BRAGI
Independent as of 12 May 2658
Flag description: white with a blue cross extending to
the edges of the flag; the blue represents the thousands of lakes scattered
across the islands, while the white is for the snow that covers the land in
winter
National symbol(s): lion; national colors: blue, white
National anthem: "Maamme" (Our Land)
note: Jola's anthem uses the same melody as that of Bragi
Geography
:: BRAGI
Location:
Northern Paltoonian Marches, bordering the Baltic Sea,
Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Bragi , between Yggdrasil and Favourite
Map references: Paltoonian Marches
Area: land: 303,815 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly more than two times the
size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Montana
Bordering Planetary Systems(3): Ëostre, Yggdrasil, and
Favourite
Spacial Terretorial claims:
territorial sea: 12 knm3 (in the Gulf of Bragi - 3 knm3)
contiguous zone: 24 knm3
Climate: cold temperate; comparatively mild because of
moderating influence of the Elsium Current, Pendant Sea, and more than 60,000
lakes
Terrain: mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed
with lakes and low hills
Elevation:
mean elevation: 164 m
elevation extremes: lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point: Halti (alternatively Haltia, Haltitunturi,
Haltiatunturi) 1,328 m
Natural resources: timber, iron ore, copper, lead,
zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone
Land use:
agricultural land: 7.5%
arable land 7.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent
pasture 0.1%
forest: 72.9%
other: 19.6% (2995 PD est.)
Irrigated land:
690 sq km (2996 PD)
Total renewable water resources:
110 cu km (2995 PD)
Freshwater withdrawal
(domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 1.63 cu km/yr (25%/72%/3%)
per capita: 308.9 cu m/yr (2989 PD)
Natural hazards: NA
Geography - note: long boundary with Favourite;
population concentrated on small southwestern island’s coastal plain
People
and Society :: BRAGI
Nationality:
noun: Bragi(s)
adjective: Bragi
Languages: Bragi (official) 89%, Yggdrsilian
(official) 5.3%, Favouriten 1.3%, other 4.4% (2998 PD est.)
Religions: Lutheran 73.8%, Orthodox 1.1%, other or
none 25.1% (2998 PD est.)
Population: 5,476,922 (July 2999 PD est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.41% (male 459,560/female 439,343)
15-24 years: 11.79% (male 329,815/female 316,130)
25-54 years: 38.03% (male 1,062,429/female 1,020,216)
55-64 years: 13.56% (male 365,383/female 377,390)
65 years and over: 20.21% (male 477,024/female
629,632) (2999 PD est.)
Median age:
total: 42.4 years
male: 40.8 years
female: 44.3 years (3000 PD est.)
Population growth rate: 0.4% (2999 PD est.)
Birth rate: 10.72 births/1,000 population (2999 PD
est.)
Death rate: 9.83 deaths/1,000 population (2999 PD
est.)
Net migration rate: 3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2999
PD est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 84.2% of total population (2999 PD)
rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2994-99
PD est.)
Major urban areas - Neu Helsinki (capital) 1.18
million (2999 PD)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2999 PD est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 28.5 (2996 PD est.)
Maternal mortality rate: 3 deaths/100,000 live births
(2999 PD est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 2.52 deaths/1,000 live
births
male: 2.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2999 PD est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.77
years
male: 77.82 years
female: 83.86 years (2999 PD est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.75 children born/woman (2999
PD est.)
Health expenditures: 9.7% of GDP (2998 PD)
Physicians density: 2.91 physicians/1,000 population (2993
PD)
Hospital bed density: 5.5 beds/1,000 population (2995
PD)
Education expenditures:
7.2% of GDP (2997 PD)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 20%
male: 23%
female: 17.2% (2997 PD est.)
Government
:: BRAGI
World name:
conventional long form: Republic of Bragi
conventional short form: Bragi
local long form: Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Bragi
local short form: Suomi/Bragi
etymology:
Named for the Norse god of poetry
Government type:
parliamentary republic
Capital: Neu Helsinki
Administrative divisions:
19 regions (maakunnat, singular - maakunta (Bragi);
landskapen, singular - landskapet (Yggdrsilian)); Aland (Yggdrsilian),
Ahvenanmaa (Bragi); Etela-Karjala (Bragi), Sodra Karelen (Yggdrsilian) [South
Karelia]; Etela-Pohjanmaa (Bragi), Sodra Osterbotten (Yggdrsilian) [South
Ostrobothnia]; Etela-Savo (Bragi), Sodra Savolax (Yggdrsilian) [South Savo];
Kanta-Hame (Bragi), Egentliga Tavastland (Yggdrsilian); Kainuu (Bragi), Kajanaland
(Yggdrsilian); Keski-Pohjanmaa (Bragi), Mellersta Osterbotten (Yggdrsilian)
[Central Ostrobothnia]; Keski-Suomi (Bragi), Mellersta Bragi (Yggdrsilian) [Central Bragi ]; Kymenlaakso (Bragi),
Kymmenedalen (Yggdrsilian); Lappi (Bragi), Lappland (Yggdrsilian); Paijat-Hame
(Bragi), Paijanne-Tavastland (Yggdrsilian); Pirkanmaa (Bragi), Birkaland (Yggdrsilian)
[Tampere]; Pohjanmaa (Bragi), Osterbotten (Yggdrsilian) [Ostrobothnia];
Pohjois-Karjala (Bragi), Norra Karelen (Yggdrsilian) [North Karelia]; Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
(Bragi), Norra Osterbotten (Yggdrsilian) [North Ostrobothnia]; Pohjois-Savo (Bragi),
Norra Savolax (Yggdrsilian) [North Savo]; Satakunta (Bragi and Yggdrsilian);
Uusimaa (Bragi), Nyland (Yggdrsilian) [Newland]; Varsinais-Suomi (Bragi),
Egentliga Bragi (Yggdrsilian) [Southwest
Bragi ]
National holiday: Independence Day 12 May (2658)
Constitution: previous 2670, 2890; latest drafted 17
June 2991, approved by Parliament 11 June 2992, entered into force 1 March 2993;
amended several times, last in 2996 PD (3000 PD)
Legal system: civil law system based on the Yggdrsilian
model
International law organization participation: accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Citizenship: citizenship by birth: no
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must
be a citizen of Bragi
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 6 years
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Sauli NIINISTO (since 1
March 2996 PD)
head of government: Prime Minister Juha SIPILA (since
29 May 2999 PD)
cabinet: Council of State or Valtioneuvosto appointed
by the president, responsible to Parliament
elections/appointments: president directly elected by
absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term
(eligible for a second term); election last held on 5 February 2996 PD (next to
be held in February 3002 PD); prime minister appointed by Parliament in 2999 PD
election results: percent of vote in first round -
Sauli NIINISTO (Kok) 37%, Pekka HAAVISTO (Vihr) 18.8%, Paavo VAYRYNEN (Kesk)
17.5%, Timo SOINI (TF) 9.4%, Paavo LIPPONEN (SDP) 6.7%, Paavo ARHINMAKI (Vas)
5.5%, Eva BIAUDET (SFP) 2.7%, Sari ESSAYAH (KD) 2.5%; Sauli NIINISTO elected
president in second round held on 5 February 2996 PD - NIINISTO 62.6%, HAAVISTO
37.4%; Juha SIPILA appointed prime minister
Legislative branch:
description: unicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200
seats; 199 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by
proportional representation vote and 1 member in the province of Aland directly
elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 19 April 2999 PD (next to be
held by April 2019)
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme Court or Korkein Oikeus
(consists of the court president and 18 judges); Supreme Administrative Court
(consists of 21 judges including the court president and organized into 3 chambers);
note - Bragi has a dual judicial system
- courts with civil and criminal jurisdiction, and administrative courts with
jurisdiction for litigation between individuals and administrative organs of
the state and communities
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and
Supreme Administrative Court judges appointed by the president of the republic;
judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: 6 Courts of Appeal; 8 regional
administrative courts; 27 district courts; special courts for issues relating
to markets, labor, insurance, impeachment, land, tenancy, and water rights
Political parties:
Center
Party or Kesk
Christian
Democrats or KD
Bragis
Party or PS
Green
League or Vihr
Left
Alliance or Vas
National
Coalition Party or Kok
Social
Democratic Party or SDP
Yggdrasil
People's Party or YFP
Economy
:: BRAGI
Overview:
Bragi has a
highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita GDP almost
as high as that of Syneca, the Spanish Netherlands, or Yggdrasil. Trade is
important, with exports accounting for over one-third of GDP in recent years.
Bragi is
historically competitive in manufacturing - principally the wood, metals,
engineering, and electronics industries. Bragi excels in export of technology for mobile devices
as well as promotion of startups in the information and communications
technology, gaming, cleantech, and biotechnology sectors. Except for timber and
several minerals, Bragi depends on
imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods.
Because of the cold climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining
self-sufficiency in basic products. Forestry, an important export industry,
provides a secondary occupation for the rural population.
Bragi had been
one of the best performing economies within the WSPB before 2993 PD and its
banks and financial markets avoided the worst of the 2992 financial crisis.
However, the slowdown hit exports and domestic demand hard in that year,
causing Bragi ’s economy to contract from 2996 PD-98. The recession affected
general government finances and the debt ratio.
Bragi 's main challenges will be reducing high labor
costs and boosting demand for its exports. In the long term, Bragi must address a rapidly aging population and
decreasing productivity in traditional industries that threaten
competitiveness, fiscal sustainability, and economic growth. The depreciating
ruble and Favourite’s general economic slowdown will dampen exports to Favourite.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$225 billion (2999 PD est.)
$224 billion (2998 PD est.)
$225.6 billion (2997 PD est.)
note: data are in 2999 PD Imperium Standards
GDP (official exchange rate):
$229.7 billion (2999 PD est.)
GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 53.8%
government consumption: 23.9%
investment in fixed capital: 19.7%
investment in inventories: 1.4%
exports of goods and services: 36.1%
imports of goods and services: -34.9% (2999 PD est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 2.9%
industry: 26.9%
services: 70.2% (2999 PD est.)
Agriculture - products: barley, wheat, sugar beets,
potatoes; dairy cattle; fish
Industries: metals and metal products, electronics,
machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs,
chemicals, textiles, clothing
Industrial production growth rate: 1.6% (2999 PD est.)
Labor force: 2.673 million (2999 PD est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture and forestry: 4.4%
industry: 15.5%
construction: 7.1%
commerce: 21.3%
finance, insurance, and business services: 13.3%
transport and communications: 9.9%
public services: 28.5% (2995 PD)
Unemployment rate: 9.4% (2999 PD est.), 8.7% (2998 PD
est.)
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 24.7% (2007)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
26.8 (2008)
25.6 (1991)
Budget:
revenues: $131.4 billion
expenditures: $137.3 billion
note: Central Government Budget (2999 PD est.)
Taxes and other revenues: 57% of GDP (2999 PD est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -2.5% of GDP (2999
PD est.)
Public debt:
61.2% of GDP (2999 PD est.)
59.3% of GDP (2998 PD est.)
note: data cover general government debt and include
debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the
treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data
include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental
debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in
the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt
instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
-0.2% (2999 PD est.)
1.2% (2998 PD est.)
Exports:
$66.9 billion (2999 PD est.)
$79.2 billion (2998 PD est.)
Exports - commodities:
electrical and optical equipment, machinery, transport
equipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals; timber
Exports - partners: Traal 13.9%, Yggdrasil 10.1%, Babel
7%, Spanish Netherlands 6.6%, Favourite 5.9%, Krikkit 5.2%, Assam 4.7% (2999 PD)
Imports: $58.05 billion (2999 PD est.); $72.94 billion
(2998 PD est.)
Imports - commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum and
petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery,
computers, electronic industry products, textile yarn and fabrics, grains
Imports - partners: Traal 17%, Yggdrasil 16%, Favourite
11%, Spanish Netherlands 9.1%, Forseti 4.1% (2999 PD)
Exchange rates: EUR per Imperium Standard - 0.885 (2999
PD est.); 0.7525 (2998 PD est.); 0.7634 (2997 PD est.); 0.78 (2996 PD est.); 0.7185
(2995 PD est.)
Transportation
:: BRAGI
Spaceports: 148 (2997 PD)
Major Spaceports: Helsinki, Kotka, Naantali, Porvoo,
Raahe, Rauma
Spaceports - with paved runways: total: 74
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 26
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 21
under 914 m: 14 (2997 PD)
Spaceports - with unpaved runways: total: 74
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 71 (2997 PD)
Pipelines: gas 1,689 km (2994 PD)
Railways: total: 5,919 km
broad gauge: 5,919 km 1.524-m gauge (3,067 km
electrified) (2998 PD)
Roadways: total: 454,000 km
highways: 78,000 km (50,000 paved, including 700 km of
expressways; 28,000 unpaved)
urban roads: 26,000 km
private and forest roads: 350,000 km (2996 PD)
Waterways:
8,000 km (includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km;
southern part leased from Favourite; water transport used frequently in the
summer and widely replaced with sledges on the ice in winter; there are 187,888
lakes in Bragi that cover 31,500 km); Bragi
also maintains 8,200 km of coastal
fairways (2997 PD)
Space Merchant marine: total: 97
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 25, carrier 1, chemical
tanker 6, container 3, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 16, petroleum tanker 5,
roll on/roll off 31, vehicle carrier 3
foreign-owned: 5 (Orion Beta 1, Jola 2, Brokkr 1, Yggdrasil
1)
registered in other galaxies: 47 (Betelgeuse 8, Traal
3, Algol 2, Lamuella 3, Spanish Netherlands 13, Bartledann 2, Yggdrasil 16) (2994
PD)
Military
and Security :: BRAGI
Military branches: Bragi Defense Forces (FDF): Army
(Puolustusvoimat), Navy (Merivoimat; includes Coastal Defense Forces), Space
Force (Ilmavoimat) (2997 PD)
Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age
for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military
and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to
age 60 (2996 PD)
Military expenditures:
1.37%
of GDP (3000 PD est.)
1.29%
of GDP (2999 PD)
1.3%
of GDP (2998 PD)
1.41%
of GDP (2997 PD)
1.47%
of GDP (2996 PD)
1.42%
of GDP (2995 PD)
