Area Comparative: Total
area is slightly smaller than Connecticut, USA
Land boundaries:
None
Border countries:
None
Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 30 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 150 nm
Territorial sea: 20 nm
Climate:
Tropical marine; generally warm and moderately humid,
moderated by NE trade winds; dry season is from Jan to June, rainy season is
from Jul to Dec; temperatures vary some due to elevation but little seasonal
variation is observed overall. Jostan and Pisces tend to be a little drier
than the rest of the country.
Terrain: High
plateau in the NW, central mountain range SW to NE. Flat fertile plains in
the south, rolling hills to the NE, smaller mountain chain is in SW.
Diphida is hilly. Pisces chain varies from mountainous to low-lying coral
islands. Jostan is very low to sea level, with its highest point being 15ft.
Elevation :
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean - 0 feet
Highest point: Mt. Leviathan - 2,732 feet
Natural resources: pineapples,
bananas, sugar cane, grain, fish/seafood, papaya, tourism
Land use: arable land: 12% / permanent crops: 12% /
permanent pastures: 21% / forests and woodland: 20% / other: 35%
Natural hazards:
Active volcano on Grand Pisces, typhoons are possible year-round,
earthquakes
Geography - note:
Kryous Island boasts two of the largest freshwater lakes in the
Central Pacific Ocean.
People
Population: 2,471,066
(Est. Jan 2001)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 36%
15-64 years: 53%
65 years and over: 11%
Population growth rate:
0.87%
Birth rate: 20.94
births/1,000 population
Death rate: 3.76
deaths/1,000 population
Gender ratios:
at birth: 1.19 males(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.15 males(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.12 males(s)/female
65 years and over: .97 males(s)/female
total population: 1.134 males(s)/female
Infant mortality rate: 4.27deaths/1,000
live births
Life expectancy at birth:
males: 77.24 years / females: 81.94
years / total population: 79.61 years
Total fertility rate:
2.37 children born/woman
Nationality:
noun: Kryan
adjective: Kryousan
Ethnic groups:
Jostan 58% Marshallese 8% Hawaiian 7% White
16% Other 11%
Religions:
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Languages:
English, Jostan
Literacy: 99.7%
of the population can read/write by age 15. Gov't requires students to
take English and Jostan
Government
Country name:
conventional long form: Kryous
conventional short form: Kryous
Data code: KRY
Government type: Hybrid
Capital:
Monarchy: Taneraso, Menkar
Consulate: Daome, Mira
Administrative divisions:
6 Progenies: Azah, Baten-Kaitos,
Dheneb, Diphida, Menkar, Mira
Dependant areas:
Pisces Territory ( Grand
Pisces, Trou, Catama, Pinnacle, Bayaro, Isle Pence, Moire, Rei, Utar )
Jostan Territory ( Esett, Dapeo, Lessos, Sand )
Independence:
April 30th 1803
National holiday:
Kings Day - Jun 28 / Cetus Transverse – Nov 6 / Settlers Day – Nov 21 /
Independence Day – April 30th
Constitution:
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Legal system: *** DOCUMENTATION
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Suffrage: Kryous citizens 17 yrs of age, universal
Royal Court: ***
DOCUMENTATION IN PROGRESS***
Royal
Consulate:
***
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Elections: ***
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Citizen
Consulate: *** DOCUMENTATION IN
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Judicial
branch: ***
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International
organization participation: HOPE
(House of Peacemakers)
Flag
description: National
flag has a sky blue bottom third, navy blue top two-thirds, white waved line
between the two. Six stars in the
shape of a star in the upper left corner. There
are also flags for each progeny, territory and the royal family.
Economy
Economy - overview: Agriculturally
the island is 75% self-sufficient, however most manufactured goods are
imported, as heavy industry is not a major economic driving factor.
Tourism, commercial business/banking, trade/transport, and fishing are
the backbone of the economy.
GDP - composition by
sector:
agriculture: 14%
industry: 12%
commercial: 28%
services: 43%
other:
3%
Population below poverty
line: 2.4 %
Inflation rate (consumer
prices): 3.5 %
Labor force: (includes
unemployed): 1,271,571
Labor force - by
occupation:
local/federal government: 21%; private: 79%
managerial and professional 5 %,
technical, sales and administrative support 21 %,
services 32 %,
manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 10 %,
farming, forestry, and fishing 12 %
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Figures exclude the unemployed
Unemployment rate:
2.1 %
Industries:
Tourism, commercial business/banking, trade/transport, fishing, food processing.
Electricity - production
by source:
fossil fuel: 70%
hydro: 0 %
nuclear: 0 %
other: 30%
Electricity - consumption: 12.6 Billion kWh
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh
Agriculture - products:
pineapple, bananas, sugar cane, grain, fishing, papaya
Exports - commodities:
fish , fruit, sugar
Exports - partners: Marshall Islands, Kiribati, CNMI, FSM, Guam, Palau,
US
Imports - commodities:
petroleum and petroleum products, non-indigenous foodstuffs, manufactured goods.
Imports - partners: US, China, Australia, Japan, Chile
Debt - external: None
Economic aid - donor: None
Currency: 1 Daelo (Day-ah-low)
= 100 Nase (Nay-Sah)
Exchange rates: 1 Ð = .9
US$
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Communications
Telephone system:
domestic service: local code
structure in place
international service: satellite stations, submarine cables to Guam and Hawaii
cellular providers: 4
(digital/analog)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 10, FM 27
Television broadcast stations:
12
Internet Service Providers
(ISPs): 8
Transportation
Railways:
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total:
standard gauge:
Highways: ***
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total:
paved:
unpaved:
Major Ports/Harbors:
Tegeros, DP
Chen Mai, DN
Toumatano, AZ
Ryorda, PS
Esata, JT
Lomeryan, BK
Cetus, MK
Airports: 24
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 21
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 1
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
Heliports: 3
Military
Military
branches: Royal Navy / National
Air force / Coastal
Patrol / Royal Guard
Military manpower:
males age 15-49:
availability: 623,230
fit for military service: 594,926
Military expenditures:
classified
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: US
claims Johnston Atoll.
Illicit drugs: Tougher laws in recent years has made Kryous look
inhospitable to would be trafficking.
Last Updated: 09/20/2002
