakian ethnic group representing 82% of the total population, with one notable minority, the Bessed peoples having a significant population (7%), primarily located along the Northwest coast. Additionally local minorities of Datch, Falkenslovask, and Gökan peoples exist, particularly in the border regions. Walakia is largely areligious with 60% of the population not-affiliating with any organized religion. The largest religious group is the Răscumpărare group at 29% of the population, the Beshai-Atlug faith of the Bessed people is a popular regional religion, and there are a some Diternal traditionalists, and a following of traditional Animism. Roughly 63% reports being lgbt, with a large number being practioners of Răscumpărare.
Walakia is fairly heavily urbanized with seven tenths of the population living in urban areas (being defined as settlements with a population greater than twenty thousand); 34% of the population lives in the twenty largest urban centers. There are currently 35 cities in Walakia with a population greater than one hundred thousand, eleven with a population over one million, and four with a population greater than two million. Most of the population lives on the coast, with most of the larger urban centers being within one hundred fifty kilometers of the coast or less. Walakia has seen a slowdown in rates of urbanization in comparison to past years.
Largest cities or towns in Walakia
2012 Census | |||||||||
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Rank | Prefecture | Pop. | Rank | Prefecture | Pop. | ||||
Janusawa Stisgrod |
1 | Janusawa | Janusawa | 2,816,191 | 11 | Sowia Wola | Sowia Wola | 1,068,125 | Falkengrod Bessia |
2 | Stisgrod | Stisgrod | 2,456,671 | 12 | Halinów | Janusawa | 885,112 | ||
3 | Falkengrod | Falkengrod | 2,371,195 | 13 | Mokre | Janusawa | 866,647 | ||
4 | Bessia | Bessia | 2,172,681 | 14 | Pecsz | Pecsz | 762,872 | ||
5 | Podogorov | Podogorov | 1,971,899 | 15 | Teresin | Teresin | 747,486 | ||
6 | Zabki | Zabki | 1,896,570 | 16 | Żyrardów | Podogorow | 632,564 | ||
7 | Pruszków | Pruszków | 1,711,079 | 17 | Sokule | Julinek | 567,960 | ||
8 | Truskaw | Truskaw | 1,470,805 | 18 | Wostkitki | Zabki | 498,540 | ||
9 | Otwok | Otwok | 1,419,115 | 19 | Ellend | Bessia | 423,871 | ||
10 | Julinek | Julinek | 1,376,986 | 20 | Boda | Bessia | 401,109 |
Government
Economy
Economic Indicators
Monetary Unit: Suwerenny
Conversion Rate: ɕ = $.91261 NSD Fiscal Year: Calendar Year Nominal GDP: $1,020,922,918,400 NSD GDP per Capita: $12,320 NSD Labor Force: 53,863,628 Unemployment: 3,501,135 (6.5%) |
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The Walakian economy operates on a centrally planned, socialist model, with the state overseeing most aspects of economic development and planning, with some independence granted to research and development groups in order to spur technical innovation. Walakia is and exporter of goods, with the indigenous armaments industry providing for the bulk value of exports, followed closely by fossil fuels. Walakia uses the Suwerenny (ɕ) as its main form of currency, though some Walakians, particularly in coastal cities will sometimes accept Meridonian units instead.
The Walakian labor force is 53,863,628 strong. The state is the largest employer, providing 34% of the jobs in Walakia, this is followed by light manufacturing (17%), arms manufacturing (10%) and fossil fuel extraction (9%). Union membership in Walakia is mandatory and nearly every adult participates in union activity to some extent.
Unemployment and Poverty
Poverty is fairly uncommon in the Walakian Union, and highly concentrated in rural areas, and among the unemployed. Roughly 14% of the Walakian populace lives below the Meridonian poverty line. The Walakian government has taken significant steps to reduce poverty, but state efforts have been concentrated in cities with the countryside fairly unattended. Though Walakia nominally guarantees employment for all members of its workforce, heavy automation of industry created significant structural unemployment within the past fifteen years, structural unemployment that has only been partially accounted for. Unemployed persons represent roughly 6.5% of the work force with half of these being structurally unemployed people undergoing retraining.
Infrastructure
Walakia is a developed nation with infrastructure having received significant investment from the state. Transit overland is largely done by via an extensive rail network. Air travel is uncommon among the general populace but there are several airports for long distance cargo hauling, and fifteen airports capable of handling international traffic. There are several deepwater ports in Western Walakia, with Janusawa being the largest, and furthest south, the only port that does not freeze over on a regular basis. The telecom infrastructure is reliant on cable networks with satellite communication and over the air communication relatively limited. Power is provided by fossil fuels, usually natural gas extracted from Walakia itself.
Government Finance
The government primarily remains solvent as a result of profits generated from state operated enterprises, particularly arms manufacturing and resource extraction enterprises, which is supplemented by taxation and tariffs. Government expenditure accounts for 55% of the Walakian economy, or $561,507,605,120 NSD. The Walakian Union's national government receives the sum total of all budgeting power, spending money in the devolved administrations as necessary.
Military
The Walakian Union's national defense force is represented wholly in the extensive Walakian People's Defense Force (LSOW), which is under the control of the Walakian Minister for National Defense. It is divided into three branches the Walakian People's Ground Forces (SLLW), the Walakian People's Maritime Forces (SMLW), and the Walakian People's Aerospace Forces (SPKW). The Walakian armed forces are funded directly by the state and supplied by the state as well. Walakia operates on a limited conscription model, with some military personnel being conscripted via lottery. There are currently 725,804 personnel serving in the Walakian armed forces, with the overwhelming majority over five hundred thousand serve in the ground forces, with roughly one hundred thousand each in the maritime and aerospace forces, and roughly a third of the personnel serving being conscripts. Defense spending constitutes 4.1% gdp of Walakia's gdp ($41,857,839,654 NSD per annum). The lion's share, roughly half, of Walakia's defense spending goes towards the ground force, with three tenths going towards the maritime force, and two tenths going to the aerospace forces.