Intro: The Federal Republic of Ellesmere

Country name: The Federal Republic of Ellesmere (known shortly as Ellesmere).

First land: All of the islands situated between modern day Canada and Greenland, in the Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay and Beaufort Sea.



Capital City: Cape Sheridan (the North Eastern tip of Ellesmere island - the island is shown on the image above).
Government type: Federal, Republic, Democratic.
Each island of the nation is a federal state, and has a small government, answerable to the Federal Government, seated in Cape Sheridan.

Religion: The people of Ellesmere are not religious at all and are atheists. The state endorses no particular belief system, faith is kept out of politics and education etc. .

Starting Population: Total of 900,000
400,000 live on Ellesmere island (50% of which in the city of Cape Sheridan).
The other 500,000 live on the other islands of The Federal Republic of Ellesmere.

Information on size of Military: 250,000 of the population are in the armed forces of the nation, this may seem a large proportion of the population, however idle standing armies are not encouraged in Ellesmere, and so in times of peace, the military is used to build infrastructure (such as mining facilities - Ellesmere has plenty of minerals, and general construction). Indeed, the military were instrumental in allowing the nation to prosper in such a cold climate, setting up oil and geothermal power stations providing heat to the cities and settlements of the nation. Cape Sheridan was originally a small fishing outpost, however with the military's active involvement in the construction process, Cape Sheridan grew to support a large population of civilians with the infrastructure needed to prosper from the environment (Bustling harbours; fishing, oil tankards to the handful of oil platforms. Mining; gold, tin and aluminium).
Ellesmere has a handful of powerful navy vessels, protecting the harbours and oil rigs. Of the 250,000 armed forces personnel, 150,000 are in the Navy).
Ellesmere also has a decent air force, employing 70,000 personnel. Its main activity is patrolling the skies to the North, working with the Navy in guarding oil rigs, as well as in the South performing reconnaissance work over the mainland (where Canada is today)
The Army of Ellesmere then employs the rest (30,000), a relatively small share, however the nation has no mainland territory as of yet, and so priorities lie with the Navy and Air Force. The Army also work closely with the Navy on maneuvers.

Starting technologies: Advanced oil bore technology, allows the exploration and extraction of oil to be a quicker affair.
Efficient renewable geothermal technology - used by many of the nations power stations.
The Navy also boasts stealth submarines.

Anything else: To be continued at some point...

Forgot to mention currency.

The currency used is: The Ellesmere Mark (EM)
This is printed by the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of Cape Sheridan, independent to party politics and the government.

The value of the currency is currently strong enough for trust, yet weak enough to support a market for exports.

1 EM = 1.4 US$

Here is a more detailed map of the Federal Republic of Ellesmere; showing the island names, maritime borders and a brief overview of the population distribution.



The oil rigs are shown, around the New Jura Isles and to the North of Point Rollo. There is also an offshore oil platform in Baffin Bay.

As mentioned previously, the nation is a very successful exporter of mined metals / minerals, many of the islands boast such resources, and the mining industry is quite visible - particularly on Svaljiik Island.

Agriculture in Ellesmere is a very difficult trade in the cold climates, and the activity is done only in the South, in the vicinity of Hudson Bay. The Winters can be very harsh, and so only the hardiest of crops are grown, with some protection from the elements using government subsidization to purchase greenhouses / machinery. Surpluses in agriculture in Ellesmere are unheard of, the food is thus domestically consumed, rather than exported. 20% of the nation's population's food demand is satisfied by this agriculture, the rest is made up from the lucrative fishing industry (20%, the surpluses are then exported) and from importing food.

The Federal Republic of Ellesmere now owns territory in Southern Greenland, the location of which a scientific / military facility has been established as part of Project Stable Land. The new province is named Narsaq Inaat. The administrative capital of the province is the new facility, named Tasiilaq, the basic infrastructure, provided by the Ellesmerian military is working towards developing the settlement into a more permanently inhabitable town, including setting up a geothermal power plant and constructing a harbour. A further 1.5% of the nation's GDP is being directed to the area for the purposes of development.

Resource, Industry and Population Map of the Federal Republic of Ellesmere



Key:
Red = Border
Dark Gray = Foreign land
Light Blue = Ferry / Supply routes

1 - Capital City: Cape Sheridan
2 - City- Cape Bathurst
3 - Large Town - Cardigan Bay
4 - City - Elmira Sound
5- City - Iola
6 - Large town - Parry Bay
7 - City - Gibson
8- City - Port Hudson
9 - Town - Tasiilaq (Scientific / Military Facility for Project Stable Land)
10 - City - Charlottetown
11 - Baffin Bay Rig (Baffin Fuels Oil Platform)
12 - Alert North Rig (ARCTRIX Oil Platform)
13 - Alert West Rig (ARCTRIX Oil Platform)
14 - West Atol Rig (ARCTRIX Oil Platform)
15 - New Jura Rig (ENP Oil Platform)
16- Beaufort Rig (ENP Oil Platform)
17 - Lady Anne Strait Gold Mine (Svaljiik Gold mining and refinery complex)
18 - Natla Central Mines (Svaljiik Gold mining complex)
19 - Yukohsk Summit Bay (Svaljiik Gold mining complex)
20 - New Jura Tin Hills (Alert Mining Corporation, Tin mines and refinery).
21 - West View Bay (Alert Mining Corporation, Aluminium mines and refinery).
22 - The Grey Hills (Alert Mining Corporation, Aluminium mining complex).
23 - Hick’s Tarn (Alert Mining Corporation, Aluminium mining complex and refinery).
24 - Baffin Island (Cryolite Industries, Cryolite mining and refinery complex).
25 - Narssaq Plant (Alert Mining Corporation, Uranium mining and refinery complex).
26 - Narssaq Plains (Alert Mining Corporation, Uranium Enrichment Facility)
27 - Marmorilik (Alert Mining Corporation, Lead and Zinc Mining and refinery complex).
28 - Nugssuaq Perninsula (Baffin Fuels, Coal Mine).
29 - Richfield (Baffin Fuels, Coal Mine).
30 - Geothermal Power Plant
31 - Geothermal Power Plant
32 - Geothermal Power Plant
33 - Coal Fired Power Plant
34 - Coal Fired Power Plant
35 - Coal Fired Power Plant
36 - Gas Fired Power Plant
37 - Oil Fired Power Plant
38 - Oil Fired Power Plant
39 - Oil Fired Power Plant
40 - Oil Fired Power Plant
41 - Oil Fired Power Plant
42 - Oil Fired Power Plant
43- Oil Fired Power Plant
44 - Oil Fired Power Plant
45 - Oil Fired Power Plant
46 - Air Force Base
47 - Air Force Base
48 - Naval Base
49 - Naval Base
50 - Naval Base
51 - Army Base
52 - Army Base
53 - Agriculture
54 - Agriculture
55 - Agriculture

Resources Present (according to current factual data available in RL)
- Aluminium (and lots of it)
- Cryolite / Sodium (useful for mass extraction of Aluminium)
- Tin
- Tungsten
- Lead
- Copper
- Nickel
- Platinum
- Chromium
- Silica
- Zinc
- Coal
- Iron
- Sulphur
- Molybdenum
- Oil
- Gas
- Geothermal energy
- Uranium (in large quantity)

Military figures above are inaccurate. For true figures see here:

Military population in total: 80,000
Of which-
Navy: 40,000
Airforce: 25,000
Army: 15,000

Average military wage currently is above average normal wage at 25,000 EM (35,000 SF).
Total military wage expenditure: 2 800 000 000
This is approximately 56% of the total GDP per annum of the nation.

Behold, the glorious flag of the Federal Republic of Ellesmere!

Although at first glance, the central coat of arms bearing the hammer and sickle looks communist, it is actually nothing of the sort but rather, combined with the crown, symbolizes the unity between the policy makers (crown), the bourgeoisie (hammer) and the workers (sickle) of the nation. The eagle is also bearing broken shackles, which represents the freedom of movement and general liberty the nation's military has provided by providing construction of infrastructure, allowing habitation of such a harsh climate. Blue is a major theme of the flag and central coat, it symbolizes the countries harmony and closeness with the sea and ice of it's environment.

Territory gain

Due to the project West Coast of Greenland, new territory has been claim for The Federal Republic of Ellesmere. Details of the new territory and the project itself can be found in the Project thread.

xslipknot wrote:Military figures above are inaccurate. For true figures see here:

Military population in total: 80,000
Of which-
Navy: 40,000
Airforce: 25,000
Army: 15,000

20 000 new infantry soldiers have been recruited, increasing the Army from 15 000 to 35 000 strong, and the military as a whole from 80 000 to 100 000.

The total military expenditure and one off recruitment cost have been accounted for, but will not be disclosed here.

The national anthem of The Federal Republic of Ellesmere is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5FyRZbqfeM

Hans Zimmer - Chevaliers De Sangreal



Long may it inspire our citizens and soldiers, and utmost respect from our neighbours.