Ukanar

Geography

Most of the interior of Ukanar is dominated by semi arid and arid hot regions with the north being dominated by hot desert. The province suffers from dust storms in the Harmattan season that together with the significant air pollution in Ukanar caused by the manufacturing sector and seasonal crop burning results in very dark skies compared to most of the world. The south consists of savanna, enjoying relatively high precipitation. Most of the farming takes place here, however much of the thickets and forests have been replaced by agricultural land. The province is heavily reliant on rain and groundwater, with aquafirs and dams at critical levels. Attempts at reforestation to resist desert encroachment and preserve existing savanna are currently underway, with 200 million trees planted.

Ukanar is the smallest province in Packilvania. As other Provinces in the south of the country. It possesses a high rate of biodiversity.

Politics

The Governor of Ukanar is His Imperial Highness, Prince Mubeel a-Dimsan Bedon. He was appointed by the Sultan of Packilvania, Thumim V, in January, 2023. He has the power to appoint the Premier, currently Dr. Emal Iqasar, and the Provincial Council of Ministers, which is the highest body of the provincial executive branch. It deliberates and decides on important governance issues, and approves proposals for new legislation proposed by its members, the Provincial Ministers, within the remit of their portfolios. Each member helms a department that implements laws, policies and government programs.

The Governor and the Provincial Legislature comprise the legislative branch. The Governor has the power to grant or withhold royal assent to legislation passed by the Provincial Legislature. The Provincial Legislature consists of the Legislative Council which is composed of 300 members, of whom 250 are selected by municipal governments by population, and fhe remaining 50 consist of delegates from constituencies such as the Magisterium of Paxism and minority religions in Packilvania, chambers of commerce, trade unions, professional associations, universities, associations of legal professionals, delegates of state owned companies and law enforcement bodies. The body passes most laws while the lotterial 500 member Consultative Assembly meets once a year to adopt important legislation such as the annual budget.

The High Court is helmed by Judge President Prince Jabal a-Jibrael Bedon and consists of 64 judges who sit in 4 divisions. It is the highest court of the judiciary of Packilvania in Ukanar, however cases can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Packilvania. The Provincial Procuratorate investigates and presents legal cases while the Ukanar Department of Public Safety enforces the law. Responsibility for public decency and morality as per the canon law of Paxism is enforced by the Ukanar Department of Public Decency and Social Piety except in designated minority districts such as Akuanist districts.

Economy

Ukanar has a nominal GDP of 732 billion Kiribs, making it the 8th largest provincial economy in Packilvania. The teriary sector makes up 48% of the economy, the secondary sector makes up 42%, and the primary sector comprises 10%. The secondary sector employs 46% of the labour force, while the tertiary sector employs 34% of the labour force and the primary sector employs 20%. The unemployment rate is at 3% of the population and over 30% of the labour force is employed in the informal economy which comprises 45% of the economy.

The province generates 120 billion Kiribs in revenue for the government of Packilvania, of which 40 billion kiribs is raised by and goes directly to the provincial government through various provincial taxes, while the remaining 80 billion goes to the national government. The national governmet disburses 92 billion Kiribs to the Ukanar provincial government to run the province. The province has highly productive agricultural land that produces mainly sugar, rice, beets, legumes, and other crops. This has however caused significant deforestation. The province has one of the largest dairy and meat industries in the country relative to its size but suffers from overgrazing. The manufacturing sector produces garments, low level electronics, and consumer goods, but regulations on pollution are lax resulting in high rates of air particulates.

The services sector comprises government services, financial services, telecommunications, education, healthcare etc. The province exports per 200 billion Kiribs of goods and imports over 197.6 billion Kiribs of goods. 78% are exported to the rest of Packilvania, while the remaining 32% are exported to Volkia, the Free Pax States, the United Nations of the Auroran Continent, the North Concordian Economic Forum and the League of Novaris. The province has a GDP per capital of 7,787 kiribs and a median monthly income of 3,500 kiribs. Inequality is fairly high with the urban areas such as Derengol, Paragriniya and Kaliwad enjoying relatively high average incomes.