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Torrike
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Capital	Tehran
Largest city	Tehran (12 million)
Official languages	58.0% Persian Dialects 26.0% Turkic Dialects 9.0% Kurdish 2.0% Luri 1.0% Baluchi 1.0% Arabic 1.0% Kalarian 2.0% Other
Ethnic groups	51.0% Persian 24.0% Atropian 8.0% Gilaki or Mazandarani 7.0% Kurd 3.0% Arab 2.0% Lur 2.0% Baluch 2.0% Turkmen 1.0% Other
Religion	89.0% Shia Muslim 9.0% Sunni Muslim 2.0% Other
Demonym	Arianian
Government	Theocracy
• Supreme Leader	Ayatollah Mahmood Mekhenei
• President	Ahmad Moudin
Legislature	Unicameral Legislature
Theocracy
Area
• Total	588,764 sq mi (1,524,890 km2)
Population
• July 2016 estimate	8,372,373 (129th)
• Density	8,372,373/sq mi (3,232,591.3/km2) (167th)
GDP	2016 estimate
• Total	$85.77 billion
Time zone	EAT (GMT+3)
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Political

Main article: [[:Political: Torrike]]

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Military

Main article: Military: Torrike

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Economic

Main article: Economic: Torrike

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Social

Main article: Social: Torrike

Torrike is a sophisticated and well-ordered country with a highly organized and effective administrative structure. By most European standards, the country would be regarded as over‐regulated operating within a fairly rigid set of social norms, backed up rigorously by laws specifying acceptable behavior and standards. Torrike has a universal health care system where the government ensures affordability, largely through compulsory savings and price control. The education system is largely State funded, although there is some private provision; private educational facilities are regulated by the Government. Meritocracy is a fundamental principle in the educational process and overall the system is not only effective, but highly regarded in other countries. The crime rate is low and the system of policing effective. A compulsory social savings scheme, the Greater Torrike Visionary Fund (GTVF), provides financial security for old age and can be drawn on for housing, medical and educational costs before retirement age. The overall civil administration scheme is comprehensive and well run; it is also highly regulated and the legal process is used to channel behavior and attitudes in a specific direction.

Information

Main article: Information: Torrike

Torrike has a highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed‐line, mobile‐cellular, Internet and broadband penetration. The Torrike Press Freedom Index is 136 of 178 countries. Although authoritarian in outlook, Torrikan information policy is open.

In the 90s, Torrike moved to the center right politically, aiming to build up the military so that the country could “hold its head high in the world” and to establish Torrike’s “rightful place in the region”. Part of this campaign saw efforts to identify common aims with Bothnia and to seek to influence its political direction. The relationship with Framland remained largely benign, not least because Framland’s politics were considered to be largely compatible with Torrike’s own. Relations with Arnland were far more intrusive and funds were channeled to various factions that were felt to be sympathetic to Torrikan aims. The initiative to set up the Skolkan Cooperation Organization (SCO) was the visible assurance of Torrike’s rise in the Skolkan Region and made a determined statement in the Global fora. Opponents of the regime were increasingly sidelined and dissenting voices muted.

The Internet has cast new light on a long‐running debate about the politics of journalism: when there are so many sources, does political objectivity become less important? News becomes more social, participatory, diverse and partisan, it is in many ways returning to the more chaotic, freewheeling and politically charged environment of the era before the emergence of mass media in the 19th century.

Infrastructure

Main article: Infrastructure:Torrike

Torrike enjoys a well‐developed and modern infrastructure, which is adequately funded and maintained in good working order. The transportation system is good and serves the whole country. Only in the extreme north does it become somewhat sparse. The country is well served by an integrated road and rail system and a regular and efficient inspection system ensures that the bridge systems on the main arteries are kept in good order. The major road north runs very close to the border with Framland and Framland has an agreement with Torrike that allows their vehicles free use of this system (and easy cross border travel), with an annual “fee” paid by the Framland Treasury to Torrike. This fee is deliberately kept low as a way of binding Framland closer to Torrike and as a diplomatic tool.

Torrike has an extensive network of regional airports, all of which are also used periodically by the military. The country also possesses a range of modern and efficient ports that handle the full range of imports and exports. Torrike generates more than 70% of its energy requirements internally through a combination of nuclear and hydropower. Oil is still imported for fuel purposes, but the refining is done in country and Torrike’s refineries also process crude oil for other nations like Arnland and Framland.

The power distribution network is robust in the southern and more heavily populated part of the country and has considerable redundancy. A major investment program in smart grid networks is being contemplated after a successful pilot in Tyr. The telecoms and broadband network throughout the country is both modern and well maintained. Considerable investment has been made in fiber‐optic cable networks for telecommunications and the majority of military communications already use such networks. Mobile phone coverage is extremely good throughout the country and considerable redundancy is built into the system. Much of the country’s infrastructure is dual use military/civil and all military infrastructure is required to be available for civil use when circumstances dictate. Potential military use is always considered during the planning of major infrastructure projects. For example several stretches of motorway are capable of acting as aircraft runways and shelter areas suitable for use as a Forward Operating Base (FOB) are provided.

The military infrastructure is both extensive and well maintained; during the recent economic downturn, an element of the Torrikan stimulus package covered the refurbishment of a number of facilities that had been in “care and maintenance”. One of the basic tenets of Torrikan military doctrine is that of redundancy, with “more at an acceptable quality” being regarded as better than “less at a higher quality”. The Torrikan Air Force, for instance, possesses few hardened aircraft shelters, but a large number of dispersal points and bare bases/runways of varying capabilities.

Physical Environment

Main article: Physical Environment: Torrike

Torrike borders Norway to the north and west, Donovia, Otso and Bothnia to the northeast, Framland and the Baltic Sea to the east, Arnland to the south and the Skagerrak to the south west. Its capital is Tyr. It is in a strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas. Torrike has an area of 347,400 square kilometers bordering Norway to the north and west, Donovia, Otso and Bothnia to the northeast, Framland and the Baltic Sea to the east, Arnland to the south and the Skagerrak to the south west. Its capital is Tyr. Having missed out on the oil boom for geographic reasons, Torrike has sought to gain access to other potential areas of interest and is deeply interested in gaining access to the Arctic. When Norway declared independence in 1905, the Empire had initially tried to retain northern Norway as this gave it an opening to the Norwegian Sea and an ice free outlet to the wider world. Skolkan was unable to sustain this claim, but it has not been forgotten. Torrike is desperate to benefit from what it believes will be a natural resources bonanza in the Arctic region. Currently physically blocked by Norway, Torrike may consider radical plans to guarantee access. Although there is no tradition of hostility with Poland, there have been several disputes with regards to fishing rights, overfishing, and the exploitation of natural resources in the Baltic Sea during the last 20 years.

Time

Main article: Time: Torrike

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