Swartaz

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**Swartaz**

Flag of Swartaz
Motto: Swartaz Prevails
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Region	The Nordic Lands
Capital	Göteborg
Official Language(s)	Swartazian, English
Leader	Mikael Rasmussen
Population	<2.7 Billion
Currency	Saasmaik
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Swartaz is a large nation in The Nordic Lands, ruled by Henrik Jansen.

Facts

Full name: The Republic of Swartaz

Goverment Type (WA): Father Knows Best State

DEFCON level: 3

HDI: .918

Life Expectancy: (WA 2009) Men: 82.7 years Women: 85.1 years

Literacy: 98% (74% bilingual/English)

Capital: Göteborg

The Republic of Swartaz is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by General Henrik Jansen with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.183 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Göteborg. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing industries.

Government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders, criminals are executed and their property seized, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, and citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Swartaz. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Swartaz's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Atheism, and its currency is the Saasmaik.

Swartaz is ranked 15th in the region and 4,029th in the world for Largest Mining Sector.

1 Economy
2 Military
3 Climate
4 Population
5 Currency
6 Sport

[edit] Economy

Swartaz have a powerhouse of an economy. People from home and abroad enjoy working in Swartaz's many economic centres, and workers in Swartaz enjoy high wages, and safe and enjoyable working enviorments. The Goverment pours money into state run companies, and acts as a safety net for important struggling private companies. The main industries in the private sector are the arms manafacturing industry, the Automobile manafacturing industry, and Information Technology. Swartaz regulary takes in foreign workers to help the economy. Some companies will employ workers without citizenship, others will want to see citizenship. There are an estimated 90 million foriegn workers in the private sector.

[edit] Military

Swartaz military consists of like many of the worlds militaries, an Army, a Navy, and an Air Force. The Swartaz army is a high tech, dilligent army, made up of about 2% of Swartaz's population (about 31 million) at peace time. The main bulk of the Swartaz army is split into 3 parts:

Hawk

Hawk is where the bulk of the army is situated. They are ready to be deployed domesticlly or overseas at any time. Currently, the Swartaz army has troops from squads in the Hawk section in Kulverint and Oil Rig 7741.

Eagle

This is a section made up of hardened military heroes. This section are used more as a tactical squadron on ground level. Currently these troops are not actively serving.

Vulture

This is the 'special forces' section of the main Swartaz army. they mainly take part in anti-terror missions. Currently they are deployed in Kulverint and Oil Rig 7741.

Swartaz are currently members of the military alliance The Vladivostok Alliance

(Swartaz soldiers in the Animal Union in the Swartaz - Animal Union War

Nuclear Weapons

Swartaz own an impressive nuclear arsenal of 900+ nuclear warheads. Swartaz have urainium in pleniful supply from their Western mountains. Swartaz have 90+ nuclear reactors, all enforced under incredibly strict safety laws. Most are in the extremely cold North Western mountains. Henrik Jansen has said several times he will maintain the nuclear arsenal built up by former leader of 87 years Vaarger Sanderflaugeren. Most of the populace are pro Nuclear weapons. Nuclear energy is also being intergrated much more into the national energy supply.

(A nuclear Reactor in South West Swartaz)

[edit] Climate

Swartaz has a Scandinavian type climate of temperate Summers and extreme winters. The very south of the country can experiance mild heat at the heart of the summer. Once you start to go North or West, the temperatures and weather start to tumble downhill. The East coast, including the Capital Island, can experiance effects of a warm current in Summer. The north of the country is almost impossible to properly live in all year round, and many people head south during the winter months.

(People heading South in the early autumn snow)

[edit] Population

Swartaz has an overall population of just over 3 Billion (31 July 2010). Swartaz is not a particualy densely populated country on average, but the Major Southern cities are very densely populated, especially in ther winter months.

Storvansten: 172 million

Jasmuur: 90 million

Tranzversa: 88.5 million

Göteborg: 77.8 million

Gaduz: 44.3 million

Mauntenbourg: 42.7 million

(Storvansten International train station at 7:43 am)

[edit] Currency

The Currency of Swartaz is the Saasmaik, which has a current exchange rate of $1= S0.77

[edit] Sport

Swartaz main Sports are Football (association) and Handball. Swartaz's Football team reached the Semi Final of the Cup of Harmony 40, Losing to runners up Cassadaigua after extra time 1-0. Swartaz have never qualified for the World Cup Finals, their best result 4th in the qualifiers for World Cup 49. Swartaz have also sent teams in for hockey, basketball, fussbal and motor sport compertitions.