WS:Kartaran Cliffs Notes - Revision history

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=Map references:

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	==Geographic coordinates:==		==Geographic coordinates:==
	35 00 N, 105 00 E		35 00 N, 105 00 E
	===Map references:==		==Map references:==
	Western Shores, XXX		Western Shores, XXX

	==Area:==		==Area:==
	total: 27,298,474 sq km<br>		total: 27,298,474 sq km<br>

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=Terrain:

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	==Climate:==		==Climate:==
	extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north		extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
	===Terrain:==		==Terrain:==
	mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east		mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east

	==Elevation extremes:==		==Elevation extremes:==
	lowest point: Allnegarde Break -1170 m<br>		lowest point: Allnegarde Break -1170 m<br>

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	Officially, there is no legislative branch outside the Empress and her adviors. Technically, many of the provinces have customary law of their own that, when interpreted by the local magistrate can create new law. All of the Great Houses also have some ability to legislate on their own lands. Finally, each of the non-tiger homelands have a limited traditional capability of legislating for their own people.		Officially, there is no legislative branch outside the Empress and her adviors. Technically, many of the provinces have customary law of their own that, when interpreted by the local magistrate can create new law. All of the Great Houses also have some ability to legislate on their own lands. Finally, each of the non-tiger homelands have a limited traditional capability of legislating for their own people.

	Each of the lands has a ~~slightly~~ different ruling body, from the Lion's dictatorial head to the Leopard's absolute democracy.		Each of the lands has a different ruling body, from the Lion's dictatorial head to the Leopard's absolute democracy.

	===Judicial branch:===		===Judicial branch:===

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	===Legislative branch:===		===Legislative branch:===
	~~unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2~~,~~985 seats; members elected~~ by ~~municipal~~, ~~regional~~, ~~and provincial people~~'s ~~congresses~~ to ~~serve five-year terms)~~		Officially, there is no legislative branch outside the Empress and her adviors. Technically, many of the provinces have customary law of their own that, when interpreted by the local magistrate can create new law. All of the Great Houses also have some ability to legislate on their own lands. Finally, each of the non-tiger homelands have a limited traditional capability of legislating for their own people.
	~~elections: last held December 2002-February 2003 (next to be held late 2007-February 2008)~~
	~~election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA~~		Each of the lands has a slightly different ruling body, from the Lion's dictatorial head to the Leopard's absolute democracy.

	===Judicial branch:===		===Judicial branch:===
	Supreme People's Court (judges appointed by the National People's Congress); Local Peoples Courts (comprise higher, intermediate and local courts); Special Peoples Courts (primarily military, maritime, and railway transport courts)		Supreme People's Court (judges appointed by the National People's Congress); Local Peoples Courts (comprise higher, intermediate and local courts); Special Peoples Courts (primarily military, maritime, and railway transport courts)

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	None. Heads of family and departments may advise the Empress.		None. Heads of family and departments may advise the Empress.
	===Executive branch:===		===Executive branch:===
	chief of state: Empress ???		chief of state: Empress ???<br>
	head of government: Empress ???		head of government: Empress ???<br>
	cabinet: ~~State Council appointed by~~ the ~~National People's Congress (NPC)~~		cabinet: The Heads of the Nine Great Torareichou Houses, and a representative from each of the other Banbutsunoreichou
	~~elections: president~~ and vice president elected by the National People's Congress for five-year terms; elections last held 15-17 March 2003 (next to be held mid-March 2008); premier nominated by the president, confirmed by the National People's Congress
	~~election results: HU Jintao elected president by the Tenth National People's Congress with~~ a ~~total~~ of ~~2,937 votes (four delegates voted against him, four abstained, and 38 did not vote); ZENG Qinghong elected vice president by~~ the ~~Tenth National People's Congress with a total of 2,578 votes (177 delegates voted against him, 190 abstained, and 38 did not vote); two seats were vacant~~

	===Legislative branch:===		===Legislative branch:===

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	===Independence:===		===Independence:===
	As long as the mythology exists. Over 3,000 years.		As long as the mythology exists. Over 3,000 years.
	===National ~~holiday~~:===		===National holidays:===
	Day of ~~Eternal~~ Gratitude for the Empress		Day of Gratitude for the Ancestor's Blessing the Great and Eternal Empire of Kartar with the Empress and her Honoured Family<br>
	Week of Unworthy Descendants ~~Showing~~ Great Thanks to Glorious Ancestors		Week of Unworthy Descendants Demonstrating Great Thanks to Glorious Ancestors

	===Constitution:===		===Constitution:===
	There is no written constitution. Instead there are conflicting traditions, stories of the past and power.		There is no written constitution. Instead there are conflicting traditions, stories of the past and power.

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	==Government==		==Government==
	===Country name:===		===Country name:===
	conventional long form: The Glorious and Eternal Empire of Kartar		conventional long form: The Glorious and Eternal Empire of Kartar<br>
	conventional short form: Kartar		conventional short form: Kartar
	local long form: ~~Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo (PRC)~~		local long form: <br>
	local short form: ~~Zhong Guo (China)~~		local short form: Kartar
	~~abbreviation: PRC~~
	===Government type:===		===Government type:===
	Imperial state		Imperial state

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	===Natural hazards:===		===Natural hazards:===
	frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence		frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence
	Environment - current issues:		===Environment - current issues:===
	water shortages, particularly in the arid regions; water pollution from untreated wastes near major cities; deforestation; estimated loss of one-eighteenth of agricultural land to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species		water shortages, particularly in the arid regions; water pollution from untreated wastes near major cities; deforestation; estimated loss of one-eighteenth of agricultural land to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species

	===Geography - note:===		===Geography - note:===
	world's largest country; Mount Xian-an is the world's tallest peak ; the salt pans in Lan-Xu are the largest in the world, larger than some countries		world's largest country; Mount Xian-an is the world's tallest peak ; the salt pans in Lan-Xu are the largest in the world, larger than some countries

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