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Official Name of Nation: People’s Republic of China
- 中华人民共和国 -- Zhongguo Renmin Gongheguo
Common Name of Nation: China
- 中国 -- Zhongguo
Capital: Beijing
Largest City: Shanghai
Official Languages: Mandarin Chinese
Commonly Recognized Languages: Mongolian, Tibetan, Zhuang, Cantonese, English, Portuguese, and Uyghur
Official Written Language: Hanzi (Simplified Chinese Characters)
Ethnic Groups: 91.51% Han Chinese. Minorities inclued: Zhuang, Hui, Manchu, Uyghur Miao, Yi, Tuija, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Kazakh, Li, Dai, Qiang, Tajik, and Tatars.
Government Type: Single-Party, Socialist Republic.
President of China (addressed as "Zhuxi"): Xi Jinping
Premier: Li Keqiang
Vice Premiers (4): Zhang Gaoli (1st), Liu Yandong (2nd), Wang Yang (3rd), Ma Kai (4th)
Secretary General: Yang Jing
Fiance Minister: Lou Jiwei
Foreign Minister: Wang Yi
Defense Minister: Chang Wanquan
Education Minister: Yuan Guiren
Commerce Minister: Gao Hucheng
Health and Family Planning Chairperson: Li Bin
Development and Reform Chairperson: Xu Shaoshi
Transport Minister: Yang Chuantang
Civil Affairs Minister: Li Liguo
Labour Minister: Yin Weimin
Central Bank Governor: Zhou Xiaochuan
Ambassador to Afghanistan: Xu Feihong
Ambassador to Brazil: Li Jinzhang
Ambassador to India: Zhang Dan
Ambassador to Japan: Cheng Yonghua
Ambassador to North Korea: Liu Hongcai
Ambassador to South Korea: Zhang Xinsen
Ambassador to Pakistan: Liu Jian
Ambassador to Romania: Huo Yuzhen
Ambassador to Russia: Li Hui
Ambassador to South Africa: Zhong Jianhua
Ambassador to Tajikistan: Fan Xianrong
Ambassador to the United Kingdom: Liu Xiaoming
Ambassador to the United States: Cui Tiankai
General Chief of Staff, PLA: General Fang Fenghui
Supreme Admiral: Admiral Wu Shengli
Chief of Staff, PLAAF: General Ma Xiaotian
Legislature: National People's Congress, or NPC, with 2,987 members in 2013, it is the largest parliamentary body in the world. Under China's current Constitution, the NPC is structured as a unicameral legislature, with the power to legislate, the power to oversee the operations of the government, and the power to elect the major officers of state. The NPC and the People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a consultative body whose members represent various social groups, are the main deliberative bodies of China, and are often referred to as the Lianghui (Two Assemblies).
Formed China was originally formed in 221 BCE, but the current government was founded in October 1, 1949.
Square Land Area: 9,596,961 km2
Coastline Area: 14,500 km
Shared Border Area: 22,117 km
Waterways: 110,000 km
GDP (PPP): $14.9614 trillion
Defence Budget: $126 billion
External Debt: $728.9 billion
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $3.341 trillion
GDP (Nominal): $9.3253 trillion
Gini Index: 47.4
HDI Index: 0.699
Currency (and Value to the USD): The Chinese Renminbi, or Chinese Yuan (Yuan) is currently worth $0.16.
Drives on: The right.
STATS
Total Population 1,349,585,838
Available Manpower 749,610,775
Labour Forces: 798,500,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 2,030
Major Ports and Terminals: 15
Roadway Coverage: 3,860,800 km
Railway Coverage: 86,000 km
Serviceable Airports: 507
Oil Production (bbl/day): 4,075,000
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 9,500,000
Proven Reserves in Total: 25,580,000,000
Tanks: 9,150
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 4,788
Self-Propelled Guns: 1,710
Towed Artillery Pieces: 6,246
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 1,770
Fit for Military Service 618,588,627
Reaching Military Age Annually 19,538,534
Active Frontline Personnel[B] 2,285,000
[B]Reserve Personnel 2,300,000
Total Aircraft: 2,788
Helicopters: 856
Aircraft Carriers: 1
- Liaoning (Hull #16) (officially, the 中国人民解放军海军辽宁舰 (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Haijun Liaoning Jian)) The first aircraft carrier of the PLAN, she is classified as a training ship, intended to allow the Navy to practice with carrier usage. Originally laid down as the Admiral Kuznetsov class multirole aircraft carrier Riga for the Soviet Navy, she was launched on December 4, 1988 and renamed Varyag in 1990. The stripped hulk was purchased in 1998 by the People's Republic of China and towed to Dalian Shipyard in north eastern China. After being completely rebuilt and undergoing sea trials, the ship was commissioned into the PLAN as Liaoning on September 25, 2012. On November 4, 2012 J-15s performed carrier touch-and-go training. In June 2013, a second round of flight tests began on board the Liaoning, with personnel from the fleet air arm of the Brazilian Navy providing carrier training support to the Chinese Navy, five Chinese pilots were certified for Carrier Operations during this training exercise.
- The PLAN plans to lay the foundation of the first Domestic Carrier, using traditional Carrier technology (i.e. catapults, etc.) in 2015 with projected commissioning taking place in 2020.
Amphibious Transport Docks: 3 Blue-Water LPDs and 26 Green-Water LPDs
- 3 Yuzhao class LPDs (blue-water)
- 9 Type 072A LPDs
- 10 Type 072III LPDs
- 4 Type 072II LPDs
- 3 Type 072 LPDs
Submarines: 56 (of which 14 are nuclear-powered).
- 5 Type 094 Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines
- 1 Type 096 Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine UNDER DEVELOPMENT
- 8 Type 093 nuclear-powered Fleet Submarine
- 1 Type 095 nuclear-powered Fleet Submarine (13 more planned)
- 13 Type 039 conventional Attack Submarines
- 13 Type 035 conventional Attack Submarines
- 12 Type 041 conventional Attack Submarines
- 12 Kilo-Class conventional Attack Submarines
Destroyers: 23 (11 under construction)
- 1 Type 052D multi-role and air-defense Destroyer (11 under construction)
- 2 Type 051C long-range air-defense guided missile Destroyer
- 6 Type 052C long-range air-defense Destroyer
- 2 Type 052B multi-role missile Destroyer
- 4 Sovremenny class anti-surface Destroyer
- 1 Type 051B guided missile Destroyer
- 2 Type 052 multi-role guided missile Destroyer
- 7 Type 051 missile boat and anti-surface Destroyer
Frigates: 42
- 18 Type 054A multi-role warship
- 2 Type 054 multi-role warship
- 10 Type 053H3 anti-surface warship
- 4 Type 053H2G multi-role warships
- 8 Type 053 anti-surface warships
Corvettes: 15
- 15 Type 056 light anti-surface and anti-submarine warship
Missile Boats 230
Mine Countermeasures: 8
Fleet Replenishment: 8
Auxiliaries: 186
Nuclear Capabilities: China has a maximum missile range of 14,000km and an estimated stockpile of 240 nuclear warheads with a maximum yield of 4 megatons.
China and North Korea have, in the past, enjoyed close diplomatic relations. However, in recent years there has been growing concern in China over issues such as North Korea's nuclear weapons program, their sinking of the ROKS Cheonan, their impoundment of Chinese fishing boats, and their bombardment of Yeonpyeong.
China maintains an embassy in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang and a consulate general in Chongjin. The Embassy of North Korea in China is located in Beijing's Chaoyang District, while a consulate general is in Shenyang.
China permitted the Yanbian Korean Ethnic Group Autonomous Prefecture to conduct border trade with the DPRK in August 1954. A barter contract between China and the DPRK was officially signed the same year. The contract stipulates the following:
- The two sides shall barter in the form of mutual exchange of materials.
- The two sides shall settle the accounts with Chinese Yuan.
- The sites of barter shall be in the Chinese city of Tumen and in the Korean cities of Namyang, Hoeryeong, Khyongwon and Musan.
China is North Korea's largest trade partner, while North Korea ranked 82nd on the list of China's trade partners. China provides about half of all North Korean imports and received a quarter of its exports. China's major imports from North Korea include mineral fuels (coal), ores, woven apparel, iron and steel, fish and seafood, and stone. North Korea's imports from China include mineral fuels and oil, machinery, electrical machinery, vehicles, plastic, and iron and steel. China is a major source for North Korean imports of petroleum. In 2009, exports to the DPRK of mineral fuel oil totaled $327 million and accounted for 17% of all Chinese exports to the DPRK.
In 2013, Bank of China, China's biggest foreign exchange bank, and other Chinese banks shut the account of North Korea's main foreign exchange bank. Since the end of the Korean conflict, the two states have closely cooperated in security and defense issues.
The Republic of Korea recognizes the People's Republic of China as the official government of Mainland China, and so the two enjoy bilateral relations. Trade between the two nations is strong and China has been acting as mediators between South and North Korea for years. After the formation of KORUS-FTA in 2007, the Chinese government has been seeking the formation of a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea, which is still under discussion. Trade surpluses between the two nations has hit record highs of more than $35 billion. Currently the relations between the two nations is at a tense point after China's newly extended Air Defense Identification Zone which overlapped South Korean territory.
Finland and China have had an agreement on economic, industrial, scientific and technological co-operation since 1973, and the agreement was last revised in 2005. The two principal trade organizations between the countries are Finland-China Trade Association and the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).
One of the fastest growing areas of trade between the two countries are in environmental protection and information technology.
Linux, the open source code first developed by Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds, is playing a major role in the development of China’s IT sector – and in the country’s rapid industrial development as a whole. Researcher, investor and open source code promoter Mikko Puhakka believes that Linux has established a good foundation for Finnish-Chinese cooperation.
The roots of the Chinese open source code are in Finland. Professor Gong Min started using and developing Linux when he was doing his Ph.D research at the Helsinki University of Technology in the early 1990s. Returning to China in 1996, Professor Gong Min took Linux with him on 20 floppy disks. This is seen as the birth of Chinese open source code development and Professor Gong Min is now among the 20 most influential people in China.
The first Linux server was started in May 1997 in Changzhou. Its domain name was cLinux.ml.org. Today a local distribution of Linux, the Red Flag Linux, is a compulsory subject in 1,000 Chinese universities by 2008. The Chinese view open source code as a critical factor in the country’s development.
Nokia is the largest Finnish investor in China.
China and Russia are suspected of large-scale spying of the IT networks at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The spying focused on data traffic between Finland and the European Union, and is believed to have continued for four years. The spying was uncovered in spring 2013, and as of October 2013 the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) is investigating the breach.
China and Britain enjoy a friendly, cooperative, and close relationship. China and Britain have established a full strategic partnership and close cooperation. This is however strained thanks to David Cameron's visit with the Dalai Lama, which has seen China threatening to halt trade and banning David Cameron from traveling to China.
Relations between Brazil and China began in the early eigthteenth century and continued until 1949, when they were disrupted by the creation of the People's Republic of China. Diplomatic relations between China and Brazil officially began in 1974 with agreement on the establishment and operation of Brazil’s Embassy in Beijing and China’s Embassy in Brasília. Since then, bilateral ties have witnessed a smooth development in all fields.
The growing economic and political relationship between the two countries was confirmed by Lula’s visit to China, which included 450 Brazilian business representatives. Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim noted that the growing relationship could be part of a ‘reconfiguration of the world’s commercial and diplomatic geography’.
China became Brazil's largest trading partner in 2009. Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and many in the Brazilian media consider China to be "Brazil’s most promising business partner and a strategic ally" due to China's "rapidly rising demand for raw materials and agricultural produce". Bilateral trade grew from US$ 6.7 billion in 2003 to US$ 36.7 billion in 2009.
China and Brazil cooperate economically on quite some mutual beneficial projects such as the already in 1988 preparations for a joint project to construct the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite program, which in 1999 and 2002 successfully constructed two satellites providing key information on (new sources of) natural resources. Secondly, an International Satellite Communications company (INSCOM) was set up as a joint venture.
Other projects in the range of the Earth Resources Satellite are the construction of Porto do Açu near Rio de Janeiro, Vitória and Campos dos Goytacazes, which can handle Chinamax containerships to import and export raw materials and manufactures vice versa. Other major important infrastructure investment are the construction of a continental pipeline, roads and high speed trains.
Chinese investment in Brazil takes strategic approaches and does so in strategic areas to consolidate China’s role in the Brazilian economy, this creates economic leverage, expands the zone of influence of Chinese companies in Brazil and increases interdependence. Chinese investments in Brazil are concentrated mainly in the energy, mining, steel and oil industries.
In 2010, despite the generally friendly and close relationship, Brazil was one of the few emerging economies to publicly criticise China's policy in relation to the so-called Currency war. Brazil has called for China to allow a faster appreciation of its currency, which would help other countries to better compete against Chinese exports. Brazil also criticised US policy, saying both China and the US should seek to avoid escalating economic tension concerning trade and currency.
Militarily, the Brazilian Navy is working closely with the Chinese Navy at aiding them in building a blue-water capable navy by training their carrier-forces.
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Official Name of Nation: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Common Name of Nation: Korea, DPRK, North Korea (Not used within the country)
Motto: 강성대국 (Powerful and Prosperous Nation)
Anthem: Aegukka (Patriotic Song)
Capital and Largest City: Pyongyang
Official Languages: Korean
Official Scripts: Chosŏngul
Ethnic Groups: Racially homogeneous: Koreans; small Chinese community, a few ethnic Japanese and Ethnic Vietnamese
Government Type: Juche single party state
Eternal President: Kim Il Sung
Eternal WPK General Secretary: Kim Jong Il
Supreme Leader: Kim Jong Un
Chairman of the National Assembly: Kim Yong Nam
Premier: Pak Pong Ju
Legislature: Supreme People’s Assembly
Establishment
-Liberation: 15 August 1945
-Formal Declaration: 9 September 1948
Land Area: 120,540 km2
Coastline: 2,495 km
GDP (PPP): $40 billion
GDP Per Capita (PPP): $1,800
GDP (Nominal): $12.4 billion
GDP Per Capita (Nominal): $506
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
-agriculture: 23.4%
-industry: 47.2%
-services: 29.4%
Gross External Debt: $20 billion
Gini Index: 31
HDI Index: Data Unavailable
Defence Budget: ~$10 billion (~25% of GDP)
Exports: $2.061 billion
Export Goods: Minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products, coal, iron ore, limestone, graphite, copper, zinc, and lead.
Imports: $3.574 billion
Export Goods: Petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, and grain
Currency: North Korean Won (₩) [Not available for Exchange]
Drives on: Right
Total Population: 24,554,000
Labour Force: 12,600,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 158
Conscription age: 17
Available for Military Service: 6,515,279 males, ,6,418,693 females
Fit for Military Service: 4,836,567 males, 5,230,137 females
Reaching Military Age Annually: 207,737 males, 204,553 females
Active Personnel: 1,106,000
Reserve Personnel: 8,200,000
Tanks: 4,060
Armored Personnel Carriers: 4,788
Self-Propelled Guns: 2,500
Artillery Pieces: 17,900
Air Defence Guns: 11,000
Total Aircraft: 1,748
-Fighters: 478
-Bombers: 478
Total Ships: 915
Nuclear Capabilities: 12-27 nuclear weapons equivalents
Maximum missile range: 4,000 km
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Official Name of Nation: Republic of Korea
Common Name of Nation: South Korea
Capital and Largest City: Seoul
Official Languages: Korean
Official Written Language: Hangul
Ethnic Groups: Homogenously Korean
Government Type: Unitary State, Presidential Republic
President of Korea: Park Geun-hye
Prime Minister of Korea: Jung Hong-won
Speaker of the National Assembly: Kang Chang-hee
Chief Justice: Yang Sung-tae
Legislature: The National Assembly (Gukhoe), a 300-member unicameral legislature with 246 represented by single-member constituencies and 54 allocated by proportional representation.
Formation: The first Korean state was founded in 2333 BC, with Korea having been divided in 1945 and the Republic formed in 1948.
Square Land Area: 100,032 square km
Coastline Area: 2,413 km
Shared Border Area: 238 km
GDP (PPP) $1.755 trillion
Defence Budget $33 billion
External Debt $397.3 billion
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold $346,460 million
GDP (Nominal) $1.271 trillion
Gini Index 31.3
HDI Index 0.909
Currency: The Korean Won, with ₩1 being equal to $0.00093
Drives on: the right.
CAPABILITIES
Total Population 50,219,669
Available Manpower 25,609,290
Fit for Military Service 21,033,275
Reaching Military Age Annually 686,985
Active Frontline Personnel 640,000
Reserve Personnel 2,900,000
Labour Forces: 25,500,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 786
Major Ports and Terminals: 8
Roadway Coverage: 103,029 km
Railway Coverage: 3,3810 km
Serviceable Airports: 111
Oil Production (bbl/day): 48,200
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 2,200,000
Proven Reserves in Total: 6,000,000
Tanks: 2,346
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 2,880
Self-Propelled Guns: 2,258
Towed Artillery Pieces: 5,424
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 250
Total Aircraft: 1,393
Helicopters: 659
Total Ships: 166
Aircraft Carriers: 0
Frigates: 10
Destroyers: 12
Corvettes: 21
Submarines: 14
Coastal Defence Craft: 84
Mine Warfare Craft: 10
Nuclear Capabilities: Korea has no nuclear weapons, but possesses nuclear latency.
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Official Name of Nation: Republic of India (भारत)
Common Name of Nation: India
Capital: New Delhi
Largest City: Mumbai
Official Languages: Hindi, English
Commonly Recognized Languages: Too Many To List
Official Written Language: Hindi, English(Used in government works)
Ethnic Groups: N/A (Clarification: India does not traditionally divide between ethnic groups but castes and clans which are far too numerable to list)
Government Type: Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Republic (AKA: Republic)
Head of State: Narendra Modi
Other Honorable Mentions
Legislature The Parliament of India (AKA: The Sansad)
Formation (date): 1947
Square Land Area: 3,287,590 square km
Coastline Area: 7,517 km
Shared Border Area: 15,200 km
GDP (PPP): $5.302 trillion
Defence Budget: $46 billion (10% budget rise from 2014-2015 to come into effect soon)
External Debt: $379.9 billion
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $297.8 billion
GDP (Nominal): $1.750 trillion
Gini Index: 33.9
HDI Index: 0.554
Currency: Indian rupee(₹) - Value(0.016$)
Drives on the: Left
CAPABILITIES (Globalfirepower 2013 statistics)
Total Population: 1,220,800,359 (2013 GLOBALFIREPOWER)(2015 United Nations Prediction is actually: 1,295,672 ,000)
Available Manpower: 615,201,057
Fit for Military Service: 489,571,520
Reaching Military Age Annually: 22,896,956
Active Frontline Personnel: 1,325,000
Reserve Personnel: 2,143,000
Labour Forces: 482,300,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 340
Major Ports and Terminals: 7
Roadway Coverage: 3,320,410 km
Railway Coverage: 63,974 km
Serviceable Airports: 346
Oil Production: 897,500 (bbl/day)
Oil Consumption: 3,200,000 (bbl/day)
Proven Reserves in Total: 5,476,000,000 bbl/day
Tanks: 3,569 (2013. Soon to be drastically increased with 2015 Indian Military Budget, same with following military equipment)
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 5,085
Self-Propelled Guns: 290
Towed Artillery Pieces: 6,445
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 292
Total Aircraft: 1,785
Helicopters: 504
Total Ships: 184
Aircraft Carriers: 2
Frigates: 15
Destroyers: 11
Corvettes: 24
Submarines: 17
Coastal Defence Craft: 32
Mine Warfare Craft: 7
Nuclear Capabilities: Maximum range of 5,500 km with an arsenal of between 90-110 warheads.
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Official Name of Nation: Republic of Finland
Common Name of Nation: Finland
Local Official Name of Nation: Suomen tasavalta
Local Common Name of Nation: Suomi
Capital: Helsinki
Largest City: Helsinki
Nationality: Finn(s)/Finnish
Official Languages:
Finnish - 94.2%
Swedish - 5.5%
Sami - 0.2%
Official Written Language: Finnish
Ethnic Groups:
Finn - 93.4%
Swede - 5.6%
Russian - 0.5%
Estonian - 0.3%
Roma (Gypsy) - 0.1%
Sami - 0.1%
Government Type: Tasavalta (Republic)
Head of State: Sauli Niinistö
Other Honorable Mentions:
Prime Min. - Jyrki Tapani Katainen
Dep. Prime Min. - Jutta Urpilainen
Min. of Agriculture & Forestry - Jari Koskinen
Min. of Culture & Sport - Paavo Arhinmaki
Min. of Defence - Carl Haglund
Min. of Development Cooperation - Pekka Haavisto
Min. of Economic Affairs - Jan Vapaavuori
Min. of Education - Krista Kiuru
Min. of the Environment - Ville Niinistö
Min. of Finance - Jutta Urpilainen
Min. of Foreign Affairs - Erkki Sakari Tuomioja
Min. of Foreign Trade & European Affairs - Cai-Goran Alexander Stubb
Min. of Health & Social Services - Paula Risikko
Min. of Housing & Communications - Pia Viitanen
Min. of Interior - Paivi Rasanen
Min. of Justice - Anna-Maija Henriksson
Min. of Labor - Lauri Ihalainen
Min. of Public Admin. & Local Govt. - Henna Virkkunen
Min. of Social Affairs & Health - Susanna Huovinen
Min. of Transport - Merja Kyllonen
Governor, Bank of Finland - Erkki Liikanen
Ambassador to the US - Ritva Inkeri Koukko-Ronde
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York - Jarmo Viinanen
Legislature: Suomen Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland)
Formation (date): 6th of December 1917 (Independence from Russia)
Square Land Area: 338,145 km
Coastline Area: 1,250 km
Shared Border Area: 2,654 km
Waterways: 7,842 km
GDP (PPP): 197,476,000,000
Defence Budget: $3,660,000,000
External Debt: $599,300,000,000
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold:
GDP (Nominal): 250,126,000,000
Gini Index: 25.9
HDI Index: 0.892
Currency (and Value to the USD): Euro (€) - €1 to $1.37
Drives on the…?: Right
CAPABILITIES
Total Population: 5,266,114
Available Manpower: 2,261,561
Fit for Military Service: 1,868,134
Reaching Military Age Annually: 64,015
Active Frontline Personnel: 36,500
Reserve Personnel: 357,000
Labour Forces: 2,690,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 97
Major Ports and Terminals: 6
Roadway Coverage: 78,141
Railway Coverage: 5,919
Serviceable Airports: 148
Oil Production (bbl/day): 8,700
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 220,000
Proven Reserves in Total: 0
Tanks: 270
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 1,392
Self-Propelled Guns: 72
Towed Artillery Pieces: 689
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 70
Total Aircraft: 145
Helicopters: 21
Total Ships: 160
Aircraft Carriers: 0
Frigates: 0
Destroyers: 0
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 0
Coastal Defence Craft: 19
Mine Warfare Craft: 19
Nuclear Capabilities: N/A
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Common Name of Nation: U.S
Official Name of Nation: The United States of America
Capital: Washington D.C
Largest City (if applicable)New York, New York
Official Languages: Technically none, really english
Commonly Recognized Languages: Spanish
Official Written Language: American English
Ethnic Groups
1 German
42,841,569
15.2%
2 Irish
30,524,799
10.8%
3 African
24,903,412
8.8%
4 English
24,509,692
8.7%
5 American
20,188,305
7.2%
6 Mexican
18,382,291
6.5%
7 Italian
15,638,348
5.6%
8 Polish
8,977,235
3.2%
9 French
8,309,666
3.0%
10 American Indian
7,876,568
2.8%
11 Scottish
4,890,581
1.7%
12 Dutch
4,541,770
1.6%
13 Norwegian
4,477,725
1.6%
14 Scotch-Irish
4,319,232
1.5%
15 Chinese
4,010,114
1.4%
Government Type: Democratic Republic
Executive Branch: The President
Legislative: Congress
Judicial: The Supreme Court
Legislature
The constitution addresses a whole lot of basic rules and rights, from which all laws are derived from.
Formation: July 4th, 1776
Square Land Area: 9,826,675km
Coastline Area: 19,924km
Shared Border Area: 12,034km
Waterways: 41,009km
GDP (PPP): $15.93 trillion
Defence Budget: $612.5 billion
External Debt: $15.93 trillion
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $150.2 billion
GDP (Nominal)15.68 Trillion
Gini Index: .469
HDI Index: .937
Currency (and Value to the USD) The Dollar!
Exactly One dollar to the dollar
Drives on the…?
Right side of the road!
CAPABILITIES
Total Population: 316,668,567
Available Manpower: 145,212,012
Fit for Military Service: 120,022,084
Reaching Military Age Annually: 4,217,412
Active Frontline Personnel: 1,430,000
Reserve Personnel: 850,880
Labour Forces: 155,000,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 393
Major Ports and Terminals: 24
Roadway Coverage: 6,586,610
Railway Coverage: 224,792
Serviceable Airports: 13,513
Oil Production (bbl/day): 8.5 million
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 19 million
Proven Reserves in Total: 20.68 billion
Tanks: 8,325
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 25,782
Self-Propelled Guns: 1,934
Towed Artillery Pieces: 1,791
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 1,330
Total Aircraft: 13,683
Helicopters: 6,012
Total Ships: 473
Aircraft Carriers: 10
Frigates: 15
Destroyers: 62
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 72
Coastal Defence Craft: 13
Mine Warfare Craft: 13
Nuclear Capabilities: 2,150 active, 7,700 total
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Common Name of Nation: U.S
Official Name of Nation: The United States of America
Capital: Washington D.C
Largest City (if applicable)New York, New York
Official Languages: Technically none, really english
Commonly Recognized Languages: Spanish
Official Written Language: American English
Ethnic Groups
1 German
42,841,569
15.2%
2 Irish
30,524,799
10.8%
3 African
24,903,412
8.8%
4 English
24,509,692
8.7%
5 American
20,188,305
7.2%
6 Mexican
18,382,291
6.5%
7 Italian
15,638,348
5.6%
8 Polish
8,977,235
3.2%
9 French
8,309,666
3.0%
10 American Indian
7,876,568
2.8%
11 Scottish
4,890,581
1.7%
12 Dutch
4,541,770
1.6%
13 Norwegian
4,477,725
1.6%
14 Scotch-Irish
4,319,232
1.5%
15 Chinese
4,010,114
1.4%
Government Type: Democratic Republic
Executive Branch: The President
Legislative: Congress
Judicial: The Supreme Court
Legislature
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Formation: July 4th, 1776
Square Land Area: 9,826,675km
Coastline Area: 19,924km
Shared Border Area: 12,034km
Waterways: 41,009km
GDP (PPP): $15.93 trillion
Defence Budget: $612.5 billion
External Debt: $15.93 trillion
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $150.2 billion
GDP (Nominal)15.68 Trillion
Gini Index: .469
HDI Index: .937
Currency (and Value to the USD) The Dollar!
Exactly One dollar to the dollar
Drives on the…?
Right side of the road!
CAPABILITIES
Total Population: 316,668,567
Available Manpower: 145,212,012
Fit for Military Service: 120,022,084
Reaching Military Age Annually: 4,217,412
Active Frontline Personnel: 1,430,000
Reserve Personnel: 850,880
Labour Forces: 155,000,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 393
Major Ports and Terminals: 24
Roadway Coverage: 6,586,610
Railway Coverage: 224,792
Serviceable Airports: 13,513
Oil Production (bbl/day): 8.5 million
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 19 million
Proven Reserves in Total: 20.68 billion
Tanks: 8,325
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 25,782
Self-Propelled Guns: 1,934
Towed Artillery Pieces: 1,791
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 1,330
Total Aircraft: 13,683
Helicopters: 6,012
Total Ships: 473
Aircraft Carriers: 10
Frigates: 15
Destroyers: 62
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 72
Coastal Defence Craft: 13
Mine Warfare Craft: 13
Nuclear Capabilities: 2,150 active, 7,700 total
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Official Name of Nation - Federative Republic of Brazil.
Common Name of Nation - Brazil.
Capital - Brasília, Brazil.
Largest City - São Paulo, Brazil.
Official Languages - Portuguese.
Commonly Recognized Languages - Spanish.
Official Written Language - Brazilian Portuguese.
Ethnic Groups - 47.73% White, 43.13% Pardo, 7.61% Black, 1.09% Asian, and 0.43% Amerindian.
Government Type - Federal presidential constitutional republic.
Head of State - President Dilma Rousseff (PT).
Other Honorable Mentions - Vice President Michel Temer (PMDB), President of the Chamber of Deputies Henrique Eduardo Alves (PMDB), President of the Senate Renan Calheiros (PMDB), and President of the Supreme Federal Court Joaquim Barbosa.
Legislature - National Congress, Upper house, Federal Senate, Lower house, and Chamber of Deputies.
Formation - Declared: 7 September, 1822; Recognized: 29 August, 1825; Republic: 15 November, 1889; Current constitution: 5 October, 1988.
Square Land Area - 8,515,767 km.
Coastline Area - 4,650 miles.
Shared Border Area - 16,885 km.
Waterways - 50,000 km.
GDP (PPP) - $2.523 trillion.
Defence Budget - $33.1 billion.
External Debt - $42.8 billion.
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold - $37.8 trillion.
GDP (Nominal) - $2.476 million.
Gini Index - 54.7.
HDI Index - 0.730.
Currency (and Value to the USD) - Brazilian real (R$).
Drives on the - Right.
Total Population - $20.1 million.
Available Manpower - males age 16-49: 53,350,703 and females age 16-49: 53,433,918.
Fit for Military Service - males age 16-49: 38,993,989 and females age 16-49: 44,841,661.
Reaching Military Age Annually - male: 1,733,168 and female: 1,672,477.
Active Frontline Personnel - 328,000.
Reserve Personnel - 1,780,000.
Labour Forces - 105,700,000.
Merchant Marine Strength - 109.
Major Ports and Terminals - 15.
Roadway Coverage - 1,751,868.
Railway Coverage - 28,538.
Serviceable Airports - 4,093.
Oil Production (bbl/day) - 2.652 bbl/day.
Oil Consumption (bbl/day) - 2.030 bbl/day.
Proven Reserves in Total - 13.150 bbl/day.
Tanks - 489.
Armored Fighting Vehicles - 1,332.
Self-Propelled Guns - 87.
Towed Artillery Pieces - 539.
Rocket Projectors (MLRS) - 210.
Total Aircraft - 784.
Helicopters - 252.
Total Ships - 109.
Aircraft Carriers - 1.
Frigates - 10.
Destroyers - 0.
Corvettes - 5.
Submarines - 5.
Coastal Defence Craft - 41.
Mine Warfare Craft - 6.
Nuclear Capabilities - 0.
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Official Name of Nation: Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)
Common Name of Nation: Russia (Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya)
Capital and Largest City: Moscow
Official Languages: Russian
Commonly Recognized Languages:
Abaza (Northwest Caucasian)
Adyghe (Northwest Caucasian)
Altay (Turkic)
Avar (Northeast Caucasian)
Azerbaijani (Turkic)
Bashkir (Turkic)
Buryat (Mongolic)
Chechen (Northeast Caucasian)
Chuvash (Turkic)
Erzya (Uralic)
Ingush (Northeast Caucasian)
Kabardian (Northwest Caucasian)
Kalmyk (Mongolic)
Karachay-Balkar (Turkic)
Khakas (Turkic)
Komi-Zyrian (Uralic)
Lezgi (Northeast Caucasian)
Mansi (Uralic)
Mari (Uralic)
Moksha (Uralic)
Nogai (Turkic)
Ossetic (Iranian)
Tatar (Turkic)
Tuvаn (Turkic)
Udmurt (Uralic)
Yakut (Turkic)
Official Written Language: Russian
Ethnic Groups:
81.0% Russian
3.7% Tatar
1.4% Ukrainian
1.1% Bashkir
1.0% Chuvash
0.8% Chechen
11.0% others / unspecified
Government Type: Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
Head of State: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (UR), in his capacity as President of the Russian Federation
Other Honorable Mentions:
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (UR), Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (colloquially: Prime Minister of the Russian Federation)
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (UR), Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev (UR), Minister of Internal Affairs
Anton Germanovich Siluanov (Ind.), Minister of Finance
Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu (UR), Minister of Defence
Vladimir Andreyevich Puchkov (Ind.), Minister of Emergency Situations
Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (UR), Chairman of the Federation Council
Sergey Yevgenyevich Naryshkin (UR), Chairman of the State Duma
Legislature: Federal Assembly
Formation(date): 12 December 1993
Square Land Area: 17,098,242 km
Coastline Area: 37,653 km
Shared Border Area: 20,241 km
Waterways: 102,000 km
GDP (PPP): $2.678 trillion
Defence Budget: $76.6 billion
External Debt: $732 billion
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $493.30 billion
GDP (Nominal): $2.215 trillion
Gini Index: 41.7
HDI Index: 0.788
Currency (and Value to the USD): Russian Ruble (1 Russian Ruble to 0.027 US Dollars)
Drives on the Right.
CAPABILITIES
Total Population: 143,700,000
Available Manpower: 69,117,271
Fit for Military Service: 46,812,553
Reaching Military Age Annually: 1,534,202
Active Frontline Personnel: 766,000
Reserve Personnel: 2,485,000
Labour Forces: 75,680,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 1,143
Major Ports and Terminals: 7
Roadway Coverage: 982,000
Railway Coverage: 87,157
Serviceable Airports: 1,218
Oil Production (bbl/day): 11,000,000
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 2,200,000
Proven Oil Reserves: 80,000,000,000
Tanks: 15,500
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 27,607
Self-Propelled Guns: 5,990
Towed Artillery Pieces: 4,625
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 3,781
Total Aircraft: 3,082
Helicopters: 973
Total Ships: 352
Aircraft Carriers: 1
Frigates: 4
Destroyers: 13
Corvettes: 74
Submarines: 63
Coastal Defence Craft: 65
Mine Warfare Craft: 34
Nuclear Capabilities: 8,500 total
Maximum missile range: 16,000 km
Official Name of Nation: La République Française
Common Name of Nation France
Capital: Paris
Largest City: Paris
Official Languages: French
Commonly Recognized Languages: French
Official Written Language: French
Ethnic Groups
-Metropolitan French
--Breton (Weak, not recognized)
--Occitan (Weak, not recognized)
Government Type: Republic
Head of State: TBA
Other Honorable Mentions: TBA
Legislature: Senate, National Assembly
Formation (date):
-Gaul: -600
-Kingdom of the Franks: 492
-French Fifth Republic: 4 October 1958
Square Land Area: 642,801 km
Coastline Area: 4,853 km
Shared Border Area: 4,042 km
Waterways: 8,501 km
GDP (PPP) 2,372 billion US
Defence Budget: 43,000,000,000
External Debt: 5,165,000,000,000
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: 184,500,000,000
GDP (Nominal): 2,613,936 million US
Gini Index: 32.7
HDI Index: 0.893
Currency: Euro (Seems to have fluctuated?)
Drives on the?: Right
CAPABILITIES
Total Population: 65,951,611
Available Manpower: 28,802,096
Fit for Military Service: 23,747,168
Reaching Military Age Annually: 773,889
Active Frontline Personnel: 228,656
Reserve Personnel: 195,770
Labour Forces: 29,780,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 162
Major Ports and Terminals: 14
Roadway Coverage: 951,200
Railway Coverage: 29,640
Serviceable Airports: 464
Oil Production (bbl/day): 70,800
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 1,865,000
Proven Reserves in Total: 85,180,000
Tanks: 423
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 7,290
Self-Propelled Guns: 149
Towed Artillery Pieces: 750
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 60
Total Aircraft: 1,203
Helicopters: 561
Total Ships: 120
Aircraft Carriers: 1
Frigates: 22
Destroyers: 0
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 10
Coastal Defence Craft: 14
Mine Warfare Craft: 18
Nuclear Capabilities:
-Total: 290
-Active: 280
Common Name of Nation France
Capital: Paris
Largest City: Paris
Official Languages: French
Commonly Recognized Languages: French
Official Written Language: French
Ethnic Groups
-Metropolitan French
--Breton (Weak, not recognized)
--Occitan (Weak, not recognized)
Government Type: Republic
Head of State: TBA
Other Honorable Mentions: TBA
Legislature: Senate, National Assembly
Formation (date):
-Gaul: -600
-Kingdom of the Franks: 492
-French Fifth Republic: 4 October 1958
Square Land Area: 642,801 km
Coastline Area: 4,853 km
Shared Border Area: 4,042 km
Waterways: 8,501 km
GDP (PPP) 2,372 billion US
Defence Budget: 43,000,000,000
External Debt: 5,165,000,000,000
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: 184,500,000,000
GDP (Nominal): 2,613,936 million US
Gini Index: 32.7
HDI Index: 0.893
Currency: Euro (Seems to have fluctuated?)
Drives on the?: Right
CAPABILITIES
Total Population: 65,951,611
Available Manpower: 28,802,096
Fit for Military Service: 23,747,168
Reaching Military Age Annually: 773,889
Active Frontline Personnel: 228,656
Reserve Personnel: 195,770
Labour Forces: 29,780,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 162
Major Ports and Terminals: 14
Roadway Coverage: 951,200
Railway Coverage: 29,640
Serviceable Airports: 464
Oil Production (bbl/day): 70,800
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 1,865,000
Proven Reserves in Total: 85,180,000
Tanks: 423
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 7,290
Self-Propelled Guns: 149
Towed Artillery Pieces: 750
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 60
Total Aircraft: 1,203
Helicopters: 561
Total Ships: 120
Aircraft Carriers: 1
Frigates: 22
Destroyers: 0
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 10
Coastal Defence Craft: 14
Mine Warfare Craft: 18
Nuclear Capabilities:
-Total: 290
-Active: 280
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Official Name of Nation: The State of Canada
Common Name of Nation: Canada
Capital: Ottawa
Largest City: Toronto
Official Languages: French, English
Commonly Recognized Languages: French, English
Official Written Language: French, English
Ethnic Groups:
76.7% European
14.2% Asian
4.3% Aboriginal
2.9% Black
1.2% Latin American
0.5% Multiracial
0.3% Other
Government Type: Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Governor General: David Johnston
- Prime Minister: Stephen Harper
- Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin
Legislature: The Canadian Parliament
- Upper house: The Canadian Senate
- Lower house: The Canadian House of Commons
Formation:
- Constitution Act July 1, 1867 (Made Canada a Dominion of the British Empire)
- Statute of Westminster December 11, 1931 (Formed the Commonwealth of Nations)
- Canada Act April 17, 1982 (Canadian Constitution is no longer changed from Westminster)
Area
- Total 9,984,670 sq km/ 3,854,085 sq mi
- Water 8.92% - 891,163 sq km / 344,080 sq mi
Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity):
- Total: $1.518 trillion (13th)
- Per capita: $43,146 (9th)
Gross Domestic Product (nominal):
- Total $1.825 trillion (10th)
- Per capita $51,871 (10th)
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $68,550,000,000
Defence Budget:
Budget: C$20.1 billion
Percent of GDP: 1.15%
External Debt: $1,326,000,000,000
Gini Coefficient: 32.1
Human Development Index: 0.911
Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD). Current Exchange rate: 1 CAD = 0.90 USD
Drives on the: Right
CAPABILITIES:
Military age: 17–60 years old
Conscription: No
Available for military service: 8,072,010 males, age 17–60
7,813,462 females, age 17–60
Fit for military service: 6,646,281 males, age 17–60
6,417,924 females, age 17–60
Active personnel: 68,250
Reserve personnel: 27,000 (paid primary)
5000 (Rangers)
19,000 (supplementary)
Total Personnel: 119,000
Labour Forces: 18,890,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 181
Major Ports and Terminals: 12
Roadway Coverage: 1,042,300 km
Railway Coverage: 46,552 km
Serviceable Airports: 1,467
Oil Production: 3,856,000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption: 2,210,000 bbl/day
Proven Reserves in Total: 173,100,000,000 bbl
Tanks: 201
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: 2714
Self-Propelled Guns: 0 (However, looking to obtain them)
Towed Artillery Pieces: 668
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 300
Total Aircraft: 404
Helicopters: 156
Total Ships: 67
Aircraft Carriers: 0
Frigates: 12
Destroyers: 3
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 4
Coastal Defence Craft: 0
Mine Warfare Craft: 12
Nuclear Capabilities: None, however in the current climate some Canadian politicians are advocating for a Canadian nuclear weapons programme to be started.
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Official Name of Nation: The Commonwealth of Australia
Common Name of Nation: Australia
Capital: Canberra
Largest City (if applicable): Sydney
Official Languages: English(Australian derivative)
Commonly Recognized Languages: English
Official Written Language: English
Ethnic Groups
- 80% of the population is of European descent, primarily English
- 12% of the population is of Asian Australian descent
- 8% of the population is of Aboriginal descent
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
-Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
-Governor General - Peter Cosgrove
-Prime Minister - Tony Abbott
-Chief Justice - Robert French
Legislature: The Australian Parliament
-Upper House - The Senate
-Lower House - The House of Representatives
Formation (date)
-Constitution - 1 January 1901
-Statute of Westminster -11 December 1931
-Statute of Westminster Adoption Act - 9 October 1942 (with effect from 3 September 1939)
-Australia Act - 3 March 1986
Square Land Area: 7,741,220 km
Coastline Area: 25,760 km
Shared Border Area: 0 km
Waterways: 2,000 km
GDP (PPP): $961,000,000,000
Defence Budget: $26,100,000,000
External Debt: $1,497,000,000,000
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $49,150,000,000
Nominal GDP: $1.525 trillion
Gini: 30.5
HDI: 0.938
Currency (and Value to the USD): Australian Dollar(AUD) - 0.902834 USD
Drives on the…? Left! Unless there are dingos.
Total Population: 22,262,501
Available Manpower: 10,500,00
Fit for Military Service: 8,700,000
Reaching Military Age Annually: 280,000
Active Frontline Personnel: 58,000
Reserve Personnel: 44,240
Labour Forces: 12,150,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 41
Major Ports and Terminals: 20
Roadway Coverage: 818,356
Railway Coverage: 38,445
Serviceable Airports: 480
Oil Production (bbl/day): 519,100
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 962,000
Proven Reserves in Total: 1,433,000,000
Tanks: 59
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 1,926
Self-Propelled Guns: 0
Towed Artillery Pieces: 303
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 0
Total Aircraft: 395
Helicopters: 146
Total Ships: 53
Aircraft Carriers: 0
Frigates: 12
Destroyers: 0
Corvettes: 0
Submarines: 6
Coastal Defence Craft: 14
Mine Warfare Craft: 6
Nuclear Capabilities - None at the moment, though it is believed that efforts are being made under the Abbott administration to bolster Australia's nuclear defense capabilities and strike-options in light of world events.
Official Name of Nation : Czech Republic
Common Name of Nation : Czech Republic
Capital : Prague
Largest City (if applicable) : Prague
Official Languages : Czech
Commonly Recognized Languages : Slovak, German, Polish, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Romani, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Official Written Language : Czech
Ethnic Groups : Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, Others
Government Type : Parliamentary, Semi-Federal Republic
Head of State : President Milos Zeman
Other Honorable Mentions : Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka
Legislature : Parliament - upper house Senate, lower house Chamber of Deputies
Formation (date) : 1993
Square Land Area : 78 886 km^2
Coastline Area : None
Shared Border Area : 78 886 km^2
Waterways : 2% of area, notable rivers Elbe, Vltava, Morava, Oder
GDP (PPP) : $286.952 billion
Defence Budget : 1.8% of GDP
External Debt : 46.2% of GDP
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold : $56 232 million
GDP (Nominal) : $196.072 billion
Gini Index : 24.9 (low)
HDI Index : 0.873 (very high)
Currency (and Value to the USD) : Czech Koruna ($0.05)
Drives on the right.
Total Population : 10 513 209
Available Manpower : 4 914 460
Fit for Military Service : 4 061 106
Reaching Military Age Annually : 97 500
Active Frontline Personnel : 21 060
Reserve Personnel : 11 000
Labour Forces : 5 404 000
Merchant Marine Strength : 1
Major Ports and Terminals : 3
Roadway Coverage : 130 671
Railway Coverage : 9 469
Serviceable Airports : 128
Oil Production (bbl/day) : 10 010
Oil Consumption (bbl/day) : 200 000
Proven Reserves in Total : 15 000 000
Tanks : 123
Armored Fighting Vehicles : 586
Self-Propelled Guns : 97
Towed Artillery Pieces : 85
Rocket Projectors (MLRS) : 0
Total Aircraft : 109
Helicopters : 54
Total Ships : 0
Aircraft Carriers : 0
Frigates : 0
Destroyers : 0
Corvettes : 0
Submarines : 0
Coastal Defence Craft : 0
Mine Warfare Craft : 0
Nuclear Capabilities : None, although it possesses nuclear latency.
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