At midnight on 1 October 2006, the Ringist Shogunate of Oshima and Izu transferred sovereignty over its remaining territories in Southern Africa to Lord Antoku Akabana, who was subsequently proclaimed Shireikan (Supreme Commander) of the new state of Akabania.

I. Basic Information

AKABANIA (AKB)

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 Shireikanate of Akabania

 

             Long Local Form: N/A

 

             Local Short Form: N/A

 

Country Motto: The flowers of hell are fiery red

 

Government Type: Totalitarian dictatorship

 

Independence: September 13, 2006 from the Oshima and Izu

 

National Holiday: July 18 (Shireikan’s Birthday)

 

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 Shireikan

 

Last Election Date: N/A

 

Last Election Results:   N/A

 

Next Election Date: N/A

VI. Judiciary Branch

Number of Supreme Court Justices: 7

 

Process through which Justices Come to Power: Justices appointed by the Shireikan

V. Legislative Branch

VII. Foreign Policy

International Organization Participation:

             African Union

            

Territorial Disputes:  None

VIII. Economy

The largest market in Southern Africa, Akabania 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. Economic activity is dominated by the various subsidiaries of the Shireikan’s Akabana Conglomerate.

Head of State: Shireikan Antoku Akabana

 

Head of Government: Shireikan Antoku Akabana

            

Cabinet:

 

Shireikan Antoku Akabana

Head of the High Command

 

General Ayanami Akabana

Chief of Staff

 

General Ariake Akabana

Nadeshiko Commander

IV. Executive Branch

Antoku Akabana

Leader of Akbania

 

 

 

Annual Surplus (Exports)

Current National Demand (Imports)

IX. Infrastructure

 

Updated: 

October 10, 2006

AU Member

General Ariake Akabana

General Ayanami Akabana

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: Rin

 

Current External Debt: N/A

 

Current Creditor States: N/A

 

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: Akbanian

             Adjective: Akbanian

 

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%

 

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)

Meningitis (Low)

XI. Military

Military Branches:  Red Flower Defence Force: Nadeshiko Corps, Maritime Defence Force, Air Defence Force

 

Military Service:  Not compulsory, no minimum age

 

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