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Offical Name: République de Lanaya
Short Name: Lanaya
Internet Country Code: .lan
Currency: Piastre Lanayais
Population: 7,212,889
Government: Parlementary Constitutional Republic
Head of State: President Jeanne Trudel
Official Languages: French
Religion: none official
Capital: Lanaya City
Other Major Cities: Val d'Or, Solando, Portneuf, Nigamo, Saint-Mathieu
Shares Borders With: North Atlantic Ocean
Annual Family Income: $64,000
Average Number of Cars Per Household: 1

GEOGRAPHY

Location: East of Long Island, USA - North Atlantic Ocean, near the coast
Map References: East American Coast
Area-comparative: Taiwan
Land Boundaries: none
Coastline: 3,121 km
Climate: Temperate
Terrain: Alot of montains, higher as the Laurentians or Apalaches
Elevation Extremes: 1,622 meters
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0m
Highest point: Mont-Portneuf (1,622 meters)
Natural resources: hydro-power, wind-power, solar-power, wood, silver, gold, zinc, iron...
Natural hazards: Big snow storms in the North West around July, windy assaults (wind going up to 200 km per hour and more)

PEOPLE

Population: 7,212,889
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.2%
15-64 years: 70.1%
65 years: 8.7%
Median age:
total: 35 years
male: 36 years
female: 34 years
Population growth rate: 5.5%
Birth rate: 21.56 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 9.62 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: 12.23 migrants/1,000 population
Urbanization:
urban population: 68% of total population
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change
Sex ratio:
at birth: 0.98 males/females
under 15 years: 1.12 males/females
15-64 years: 0.91 males/females
65 years and over: 0.88 males/females
total population: 0.89 males/females
Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.04 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79 years
male: 76 years
female: 82 years
Total fertility rate: 1.62 children born/woman
Nationality: Lanayan (EN), Lanayais(e) (FR)
Ethnic Groups:
French origin: 51%
British: 7%
Asian: 5%
Nederlands: 37%

Languages:
French: 100% (official)
Dutch: 21%
English: 9%
Other: 12%

Literacy:
total: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98%
School life expectancy:
total: 19 years
male: 19 years
female: 19 years
Education expenditures: 8.2% of GDP

GOVERNMENT

Country name:
conventional long form: République de Lanaya
conventional short form: Lanaya
Government: Parlementary Constitutional Republic
Capital: Lanaya City
Independence: February 17th, 1834
National holiday: Jour de l'indépendance (February 17th, 1834)
Constitution: http://www.aoin.eu/lanaya-f127/constitution-de-la-republique-t1874.htm
Legal system: Based on Quebec/Canada law system
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
Head of government: Jeanne Trudel

Climate and Weather:
Weather conditions are similar to the United Kingdom, with more hours of sunshine and less rainfall on average. Winters are generally mild with some light snow and summers are slightly cooler than Britain. Temperatures range from -5°C to 20°C. The island is relatively sunny in summer, with daily hours of sunshine similar to England's southern coastal regions. It is generally wetter on the east than the west of the islands.