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[[Burgundie]]'s high emphasis on [[Culture_in_Burgundie#Education|education]] translates to a particularly educated and skilled workforce, leading to lower unemployment compared to less developed countries. The islands' economic diversity cushions against overreliance on any single industry, which has demonstrably made the island more resilient during downturns. Since [[Burgundie]] strives for [[Total Economic Engagement]] and espouses equal rights and opportunities regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ability, or background, Argaea benefits from improved access to education and training, impacting employment prospects across various fields. | [[Burgundie]]'s high emphasis on [[Culture_in_Burgundie#Education|education]] translates to a particularly educated and skilled workforce, leading to lower unemployment compared to less developed countries. The islands' economic diversity cushions against overreliance on any single industry, which has demonstrably made the island more resilient during downturns. Since [[Burgundie]] strives for [[Total Economic Engagement]] and espouses equal rights and opportunities regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ability, or background, Argaea benefits from improved access to education and training, impacting employment prospects across various fields. | ||
===Tourism and hospitality=== | ===Tourism and hospitality=== | ||
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=== | ===Science and research=== | ||
Argaea is the pre-eminent [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] scientific research area with over 75 laboratory and data analysis facilities, 97 research stations, and 4,390 weather monitoring stations. These are administered by the Burgoignesc Australis Program ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Programme Australis Burgoignesc (PAB)'', Division of Polar Programs ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Division des Programmes Polaire (DPP)'') within the Royal Burgoignesc Society of Sciences ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg:]] ''Societie Real Burgoignesc des Science (SRBS)''). | |||
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The original permanent station was built by [[Navy of Burgundie|Seabees]] during November [[1936]], as a part of [[Burgundie]]'s commitment to the scientific goals of creating a better maritime navigational system, which would ultimately lead to the creation of {{wp|LORAN}} and the {{wp|Automatic identification system}}. Through the [[Second Great War]], the number of scientists, mathematicians, physicists, astronomers, and secretarial staff to do data collection and analysis exploded and by the wars end there were 43,400 people living on the remote islands. They almost all left after the war, with only the original botanists, marine biologists, and climatologists remaining. Many of the buildings were abandoned and succumbed to the environment. In the 50s, with the advent of the [[Occidental Cold War]], Argaea became an ideal location to do secret research away from the prying eyes of [[Caphiria]] and its spy network. A number of top-secret projects were moved to Argaea and a network of bunkers were created as part of the {{wp|continuity of government}} | |||
The number of scientific researchers and members of the support staff housed at the Australis Station has always varied seasonally, with a peak population of about 200 in the summer operational season from October to February. In recent years, the winter-time population has been around 50 people. | |||
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Starting immediately after the construction of the station in [[1936]], the teams of scientists started working on more accurate star charts and other astronomical recordings to use as a redundant navigation system. They also tested extreme cold weather conditions on food and equipment for the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]]. | |||
In [[1942]], the station became the hub for the secret {{wp|LORAN}} program (the precursor to satellite navigation systems like {{wp|GPS}}) that the [[Navy of Burgundie]] was very interested in developing. Known as ''Project SeaHawk'', the development of {{wp|LORAN}} became a priority for the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]] at the waning days of the [[Second Great War]], knowing the funding for such projects would be reduced dramatically at the war's end. The radio navigation system was completed in [[1943]] in the final days of the war and never saw combat operations, but it was employed ships and long range patrol aircraft of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and used extensively. It was particularly useful for [[List of aviso classes of the Navy of Burgundie|avisos]] whose role was undergoing a shift in the middle of the 20th century, being used as floating radio relays and therefore spending months adrift in the middle of the ocean. {{wp|LORAN}} and after [[1957]] {{wp|Loran-C}}, made these the positioning of the avisos and their radio relays increasingly accurate. | |||
In September [[1964]], the scientists at Australis started ice coring, a practice they have continued approximately once a decade since then ([[1974]], [[1985]], [[1995]], [[2007]], [[2017]], and [[2027]]). The ice core samples have been used to examine historic snowfalls, ice melts, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, radiation levels, average ambient temperatures, and have been used in the climate mapping project in conjunction with other stations and nations around the world. | |||
In [[2016]], Argaea released its first finished project in the form of an international time database. The project helped synchronize time across all the nations in a standardized format and help synchronize all calendars that use the Argaean format. The calendar format was announced to [[Burgundie]] as the first finished project, and is now accepted by many nations as an acceptable standardized time format. | |||
As of [[2021]], Argaea is working on a central database to store vital trade and economic information from all countries in a unified format. The project is still ongoing as of [[2035]] but is expected to be finished within the next decade. | |||
The official [[Science_and_Technology_in_Burgundie#Mapping|maps]] of [[Burgundie]] are maintained by the [[Royal Burgoignesc Geological Survey]] and the [[Oceanographic, Atmospheric, and Cartographic Administration of Burgundie]]. Support for these maps is also provided by various branches of the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]], particularly the [[Revenue Guard]] and Defense Intelligence. All map originals are co-located in the Royal Archives and the Citizen's Court Library, and their electronic versions are kept both locally on 4 servers throughout [[Burgundie]] as well as on the natioanl backup servers in Argaea. | |||
=== | ===== Argaean Seed Bank ===== | ||
The '''Argaea Global Seed Vault''' is a secure seed bank on Argaea. The [[League of Nations|World Food Programme]] started the vault to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds that are duplicate samples, or "spare" copies, of seeds held in other gene banks worldwide. The seed vault is an attempt to ensure against the loss of seeds in other genebanks during large-scale regional or global crises. The seed vault is managed under terms spelled out in a bi-lateral agreement between the [[Government of Burgundie]] and [[League of Nations]]. | |||
The [[Government of Burgundie]] entirely funded the vault's approximately $8.8 million construction. Storing seeds in the vault is free to end users, with [[Burgundie]] paying for the majority of the banks operational costs. | |||
===Sports and leisure=== | ===Sports and leisure=== | ||
There is a hockey team on Argaea, the Emperors, named for the penguins, based in Le Havre. Argea is also the home of the Burgoignesc Istoyan Winter Games Teams. The various skiing, bobsledding, luge, and hockey teams all are based in Argaea which is a huge draw for tourism. Their facilities are a major economic driver in the villages that they are situated in. | |||
===Trade=== | ===Trade=== | ||
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===Infrastructure=== | ===Infrastructure=== | ||
====Maritime==== | ====Maritime==== | ||
Due to the remoteness of the islands there are no commuter passenger ferries. However there are two {{wp|ports of call}} for crusie ships, Le Havre and Lille on the eastern and western sides of Argaea Maior respectively. These {{wp|ports of call}} are designed only for tourist use and all commuter travel is done by plane. | |||
=====Lighthouses===== | =====Lighthouses===== | ||
{{Further|Burgoignesc Maritime Navigation Administration}} | {{Further|Burgoignesc Maritime Navigation Administration}} | ||
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====Roads==== | ====Roads==== | ||
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Car ownership is common in Wintergen but family units typically only have one car. Transit options exist for school and work so cars are used primarily for chores and housekeeping and visiting friends and family. Because of the cost of gasoline, personal vehicles are rarely people's first choice for transit. Argaea has 11,647 km (7237.11 mi) of roads, 8,480kms are improved. Most of the imporved roads are long haul routes connecting the sparse settlements. Almost all roads are owned and maintained by the provincial transit authority The Transportation Authority of Argaea ([[Burgoignesc clanguage|Burg]]:''Authoritat de Transportacion de Argaea (ATA)''), with the exception of the roads within Le Havre which has its own transportation authority who maintain the roads within the city limits of Le Havre. There is an inter-community bus system, also operated by the ATA that, in the summer, connects the disparate communities to Le Havre. In the winter, road buses are replaced by off-road buses and the frequency is cut dramatically. | |||
====Air==== | ====Air==== | ||
{{Further|International airports}} | {{Further|International airports}} | ||
The [[Argaea International Airport and Air Base]], outside of Le Havre, is a small, long haul airport facility that is shared by the civilian terminal and the Australis Task Section of the [[Royal Air Service of Burgundie]], [[Revenue Guard]], and [[Navy of Burgundie|Navy of Burgundie Hyperthalatton]]. | |||
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| | |[[Argaea International Airport and Air Base]] | ||
| | |Le Havre, Argaea, {{flag|Burgundie}} | ||
| | |Passenger, cargo, and {{wp|air base}} | ||
| | ||24/7/365 air traffic control operations, 2x runways, capable of receiving up to middle sized airframes, cargo terminal, passenger terminal, minimal maintenance facilities, integrated customs and border control service | ||
| | |[[Air Traffic Regulatory Organization|ATRO]]: GAB | ||
{{wp|International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO}}: BGRB | |||
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====Phone service and internet==== | ====Phone service and internet==== | ||
Phone service is provided by Island Mobile, and Landline service is available and is still popular with those who live in the rural parts of Nauta Normand. Because of the number and intensity of the broadcasting and receiving equipment used by the government, cellular service can be spotty at times when the government is using all of its apparatuses. | |||
Highspeed internet service is provided by National Wireless Services a public-private ISP offered to areas of the [[Burgoignesc thalattocracy]] that don't have enough demand to create a competitive market. Residential internet speeds average 2 gigabits while commercial speeds are typically higher in the 3-4 gigabit range. National Wireless Services piggybacks on the Island Mobile towers and also has two towers of their own which provide highspeed wireless connections deep into the logging lands on the west of the island. | |||
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There are also two [[Global Maritime Distress and Safety System]] repeaters and a beacon on the islands. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||