Infrastructure: Belesia

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While the region’s five major countries have a significant number of urban residents, Belesia has almost half of its population living in rural areas. The country contains a mixture of modern cities and primitive rural villages. Modern utilities are found predominantly in the major cities and at reasonable levels throughout the rural countryside.

Rapid urbanization is stressing the Belesian infrastructure. However, certain aspects are still among the best in the world in regards to services provided. Belesia has a robust mass transit system. Several bus companies provide transportation in major cities and to rural areas. Airports range from large international airports that can handle almost any aircraft, to small, unimproved dirt strips. Some seaports are modern that can handle the vast majority of global cargo vessels with dolphin platforms for the offloading of petroleum. The country suffers from high levels of pollution in the urban areas and the government has made policies to combat pollution in urban environments and water supplies.

Construction Patterns

Urban areas contain skyscraper buildings at least 100 m tall, large apartment complexes, and residential suburbs. There is a shortage of available housing that meets the minimum standards causing some of the poorest residents to construct makeshift dwellings. This is predominately in the outskirts of the major urban areas. The local governments are actively creating new low income housing areas. Typical rural construction is low quality wooden houses with corrugated roofs. The Belesian government is investing heavily in modernizing. They are expected to take decades before completion.

Construction patterns in Belesia’s urban areas are similar, with high-rise construction and low cost public housing requiring modernization due to age. City planners have extensive knowledge of strategic and sustainable city planning but are hampered by decades of unplanned growth and expansion. Building materials typically consist of concrete, steel, and rebar. In areas prone to flooding, houses are built on pilings to prevent flooding.

Military operations in urban areas will initially benefit from modern electricity, water, sewage, and other utility services. As the size of the force increases however, it will further stress the grid and could cause catastrophic failure. Urban areas provide additional networks of subterranean and vertical construction that will provide cover and concealment for the enemy and possible refuge to civilians in times of conflict. Because of its expansive metropolitan population spread across numerous islands, any military operation in Belesia will involve intensive urban operations.

Major Belesian Cities and Urban Zones

Note: Belesian convention adds the term "city" following the municipality name to disambiguate it from other administrative regions or islands that might share the same name. Additionally, some city names--e.g. Naga--are used in more than one municipality.

Davao City

Davao City (1.6 million) is the capital of Belesia. It is also Belesia's largest city in both territory and population. The larger metro area of Davao City, Tagum, Panabo, Samal, and Digos combines for a total population of 2.5 million. Urban development is even more condensed than Cebu City, with over 75% of the population living and working within 15% of Davao City's land area.

Cebu City

Cebu City (922,611), serves as Belesia’s major port in the center of the Belesian archipelago. Metropolitan Cebu is made up of Cebu City, Carcar, Danao, Manuaue, Naga, Talisay, and Lapu-Lapu, with a combined population of 2.8 million. It is the most populous metro area in Belesia. Development is condensed to less than 20 percent of the terrain due to steep forested mountain ranges running parallel to the coastline. The city also boasts one of the largest and most sheltered harbors in Belesia. The buildings in the main urban areas consist of high-rise buildings, single family and duplex dwellings, and high-rise apartment buildings. On the periphery are the government tenement housing and shantytowns. A well-developed city core serves as an intermixed commercial and institutional center, with a larger residential zone on the surrounding periphery. Major shipping and ship repair facilities dominate the waterfront on the city's northwest coastline.

Zamboanga City

Zamboanga City (861,799) sits at the extreme western end of Mindanao Island at the bottom of a peninsula straddling the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea. As with the other major Belesian cities, it boasts a good deep-water port. However, it is more known as a commercial fishing port and seafood processing center than a trade port. Construction is high-density mid-rise with orderly block-style development within the city core. Government, industry, and commerce are mixed in the central district surrounding the city pier. Development stretches primarily in an east-west fashion following the coastline. It transitions to more random, residential, and low-rise construction radiating out from the city center.

Cagayan de Oro City

Cagayan de Oro City (675,950) sits on the north side of Mindanao Island on the center of the Macajalar Bay coastline and is bisected by the Cagayan de Oro River. Seven other rivers also flow into this bay within a 16 km stretch of coastline. It is bounded by Mt. Mangabon 35 km to the east and Mt. Katanglad 35 km to the south. The port and industrial facilities are east of the river, with residences, resorts, and agriculture dominant on the west side. Construction is densely concentrated mid to low rise buildings surrounded by green space and agriculture. Construction patterns are mostly orderly, accounting for the irregularities dictated by the river courses. Government and other institutions are distributed on both sides of the river, mostly in the city center away from the shoreline. The terrain becomes extremely sloped within 10 kilometers of the shoreline where development abruptly ends.

Iloilo City

Iloilo City (447,992) is the largest city on the Belesian island of Panay. The greater metropolitan population is 946,146. It sits on a large alluvial plain with much of development occurring on low-lying or reclaimed land. The Iloilo and Batiano Rivers in the south form two east-west peninsulas containing most of the old city residences and commerce. The Jaro Floodway forms the northern boundary of the city's development. The old airport forms the nucleus of a central business district, housing most of Iloilo's high-rise construction. The city's oceanfront borders the Iloilo Strait. Resorts and residences dominate the south coast, with traders and heavy industry accounting for most of the northeast coastal development. Construction patterns are mostly dense orderly along the peninsulas and in the central business district, giving way to dense random low-rise construction in the outlying districts.

Population Density

• Belesia national average: 232 per square kilometer
• Davao City: 656 per sq km
• Cebu City: 2,934 per sq km
• Zamboanga City: 618 per sq km
• Cagayan de Oro City: 1,622 per sq km
• Iloilo City: 5,792 per sq km

Utilities Present

Power

Belesia's major power generating capacity is 6.1 gigawatts and over 87% of Belsians have access to electricity; 96% in urban areas and 80% in rural areas. Of the 45 operational power plants, over half of the generating capacity comes from 12 coal-fired plants and approximately 40% from 12 hydroelectric and geothermal plants. Large interconnection lines provide some measure of stability to the national grid. Getting power to the smaller outlying islands is a challenge. These islands are mainly serviced by small diesel generators (<1 MW) operating on a mini-grid. Wind and solar plants are gaining popularity. Those islands close enough to the main grid are connected via undersea cable.

Belesian Power Plants

Name	Capacity (MW)	DLat	DLong	Fuel
Belesia Biomass Power Plant No. 1	8.3	10.9844	122.7711	Biomass
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 1	764	13.8932	121.745	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 2	135	11.1872	123.121	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 3	314	10.7235	122.5961	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 4	88.8	10.3871	123.6401	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 5	106.8	10.2185	123.7577	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 6	165	8.7662	124.7685	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 7	232	8.5725	124.7573	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 8	405	8.5601	124.7465	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 9	135	6.3943	125.6173	Coal
Belesia Coal Power Plant No. 10	118	5.871	125.0789	Coal
Belesia Gas Power Plant No. 1	530	13.7717	124.0349	Gas
Belesia Geothermal Power Plant No. 1	234	13.4655	123.6486	Geothermal
Belesia Geothermal Power Plant No. 2	1.5	13.1235	123.8693	Geothermal
Belesia Geothermal Power Plant No. 3	130	13.0547	123.9678	Geothermal
Belesia Geothermal Power Plant No. 4	112.5	11.1308	124.6553	Geothermal
Belesia Geothermal Power Plant No. 5	610.2	11.1308	124.6553	Geothermal
Belesia Geothermal Power Plant No. 6	192.5	9.3031	123.2141	Geothermal
Belesia Geothermal Power Plant No. 7	109	7.0083	125.0894	Geothermal
Belesia Hydro Power Plant No. 1	309	8.1937	124.1915	Hydro
Belesia Hydro Power Plant No. 2	158.1	8.1336	124.1983	Hydro
Belesia Hydro Power Plant No. 3	180	8.0528	124.2709	Hydro
Belesia Hydro Power Plant No. 4	80	8.0046	124.2868	Hydro
Belesia Hydro Power Plant No. 5	255	7.7156	125.0236	Hydro
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 1	32	11.5301	122.3975	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 2	3.4	10.6584	122.5963	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 3	23	10.581	122.8878	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 4	43.4	10.2185	123.7577	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 5	10.9	9.7189	125.5081	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 6	10.5	8.5577	124.508	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 7	10	7.2236	124.2464	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 8	58.7	7.0731	125.6128	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 9	32	7.0731	125.6128	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 10	113	7.0694	122.2014	Oil
Belesia Oil Power Plant No. 11	59	6.1018	125.2905	Oil
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 1	45	11.121	124.9723	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 2	25	10.8055	122.9908	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 3	5.7	10.6163	122.1683	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 4	21	10.5158	123.4351	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 5	59	10.5116	123.4351	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 6	48	10.4249	122.9282	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 7	32	10.4216	122.9348	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 8	60	10.4152	123.6789	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 9	10.5	7.5546	124.9616	Solar
Belesia Solar Power Plant No. 10	28.6	6.7718	125.2853	Solar

Water

Ninety-eight percent of the population has access to potable water. Relatively modern household water distribution systems cover most cities, while the rural population relies on improved wells and boreholes. Though tropical, Belesia is also susceptible to drought, exacerbated on the smaller low-lying atolls. The government has invested in desalination projects to service the larger islands.

Sewage

Ninety percent of the population has access to an improved sanitation, predominantly those in the developed urban areas. Even in the cities, this does not always equate to fixed plumbing in residences, but also includes improved latrines.

Transportation Architecture

Roads are the primary intra-island transportation method. Although air travel is gaining popularity, surface transport by boat, ferry, or coastal freighter is the primary inter-island mode of transport. The rail network of the country is currently being upgraded to support mass transit and become more reliable and thus viable means of transportation. Most roads, especially rural roads, are in poor condition at best, due to lack of maintenance. While Belesia has no operational railway, tentative plans envision initial construction around the capital city of Davao, eventually expanding out with 2,000 km of coverage throughout Mindanao.

Road Systems

Overall, Belesian roads are below US standards. Driving is extremely hazardous and even more so at night and during the rainy season. In general, drivers fail to obey traffic laws and their vehicles do not meet Belesian minimum safety standards. However, over 92 percent of Belesia's roads are paved and almost all of the unpaved roads are have a gravel road bed. The network consists mainly of three types of national roads: Primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary roads connect three or more major population centers of 100,000 or more. Secondary roads connect major population centers to smaller cities and tertiary roads are any other maintained by the national government. The Belesian government maintains over 1,200 permanent bridges. 

Road maintenance projects will stress military traffic flow as road construction projects typically work on one direction, creating single lane travel alternating direction. As anywhere else in the world, these projects often take several months to complete.

Bus

The larger the city the more likely it is to be a hub for bus traffic. The bus companies are independently owned and operated. The buses run both in the major metropolitan areas and to the more rural areas, providing mainly long distance travel to the civilian population. Very few Belesians use them for local travel, as there are other more efficient and reliable ways to move around the congestion in the major metropolitan areas. The buses used by the private companies do not come from any predominant manufacturer. For the smaller companies that cannot afford to purchase new buses many are refurbished and updated. Many of the buses have air conditioning, which require passengers to pay an additional fee to ride. Many of the major bus companies originate their lines from the major metropolitan areas and then run to the more rural areas. Typically, the routes traveled are limited to only a few companies to each area.

Any military operations in the country that affect the bus system may cause strain on the transportation system and cause extended delays resulting in a decreased perception of military forces by the civilian population. Military operations in Belesia would involve inspecting buses for contraband and illegal weapons .

Rail

Belesia has no operational railway system. Rugged terrain, adequate roads and plentiful water transport challenge the feasibility for a capital-intensive rail system. Initial work is proceeding on a 150 km prototype line in Davao City on Mindanao Island. If successful, an eventual 2,000 km system is planned to cover the entire island.

Air Transportation Systems

Belesia's airport infrastructure can support major military operations. The two major international airports are located at Davao City on Mindanao Island, and Cebu City on Cebu Island, though most major island have an international airport serving as a first port of entry. Belesia's network of airfield, fixed base operators, and maintenance facilities can accommodate most intermediate and some depot-level maintenance for its civil air fleet.

Paved Runways

• Over 10,000 feet: 2
• 8,000 to 10,000 feet: 7
• 5,000 to 8,000 feet: 17
• 3,000 to 5,000 feet: 19
• Undetermined: 34

Airfield Data

Belesian Airfields

City	Island	Rwy Length (ft)	Rwy Width (ft)	Elev (ft)	DLAT	DLONG	Surface	Lights
Metro Cebu	Mactan	10827	148	31	10.3075	123.979	ASP	Yes
South Mindanao Metro	Mindanao	10587	148	505	6.058	125.096	CON	Yes
Davao City	Mindanao	9842	148	96	7.12552	125.646	ASP	Yes
Kota Kinabalu	Borneo	9800	150	10	5.93721	116.051	ASP	Yes
Tawau	Borneo	8800	155	57	4.32016	118.128	ASP	Yes
Zamboanga City	Mindanao	8560	144	33	6.92242	122.06	ASP	Yes
Puerto Princesa City	Palawan	8530	148	71	9.74212	118.759	CON	Yes
Iloilo City	Panay	8202	148	27	10.83302	122.4934	ASP	Yes
Cagayan De Oro City	Mindanao	8050	118	601	8.41562	124.611	ASP	Yes
Guiuan	Samar	7919	148	7	11.0355	125.742	ASP	No
Labuan	Labuan (vic Borneo)	7546	148	101	5.30068	115.25	ASP	Yes
Legazpi City	Luzon	7480	118	66	13.1575	123.735	ASP	Yes
Kalibo	Panay	7175	148	14	11.6794	122.376	CON	Yes
Tacloban City	Leyte	7014	148	10	11.2276	125.028	ASP	Yes
Sandakan	Borneo	7000	151	46	5.9009	118.059	ASP	Yes
Cagayan de Oro City	Mindanao	6890	148	190	8.612203	124.4565	Concrete	Yes
Bacolod City	Negros	6569	148	26	10.64244	122.9296	ASP	Yes
Butuan City	Mindanao	6450	150	141	8.9515	125.4788	CON	Yes
Dipolog City	Mindanao	6273	98	12	8.601983	123.3419	CON	Yes
Cotabato City	Mindanao	6234	98	189	7.16524	124.21	ASP	Yes
Roxas City	Panay	6201	148	10	11.5977	122.752	CON	Yes
Dumaguete City	Negros	6136	118	15	9.33371	123.3	ASP	Yes
Ormoc City	Leyte	6120	118	83	11.058	124.565	CON	No
Tagbilaran City	Bohol	5837	98	38	9.66408	123.853	ASP	Yes
Ozamiz City	Mindanao	5720	95	75	8.17851	123.842	Paved	No
Surigao City	Mindanao	5603	98	20	9.755838	125.4809	CON	Yes
South Mindanao Metro	Mindanao	5577	98	28	6.10644	125.235	ASP	No
Pagadian City	Mindanao	5512	98	5	7.830731	123.4612	ASP	No
Davao City	Mindanao	5330	105	156	6.94937	126.273	CON	No
Virac	Catanduanes	5118	98	121	13.5764	124.206	CON	Yes
Bongao	Tawi Tawi	5100	98	15	5.04699	119.743	Paved	No
Masbate	Masabate	4921	98	26	12.3694	123.629	ASP/CON	No
Calbayog City	Samar	4843	98	12	12.0727	124.545	CON	Yes
Gasan	Marinduque	4785	95	32	13.361	121.826	ASP	Yes
Tandag	Mindanao	4765	98	16	9.07211	126.171	CON	No
Naga	Cebu	4599	98	142	13.5849	123.27	CON	Yes
Baloi	Mindanao	4593	60	1300	8.13049	124.215	CON	No
Tablas Island	Tablas	4560	98	10	12.311	122.085	Paved	No
Lahad Datu	Borneo	4498	98	45	5.03225	118.324	ASP	Yes
Catarman	Samar	4429	98	6	12.5024	124.636	CON	No
Surallah	Mindanao	4396	59	659	6.36682	124.751	ASP	No
Del Carmen	Siargao	4167	98	10	9.8591	126.014	CON	No
Jolo	Mindanao	4144	98	118	6.05367	121.011	ASP	No
Mambajao	Mindanao	3945	98	53	9.25352	124.707	ASP	No
Bislig	Mindanao	3937	98	12	8.19595	126.322	CON	No
San Jose	Luzon	3937	98	23	10.766	121.933	Paved	No
Borongan City	Samar	3935	95	7	11.6743	125.479	CON	No
Daet	Luzon	3773	98	10	14.1292	122.98	ASP	No
Maasin City	Leyte	3642	98	328	10.1873	124.782	CON	No
Malay	Luzon	3117	98	7	11.9245	121.954	CON	No
Baganga	Mindanao	ND	ND	42	7.611944	126.5689	UNK	No
Sicogon Island	Sicogon	ND	ND	25	11.4595	123.2506	UNK	No
Lebak	Mindanao	ND	ND	16	6.6739	124.0581	UNK	No
Jeroco	Borneo	ND	ND	60	5.406111	118.3964	UNK	No
Kelabakan	Borneo	ND	ND	257	4.416389	117.4964	UNK	No
Kuala Kahaba	Borneo	ND	ND	1250	5.116389	116.1467	UNK	No
Marak Parak	Borneo	ND	ND	400	6.312222	116.7297	UNK	No
Meridi	Borneo	ND	ND	300	6.094167	116.97	UNK	No
Nangoh	Borneo	ND	ND	100	5.966389	117.2964	UNK	No
Pandewan	Borneo	ND	ND	1100	4.974722	116.4717	UNK	No
Sook	Borneo	ND	ND	0	5.141389	116.3078	UNK	No
Mostyn	Borneo	ND	ND	200	4.616667	118.15	UNK	No
Batanayan Island	Batanayan	ND	ND	60	11.1624	123.7848	dirt	No
Bacolod City	Negros	ND	ND	82	10.7764	123.015	UNK	No
San Antonio	Dalupiri	ND	ND	3	12.417	124.2742	UNK	No
Sibuyan Island	Sibuyan	ND	ND	10	12.2799	122.6246	UNK	No
Cuyo	Pamalican	ND	ND	0	11.35946	120.7267	UNK	No
Cuyo Island	Cuyo	ND	ND	0	10.8581	121.069	UNK	No
Alabat Island	Alabat	ND	ND	6	14.232	121.929	UNK	No
Malabang	Mindanao	ND	ND	27	7.61722	124.059	UNK	No
Mapun	Mapun	ND	ND	0	7.014	118.496	UNK	No
Ipil	Mindanao	ND	ND	0	7.78556	122.602	UNK	No
Ubay	Bohol	ND	ND	7	10.05904	124.4256	UNK	No
Caluya	Semirara	ND	ND	0	12.07522	121.3885	UNK	No
Bulan	Irosin	ND	ND	3937	12.6842	123.878	UNK	No
Hilongos	Leyte	ND	ND	12	10.38	124.743	UNK	No
Naval	Biliran	3000	ND	0	11.51592	124.429	Dirt	No
Catabalogan City	Samar	4265	ND	0	11.81	124.83	CON	No
Siquijor	Siquijor	4100	ND	0	9.214203	123.4723	Gravel	No
Semporna	Borneo	ND	ND	60	4.45	118.583	dirt	No
Kota Belud	Borneo	ND	ND	46	6.36516	116.471	dirt	No
Keningau	Borneo	ND	ND	1036	5.35749	116.162	dirt	No
Tomanggong	Borneo	ND	ND	26	5.4	118.65	dirt	No
Ranau	Borneo	ND	ND	1800	5.95	116.667	dirt	No
Kudat	Borneo	ND	ND	10	6.9225	116.836	Paved	No
Kuala Penyu	Borneo	ND	ND	6	5.6	115.583	Grass	No
Maramag	Mindanao	ND	ND	919	7.7538	125.0333	UNK	No

Airlines

Belesia Airlines is the flagship carrier, flying internationally to 15 countries worldwide. It maintains a fleet of well-maintained short and long haul airliners. Many smaller scale commercial air carriers are registered for inter-island and short haul international charter routes.

Ports/Sea/River Transportation Systems

Water transport is the primary mode of passenger and cargo transport within the Belesian archipelago and with its neighbors. The NGA World Port Index identifies over 50 significant ports, 10 of which are capable of handling ships over 150m in length, and an additional 38 accommodate ships up to 150 m. Large inter-island ferries run 24/7 scheduled service to the main islands, and most others have daily service from one of the major gateway ports. Cargo traffic is mostly containerized or break-bulk with the ports of Davao and Cebu serving as the main entry points for scheduled liner services to the major container hubs in mainland Asia. These ports are operated with RORO capacity and combined are known as the Federated Nautical Highway.

Belesia has relatively large merchant marine and fishing fleets operating globally. Belesians are skilled navigators and it is common to see very small vessels operating at great distances offshore. These craft can be seen in the hundreds of smaller ports and anchorages that are not listed in the mainstream commercial port directories.

The Belesian Ministry of Infrastructure assigns the administrative responsibility for ports, waterways, merchant and fishing fleets to the Belesian Maritime Authority. Enforcement of Belesian laws in Belesian territorial waters and exclusive economic zone enforcement falls to the Coast Guard and Revenue Service of Belesia, under the overall authority of the Ministry of Finance.

Pipelines

Belesia has over 200 km of transmission pipelines and 300 km of distribution pipelines. Most are natural gas pipelines that run from offshore fields west of Palawan to southern Luzon. Over 9% of Belesia's electricity comes from the fuels transported by these pipelines.

Telecommunications Architecture

In Belesia, most citizens can access a telephone and listen to a radio or television, and over 70 percent of the population has access to the internet. Belesia boasts the largest growth trends within the archipelago, with upgrades and competition in both internet and mobile services. Belesians have approximately 20 million landlines and 40 million cell phones. The country has multiple radio stations that range from government owned, religious, pop culture, and music. There are three national television networks and approximately 40 local television stations providers.

Agriculture

About 30% of Belesians farm, accounting for 10% of the country’s GDP, though it is a net food importer due to large rice imports. The bulk of Belesian farms are small farms and family run. Irrigation is controlled by the Belesian government, which recently implemented legislature that removed charges for small farmers to irrigate their fields. In the central region of Belesia, the crops are rain fed and irrigation is used in the lowlands.

Major crops are abaca, cashew, citrus fruit, coconut, lemon, maguey, mango, oil palm, pineapple, papaya, other fruits, and rubber, while annual crops are cabbage, cassava, corn, cotton, eggplant, garlic, onion, peanut, sweet potato, rice, sugarcane, tobacco, and vegetables. The current agriculture production is not sufficient to sustain the population and the country must import grains and soybeans to meet the demand of the populace. The government has placed increased emphasis on the agriculture sector to become more self-sufficient.

Military operations must be cognizant as to not disrupt the agriculture as the already limited capacity would affect the nation greatly. In addition, the farming methods have been brought in line with Western countries methods resulting in limited if any pollution to the soil and water table.

Industry

Belesian manufacturing is relatively significant, but lags South Torbia in capital and technological investment. It possesses a modest steel industry, with the attendant downstream industries. Abundant regional energy reserves and favorable environmental laws sustain a capable but ageing petrochemical industry.

Military operations must be aware of the manufacturing areas and ensure not to disrupt them, as it is paramount to the survival of the country and continuing to maintain its status.

Oil/Gas

Belesia is a net energy importer in both natural gas and crude oil. However they have an extremely well-developed maritime transport and storage terminal infrastructure.

Military operations in the area must ensure that oil is continued to be imported to support the economy and citizens of the country to ensure development during and post hostilities.

Defense Industries

Recent construction of coastal patrol craft based on indigenous designs are the highlight of the Belesian defense industry. It is also a key player intermediate maintenance, with depots servicing sophisticated maritime, aviation and land systems. Domestically produced land force products are limited to tactical vehicle modification, small arms, and personnel equipment.

Space

Belesia participates in UN space protocols and other international agreements controlling satellite use in search and rescue, communication, and navigation. However, it procures all of its imaging and communication services from the private sector and security partners. Its proximity to the equator has made it a frequent target for real estate acquisition for corporations looking to construct ground control stations.

Pollution

Belesia has faced a wide range of pollution issues to include air pollution, ground water contamination, waste management, and pollution of lakes and rivers, though less than its neighbor, South Torbia. However, activists are concerned that the rate of pollution will increase proportionately to Belesia's economic growth. The government has introduced an energy strategy emphasizing natural gas and renewable sources for electricity in an attempt to shift from the current reliance on dirty coal power plants.