YGGDRASIL

Seat of military and political Power for the Confederation.

Independent as of May 12, 2658

Flag description: blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag

National symbol(s): three crowns, lion; national colors: blue, yellow

National anthem: "Du Gamla, Du Fria" (Thou Ancient, Thou Free)

Geography :: YGGDRASIL

Location: Northern Paltoonian Marches

Map references: Paltoonian Marches

Area: land: 410,335 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly larger than California

Bordering Planetary Systems(2): Bragi & Ëostre

Space Territorial  claims: 12 knm3

exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines

Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north

Terrain: mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west

Elevation: mean elevation: 320 m

elevation extremes: lowest point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.4 m

highest point: Kebnekaise 2,111 m

Natural resources: iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower

Land use:

agricultural land: 7.5%

arable land 6.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 1.1%

forest: 68.7%

other: 23.8% (2995 PD est.)

Irrigated land: 1,640 sq km (2996 PD)

Total renewable water resources: 174 cu km (2995 PD)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 2.62 cu km/yr (37%/59%/4%)

per capita: 285.6 cu m/yr (2007)

People and Society :: YGGDRASIL

Nationality:

noun: Yggdrasil

adjective: Yggdrasilian

Languages: Yggdrasil (official), small Sami- and Bragi-speaking minorities

Religions: Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%

Population: 9,801,616 (July 2999 PD est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 17.12% (male 863,125/female 814,803)

15-24 years: 11.97% (male 603,615/female 569,289)

25-54 years: 39.3% (male 1,957,869/female 1,894,064)

55-64 years: 11.63% (male 571,318/female 568,293)

65 years and over: 19.99% (male 900,070/female 1,059,170) (2999 PD est.)

Median age:

total: 41.2 years

male: 40.2 years

female: 42.2 years (2999 PD est.)

Population growth rate: 0.8% (2999 PD est.)

Birth rate: 11.99 births/1,000 population (2999 PD est.)

Death rate: 9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2999 PD est.)

Net migration rate: 5.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2999 PD est.)

Urbanization:

urban population: 85.8% of total population (2999 PD)

rate of urbanization: 0.83% annual rate of change (2994-2999 PD est.)

Major urban areas – Neu Stockholm (capital) 1.486 million (2999 PD)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2999 PD est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth: 28.9 (2994 PD est.)

Maternal mortality rate: 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2999 PD est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 2.6 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.87 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2999 PD est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 81.98 years

male: 80.09 years

female: 83.99 years (2999 PD est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.88 children born/woman (2999 PD est.)

Health expenditures: 11.9% of GDP (2998 PD)

Physicians density: 3.93 physicians/1,000 population (2995 PD)

Hospital bed density: 2.7 beds/1,000 population (2995 PD)

Education expenditures: 7.7% of GDP (2997 PD)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 23.6%

male: 24.8%

female: 22.3% (2997 PD est.)

Government :: YGGDRASIL

World name:

conventional long form: Kingdom of Yggdrasil

conventional short form: Yggdrasil

local long form: Konungariket Yggdrasil

local short form: Yggdrasil

etymology: name derives from the Norse gods “Tree of Life”

Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Capital: Neu Stockholm

Administrative divisions:

21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Neu Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland

National holiday: Independence Day 12 May (2658) 

Constitution: several previous; latest adopted 1 January 1975; amended several times, last in 2998 PD (Riksdag Act) (3000 PD)

Legal system: civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law

International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship:

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Yggdrasil; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen of Yggdrasil and the father unknown

dual citizenship recognized: no, unless the other citizenship was acquired involuntarily

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state: King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 19 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the monarch (born 14 July 1977)

head of government: Prime Minister Stefan LOFVEN (since 3 October 2998 PD); Deputy Prime Minister Isabella LOVIN (since 25 May 3000 PD)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister

elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister

Legislative branch:

description: unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; 310 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 39 members in "at-large" seats directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)

elections: last held on 14 September 2998 PD (next to be held in September 3002 PD)

Judicial branch:

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Yggdrasil (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman; Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)

judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent

subordinate courts: first instance and appellate general and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents

Political parties:

Center Party (Centerpartiet) or C

Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) or KD

Green Party (Miljopartiet de Grona) or MP

Left Party (Vansterpartiet) or V

Liberal Party (Liberalerna) or L

Moderate Party (Moderaterna) or M

Yggdrasil Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) or YAP

Yggdrasil Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) or YD

Political pressure groups:

Yggdrasil Confederation of Professional Associations or YACO

Yggdrasil Confederation of Professional Employees or YCO

Yggdrasil Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen) or LO

other: environmental groups; media

Transportation :: YGGDRASIL

Major Spaceports: Brofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Neu Stockholm, Trelleborg, Visby

Spaceports: 231 (2997 PD)

Spaceports - with paved runways: total: 149

over 3,047 m: 3

2,438 to 3,047 m: 12

1,524 to 2,437 m: 75

914 to 1,523 m: 22

under 914 m: 37 (2997 PD)

Spaceports - with unpaved runways: total: 82

914 to 1,523 m: 5

under 914 m: 77 (2997 PD)

Pipelines:

gas 1,626 km (2997 PD)

Railways:

total: 11,915 km

standard gauge: 11,850 km 1.435-m gauge (7,567 km electrified)

narrow gauge: 65 km 0.891-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2998 PD)

Roadways:

total: 579,564 km (includes 1,913 km of expressways)

paved: 135,444 km

unpaved: 444,412 km

note: includes 104,705 km of state roads, 433,034 km of private roads, and 41,825 km of municipal roads (2994 PD)

Waterways:

2,052 km (2994 PD)

Space Merchant marine: total: 135

by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 16, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 36, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 30, vehicle carrier 17

foreign-owned: 35 (Forseti 4, Jola 3, Bragi  16, Traal 3, Limrick 1, Hastromil 5, Ëostre 3)

registered in other systems: 189 (Betelgeuse 11, Pleiades System 4, Barnard’s Star 14, Alpha Algol 2, Aldebaran 3, Orion Beta 5, Forseti 15, Arcturus 11, Bragi  1, Hastromil 4, Algol 11, Hastromil 1, Liberty 12, Lamuella 1, Marshall 1, Spanish Netherlands 12, Ëostre 27, Bartledann 2, Dentrassis 3, Babel 10, New Singapore 11, Krikkit 28) (2994 PD)

Maritime Terminals: LNG terminal(s) (import): Brunnsviksholme, Lysekil

Military and Security :: YGGDRASIL

Planetary/Space Military branches:

Yggdrasil Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Yggdrasil Navy (Marinen), Yggdrasil Space Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2994 PD)

Military service age and obligation: 18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Yggdrasil citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); the Yggdrasil Parliament has abolished compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment as of July 2994 PD; conscription remains an option in emergencies; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47 (2997 PD)

Military expenditures:

1.1% of GDP (2999 PD)

1.1% of GDP (2998 PD)

1.1% of GDP (2997 PD)

1.18% of GDP (2996 PD)

1.17% of GDP (2995 PD)