Ciarnesia

Ciarnesia, officially the Commonwealth of Ciarnesia (Ciarnesian: Ludeimaranesiu d'Czarnesca, Romanian: Commonwealth-ului Ciarnesiâ, Polish: Czarnesky Wspólnota) is a country in the continent of Europe and a member of the Alliance of Independent Nations.

Ciarnesia is located in Eastern Europe, west of Ukraine. The country borders Poland and Ukraine to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, and Romania and Moldova to the south.

Economy
Ciarnesia operates a mixed economy which is mostly capitalist. With a GDP of $189.4 billion dollars, the economy is strong for a country of it's size. However, Ciarnesia's economy ranks low among European countries with similar population such as Belgium, Greece and Portugal.

Weaknesses in the country's economy can be highly attributed to socialist economical practices. Ciarnesia currently has a high rate of state ownership; especially in industrial and residential sectors. The government owns and operates approximately 8.5% of all heavy industrial operations, and 14.3% of all residential operations in the country.

Uranium and Industrial Goods have been the linchpin of the Ciarnesian economy for more than sixty years. The country produces approximately 6,150 tonnes of Uranium a year, placing it as the 4th largest Uranium producing country in the world. Ciarnesia holds approximately 10.8% of the world's Uranium production.

However, other industries have been rapidly developing in the country since 1998. Pharmaceuticals and Computers hold the country's largest growth sectors. In addition, copper production has been rising since 2002.

The country's largest industries are as follows:
 * Industrial Goods: 27.1% of GDP
 * Uranium: 13.2% of GDP
 * Military Goods: 11.4% of GDP
 * Consumer Goods: 9.5% of GDP
 * Pharmaceuticals: 7.9% of GDP
 * Copper: 5.4% of GDP
 * Computers: 4.9% of GDP
 * Chemicals: 4.5% of GDP

Wealth and Income
During the first quarter of 2011, the average household income in Ciarnesia was $1,278 per month; or $15,336 annually.

The cost of living in Ciarnesia is very low due to the country's location and industrial goods production. Ciarnesia's cost of living is approximately 71% of the world average.

Government
Ciarnesia's government is a unitary commonwealth with a parliamentary system of government. The country's head of state is a publically elected President along with an internally elected Prime Minister.

Administrative Divisions
Ciarnesia is split into five Counties (Carpaciul, Tarnobres, Vatusana, Cioma and Ukranei). Beneath the county level, the country is split into a number of Raions as a basis of local government for rural areas as well as a governing party for the cities and villages which make up the particular raion.