Call to power
17-04-2008, 21:53
Call to Power: a trip through the looking glass
Background Information:
The Mountainous Republic of Call to power is thought to be the only functional Green democracy in the world and furthermore ranked as one of the most peaceful nations on Earth due to it theoretically having never gone to war in all of its history.
However, the nation is becoming increasingly interventionist in world politics putting aside considerable funds for the defense department and foreign investments.
Located on Approximate coordinates: 46.721034661295676, -21.324462890625
Politics:
Since 1987 election the Green Prosperity party (initially due to its policy of nuclear disarmament) has dominated the Republic pushing through many initiatives with little to no opposition it has however lost much support in recent years due to poor economic progress that has followed a recent BSE outbreak.
Government organization
The government itself rests upon a loose Proportional representation model, the upper house has traditionally followed a more meritocratic model due to trade unions holding a significant sway over the elections candidates and the lower made solely by coalitions of small local parties.
The governments presidential race (held once every 10 years) is said to be the key to controlling both houses due to the new powers act of 1996 giving the President a 25% vote in most decisions of state and due to the influence needed to secure the position.
Geography:
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5426/74545666ti8.png
Primarily of a wet Northern European climate with strong winds experienced to the West during summer and permanent snow on the tips of some of the mountains. The terrain features a rich soil and plentiful supplies of water from Aquifers and rainfall; however, the islands are resource poor in heavy metals and fossil fuels leading to a heavy reliance on imports for many goods.
Population:
As a rule generally homogeneous having experienced little immigration in the nations history.
Total: Est. 6.483 billion (based on 04/2008 census)
Racial estimates:
99.99% White European
00.01% Other
Religious affiliation:
56% COE
35% Agnostic
9% Other
Economy:
Mostly dominated by agriculture due to the geography however, in recent year’s high tech and finance industries have been taking hold within the more heavily populated areas.
Economic Break-up
65% Agriculture
10% financial
10% high skilled manufacturing
05% consumer services
10% other
Defense:
The Military of Call to Power has recently gone through extensive rearmament and is now capable of proving itself more than a match for its immediate strategic rivals however the real strength comes from its logistical arms which have decades of skill and training providing aid and supplies for developing nations.
Ground forces
Based on the principle of a small highly trained force, on paper the army looks like a possible weak asset with little in the way of a MBT force, in practice it has proven itself to be a tough adversary. Traditionally the army has followed a strategy of keeping and holding key positions preferring to wear down numerically superior numbers with a trademark skill included in its artillery and air corps
Air Force
An odd paranoia exists within the Republics military elite of a home front nuclear engagement leading to significant anti-air and interceptor numbers within the home islands. Mainly elite pilots man the small bombing wings the Air force does provide trained to take out enemy airfields and launch sites deep within enemy territory before a first strike can form.
Navy
The Naval arm affected by the same paranoia as the air force, runs a significant submarine program hoping that its extensive hunter-killers can keep the nearby waters clear enough to provide a greater flight time for enemy missiles. A large surface fleet does exist however, that provides cover for long-range logistical operations and coastal support for its Marine Commandos.
WMD
The Republic has long been opposed to the idea of large-scale indiscriminate weapons and as such has neither offensive Biological, Chemical or Radiological weapons in its arsenal.
History:
Largely uninhabited until 1640 when significant pirate activity upon British shipping caused King Charles I to commission a small expedition of 200 to colonize and hold the islands against pirate activity. With the English civil war the crowns influence was broken to a degree that the islands eventually formed its own sovereign government an incident that was quickly forgotten in the turbulence on the English mainland.
The Islands remained largely unimportant and non-aligned until the beginning of the cold war when it become an area of significant interest for nuclear installations operated by the US however; public opinion soon forced the government of the 1980’s into following a strict anti-nuclear stance forcing the US to remove its missile sites.
Background Information:
The Mountainous Republic of Call to power is thought to be the only functional Green democracy in the world and furthermore ranked as one of the most peaceful nations on Earth due to it theoretically having never gone to war in all of its history.
However, the nation is becoming increasingly interventionist in world politics putting aside considerable funds for the defense department and foreign investments.
Located on Approximate coordinates: 46.721034661295676, -21.324462890625
Politics:
Since 1987 election the Green Prosperity party (initially due to its policy of nuclear disarmament) has dominated the Republic pushing through many initiatives with little to no opposition it has however lost much support in recent years due to poor economic progress that has followed a recent BSE outbreak.
Government organization
The government itself rests upon a loose Proportional representation model, the upper house has traditionally followed a more meritocratic model due to trade unions holding a significant sway over the elections candidates and the lower made solely by coalitions of small local parties.
The governments presidential race (held once every 10 years) is said to be the key to controlling both houses due to the new powers act of 1996 giving the President a 25% vote in most decisions of state and due to the influence needed to secure the position.
Geography:
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5426/74545666ti8.png
Primarily of a wet Northern European climate with strong winds experienced to the West during summer and permanent snow on the tips of some of the mountains. The terrain features a rich soil and plentiful supplies of water from Aquifers and rainfall; however, the islands are resource poor in heavy metals and fossil fuels leading to a heavy reliance on imports for many goods.
Population:
As a rule generally homogeneous having experienced little immigration in the nations history.
Total: Est. 6.483 billion (based on 04/2008 census)
Racial estimates:
99.99% White European
00.01% Other
Religious affiliation:
56% COE
35% Agnostic
9% Other
Economy:
Mostly dominated by agriculture due to the geography however, in recent year’s high tech and finance industries have been taking hold within the more heavily populated areas.
Economic Break-up
65% Agriculture
10% financial
10% high skilled manufacturing
05% consumer services
10% other
Defense:
The Military of Call to Power has recently gone through extensive rearmament and is now capable of proving itself more than a match for its immediate strategic rivals however the real strength comes from its logistical arms which have decades of skill and training providing aid and supplies for developing nations.
Ground forces
Based on the principle of a small highly trained force, on paper the army looks like a possible weak asset with little in the way of a MBT force, in practice it has proven itself to be a tough adversary. Traditionally the army has followed a strategy of keeping and holding key positions preferring to wear down numerically superior numbers with a trademark skill included in its artillery and air corps
Air Force
An odd paranoia exists within the Republics military elite of a home front nuclear engagement leading to significant anti-air and interceptor numbers within the home islands. Mainly elite pilots man the small bombing wings the Air force does provide trained to take out enemy airfields and launch sites deep within enemy territory before a first strike can form.
Navy
The Naval arm affected by the same paranoia as the air force, runs a significant submarine program hoping that its extensive hunter-killers can keep the nearby waters clear enough to provide a greater flight time for enemy missiles. A large surface fleet does exist however, that provides cover for long-range logistical operations and coastal support for its Marine Commandos.
WMD
The Republic has long been opposed to the idea of large-scale indiscriminate weapons and as such has neither offensive Biological, Chemical or Radiological weapons in its arsenal.
History:
Largely uninhabited until 1640 when significant pirate activity upon British shipping caused King Charles I to commission a small expedition of 200 to colonize and hold the islands against pirate activity. With the English civil war the crowns influence was broken to a degree that the islands eventually formed its own sovereign government an incident that was quickly forgotten in the turbulence on the English mainland.
The Islands remained largely unimportant and non-aligned until the beginning of the cold war when it become an area of significant interest for nuclear installations operated by the US however; public opinion soon forced the government of the 1980’s into following a strict anti-nuclear stance forcing the US to remove its missile sites.