General Data
Up to date as of January 17th, 2010

Official name: Het Koninkrijk Kronenburg ('The Kingdom of Kronenburg')
Inhabitants: 9,118,853 (1-1-2010)
Form of government: constitutional monarchy
National holidays: 1st of June (departure of the U.S. occupational forces from Kronenburg in 1947), first Friday of February ('Promulgation'; opening of the parliamental year), 2 September (birthday of king Alexander IV)

POPULATION
Growth rate: 0.74% (2009)
Life expectancy: male 77.2, female 79.4 years
Top 5 cities (+ inhabitants):
     Alexanderstad (3,432,337)
     Friescheburg (1,392,937)
     Noordeinde (856,688)
     Marianne (691,774)
     Waterburg (469,291)
Languages: Dutch, Kronenburg, English (on West-Cod)
Literacy: > 99%
Religion: Lutheran (56%), Roman Catholic (27%), Anglican (8%), Jew (7%), other (2%)
Universities: Royal University (founded in 1712 in Kronenburg-City, presently located in Alexanderstad), Dansk Universitet (Denestad, 1744), Technical University 'Kornelis Frankema' (Waterburg, 1949), University of Law and Arts (Alexanderstad, 2004)

GOVERNMENT
Capital: Alexanderstad
Administrative divisions: twelve municipalities (Alexanderstad, Dietzland, Groningen, Koninginneland, Markenland, Oosterland, Oranjewijk, Oud-Kronenburg, Waterland, West-Cod, Westerland and Zuiderland), an overseas municipality (New-Stavoren) as well as two autonomous overseas provinces (Kronenburg Virgin Islands and the White Islands)
Head of state: king Alexander IV Louis of Habsburg-Lorraine (since 1991)
Parliament: Noordkamer (house of representatives; 175 members) and Zuidkamer (senate; 81 members)
Main parties: LKP (right-liberal), PvG (left-liberal), PSV (social-democrats), NCD (christian-democrats), PU (pragmatists), CFK (communists), DPG (social-liberal/greens), KV (christians)
Heads of government (prime ministers, since 1981):
     2008 - 2012   Ernst-Piter Strikwerda (PSV)
     2007 - 2008   Annemarie Torringa-Haraldson (LKP) acting
     2001 - 2007   Sonja Brahms (LKP)
     2001 - 2001   Anton Wolff (LKP) acting
     2001 - 2001   Johan Achterberg (PSV)
     1989 - 2001   Sander Opland Falting (LKP)
     1981 - 1989   Nicolaas Veldtman (CGU/NCD)
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Carl-August Zahle, since February 1st, 2008

GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
Highest mountain: Kolonistenpiek (103 m.)
Climate: moderate climate with rain in all seasons
Av. temp. in January and July: 0°C, 20°C
Av. quantity of rain: 1000 - 1500 mm. a year

ECONOMY
GNP: € 100.4 billion
Currency: Kronenburg Guilder ('Gulden', KBG); 1 KBG = € 0.09 (January 1st, 2010)
Inflation: 2.07% (2009)
Unemployment: 9.6% (2009)
Working population: agriculture (7.3%), industry (23.8%), services (68.9%)
Export: chemical products, technological products, provisions, raw materials
Import: oil, technological products, cars, provisions, raw materials
Main partners: United States, Canada, European Union
Main businesses: BT (Bylsma-Tadema, warehouse since 1921), Corona (telecommunications), BartholomeVis (fish processing), Nationale Handelsbank, Van der Meer Verzekeringen (insurance), Andersen (editor), Hobbema Meubels (furniture), SwaBo (media), O3-Investments (
Main newspapers: Kronenburger Bode (1744), Dagbladet af Dansted (1756), Friescheburgsche Courant (1803), Nieuwe Oosterlandsche Courant (1894), Binnenlands Dagblad (1948), It Kronenbörgsk Nysblad (news in the Kronenburg language, 2002)

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member of: United Nations (1973), OAS (1984), Commonwealth (1989), WTO (1991), AGL/LGN (1999), WHO (2000)

TIME
Time zone: GMT -4.30
Kronenburg has no summer time

ANTHEM AND FLAG
Anthem: Zoo is Kronenburg - text by J. Hermsen (1789 - 1856), music by M.J. Hansema (1870 - 1959)
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