Information at a Glance
| Federated States of Bellatoria |
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Background: The Federated States of Bellatoria was originally founded as the Kingdom of Bellatoria, but a revolution in 1988 by the Dukes against the inept king created the Free State of Bellatoria. The Free State of Bellatoria continued its existance until 1999 when the Internet embassy was founded. The Free State was abolished after the annexation of the rest of Alabama and the lands of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Council of Stewards named this nation the Federated States of Bellatoria. The Council of Stewards have governed Bellatoria since the Revolution of '88. Originally each Duke was represented on the Council, but the Council was compacted with the addition of the title Archduke and all Archdukes became the only Council members. In the year 2000, the Federated States annexed the lands of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the United States to the north and west
Geographic coordinates: 38 00 N, 97 00 W
Map references: North America
Area:
total: Not Available
land: Not Available
water: Not Available
note: includes only the 12 archduchies
Area—comparative: about the size of Western Europe
Land boundaries:
total: Not Available
border countries: United States
Coastline: Not Available
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 12 nm
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: mostly temperate, but tropical in Florida
Terrain: hills and low mountains in east
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: City of New Orleans -1.5 m
highest point: Clingmans Dome 2,025 m
Natural resources: coal, gold, iron, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Land use:
arable land: 19%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 25%
forests and woodland: 30%
other: 26% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: Not Available
Natural hazards: hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the central regions
Environment—current issues: air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers
Environment—international agreements:
party to: None currently
Population: Not Available
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22%
15-64 years: 66%
65 years and over: 12%
Population growth rate: 0.85% (1999 est.)
Birth rate: 14.3 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death rate: 8.8 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Net migration rate: 3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (1999 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.33 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.23 years
male: 72.95 years
female: 79.67 years (1999 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.07 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Bellatorian(s)
adjective: Bellatoria
Ethnic groups: white 83.5%, black 12.4%, Asian 3.3%, Amerindian 0.8% (1992)
Religions: Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)
Languages: English (Official), Spanish
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1979 est.)
Country name:
conventional long form: Federated States of Bellatoria
conventional short form: Bellatoria
abbreviation: FSB
Data code: FSB
Government type: Neo-Feudalistic Oligarchy
Capital: City of Bellatoria, Archduchy of Alabama
Administrative divisions: 12 archduchies; Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Dependent areas: None Currently
Independence: 31, October 1987 (from the US)
National holidays: Independence Day, 31 October (1987); Nobles Revolution Day, 17 March (1988)
Official Motto: Non Carborundum Illegitimati
National Anthems: Anvil of Crom & Don't Tread on Me (Metallica)
Constitution: 17 March 1988
Legal system: nobility acts as judge and jury with aspects of English Common Law and the French Napoleonic Code
Suffrage: 14 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Council of Stewards; note—the Council
of Stewards are both the chief of state and the head of
government
head of government: Council of Stewards; note—the
Council of Stewards are both the chief of state and head of
government
Legislative branch: The Landsraad consisting of
represenatives of nobles and 2 Electors from each Duchy
Judicial branch: Council of Stewards
Political parties and leaders: Elder Party, Chairman Great Cthulhu; Frat Party, Chairman Eye-Am Fitshaced; Anarchists Union Party, Chairman Lord Xaos; Neo-fascist Republican Democratic Socialist Communist Progressive Federalist Labour Reform Party (NfRDSCPFLRP), Chairman Louis Cypher
International organization participation: WMU
Flag description: red saltire cross bounded by gold on a field of blue
Economy—overview: Not Available
GDP: Not Available
GDP—real growth rate: Not Available
GDP—per capita: Not Available
GDP—composition by sector:
agriculture: 2%
industry: 23%
services: 75% (1998 est.)
Population below poverty line: 13% (1997 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 28.5% (1994)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.6% (1998)
Labor force: Not Available
Labor force—by occupation: managerial and
professional 29.6%, technical, sales and administrative support
29.3%, services 13.6%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and
crafts 24.8%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.7% (1998)
note: figures exclude the unemployed
Unemployment rate: 4.5% (1998)
Budget:
revenues: Not Available
expenditures: Not Available
Industries: petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Industrial production growth rate: Not Available
Electricity—production: Not Available
Electricity—production by source:
fossil fuel: 65.1%
hydro: 9.6%
nuclear: 18.59%
other: 6.71% (1996)
Electricity—consumption: Not Available
Electricity—exports: Not Available
Electricity—imports: Not Available
Agriculture—products: wheat, other grains, corn, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products; fish
Exports: Not Available
Exports—commodities: capital goods, automobiles, industrial supplies and raw materials, consumer goods, agricultural products
Exports—partners: Not Available
Imports: Not Available
Imports—commodities: Not Available
Imports—partners: Not Available
Debt—external: None
Economic aid—donor: Not Available
Currency: 1 Bellatorian Pound (FSB£) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: British pounds (UK£) per FSB£—6.057 (January 1999); Canadian dollars (Can$) per FSB£—15.192 (January 1999); French francs (F) per FSB£—56.5 (January 1999); Italian lire (Lit) per FSB£—16,687.00 (January 1999); Japanese yen („) per FSB£—1131.8 (January 1999); German deutsche marks (DM) per FSB£—169.00 (January 1999); Euro per FSB£—85.97 (January 1999); United States dollar (US$) per FSB£—10.00
Fiscal year: 1 October—30 September
Telephones: Not Available
Telephone system:
domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave
radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries
conventional telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system
carries mobile telephone traffic throughout country
international: Not Available
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1,087, FM 1,812, shortwave 0
Radios: Not Available
Television broadcast stations: more than 300 (including nearly 200 stations affiliated with the five major networks—NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and PBS; in addition, there are about 500 cable TV systems) (1997)
Televisions: Not Available
Railways:
total: Not Available
standard gauge: 1.435-m gauge
Highways:
total: Not Available
paved: Not Available
unpaved: Not Available
Waterways: Not Available
Pipelines: Not Available
Ports and harbors: Charleston, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Port Canaveral, Savannah, Tampa
Merchant marine:
total: Not Available
ships by type:Not Available
Airports: Not Available
Airports—with paved runways:
total: Not Available
over 3,047 m: Not Available
2,438 to 3,047 m: Not Available
1,524 to 2,437 m: Not Available
914 to 1,523 m: Not Available
under 914 m: Not Available
Airports—with unpaved runways:
total: Not Available
over 3,047 m: Not Available
2,438 to 3,047 m: Not Available
1,524 to 2,437 m: Not Available
914 to 1,523 m: Not Available
under 914 m: Not Available
Heliports: Not Available
Military branches: Ministry of War oversees all
military units except one half of the personal military forces of
each archduke.
Military manpower—military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: NA
females age 15-49: NA
Military expenditures—dollar figure: Not Available
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: Not Available
Disputes—international: none currently
Illicit drugs: consumer of cocaine shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean; consumer of heroin, marijuana, and increasingly methamphetamines from Mexico; consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamines; drug-money-laundering center
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Last Updated: 2000-06-23
