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Factbook of the Kingdom of Normandie

Geographic
Location: Western Europe, the northeastern coastal area of France excluding Bretagne.
Map references: Europe
Area: 63,989 km²
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf orders
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Terrain: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Natural resources: coal, petroleum, marijuana, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
Land use:
arable land: 23.23%
permanent crops: 0.2%
other: 76.57%
Irrigated land: 1,700 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources: 160.6 cu km (2005)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 11.75 cu km/yr (22%/75%/3%)
per capita: 197 cu m/yr (1994)
Natural hazards: winter windstorms; floods

Demographics
Population: 7,223,000
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.7%
15-64 years: 67.1%
65 years and over: 16.2%
Median age: 38 years
Population growth rate: 0.279%
Birth rate: 10.65 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 10.05 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: 2.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Urbanization: .5% annual rate of change
Sex ratio: 0.98 males/females
Infant mortality rate: 4.85 deaths/1000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: 79.01 years
Total fertility rate: 1.66 children born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 77,000
HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500
Nationality: Norman(s), Norman
Ethnic groups: white (of which Gaelic 43.6%, French 28.6%, English 14.9%, Scottish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6%
Religions: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%
Languages: Norman French (Official), Gaelic, English, Old Norse
Literacy: 99%
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): 16 years
Education expenditures: 5.6% of GDP

Government
Conventional long form: The Kingdom of Normandie
Conventional short form: Normandie
Government type: Constitutional Monarchy
Capital Name: Agirion
Geographic coordinates: 47 20 N 1 40 W
Time difference: UTC 0
Daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Administrative divisions: Four Provinces, Lesser Brittany, Centre, Greater Normandie, Basse Calais
National holiday: Independence Day (23 June), King’s Birthday (15 January)
Constitution: Local Customs, Rights of the Executive Branch
Legal system: based on common law tradition with early Roman and modern continental influences; has nonbinding judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998
Suffrage: 18 years of age
Chief of State: King Vincent I
Head of Government: Chancellor Christoph Nugent
Cabinet: Govnerment positions appointed by the Chancellor
Elections: Hereditary Monarchy, Senate is elected from select communities, Ministry is elected from Senate
Legislative branch: A lower house consisting of 125 senators representing various communities across Normandie and led by an elected speaker, an upper house consisting of 8 ministers and the Chancellor.
Judicial branch: Freedoms Court, Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders: Nationalist (David Cameron); Democratic Unionist Party (Peter Robinson); Labor Party (Jason Brown); Liberal Democrats (Nick Legg); Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP [Mark Durkan]; Norman Nationalist Party (Christoph Nugent);
Political pressure groups and leaders: None
International organization participation: None
Flag description: Red background with golden nordic cross outline