Cartier
The State of Cartier | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: "The Empire State" | |
 Cartier highlighted in Ibica | |
| Capital | Baton Rouge |
| Largest city | Lafayette |
| Official languages | French, English |
| Demonym(s) | Cartécois |
| Government | |
• Governor | Nathan Deal |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Establishment | |
• Conquered by Kingdom of Albion | 1552 |
• Federal Territorial Status | January 1st, 1701 |
• Statehood | January 1st, 1740 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,098,153 km2 (423,999 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 5,777,938 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $276,000,000,000 |
• Per capita | $47,899 |
Cartier is one of the fourteen States and Territories of Ibica. It is bordered to the south by Albion, west by the Bay of Albion, and east by the Carpathian Ocean. Cartier is Ibica's largest state by area and its sixth most populous. It is the only state to have a predominantly French-speaking population, with French as the sole state official language. Most inhabitants live in urban areas near the Ibica Route 19 Corridor between Lafayette and Baton Rouge, the capital. Approximately half of Cartier residents live in the Greater Laffayette Area. English-speaking communities and English-language institutions are concentrated in the southern portion of the state, and the population gradually switches from French majority to English Majority as you move south.
While the province's substantial natural resources have long been the mainstay of its economy, sectors of the knowledge economy such as aerospace, information and communication technologies, biotechnology, and the pharmaceutical industry also play leading roles. These many industries have all contributed to helping Cartier become an economically influential state within Ibica.
Law and government
Administrative divisions
Cartier is divided into 31 parishes (the equivalent of counties in other states).
Most parishes have an elected government known as the Parish Council. It is the legislative and executive government of the parish, and is elected by the voters. Its members are called Councilors, and together they elect a president as their chairman.
A more limited number of parishes operate under home rule charters, electing various forms of government. This include mayor–council, council–manager (in which the council hires a professional operating manager for the parish), and others.
Civil law
The Cartier political and legal structure has maintained several elements from the times of independence. One is the use of the term "parish" (from the French: paroisse) in place of "county" for administrative subdivision. Another is the legal system of civil law, as opposed to common law.
While the Cartier Civil Code of 1745 has been continuously revised and updated since its enactment, it is still considered the controlling authority in the state. Differences are found between Cartier civil law and the common law found in the other states. While some of these differences have been bridged due to the strong influence of common law tradition, the civil law tradition is still deeply rooted in most aspects of Cartier private law. Thus property, contractual, business entities structure, much of civil procedure, and family law, as well as some aspects of criminal law, are still based mostly on traditional legal thinking.
Law enforcement
Cartier's statewide police force is the Cartier State Police. It began in 1922 with the creation of the Highway Commission. In 1927, a second branch, the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, was formed. In 1932, the State Highway Patrol was authorized to carry weapons.
On July 28, 1936, the two branches were consolidated to form the Cartier Department of State Police; its motto was "courtesy, loyalty, service". In 1942, this office was abolished and became a division of the Department of Public Safety, called the Cartier State Police. In 1988, the Criminal Investigation Bureau was reorganized. Its troopers have statewide jurisdiction with power to enforce all laws of the state, including city and parish ordinances. Each year, they patrol over 12 million miles (20 million km) of roadway and arrest about 10,000 impaired drivers. The State Police are primarily a traffic enforcement agency, with other sections that delve into trucking safety, narcotics enforcement, and gaming oversight.
The elected sheriff in each parish is the chief law enforcement officer in the parish. They are the keepers of the local parish prisons, which house felony and misdemeanor prisoners. They are the primary criminal patrol and first responder agency in all matters criminal and civil. They are also the official tax collectors in each parish. The sheriffs are responsible for general law enforcement in their respective parishes.
Judiciary
The judiciary of Cartier is defined under the Constitution and law of Cartier and is composed of the Cartier Supreme Court, the Cartier Circuit Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Justice of the Peace Courts, the Mayor's Courts, the City Courts, and the Parish Courts. The chief justice of the Cartier Supreme Court is the chief administrator of the judiciary. Its administration is aided by the Judiciary Commission of Cartier, the Cartier Attorney Disciplinary Board, and the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Cartier.
Economy
Cartier has an advanced, market-based, and open economy. Like most industrialized countries, the economy of Cartier is based mainly on the services sector. Cartier's economy has traditionally been fuelled by abundant natural resources, a well-developed infrastructure, and average productivity. The state GDP in 2010 was $294 billion.
Cartier's economy has undergone tremendous changes over the last decade. Firmly grounded in the knowledge economy, Cartier has one of the highest growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) in Ibica. The knowledge sector represents about 30.9% of Cartier's GDP. Cartier is experiencing faster growth of its R&D spending than other states. Cartier's spending in R&D in 2011 was equal to 2.63% of GDP and will have to reaches the target of devoting 3% of GDP to research and development activities in 2019. The percentage spent on research and technology (R&D) is the highest in Ibica and higher. Approximately 1.1 million Cartécois work in the field of science and technology.
Cartier is also a major player in several leading-edge industries including aerospace, information technologies and software and multimedia. Approximately 60% of the production of the Ibican aerospace industry are from Cartier, where sales totalled C$12.4 billion in 2018. Cartier is one of Ibica's leading high-tech player. This vast sector encompassing approximately 7,300 businesses and employ more than 145,000 people.
The mining industry accounted for 6.3% of Cartier's GDP. It employs about 50,000 people in 158 companies.
The pulp and paper industries generate annual shipments valued at more than $14 billion. The forest products industry ranks second in exports, with shipments valued at almost $11 billion. It is also the main, and in some circumstances only, source of manufacturing activity in more than 250 municipalities in the state. This industry employs 68,000 people in several regions of Cartier. This industry accounted for 3.1% of Cartier's GSP.
Agri-food industry plays an important role in the economy of Cartier. It accounts for 8% of the Cartier's GDP and generate $19.2 billion. This industry generated 487,000 jobs in agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing of food, beverages and tobacco and food distribution.
Transportation
The Cartier Department of Transportation and Development is the state government organization in charge of maintaining public transportation, roadways, bridges, canals, select levees, floodplain management, port facilities, commercial vehicles, and aviation which includes 45 airports.