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{{Infobox country
{{Infobox country
|micronation =        <!--yes if a micronation-->
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|conventional_long_name = Republic of New Gough Island
|conventional_long_name = Country of New Gough Island
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|common_name = New Gough Island
|common_name = New Gough Island
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|status = Recognised as a country of Riamo with independence in foreign relations de jure; operating as an independent state under Riamese protection de facto (since 1980).
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|capital = [[Gallatin]]
|capital = [[Gallatin|Port Victoria]]
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|largest_city = [[Gallatin]]
|largest_city = [[Greycott|Hartridge]]
|largest_settlement_type = <!--Type of settlement if largest settlement not a city-->
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|official_languages = [[wiki:English| Common]]
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|ethnic_groups = White (43%) <br> Black (22%) <br> East Asian (15%) <br> Native (10%) <br> Arab (6%) <br> Mixed Race (4%)
|ethnic_groups = White (74%) <br> Black (12%) <br> East Asian (8%) <br> Native (4%) <br> Mixed Race (2%)
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|religion = Non Religious (36%) <br> Christan (34%) <br> East Asian Religions (15%) <br> Native Gough Religions (10%) <br> Other (3%) <br> Islam (2%)
|religion = Non Religious (47%) <br> Christan (45%) <br> East Asian Religions (5%) <br> Native Gough Religions (2%) <br> Other (1%)
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|demonym = New Gough Islander
|demonym = New Gough Islander
|government_type = Unitary Presidential Republic
|government_type = Unitary Executive lead Democracy under a federal constitutional monarchy 
|leader_title1 = President
|leader_title1 = Monarch
|leader_name1 = Anna Jackson
|leader_name1 = Diana II
|leader_title2 = Vice President
|leader_title2 = Chief Executive
|leader_name2 = James Duncan
|leader_name2 = Helen Zealand
|leader_title3 = Vice Chief Executive
|leader_name3 = Richard Wright
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|lower_house = House of Commons
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|sovereignty_type = Country of [[Riamo]]
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|established_event1 = Arrival of the First Colonists   
|established_event1 = Arrival of the First Colonists   
|established_date1 = 1609
|established_date1 = 1609
|established_event2 = Independence
|established_event2 = Self Governed Colony
|established_date2 = 1901
|established_date2 = January 1, 1955
|established_event3 = Country Status
|established_date4 = December 8, 1968
|established_event4 = Recognition of independence in foreign relations
|established_date4 = July 8, 1980
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|area_sq_mi = 1,836.94
|area_sq_mi = 60,528
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|percent_water =  
|percent_water = 0.8
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|population_census = 7,427,000
|population_census = 11,160,000
|population_census_year = 2024
|population_census_year = 2024
|population_density_km2 =  
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|population_density_sq_mi = 4,043.14
|population_density_sq_mi = 184.4
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|population_density_rank =  
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|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_nominal = ACU 207.956 Billion
|GDP_nominal = ACU 223.2 Billion
|GDP_nominal_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_rank =
|GDP_nominal_year = 2024
|GDP_nominal_year = 2024
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = ACU 28,000
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = ACU 20,000
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|Gini =              34.6
|Gini =              34.6
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|Gini_year = 2024
|Gini_year = 2024
|HDI_year = 2024
|HDI_year = 2024
|HDI = 0.827
|HDI = 0.873
|HDI_change = increase
|HDI_change = increase
|HDI_rank =  
|HDI_rank =  
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|currency = New Gough island Glider
|currency = New Gough island Hull
|currency_code = NGIG
|currency_code = NGIH
|time_zone = New Gough Island Time
|time_zone = New Gough Island Time
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'''New Gough Island''' officially the '''Republic of New Gough Island''' or less commonly known, '''The New Gough Island Republic''' is a country in the southern hemisphere. The country is made up of a large island and a smaller island. As of the 2024 census, the nation's population stood at 7.427 million. The country has a land area of 1,836.94 sq mi. The capital district is [[Gallatin| South Metro]]. While the largest is [[Greycott| Old Flatiron]]. The majoirty of the country's population lives on the highly urbanized South New Gough Island. While the North New Gough Island is highly mountainous and forested. The climate of the country is tropical monsoonal, with a highland subtropical climate in the mountains of the north island.    
'''New Gough Island''' officially the '''Country of New Gough Island''' or less commonly known, '''The State of New Gough Island ''' is a country in the southern hemisphere. The country is made up of a large island and a smaller islands. As of the 2024 census, the nation's population stood at 11.16 million. The country has a land area of 60,528 sq mi. The capital city is [[Gallatin|Port Victoria]]. While the largest city is [[Greycott|Hartridge]]. The half of the country's population lives on the highly populated South Península and South East Regions which are home to the largest city and capital city. While the country is highly mountainous along the west and south west coasts and forested with some rolling hills. The climate of the country is temperate, with some spots in humid subtropical and tropical climate zones.


==History==
==History==


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{Largest cities
| name        = Most populated Cities in New Gough Island
| country      = New Gough Island
| stat_ref    = 2024 Census
| list_by_pop  =
| class        = nav
| div_name    = Region
| div_link    =
| kind = City Proper
|city_1 = [[Greycott|Hartridge]]
|div_1 = South Peninsula
|pop_1 = 438,000
|img_1 = New Gough Island skylines - Hartridge 2.jpg
|city_2 = Gough City
|div_2 = South Peninsula
|pop_2 = 237,000
|img_2 = Hartridge City Skyline.jpg
|city_3 = Parsides City
|div_3 = Parasides Islands
|pop_3 = 207,000
|img_3 = Star Hills Center.jpg
|city_4 = Jarvis Bay
|div_4 = North Coast
|pop_4 = 191,000
|img_4 = Bohemian Bay.jpg
|city_5 = [[Gallatin|Port Victoria]]
|div_5 = South East Islands
|pop_5 = 179,000
|img_5 =
|city_6 = Gladen
|div_6 = Northern Island Chain
|pop_6 = 163,000
|img_6 =
|city_7 = Golden
|div_7 = Eastern Lands
|pop_7 = 148,000
|img_7 =
|city_8 = Berman
|div_8 = South Peninsula
|pop_8 = 136,000
|img_8 =
|city_9 = Westberg
|div_9 = South East Islands
|pop_9 = 120,000
|img_9 =
|city_10 = New Verdun
|div_10 = West Coast
|pop_10 = 108,000
|img_10 =
}}
{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
| 1730 | 1,000
| 1730 | 10,000
| 1750 | 20,000
| 1750 | 50,000
| 1800 | 100,000
| 1800 | 200,000
| 1820 | 263,000
| 1820 | 780,000
| 1850 | 560,000
| 1850 | 968,000
| 1870 | 756,000
| 1870 | 1,380,000
| 1880 | 884,000
| 1880 | 1,900,000
| 1890 | 1,328,000
| 1890 | 2,250,000
| 1900 | 1,691,000
| 1900 | 2,700,000
| 1910 | 1,810,000
| 1910 | 3,180,000
| 1920 | 2,010,000
| 1920 | 3,808,000
| 1930 | 2,300,000
| 1930 | 4,290,000
| 1940 | 2,580,000
| 1940 | 4,800,000
| 1950 | 3,198,000
| 1950 | 5,090,000
| 1960 | 4,300,000
| 1960 | 5,775,000
| 1970 | 5,100,000
| 1970 | 6,587,000
| 1980 | 5,900,000
| 1980 | 7,420,000
| 1990 | 6,200,000
| 1990 | 8,020,000
| 2000 | 6,501,000
| 2000 | 8,850,000
| 2010 | 6,828,000
| 2010 | 10,080,000
| 2020 | 7,409,000
| 2020 | 10,989,000
| 2024 | 7,427,000
| 2024 | 11,160,000
}}
}}


==Geography==
==Geography==
The geography of New Gough Island is quite diverse. The major geographic features are the Western Alps, the Northern Coastal Ranges and the Southern Coastal Ranges. As well as the Eastern plains and the West Coast Rainforest, the New Gough Island forest and the tropical Parasides Islands.
===Climate===
===Climate===
The climate of New Gough Island is largely temperate. With the northern part of the country being humid subtropical and the northern most Parasides Islands being tropical. The majority of the country is temperate with plentiful precipitation. Mild to warm summers to cool to cold winters are common. Heatwaves and Cold waves are common but aren't intense. Snow and wintery precipitation is common in the mountains and highlands during the cooler parts of the year. Temperatures in the temperate zone range from 63 degrees F (17 degrees C) to 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) during the summer to 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) to 59 degrees F (15 degrees C), precipitation ranges from 40 in (1,016 mm) in the Eastern Plains to 200 in (5,080 mm) at Candace Sound on the West Coast.
The Western Alps, the Northern Coastal Ranges and the Southern Coastal Ranges see snow from as early as late March to as late as early December. Snowfall can be measured in feet in some places. Snow can occur at sea-level usually once a year. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on Mount Reginia at -21 degrees F (-29 degrees C). The Western Alps receive the most snow out of all the mountain ranges.
The Northern most part of the country is humid subtropical, with temperatures ranging from 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) to 84 (29 degrees C) during the summer from 63 degrees F (17 degrees C) to 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) during the winter. Rainfall ranges from 60 in (1,524 mm) to 80 in (2,032 mm). The hottest temperature ever recorded was 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). Heatwaves are common in the area with high humidity.
The Parasides Islands are the only tropical area in the country. Temperatures range from 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) during the summer to 80 degrees F (27 degrees C) during the winter. Rainfall is 70 in (1,778 mm).


==Administrative Divisions==
==Administrative Divisions==
===Regions===
===Regions===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Regions of New Gough Island
|+ Regions of New Gough Island  
|-
|-
! Region  !! Population 2010 !! Population 2020 || Population Estimate 2024 || Population Change || Land Area !! Population Density !! Number of Prefectures !! Largest City  
! Name !! Population !! Land Area !! Population Density!! Capital !! Largest City
|-
|-
| Queens Strait Metro || 1,900,000 || 2,100,000 || 2,177,000 || +3.54 || {{convert|3,263|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} || 667.18 people per sq mi (257.63 people per sq km) || 23 || [[Gallatin]]
| South Peninsula || 3,906,000 || 4,700 sq mi || 831.1 people per sq mi || Gough City || [[Greycott| Hartridge]]
|-
|-
| Great Northern Woods || 645,000 || 649,000 || 654,000 || +0.77% || {{convert|8,998|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} || 72.68 people per sq mi (28.07 people per sq km) || 11 || [[Hartridge]]
| West Coast || 770,000 || 9,100 sq mi || 84.6 people per sq mi|| New Verdun || New Verdun
|-
|-
| Great Southlands|| 148,000 || 130,000 || 119,000 || -6.93% || {{convert|70,000|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} || 1.7 people per sq mi (0.66 people per sq km) || 5 || South Bay
| Parasides Islands || 884,000 || 1,837 sq mi || 481.2 people per sq mi|| Parasides City || Parasides City
|}
 
===Prefectures===
 
===Cities===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Cities of New Gough Island
|-
|-
! Rank !! Name !! Population !! Prefecture
| North Coast || 1,680,000 || 10,250 sq mi || 163.9 people per sq mi || Jarvis Bay || Jarvis Bay
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Gallatin]] || 816,000 || [[Gallatin]]
| South East Islands || 2,800,000 || 8,834 sq mi || 317 people per sq mi || Westberg || [[Gallatin| Port Victoria]]
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Greycott]] || 453,000 || [[Greycott]]
| Eastern Lands || 690,000 || 22,545 sq mi || 30.6 people per sq mi || Golden || Golden
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Rainy Day Harbor]] || 254,000 || [[Rainy Day Harbor]]
| Northern Island Chain || 420,000 || 3,263 sq mi || 128.7 people per sq mi || Gladen || Gladen
|-
| 4 || Eastwood || 207,000 || Eastwood
|-
| 5 || Kingston || 191,000 || The Kingstons
|-
| 6 || Westminster || 140,000 || South Metro
|-
| 7 || Hartfield || 130,000 || The feilds
|-
| 8 || [[Hartridge]] || 108,000 || [[Hartridge]]
|-
| 9 || Parktown || 94,000 || Parkers
|-
| 10 || South Gallatin || 87,000 || South Metro
|}
|}


==Government==
==Government==
===Politics===
===Politics===
[[2020 New Gough Island General Elections]]
[[2024 New Gough Island General Elections]]
===Supreme Court===
===Supreme Court===
===National Assembly===
===National Assembly===

Latest revision as of 18:46, 15 May 2024

Country of New Gough Island

New Gough Island Flag - Imgur.jpg
Flag
Coat of Arms of the Republic of New Gough Island - Imgur.png
Coat of arms
Anthem: The Great New Gough Island
New Gough Island Map.png
StatusRecognised as a country of Riamo with independence in foreign relations de jure; operating as an independent state under Riamese protection de facto (since 1980).
CapitalPort Victoria
LargestHartridge
Official languages Common
Recognised regional languagesGough
Ethnic groups
(2024)
White (74%)
Black (12%)
East Asian (8%)
Native (4%)
Mixed Race (2%)
Religion
(2024)
Non Religious (47%)
Christan (45%)
East Asian Religions (5%)
Native Gough Religions (2%)
Other (1%)
Demonym(s)New Gough Islander
GovernmentUnitary Executive lead Democracy under a federal constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Diana II
• Chief Executive
Helen Zealand
• Vice Chief Executive
Richard Wright
LegislatureNational Assembly
Country of Riamo
• Arrival of the First Colonists
1609
• Self Governed Colony
January 1, 1955
• Recognition of independence in foreign relations
July 8, 1980
Area
• 
60,528 sq mi (156,770 km2)
• Water (%)
0.8
Population
• 2024 census
11,160,000
• Density
184.4/sq mi (71.2/km2)
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
ACU 223.2 Billion
• Per capita
ACU 20,000
Gini (2024)34.6
medium
HDI (2024)Increase 0.873
very high
CurrencyNew Gough island Hull (NGIH)
Time zoneNew Gough Island Time
Date formatmm/dd/yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+53
Internet TLD.ng

New Gough Island officially the Country of New Gough Island or less commonly known, The State of New Gough Island is a country in the southern hemisphere. The country is made up of a large island and a smaller islands. As of the 2024 census, the nation's population stood at 11.16 million. The country has a land area of 60,528 sq mi. The capital city is Port Victoria. While the largest city is Hartridge. The half of the country's population lives on the highly populated South Península and South East Regions which are home to the largest city and capital city. While the country is highly mountainous along the west and south west coasts and forested with some rolling hills. The climate of the country is temperate, with some spots in humid subtropical and tropical climate zones.

History

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1730 10,000—    
1750 50,000+400.0%
1800 200,000+300.0%
1820 780,000+290.0%
1850 968,000+24.1%
1870 1,380,000+42.6%
1880 1,900,000+37.7%
1890 2,250,000+18.4%
1900 2,700,000+20.0%
1910 3,180,000+17.8%
1920 3,808,000+19.7%
1930 4,290,000+12.7%
1940 4,800,000+11.9%
1950 5,090,000+6.0%
1960 5,775,000+13.5%
1970 6,587,000+14.1%
1980 7,420,000+12.6%
1990 8,020,000+8.1%
2000 8,850,000+10.3%
2010 10,080,000+13.9%
2020 10,989,000+9.0%
2024 11,160,000+1.6%

Geography

The geography of New Gough Island is quite diverse. The major geographic features are the Western Alps, the Northern Coastal Ranges and the Southern Coastal Ranges. As well as the Eastern plains and the West Coast Rainforest, the New Gough Island forest and the tropical Parasides Islands.

Climate

The climate of New Gough Island is largely temperate. With the northern part of the country being humid subtropical and the northern most Parasides Islands being tropical. The majority of the country is temperate with plentiful precipitation. Mild to warm summers to cool to cold winters are common. Heatwaves and Cold waves are common but aren't intense. Snow and wintery precipitation is common in the mountains and highlands during the cooler parts of the year. Temperatures in the temperate zone range from 63 degrees F (17 degrees C) to 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) during the summer to 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) to 59 degrees F (15 degrees C), precipitation ranges from 40 in (1,016 mm) in the Eastern Plains to 200 in (5,080 mm) at Candace Sound on the West Coast.

The Western Alps, the Northern Coastal Ranges and the Southern Coastal Ranges see snow from as early as late March to as late as early December. Snowfall can be measured in feet in some places. Snow can occur at sea-level usually once a year. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on Mount Reginia at -21 degrees F (-29 degrees C). The Western Alps receive the most snow out of all the mountain ranges.

The Northern most part of the country is humid subtropical, with temperatures ranging from 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) to 84 (29 degrees C) during the summer from 63 degrees F (17 degrees C) to 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) during the winter. Rainfall ranges from 60 in (1,524 mm) to 80 in (2,032 mm). The hottest temperature ever recorded was 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). Heatwaves are common in the area with high humidity.

The Parasides Islands are the only tropical area in the country. Temperatures range from 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) during the summer to 80 degrees F (27 degrees C) during the winter. Rainfall is 70 in (1,778 mm).

Administrative Divisions

Regions

Regions of New Gough Island
Name Population Land Area Population Density Capital Largest City
South Peninsula 3,906,000 4,700 sq mi 831.1 people per sq mi Gough City Hartridge
West Coast 770,000 9,100 sq mi 84.6 people per sq mi New Verdun New Verdun
Parasides Islands 884,000 1,837 sq mi 481.2 people per sq mi Parasides City Parasides City
North Coast 1,680,000 10,250 sq mi 163.9 people per sq mi Jarvis Bay Jarvis Bay
South East Islands 2,800,000 8,834 sq mi 317 people per sq mi Westberg Port Victoria
Eastern Lands 690,000 22,545 sq mi 30.6 people per sq mi Golden Golden
Northern Island Chain 420,000 3,263 sq mi 128.7 people per sq mi Gladen Gladen

Government

Politics

2020 New Gough Island General Elections 2024 New Gough Island General Elections

Supreme Court

National Assembly

President and Cabinet

Transportation

Education

Economy