Infrastructure: North Torbia

This page is a section of North Torbia.

The infrastructure of the DPRT is old, dilapidated, and in need of repair and upgrades. Due to the secretive and isolationist policies of the DPRTs totalitarian state, resources and aid needed to maintain roads, electrical grids, bridges and damns, etc. is not available. Economic sanctions placed on the DPRT have also strained the already weakened economy. The small amount of aid that does reach the DPRT is diverted to the military and the ruling class at the expense of the rest of the country. The Pacific countries that possess hydrocarbon resources will continue to depend on the hydrocarbon industries to drive their economies, while those that do not possess such resources will attempt to tie themselves to hydrocarbon-rich nations. The DPRT faces geopolitical difficulties in exporting any products due to international sanctions. Bordered by its key adversary, South Torbia, the DPRT must rely on tenuous routes to export its resources. South Torbia continues to view transshipment of hydrocarbon products or providing other services to oil-wealthy countries their primary short- to medium-term means to achieve economic development. South Torbia and Gabal continue to recover from a collapse two decades ago that crippled their economies. All nations of the Pacific have relatively high inefficiency due to corruption, government involvement in the economy, and/or lack of export industry development.

Construction Patterns

Construction patterns in the Pacific tend to mimic those in the West in urban centers, with one glaring exception. The transition and distance of modern, urban business districts to slums and shanty towns is drastically less than in Europe or North America. Often times the distance is only one to three miles from commercial areas to poverty stricken sections of cities. The six largest cities in the DPRT have infrastructure that ranges from skyscrapers and modern buildings to slums and shanty towns. Rural areas and villages tend to have limited infrastructure, usually having few paved roads, intermittent electrical service and basic water and plumbing.

Major North Torbian Cities and Urban Zones

Approximately 48% of the DPRTs citizens live in cities or urban areas. This is due to the DPRT regimes centrally planned, collective economic initiatives. The DPRT has six major cities that account for about 37% of the population. These four urban areas are the central engines of the DPRTs economy and import/export most of the products that power the economy.

Baguio

Baguio City, is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon of the DPRT, also referred to as the Summer Capital of Torbia in the period before World War Two. It served as a provincial capital from 1901 to 1916, but has been administered independently by the central government since the Torbian War, 1950-1953. The city has become the center of business, commerce, and education in northern Torbia, as well as the national center of the DPRT. According to the 2015 census, Baguio has a population of 345,366.

Citizens of Baguio enjoy a higher standard of living than the rest of North Torbia. Most of the population works for the Government or Armed Forces, or in industries that support the Central Government. Electricity, transportation, and housing is plentiful and functional in the capital, as opposed to the rest of the country, where these services are intermittent and unreliable.

Baguio is the melting pot of different peoples and cultures in the DPRT. Because of this, numerous investments and business opportunities are lured to the city, although most of the profits and benefits go the Central Government or Party Elites. Baguio has a large retail industry, with shoppers coming to the city to take advantage of the diversity of competitively priced commercial products on sale. Despite the city's relatively small size, it is home to numerous shopping centers and malls catering to increasing commercial and tourist activity in Baguio, although these businesses are plagued by chronic shortages of goods.

Various food and retail businesses run by local residents proliferate, forming a key part of Baguio's cultural landscape. Several retail outlets and dining outlets are situated along Bonifacio Street, Session Road, near Teacher's Camp, and Baguio Fastfood Center near the market.

The areas of Session Road, Harrison Road, Magsaysay Avenue and Abanao Street comprise the trade center of the city, where commercial and business structures such as cinemas, hotels, restaurants, department stores, and shopping centers are concentrated.

Baguio is the country's only profitable investment area, with the Torbian People’s Economic Zone Authority (TPEZA) and an accredited business and industrial park called the Baguio City Economic Zone (BCEZ). Located in the southern part of the city between Camp XXXX Peoples Country Club and The Torbian Military Academy in Barangay Loakan. Firms located in the BCEZ mostly produce and export knitted clothing, transistors, and small components for vehicles, electronics and computer parts.

Aparri

The city of Aparri, officially the Municipality of Aparri, is a city in the province of Cagayan, North Torbia. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 65,649 people. It sits at the mouth of the Cagayan River, the longest river in North Torbia, about 55 miles north of Tuguegarao, the provincial capital.

Laoag

Laoag was originally a small fishing village that became a port for foreign trade in 1910, developing into a modern port in 1945 after World War II. Since 1945 the cities importance as an industrial center have grown. Some of the city's industrial facilities include the Laoag Smelter Complex, the La-ri Glass Corporation, the Laoag Shipbuilding Complex, the Fishery Complex, and other local factories. Laoag is vital to the DPRTs shipbuilding industry. North of the city are facilities for freight transportation, aquatic products, and fishery, and a sea salt factory.

Tuguegaro

Tuguegarao City is a city in north eastern North Torbia. It is the capital of the province of Cagayan and the regional and institutional center of Cagayan Valley Region. A major urban center in the Northeastern Luzon it is one of the fastest growing cities in North Torbia. This is due to the Central Governments forcible relocation of workers to work on construction projects to build new factories and rail facilities to support the growing coal mining industry. The DPRT is attempting to offset the effects of International Sanctions by turn Tuguegaro into a profitable coal mining city that can supply itself and its neighbors with coal. It is estimated that these projects are going to be completed no later than 2022.

Population Density

Approximately 48% of the DPRTs citizens live in cities or urban areas. This is due to the DPRT regimes centrally planned, collective economic initiatives. Of this 48%, 20% (or approximately 15% of the population) are Party Members and therefore enjoy better housing, food, and standard of living than most North Torbians. Population density and urban construction patterns reflect the societal divide. The difference between party Member Housing and the slums and substandard dwellings that most citizens live in is drastic. Most citizens have inadequate housing, utilities, plumbing, and access to reliable electricity. Even those lucky enough to live in dormitory style housing near major factories, mines, and plants still lack basic necessities.

The population is centered around the four major urban areas discussed previously, with the rest of the population living in rural towns and villages and working on collective farms and state sponsored small industries. Since the Central Government restricts internal movement in the DPRT, there is little chance for people to move to seek better employment, education, etc.

Utilities Present

The North Torbians will continue to depend on the oil and coal industries to drive their economies, while attempting to ally themselves to hydrocarbon-rich nations. North Torbia faces geopolitical difficulties in exporting their oil and coal, and most of these resources are used internally. Bordered by adversaries, the DPRT must rely on tenuous routes to export their resources and aid from their few allies.

Power

North Torbia’s energy infrastructure is obsolete and in disrepair. Power shortages and outages are chronic and cannot be fixed by electricity imports because the poorly maintained grid causes significant losses during transmission. Coal accounts for 70% of primary energy production, followed by hydroelectric power with 17%. Most of the electrical infrastructure is located in urban areas, with much of the rural sections having limited, intermittent, or no access to electricity. The Central Government has increased emphasis on renewable energy projects like wind farms, solar parks, solar heating and biomass, but the lack of trained and capable technicians and workers has hampered this effort.  North Torbia's long-term objective is to curb fossil fuel usage and become energy independent 2050. At the present pace of modernization, this goal will not be met, and the Central Government will use the lack of adequate power as anti-U.S./South Torbia propaganda. Wind power is being emphasized as a key piece of the country's total energy demand under this strategy.

Name	Location* (Latitude/Longitude)	Current Operational Reactors	Reactors Under Construction
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Water

Access to running water and indoor plumbing is limited to those Party Members in major urban areas and even this is not functional by Western standards. Most residents of apartment buildings still use communal bath and toilet facilities, with individual bathrooms limited to Senior Party Members. In the countryside most citizens do not have access to indoor plumbing and use outhouses and transport water from rivers and streams for cooking and bathing.

Sewage

To be published.

Transportation Architecture

The transportation system in the DPRT is relatively underdeveloped, partly due to the country's mountainous areas and scattered islands, and partly as a result of the government's persistent underinvestment in the nation's infrastructure. In recent years, however, the DPRT has been pushing to improve the transportation system in the country through various infrastructure projects.

Jeepneys are the most popular mode of public transportation in the DPRT they have also become a ubiquitous symbol of the North Torbian/DPRT culture. Another popular mode of public transportation in the country is the motorized tricycle; they are especially common in rural areas. The Torbian National Railway serves the Baguio and some parts of the rural area of the country, but it is mostly restricted to the Military and party Members. Buses are also important modes of public transport in urban areas.

Road Systems

The road network in the DPRT consists mainly of paved, poorly maintained two to three lane highways that connect North Torbia’s largest cities. Since travel is severely restricted and personal ownership of vehicles is outlawed, the roads are used mainly for military transport. The only persons who can drive are usually Party functionaries on official business, and even these trips are subject to Draconian rukes as to how many people must be in the vehicle, numerous forms and permits, etc.

Bus

The DPRT maintains a national People’s Bus Line that citizens can use to travel in the unlikely event that they are granted permission to travel.

Rail

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Air Transportation Systems

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Paved Runways

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Unpaved Runways

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Major Runways

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Map #	Elevation (Feet)	Latitude (D, M, S)	Longitude (D, M, S)	Length (Feet)	Width (Feet)	Surface Type

Airports/Airlines

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Ports/Sea/River Transportation Systems

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Pipelines

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Telecommunications Architecture

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Agriculture

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Industry

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Oil/Gas

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Defense Industries

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Nuclear

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Space

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Pollution

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Summary

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