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The Republic of
Zoingo/
France

Flag: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg
Royal Seal: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/France_coa.png
National Anthem:http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/8106/Anthems/france.htm
Population: 38,000,400
Area: 551,500
Government:Republic
Capital:Paris
Head of State: Prime Minister Alfonso Clolete
Head of Parliament: Dorlorto Malsamari
Head of Economics: Egor Zarcias
Head of International Affairs: Francis Pirerock

Demographs:
Nationality: 66% French 15% English 13% Duch/Flemish 5% German and Swiss 1% Other
Religion: 65% Roman Catholic 20% Protestant 8% Jewish 2% Muslim 1% Other

Government and Law:

The national government of France is divided into an executive, a legislative and a judicial branch. The President has a degree of direct executive power, but most executive power resides in his appointee, the Prime Minister. The cabinet globally, including the Prime Minister, can be revoked by the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, through a "censure motion"; this insures that the Prime Minister is always supported by a majority of the house.

Parliament comprises the National Assembly and the Senate. It passes statutes and votes on the budget; it controls the action of the executive through formal questioning on the floor of the houses of Parliament and by establishing commissions of enquiry. The constitutionality of the statutes is checked by the Constitutional Council, members of which are appointed by the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly, and the President of the Senate. Former Presidents of the Republic also are members of the Council.

The independent judiciary is based on a civil law system which evolved from the Napoleonic codes. It is divided into the judicial branch (dealing with civil law and criminal law) and the administrative branch (dealing with appeals against executive decisions), each with their own independent supreme court, the courts of cassation for the judicial branch and the Conseil d'Etat for the administrative branch. The French government includes various bodies that check abuses of power and independent agencies.

France is a unitary state. However, the various legal subdivisions—the régions, départements and communes—have various attributions, and the national government is prohibited from intruding into their normal legal operations.

How constitution is set up: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/French_government.png

Law

France uses a civil legal system; that is, law arises primarily from written statutes; judges are not to make law, but merely to interpret it (though the amount of judge interpretation in certain areas makes it equivalent to case law). Basic principles of the rule of law were laid in the Napoleonic Code. In agreement with the principles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen law should only prohibit actions detrimental to society. As Guy Canivet, first president of the Court of Cassation, wrote about the management of prisons: [1]

Freedom is the rule, and its restriction is the exception; any restriction of Freedom must be provided for by Law and must follow the principles of necessity and proportionality.
That is, law may lay out prohibitions only if they are needed, and if the inconveniences caused by this restriction do not exceed the inconveniences that the prohibition is supposed to remedy.

French law is divided into two principal areas: private law and public law. Private law includes, in particular, civil law and criminal law. Public law includes, in particular, administrative law and constitutional law. However, in practical terms, French law comprises three principal areas of law: civil law; criminal law and administrative law.

Also Law in France is different than in most countries. Unlike English Law, which is a Law based upon a past decision made in court. Napoleanic Code is a set of Laws already written, however, if a different situation comes up, a new law may be issued.

Military:

Warning: In depth detail confidental

more coming soom

Max armed forces: 1,900,000

Includes Calvary and Artillary

1st French Regiment
2nd French Regiment
3rd French Regiment
4th French Regiment
5th French Regiment
6th French Regiment
7th French Regiment
8th French Regiment
9th French Regiment
10th French Regiment
11th Paris Defense Forces
12th Paris Defense Forces
14th Embassy Gaurd
15th Lower France Protecterate
16th Lower France Protecterate
17th Lower France Protecterate
18th Upper France Protecterate
19th Upper France Protecterate
20th Border Patrol
21st Border Patrol

Navy:
35 pre-Dreadnought Battleships
40 Armored Cruisers
30 Protector Crusiers
38 Torpedo boats
30 Gunboats
20 Coastal Gunboats

Economy:

Cereals and sugar beets are the most important crops. Wheat is widely grown in the Paris Basin; other grains grown are barley, corn, and oats, which, with sugar beet factory residues, are used primarily for livestock feed; some rice is grown under irrigation in the Rhône delta. Wine is a major crop throughout the country, both the vin ordinaire, or everyday wine, of the region and the appellation contrôlée, or quality-controlled, wines of such regions as Burgundy, Champagne, Bordeaux, and Alsace. Flowers are grown for perfume at Grasse, and a wide variety of fruits and vegetables are raised in the warm Mediterranean region for shipment to northern and central Europe. Fishing is also a prime in agriculture, as well as livestock rasing.

Manufacturing has started to take full productivity in France, and is producing items such as arms, textiles, furniture, and chemicals such as purfumes. An establishment in Finance, Retail, Social Industries, and in Tourism has started to take root, and has started to form a middle to upper class society, away from a long history of agriculture.

Notable Sights and Features:

Paris: Considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Including the:
Arc de Triomphe - monument at the center of the Place de l'Étoile, commemorating the victories of France and honoring those who died in battle.
The Conciergerie - Located on the Île de la Cité, it is medieval building which was formerly used as a prison where some prominent members of the ancien régime stayed before their death during the French Revolution.
The Eiffel Tower - a "temporary" construction of Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exposition.
Les Invalides - museum and burial place of many great French soldiers, including Napoleon.
Église de la Madeleine- a church built in the late 8th century by the romans
The Louvre - A famous museum known most for its extensive art work colection
Montmartre - One of the most famous of Paris district, located on a hill and hosting the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Place du Tertre.
Notre Dame de Paris (Cathedral of Notre Dame) on the Île de la Cité - Paris's 12th-century ecclesiastical centrepiece.
Palais Garnier - Paris's central opera house, built in the later Second Empire period.
Sainte-Chapelle - Also located on the Île de la Cité, it is a 13th century Gothic palace chapel.
The Panthéon - beautiful church and tomb of a number of France's illustrious men and women.
The Sorbonne - the University of Paris, the centre of Paris's Latin Quarter, a university were some of the greatest minds went
Place des Vosges - square in the Marais district laid out by Henry IV.
The Wallace fountains, spread throughout the city.
Centre Georges-Pompidou - Hosting the Paris Museum of Modern Art.
Versallies- The grand palace built by Louis XIV the proclaimed "Sun God" its the largest palace in the world

Marsellies: A beautiful port where trade and goods are conducted for the Mediteranian.

Villefranche: Where most of Frances elliet reside

Cherbourg: The main port of France.

Strasbourg: The gateway city to the Eastern countries bordering France.

Diplomacy:

Government Stance:
Ally-Friendly-Peaceful-Neutral-Conserned-Hostile-Enemy

Al-Shiqshiqiyya- Neutral
Bredford- Neutral
Callang Provinces- Neutral
Candistan- Neutral
Carloginias - Neutral
Cookborough- Neutral
Deseret State - Neutral
Donavann - Neutral
Granate - Neutral
Honako- Friendly
Jaredcohenia - Neutral
Kroando - Neutral
Lachenburg - Neutral
Lach-Land - Neutral
New Brittonia - Peaceful
No Taxes - Friendly
Pyschotika - Neutral
Ruggkrook - Neutral
Shakal - Neutral
Skibereen - Neutral
Stadt Luxemburg - Neutral
The Talbott Cluster - Neutral
The WIck- Neutral
United States of Brink - Neutral

List of Embassies:
No Taxes
New Brittonia

List of Treaties/Alliances:
No Taxes-Neutrality Agreement/Free Trade
Honako-Non Aggression/Free Trade

List of Trade Agreements (ie:resource exchange):

OOC; so you decided to make a factbook like me.:D

OOC; so you decided to make a factbook like me.:D

This is for No Taxes Earth customization thread, my real one is in my sig,

Official Message of the Benelux Empire

Dear Sir(s),
The Imperial Dominion of No Taxes wishes to initiate diplomatic relations with your country. We can offer embassy space in both of our capitals, Amsterdam and Brussels, along with, if you so desire, consulates in all three of our colonies. We also are interested in signing a Guarantee of Neutrality with your nation stipulating that in the event that either of our countries goes to war with a third nation, the other country will not get involved in the conflict, unless asked to do so by the other nation that has signed the agreement. We hope you will take the time to consider this offer and accept it, along with the exchange of embassies.

Cordially,
First Councilman
Corentin Anton

Official Message of the Benelux Empire

Dear Sir(s),
The Imperial Dominion of No Taxes is glad you have agreed to an exchange of embassies and a Guarantee of Neutrality and we are willing to agree to a Free Trade Agreement.

Cordially,
First Councilman
Corentin Anton

The Republic of Tibet and East Turkistan wishes to establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Zoingo, hopefully afterwards we may exchange embassies and consulates.

Signed,
President of the Republic of Tibet and East Turkistan
Tenzin Gephel

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Grand Britannia
Official Correspondent: To Francis Pirerock,

Britannia as a nation is one that campaigns for peace and liberty throughout the world, and tries to maintain neutrality in most cases of fighting. We know however that war is an unstoppable curse of this world, and that sometimes even we, for whatever reason, must wage war on nations. We like to be seen as a sleeping power, who does not wish to be disturbed. However one thing that is very important to us, important enough for military action, is peace in Europe, especially the Western half of it where our land claims lie.

It is highly desired by us that we have the assurance that you will respect our nation enough not to threaten it, and the stability of Western Europe. We see little reason now while this would happen, though we wish to take precautions. Therefore, Britannia desires a non-aggression pact with our closest neighbor, France, in order to install relief in our government that the nation just across the water does not have Expansionist plans for Britain. We also would desire a Free Trade Agreement, to further strengthen ties between our countries and benefit both our economies.

Signed,

Emperor Claudius Benedict IV

Chief Senator Hadrian Martius

Dear Sir,

Austria-Hungary agrees wholeheartedly with your proposal for an embassy swap, and would be happy to set you up an embassy in Vienna. Hopefully this will better both our relations and those of surrounding countries.

Sincerely,
Chancellor Wilhelm Bauer