BRAGI

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)