The Duchy of Rossheim was proclaimed at Kimberley on New Year’s Day 2006 following the collapse of the South African government, and swiftly established control over the Northern Cape, Transvaal and Free State. Political opposition was suppressed in the aftermath of an unsuccessful coup, but the eventual reunification of South Africa was achieved peacefully, with the Treaty of Bloemfontein (15 January 2006) paving the way for the establishment of the Empire of Rossheim on 24 January 2006. Emperor Christoph I was killed in an accident on 2 April and succeeded by his cousin, deputy head of state Johanna Yamamura-Rossheim, who as Empress Johanna I engineered the peaceful annexation of the former Green Free State on 9 July 2006. The Empire of Rossheim was abolished on 19 July 2006, but was restored three months later under the joint rule of Emperor Christoph II and Empress Johanna I.

I. Basic Information

ROSSHEIM (RHM)

II. Vital Statistics

Sub-Region: South

 

Provinces (9): KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Lesotho, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Okiep, Mmbatho, Botswana

 

Population: 47,112,000

 

Gross Domestic Product:  $509.1 bn

 

 

III. Government

Country Name

             Conventional Long Form:  The Empire of Rossheim

 

             Long Local Form: N/A

 

             Local Short Form: N/A

 

Country Motto: Aut Caesar Aut Nihil (Either a Caesar or nothing)

 

Government Type: Autocracy

 

Independence: January 1, 2006 from South Africa

 

National Holiday: January 24 (Empire Day)

 

Legal System: Common Law

 

Suffrage: N/A

Method of Election/Term Length:  N/A

 

Date of Last Election/Results: N/A

 

Date of Next Election: N/A

 

Major Political Parties: None

 

Political Pressure Groups: None

 

Legislature: Legislative authority is vested in the monarch

 

Last Election Date: N/A

 

Last Election Results:   N/A

 

Next Election Date: N/A

VI. Judiciary Branch

Members of the Council of Integrity: Eight

 

Process through which Justices Come to Power: Justices are appointed by the monarch

V. Legislative Branch

VII. Foreign Policy

International Organization Participation:

             African Union

 

Territorial Disputes:  None

VIII. Economy

The largest market in Southern Africa, Rossheim possesses an abundant supply of natural resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region. Inflation and unemployment have been brought under control and the prospects are good for sustained economic growth. 

GDP Growth Rate: 5.5

 

GDP Per Sector:

             Agriculture: 3.2%

             Industry: 31.8%

             Services: 65.0%           

 

Unemployment Rate:

             Urban: N/A%

             Rural: N/A%

 

Percentage of Population Below the Poverty Line: N/A%

             Urban: N/A%

             Rural: N/A%

 

Inflation: 1.1%

 

Electricity Production by Source:

             Fossil Fuels: 15%

             Hydro: 10%

             Nuclear: 70%
             Other: 5%

 

Nuclear Energy Capabilities: Nuclear capable

 

 

Currency Name: Rossmark

 

Current External Debt: N/A

 

Current Creditor States: N/A

 

Head of State: Emperor Christoph II and Empress Johanna I

 

Head of Government: Emperor Christoph II and Empress Johanna I

 

Cabinet:

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: Helen Kumalo

 

IV. Executive Branch

The Honorable  Empress

Johanna I

 

 

Annual Surplus (Exports)

Current National Demand (Imports)

IX. Infrastructure

Ports and Harbors (6): Cape Town, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay

 

Airports with Paved Runways: 159

 

Major International Airports:

    Johannesburg International Airport (JIA)

      Cape Town International Airport (CTA)

      Bloemfontein International Airport (BIA)

X. Social Indicators

Life Expectancy at Birth

             Male: 68.93

             Female: 70.27

 

Total Fertility Rate: 2.1

 

Nationality

             Noun: Rossheimer

             Adjective: Rossheimiam

 

Ethnic Groups:

             N/A

Religions: N/A

 

Languages:

             English (Official),

 

Literacy (definition — age 15 and older can read and write):                     Total Population: 96.4%

             Male: 97%

             Female: 95.7%

XI. Military

Military Branches: Imperial Armed Forces: Ground Command, Maritime Command, Air Command 

 

Military Service:  Not Compulsory, no minimum age for service

 

Manpower avail. for military service: N/A

 

Military Expenditures per Year: $45.8 billion

 

Military Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: 9%

 

Weapons of Mass Destruction:

             Nuclear: N/A

             Chemical: N/A

             Biological: Smallpox

XII. Transnational Disputes

Territorial Disputes: None

 

Non-Territorial Disputes: None

 

Updated:  November 10, 2006

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:  Hepatitis A (Low)

 

Bloemfontein

AU Member

Cape Town

The Honorable  Emperor Christoph II