National Factbook of The Royal Federation of Changjo

Introduction

Changjo, officially The Royal Federation of Changjo (RFC) is a sovereign state consisting of the European continent, parts of North America, North East and North West Africa. It is one of the world's most populous countries, with a population of over 23.6 billion people. The RFC is a Federal Monarchy currently ruled by His Royal Highness King Tristan I (Tristian Lysander Thijs Kjeldsen) and governed by the popular Federal Unionist Party of Changjo led by prime Minister Isak Valtersen. Its seat of government resides in the capital megacity of Fjellstad. It exercises central control over the 8 Federal Administrative Regions that make up the country.

The Royal Federation of Changjo is one of the world's largest countries by land area or total area, depending on the method of measurement. Changjo's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from tundra and icy plains in the East and North, vast grasslands in the West and desert in the South. The country has vast sea and ocean territories with a predominantly land locked Eastern border.

Changjo was formed by the unification of Europe as well as several Middle Eastern states following World War Three (2008-2012). Following the war a series of super blocks were formed on the basis of cultural similarity, these super blocks began to lay the foundation for the rebuilding of Europe. These European super blocks however quickly began to face turbulent times as the old problems of power and territory arose. Following a range of internal conflicts and power struggles for control of the continent the people took control to formulate the notion of the world's first truly unified super-state.

On 27 December 2017 referendums were held across these new powers on the formation of a new European super-state, to unify the people of Europe in which all could live in freedom, the overwhelming support of people led to the formation of the Royal Federation. This federation would respect the cultures, religions and languages of its constituent states and would become a world leader in freedom and prosperity.

Post-war the country has rapidly recovered and developed in to a thriving and powerful nation. The economy is fueled by a large quantities of natural resources both at land and at sea as well as it's large agricultural and industrial capabilities. This in turn has led the nation in to considerable post-war wealth and subsequently to the establishment of one of the worlds largest and well equipped armed forces which defend the nation with tenacity at home and abroad.

The Government itself, now a beacon of democracy makes little interference with the private lives of citizens and enshrines certain rights in law under Article 2 of the Constitution of the Federation. See: Article 2 of the Constitution of the Royal Federation of Changjo

History

The history of Changjo stretches back to some of the first ancient civilizations of it's predecessor states across continental Europe, Eurasia, North East and North West Africa. These civilizations flourished and made great technical and cultural impressions upon the world.

In 2008 the conflict between the Russian Federation and Georgia escalated in to a global war. An attack on a French outpost which was alleged to have been involved in assisting Georgian rebels by Russian forces led to retaliation from France and its NATO allies. With conflict ensuing neighbouring states took this opportunity to seize territories previously lost to bordering states. During this third global war, millions of people were killed, nations and governments fell and the boundaries of nationstates were re-drawn. Following the war the people of Europe sort reconciliation, fearing further war people across Europe raised revolution gaining popular support amongst the populace and military forces. Forming a Unified People's Army (UPA) Governments began to fall in a series of bloody and bloodless coups across Europe. New alliances and borders were drawn and new progressive governments based on common cultural values were created. In the North and West of Europe the Western European Union was formed. In the central Europe, the East European alliance in the South Israel and the Suez League of Nations and in the East the New Russian Federation.

In 2015 the New Russian Federation, now greatly reduced in size with the Siberian Republic in the far East and China encroaching in to the South sought to bolster its lands and take back parts of Europe it had lost. The Western powers in their weakened state would be able to do little in the event of a Russian invasion and so to counter this emerging threat the East European Alliance, Western European Alliance, Israel and Suez League formed a mutual defense coalition. Whilst this coalition stalled Russian invasion attempts the alliance secretly began supporting resistance and subversive elements in Moscow. This would ultimately erupt in the Norvsk Incident of March 2016 which led to the mass execution of hundreds of protestors, what would follow was an un-paralleled people's revolution supported by alliance military support which would ultimately lead to the retreat of the Russian Government Eastwards within three months.

Following the collapse there were further calls for unity across the continent to protect against further war and to pool resources decimated in the war. In the South oil and fuels were still being produced however due to huge infrastructure damage were unable to expediently rebuild industry. Fallout from nearby Georgia where the war had began along with years of droughts meant that food could not be produced to sustain the populace. In the North and West water and food could be prepared in abundance along with technological supplies, however they lacked access to suitable and sustainable fuels. Many in the South died from starvation and in the North from the icy climates of winter Europe. In a call for unity to create a hegemonies European superstate free from outside threats a series of Referendums were held across the remaining superblocks and on 27 December 2017 voters overwhelmingly supported a unification of Europe and the Federation was formed. The name Changjo was selected from hundreds of possibilities with its fitting meaning 'to create in harmony.'

Over the next few year a series of political events, referendums and campaigns would set the baseline of this new European superpower as food, fuel, supplies and people travelled freely across the continent. As a vast conglomerate of people from different backgrounds and cultures fractures, some from existing prejudices and ideas and some new began to appear. The people looked towards the nine monarchies of the Federation in the former Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Morocco and Jordan. These monarchies having largely survived the war led their people through the conflict of the last few years and whose popularity as a unifying cause became to be respected the world over. With many of these joined through matrimony and political union the people sought a Head of State without bias, who would represent all of Europe's people transcending politics, in a referendum the people voted 89% in favour to become the Royal Federation of Changjo with the Norwegian-Dutch house of Kjeldsen at its head.

Geography

Covering approximately 12.6 million square kilometres (7.8 million square miles) of which 7.7% is water, Changjo is one of the world's largest countries by land area or total area, depending on the method of measurement. Changjo's landscape is vast and diverse, in the South-East deserts of white sands stretch to its farthest borders. In the centre and West grasslands and fertile basins allow for mass agriculture and farming and in the North Icy plains and Fjords stretch to thousands of miles of coastline and islands. The Alps mountain range stretch across the Centre of the country with the Caucasus in the far East, home to the territories highest point Mount Elbrus. Major rivers spread throughout the territory feed in to the Atlantic Ocean in the West, The Mediterranean and Red Sea's in the South, the Baltic, Barents, North and Norwegian Seas in the North and the central Black and Caspian Seas as well as the Dead Sea, the nation's lowest point. The nation shares a massive land border to the East with the New Russian Federation as well as with the The Arabian Alliance in the South-East and South West.

Demographics

The Royal federation of Changjo has an approximate population of over 17.7 billion people (2021 Census). The first state census was conducted in 2021 with a new census due in five years in 2026 and again every 5 years. In the 2021 census about 19.00% of the population were 14 years old or younger, 60.00% were between 15 and 35 years old, 11.00% were between 36 and 59 years old, and 10.00% were over 60 years old. The population growth rate for 2021 is estimated to be 3.47%. The 2021 census found that males accounted for 59.26% of the total population

Despite the devastation of World War Three, Chango's rapid growth and re-construction has pulled hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. Today it is estimated that less than 0.4% of the population lives below the poverty line.

Due to its vast size and amalgamation of former European and Middle Eastern States The Royal Federation of Changjo officially recognizes 72 distinct ethnic groups. Concentrations of ethnic groups generally vary dependent or region however the newly unified state has seen a dramatic increase in the migration and integration of ethnicities throughout the federations borders.

The 2021 census recorded a total of 8,499,832 foreign citizens living in Changjo. The largest such groups of which are from East Asia and the former North American States (32% Chinese, 18% Korean, 12% Japanese, 7% Australian, 6% Argentinian, 5% Mexican, 2% Canadian, 2% American, 2% Chilean, 14% Other).

The state recognises over 230 different languages however has 54 official languages by which business of state is conducted, these primarily consist of English, Norwegian, German, Dutch and the relevant regional language.

There are over 900 cities in The Royal Federation of Changjo and over 2700 counties within five Federal Administrative Regions plus the capital megacity of Stoffels located on the site of former Berlin. Each region has a Regional Capital which has limited devolved powers from the central Government in the capital.

Largest Cities (By population)
Due to the sheer size of the population some cities have developed in to mega cities, which by Federation standards are considered any cities with over 100 million people. There are sixty four of these within the Royal Federation. Listed here are the ten largest mega cities in Changjo and their respective populations: Stoffels 1.5 billion, Adnan 1.1 billion, Brussels 1.1 Billion, Oslo 876.2 million, Vilnius 826.9 million, London 650.1 million, Reykjavik 500.1 Million, Rome 460.5 million, Jerusalem 460.4 million, Warsaw 400.9 million.

Government

The Royal Federation of Changjo is a Federal Monarchy currently governed by the popular Federal Unionist Party of Changjo. The Head of State and Commander in Chief of the armed forces is the King, the Head of Government is Prime Minister.

There are three main levels of Government; Central, Regional and Local.

Central Government based in the capital Stoffels is responsible for all military and defence matters, police and security services, foreign policy, legislation, education and all other Federal matters.

Regional Government based in one of five Regional Capitals (Adnan, Jerusalem, Brussels, Oslo, Vilnius) are responsible for the implementation of directives and legislation from Central Government, Implementing Regional Legislation and the regional administration of taxes and budgets. They exercise direct control over Local Government.

Local Government based at either county or city level are responsible for the implementation of education to meet local needs, administration of fire and rescue services, implement directives from Regional and Central Government and also have authority to implement local bylaws.

Executive: The Government is headed by the President of The Federation. The President can (amongst others): Appoint the Vice President, Prime Minister and cabinet members of the party. Ratify or veto legislation. Give pardon for any crime. May declare war or peace. Appoint members of the judiciary and is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces. Regional Capitals are headed by Regional Commissioners who can (amongst others): Appoint the Chairman of the Regional Assembly. Appoint Mayors and Senior Local Officials, Ratify or Veto regional legislation, pardon regional or local crimes. Local authorities are headed by a Mayor or Senior Councilor who can (amongst others): Appoint local government councilors nd senior local officials, Ratify or defer local legislation and pardon for local (and non-federal) crimes.

Legislature: A unicameral system consisting of The Evak (Senate) based in Stoffels. The Evak consists of 2000 representatives (400 from each of the five regions) and can (amongst others): Allocate national and regional budgets. Make and/or approve treaties and create National and Federal Legislation. Legislation is ratified by the President prior to becoming law. Each Region has its own Regional Assembly consisting of representatives from each of its counties (the numbers vary by region and are dependent on the populations of those local areas) where Regional Legislation is considered. Regional Legislation is ratified by a Regional Commissioner. Local bylaws are created at a local level by local council chambers.

Judiciary: The judicial system consists of: The Supreme Court, which is the highest legal authority and whose members are appointed directly by the President. The National Court of Appeal whose members are appointed by the Government from serving Judges of the Supreme Regional Courts. The Supreme Regional Courts and Regional Criminal Courts whose members are appointed by Regional Commissioners from Judges serving in the lower Courts. The District Criminal and Civil Courts whose appointments are made by the Department of Justice from legislated selection criteria. The Federal Court for Military Affairs whose members are appointed by the Department of Defence. The Federal Court of Maritime and Transportation Affairs and The Federal Court for Forest and Environmental Affairs whose members are appointed by The Department of Justice. Finally the Federal Court for Espionage, Terrorism and Enemy Action whose members are appointed by the Office of Internal Affairs.

Military

The Royal Federation of Changjo possesses a vast and powerful military consisting of: The Changjoan Army (CJA), The Changjoan Air Force (CJAF) and The Changjoan Navy (CJN) which includes the Changjo National Coastguard (CNCG). Military service is completely voluntary with service carrying a two year service obligation from 18 to 24 years of age with the minimum voluntary age at 16. All officers are volunteers. Military service is seen as patriotic and part of national duty by many Changjoans and many citizens volunteer for at least two years service.

Military expenditure is one of the biggest items in the national budget, ranking closely with Education spending and second only to Law and Order Expenditure

Economy

The The Royal Federation of Changjo has one of the world's largest economies in terms of nominal GDP, totalling approximately US$251 trillion 760 billion with a growth rate of 9.2%.

Due to large scale nationalisation the majority of services and industry are dominated by the public sector with labour division fairly evenly split at Agriculture: 30%, Industry: 29% and Services: 41% whilst unemployment maintains a steady 0.9% with 0.4% of the nations population below the poverty line. Citizens average wage sits at an impressive 173,541 Kroner (US$220,000).

Although Changjo could remain economically and resource isolated The Royal Federation remains a large exporter and importer of goods and services importing approximately US$15.653 trillion and exporting US$18.117 trillion a year. Main agricultural commodities of Rice, wheat, corn, peanuts, tea, milk, barley, apples, blueberries, grapes cotton, oilseed, pork, poultry and fish. As well as main industrial outputs of Ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites are the main source of Changjo's exports and economic wealth.

The Royal Federation of Changjo taxes citizens and organisations in proportion to wealth and maintains an inflation rate of 2.6% as well as a budget surplus of 3.1% of the GDP. This annual surplus is shared with every eligible citizen of the UFC over the age of 15 years every two years.

Culture

Changjoan Chicken Rice

Football is Changjo's National Sport

Due to the dynamic merging of nations to form the The Royal Federation of Changjo and despite modern nationalism that can be seen all over Changjo, culture varies vastly across the nation. The Royal Federation of Changjo has sought to embrace all cultures of the former states it encompasses which have developed since ancient times as well as installing a new national culture of pride, tenacity and devotion. Due to the free movement of people around Changjo these cultures, previously confined to their nations of origin can be seen across the state. This combined embracing of former cultures and strongly identified modern culture is believed to be one of the main reason's The Royal Federation of Changjo remains a successful state and union of former nations and peoples.

The Changjo Government does however seek to restrict any influx external of culture or material it deems to be detrimental to the state or it's existing cultures and traditions. Since its formation the Government has banned several foreign films, video games and music it considers to be dangerous to public cohesion however these occasion where intervention has been taken have been rare. It is far more often that the Government endorses various forms of modern and traditional art, literature, music, film, fashion and architecture have seen a vigorous revival. Changjo's vast cultures and traditions make it a popular tourist destination with 15.6 billion inbound international visitors in 2019. It also experiences an enormous volume of domestic tourism; an estimated 48.6 billion Changjo holidaymakers travelled within the country in September 2019 alone.

Food

Changjo cuisine is as diverse as its people and landscape, drawing on thousands of years of culinary history. Chicken and beef are the most popular meat and account for the majority of the country's total meat consumption. Changjoan Chicken Rice is widely considered to be the national dish.

Sport

Changjo has one of the oldest sporting cultures in the world with ancient records to suggest that archery and swordplay as well as a form of football date back to ancient times.
Today some of the nation's most popular sports include: martial arts, basketball, baseball, swimming and diving as well as the national sport football (soccer), a sport whose popularity has continued beyond the third world war to be as popular as ever. Teams compete in leagues throughout the Federation however the pinnacle of sporting achievement is the Changjo Premier League where the best teams and players throughout the nation compete for national glory. This long history of football throughout the history of those states who form the Federation make Changjo's football the best in the world.

Physical fitness is considered important in Changjo culture and is often practiced both in commercial premises, the home and at public gatherings in the nations many parks, courts and public pools. Access to all sporting facilities are free nationwide under Federal law with finance provided from Central, Regional and Local Governments and the sale of goods such as tickets to competitive matches and and refreshments. In order to facilitate world class athletes from those members of society on a low income sports equipment and supplies are heavily subsidised by the Federation.

The Royal Federation of Changjo has yet to perform at an Olympic games as a unified state as none have been held since the End of World War 3. However, since the former International Olympic Committee and the birth place of the Olympics are within The Federations borders political will has led to the formation of the New Olympic Games with the first to be held in 2024 in the megacity of Athens. The Changjo Games, a sporting event which is held in a different Regional Capital every second year seeks the best sportsmen and women from every region and is considered the current pinnacle of athletic achievement within the Federation. Those who perofrm the best here are sure to go on to represent Changjo at the next Olympic Games.

Infrastructure

The Royal Federation of Changjo has a vast network of roadways, pathways, railways and waterways. 95% of roads are Government owned and maintained, whilst 100% of public transport is Government owned and operated.

The Changjo Federal Roads Authority (CFRA) is responsible for the administration and running of all bus, coach and taxi public transport systems as well as the management and maintenance of the Federal Motorway and Highway System. Minor and other roads are maintained by municipal authorities with regulation from the CFRA. The Changjo Federal Transport Network (CFTN) is responsible for all rail (passenger and freight) transport systems as well as management and maintenance of the rail network and accident investigation through its Federal Rail Investigation Branch (FRIB). Monorail and tram services are maintained and run my municipal authorities with CFTN oversight. The Changjo Federal Waters Authority (CFWA) is responsible for all sea and river public transport systems including maintenance of canals and regulation of river based businesses. Regulation of sea based businesses and ports is conducted in conjunction with the Federal Ports and Docks Authority (FPDA) who also regulate private port and dock facilities. Sea based security, accident or incident investigation however falls under the authority of the Changjo National Coast Guard (CNCG) Whilst the Changjo Federal Aviation Authority (CFAA) is responsible for all public and business air transport including regulation, Air Traffic Control (ATC) and air accident investigation through the Changjo Federal Air Accidents Investigations Branch (CFAAIB). All are directly under the control of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure based at the national capital of Stoffels.