Mauvasia
16-12-2005, 07:21
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Full Name: The Imperial Democratic Republic and Affiliated Sovereign Territories, Colonies, Protectorates, etc. of Mauvasia
Short Name: Mauvasia or The Imperial Republic of Mauvasia
Abbreviations: IRM; Mau.
National motto: Gloriam Sapientes Possidebunt (The Wise Shall Possess Glory)
Internet code: .mv
Name origin: The land was first explored by French explorer Joaquin de Saint-Maló in the early 1400s. Encountering hostile natives, harsh mountains, and difficult terrain, he returned with rough maps, calling the new land le pays mauvais ("the bad country"). The settlers promptly mangled it to Mauvasia, and the name stuck...
Population: Over 2.5 billion at last census
Capitol city: Darmetz (pop. ~247,000)
Map:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Mauvasia/Mauvasia.jpg
Leader: President Jonathan JACOBI (Liberal, el. 2004)
Vice-President Sylvia THARN (Liberal, el. 2002)
Political system: Democratic republic with elections held every four years
Economic system: Socialism, with private enterprise legal but large corporations outlawed
Social system: Liberalism, with some restrictions
Date of discovery: February or March 1424 (depending on accounts)
Independence: 9 May 1473
Holidays:
1 January - New Year's Day
Third Monday in February - Discovery Day (honouring the discovery of Mauvasia by French explorers as noted above)
18-21 March - Election Holidays (see below)
19 April - Dmitar Morkovski Day
27 April - Easter Memorial Day (honouring the victims of the Easter Massacre, see below)
9 May - Independence Day
14 August - Revolution Day
3 November - The Day of the Dead (see customs section below)
25 December - Christmas Day
Administrative Divisions: 10 provinces; 2 individual city districts (Darmetz, Dûriandor)
National Animal: Mohave scorpion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion) (Scorpionis mauvasii); lives in dry brush and plains primarily in Mohavia province, length about 5"; feeds on small bugs, cockroaches, moths, occasionally birds, spiders, or even other scorpions. The Mohave scorpion is a very rare, solitary animal, which is a protected species under the Endangered Species Acts of 1976 and 1984.
National Bird: Any of various species of pelican (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican) (family Pelecanidae); these large seabirds roam Mauvasia's entire 85-mile coastline, as well as the wetlands south of Dûriandor. Pelicans can be quite commonly seen near the beaches above Dûriandor, where they search for whatever fish have not been completely depleted by the saltwater fishing industries (severely limited by the Fishing Antitrust Act of 1963).
National Tree: The Mauvasian pine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_tree) (Pinus sapientis); vast virgin forests primarily made up of pine trees line the slopes of the western mountains. This prominent and sturdy tree is found almost nowhere else in the world, and large national forests and recreation areas have been established to preserve them.
Government Details
Head of State: President Jonathan JACOBI (note: the President is both the head of state and the head of government)
Head of Government: President Jonathan JACOBI (note: the President is both the head of state and the head of government)
Executive Branch: Elected President and cabinet; President elected every four years and may serve a maximum of three terms. Vice-President elected every four years on a two-year rotation period and may serve a maximum of four terms.
Legislative Branch: A tricameral legislature: the upper house or Senate (containing 60 Senators, or five from each district); the middle house or Grand Congress (containing, at present, 508 Congressmen and women divided up according to population); and the lower house or Grand Assembly made up of all Mauvasian citizens over the age of 21, which convenes only once a year during the national Election Holiday in mid-March, for ratifications of bills, proposals of amendments, etc. The incredibly inefficient and bureaucracy-choked legislative branch is by far the most confusing part of Mauvasia's government, having driven dozens of political commentators to insanity.
Judicial Branch: A Chief Justice and fourteen other justices; justices are nominated by the Senate, elected by the Grand Congress, and confirmed by the President, or occasionally the other way around.
Cabinet:
Senior Vice-President Sylvia THARN
Attorney General Jean-Christophe IANCOURT
Chief Advisor to the President Karl DONSAIR
Secretary of State Andrew MARKS
Secretary of Education Paula HARRIS
Secretary of Communications Pierre JAMES
Secretary of Defence Louis D'HIVER
Secretary of Healthcare David LOI
Secretary of the Environment Candace JAKOWSKI
Secretary of Labour Antonio VAITURIN
Secretary of Public Transport Samuel WILSON
Secretary of Law Enforcement Gregario STOPPARD
Secretary of Welfare Thomas DUKE
Secretary of Intelligence Donovan MARDUC
Secretary of Parks & Recreation Muhammad HABIB
Secretary of Commerce --Post empty--
Secretary of Social Equality George WHYTE
Secretary of Censorship --Post empty--
Government Budget: Approximately $75,160,000,000,000
Yearly Government Budget Details:
Department of Education - receives 16% of budget (~$12.03 trillion)
Current Surplus: $1.75 trillion
Department of Communications - receives 10% of budget (~$7.52 trillion)
Current Surplus: $419 billion
Department of Defence - receives 10% of budget (~$7.52 trillion)
Current Surplus: $1 trillion
Department of Healthcare - receives 8% of budget (~$6.01 trillion)
Current Deficit: $121.5 billlion
Department of Environmental Preservation - receives 7% of budget (~$5.26 trillion)
Current Surplus: $0.00
Department of Labour - receives 6.5% of budget (~$4.88 trillion)
Current Deficit: $110 billion
Department of Public Transport - receives 6% of budget (~$4.5 trillion)
Current Deficit: $379 billion
Department of Law Enforcement - receives 5% of budget (~$3.76 trillion)
Current Surplus: $68 billion
Department of Welfare - receives 5% of budget (~$3.76 trillion)
Current Deficit: $1.25 trillion
Department of State - receives 4.5% of budget (~$3.38 trillion)
Current Surplus: $145 billion
Department of Intelligence - receives 4% of budget (~$3 trillion)
Current Deficit: $0.25 billion
Department of Parks & Recreation - receives 4% of budget (~$3 trillion)
Current Deficit: $175 billion
Department of Trade - receives 3.5% of budget (~$2.63 trillion)
Current Deficit: $2.04 trillion
Department of Commerce - receives 3% of budget (~$2.25 trillion)
Current Deficit: $4.175 trillion
Department of Social Equality - receives 2.5% of budget (~$1.88 trillion)
Current Surplus: $8.5 billion
Department of Pest Control - receives 1.5% of budget (~$1.13 trillion)
Current Deficit: $32 billion
Department of Censorship - receives 1% of budget (~$0.75 billion)
Current Deficit: $6 billion
Government Waste: 2.5% ($1.92 trillion)
Primary Political Parties (more than 20% of registered voters): Liberal, Conservative
Secondary Political Parties (more than 5% of registered voters): Socialist, People's Progressive, Independent, Green, Constitutionary
Ternary Political Parties (less than 5% of registered voters): Mauvasia First, Pure Capitalist, Communist, Nazi, Monarchist, Anarchist, People's Democratic Front of Mauvasia, National Conservative, National Christian
Economic Details
National Currency: Dehavia (?)
Exchange Rate: $1 = ?1.2583
Income Tax Rate: 100%
Gross National Product: Approximately $74,300,000,000,000
GNP per capita: Approximately $29,600
Exports: Oil, timber, water, uranium, iron, bauxite, aluminium, glass, wines
Imports: Arms, automobiles, fish, baskets
Trade Surplus: approximately $148,000,000,000.00
Trade Partners: -- To be updated --
The Mauvasian Coat of Arms
Full Name: The Imperial Democratic Republic and Affiliated Sovereign Territories, Colonies, Protectorates, etc. of Mauvasia
Short Name: Mauvasia or The Imperial Republic of Mauvasia
Abbreviations: IRM; Mau.
National motto: Gloriam Sapientes Possidebunt (The Wise Shall Possess Glory)
Internet code: .mv
Name origin: The land was first explored by French explorer Joaquin de Saint-Maló in the early 1400s. Encountering hostile natives, harsh mountains, and difficult terrain, he returned with rough maps, calling the new land le pays mauvais ("the bad country"). The settlers promptly mangled it to Mauvasia, and the name stuck...
Population: Over 2.5 billion at last census
Capitol city: Darmetz (pop. ~247,000)
Map:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Mauvasia/Mauvasia.jpg
Leader: President Jonathan JACOBI (Liberal, el. 2004)
Vice-President Sylvia THARN (Liberal, el. 2002)
Political system: Democratic republic with elections held every four years
Economic system: Socialism, with private enterprise legal but large corporations outlawed
Social system: Liberalism, with some restrictions
Date of discovery: February or March 1424 (depending on accounts)
Independence: 9 May 1473
Holidays:
1 January - New Year's Day
Third Monday in February - Discovery Day (honouring the discovery of Mauvasia by French explorers as noted above)
18-21 March - Election Holidays (see below)
19 April - Dmitar Morkovski Day
27 April - Easter Memorial Day (honouring the victims of the Easter Massacre, see below)
9 May - Independence Day
14 August - Revolution Day
3 November - The Day of the Dead (see customs section below)
25 December - Christmas Day
Administrative Divisions: 10 provinces; 2 individual city districts (Darmetz, Dûriandor)
National Animal: Mohave scorpion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion) (Scorpionis mauvasii); lives in dry brush and plains primarily in Mohavia province, length about 5"; feeds on small bugs, cockroaches, moths, occasionally birds, spiders, or even other scorpions. The Mohave scorpion is a very rare, solitary animal, which is a protected species under the Endangered Species Acts of 1976 and 1984.
National Bird: Any of various species of pelican (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican) (family Pelecanidae); these large seabirds roam Mauvasia's entire 85-mile coastline, as well as the wetlands south of Dûriandor. Pelicans can be quite commonly seen near the beaches above Dûriandor, where they search for whatever fish have not been completely depleted by the saltwater fishing industries (severely limited by the Fishing Antitrust Act of 1963).
National Tree: The Mauvasian pine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_tree) (Pinus sapientis); vast virgin forests primarily made up of pine trees line the slopes of the western mountains. This prominent and sturdy tree is found almost nowhere else in the world, and large national forests and recreation areas have been established to preserve them.
Government Details
Head of State: President Jonathan JACOBI (note: the President is both the head of state and the head of government)
Head of Government: President Jonathan JACOBI (note: the President is both the head of state and the head of government)
Executive Branch: Elected President and cabinet; President elected every four years and may serve a maximum of three terms. Vice-President elected every four years on a two-year rotation period and may serve a maximum of four terms.
Legislative Branch: A tricameral legislature: the upper house or Senate (containing 60 Senators, or five from each district); the middle house or Grand Congress (containing, at present, 508 Congressmen and women divided up according to population); and the lower house or Grand Assembly made up of all Mauvasian citizens over the age of 21, which convenes only once a year during the national Election Holiday in mid-March, for ratifications of bills, proposals of amendments, etc. The incredibly inefficient and bureaucracy-choked legislative branch is by far the most confusing part of Mauvasia's government, having driven dozens of political commentators to insanity.
Judicial Branch: A Chief Justice and fourteen other justices; justices are nominated by the Senate, elected by the Grand Congress, and confirmed by the President, or occasionally the other way around.
Cabinet:
Senior Vice-President Sylvia THARN
Attorney General Jean-Christophe IANCOURT
Chief Advisor to the President Karl DONSAIR
Secretary of State Andrew MARKS
Secretary of Education Paula HARRIS
Secretary of Communications Pierre JAMES
Secretary of Defence Louis D'HIVER
Secretary of Healthcare David LOI
Secretary of the Environment Candace JAKOWSKI
Secretary of Labour Antonio VAITURIN
Secretary of Public Transport Samuel WILSON
Secretary of Law Enforcement Gregario STOPPARD
Secretary of Welfare Thomas DUKE
Secretary of Intelligence Donovan MARDUC
Secretary of Parks & Recreation Muhammad HABIB
Secretary of Commerce --Post empty--
Secretary of Social Equality George WHYTE
Secretary of Censorship --Post empty--
Government Budget: Approximately $75,160,000,000,000
Yearly Government Budget Details:
Department of Education - receives 16% of budget (~$12.03 trillion)
Current Surplus: $1.75 trillion
Department of Communications - receives 10% of budget (~$7.52 trillion)
Current Surplus: $419 billion
Department of Defence - receives 10% of budget (~$7.52 trillion)
Current Surplus: $1 trillion
Department of Healthcare - receives 8% of budget (~$6.01 trillion)
Current Deficit: $121.5 billlion
Department of Environmental Preservation - receives 7% of budget (~$5.26 trillion)
Current Surplus: $0.00
Department of Labour - receives 6.5% of budget (~$4.88 trillion)
Current Deficit: $110 billion
Department of Public Transport - receives 6% of budget (~$4.5 trillion)
Current Deficit: $379 billion
Department of Law Enforcement - receives 5% of budget (~$3.76 trillion)
Current Surplus: $68 billion
Department of Welfare - receives 5% of budget (~$3.76 trillion)
Current Deficit: $1.25 trillion
Department of State - receives 4.5% of budget (~$3.38 trillion)
Current Surplus: $145 billion
Department of Intelligence - receives 4% of budget (~$3 trillion)
Current Deficit: $0.25 billion
Department of Parks & Recreation - receives 4% of budget (~$3 trillion)
Current Deficit: $175 billion
Department of Trade - receives 3.5% of budget (~$2.63 trillion)
Current Deficit: $2.04 trillion
Department of Commerce - receives 3% of budget (~$2.25 trillion)
Current Deficit: $4.175 trillion
Department of Social Equality - receives 2.5% of budget (~$1.88 trillion)
Current Surplus: $8.5 billion
Department of Pest Control - receives 1.5% of budget (~$1.13 trillion)
Current Deficit: $32 billion
Department of Censorship - receives 1% of budget (~$0.75 billion)
Current Deficit: $6 billion
Government Waste: 2.5% ($1.92 trillion)
Primary Political Parties (more than 20% of registered voters): Liberal, Conservative
Secondary Political Parties (more than 5% of registered voters): Socialist, People's Progressive, Independent, Green, Constitutionary
Ternary Political Parties (less than 5% of registered voters): Mauvasia First, Pure Capitalist, Communist, Nazi, Monarchist, Anarchist, People's Democratic Front of Mauvasia, National Conservative, National Christian
Economic Details
National Currency: Dehavia (?)
Exchange Rate: $1 = ?1.2583
Income Tax Rate: 100%
Gross National Product: Approximately $74,300,000,000,000
GNP per capita: Approximately $29,600
Exports: Oil, timber, water, uranium, iron, bauxite, aluminium, glass, wines
Imports: Arms, automobiles, fish, baskets
Trade Surplus: approximately $148,000,000,000.00
Trade Partners: -- To be updated --