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the Diking Fact Sheet General Flag: on a green field, clockwise from the top fly corner, the arms of the Black Knights, the Dragon Masters, and the Royal Knights—Diking’s three most influential clans. In the top hoist corner, the Monarch’s standard. The flag code allows Parliament to add the arms of additional clans upon petition. (This flag adorns the home page.) Motto: Caelum Suficiet. Fanfare for the Flag: Mouret, Jean-Joseph. Rondeau. National Hymn: Paulus, Stephen. The Pilgrims’ Hymn. Capital: Coland Background: Landforms created in Great Cataclysm of 1974. Although the islands were visited in the late 1980s, the first permanent settlers arrived Christmas Day, 1990. Location: Northern Pacific Ocean. (See map.) Time zone: GMT -10. There is no legal provision for Daylight Savings Time.
Main Island Land Area: 9216 square miles; somewhere between the area of Vermont and New Hampshire. Outlying Islands: 42 sq mi Surface Area within territorial waters (12 nm from nearest shore): 17280 sq mi Airspace: Diking exercises control over airspace up to the elevation of 60 nm over all land area and over water area extending 24 nm from each point of shoreline. The government of Diking recognizes space as free for international navigation but reserves the right to condemn and recycle any space junk it deems a navigational hazard or otherwise a blight. Climate: Temperate Northern Hemisphere. Snows from November to March, rainy springs, cool falls, and hot summers. The Chain Archipelago is generally subtropical. Terrain: Tall mountain range forms a north-south spine on the main island. Elsewhere in the interior, river valleys cut through plains, while the coast is usually not rocky. General vegetations include alpine forest, grassland, oak savannah, and forest. The outlying islands are low-lying and covered in grasses and palm trees.
People Population: 751 (2004 census) Popluation growth rate: 10.01% (1996-2004 yearly average) Gender structure (approximate): 5% female; 95% male Life expectancy: 85 years Total fertility rate: You’re kidding me, right? Nearly all population growth comes from immigration. Nationality: (noun) Dikanian(s); (adjective) Dikanian Ethnic Groups (approximate): of European descent – 94%; of American descent – 3%; of Pacific Island descent – 3% Religions: Primarily catholic Christianity, also a fair number of agnostics and native American and Pacific traditions. Languages: Primarily American English. Tetankta and Islander cultures retain their languages. Literacy: nearly 100% Government
Government type: Constitutional monarchy / Federal republic (See the Constitution and Code of Laws.) Capital: Coland Administrative divisions: three Viceroyalties (Corey, Chris, Robert) divided into six states (Aire, New Iowa, New South Dakota, New South Carolina, Fort, and Chain) Dependent areas: one Commonwealth (Eilos), and an autonomous indigenous region National Holidays: Christmas Day (December 25, arrival of the first permanent settlers in 1990) and Constitution Day (April 8, commemorating the ratification of the Constitution in 1996) Legal system: federal, viceroyalty, and state courts are distinct but based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts Sufferage: 18 years of age; universal Executive Branch: chief of state and head of government: Emperor Corey I; Crown Prince Corey II. Office of the Monarch is hereditary; Cabinet members are appointed by the Monarch. Legislative Branch: bicameral Parliament divided into House of Ministers, elected annually by popular vote, and House of Lords, appointed as needed by the Monarch according to the Constitution. The House of Ministers elects the Prime Minister to be its speaker, and the House of Lords elects the Chancellor to be its president pro tempore. Judical Branch: Supreme Court consisting of four Justices and one Chief Justice appointed by the Monarch and approved by the House of Lords; Federal District Court judges appointed in the same manner. Each Viceroyalty and State has its own judicial system to uphold its own laws and ordinances. Political parties and leaders: none. Members of Parliament have typically aligned themselves along viceroyalty lines. |