N/A

I. Basic Information

BOKONON ISLANDS (BOK)

Sub-Region: West

 

Provinces (3):  1) Canary Islands, 2) Cape Verde Islands, and 3) Ascension, St. Helena, Tristan De Cuhna

 

Population: 616,202  

 

Gross Domestic Product:  $27,600 million

 

 

Country Name

             Conventional Long Form:  The Paradise of the Bokonon Islands

 

             Long Local Form: Bokonon Islands

 

             Local Short Form: Bokonon

 

Country Motto: “All the things we know are shameless lies”

 

Government Type: Bokonist State (Quasi-Socialism)

 

Independence: December 1, 2005

 

National Holiday: October 20 (Bokonon’s Birth)

 

Legal System: N/A

 

Suffrage: 16 years, universal suffrage

Method of Election/Term Length:  Popular Vote

 

 

Date of Last Election/Results: Papa McCabe 100%

 

Date of Next Election: January 1, 2007

 

 

Major Political Parties: Bokonist Party      

 

Political Pressure Groups: None

 

Legislature:  None. Papa has advisors but no other forms of government apply.

 

Last Election Date: N/A

 

Last Election Results:            N/A 

 

Next Election Date: N/A

VI. Judiciary Branch

Members of the Council of Integrity: Ten

 

Process through which Justices Come to Power: Appointed by the Czar

V. Legislative Branch

VII. Foreign Policy

International Organization Participation: African Union, Socialist Alliance

 

Territorial Disputes:  N/A

VIII. Economy

N/A

GDP Growth Rate: N/A

 

GDP Per Sector:

             Agriculture: N/A

             Industry: N/A

             Services: N/A  

 

Unemployment Rate:

             Urban: N/A

             Rural: N/A

 

Percentage of Population Below the Poverty Line: -/+ 1%

             Urban: N/A

             Rural: N/A

 

Inflation: N/A

 

Electricity Production by Source:

             Fossil Fuels: N/A

             Hydro: N/A

             Nuclear: N/A
             Other: N/A

 

Nuclear Energy Capabilities: N/A

 

Currency Name: Ice-9

 

Current External Debt: N/A

 

Current Creditor States: N/A

 

Head of State: Papa McCabe

 

Head of Government: Papa Jason Lochinvar McCabe (Papa McCabe)

(Bokononist Party)

 

Cabinet:

Provider of Peace – Guillermo Hernandez (Defense Department)

Provider of International Trust – Josef Koney (Foreign Relations)

Provider of Trust – Ron Plummer (Justice Dept)

Provider of Means – Aliscia McCallister (Welfare Dept)

Provider of Foresight – H. Martin Harvey (Planning Dept)

Provider of Health – Gregg Jeffries (Health/Athletics Dept)

Provider of Knowledge – Damaskin Nonku (Intelligence Dept)

Provider of Love – Aphrodite Trottier (Birthing Rights Dept)

IV. Executive Branch

Annual Surplus (Exports)

Current National Demand (Imports)

IX. Infrastructure

Ports and Harbors (3): Mendelo, Praia, Tarrafal – Cape Verde

Jamestown, Georgetown, Calshot Harbor – St. Helena, Ascension, Tristan De Cunha

El Hierro, La Gomera – Canary Islands

 

 

Airports with Paved Runways: 10

 

Major International Airports:

Bokonon’s Landing (BLX) – San Lorenzo, Canary Islands

X. Social Indicators

Life Expectancy at Birth

             Male: N/A

             Female: N/A

 

Total Fertility Rate: N/A

 

Nationality

             Noun: Bokonist

             Adjective: Bokonist

 

Ethnic Groups: N/A

 

Religions: Bokonist — 100%

Languages: N/A

 

Literacy (definition — age 15 and older can read and write):                     Total Population: N/A

             Male: N/A

             Female: N/A

 

HIV/AIDS

Adult Prevalence Rate: N/A

People Living with HIV/AIDS: N/A

Deaths in the Past Year: N/A

 

Major Infectious Diseases/Risk:  N/A                                                                                                                                     

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

XI. Military

Military Branches: N/A

 

Military Service:  N/A

 

Manpower avail. for military service: N/A

 

Military Expenditures per Year: N/A

 

Military Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: N/A

 

Weapons of Mass Destruction:

             Nuclear: N/A

             Chemical: N/A

             Biological: N/A

XII. Transnational Disputes

Territorial Disputes: N/A

 

Non-Territorial Disputes: N/A

Updated:  October 10, 2006

II. Vital Statistics

III. Government

AU Member

Cape Verde Islands

PROVINCES OF

BOKONON ISLANDS

Ascension Island

St. Helena

Tristan da Cunha

Canary Islands