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Introduction

History
Present-day Ubundi was first settled by West African and Central African peoples. The earliest human artifact from Ubundi was found by a group of anthropologists from the Ubundi National University. Radiocarbon dating showed that the artifact was from around 4.5 thousand years ago. In 29 BC, present-day Ubundi was settled in by the Roman Empire. In CE 1390, Ubundi was taken by the Ottoman Empire. After the Ottoman Empire's fall in World War I, on March 14, 1922, Ubundi gained its independence.

Name

Official Name
Federati ki Ubundi (Ubundian)
Federation of Ubundi (English)
Shirikisho Ubundi (Swahili)

Short Name
Ubundi

Pronunciation
/oo bund ee/

Geography

Total Area
3,590,200 sq km

Percent Water
19.9%

Area Comparative
37% the size of the United States of America

Climate
Varies around the nation. The northern mountainous region is frigid and recieves an abundant amount of snow year round, while the southern region is quite arid. The western coast is warm and recieves lots of rain and the eastern coast is known for it's unexpected and strange weather. The central area of Ubundi is home to very fertile soil and good weather for farming year round.

Terrain
High mountains in the north, south is home to vast plains, the west and central regions' large valleys are famous, and in the East there is a small mountain range.

Elevation Extremes
Highest point
Mount Gichinga (4,500 meters)

Lowest point
Dhalili Ufumbi (-39 meters)

Natural Hazards
Earthquake activity, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding

Provinces
Aiyetoro
Ghurubu
Juujuu
Anga
Kipanga
Amani
Mkuranga
Mfalme's Bara


People

Population (Feb. 6, 2007 estimate)
12,000,000

Age Structure
0-14 years
18.4%

15-64 years
70.1%

65 years and above
11.5%

Nationality
Noun
Ubundian

Adjective
Ubundian

Ethnicity
Ethnic Ubundians
60.1%

Afro-Ubundian
17.0%

Atlantian Oceanians
12.6%

Pacific Islanders
9.2%

Other
1.1%

Religions
Protestant
40%

Indigenous Beliefs
20%

Catholic
19%

Buddhist
7%

Muslim
4%

Jewish
2%

Other
3%

Atheist/Agnostic
3%

Languages (note: percentages include multi-linguals)
Ubundian
99.5%

English
95%

Swahili
59%

Atlantian Oceanian
24%

Asian
14%

French
12%

Italian
9%

German
6%

Literacy (>15 years can read and write)
100%

Government

Government type
Constitutional democracy

UN Category
Democratic Socialists

Capital City
Ubundiville

Captial Province
Mfalme's Bara

Independence
March 14, 1922, from the Ottoman Empire

National holidays
January 1 – New Year's Day; Hiie Mwakao
February 14 – St. Valentine's Day; Waleii Valentiio
March 1 – Twao ki Designio kila Nashonii (Day of the Design of the Nation)
March 14 – Ubundi Day; Ubundi Twao
March 30 – Day of Growth; Kichipua Twao
June Solstice – Solstici ki Kiangazio
August 9 – Day of Being; Aosee ki Twao
December Solstice – Solstici ki Decembré
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 31 – New Year's Eve; Twao Befo Mwakaole

Designio kila Nashonii (Design of the Nation)
January 2, 1923; approved on March 1, 1923

Suffrage
20 years of age (universal)

Executive branch
President
Zende Mugi

The President is both the chief of state and the head of government.

Prime Minister
Tawfiki Seif

The Prime Minister serves the government as the "second in command" who will take over the presidency if the current president is not able to continue executing the position, similar to the United State's Vice President. The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament (see below) and appoints the head of the Representashi Hausi after the Senatii's approval.

Secretaries
The Secretaries are appointed by the President with the approval of the Parliament.

Legislative branch
The bicameral Parliament consists of the Senatii and Representashi Haus.

Senatii
Upper house with 24 seats. Members are elected every 3 years by popular vote when each province votes for 3 members. The 24 members then vote for the Speaker position.

Representashi Hausi
Lower house with 400 seats. Members elected every 2 years by popular vote when each district (50 per province) votes for 1 member. The head of the Representashi Hausi is nominated by the Prime Minister and is approved by the Senatii.

Judicial branch
The Ubundi High Tribunal comprises the Judicial branch. The 7 justices, led by the Chief Justice, are nominated by the president and appointed if two-thirds of Parliament vote in favor of the nomination. A justice's term is for life, unless removed or chooses to retire.

Current Justices
Atif Moyenda (Chief Justice)
Adila Waseme
Mutitu Diji
Kadhi Ayodele
Njeri Ainra
Dayo Nurisha
Saalim Tuponile

Political Parties (largest first)
Liberal Party of Ubundi
The Liberal Party of Ubundi (LPU) is led by Kefentse Pongwa. Comprised of mostly democrats, but some liberal republicans, the LPU is the largest party. Social welfare's and healthcare's large budget has been much the doing of the LPU.

Ubundian Capitalist Party
Led by well known economist Jay Maabade, the UCP economic beliefs are mostly liberal. Slightly smaller than the LPU, the UCP has long been a rival. The UCP's support of Ubundi's commerce is by far the greatest in Ubundi.

Green Party
Once a minor party, in the past decade the Green Party's influence in Ubundi has skyrocketed under the leadership of Radhiya Gray. The Green Party proposal of raising the environment budget was approved, lifting the budget 38%. Being pro-environment and an extreme opposer of Global Warming, the Green Party has gained many Ubundian's support.

Party of Pious Ubundians
The PPU is the only major conservation party. Led by Howard Chipita, the PPU's support of the combination of church and state, as well as attempting to order Ubundi's schools to teach the ideas of their religion has lowered the public's support.

Economy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of February 5, 2007
$94,325,351,717

GDP per capita as of Feb. 5, 2007
$9,433

GDP composition by sector
Services
59%

Industry
31%

Agriculture
10%

Unemployment rate as of Feb. 2, 2007
10.93%

Industries
Arms manufacturing, print, aerospace, consumer technology

Agriculture products
Wheat, fish, timber, cotton

Major Exports
Military supplies, fish

Major Imports
Oil, steel, motor vehicles, medicine

Currency, code, and USD exchange rate as of Feb. 5, 2007
1 Ubundi Dollar (UBD) = $0.49 USD

Communications
Internet TLD
.ubu, .fou

Calling Code
+9

Military
Military branches
Army, Navy, Air Force

Military service age
20 years through 42 years

Available manpower as of Feb. 5, 2007
5,850,000

Manpower fit for military service
4,790,000

This post has been edited by Ubundi on Feb 6 2007, 06:02 PM