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24-09-2007, 02:53
Ostmark Freistaat
Ostmark Free State
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Population: 16.788 million
Bayern: 7.176 million
Ostarrîchi: 9.594 million
Schellenberg & Vaduz: 0.018 million
Ethnicity: German 100%
Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholicism
Language: German
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Capital: Linz
Government: Parliamentary Oligarchy
Head of State: Präsident Rudolf Kirchschläger
Politics: The Parliament or Nationalrat is the primary body of governance within the Free State. It consists of only one chamber, comprised of the states' sixty-one largest landowners and twelve craft guilds, each represented by one vote. In addition, lesser property owners and members of the clergy are organized into regional benches, with as many as thirty delegates represented by one vote. Currently there are five Secular Benches and one Ecclesiastical Bench. Together, the assembly appoints a President (Präsident) who serves as the primary figurehead of national policy.
Civil Liberties: Limited with the collapse of modern society. In order the survive the harsh realities of a post-nuclear world, security has taken top priority over egalitarian precedent, most basic freedoms having been either abolished or severely restricted since by a new age of authoritarianism. Nevertheless, democratic tradition survives in the form of local assemblies and town councils which, although vest with no formal powers, play a significant role in the creation of policy through the presentation of regional grievances to Parliament.
Economy: Neo-Feudalist with scattered manufacturing centres located near remaining urban areas. Vast majority of populace employed as independent farmers or menial laborers under the patronage of larger farming operations. Craftsman and Artisans make up a small but significant role within the proto-industrial framework, organized into Guilds of their respective craft. Paper currency worthless with the collapse of financial markets, transactions are carried out by bartering between respective citizens. However, the government still recognizes both gold and silver as legal tender, although such precious materials are held by only the wealthiest of citizens.
National Traits: Agriculturalists, Industrialists
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Commander: Know-It-All
Military: Mostly decentralized, with large land owners, village councils, and other local authorities maintaining their own militias to provide for the common defense. At the national level, the Freikorps, composed of former Budeswehr and Bundesheer units which survived the nuclear onslaught. With a standing force of just above 30,000 personnel, the Freikorps have little power projection capability, their objectives relegated mostly to solving internal disputes. Lawlessness and roving bands of apocryphal religious fanatics have ensured Conscription be retained with varying commonality at the local level, many townships implementing their own standards in the face of varying circumstances.
Organization: The Freikorps is organized into three combat divisions of 8,000 each supplemented with company to battalion sized contingents of mounted cavalry or armoured vehicles. A squadron of 45 assorted aircraft comprises the Freikorps entire air-wing, although it is rarely ever employed due to the lack of fuel and parts. The President is the de jure Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces, but serves at the whim of Parliament which must approve all deployments, mobilizations, and changes of the national army (and to a lesser extent, local militias).
Equipment: TBD
Ostmark Free State
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Population: 16.788 million
Bayern: 7.176 million
Ostarrîchi: 9.594 million
Schellenberg & Vaduz: 0.018 million
Ethnicity: German 100%
Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholicism
Language: German
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Capital: Linz
Government: Parliamentary Oligarchy
Head of State: Präsident Rudolf Kirchschläger
Politics: The Parliament or Nationalrat is the primary body of governance within the Free State. It consists of only one chamber, comprised of the states' sixty-one largest landowners and twelve craft guilds, each represented by one vote. In addition, lesser property owners and members of the clergy are organized into regional benches, with as many as thirty delegates represented by one vote. Currently there are five Secular Benches and one Ecclesiastical Bench. Together, the assembly appoints a President (Präsident) who serves as the primary figurehead of national policy.
Civil Liberties: Limited with the collapse of modern society. In order the survive the harsh realities of a post-nuclear world, security has taken top priority over egalitarian precedent, most basic freedoms having been either abolished or severely restricted since by a new age of authoritarianism. Nevertheless, democratic tradition survives in the form of local assemblies and town councils which, although vest with no formal powers, play a significant role in the creation of policy through the presentation of regional grievances to Parliament.
Economy: Neo-Feudalist with scattered manufacturing centres located near remaining urban areas. Vast majority of populace employed as independent farmers or menial laborers under the patronage of larger farming operations. Craftsman and Artisans make up a small but significant role within the proto-industrial framework, organized into Guilds of their respective craft. Paper currency worthless with the collapse of financial markets, transactions are carried out by bartering between respective citizens. However, the government still recognizes both gold and silver as legal tender, although such precious materials are held by only the wealthiest of citizens.
National Traits: Agriculturalists, Industrialists
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Commander: Know-It-All
Military: Mostly decentralized, with large land owners, village councils, and other local authorities maintaining their own militias to provide for the common defense. At the national level, the Freikorps, composed of former Budeswehr and Bundesheer units which survived the nuclear onslaught. With a standing force of just above 30,000 personnel, the Freikorps have little power projection capability, their objectives relegated mostly to solving internal disputes. Lawlessness and roving bands of apocryphal religious fanatics have ensured Conscription be retained with varying commonality at the local level, many townships implementing their own standards in the face of varying circumstances.
Organization: The Freikorps is organized into three combat divisions of 8,000 each supplemented with company to battalion sized contingents of mounted cavalry or armoured vehicles. A squadron of 45 assorted aircraft comprises the Freikorps entire air-wing, although it is rarely ever employed due to the lack of fuel and parts. The President is the de jure Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces, but serves at the whim of Parliament which must approve all deployments, mobilizations, and changes of the national army (and to a lesser extent, local militias).
Equipment: TBD