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Geography

Climate:
Area: Mostly tropical-temperate, cold up in the mountains

Major Natural Resources: Wood, Uranium, Oil, possibly Tiberium

Land Use: ?

People

Population: 6.614 billion (5.291 billion on Earth, 1.323 billion on Syskeyian Mars)

Age Structure: 0-14 years: 30%; 14-64 years:65%; 65 years and over: 5%

Life Expectancy at birth: total population: 86; female: 87; male: 85

Nationaliy: noun: Syskeyian; adjective: Syskeyian

Ethnic Groups: mixed Indan/Chinese/Thai/Vietnamese/Malaysian 97%, Amerigan 1%, English/Irish,Slavic 1%, Elven 1%

Religions: Roman Catholic 99.75%, Orthodox Jewish .24%, other .01%
Languages: English, Latin, Greek, Syskeyian

Literacy Rate: total population: 100%; male: 100%; female: 100%

Government

conventional long form: Republic of Syskeyia
conventional short form: Syskeyia
abbreviation: RS

Government Type: Democratic Federal Presidental/Parliamentary Republic

Capital: Syskeyiapolis

Administrative Divisions: 76 Provinces, 1 Federal Capital, 1 semi-autonomous Colonial Commonwealth (Syskeyian Mars)

Independence: January 13, 1225
Consitution: 10 October 1303 - Effective 10 October 1303
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive Branch:
Chief of State: President and First Consul Benedict Michael Sukothai, in office since January 2003
lElections: Elected by popular suffrage
Terms: Consuls have 5 year term, may serve 2 terms

Legislative Branch: Dual-house Parliament

Political Parties: Syskeyian Democracy, Christian Republican

Economy

Overview: A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry. The semi-autonomous Commonwealth of Syskeyian Mars possesses an industry dominated by Uranium Mining.

GDP per capita: §37,113.87
GDP: §245.47 trillion

Population Below Poverty Line: N/A

Major Exports: Books, trout, electronics

Major Imports: Consumer goods, etc.

Currency: The Syskeyian dollar
Currency Code: §

Legal Ages

Voting: 18

Driving: 16

Alcohol: 18

Smoking: 18

Holidays

The Immaculate Conception- December 8
Christmas- December 25
Mary, the Mother of God- January 1
Epiphany- January 6
Ash Wednesday
St. Joseph- March 19
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
St. Peter and St. Paul- June 29
The Assumption of Mary- August 15
Republic Day- August 17
All Saints- November 1
The Ascension- 40 days after Easter
Corpus Christi- 60 days after Easter

Military Branches

Syskeyian Army
Republic of Syskeyia Air Force (RSAF)
Syskeyian Navy


International Disputes
Dormant dispute with Amerigo over St. Peter Claver Island

Alliances
Bilateral alliance with the Commonwealth of Chimaea
Bilateral alliance with the Holy Socialist Republic of Constantinopolis
Alliance with the Most Holy and August Empire of Pantocratoria
Alliance with the Teutonic Empire of Lavenrunz
Mangala Accords

National Flag:
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/syskeyia.jpg

Did you just make this up? Or did you find it somewhere? If you made this up, you are quite creative. If you found it, tell me where!! :)

Some hints:

GDP per Capita (in USD):
Frightening: 50,000 and up
All consuming: 45,000
Powerhouse: 40,000
Wealthy: 35,000
Thriving: 30,000
Very Strong: 25,000
Strong: 20,000
Good: 15,000
Reasonable: 10,000
Fair: 8,000
Fragile: 5,000
Weak: 2,500
Developing: 2,000
Struggling: 1,500
Basket Case: 1,000
Imploded: 500

Depending on how capitalist your nation is, the population below poverty should increase. Unless you have lots of welfare and low crimes. The US has 12% below and the UK has 17% below.

Major Exports - should be literature and any other natural resources your nation has

Major Imports - should be mostly consumer goods and any other natural resources or goods your nation doesn't produce.

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The Free Republic of New Genoa

^bump^

Added map.

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

History

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A crusader, en route (or taking part in) the Third Crusade

Althought the Republic of Syskeyia is located in Southeast Asia, the nation known as Syskeyia today traces its roots back to the late 12th century, when King Richard the Lionheart embarked on the Third Crusade. Among the many knights and clerics who traveled with him was John Williamshire, an Anglo-Norman noble who had family ties not just with Richard but also with William the Conquerer and the Norman rulers of Sicily.

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The Coat of Arms of the House of Williamshire

Accompanying John Williamshire was his wife Sylvia, his brother, Anselm, an assistant bishop of Plymouth, two other bishops, and numerous other knights and priests. So, one day in 1189 AD, the group all boarded into a ship and set sail from Dartmouth. Unfortunately for the Crusade but fortunately for Syskeyia, their ship was blown off course. Wayoff course.

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The Williamshires' ship, which today can be found in the ship museum at St. Peter

They made their way around Africa, India and eventually landed at what is now New Nicaea. There, they founded the duchy of New Nicaea (now the Province of New Nicaea) with John as the ruler. Anselm and his fellow clerics went around converting the people of what is now Syskeyia to Catholicism, a task which would take them two decades before its completion. Meanwhile, John ruled the Duch of New Nicaea, never trying to expand his lands at the expense of others but more than willing to come to another's aid.

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A Mongol (Placeholder for Chinese :D )

John's willingness to help other nations came to its most difficult trial when the Chinese invaded in 1225. At the foothills of the Kardja monutains, the allied forces of all 72 now-Christian states defeated the inading Sung army. Although, politically, New Nicaea was only one nation among many, during the battle John Williamshire natrually assumed command of the Christian forces. As a result of the invasion, the Syskeyian chiefs agreed that they must unite, and as a result of the upstart Norman's valor, elected John as King of Syskeyia.

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The Syskeyian flag during the monarchy

And so the nation of Syskeyia began. John's rule was neither absolute nor totally feudal, for early on the leaders of the states demanded that they advise the king, in spirit if not in body, and thus they sent their own representatives to the king, thus the origins of the Syskeyian Senate.

It should also be noted that the government of these small Syskeyian states, so recently united, was a rough constitutional monarchy, with the leader unable to do anything without the consent of (most of) his people. Thus the people did not want the king to just hear the opinions of the aristocracy, and so they sent their own representatives, thus the origins of the Syskeyian Assembly.

King John ruled wisely for several dcades, dying in 1252. His son and successor, King Adam I, likewise ruled for some 25 years. And the came Achilles.

Inaugurated King Adam II, Achilles the Apostate eventually drifted away from the Catholic faith, replacing it with a mix of Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Platonism, and ancient Greek mythology, with Jesus thrown into the mix just for the heck of it. The Syskeyian Senate and Assembly (for the two houses, together, were not called Parliament yet)... tolerated this apostasy (not to mention the king's bisexual tendencies) until Achilles tried to enforce his "faith" on the (virtually 100%) Catholic populace in Syskeyia. When this happened, the Syskeyian Senate summoned the king to trial for blasphemy, persecution of Christian souls and other various offenses, and convicted the King to death. Achilles "the Apostate" refused to go along with this verdict, and thus a three-year civil war began.

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Daivd Mai-Shirong, Strategos Strategon of Syskeyia under Adam II/Achilles and the first First Consul of the Republic

Leading the side of the Parliamentary forces was David Mai-shirong who had served as Strategos Strategon (Greek for "general of generals," it is the highest military rank, subordinate only to the king.) A brilliant intellectual, he took a journal with him, keeping up military statistics and writing about what happened that day. He also wrote to his wife, Catherine, as frequently as he could (Catherine Mai-Shirong was a gorgeous woman of Indian descent who matched her husband in intellect and wit. Their marriage is one of the great romances in Syskeyian history).

Eventually, the war came to an end at the Battle of Nova Ardea in 1303. The Catholic forces defeated those of the king decisively; the king himself, however, fled on horseback into a cave nearby. A deatchment of Parlaimentary cavalry followed ... never to return.

To this day, a Syskeyian soldier marches on patrol at the mouth of the cave, letting nobody in ... or out. :shock:

Meanwhile, in Syskeyiapolis, the Senate and Assembly decided to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic. A constitution, the Carta Reipublicae was written up, and Mai-Shirong, who very much desired to return to his wife and kids and write his history of the civil war, was elected First Consul of the Republic

Timeline:
1189- John Williamshire, his brother Anselm, et cetrera sail off from Plymouth on the Third Crusade. They get blown off course (to understate things) and wind up at the site of present day New Nicaea. New Nicaea is founded, with John as the ruler and Anselm as the bishop.

1190- [OOC can't think of name right now], a relative of the Williamshires and a Norman nobleman in Sicily, wonders where John & co. are. Sails off with some of his entourage (and some Greeks).

1191- [Sicilian relative] arrives in Syskeyia, reunties with the Williamshires.

1190s-1225- Anselm and his fellow clergy evangelize Syskeyia.

1225- Chinses invasion of Syskeyia from the Twin Shrine Pass. John Williamshire leads the armies of the 72 small Christian kingdoms of Syskeyia to victory over the invading army and, as a result, becomes the first King of Syskeyia. Syskeyiapolis founded

1250- Death of John Williamshire. His son, Adam I Williamshire, becomes King of Syskeyia.

1275- Mongols invade Syskeyia. An upstart militia captain from Junaklion, David Mai shi-rong, defeats the Mongols, and thus is made Strategos Strategon of the entire Syskeyian military.

1285- Adam I dies. His son, Adam II, is crowned King.

1280s-1300- Adam II publicly drifts away from the Catholic faith and starts his own synretistic(sp) religion. He eventually attempts to persecute Christians. For this, he is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by the Syskeyian Senate.

1300-1303- Syskeyian Civil War. The Christian/Parliamentarian forces emerge victorious, the Republic of Syskeyia is established, and David Mai shi-rong becomes the first First Consul.

1350s-1450s- Syskeyia colonizes the three southern provinces.

1510- Syskeyia reestablishes contact with the West, begins to play catch-up with Europe.

[More dates will come here]

1942-45: Syskeyia fights the Japanese in World War II.

[Yep, still under contruction]

Military
Military service is compulsory in the Republic of Syskeyia. Under Syskeyian law all able-bodied citizens, at the age of 18 (after they graduate high school, that is ;) ), may be compelled to serve 4 years in the military. After the three years are up they may stay in the military or return to civilian life.

If they return to civilian life, than may be placed in the reserves, and must serve in the military one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer.

Military Size: 24,329,660

Army: 13,200,000
Mechanized Infantry Divisions: 75
Armored Divisions: 50
Special Forces Divisions: 20
Mountain Divisions: 50
Light Infantry Divisions: 25
Airborne Divisions: 20

Navy: 5,506,500
41 Battleships (16 Iowa-class, 10 Joanna von Sachshausen-class, 14 Joanna von Sachshausen(A)-class)
70 Amphibious Assault Ships LHD
45 Misc. Command Ships
70 Amphibious Assault Ships LHA
200 Amphibious Landing Platform Docks LPD
108 Landing Ships Tank LST
153 Destroyers DD
200 AEGIS Cruisers CG
267 Guided Missile Destroyers DDG
271 Guided Missile Frigates FFG
300 Submarines
40 Carriers (25 Nimitz-class, 15 Holy Trinity-class)
156 Coastal Patrol Ships
144 Minehunters
168 Mine Countermeasures Ships
48 Rescue and Salvage Ships

Air Force: 5,623,160
108 Bomber Squadrons
••• 32 B-1 Squadrons
••• 13 B-2 Squadrons
••• 33 B-52 Squadrons
••• 28 FB-111 Squadrons
24 Strategic Reconissance Squadrons
••• 6 SR-71 Squadrons
••• 6 U-2 Squadrons
••• 6 TR-1 Squadrons
••• 6 Unmanned squadrons
16 E-4 Command Squadrons
207 KC-10 Tanker Squadrons
300 Fighter Squadrons
••• 150 F-22 Squadrons
••• 150 F-16E/S1 Squadrons
240 Fighter/Ground Attack Squadrons
••• 60 A-10 Squadrons
••• 60 F-16E/S1 Squadrons
••• 60 F-117 Squadrons
••• 60 F-22J "Wild Weasel" Squadrons
46 RF-4G Tactical Reconissance Squadrons
36 AWACS/Electronic Combat Warfare Squadrons
••• 10 E-3 Squadrons
••• 5 EC-130 Squadrons
••• 11 EF-111 Squadrons
71 Tactical Control Squadrons
••• 23 OA-10 Squadrons
••• 24 OV-10 Squadrons
••• 24 CH-3 Squadrons
33 Special Squadrons
12 Aggressor Training Squadrons
183 Training Squadrons
104 Strategic Airlift Squadrons
••• 52 C-17 Squadrons
••• 26 C-5C Squadrons
••• 26 Skycat 1000 Squadrons
267 CL-130 Tactical Airlift Squadrons
46 SAR squadrons
16 Medical evacuation squadrons
16 weather reconissance squadrons

Syskeyian Mars Colonial Militia(land):
26 Armored Divisions
39 Infantry Divisions (Mechanized)
(OOC Note: This was calculated by combining the RPed population of Syskeyian Mars (20% of Syskeyia's total population) with Syskeyian Mars' GDP per captia, budget and the like. I am NOT using Syskeyian Mars' "real" population to numberwank, thank you very much.)

More on the military, especially the army, can be found here (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=354895).

Very nice :) Congratulations on just having the patience lol.

Very nice :) Congratulations on just having the patience lol.

Thanks. Can't wait to see your factbook entry.

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Nice, great map also.

NS threads of importance to Syskeyia:

The Amerigan Slaver War (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30536) (The legendary war. Read it today.)

Contraceptive smugglers arrested in Syskeyia (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18708)

Syskeyian Parliament taken hostage (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20012)

Divorce Outlawed in Syskeyia (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29920)

Syskeyia donates 100 F-35s to NYNJ (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29948)

Ambassador to Kitsylvania wounded in ambush by biker gangs (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34175) (A joke I made up when I saw that Kitsylvania was an "Anarchy." Good for a laugh.)

Syskeyia withdraws Ambassador from Lavenrunz, or, the One-Day Schism (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30247)

The NYNJ-Diwaniyah War (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31647&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=274)

Strange happenings in Der Angst (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44471&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=197) (This is where I join in)

Assassination attempt on President and First Consul Benedict Michael Sukothai (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44984) (He recovers here (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49149).)

Syskeyia breaks all ties with LordSquall (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49655)

The Republic celebrates it's 700th anniversary (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63004) (The thread died, and the info is basically what I put here, but still...)

Syskeyia gets involved in the Knootian War (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59513&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=377) (Why the heck does Knootoss insist on calling it the "Shadow War" anyway? :? Seemed like an out-and-out war to me. :D )

Syskeyia colonizes Mars (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73157)

Syskeyian embassy in St. Dominic besieged by Reich mob (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=297983) (Some investigations here (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=301814) and Iesus Christi trial here (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=301914).)

Syskeyia leaves SATO (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=308821)

Mars conflict (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=308757)

Syskeyian (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=320924) graveyard/memorial on Mars dedicated[/url]

The West African/Ouidah Slave Crisis (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=322558)

Syskeyia gets spoofed by Wombat News! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=323943) Truly, one of the greatest honors a NS nation can achieve. :D

Corpus Christi in Syskeyiapolis (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=333994)

Benedict Michael Sukothai visits Pantocratoria (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=334607)

Eurusean/Reich-Syskeyia war (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=333941) (Part of it, anyway. The St. Peter Claver Island theater can be read here (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=6897309))

Syskeyian Military Uniforms

Syskeyian Army:
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From left to right: Syskeyian BDU (Battle Dress Uniform) with MICH Helmet; Syskeyian Dress Uniform (Infantry Beret)

NOTE: The beret on the dress uniform is that of an infantryman. All members of the Syskeyian Army wear berets of varying colors: infantry-brown/tan; armor-black; airborne-red/maroon; air defense-light blue; special forces-green.

Syskeyian Air Force:
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[i]Syskeyian Air Force Duty Uniform

Syskeyian Navy:
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From left to right: Officer's uniform, warm weather; Sailors' uniform, warm weather; Officers' uniform, cold weather; Sailors' uniform, cold weather;

It should be noted here that the sailors were white berets. (OOC: Never liked those sailor caps anyway. ;) )

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

^Bump so this doesn't get purged ;) ^

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Syskeyia gets involved in the Knootian War (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59513&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=377) (Why the heck does Knootoss insist on calling it the "Shadow War" anyway? :? Seemed like an out-and-out war to me. :D )

Well... from my point fo view calling it 'the Knootian war' is a bit strange. Like calling World War II "the German war" or the 80 years war "the Dutch war". I dubbed it the shadow war because of the various topic titles primarily. "the shadow is cast" "the shadow is looming", "the shadow has passed" that sorta stuff. So it is of literary concerns. And also it fits because of the beginning: hidden motives, dark figures, spies and secrets caused this war to break out. Shadows, if you will. Did you ever wonder why the Dominion invaded? There was a LOT more going on then meets the eye.

You could even say the Knootians were ultimately responsible for bringing this invasion upon them. Or you could blame WV or Tarasovka. Or Dick Tator. Or Der Angst who caused the war by supporting Tator which he thought would guarantee peace. :wink: Lots of depth eh?

Military Size: 79,000,000

That's ridiculous.

The Republic of Syskeyia is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.66 billion


I didn't do the math, but it seems decent enough, like maybe 5 percent

my factbook (http://www.angelfire.com/empire2/philopolis/factbook.html)

Nicely Done!

Erm... i didn`t think Tator would support peace... i just wanted to save Vogels :P

Erm... i didn`t think Tator would support peace... i just wanted to save Vogels :P

And you did a great job at that in the end. :P

Syskeyia gets involved in the Knootian War (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59513&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=377) (Why the heck does Knootoss insist on calling it the "Shadow War" anyway? :? Seemed like an out-and-out war to me. :D )

Well... from my point fo view calling it 'the Knootian war' is a bit strange. Like calling World War II "the German war" or the 80 years war "the Dutch war". I dubbed it the shadow war because of the various topic titles primarily. "the shadow is cast" "the shadow is looming", "the shadow has passed" that sorta stuff. So it is of literary concerns. And also it fits because of the beginning: hidden motives, dark figures, spies and secrets caused this war to break out. Shadows, if you will. Did you ever wonder why the Dominion invaded? There was a LOT more going on then meets the eye.

You could even say the Knootians were ultimately responsible for bringing this invasion upon them. Or you could blame WV or Tarasovka. Or Dick Tator. Or Der Angst who caused the war by supporting Tator which he thought would guarantee peace. :wink: Lots of depth eh?

OOC:

Me? Having something to do in the Knootian conflict?
Apart from solving it peacefully, I do not know what are you talking about :roll:

Hehe, and yes, Syskeyia, there has been lots of "behind the curtains" things going on :wink:

And get on IRC already, Knoot :x

Depending on how capitalist your nation is, the population below poverty should increase. Unless you have lots of welfare and low crimes. The US has 12% below and the UK has 17% below.


The US has 19.1% below the poverty lign. (source: Human Development Report)

The Republic of Syskeyia is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.66 billion


I didn't do the math, but it seems decent enough, like maybe 5 percent
5% is uber-ridiculous. Anything above 2% is crazy; with a GDP per cap of 50,000 Siskeyia could not have more than 1% in the army.Point. S.Korea have 1.67%, and they have the highest rate in the developed world, with a much weaker economy than Siskeyia.

Military Size: 79,000,000

That's ridiculous.

Well, that is including reserves, and my active force is only about 1.37% of my population. Does that solve the problem?

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Depending on how capitalist your nation is, the population below poverty should increase. Unless you have lots of welfare and low crimes. The US has 12% below and the UK has 17% below.


The US has 19.1% below the poverty lign. (source: Human Development Report)http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html

A sample of Syskeyian currency:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/390062/syskeyian_dollar.gif

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Depending on how capitalist your nation is, the population below poverty should increase. Unless you have lots of welfare and low crimes. The US has 12% below and the UK has 17% below.


The US has 19.1% below the poverty lign. (source: Human Development Report)http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html
you're relying on the US government for it's own poverty rate? i think the HDR is somehow more objective, don't you?

Drawings of the Syskeyian Parliament building (http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/390062/syskeyian_parliament.gif)

Government and buidling descriptions coming soon! :D

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Government
Executive Branch

Technically, the Republic does not have a single chief executive but two: the Consuls. Both elected simultaneously for a five-year term (and can be elected for another term) the two Consuls are de jure equals. However, one of the Consuls, called the "First Consul," emjoys a "preference of administration" over the other Consul. Thus, while the theory the Consulate like that of the ancient Roman consuls, in fact is more closely resembles the American presidential system, with the "First Consul" taking the place of the President and the "regular" Consul taking the place of the Vice President.

Some thing must be said here, however. In 1803, in an attempt to "modernize" the Republic's image, the Carta Reipublicae was amended to add t"President" to the First Consul's title, thus making him the "President and First Consul" of the Republic, instead of merely "First Consul." The current President and First Consul of the Republic of Syskeyia, Benedict Michael Sukothai, is the 32nd President and the 133rd First Consul of the Republic of Syskeyia.

<pic of Consul's golden sash coming someday>

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Legislative Branch

The chief legislative body in the Republic of Syskeyia is its national legislature, Parliament. The Syskeyian Parliament consists of two houses, the Senate and the Assembly.

The upper house of Parliament, the Senate, consists of 231 members, all elected by their respective provincial legislatures (3 Senators per province.) The Senate's legislative power equals that of the Assembly.

The most striking thing about the Syskeyian Senate is their dress and traditions. While most legislatures allow their members to dress however they like (usually in suits, etc.), all Syskeyian Senators have, since before the Republic, worn a purple outfit and a purple cloak, fastened by a bejweled pin, as can be seen below:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/Syskeyia/sys_senator.jpg
It should be noted that the law mandates that the Senators must wear this outfit while in Parliament and at state functions. They are at liberty to wear it or not when not in public duties, however.

Also striking about the Syskeyian Senators is the fact that each one has their own personal sword. These swords are made by the Kartini family, which has made swords for the Syskeyian Senate since the days of the monarchy.) These swords, of the most supreme and excellent craftsmanship as can be found in the world, share a remarkable resemblance to the sword pictured below:
[see attached pic]
Only that the crossguard would be gold/bronze/holdish color instead of grey, the the seal of the Senator's province would be jewel-encrusted onto the pommel. The phrase "Senator [full name] of the Province of [Senator's province]" is emblazoned in Greek and in gold on the [quite wide] fuller of the Senator's sword.

More to come... (OOC: Darn dinner time)

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

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How David Mai-shirong wrote his surname

BUMP

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

OOC: good to see you are still here sys. As much as I hate you ICly I wouldn't want you to leave NS.

Do you still want to wrap up the spying/boycott situations?

Syskeyian Sealift Command
48 Container Ships
192 Maritime Prepositioning Ships
24 Aviation Logistics Ships
240 Large, Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships
96 Fast Sealift Ships
96 Transport Tankers
72 Kilavea-class Ammo ships
72 Combat Stores ships
50 Supply-class Fast Combat Support Ships
24 Lewis and Clark Advanced Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ships
168 Underway Replenishment Oilers
60 Fleet Ocean Tugs
12 Acuostic Survey Ships
12 Cable Repair Ships
36 Missile Range Instrument Test Support Ships
48 Ocean Survelliance Ships
84 Oceanographic Survey Ships

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

OOC: good to see you are still here sys. As much as I hate you ICly I wouldn't want you to leave NS.

Do you still want to wrap up the spying/boycott situations?

Well, if you look at my edited post on that, I removed the spies. And the boycott thing looks, well, over (sorta). So...

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Awesome. Now we can collaborate on certain things, since I got rid of Mr. Insane and the Fairy Tinklies from my Government :)

OOC: It ate my post here, but to make a long story short: please send my government an IC telegram where they are informed that the boycott is over. (Meaning that people want to buy Knootian again.) If you ask for ending the embargo then I'm sure it will be granted.

Also not that the entire UnAPS alliance is putting an embargo on you now (hasn't been announced yet) so I would be glad if we would avoid such unpleasantness.

Peace and prosperity,

The Dutch Democratic Republic of Knootoss

UPDATE:

The Syskeyian Army now has a new greade launcher (thread and pic coming soon.

OOC: Changed "Mongol Invasion" to "Chinese Invasion," given historical research (it seems the Mongols were chiefly in Europe at the time. Now how to get the Mai-shirong family into Syskeyia, as David Mai-shirong, who is basically the George Washington of Syskeyia, is ethnically Han Chinese.)

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Just for the heck of it, I uploaded my F-16 camoflage pic. :)

Man, this thing needs an overhaul.

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Catholic parishes in Syskeyia: 1,629,450
Total number of Catholic priests in Syskeyia: 8,147,250
Permenant deacons in Syskeyia: 372,963
Catholic dioceses: 250
Internet service providers: 72,420
Internet users: 2,067,120,270
Movie theaters: 181,050
Movies produced: 119,493
Newspaper circulation: 2,027,760,000

OOC: Thanks to NationMaster.com for helping me calculate the statistics
*curses photobucket for being down for the moment*