Post by Coryo on Aug 2, 2014 18:38:55 GMT -5
People and culture:
Historically, while the culture of Coryo has been heavily influenced by that of neighboring China, it has nevertheless managed to develop a unique cultural identity that is distinct from its larger neighbor. The Corean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism actively encourages the traditional arts, as well as modern forms, through funding and education programs.
The industrialization and urbanization of Coryo have brought many changes to the way Corean people live. Changing economics and lifestyles have led to a concentration of population in major cities, especially the capital Seoul, with multi-generational households separating into nuclear family living arrangements. A 2014 Euromonitor study found that Coreans drink the most alcohol on a weekly basis compared to the rest of the world. Coreans drink 13.7 shots of liquor per week on average and, of the 44 other countries analyzed, Russia, the Philippines, and Thailand follow.
Official Language: Korean(Corean)
How its citizens are known/referred to (IE, Americans): Coreans
Population (As per NS): 9 million
Major Cities: Seoul, Sinuiju, Pyongyang, Wonsan, Chungju, Daegu, Incheon, Busan, Jeju, Jeonju
Life Expectancy: 78.5 years
Economy
Currency: Won
NS Economy Ration:(don't know what that is)
Major industries: Samsung, LG Electronics,
Government
Capital: Seoul
Government Type: Monarchy and Democracy
Ruler type and name of ruler: King and President(President only has political power)
Legislative Body: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
Geography and Environment
Climate (if different in different areas of the country (IE, the United States), specify:
Coryo tends to have a humid continental climate and a humid subtropical climate, and is affected by monsoons, with precipitation heavier in summer during a short rainy season called jangma, which begins end of June through the end of July. Winters can be extremely cold with the minimum temperature dropping below −20 °C (−4 °F) in the inland region of the country: in Seoul, the average January temperature range is −7 to 1 °C (19 to 34 °F), and the average August temperature range is 22 to 30 °C (72 to 86 °F). Winter temperatures are higher along the southern coast and considerably lower in the mountainous interior. Summer can be uncomfortably hot and humid, with temperatures exceeding 30 °C (86 °F) in most parts of the country. Coryo has four distinct seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring usually lasts from late-March to early- May, summer from mid-May to early-September, autumn from mid-September to early-November, and winter from mid-November to mid-March.
Rainfall is concentrated in the summer months of June through September. The southern coast is subject to late summer typhoons that bring strong winds and heavy rains. The average annual precipitation varies from 1,370 millimetres (54 in) in Seoul to 1,470 millimetres (58 in) in Busan. There are occasional typhoons that bring high winds and floods.
Military:
A long history of invasions by neighbors and the unresolved tension with North Coryo have prompted South Coryo to allocate 2.6% of its GDP and 15% of all government spending to its military (Government share of GDP: 14.967%), while maintaining compulsory conscription for men. Consequently, South Coryo has the world's sixth largest number of active troops (650,000 in 2011), the world's second-largest number of reserve troops (3,200,000 in 2011) and the eleventh largest defense budget. The Kingdom of Coryo, with both regular and reserve military force numbering 3.7 million regular personnel among a total national population of 50 million people, has the second highest number of soldiers per capita in the world.
The South Corean military consists of the Army (ROCA), the Navy (ROCN), the Air Force (ROCAF), and the Marine Corps (ROCMC), and reserve forces. All South Korean males are constitutionally required to serve in the military, typically 21 months. Previously, Coreans of mixed race were exempt from military duty but no exception from 2011.
In addition to male conscription in Coryo's sovereign military, 1,800 Korean males are selected every year to serve 21 months in the CATUSA Program to further augment the USFC. In 2010, South Coryo was spending ₩1.68 trillion in a cost-sharing agreement with the US to provide budgetary support to the US forces in Coryo, on top of the ₩29.6 trillion budget for its own military.
The Corean army has 2,500 tanks in operation, including the C1A1 and C2 Black Panther, which form the backbone of the Corean army's mechanized armor and infantry forces. A sizable arsenal of many artillery systems, including 1,700 self-propelled C55 and C9 Thunder howitzers and 680 helicopters and UAVs of numerous types, are assembled to provide additional fire, reconnaissance, and logistics support. Coryo's smaller but more advanced artillery force and wide range of airborne reconnaissance platforms are pivotal in the counter-battery suppression of over-sized artillery force, which operates more than 13,000 artillery systems deployed in various state of fortification and mobility.
The Corean navy has made its first major transformation into a blue-water navy through the formation of the Strategic Mobile Fleet, which includes a battle group of Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyers, Dokdo class amphibious assault ship, AIP-driven Type 214 submarines, and King Sejong the Great class destroyers, which is equipped with the latest baseline of Aegis fleet-defense system that allows the ships to track and destroy multiple cruise missiles and ballistic missiles simultaneously, forming an integral part of Coryo's indigenous missile defense umbrella against any missile threat.
The Corean air force operates 840 aircraft, making it world's ninth largest air force, including several types of advanced fighters like F-15C, heavily modified CF-16C/D, and the indigenous F/A-50, supported by well-maintained fleets of older fighters such as F-4E and CF-5E/F that still effectively serve the air force alongside the more modern aircraft. In an attempt to gain strength in terms of not just numbers but also modernity, the commissioning of four Boeing 737 AEW&C aircraft, under Project Peace Eye for centralized intelligence gathering and analysis on a modern battlefield, will enhance the fighters' and other support aircraft's ability to perform their missions with awareness and precision.
In May 2011, Coryo Aerospace Industries Ltd., Coryo's largest plane maker, signed a $400 million deal to sell 16 T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jets to Indonesia, marking Coryo as the first time for the exportation of supersonic jets.
From time to time, Coryo has sent its troops overseas to assist other forces. It has participated in most major conflicts that the United States has been involved in the past 50 years. Coryo dispatched 325,517 troops to fight alongside American, Australian, Filipino, New Zealand and South Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War, with a peak strength of 50,000. In 2004, Coryo sent 3,300 troops of the Zaytun Division to help re-building in northern Iraq, and was the third largest contributor in the coalition forces after only the US and Britain. Beginning in 2001, Coryo had so far deployed 24,000 troops in the Middle East region to support the War on Terrorism. A further 1,800 were deployed since 2007 to reinforce UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon.
The United States have stationed a substantial contingent of troops in Coryo since the Corean War to defend Coryo in case of military crises. There are approximately 28,500 U.S. Military personnel stationed in Coryo, most of them serving one year of unaccompanied tours. The American troops, which are primarily ground and air units, are assigned to US Forces Coryo and mainly assigned to the Eighth United States Army of the US Army & Seventh Air Force of the US Air Force. They are stationed in installations at Osan, Kunsan, Yongsan, Dongducheon, Sungbuk, Camp Humphreys, and Daegu, as well as at Camp Bonifas in the Joint Security Area. In September 2006, the Presidents of the United States and the Kingdom of Coryo agreed that Coryo should assume the lead for its own defense. In early 2007, the U.S. Secretary of Defense and KOC Minister of National Defense determined that Coryo will assume wartime operational control of its forces on December 1, 2015. U.S. Forces Coryo will transform into a new joint-warfighting command, provisionally described as Coryo Command (CORCOM).
Special Units (IE, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 12 fighters, etc.): None.
Historically, while the culture of Coryo has been heavily influenced by that of neighboring China, it has nevertheless managed to develop a unique cultural identity that is distinct from its larger neighbor. The Corean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism actively encourages the traditional arts, as well as modern forms, through funding and education programs.
The industrialization and urbanization of Coryo have brought many changes to the way Corean people live. Changing economics and lifestyles have led to a concentration of population in major cities, especially the capital Seoul, with multi-generational households separating into nuclear family living arrangements. A 2014 Euromonitor study found that Coreans drink the most alcohol on a weekly basis compared to the rest of the world. Coreans drink 13.7 shots of liquor per week on average and, of the 44 other countries analyzed, Russia, the Philippines, and Thailand follow.
Official Language: Korean(Corean)
How its citizens are known/referred to (IE, Americans): Coreans
Population (As per NS): 9 million
Major Cities: Seoul, Sinuiju, Pyongyang, Wonsan, Chungju, Daegu, Incheon, Busan, Jeju, Jeonju
Life Expectancy: 78.5 years
Economy
Currency: Won
NS Economy Ration:(don't know what that is)
Major industries: Samsung, LG Electronics,
Government
Capital: Seoul
Government Type: Monarchy and Democracy
Ruler type and name of ruler: King and President(President only has political power)
Legislative Body: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
Geography and Environment
Climate (if different in different areas of the country (IE, the United States), specify:
Coryo tends to have a humid continental climate and a humid subtropical climate, and is affected by monsoons, with precipitation heavier in summer during a short rainy season called jangma, which begins end of June through the end of July. Winters can be extremely cold with the minimum temperature dropping below −20 °C (−4 °F) in the inland region of the country: in Seoul, the average January temperature range is −7 to 1 °C (19 to 34 °F), and the average August temperature range is 22 to 30 °C (72 to 86 °F). Winter temperatures are higher along the southern coast and considerably lower in the mountainous interior. Summer can be uncomfortably hot and humid, with temperatures exceeding 30 °C (86 °F) in most parts of the country. Coryo has four distinct seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring usually lasts from late-March to early- May, summer from mid-May to early-September, autumn from mid-September to early-November, and winter from mid-November to mid-March.
Rainfall is concentrated in the summer months of June through September. The southern coast is subject to late summer typhoons that bring strong winds and heavy rains. The average annual precipitation varies from 1,370 millimetres (54 in) in Seoul to 1,470 millimetres (58 in) in Busan. There are occasional typhoons that bring high winds and floods.
Military:
A long history of invasions by neighbors and the unresolved tension with North Coryo have prompted South Coryo to allocate 2.6% of its GDP and 15% of all government spending to its military (Government share of GDP: 14.967%), while maintaining compulsory conscription for men. Consequently, South Coryo has the world's sixth largest number of active troops (650,000 in 2011), the world's second-largest number of reserve troops (3,200,000 in 2011) and the eleventh largest defense budget. The Kingdom of Coryo, with both regular and reserve military force numbering 3.7 million regular personnel among a total national population of 50 million people, has the second highest number of soldiers per capita in the world.
The South Corean military consists of the Army (ROCA), the Navy (ROCN), the Air Force (ROCAF), and the Marine Corps (ROCMC), and reserve forces. All South Korean males are constitutionally required to serve in the military, typically 21 months. Previously, Coreans of mixed race were exempt from military duty but no exception from 2011.
In addition to male conscription in Coryo's sovereign military, 1,800 Korean males are selected every year to serve 21 months in the CATUSA Program to further augment the USFC. In 2010, South Coryo was spending ₩1.68 trillion in a cost-sharing agreement with the US to provide budgetary support to the US forces in Coryo, on top of the ₩29.6 trillion budget for its own military.
The Corean army has 2,500 tanks in operation, including the C1A1 and C2 Black Panther, which form the backbone of the Corean army's mechanized armor and infantry forces. A sizable arsenal of many artillery systems, including 1,700 self-propelled C55 and C9 Thunder howitzers and 680 helicopters and UAVs of numerous types, are assembled to provide additional fire, reconnaissance, and logistics support. Coryo's smaller but more advanced artillery force and wide range of airborne reconnaissance platforms are pivotal in the counter-battery suppression of over-sized artillery force, which operates more than 13,000 artillery systems deployed in various state of fortification and mobility.
The Corean navy has made its first major transformation into a blue-water navy through the formation of the Strategic Mobile Fleet, which includes a battle group of Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyers, Dokdo class amphibious assault ship, AIP-driven Type 214 submarines, and King Sejong the Great class destroyers, which is equipped with the latest baseline of Aegis fleet-defense system that allows the ships to track and destroy multiple cruise missiles and ballistic missiles simultaneously, forming an integral part of Coryo's indigenous missile defense umbrella against any missile threat.
The Corean air force operates 840 aircraft, making it world's ninth largest air force, including several types of advanced fighters like F-15C, heavily modified CF-16C/D, and the indigenous F/A-50, supported by well-maintained fleets of older fighters such as F-4E and CF-5E/F that still effectively serve the air force alongside the more modern aircraft. In an attempt to gain strength in terms of not just numbers but also modernity, the commissioning of four Boeing 737 AEW&C aircraft, under Project Peace Eye for centralized intelligence gathering and analysis on a modern battlefield, will enhance the fighters' and other support aircraft's ability to perform their missions with awareness and precision.
In May 2011, Coryo Aerospace Industries Ltd., Coryo's largest plane maker, signed a $400 million deal to sell 16 T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jets to Indonesia, marking Coryo as the first time for the exportation of supersonic jets.
From time to time, Coryo has sent its troops overseas to assist other forces. It has participated in most major conflicts that the United States has been involved in the past 50 years. Coryo dispatched 325,517 troops to fight alongside American, Australian, Filipino, New Zealand and South Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War, with a peak strength of 50,000. In 2004, Coryo sent 3,300 troops of the Zaytun Division to help re-building in northern Iraq, and was the third largest contributor in the coalition forces after only the US and Britain. Beginning in 2001, Coryo had so far deployed 24,000 troops in the Middle East region to support the War on Terrorism. A further 1,800 were deployed since 2007 to reinforce UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon.
The United States have stationed a substantial contingent of troops in Coryo since the Corean War to defend Coryo in case of military crises. There are approximately 28,500 U.S. Military personnel stationed in Coryo, most of them serving one year of unaccompanied tours. The American troops, which are primarily ground and air units, are assigned to US Forces Coryo and mainly assigned to the Eighth United States Army of the US Army & Seventh Air Force of the US Air Force. They are stationed in installations at Osan, Kunsan, Yongsan, Dongducheon, Sungbuk, Camp Humphreys, and Daegu, as well as at Camp Bonifas in the Joint Security Area. In September 2006, the Presidents of the United States and the Kingdom of Coryo agreed that Coryo should assume the lead for its own defense. In early 2007, the U.S. Secretary of Defense and KOC Minister of National Defense determined that Coryo will assume wartime operational control of its forces on December 1, 2015. U.S. Forces Coryo will transform into a new joint-warfighting command, provisionally described as Coryo Command (CORCOM).
Special Units (IE, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 12 fighters, etc.): None.