ABOUT WORLDBOOK
Worldbook is a BattleTechnology feature drawn from the computer files of The Navigator's Guide to the Inner Sphere, the 32-volume compendium of explored worlds published by ComStar Press Interstellar, Terra. Mira was first printed in Volume 5, The Mirach Reach, and is reproduced here by permission of the publisher.
STELLAR DATA
Catalog # NSC L 2-803-211
Star: Surt
- Type: F61 11
Mass: 4.52 Sol
Luminosity: 51.4 Sol
Radius: 5.58 Sol
Stellar Effective Temperature: 6360 degrees K.
SYSTEM DATA
Planetary System: 8 major bodies, 1 planetoid belt
PLANETARY DATA
Planet IV: Mire
- Mean Orbital Radius: 5.7 AU
Orbital Eccentricity: .0204
Periastron Orbital Distance: 5.586 AU
Apastron Orbital Distance: 5.8197 AU
Period: 6.401 standard years
2,337.94 standard days
Mass: 1.6 Earth
Equatorial Diameter., 12,045.8 km
Mean Planetary Density: 10.45 g/CM3 (1.9 Earth)
Mean Surface Gravity: 1.79 G
Escape Velocity: 19.69 kps
Rotational Period: 14 hours, 22 minutes Axial
Inclination: 32029'14.8"
Atmosphere: Dense, Marginal Earth Type Surface
Atmospheric Pressure: 2.20 atm
Composition: N 2 -77.8%; 02--18%; H2O(mean)-l.6%; other elements-2.6%
Hydrographics: 67% of surface covered by liquid H2O
Temperature Range at Surface Level:
Equatorial: 50 to 95 degress C.; Polar: 15 to 30 degrees C.
PLANETOGRAPHY:
Radius: 6,022.92 km;
Circumference: 37,843 km;
Total Surface Area: 455,851,000 sq km;
Land Surface Area: 150,430,000 sq km;
Inhabited Surface Area: 132,379,000 sq km.
Surface Topography: Ocean/Sea/Lake 67%;
Steppe/Plain 9%; Low Hills 8%; High Hills 6%; Low Mountains 6%; High Mountains 4%.
PEOPLE:
Population: 2,976,000,000; Population Density: .22.5 persons/sq km; Urbanization: 55%; Ethnic Groups: Hispanic (47%), North American (19%), Chinese (14%); East European (13%); Others (7%); Languages; League Anglic (98%), Nuespanol (79%), Sino-Tibetan dialects (15%); Religions: Church of Blake (44%), Universal Catholic Church (27%), NeoBuddhist (15%), Protestant Christian sects (14%). Capitol and Largest City: Ciudad Mira; Other Major Cities: 31 with populations of 25-50 million each.
GOVERNMENT:
Allegiance: Associate Member of the Federated Suns; Government: People's Democratic Republic; Head of State: Premier Luis Real Garcia; Head of Govemment: Chancellor Renaldo Estevez y Ferrer; Local Administrative Districts: 4.
ECONOMY:
Natural Resources: Agricultural Products, Ores, Gems and Crystals; ProcessedlManufactured Goods: Processed AgroProducts, Alloys, Agro ByProducts, Armaments, Heavy and Light Manufacturing; Arable Land: 42%; Labor Force: Agricultural(l 9%), Industrial(l 0%), Resource Extraction (26%), Service: (45%).
FINANCE:
Currency: Mirapeso (1 mirapeso = Cb 0.657); Per Capita Income: Cb 700; Gross Domestic Product., Cb 2.91648 trillion; Imports: Radioactives, Petrochemicals, Light and Heavy Manufactured Goods, Electronics, High-Tech Systems; Principal Sources: Mesartim (20%), Almach (18%), Sonnia (17%), Demeter (14%), Chesterton (9%); Exports: Ores, Gems and Crystals, Processed AgroProducts; Principal Markets: Mesartim (19%), Almach (17%), Sonnia (11 %), Demeter (11 %), Chesterton (9%), Tawas (9%).
TRANSPORTATION:
Chief Ports: 25 ports, including Ciudad Mira; OffPlanet Facilities: Orbital: 5; Deep Space: 1; Enclaves: 10; Merchant Fleet: JumpShips: 75; Freighters: 300; Shuttles: 47; System Jump Point: Distance: 47.5 AU; Travel Time (typical): 315 hours (13.125 std. days).
HEALTH:
Life Expectancy at Birth: 85.5 years; Birth Rate: (3026) 1.8%; Mortality Rate: (3026) 0.8%; Population Growth Rate: Increasing at 1% per year.
EDUCATION:
Literacy: 73%; Technicians/1000 population: 48.6; Universities: 1,636.
ARMED FORCES:
Defense Spending: 9.5% of GDP; Military Manpower Potential: 208,320,000 (7%); AeroSpace Forces: Orbital Facilities: 3, Deep Space Facilities: 0, JumpShips: 12, DropShips: 60, AeroSpace Fighters: 95, Escorts: 8, Monitors: 4, Cruisers: 3; Battalions: Infantry: 529, Armor., 4 1, Air: 226, Mech: 9; MechWarrior Training Facilities: 6; Hiring Data: D/F/N.
Mira: Misty Outpost of the Federated Suns
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