| Ascension Republic | |
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| Island of Ascension | |
| Constituent Republic of Vekllei | |
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| Part of the Antarctic Region | |
| Population | 34,232 |
| Demographics | 75% Antarctic settlers · 12% Afro-Antillean · 8% European · 5% other |
| Accession | 1836, as part of the British Atlantic Territories |
| Area | 88 km² |
| Capital | Adara |
| Languages | English |
The Ascension Republic is a constituent republic in the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the Antarctic Region. Rocky, isolated and arid, Ascension is over 1,000km away from Helena, its closest neighbour.
Ascension is home to around 14,000 people, most of whom work for or are associated with the Vekllei World Astroport and the air service base outside the capital, Adara. Its proximity to the equator and strategic centrality in the Atlantic have encouraged military development of the island republic, including air bases, telecommunications facilities, intelligence systems and satellite tracking. It is also home to a large naval dockyard, and rumoured to be part of the Vekllei air-delivered strategic nuclear arsenal.
Ascension was first settled by the UK in 1815, but remained a military outpost until the late 19th Century during the formation of the British Atlantic Territories. When the British Atlantic Territories became the independent Commonwealth of Oceans in 1935, Ascension became a dependent territory of the new country, and eventually inherited membership as a republic in Vekllei in the postwar period.
Around 90 square km, Ascension is a desert of volcanic lava flows and craters. Green Mountain has most of the island’s vegetation, including small forests and land for growing fruits and vegetables, which are watered by small springs and catchment basins.
- Ammunition
- Computers
- Electronic Components
- Fish
- Glass
- Palm Oil
- Rare Earths
- Salt
Climate
Hot and arid year-round, moderated by southeast trade winds. The coast receives almost no rainfall, but Green Mountain sees modest precipitation and cooler temperatures at altitude.
Public Holidays
- New Year’s Day 1 Jan
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Commonwealth Day 1 May
- Republic Day 24 Jun
- Christmas Day 25 Dec
- Boxing Day 26 Dec
| Occupation | Share | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Security & Defence | 13.8% | 4,504 |
| Transport | 12.2% | 3,977 |
| Education | 7.9% | 2,591 |
| Agriculture, Land & Sea | 7.8% | 2,530 |
| Skilled Trades & Construction | 6.9% | 2,265 |
| Healthcare | 6.8% | 2,215 |
| Science & Research | 6.2% | 2,039 |
| Economic Planning | 5.6% | 1,829 |
| Domestic | 5.5% | 1,794 |
| Industry | 5.3% | 1,738 |
| Government & Civil Administration | 4.5% | 1,455 |
| Arts & Media | 3.5% | 1,127 |
| Hospitality & Participatory Trades | 3.3% | 1,078 |
| Information & Communications | 3.1% | 996 |
| Retail, Distribution & Logistics | 2.3% | 744 |
| Sport & Recreation | 1.7% | 565 |
| Energy & Resources | 1.7% | 556 |
| Law & Justice | 1.4% | 441 |
| Religious & Ceremonial | 0.6% | 204 |
- Flight Research Establishment ASRE 310
- National Radar Station ASRE 120
- Green Mountain Inn Atlantic Hotel 30
- Wideawake Radar Station Atmospheric Surveillance System 45
- Office of Cosmodromes Bureau of Aerospace 420
- Atmospheric & Horizon Radar Control District Bureau of Aerospace 190
- Office of Launch Operations Bureau of Space 1,200
- Airlink Ascension Station Commonwealth Airways 40
- Ascension Defence Works Commonwealth Arsenal 800
- Transatlantic Shipping Ascension Station Commonwealth Lines 140
- Ascension Strategic Fuel Reserve Commonwealth Oil 90
- Royal Ascension Railway CommRail 259
- Green Mountain & Adara Line CommRail 229
- Ascension Cable Landing Station Cosma 140
- Automatic Systems Test Facility CSRE 180
- Office of Satellite Operations Defence Imagery Establishment 30
- Office of Reconnaissance Aviation Defence Imagery Establishment 35
- Missile & Rocketry Laboratories DSRE 260
- Telemetry & Fire Control Laboratories DSRE 340
- Defence Aerospace Laboratories DSRE 360
- Defence Satellite Complex DSRE 50
- Ascension Atomic Plant General Reactor 80
- Ascension Aerospace Works Government Aircraft Factories 600
- Ascension Air Base Oriental Division 1,260
- Wideawake Barracks Oriental Division 180
- Wideawake Patrol Station Oriental Division 210
- Vekllei World Astroport Commonwealth World Astroport
- Commonwealth Starlines Headquarters Commonwealth Starlines
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2048
Ascension Science Basin and Rocket Factory established in Ascension
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1836
The British Overseas Territories comprising Oslola, Kala and Demon are reincorporated as the British Atlantic Territories, including Anguilla, Lucaya, Habacoa, Summers, the Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands ( Caimanas), the Falklands, Montserrat ( Allia), Saint Helena ( Helena), Ascension ( Ascension), the Tristan da Cunha Islands ( Santes), the South Georgia and Sandwich Islands ( Sude), and the Turks and Caicos ( Caicos) Islands
- 1815