Kolumba VI
| Kolumba VI | |
|---|---|
| Planet Type | Type 9 Terran Extreme Axial tilt (Inner ecosphere) |
| Orbital Distance | 5490 LS (11 AU) |
| Length of Year | 17.1 years |
| Length of Day | 37 hours 41 minutes |
| Planetary Diameter | 16,300 km |
| Surface Gravity | 1.3g (dense) |
| Temperature Range | -15°C to 75°C |
| Atmosphere Type | 970mm with O2 at 204mm Terran normal |
| Hydrosphere Type | 59% Low. In summer large areas turn to desert and dust contamination in the central continent is high |
| StarNationality | Independent Planet, former Lost Colony |
| Sentient Race | Human Colonials |
| Population | 62,000,000 |
| Tech Level | Tech/8-9 |
| StarPort Rating | Independent A Class 2 (Tech/9) |
| Sociological Data 1 | |
| Social Organisation | Open Society |
| Societal Strength | 9 |
| Xeno Acceptance | 12% prejudice |
| Government Type | Multi-government |
| Government Support | 18% - 43% (Vote = variable) |
| Loyalty Index | 62% (Revolt = 8% - 14%) |
| Repression Index | 7% |
| Bureaucracy Level | Low |
| Corruption Level | 13% |
| Law Level | 15 |
| Economic Rating | Average Agricultural |
| Gross Productivity | MCR 192, 820 |
| Per Capita Income | CR 3,110 |
| Tax% / Levy | 26% = MCR 50,130 |
| Military Spending | 8% = MCR 4040.4 |
| Major Exports | Textiles, foodstuffs, petrochemicals |
| Major Imports | Mechanical parts, vehicles, machine tools |
| Trade Restrictions | Free Trade Policy |
| Trade Acceptance | 79%. All imports bring +2 on the T&C index |
Kolumba was settled during the Great Exodus by an African ethnic group whose culture has been partially preserved by the isolation from the mainstream of human settlement. The characteristic dark skin colouration of the locals is partly due to genetic heritage but mostly due to the merciless climate and the harsh sun. This forces most of the population to live underground for most of the long year. The settlers did not degenerate in technology very far after being cut off from the mother planet and have held steady at tech/8 for over 200 years. Recently some advancement has been made with a gas giant chemical plant being opened along with a modest asteroid mining operation about forty years ago.
The ethnic preservation makes this planet (like Kurosawa, Meccano and others) an interesting anthropological study place, revealing much about lost attitudes from Old Terra. It is thought by academics that the planet may join the League in a few years to strengthen trading connections in the Sardonicus sector.
| Kolumba VI | |
|---|---|
| StarSystem Co-ordinates | 4.BB.+9 Sardonicus Sector GSC 15.II.+000 |
| Stellar Primary | K0iv sub-giant |
| FTL Conversion | 20,000 LS |
| Planets in System | 11* including asteroid belt |