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Nation Name: Questers.
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy.
Government in Power: Liberal Party (Classical Liberal)
Elections: Every five years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 25.
National Religion: Protestantism.
Military: Large Navy, Air Force, reservist Army.
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire, actively opposes other Empires .
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Badly developed and nonexistent.
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Native religions suppressed, otherwise total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Generally total. MI5 do a little snooping on black political figures.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. No civil marriages exist. Some churches allow gay marriage.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco. Security Forces occasionally raid drug barons on charges of coercion.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Charity and Private.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: Low. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws are fairly common but environmentalism proper has not yet caught off.

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Nation Name: Allanea
Nation Type: Federal Constitutional Republic
Government in Power: Republicans/Libertarians in coalition
Elections: Semi-Direct Online Democracy
Voting Restrictions: Age 16
National Religion: N/A
Military: Huge volunteer army.
Colonial Policy: Expansionist
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Overdone and multiply redundant
Wealth Gap: Medium rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Generally total.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. No civil marriages exist. Some churches allow gay marriage.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco.
Prostitution: Legal. Prostitutes are respected members of society along with other highly-paid professionals.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Hanging, shooting, beheading, you name it.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Charity, Voucher, Private.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: Low. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Ever read the NumbersUSA site? Basically like that.

Environmental Laws: Conservation laws are fairly common but environmentalism proper has not yet caught of, nor will it, most likely. Allaneans despise environmentalists.

Nation Name: Granatia
Nation Type: Federal Republic
Government in Power: Centre-Right Coalition
Elections: Every 4 Years
Voting Restrictions: Age 21
National Religion: De jure: None; De Facto: Catholicism
Military: Smallish Active Army, very large reserve. Air Force is Average, with a smaller reserve. Navy is self-defence only.
Colonial Policy: Has no colonies to speak off.
Economic Policy: Free Market, with minor regulations. Hold overs from it's National Socialist days.
Infrastructure: Excellent in Urban and suburban areas, ranging from average to poor in rural regions.
Wealth Gap: Average Gap
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of Speech and Assembly to a degree.
Freedom of Religion: Total, although Catholicism dominates much of the country.
Right to Privacy: Generally people's private lives are not the problem of the state.
Gun Rights: Assault Weapons banned in certain cities.
LGBT Rights: Sexual Freedom is implied in the Constitution, although the LGBT Community still protests oppression by Businesses and the Police.
Drug Rights: Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana Legal. Certain others legal for Medicinal Use in certain cities.
Prostitution: Legal in certain cities and areas.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None, but the government does have a voluntary ID Card Policy
Death Penalty: Lethal Injection
Social Welfare: Unemployment Insurance for 3 months are losing your job. Government Run Free Health Clinics.
Education: 50% Run by Private organizations, 40% by the Government, 10% by the Catholic Church
Healthcare: Private. Employer-based Healthcare is common for most jobs.
Taxation: Low. Small Taxes on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana comsumption. Small Taxes on Prostitution.
Immigration: 100,000 Quota System.
Environmental Laws: Conservation has yet to take a hold in Granatia.

Nation Name: Sarzonia
Nation Type: Representative democracy with bicameral legislature.
Government in Power: No party has control of the Gray House, nor does any party own a plurality in Parliament.
Elections: Delegates are elected every two years to no more than three terms; Senators are elected every four years to no more than two terms; the president is elected every six years to no more than two terms.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: None.
Military: Large Navy, Air Force, Army, small Naval Infantry (Marines) and a small Space Force.
Colonial Policy: Case-by-case basis, but has a few colonies.
Economic Policy: Strict regulatory oversight.
Infrastructure: Generally well-developed.
Wealth Gap: Significant rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Considered a vital aspect of Sarzonia's constitution.
Gun Rights: Largely intended for only police or military personnel, but those who pass a full psychological profile are able to own guns.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Civil unions have replaced marriages as the legally recognised union.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco, but heavily taxed.
Prostitution: Legal with licensure requirements and taxes imposed.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Each state issues driver's licenses that act as ID cards. There is no national ID card.
Death Penalty: Electric chair; lethal injection.
Social Welfare: Some.
Education: Education is compulsory through the equivalent of U.S. Grade 12. Colleges and universities are made available to the academically talented, even if they can't afford to attend by other means.
Healthcare: Through employers. A state-run insurance programme exists for people who are unemployed, but only covers urgent and emergency care.
Taxation: Dependent upon income.
Immigration: Strict controls, but asylum requests will be evaluated.
Environmental Laws: Strict.
Abortion: In special cases such as rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger, yes.
Torture: Illegal, except when the nation is at war.

Nation Name: Federal Republic of the New Aryan State
Nation Type: Multi-Party Democracy
Government in Power: Arischen Republikanisches Volkspartei
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 20
National Religion: Protestantism.
Military:Small, professional volunteer Armed Forces, with Army Reserve Force.
Colonial Policy: Anti-colonial, pro-ethnic self-governance policy.
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Good. Maintainance and construction responsibility of government, some privately sponsored roads.
Wealth Gap: High minimum, medium divide. Numerous social benefit/employment programs assist the worse-off.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom of religion.
Right to Privacy: Compulsory national citizen database, warrant required to search person or premises.
Gun Rights: Registration with local law enforcement required.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Civil partnerships performed in registry offices.
Drug Rights: Rights to consume tobacco/alcohol/marijuana/LSD/undried magic mushrooms. Varying levels of prosecution for other substances.
Prostitution: Legal. Taxed.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Present.
Death Penalty: No.
Social Welfare: Weekly income valid for maximum three months. Numerous employment assistance programs.
Education: Public and private.
Healthcare: State Health Insurance.
Taxation: High. 12% goods-specific.
Immigration: Points system based upon qualifications. Deportation for illegal migrants.
Environmental Laws: Enforceable industry and motor vehicle emissions guidelines.

Nation Name: The Allied States of Dawoad
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy.
Government in Power: The Democrats of Dawoad (DoD) Left of center.
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: none
Military: Large Navy, Primarily defensive army and airforce but well trained, Large (relatively) Special Forces, Small space force, medium sized (and growing) Marine Force
Colonial Policy: Not a colonial Empire and has no intention of becoming one.
Economic Policy: some regulations around banking and markets. Fair Trade. Free trade with certain other governments
Infrastructure: A top priority and well developed
Wealth Gap: slight rich/poor devide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion:total religious freedom. Extremism is frowned upon and may warent a visit from the Police if things get out of hand.
Right to Privacy: Fairly extensive and thought to be total by most. Cyberforce and ADSIB do some behind the scenes snooping.
Gun Rights: minimal right to OWN arms. Carrying weapons in public is conditional upon having a liscence and arms are restricted to handguns and hunting rifles.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. total right to marry whoever you chose. Marriage is considered monogamous.
Drug Rights: Drugs and tobacco are heavily regulated but small amounts of either will get you a fine and a seizure of the material. Alcohol is essentially unregulated though drunk and disorderly charges are sometimes laid.
Prostitution: Allowed and essentially unregulated though standing at street corners is frowned upon.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: essentially nonexistant, Life imprisonment is the most serious possible deterrent.
Social Welfare: A small portion of the budget is spent on social Welfare
Education: Large and effective Public education is in place
Healthcare: Extensive public health care is in place
Taxation: High. Incoming good may or may not be taxed depending on previous agreements with said country.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Environmentalism as far as massive reduction of pollution and conservationism is taken as a given. GMO's and other advanced farming practices are considered to be necessary and just fine with the majority of the population.

Nation Name: Lionslicer
Nation Type: Rebulic Democracy.
Government in Power: Independent party
Elections: When ever the people decide to vote out current President
Voting Restrictions: Age 21 for President 18 for Congress
National Religion: N/A
Military: Navy, Army, and Reserves
Colonial Policy: Expansionist
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Almost Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Proficiant
Wealth Gap: Upper class-lower Middle Class, Not Divided
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total Freedom
Right to Privacy: Total Privacy
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms
LGBT Rights: Right to Sexual Freedom, Right to marriage
Drug Rights: Only Marijuana, alcohol, and Tabaco is legal, but must be done on own time.
Prostitution: Legal with Government Tax
Reverse Discrimination: N/A
ID Cards: Established for only Schools
Death Penalty: Electric Chair
Social Welfare: Limited
Education: Public, private.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured
Taxation: Between 25-55% depending on what mood the President is in.
Immigration: Open borders
Environmental Laws: N/A

Nation Name: Chazaka
Nation Type: Representative democracy with one house legislature.
Government in Power: Nyx's Party
Elections: Senators are elected every four years to no more than three terms; the president is elected once the previous one has died, and is elected for life(can be recalled if 75% of vote is confirmed)
Voting Restrictions: Age 19, should be in military/was in military(requirement to be called a citizen<).
National Religion: None, Roman Catholicism is largetst.
Military: Large Navy, Air Force, Army,
Colonial Policy: Case-by-case basis, but has a couple colonies.
Economic Policy: Strict regulatory oversight, most industries have at least one government company.
Infrastructure: Generally well-developed.
Wealth Gap: Small rich-poor divide(not alot of rich people in Chazaka).
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Considered a vital aspect of Chazaka's constitution.
Gun Rights: Everyone thats had the current training is allowed to own guns(automatics are not sold or allowed)
LGBT Rights: Right to most sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol/tobacco(if at least age 21), but heavily taxed, certain drugs are allowed.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Each state issues driver's licenses that act as ID cards. There is no national ID card.
Death Penalty: None,Life imprisonment
Social Welfare: Some.
Education: Education is compulsory through the equivalent of U.S. Grade 12. Colleges and universities are made available to the academically talented, even if they can't afford to attend by other means.
Healthcare: Universal, run by government,paid by government
Taxation: Dependent upon income. generally in the 20% range.
Immigration: Slight controls, borders are only closed off during wars.
Environmental Laws: Strict.
Space Program: Has a small Moon Base staff of 8, has landed 14 men and 12 women on moon before moon base, has several mars landers, has two outerplanetry explorers, many different explorers in the inner solar system.

Nation Name: Third Spanish States
Nation Type: Anarchist Confederation
Government in Power: None
Elections: Purely determined by the will of the people
Voting Restrictions: IQ > 99
National Religion: None
Military: Superb Special Forces, Medium Navy w/ Large Naval Aviation, Small Standing Army, Large Air Force.
Colonial Policy: Establish new independent anarchist confederations as Confintern members.
Economic Policy: Mutualist free market of worker's and credit cooperatives with no governmental controls.
Infrastructure: Proto-Ecumenopolis, Post-Modern Tech
Wealth Gap: Small to nonexistent.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total
Freedom of Religion: Total, except for de facto ban on Scientology.
Right to Privacy: Total
Gun Rights: Total
LGBT Rights: Total. Homosexuals can adopt children and marry.
Drug Rights: Total. Criminals are usually combated by the people.
Prostitution: Legal and socially accepted.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Mob lynching.
Social Welfare: Privately-controlled collectivized agriculture.
Education: Private, "Free for who can't afford" scheme.
Healthcare: Private, "Free for who can't afford" scheme.
Taxation: None
Immigration: Borders open to people with no criminal records and IQ > 129
Environmental Laws: None, although there is a Common Law regarding boycotting and "green vandalism".

Nation Name: Berzerkirs
Nation Type: Unknown
Government in Power: Unknown
Elections: Unexistent
Voting Restrictions: No Elections
National Religion: Christianity
Military: Very Powerful
Colonial Policy: Few Colonies, isn't against them
Economic Policy: Open to Close Allies
Infrastructure: Strong
Wealth Gap: High
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: None
Freedom of Religion: None, non- Christians deported or shot if they struggle
Right to Privacy: None
Gun Rights: Many
LGBT Rights: Straight Marriages only
Drug Rights: No Drugs
Prostitution: None
Reverse Discrimination: Heh?
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Cruel and Unusual
Social Welfare: None
Education: Strongly Encouraged, not much Government Funding
Healthcare: Strongly Encouraged, not much Government Funding
Taxation: High, Higher on the rich
Immigration: None
Environmental Laws: High

Nation Name: Imperial Republic of Gataway
Nation Type: Republic, Imperial House with some judical powers
Government in Power: No Party system
Elections: every 8 years
Voting Restrictions: age 18
National Religion: none
Military: large well trained professional standing army, well funded air force, Navy geared towards force projection in theatre type scenarios
Colonial Policy: actively seeks establishes colonies
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure:Well developed and maintained
Wealth Gap:Small Upper class, majority middle class, low poverty level
Freedom of Speech/Assembly:
Freedom of Religion:All religions accepted, all churches are taxed
Right to Privacy: The Government investiagtes those only when deemed necessary
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume/alcohol/tobacco.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Hanging, Firing squad, beheading, Electrocution
Social Welfare: Very Low
Education: Universal, Private education centers exist for the wealthy
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: Low.
Immigration: Tight border controls
Environmental Laws:None

Nation Name: The Free Priesthood
Nation Type: A mixture of anarchy, meritocracy, theocracy, and a tiny little bit of democracy
Government in Power: Religious Liberal, in a way
Elections: Never
Voting Restrictions: N/A
National Religion: There is a group of 'recognized' religions of which the high priest will get a vote in the government.
Military: nonexistent
Colonial Policy: leaves everyone alone
Economic Policy: "whatever"
Infrastructure: very good within the single city, nonexistent outside it
Wealth Gap: tiny
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: total
Freedom of Religion: total
Right to Privacy: total
Gun Rights: if it can kill something bigger than a rabbit, it's banned.
LGBT Rights: non-issue, everyone can do whatever they want as long as it's consensual
Drug Rights: selling anything too harmful is forbidden; anyone can use whatever they want
Prostitution: nonexistent except in the context of one of the religions
Reverse Discrimination: of who?
ID Cards: biometric data of government employees are stored in a database, apart from that no such thing.
Death Penalty: nonexistent
Social Welfare: not needed
Education: free
Healthcare: free
Taxation: non-existent. government relies on donations, of which it gets many (it's a theocracy!)
Immigration: diplomats only
Environmental Laws: insanely strict

Nation Name: The Republic of Parilisa
Nation Type: Liberal Republic
Government in Power: Parilisan Republican Party (Classical Liberal)
Elections: Every 4 years
Voting Restrictions: 16+
National Religion: None
Military: Approximately 5% of population
Colonial Policy: No colonies
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Wealth Gap: Small
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom of Religion
Right to Privacy: Total right to privacy
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis are legal, other drugs are technicaly illegal but sometimes tolerated.
Prostitution: Legal. Prostitution is socialy acceptable.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: A large proprtion of the budget is spent on Social Welfare.
Education: A large proportion of the budget is spent on Education, which encourages open mindedness and liberalism.
Healthcare: Completely government funded.
Taxation: Relitively high
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Quite strict.

Nation Name: New Republic of Ascelonia
Nation Type: Democratic System
Government in Power: Ascelonian Democratic Party
Elections: Every two years (Parliamentary), Every four years (National)
Voting Restrictions: Age 18, Driver's License, Non-Virgin, Parent License, Intelligence Test, Political Test
National Religion: Christianity (flexible)
Military: Large Navy, Large Air Force, Small Professional Army, Small Space Forces, Huge Militia
Colonial Policy: Growing empire, makes excuses to invade countries or colonies
Economic Policy: Free Banking, "Free Trade", Free Markets, Tax on Buying Foreign Products (not-import tax)
Infrastructure: Well-developed
Wealth Gap: Fairly balanced
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly
Freedom of Religion: Lack of rights for "subversive" religions
Right to Privacy: Slowly Being Extinguished (status pending)
Gun Rights: Mandatory Ownership of Weapons
LGBT Rights: Total Right to Sexual Freedom (may change in future), Promiscuity is Promoted
Drug Rights: Drugs and Alcohol are Banned Completely
Prostitution: Mandatory with Weekly Testing for STDs
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: All People Required to Have ID
Death Penalty: However Method Executioner Chooses
Social Welfare: Nonexistent
Education: Universal Education, Private, Charity
Healthcare: Emphasis on Private Insurance, Self-Insured, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher, Universal Coverage for uninsured
Taxation: 17%
Immigration: Open Borders if you have no criminal history
Environmental Laws: Mandatory Recycling, Environmental Building Codes, Severe Hunting and Fishing Restrictions

Nation Name: Free Land of Dartia
Nation Type: republic
Government in Power: fiscal conservative/social liberal
Elections: 1 to 4 years depending on office
Voting Restrictions: age 22
National Religion: mostly Christian, but no official religion
Military: navy, air force, mostly reservist army, coast guard
Colonial Policy: none
Economic Policy: free banking, free trade, free market
Infrastructure: well-developed within reason
Wealth Gap: mostly middle class but poverty does exist
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: libel/slander laws but otherwise free
Freedom of Religion: complete freedom
Right to Privacy: spying on citizens rare and only with court order
Gun Rights: can own firearms but with generous restrictions
LGBT Rights: gay couples have same rights under law, but churches not required to marry same sex couples
Drug Rights: complete freedom, but lose right to publicly financed healthcare if abuser of certain substances
Prostitution: legal
Reverse Discrimination: none
ID Cards: yes
Death Penalty: gas chamber
Social Welfare: for senior citizens and veterans only
Education: public and private available
Healthcare: mostly insurance but public assistance available with conditions
Taxation: low
Immigration: only skilled workers on permanent basis
Environmental Laws: lax

Nation Name: Void Templar
Nation Type: Imperial Monarchy
Elections: Once monarch dies, another is selected from one of the 4 Houses.
Voting Restrictions: Age 13.
National Religion: Kalism.
Military: Huge navy/airforce, large army.
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire, actively opposes other Empires .
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Huge
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Almost no freedom of speech.
Freedom of Religion: No religion but Kalism.
Right to Privacy: None. Camera's, bugs, ID cards and electronic tags for all.
Gun Rights: Total public gun restriction.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Gay marriage allowed.
Drug Rights: Alcohol and cigarettes allowed.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Compulsory for all citizens. Death penalty if found without one.
Death Penalty: Hanging, shooting, beheading, stoning, sacrifice, public beatings, dogs, drowning.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Basic Templarian, English, Maths and science for most.
Healthcare: Government funded for soldiers.
Taxation: Extremely high.
Immigration: Closed borders to all but allies.
Environmental Laws: None.

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Nation Name: Tanuri
Nation Type: Partially controlled by a monarchy (mostly on the island of Montenista), partially by a democracy (elsewhere)
Government in Power: Contract party
Elections: Every 4 years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18 (not in Montenista)
National Religion: decentralized and lax Catholicism
Military: Navy, Air Force, Army, Special Ops
Colonial Policy: none, but no qualms about expansion
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets but some regulation/ Montenista can be very feudal
Infrastructure: well developed
Wealth Gap: Moderate to large on Montenista, smaller elsewhere
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: large freedom of speech/assembly, more restricted in Montenista
Freedom of Religion: No "create-a-religions" (e.g. Wicca, Scientology, etc.), otherwise freedom allowed
Right to Privacy: no comment
Gun Rights: varies, more prominent outside of Montenista
LGBT Rights: No gay marriage/gay adoption, but hate crimes prosecuted heavily.
Drug Rights: all alcohol legal for those 14 or older, some drugs legal, tobacco illegal for causing health hazard to others
Prostitution: Legal, taxed
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Hanging (civil), shooting (military), varying (Montenista)
Social Welfare: A lot.
Education: Public and private, compulsory for those 18 and younger
Healthcare: free for poorer classes and on Montenista
Taxation: Varying.
Immigration: Minimal.
Environmental Laws: Strong environmental protection.
Abortion: Completely illegal, capital offense

Nation Name: Uiri
Nation Type: Semi-Parliamentary Republic (leaders are the leaders of houses of legislature and external affairs leader is separate from internal affairs leader)
Government in Power: Blue Party (vaguely Conservative)
Elections: Every five years on the first of the month which Easter does not fall in.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: Roman Catholicism (no recognized pontiff however)
Military: Large Army, decent sized navy and air force
Colonial Policy: hypocritically anti-colonialist. no longer colonising new territories.
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets in theory. In reality dominated by five large corporations or one corporation in which the other five have stock in depending on the sector.
Infrastructure: developed to a degree
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly with the exception of those deemed mentally ill (including communists)
Freedom of Religion: Native religions suppressed, otherwise total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Sometimes compromised due to security reasons.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Only heterosexual marriages are recognized by the state. Transexual surgeons are nonexistent.
Drug Rights: Tobacco, caffeine, and alcohol are allowed. Tobacco is unpopular and one must be 18 to smoke. Alcohol can only be consumed by those 18 and over. Other psychoactive substances in quantities greater than 1 g are illegal.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: ??? no affrimative action laws.
ID Cards: Yes. Drivers licenses aren't very popular.
Death Penalty: the way you commited the homicide, stoning
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Charity and Private.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, stuff which if not done would kill a citizen is covered via taxes.
Taxation: Low. No income tax. property tax is based purely off the area of the land.
Immigration: Open borders in theory.
Environmental Laws: None

Nation Name: Commonwealth of Free United States
Nation Type: Socialist Democracy
Government in Power: Internationalist Party/Socialist Party
Elections: 4 Years Presidential, 6 years Upper Soviet, 2 years Lower Soviet, 11 years Supreme Court
Voting Restrictions: Age 16
National Religion: None
Military: Large naval/air power, defensive ground forces w/ peacekeeping roles
Colonial Policy: One large Protectorate, ruled by governor, no Congressional representation
Economic Policy: Free trade, regulated industry, government-controlled heavy industry
Infrastructure: Well-funded and developed public works
Wealth Gap: Virtually non-existant
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom, with exception to riotous behavior etc.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Complete, though FAPSI and SOUD have been known for eavesdropping.
Gun Rights: Registration and training required, otherwise, complete right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Government considers this a private matter, no regulation.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol/tobacco. Illegal drugs (marijuana, cocaine, heroin etc.) laws strictly enforced.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: State ID/Driver's License required. Travel papers required (only) in wartime
Death Penalty: Lethal injection, hanging (military)
Social Welfare: Pervasive
Education: Almost completely public.
Healthcare: Social Security, Welfare, Medicaid
Taxation: 51 % income, 8.125 % sales
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Conservation areas located throughout country, multiple controls placed on industry w/ large fines for noncompliance

Nation Name: The Peoples Freedom
Nation Type: Republic
Government in Power: Conservative Coalition
Elections: Every four years or when the Senate and Peoples Assembly vote for it with more than two thirds vote
Voting Restrictions: Age 18 for all public offices
National Religion: None, but 90% is Protestant
Military: Navy, Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Militia
Colonial Policy: Protects current colonies but does not actively seek new ones.
Economic Policy: Free Market with very little regulation.
Infrastructure: Mostly developed.
Wealth Gap: High between Rich and Middle Class, small between Poor and Middle Class.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Right for free speech and assembly with a few minor restrictions.
Freedom of Religion: Free
Right to Privacy: Complete right to privacy except through court-issued warrants.
Gun Rights: Right granted, few restrictions
LGBT Rights: Outlawed due to the Christian majority, but gay couples exist and are protected under law.
Drug Rights: Alcohol and tobacco legal, drugs of any form are not.
Prostitution: Legal in some states.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Yes.
Death Penalty: Lethal injection, firing squad
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Private, Charity.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity.
Taxation: 10-15% flat tax rate.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Regulation regarding pollution, waste, and safety but not much else.

Nation Name: Soviet Republic of Chernobyl-Pripyat
Nation Type: Federal Socialist republic, single party
Government in Power: ^
Elections: n/a
Voting Restrictions: n/a
National Religion: outlawed
Military: Mandatory conscription, heavy focus on ground power.
Colonial Policy: Against, but has several Federally owned research islands
Economic Policy: planned economy, most of the nations income comes from arms exports
Infrastructure: Varies by city, though most of the country is undeveloped or consists of small villages
Wealth Gap: Small, due to a total income cap.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of speech is permitted to an extent, a permit is required to assemble
Freedom of Religion: banned
Right to Privacy:fairly good, though KGB monitoring is common.
Gun Rights: small arms are unregulated, however citizens are limited to two 30 round magazines and 80 rounds of ammunition for military rifles. Shotguns, Pistols,bolt action rifles and semiautomatic rifles with a maximum of 20 rounds capacity are unregulated.
LGBT Rights: unregulated
Drug Rights: moderate control, though citizens are rarely prosecuted
Prostitution: legal, though looked down upon
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: mandatory papers for traveling outside of ones own region due to checkpoints
Death Penalty: Rifle squad
Social Welfare: available through application for those eligible
Healthcare: Nationalized
Taxation: heavy on foreign goods
Immigration: Requires proper identification
Environmental Laws: none
Abortion: Legal, Government will not interfere
Torture: Routinely used by the Military and Internal Affairs

Nation Name: Ralkovia
Nation Type: Peoples Empire
Government in Power: Emperor or Empress and council
Elections: Every time a royal line dies out.
Voting Restrictions: Middle Class or Upper class who own property, age 21.
(In the marriage ceremony, there is a fencing match before hand, wh ever wins is the one who has their name on the property.)
National Religion: Ralkovian Judaism
Military: Large national Navy and national army with medium amounts of high tech equipment and ships, Airforce is extremely small but well trained and every plane is state of the art. Special Military branches and a mixed army of colonial soldiers known as the Colonial Military Protection that act as the portectors of colonies.
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire that is constantly expanding.
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets for upper class
Infrastructure: Developed
Wealth Gap: No Gap except between nobles and middle class
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Has to go through censure rating, very controlled, and very limited
Freedom of Religion: About the only thing a citizen is free to do
Right to Privacy: None
Gun Rights: Controlled but available
LGBT Rights: None, government does really care as long as you don't go galvanting the fact around.
Drug Rights: Government approved only
Prostitution: Legal in only one city and in a few colonies.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Yes
Death Penalty: Yes, very violent
Social Welfare: None
Education: Free up to college, of course you have to be a ralkovian citizen. Government gives sponsorships to anyone with a GPA higher than a 2.5 which covers the entire cost.
Healthcare: Government controlled
Taxation: 100%
Immigration: Controlled as far as background checks but pretty much allows anyone in
Environmental Laws:
None in most areas below the OZI(Oxygen Zone Intolerable) Belt, which covers the little portion of the border where a large river flows down from ralkovia and into balkov lakes. The water has been shown to be some of the most polluted in the world. Most waste above OZI belt is just fed into one of the lava flows in the Laton Desert where it is burned at such a high rate. Enviromental laws get increasingly more strict as you go from the south of ralkovia to its northern edge. The only place it changes is in the middle where conservation laws are some of the strictest in the world because the area is ralkovia's main water area and it is also where the royal families of ralkovia have palaces.

Abortion: In special cases such as rape, mothers life is in danger, or the fetus has a genetic defect that will make its life short, costly, and painful yes. In all other cases no, except if the Emperor or Empress themselves gives permission

Torture: One of the g-d given rights of police and the military.

I think abortion should be added to the list.

Nation Name: Motokata
Nation Type: Multiple styles of ruling, including Oligarchy and Autocracy
Government in Power: No political parties, one leader one distinct group of eight members
Elections: None
Voting Restrictions: N/A
National Religion: None (Religion is unrestricted)
Military: Army, Navy, Airforce
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire, actively opposes other Empires .
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Badly developed and nonexistent.
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Moderate
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Civil unions are permitted but they don't have the same rights as normal couples.
Drug Rights: alcohol tobacco, caffeine, approved in moderation, all other drugs are outlawed.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Hanging, shooting, electrocution
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Charity and Private.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: Low. No goods-specific taxation. No sales tax
Immigration: Moderately Open
Environmental Laws: Most modern environmental laws exist
Abortion: Outlawed

Nation Name: Soviet KLM Empire
Nation Type: Unkown
Government in Power: Unkown
Elections: None
Voting Restrictions: None
National Religion: Outlawed
Military: Conscription
Colonial Policy: Against
Economic Policy: Planned. Income mostly from engery exports and arms exports.
Infrastructure: Most cities are developed.
Wealth Gap: Small, most middle class
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Restricted for speech on goverment and religion.
Freedom of Religion: Outlawed, punishble by death.
Right to Privacy: None
Gun Rights: Banned for citizens.
LGBT Rights: None
Drug Rights: Controled
Prostitution: legal
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Must have ID when going from province to province.
Death Penalty: Rifle squad
Social Welfare: Yes
Healthcare: Goverment owned
Taxation: Heavy on foreign goods, alomst none on Domestic goods.
Immigration: Nust have ID
Environmental Laws: None
Abortion: Legal, Frowned upon
Torture: Common

( How about torture?)

Nation Name: Leistung.
Nation Type: Federal Republic.
Government in Power: No "parties" per se. Current Chancellor is conservatively minded.
Elections: Every six years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: None, Christianity is most common.
Military: Mid-size, well-equipped Navy, Air Force, and Army.
Colonial Policy: One colony (Nobalia), semi-autonomous.
Economic Policy: Federal bank, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Extremely well-developed.
Wealth Gap: Large rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of speech, non-violent assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Religious freedom is total.
Right to Privacy: Basic. The BND (intelligence service) has the power to search without a warrant and hold for 120 days without trial.
Gun Rights: Unavailable for non-Volksturm (militia) members.
LGBT Rights: Up to individual Cantons (states).
Drug Rights: All non-alcohol mind-altering drugs illegal.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Mandatory.
Death Penalty: Nonexistent.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Public and private.
Healthcare: Private, Charity, few Canton-run hospitals.
Taxation: Low. No tariffs.
Immigration: Restricted to "persons of value to the community."
Environmental Laws: Limits on dumping of radioactive and industrial waste. All power is provided by hydro-electric (14%) or nuclear (86%) power stations.

Nation Name: Royal Commonwealth of Prestonia
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Coalition of Liberals and moderate Tories
Elections: Westminster system in Parliament; local offices follow four year cycle.
Voting Restrictions: Universal voting franchise at 17.
National Religion: Officially Church of Prestonia, but right of practice guaranteed.
Military: Large navy, average-sized army and air force. Mandatory draft registration at 17, but general draft has yet to be invoked.
Colonial Policy: Expansionist; no ill-feelings toward other empires unless Prestonian interests threatened.
Economic Policy: Free-market, free banking, free trade.
Infrastructure: Highly developed.
Wealth Gap: Average
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Guaranteed
Freedom of Religion: Guaranteed
Right to Privacy: Good, though past violent criminals are sometimes subject to surveillance.
Gun Rights: Right to bear arms guaranteed; ownership of explosive devices with greater than 40 grams explosive requires permit.
LGBT Rights: Right to civil union; churches are not compelled to marry same-sex couples.
Drug Rights: All drugs legal, though marijuana, tobacco and alcohol are the only ones considered "socially acceptable"
Prostitution: legal
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Provinces issue drivers' licenses, but no national ID system exists.
Death Penalty: Authorized for murder and rape by lethal injection; Treason, Regicide, Attempted Regicide, and Piracy considered "martial" offenses and punishable by hanging or firing squad.
Social Welfare: Available though private charities and foundations, and some limited government aid.
Healthcare: Government-provided to gov't. and military personnel; all others private though most large employers have mechanisms for health insurance for their employees.
Taxation: 21% flat income tax, 5% universal sales tax, capital gains tax outlawed.
Immigration: Immigrants subject to background check and must wait 5 years before applying for citizenship; no restrictions on emigration.
Environmental Laws: Protection of Wildlife Act of 1949 provides for the protection of several species of plant and animal; environmental regulations on business limited and undertaken on a good-faith basis.

Thanks for the inputs; read the large-font notice I've put on the OP, though.

Nation Name: The World Soviet Party.
Nation Type: Direct Democracy mixed with Presidential Republic.
Government in Power: New Socialist Party.
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18, good mental health.
National Religion: None.
Military:Average-sized volunteer army (largest budget), large air force and small navy.
Colonial Policy: One or two colonies almost completely assimilated as national provinces.
Economic Policy: Central bank, regulated trade, regulated markets.
Infrastructure: Largely developed on all levels.
Wealth Gap: Almost everyone can be considered middle-class.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly, supported by the existance of a Liberal, Neo-Liberal, Monarchist, Communist and mock-parties.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Total except on exceptional cases, when ruled by a court of law. All citizens and everyone coming into the country are expected to surrender a DNA sample for a national database.
Gun Rights: Regulated arms market, law agencies keep a nation registry of every weapon.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Alcohol and tobacco frowned upon by general populace, otherwise, completely free to consume provided you have legal age. Drug use banned except when prescribed by a doctor, in which case information on dosage is kept on a national registry.
Prostitution: Legal, but regulated, health certificates are required.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: National ID system.
Death Penalty: Banned.
Social Welfare: Existent, but barely used as most of the populace is occupied and holds good standards of living.
Education: Public and Private.
Healthcare: Public and Private.
Taxation: High. Used to support the state's welfare and social programmes.
Immigration: Open borders with most countries, regulated or banned with others, DNA sample required for national database, background checks.
Environmental Laws: In place, effective and followed by all. There are government inspectors.

Nation Name: Totalitarian State of Red Tide/Red Tide/TSRT
Nation Type: Totalitarian Police State
Government in Power: There is not a party system.
Elections: None
Voting Restrictions: All
National Religion: De Jure: None, De Facto: Russian Orthodox Church
Military: Large Army & Air Force, significant Navy
Colonial Policy: Resource Exploitation of 'Undeveloped Land', active 'Liqiduation' policy towards native inhabitants
Economic Policy: A combination of a Free Market and Command Economy, with a bent somewhat towards Free Market.
Infrastructure: Heavily-railroad based, with intercity highways being rare.
Wealth Gap: Significant, but there is a very small middle class.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Totalitarianly regulated
Freedom of Religion: 'Discouraged'
Right to Privacy: Nope
Gun Rights: Law Enforcement(in which the State Intelligence Commissariat falls under) & Military only.
LGBT Rights: Legal, but neither supported nor condemned by central government.
Drug Rights: Perscription-only
Prostitution: Varies province-by-province
Reverse Discrimination: ???
ID Cards: Yes(and papers, and blood tests, and fingerprints, and...)
Death Penalty: Yes, I am not giving a list, lets just say extensive.
Social Welfare: Limited
Education: Public, Private
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Company-Insured
Taxation: Varies yearly, but usually falls between 10-34%
Immigration: Valued Talent Only
Environmental Laws: Conservation is limited, with enviormentalism as a whole seen as 'getting in the way of the progress of the State'.

Nation Name: The Commonwealth of Brittanican Adenia
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Conservative Party of Adenia (Classic Liberalism for the Caucasian Population)
Elections: 4-yearly
Voting Restrictions: Criminals currently serving sentences may not vote; non-citizens may not vote; Arabs/non-white population required to apply for rights to vote
National Religion: Protestantism
Military: Small, highly trained armed forces; predominantly naval-oriented
Colonial Policy: Aggressive colonialism, but rarely undertaken in practice
Economic Policy: Relatively free market, industries classed as "Public Services" (power generation, public transport, healthcare, etc) regulated extensively
Infrastructure: Privatised, regulated to ensure quality standards and fair pricing and therefore well-maintained
Wealth Gap: Fairly large rich-poor divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Granted
Freedom of Religion: Religions not involving animal/human sacrifice allowed
Right to Privacy: Relatively extensive; political/violent criminals subject to observation
Gun Rights: Military personnel/those requiring and trained in the use of weapons as part of their work granted rights to carry in public
LGBT Rights: Extensive, churches not expected to marry same-sex couples, but State grants same-sex marriages the same rights as all others
Drug Rights: Smoking of nicotine, drinking of alcohol permitted; other drugs considered illegal unless prescribed by an NHSA doctor
Prostitution: 3 or fewer women may work from one site; street prostitution prohibited and enforced
Reverse Discrimination: None. Whatsoever.
ID Cards: Driving licence, no formal system
Death Penalty: High Treason (hanging); Desertion of Her Majesty's Armed Services (shooting; last carried out in 1946); Murder in Unprovicated Circumstances (lethal injection)
Social Welfare: Limited unemployment benefit (approximately 3 months)
Education: Mixed public-private systems; corporate funding accepted
Healthcare: Bismarck system (covering basic healthcare), otherwise entirely privatised
Taxation: Low as realistically possible
Immigration: Caucasians are free to pass in and out of the country; non-white immigration strictly limited
Environmental Laws: Becoming fairly stringent, conservation laws in regular use

Nation Name: Oslea
Nation Type: Capitalist Democracy
Government in Power: Conservative Party.
Elections: Every five years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 19.
National Religion: No 'official' religion, but the major religion is Protestant Christianity.
Military: Oslean Army, Oslean Navy, Oslean Air Force, Oslean Marine Corps, Oslean National Guard, and Oslean Army Reserve
Colonial Policy: None, since Oslea has no colonies besides the few bought for resources.
Economic Policy: Free market and trade.
Infrastructure: Highly developed in rich commerce areas, neglected in industrial areas.
Wealth Gap: There is a huge divide between the middle and poor classes, but a relatively small divide from middle class to rich.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of speech.
Freedom of Religion: All religions accepted except polygamist sects of Christianity, Scientology, and cults (on a case-by-case basis only, will only be banned if they pose a threat to society or themselves.)
Right to Privacy: Total, unless the defendant is a suspect for a serious crime.
Gun Rights: No restrictions.
LGBT Rights: Gay couples are tolerated but the state will not recognize gay marriage.
Drug Rights: Alcohol and tobacco are legal, and marijuana is 'unofficially' legal (it's against the law but the government will only give you a slap on the wrist if caught with marijuana)
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: For very serious crimes only, depending on public input and crime.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Public and Private.
Healthcare: Insurance exists, and a public healthcare system exists, supplemented by private companies such as Wessex.
Taxation: No income tax, but sales tax and import tariffs exist.
Immigration: Legal through an immigration process. Sneaking in is not tolerated and offenders will be kicked out. On the third offence offenders are eligible for a forced labor sentence, and no chance of a legal entry into Oslea.
Environmental Laws: There are national parks and conservation areas, and some environmental groups, but other than that there are next to none.

Nation Name: Cotland
Nation Type: Monarchy
Government in Power: Conservative Party (Conservative)
Elections: Every 4 years
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: Old Norse religion
Military: Moderately sized army, air force, navy with large reserves
Colonial Policy: Moderate colonial empire
Economic Policy: Nationalized banks, free trade, free markets
Infrastructure: Well developed
Wealth Gap: Noticable rich-poor divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Yes
Freedom to Religion: Old Norse religion is without question the largest, but other religions are tolerated
Right to Privacy: In theory, yes
Gun Rights: Full right to bear arms (but only small-arms, not heavy weapons such as rocket launchers or heavy machine guns)
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. No civil marriages.
Drug Rights: Alcohol/tobacco/marijuana legal (marijuana used in certain religious ceremonies). Use of others are met with very harsh penalties.
Prostitution: Legal
Reverse Discimination: None
ID Cards: Not mandatory, but advisable to have. Bank cards and drivers licenses can function as ID cards.
Death Penalty: Beheading, shooting and hanging.
Social Welfare: Unemployment Insurance for 3 months are losing your job. Government run free health clinics. Military veterans who have been injured in service receive full welfare benefits.
Education: Private and Public. Compulsary 10-year primary school. Voluntary but recommended secondary and higher education.
Healthcare: Universal public, with booming private sector
Taxation: Dependant on income
Immigration: Open for recognized nations, closed to everyone else.
Environmental Laws: Lax.
Abortion: Legal

Nation Name: The Colonial Empire of The Royal Code
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Two Party System, Housed in Parliament
Elections: 4 year terms for Chancellor and Prime Minister, 6 years for Senators, Royalty is as such for life.
Voting Restrictions: Sufferage at 17 years old.
National Religion: No official religion.
Military: Royal Army, Royal Army Air Corps, Royal Navy. Complete breakdown (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=544425)
Colonial Policy: Aggressive colonization whenever/wherever possible.
Economic Policy: Diverse trading network
Infrastructure: Developed industrial sector, refined agricultural and road systems.
Wealth Gap: Moderate.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Liberal individual rights.
Freedom of Religion: Liberal religious rights.
Right to Privacy: Liberal privacy laws.
Gun Rights: Gun ownership with registration. Full auto legal with permit.
LGBT Rights: At individual Province level, case by case basis.
Drug Rights: Virtually none.
Prostitution: Illegal nationwide.
Reverse Discrimination: None (lolwut)
ID Cards: Not required, but recommended.
Death Penalty: Firing Squad
Social Welfare: In use, but highly monitored for abuse
Education: State-provided free education grades K-12
Healthcare: Basic state provided health systems (does not include dental)
Taxation: 39%
Immigration: 12 day in-processing law.
Environmental Laws: Some.

Nation Name: Anghele
Nation Type: Dictatorship
Government in Power: Equillibrium Party
Elections: None.Ever.
Voting Restrictions: No voting of any kind allowed.
National Religion: The Father
Military: Massive Army,Significant Navy,Large Air Force.
Colonial Policy: No Colonies.
Economic Policy: Central Bank Regulated Economy.
Infrastructure: Highly developed,cities follow a very modern minimalist type of design.
Wealth Gap: Significant gaps between party members and non-party members.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: None.
Freedom of Religion: None.
Right to Privacy: None.All spaces are monitored by the Father | EYEC-ALL Population Monitoring System.
Gun Rights: Only the Security Forces and Clerics have the right to bear arms or weapons of any kind.Exception made to Party Members with sufficient reasons (ex: self-defense purposes),to which a National Concealed Firearms Permit may be issued.
LGBT Rights: No sexual freedom.Civil marriages exist and are strictly enforced following rules dictated by the Father (resembling those of the church).No churches of any kind.Only places to adore our Father.Our religion is the belief we have in the continuation of the human kind.Our savior is the Father.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol/tobacco.Drugs are forbidden. Security Forces (Clerics) regularly raid drug barons and bars/nightclubs on charges of drug possession with intent of distribution which carries the capital punishment (incineration/death).
Prostitution:Highly illegal.Sentence,incineration.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Yes.And barcodes on every citizen neck.
Death Penalty: Incineration.
Social Welfare: Excellent. Very well developed and provided to every Anghele citizen.
Education: Government provides complete education up to the University.
Healthcare: Government,Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: No tariffs.100% Tax for all citizens.
Immigration: Closed borders.Absolutely no immigrants allowed.
Environmental Laws: Very Strict.

Nation Name: Praetonia
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Liberal (Whig) Party
Elections: 0-6 years
Voting Restrictions: Over 21, mentally capable, not in prison
National Religion: De-facto protestantism, no legal status
Military: Army, Navy, no independent airforce; significant private militias
Colonial Policy: Actively tries to bring more unused land under the King's Peace
Economic Policy: Free markets and trade
Infrastructure: Highly developed except in new colonies; privately owned
Wealth Gap: Varies depending on region. No legal impediments to wealth disparity.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Absolute on one's own property or property for which permission has been obtained from the owner.
Freedom of Religion: No laws concerning religion.
Right to Privacy: De-facto very strong as a result of strong property rights. Can be breached with a court order upon presentation of sufficient grounds to do so.
Gun Rights: No laws concerning guns.
LGBT Rights: No laws concerning LGBT issues.
Drug Rights: No laws concerning drugs.
Prostitution: No laws concerning prostitution.
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Hanging for mutiny, murder, treason, arson in a royal dockyard, piracy &c., firing squad for espionage in time of war.
Social Welfare: None
Education: Private (fee-paying, charitable, church/community association &c.)
Healthcare: Private (fee-paying, insurance, charity, &c.)
Taxation: Land value tax amounting to 5% of GDP. No other taxation or duties.
Immigration: No laws concerning immigration (yarly!)
Environmental Laws: No laws concerning environmental issues. Property rights, however, are enforced more fully than elsewhere in dealing with "negative externalities".

Nation Name: Otagia
Nation Type: Constitutional Regency
Elections: Six year term, a third of the Diet is up for election every two years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: None
Military: Large army, respectable navy, no independent air force
Colonial Policy: Opposes imperialism, does not maintain any colonies.
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Very well developed
Wealth Gap: Large, albeit with a very large middle class.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom
Right to Privacy: Total, except in public places.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Gay marriages are legal.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco, provided above the age of 18.
Prostitution: Legal, provided above age of 18.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Social Identification Number (SIN) acts as credit card and stores license information.
Death Penalty: Replaced by Savant program.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent
Education: Universal public schooling, although private schooling is generally superior.
Healthcare: Private, Employer-Insured, Charity.
Taxation: Low. Moderate "sin taxes" on drugs, alcohol, tobacco.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Few

Nation Name: Lamoni
Nation Type: Federal Presidential Republic.
Government in Power: Centrist Party (Self-explanatory, I think)
Elections: Every 4 years
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: Community of Christ, but there are no negatives to refusing to join
Military: Army, Air Force, Navy, Civil Guard
Colonial Policy: Not actively looking for colonies, but would protect any made or given
Economic Policy: Central Bank, free trade
Infrastructure: Improving
Wealth Gap: Improving
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom
Right to Privacy: Generally total.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Civil Marriages, and full adoption rights.
Drug Rights: Alcohol/Tobacco are legal, with restrictions. All other non-doctor prescribed drugs are illegal.
Prostitution: Legal, with restrictions
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: By 9mm pistol.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Public and Private.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: 54% and dropping.
Immigration: Depends on party in power.
Environmental Laws: Middling strict.

Nation Name: The Holy Empire of The Southern Hexagon
Nation Type: Republic
Government in Power: Liberty Party
Elections: Holy Council members or senators are elected directly by the people every 3 years
Voting Restrictions: must pass a test of intelligence to vote
National Religion: The Holy Church of Hexagon (Christian)
Military: Weak, but devolving to deal with foreign conflicts
Colonial Policy: no colonies
Economic Policy: Central Banking moving towards deregulated economy
Infrastructure: highly devolved
Wealth Gap: mostly egalitarian, moving to a more stratified society
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: allowed, but regulated
Freedom of Religion: allowed but benefits given to those who attend the state church
Right to Privacy:allowed for members of state church
Gun Rights: allowed
LGBT Rights: People are forced to have a sexual relationship that follows the way of God. Homosexuals are not persecuted, but regulated.
Drug Rights: Alcohol allowed. All other drugs, unless prescription, are highly illegal. If incarcerated death sentence will follow. Holy Retribution force does house to house raids.
Prostitution: totally illegal; death penalty if incarcerated
Reverse Discrimination: none
ID Cards: all people are required to have state issued ID cards
Death Penalty: any type of method allowed to deal with the criminal
Social Welfare: devolved and provided to members of the state church
Education: privately owned, but government regulated
Healthcare: private or may apply for government health care
Taxation: 25%-65% tax rate determined by how many government services are provided to you. People that cheat this system are executed.
Immigration: open borders
Environmental Laws: very strict

Nation Name: Kiravian Empire
Nation Type: Unicameral Supra-National Federacy of Republics
Government in Power: Nonpartisan state, so N/A.
Elections: Vary.
Voting Restrictions: First-Class citizens can vote in Imperial elections and referenda at 17. Lower levels of citizens can vote in colonial elections at varying ages and circumstances.
National Religion: None. Christianity and Coscivian Theism are the major religions, but are not official.
Military: Concentrated on Army and Navy.
Colonial Policy: Extremely colonialist, with a significant empire. In favour of settler colonialism. Colonies are considered states under the Imperial Federacy, and have varying degrees of sef-governance.
Economic Policy: Capitalist, but not ultracapitalist. Kiravians see economic freedom as essential to human liberty.
Infrastructure: Advanced. Semi-Private.
Wealth Gap: Not large. Most Kiravians are middle-class, wih a large upper class of Coscivian nobility and the cream of capitalism, who are considerably wealthy.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total.
Freedom of Religion: Total, short of sacrifice.
Right to Privacy: Total, strictly protected.
Gun Rights: Higher-grade guns must be registered.
LGBT Rights: Unrestricted, but Gay Tolerance is not taught in schools.
Drug Rights: Plant- and Fungi-based drugs are fully legal.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: Unheard of. Kiravians detest such things.
ID Cards: Government-provided, but loosely enforced.
Death Penalty: Legal at the Imperial level for murder, certain rapes, and treason. Lethal injection and firing squad are preffered.
Social Welfare: For retirees and veterans only.
Education: State-provided, but not compulsory, and complete expulsion is practiced. Universities are very sophisticated, and the Kiravian populace is well-educated. Kiravic culture is biased towards intellectuality.
Healthcare: Public in some colonies. Only for veterans at the Imperial-level.
Taxation: Low.
Immigration: Only permitted en masse from Coscivian- or Celtic-speaking countries, the Echo Islands, or Uiri.

Nation Name: Federated Union of Democratic Colonies
Nation Type: Constitutional republic
Government in Power: Progressive Fiscal Conservative Party
Elections: Every five years
Voting Restrictions: Age 18, citizenship
National Religion: Establishment of national religion not permitted by constitution
Military: Significant number of citizens' militias in addition to professional volunteer force of six branches, full details available (http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/Democratic_Colonies_Military): Navy, Air Force, Army, Judge Advocate General's Command, Strategic Deterrence Command, Peacekeeper Command
Colonial Policy: low number of small colonial holdings focused on agriculture, minor interest in gaining additional colonies more than counterbalanced by stronger opposition to doing so
Economic Policy: Carefully regulated mixed economy, tariffs on most imported foreign goods, some free trade agreements with friendly nations exist and further such agreements can be proposed
Infrastructure: Highly developed and accessible
Wealth Gap: Moderate to minor rich/poor divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Constitutionally protected freedoms
Freedom of Religion: Constitutionally protected freedom
Right to Privacy: Constitutionally protected freedom
Gun Rights: Constitutionally protected freedom to bear small arms, but regulations exist on magazine sizes (maximum of 60 rounds), maximum calibers (no rounds larger than .50 BMG at 12.7x99mm from rifled firearms)
LGBT Rights: Constitutionally protected right to legal equality, including right to marry, adopt, etc.
Drug Rights: Minimum age of 18 for alcohol, "soft drug" (eg marijuana) consumption, "hard drugs" (eg cocaine) prohibited, manufacturing and sale both regulated to varying degrees
Prostitution: Legal, highly regulated
Reverse Discrimination: None, although some degree of discrimination persists among the general public against various ethnic (eg African) and religious (eg Muslim) minorities
ID Cards: National Identity Card provides limited personal information, status of person in country (eg visitor, citizen, temporary resident, etc.)
Death Penalty: Only for severe crimes if guilt is absolutely established, usually carried out by lethal injection
Social Welfare: Fully accessible welfare, work placement, and temporary work provision services
Education: Government provided education, as well as regulated private education
Healthcare: Government provided healthcare, as well as highly regulated private healthcare
Taxation: Progressive taxation model, moderate to very high taxation, tariffs present on most foreign imports
Immigration: Regulated
Environmental Laws: In effect but not particularly strict, government maintenance of large nature reserves

Nation Name: Cravan (generally referred to as the "Eastern Havenic Kingdom")
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: New Liberal Party (Market Liberal)
Elections: Every four years for the House of Commons, every six years for elected seats in the House of Sovereigns
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: No officially recognized religion; Cravanian Anglicanism majority
Military: Completely volunteer force; generally well funded and well armed. Composed of: Royal Cravanian Army/Royal Army Reserve, Royal Cravanian Navy/Royal Cravanian Naval Home Guard/Royal Cravanian Naval Infantry, Royal Air Service/Royal Naval Air Service
Colonial Policy: Moderate empire; most former 'colonies' either cut loose (Nobamba) or given full constituency status and representation. (Axetonshire) Generally accepted that "The sun has set on the Cravanian Empire."
Economic Policy: Free Markets, Free Trade, Central Bank but considering some form of change to free banking
Infrastructure: Highly developed.
Wealth Gap: Upper middle class and upper class majority; large gap between upper classes and the lower classes with little semblance of a true middle class. Most lower income jobs in assembly and production are outsourced, leaving lower service industry and mid-level jobs for lower-class individuals. Advancement does often occur for lower class individuals.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech. Absolute freedom of assembly on one's own personal property or property for which one has permission from the owner. Demonstration on public property generally allowed, exceptions being schools. Distance restrictions in place for most other public buildings.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom; Doomani Catholicism and other extremist religions not illegal but "generally discouraged."
Right to Privacy: Total right to privacy; very very rare for government to step into private lives and only with justifiable reasons often backed by a court of law prior to action.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms; generally stripped if convicted of a Class A Felony (armed robbery, murder, etc).
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Definition of marriage left to churches while government grants civil unions and considers marriages equal to a union between two gay individuals.
Drug Rights: Most drugs legal after age 18; some more heavily regulated than others.
Prostitution: Legal with proper documentation and regular physical examinations.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Driver's license issued at Country level, non-compulsory.
Death Penalty: Hanging for treason/piracy only.
Social Welfare: Practically nonexistent in most cases, especially if there is an able-bodied member of the family who has the capability but refuses to work.
Education: Basic education up to Year 12 guaranteed by government; school vouchers to attend other public schools in neighboring districts available and ability to withdraw from public schooling system and send children to private school exists. Parents with children enrolled in private schooling pay a severely reduced school tax. Only publicly-funded institutions of higher education are military academies; some grants and government financial aid sometimes available but most aid for college/university comes from private scholarships.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: Very low; low fixed income tax of approximately 7% in most constituencies, sales tax of varying amounts on various products.
Immigration: Open borders with allied nations (residency or stays longer than 1 year require a usually easily acquired visa); loosely or heavily moderated borders otherwise depending upon background of traveler and of country of origin.
Environmental Laws: Numerous conservation laws in place to protect various aspects of the Cravanian environment.
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Nation Name: Chevrokia
Nation Type: Constitutional republic
Government in Power: Liberal Party
Elections: Federal, every five years; district and local elections may vary
Voting Restrictions: Over 20 years of age, citizenship
National Religion: None
Military: All volunteer; large navy and air force, small army with large reserves. Many private militias.
Colonial Policy: Not particularly active. Has one overseas colony which is split into two districts.
Economic Policy: Free markets and trade.
Infrastructure: Well developed in and around major cities, moderately developed elsewhere. Almost all privately owned and/or operated.
Wealth Gap: Varies depending on region. No legal impediments to wealth disparity.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Unrestricted
Freedom of Religion: Unrestricted
Right to Privacy: Unrestricted
Gun Rights: Unrestricted
LGBT Rights: Unrestricted
Drug Rights: No laws concerning drug production, trafficing, or consumption.
Prostitution: No laws concerning prostitution.
Reverse Discrimination: Nonexistant
ID Cards: Not required.
Death Penalty: Available depending on circumstances; most common methods include hanging, firing squad, and lethal injection.
Social Welfare: Nonexistant
Education: Private; self-paid, charitable, and church/community association
Healthcare: Private; self-paid, charitable, employer-provided, and church/community association
Taxation: Low; no goods-specific taxation. Can vary slightly depending on location.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws are in place; otherwise uncommon and established only on district and local levels.

Nation Name: Snefaldia (States-Federation of)
Nation Type: Parliamentary Democracy/Federation
Government in Power: None (interelection, government crisis)
Elections: At will, or every 5 years for Chancellery
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: None
Military: Airforce, navy, army.
Colonial Policy: Small colonial holdings, officially neutral.
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Fair Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Hodge-podge of highly developed and starkly rural
Wealth Gap: Moderate rich-poor divide, depending on region.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Technical religious freedom, preferences given to native faiths
Right to Privacy: In some places nonexistent due to cultural considerations, but legally assured.
Gun Rights: Near total right to bear arms
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom, as well as marital freedom
Drug Rights: Government maintains legal status of certain drugs, unauthorized trafficking punished by law.
Prostitution: Legal, in some areas according to cultural consideration.
Reverse Discrimination: Doesn't exist, anywhere. Discrimination exists, culturally.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Outlawed since 1963
Social Welfare: Highly developed and sophisticated social welfare system, difficult to explain or categorize.
Education: Sophisticated national education systems, as well as private schools. All schools must meet minimum standards, however.
Healthcare: Private-pay and national healthcare plans.
Taxation: Low taxation on consumption. Income taxes are illegal.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Strict environmental laws, dumping and emissions regulations.

Nation Name: Alborio
Nation Type: Republic
Government in Power: National Party
Elections: Every three years
Voting Restrictions: 17
National Religion: Protestantism.
Military: Army
Colonial Policy: No colonial activity
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Moderately developed. Cities but many old country towns and areas
Wealth Gap: Moderate Rich-Poor Divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Restricted Free Speech and Assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Non State Protestant Christians
Right to Privacy: Generally total, no sexual privacy
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: No sexual rights for Same-Sex Couples
Drug Rights: Outlawed consumption on drugs/alcohol/tobacco. Security Forces occasionally raid drug barons on charges of coercion.
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: Only Drivers Rights Cards
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting. (Used sparingly)
Social Welfare: Extensive Social welfare
Education: Government Owned
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: No Income Tax
Immigration: Closed Borders
Environmental Laws: Stunning environmental record

Nation Name: The United Islands of the Fujisawan Territories
Nation Type: Constitutional democracy
Government in Power: Socialist Party (Democratic Socialists)
Leader: President Sen-Hime Ayabito
Elections: Every four years
Voting Restrictions: Minimum age 16, citizens can vote at the polls, by mail, or online.
National Religion: Buddhism.
Military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Army Reserves
Colonial Policy: Is itself a former colony of mainland Fujisawa but the Territories have very few colonies of their own
Economic Policy: Free trade, regulated industry, government-controlled heavy industry
Infrastructure: Well funded, modern, with advanced public transit systems.

For example, in metropolitan Hoji, citizens have the choice of SkyTransit (city owned and operated elevated monorail), Metro Cab (city owned and operated taxi service), Metro Bus (city owned and operated), Metro Island Express (city owned and operated interisland commuter ferry), Metro Underground (city owned and operated subway), MetroLink (city owned and operated light ground rail), Metro Cylcle (city owned and operated daily bicycle rental kiosks), and Metrobility (city owned and operated mass transit for handicapped individuals).

Wealth Gap: Majority middle class, small upper class, small lower class
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly so long as it does not endanger life or property.
Freedom of Religion: Complete religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Domestic intelligence agencies have been known to infiltrate organized demonstrations if only to keep tabs on who’s saying what, but otherwise citizens enjoy extensive privacy in their daily lives.
Gun Rights: Must be 21 to purchase and own a gun. Handguns are banned within cities with populations of 100,000 or more in a misguided attempt at keeping guns out of the hands of inner city gangs.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Illegal drugs (heroin, methamphetamine...) are strictly prohibited. Full rights to consume alcohol and tobacco products.
Prostitution: Legal in the City and County of Hoji, on the island of Iwosaka. Illegal on the outer islands and in unincorporated areas of Iwosaka.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Island Driver’s License (Iwosaka, Sapsaki, Narasaka, Akihiro, Okazaki, Jokata and Sanawa).

All bank issued credit cards must have a picture ID on the front of the card above the card holder’s name. In addition, there is a small chip inside each bank card which serves as a tracking device to recover any stolen card.

Immigrant Worker Card
All immigrants must apply for and carry this card at all times to be employed in the Territories.

Sex Offender ID Card
All registered sex offenders must carry in their possession at all times a special identification card which identifies them as a sex offender to aid police officers in their routine contact with such individuals.

Death Penalty: Lethal injection.
Social Welfare: Pervasive.
Education: Almost entirely public.
Healthcare: Comprehensive and expansive universal healthcare system with full access to traditional as well as alternative medicine including hypnosis, acupuncture, meditation, yoga, aroma therapy, music therapy, past life regression, Alexander Technique, five element Chinese medicine, indigenous medical practices, massage, herbal, homeopathic and natural food remedies, hydrotherapy, crystal therapy, and experimental treatments like sound wave cancer treatment, light immersion therapy, chakra color therapy, photodynamic therapy, lunar therapy, brain wave restructuring therapy, and visual stimulation therapy.
Taxation: 48% income, 7.50% sales tax, 1% interisland exchange tax
Immigration: Open immigration. Applicant must pass a background check and not have committed a felony in home country within the past ten years. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. FBA's or Fujisawans born abroad given preference in application process.
Environmental Laws: Conservation areas located throughout country, multiple controls placed on industry w/ large fines for noncompliance.

Nation Name: Console do Anjo
Nation Type: Dictatorship
Government in Power: One Leader
Elections: N/A
Voting Restrictions: N/A
National Religion: The State Faith
Military: Small Navy, Moderate Army, no airforce,
Colonial Policy: Actively seeks to colonize where possible
Economic Policy: Restricted, Socialism
Infrastructure: Badly developed and nonexistent.
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: No free assembly or speech. Only assembly should be family and friends and Church.
Freedom of Religion: All are to converse to the State Faith
Right to Privacy: No Privacy Rights
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms
LGBT Rights: sexual freedoms restricted. No civil marriages exist. No gay marriage is allowed. Couples can join if they want to but they're urged not too.
Drug Rights:No drug rights
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: the Negro Anjos have been long discriminated against now it's turned on the Fari Skinned Anjos
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting, dying in prison
Social Welfare: Exits but is barley used
Education: Government Controlled
Healthcare: Universal health system
Taxation: Mixed
Immigration: Closed borders
Environmental Laws: Values keeping the environment healthy

Nation Name: AHSCA
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy.
Government in Power: Majority Party: National Island Party
Minority Party: National Lesbian Party
Elections:
Every two years for Congress and every five years on the island of Stillestando
Voting Restrictions: 13 years in the Western Calendar or the first determination of coming of puberty in teens.
National Religion: None at the federal level
Military: Unified Militia small navy
Colonial Policy: Opposed to imperial colonialism
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Badly developed and nonexistent.
Wealth Gap: Small rich-poor gap
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Pretty good privacy but the small community makes it hard to keep a secret
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco. Hard drugs outlawed small portions of marijuana legal
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: Minor
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting.
Social Welfare: Mostly Charity but virtually nonexistent
Education: Charity based and Public
Healthcare: Free and open. Sliding scale of pricing is used
Taxation: Low. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Strict environmental preservation is maintained

Nation Name: INTRACIRCUMCORDEI (Divine Imperium of Intracircumcordei)

Nation Type: Constitutional Imperial Republic

Government in Power: Multiparty / Multi House Consortium

Elections: Ongoing - no "election dates" people can change their vote at any time, also people can make themselves available or be nominated, or turn down a post at any time

Voting Restrictions: Every Citizen Regardless of Age Registered May Vote, likewise every child who is registered as a citizen but not registered as a vote passes their vote to their head parent.

National Religion: ICCD does not have non state religion which it espouses, however the cultural legacy of state has continued within the State system and serves state functions it doesn't have a domestic name. It is the Dian Religion more or less.

Military: A very militarized society. Military Training is a requirement for most government jobs. Has a very large ground and defence force, the navy is second largest in personnel, with a smaller but very skilled airforce, and an even smaller aerospace branch.

Colonial Policy: Colonies are usually Marshlunds - which are administered under martial law, and there is a seperate viceroyalty/colonial administrative branch of government seperate from the Administrative Courts, they do not have a public judicature of appeals, appeals go to the Colonial Administrative Vice Royalty line.

Economic Policy: State Bank Monopoly on Dian Currency Transactions, Foreign currency is not banked by the central bank but may be held in hard form by the Imperial Administration eg. External Services, or Logothe of the Drome, for missions support / diplomatic trips etc.. The Greater Tresury may also store foreign currencies, like any other resource.

Infrastructure: Advanced Underground Infrastructure, advanced agriculture and foresty management - transportion is minimal with well developed "mainlines" or superhighways underground. That use both mass transit and personal controlled transit vehicles. Surface roadways are all privately operated or military roads outside of the populated areas. Personal Light Aircraft are legal and are the main means for distance travellers. Sea routes and Ferries at high speed are commonly used for distance travel. Commercial airflight is also common for travel outside of ICCD or from one part to another. Dedicated landlines are usually located on the mainlines but there are a number of secondary cable lines/ sometimes near resource pipelines. Satalite is heavily used for communication. Radio and Radio Wave is well developed, while cellular type communication is the standard Relays are often located and operated by the military sometimes at military bases and defence hardpoints and almost always near them. A well maintained military underwater UHF accoustic communications and early detection network also exists. Agriclutre is a major industry.. and uses many terraced ziggauraut pyramids (more of a Central American Style) for farming in hanging gardens type style. To maximize area to growing volume. Also irrigation canals, algae farms, and at the seaside, seaweed farms, and countless other things. There is a strong manufacturing industry controlled by infrastructure services, that produces most of the major military goods, and domestic goods, as well as a number of medium sized private industries almost always located underground equiped with 0 emissions technologies as required by law. There are also a few advanced manufacturing centers for resource extraction. Nuclear power is used to produce electricity while other non nuclear renewable sources are procured. ICCD has an unusually large natural methane production capacity due to collection of all organic and human waste in local processing centers, which is used for heating when needed, or as a cooking and production/travel energy. They would be "advanced".




Wealth Gap: HUGE - however it is more so divided into four or five distinct classes. State Functionaries who live in good area that was developed over time stately but old for the most part except in newer buildings. Military, they live in variety of military Baracks including old castles that have been modernized, they have the highest economic buying power as they manage their own aquisitions from the military budget, the Senior ESSI (emergency services security and intelligence) officers manage the most money in ICCD and have a tremendous influence, they are almost all above 50 years old and considered "trueblue" but occasionally an issue pops up during a fued. State Upper Level Employees - these often manage things on a regional and community level, they are often middle aged, by design of the system. Lower level government employees - almost all have had 4-8 years of military ROTC type reserve training and live comfortably they are the "middle class" However the middle class in ICCD means you have medical coverage a place to stay, a home, and some stuff, no worries really in life as long as you follow the program and do your job. "Private Class" these are people who have chosen not to go into state employment, they range from self made multi millionaires (often in foreign currency with foreign bank accounts) to very the destitute - often new immigrants find themselves living in squalar conditions as they are ineligible for state employment until they get citizenship and have a very hard life until then especially if they arn't in a refugee center. "EXILE" - these people are marked for death and do not have access to the courts, they cannot vote and basically are treated as foreign residents - and potentially foreign residents whom are at war with the state, very small number reside in ICCD.



Freedom of Speech/Assembly: People can say what they would like but may be responsible for what they say. People can asemble as long as it doesn't pose a safety risk, eg. a protest in a used roadway would be a big no no. Or gathering outside of a business or government building - a big no no. There are public agoras were people can meet - eg. controlled assembly is ok. In some circumstances planned events can occur, but this is usually only in specific areas in a city -eg away from peoples homes, in a park, outside etc..
Anything that poses a safety or security risk may be veiwed as insuboridnation and revolt/riot etc...especially without advanced notice. The reason for this is in part due to the nature of law in ICCD, and the Fued System. Lynchings still happen in ICCD. Likewise small scale civil war - between families happens occasionally. Death and Murder is NOT uncommon by private groups at times.

Freedom of Religion: People have freedom of conscience and religion in practice, as long as it doesn't pose a safety risk. Eg. collection of people for ritual murders would be frowned on, if someone protested the practice. The courts have ultimate determination on what is viewed as enemy practices. So someone can file a complaint against people or persons if they do not agree with practices, but not the beleifs themselves.

Right to Privacy: There is no privacy at default - basically you have privacy if you can insure it. But it is basic respect, and the unwillingness of people to piss off other Dians that often saves the days. There are security cameras and tracking systems everywhere. People often need to be traceable to gain entries to some parts of cities. This is done through the public handset - these can be turned off for security purposes though, generally the military only alters data and privacy on an as needed basis. There are no cameras placed in homes at default, but there is no law stopping the military from exercising monitoring practices for defence purpose intelligence or otherwise.

Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms, but some weapons may be viewed as possing a risk to the state eg. personal ownership of nuclear weapons, stealth aircraft - when not owned for military purposes. Eg you have to be cleared for some weapons but most conventional weapons are perfectly fine including machine guns for self defence etc..


LGBT Rights: There is no official statement on LGBT rights - it is at base that people can practice anything which doesn't offend other people. The courts may prohibit acts but only on request of other citizens which those acts involve citizens who object. Eg. if people had an issue with two gays kissing in public they may be able to file an order with the court, but they could not do so in the case of them kissing in their home. Likewise two straight people could also have an action filed against them. So the rights are "equal" but public activities are up to the courts hearing. Often people that others don't like are often just killed. There is no dramatic anti LGBT sentiment in Dian Society but there arn't a lot of LGBT who are active in public life.

Drug Rights: There are occupational rules - some occupations prohibit use of drugs for operational reasons, others allow specific drugs for occupational reasons. Drug use is moderate among non state employees, specifically designed "social drugs" exist, and some areas use them more commonly than others. There is a huge health kick in ICCD among college aged youth thus between highschool and 30's performance enhancing drug use is common, however these have been designer drugs that have been engineered to have minimal side effects. Alchohol is only moderately consumed and ICCD has a long history of brewing, especially spirits from fruit juices and cane. Tropical hallucinagens are also a " payotee type rite of passage" the specific drugs are domestic. ICCD also exports drugs to willing countries as a pharmaceutical. Marijuana production and use is high but most marjiuana is consumed, or used ritually among the ethnic populations or street gangs which are rampant, with a smaller block of 18+ which decreases with age - since military service prohibits drugs such as marijuana during duty often the divide is between the public sector and private sector - with the drug trade controlled mostly by the greymarket/blackmarket private sector. People can grow their own with no legal ramification.

Prostitution: The concept doesn't exist in Dian Society - since there is a system of gift giving that is traditional by both sexes. It is fully legal but some people may object thus people can petition the court if it is happening in a public area and causing harm.

Reverse Discrimination: ?
ID Cards: Yes. Chips. Devices etc..

Death Penalty: State only executes if person who has a final rendering opts for execution instead of exile. Means of death depends on health and ability to procure organs or meat from the person, if there is a scientific purpose for the body, or personal wishes of the victim.

Social Welfare: All Citizens who have no lost citizen rights and take part in the social welfare program have basic needs met at base.

Education: Public and Private. Public System becomes "entry" in Teens, with a need to take part in Cadet Training and passing of physical and intellectual testing. (Retesting is allowed) Vouchers are given for those who are not allowed into the public system due to failing testing, so they can more easily enter a private school. Post Secondary Education is both Private and Public. The Public System is Free for those who pass the entrance BAC's and physical testing, and join the military. A few specialized publically funded schools exist. There are a few exceptions for pay for placement in these institutions however they are done on a case by case basis, often for foreign exchange students or very wealthy persons who have gotten state jobs but need specialized training but are otherwise ineligible.

Healthcare: Public Healthcare is given to all state employees, non state employees need to obtain private healthcare - children get free health care and all public school students get free healthcare. Public Health Coverage can also be opted into using volunteer points which are given and usuable for specific things as a sub currency.

Taxation: Everything is state owned, but things are managed by segments of the population, either by convention or court order.

Immigration: Strict immigration - most immigrants need to stay in Ghulag like refugee camps for a quarentine period. Only Immigrants who can work to survive or get state employment can stay - for obvious reasons. ICCD does not pay to send people home, and it does not house them outside of the camps.

Environmental Laws: Strict. The environment is treated as a "survival resource" damage to the environment is an attack on the public.

Nation Name: Communist Dominion of Stoklomolvi
Nation Type: Communist state
Government in Power: Communist power [Stoklomolvi communism; in general a more liberal Stalinist communism with some Maoist bits mixed in]
Elections: What? Elections?
Voting Restrictions: What? Elections?
National Religion: Agnosticism/Atheism
Military: Huge conscripted army, modest air force, modest navy
Colonial Policy: Huge colonial empire across the world, mostly unknown to the world
Economic Policy: People's Bank of Stoklomolvi [斯脱克人民银行], Regulated trade, Strictly controlled market
Infrastructure: Excellent throughout Stoklomolvi
Wealth Gap: Commissar of Stoklomolvi possesses 20% of "wealth" in Stoklomolvi; everyone else is equal
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: What? Freedom? Bah! We spit at you.
Freedom of Religion: Nobody cares, but mostly agnostic.
Right to Privacy: No right at all. The government could be snooping in your hard drive at any moment, wiping porn off your HD.
Gun Rights: Somewhat; for large cities, owning weapons is mandatory.
LGBT Rights: Nobody cares. Marry the tree in your backyard and a physics book for a threesome, if you wish.
Drug Rights: Drugs of all kinds are completely illegal unless strictly for medicinal use.
Prostitution: What? Prostitution?
Reverse Discrimination: What? Discrimination?
ID Cards: Mandatory for all citizens.
Death Penalty: Variety of penalties; most common is firing range, hanging, lethal injection, electric chair, bludgeoning to death, burning at the stake, water cure
Social Welfare: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
Education: Mandatory attendance, government funded
Healthcare: Free healthcare for all, government funded
Taxation: Extremely high
Immigration: Completely close borders de jure, extremely common de facto
Environmental Laws: All emissions are strictly regulated.

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Nation Name: Republic of Bagwalon
Nation Type: Democracy
Government in Power: None. (Political parties outlawed)
Elections: Every five years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: None.
Military: Small Navy, Large Army, Small Airforce (Inferior equipment)
Colonial Policy: "Interests" in other locations. Small Military bases in certain locations around the world.
Economic Policy: Free Markets. High tariffs.
Infrastructure: Developed in some places, lacking in others.
Wealth Gap: Large rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: No religious restrictions.
Right to Privacy: No communication is private.
Gun Rights: Only a small selection of weapons are permitted.
LGBT Rights: Currently legal, although many protest to outlaw it.
Drug Rights: Drugs illegal, tobacco illegal, alcohol use and production limited.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: Government watches certain races and backgrounds more than others.
ID Cards: Yes, must always be kept on hand.
Death Penalty: Hanging, shooting, or electric chair.
Social Welfare: None.
Education: Public and Private.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured.
Taxation: High. High tariffs.
Immigration: Tourists welcomed, temporary visas given out,
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws common, not always followed.

Nation Name: Cazatania
Nation Type: Democratic Republic
Government in Power: Libertarian Party
Elections: Every four years
Voting Restrictions: Must be 18 years of age
National Religion: Protestantism
Military: Large Army and Navy, small airforce
Colonial Policy: Dozens of small colonies around the globe
Economic Policy: Unrestricted capitalism
Infrastructure: Well funded
Wealth Gap: Very large rich-poor divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Unrestricted Free speech/assembly
Freedom of Religion:Complete freedom of worship
Right to Privacy: Almost total. Civil Protection may carry out searches without search warrants
Gun Rights: No gun control whatsoever
LGBT Rights: Total freedom of sexual orientation
Drug Rights: Alchohol, tobbacco and marijuana are legal.
Prostitution: Legal
Reverse Discrimination: Unheard of
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Hanging, firing squad
Social Welfare: None
Education: Major priority. Billions are poured into education each year. Homeschooling is legal
Healthcare: Privatized
Taxation: Very low
Immigration: Open borders
Environmental Laws: Unregulated

Nation Name: The Principality of Vaarshire
Nation Type: Elective Monarchy
Government in Power: Liberal Party
Elections: Elections for the Vaar Parliament are called upon the dissolution of the previous by the Monarch, and by tradition no Parliament has lasted longer than 5 years. The Monarch is elected upon the death of the previous one.
Voting Restrictions: Must be over 18
National Religion: None.
Military: In the past, Vaarshire has had a very small military, however the current administration has placed the highest priority on increasing the military.
Colonial Policy: A former colony itself, Vaarshire has no colonies nor any intention of every forming any.
Economic Policy: Central Bank (The Royal Bank of Vaarshire), regulated trade
Infrastructure: Excellent in the urban areas, mostly developed in rural areas
Wealth Gap: Large middle class, smaller lower and upper class.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Citizens are allowed to practice any religion of their choosing, or no religion at all.
Right to Privacy: Total.
Gun Rights: The long-time firearm ban on Vaarshire has been lifted, though it is very expensive to purchase a firearm and the license for it.
LGBT Rights: Total sexual rights, legal same-sex marriage, transgender operations are covered by the health care system.
Drug Rights: Tobacco, cigarettes and recreational drugs are all legal, the age for all of them is 18.
Prostitution: Legal, except for in the capital city of Ten Eyck.
Reverse Discrimination: Affirmative action is alive and well in colleges.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Only for cases of regicide and other "crimes against humanity or the state", and only with unanimous approval from Parliament.
Social Welfare: Extensive.
Education: A major government priority. Most of the schools are public, but private schooling and homeschooling are legal.
Healthcare: Universal Health Care, funded by taxes
Taxation: 45% income tax for those except for those defined as "upper class", with 55% income tax. 9% sales tax.
Immigration: Very open.
Environmental Laws: Emissions highly regulated. Use of coal for power plants is forbidden. All cars must have some form of fuel other than fossil fuels by the year 2025.

Nation Name: Domination of Tanaara
Nation Type: Approved Autocracy/ Monarchy - Current Head of State is titled Archon
Archon: Robert Ryan Fortier ~Hexx // Policies are mostly Libertarian.
Elections:
House of Peers - often labeled ‘The Comities’ – is the senior most branch, from which all governmental Ministers are drawn. The Monarch grants Titles of Peerage for service ‘above and beyond’ that owed by a Citizen. This is a life rank, but with certain rare exceptions aside, and is not inheritable. No Peer is required to join the House of Peers.

The National Council, which is often called informally ‘The Upper’ is next. The Senators are elected from the whole, i.e. ‘at large’, and can serve up to six years before being required to stand for reelection.** The Senators propose legislation from issues brought to them by the Lower.

The Districts Council, informally called ‘The Lower’ – These Councilors are elected from specific Ridings. Their terms, like those of the Senators, is a maximum of six years between elections.**( A Riding is the formal term of a grouping of postal codes.) They advise the National Council on issues, and do not have a specific assembly.

Any five hundred Citizens with three votes each can join together to nominate any other citizen with three votes for the National Council Ballot.

Any ten Citizens, with three votes apiece, who are resident within the Riding, can join together to nominate any other citizen who holds a minimum of two votes to the District Council ballot.

A nominated Citizen can abstain from being on the ballot only via certain methods - medical necessity (candidate or immediate family); being recalled / reentering active Military Service; or pending loss of Citizenship.

The Senators and Councilors, on the whole, follow the Jeffersonian ideal- they take their duty seriously, work hard and run home with unabashed relief once their term is up.

**Terms are a maximum of 6 years long though the Citizenry has the right of Recall, and have not hesitated to use it to remove those who have shirked their duty. A citizen can be nominated for multiple terms, but they then need to receive a minimum of 70% of the votes in distinct for the Lower, and over a specific number of votes for the Upper. That percentage goes up to 75% after the second term, and up to 80% after the third, and so on. The number for the Upper goes up as well.

Neither Peers, Senators & Councilors are paid a salary; they get a cost of living stipend, an equally modest staff payroll, transportation to and from the Capitol, and a few other relatively modest perks.

The Throne can remove a Peer, Senator, or Councilor, at will, though generally proof and explanation of the transgression(s) that brought about said removal is provided to the public.

The Throne has every right to implement laws without the consent of the House and Senate, but then again the Throne can always be recalled by popular vote. This is also an armed society, and dueling is legal. That tends to solve differences of opinion in a small-scale manner, rather than letting them become widespread or wholesale. The Citizens have the ability to bring about 'a crisis in agreement', a revolution in fact.

Judicial – The High Court is appointed at the Throne’s pleasure, Lower court Justices are nominated by the Peers, National and District Councils, but the Throne has final approval.

Voting Age /franchise: Must be a Citizen (having completed Federal Service)
Bureaucracy: Minimal - Myriad is the senior C.S. - Cybernetic Sentient, and handles the vast majority of the bureaucratic necessities.
National Religion: None – See Primary Religions listed below.
Military: Some 75% of Citizens chose the Military, However only some 70% of those qualify/ pass the aptitude tests.. All volunteer, best equipment available; extensively, intensively trained. Professional, respected, highly paid.
Colonial Policy: not highly expansionist though now has have several solar systems under colonization and numerous orbital habitats.
Economic Policy: Protectionist.
Infrastructure: Tanaara is a Master Planned Nation, and thus the infrastructure is very highly developed and maintained.
Wealth Gap: Minimal. There is a very high standard of living throughout the nation, though there is are gaps among Non Citizen Residents.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Guaranteed
Freedom of Religion: Guaranteed
Right to Privacy: Excellent
Gun Rights: Citizens must own weapons, and maintain qualifications - For Resident Non Citizens the right to bear arms is guaranteed, but must register all weapons and maintain qualifications.
LGBT Rights: Ones sexual orientation is of no import, all Citizens have the same Rights, Privileges, Obligations
Drug Rights: Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana legal for Citizens within certain frameworks
Prostitution: legal, highly taxed and regulated.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Citizen Identification - C.I.D. / Resident Identification - R.I.D. - required - can be a card or an implanted data crystal - holds medical and other information, can be used as a financial card.
Death Penalty: Yes.
Penal Slavery: Yes
Social Welfare: Private charities / foundations, & highly limited government aid.
Education: Almost completely private / ‘home schooled’ - Excellent Universities with easily available Grants, No- interest Loans, Scholarships from the Universities, private foundations, or the Government.
Literacy
Percentage Citizens Literate : 95. 9
Percentage Residents Literate : 75.3
Percentage of Citizens Special Needs: 0.21
Percentage of Citizens with High school Diploma, or equivalent : 98. 8
Percentage of People who have a College Degree, or equivalent : 90.0

Healthcare: Citizens have 100% health coverage. Non Citizen Residents have limited health coverage, private insurance is available.
Taxation: Citizens pay no income taxes, but are required to provide one month of Federal Service per year, after their initial Federal Service. Additional Federal Service above and beyond this earns the Citizens extra votes. Non Citizen Residents pay a flat 15% Income tax. There is a 1% sales tax on all non food purchases for Citizens and a 10% tax on all non food purchases for Non Citizen Residents. Low but extant import tariffs
Immigration: Restricted; pass background check, attend classes, pass exam and complete extended Federal Service.
Environmental Laws: Very Strong, with almost all heavy industry having been moved to the orbital habitats.
Population Makeup
65 % PSH Human
25 % Meta Human
4.0 % Other ( Celestial, Elven, Vampire, Therianthope, Draconic, Kami, Felanese,misc. other )
1.0 % Alien
Population growth rate : 5.0 %

Religious Makeup (roughly)

0.5 % each - Jain Dharma / Voudun / Catholic / Christian / Satanism
1.0 % each - Jewish / Islam / Athiest
2.0 % each - Druidism / Native American / Gnosticism / Taoism
4.0 % each - Buddhist / Asatru / 'Other'
4.5 % each - Shinto / Secular/ Unitarian
20 % each - Wiccan / Agnostic / Pagan

Nation Name: Ustio North
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy.
Government in Power: Democratic Socialist Party (The Ustian Labour Party)
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 17.
National Religion: Protestantism.
Military: Large Air Force, Medium Army, Small Navy.
Colonial Policy: None.
Economic Policy: Central Bank, Regulated Trade
Infrastructure: Well developed in major population centers, not so much in countryside.
Wealth Gap: Small rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Religion is neither suppressed nor encouraged
Right to Privacy: Total
Gun Rights: Prohibited
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol & tobacco. Drugs are illegal, but some are less illegal than others.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Prohibited.
Social Welfare: Extensive.
Education: State Funded & Private
Healthcare: State Funded & Private
Taxation: Low. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Restricted Borders
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws are common.

Nation Name: Yanitarie (In English: Yanitaria)
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Parti Social-Démocrate
Elections: Every 4 years
Voting Restrictions: Age 16 (the same age you can drink, smoke, fuck, and die for your country)
National Religion: Laïcité (No official religion)
Military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (police force), and Coast Guard
Colonial Policy: Colonial Empire
Economic Policy: Mixed Economy, reciprocal trade agreements
Infrastructure: Highly developed, with extensive public transportation
Wealth Gap: Small, although ethnic Arkadians are generally richer
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom in private contexts. Prosyletizing a minor infraction.
Right to Privacy: Total on the surface, but if the government needs to find something out, they will do it carefully.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Civil Unions (no state marriage regardless of sexuality) and churches are allowed to refuse marriage.
Drug Rights: Marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco are not only legal, they are encouraged.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: Illegal.
ID Cards: National ID card/Number, which is basically your password for government services. As long as you know your ID number, you don't have to carry any form of identification, passports, license. Access to information on a civil servant level is restricted, however. For instance, a hospital can access your medical and insurance records, but little else. A police officer can access your public criminal records, licenses, and such, but little else.
Death Penalty: Guillotine, Hanging, and suicide.
Social Welfare: Minimal, and it is required that you actively look for a job. Welfare to Work programs move people to get any job possible, but welfare is cut off after 2 years.
Education: Public and Private
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Tax Voucher, and Public
Taxation: High
Immigration: Generally limited, except to Okhotsk Colonial Province
Environmental Laws: Strict punishments on corporations for polluting, especially when it endangers human life. Conservation and pollution laws are common, and the car industry is heavily regulated in the areas of emissions and mileage.

Nation Name: Olmedreca
Nation Type: Technocracy (has been also called Meritocracy/Military Junta/Elective Dictatorship etc.)
Government in Power: First Citizen Herman Karm’s government
Elections: Every 15 years
Voting Restrictions: Related to education/military rank.
National Religion: de jure: none de facto: various forms of Olmedrecan paganism
Military: Large army, medium air force, and navy, with large reserves
Colonial Policy: Practically no colonies, although some factions in government and military support expansionism.
Economic Policy: Free trade, free markets
Infrastructure: Well developed
Wealth Gap: Noticable rich-poor divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Yes
Freedom to Religion: de jure: Total religious freedom de facto: some foreign religions suffering discrimination
Right to Privacy: Generally strong.
Gun Rights: Licence required. Generally easy to aquire for small arms.
LGBT Rights: No laws concerning LGBT issues.
Drug Rights: No laws concerning drugs.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discimination: None.
ID Cards: Mandatory.
Death Penalty: Most commonly hanging, although various other methods practiced.
Social Welfare: Limited.
Education: Private and Public.
Healthcare: Universal public, with growing private sector.
Taxation: Low.
Immigration: Closed borders.
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws are fairly common.
Abortion: Legal.

Nation Name: Makaar
Nation Type: Figurehead monarchy, elected Assembly
Government in Power: Liberal Party
Elections: Every four years
Voting Restrictions: Age 16
National Religion: None
Military: Overinflated military budget; huge army, navy and air force
Colonial Policy: Will take what it needs.
Economic Policy: Markets free to an extent; people paid in vouchers
Infrastructure: Well-developed and working
Wealth Gap: Accumulation of wealth is almost impossible
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom, but no religion may be taught in schools and faith schools (including church-run Sunday School schemes) are banned.
Right to Privacy: Total right to privacy; police must go through a long and complex process to obtain surveillance warrants.
Gun Rights: Guns totally banned throughout civilian populace; only specially-trained firearms police officers carry guns, and only then on special missions.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Civil Marriage exists where churches refuse to provide same-sex marriages, and provides same benefits. Adoption agencies may not discriminate against homosexuals.
Drug Rights: Some controlled substances. Smoking banned in public places. Drinking in public is an arrestable offence.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Optional - popular with young people as a "proof of age" card.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: Large social welfare scheme operated by government which gives benefits to unemployed (providing they are actively seeking employment), disabled, retired, or low-income families.
Education: Large state-run scheme; some private schools.
Healthcare: State-run National Insurance scheme with mandatory payments for all citizens earning an income; healthcare totally free for all.
Taxation: Total.
Immigration: Open borders - checks performed on entry to prevent epidemics.
Environmental Laws: Waste disposal regulated; cars and businesses must comply with emission standard and health and safety laws.

Nation Name: Swilatia.
Nation Type: Semi-presidential republic
Government in Power: United Democratic Party
Elections: Every 3 years
Voting Restrictions: Age 13.
National Religion: Atheism.
Military: .
Colonial Policy: No colonies
Economic Policy: Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Varies.
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Anti-clerical tendencies, otherwise total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Generally total.
Gun Rights: Illegal but unenforced.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: All drugs are legal
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: None.
Education: Private schools only.
Healthcare: Private.
Taxation: Low. No income taxes.
Immigration: Yeah, pretty much
Environmental Laws: None on national level.

Nation Name: United States of Kaydonia
Nation Type: Democratic Republic
Government in Power: Democratic Party
Elections: Every Four Years
Voting Restrictions: Must be 18 years of age
National Religion: N/A
Military: Large Army, Large Air Force, Moderate navy
Colonial Policy: None
Economic Policy: Free and open trade
Infrastructure: Maintained by local, state, and federal government
Wealth Gap: Large, however, a balance is made by taxing those who make over $250,000 more than those who make less
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Complete freedom
Freedom of Religion: Complete freedom
Right to Privacy: COmplete privacy in call cases other than those of person suspected of a crime
Gun Rights: Right to bear arms, must hold gun licence
LGBT Rights: Retain all rights equal to those who are heterosexual
Drug Rights: No illegal drug use. Must have a perscription to purcahse perscription drugs. Drugs are
Prostitution: Prohibited
Reverse Discrimination: Prohibited
ID Cards: Drivers License or ID required after the age of 18
Death Penalty: Legal and used
Social Welfare: Funded by the federal government
Education: Federally funded public education system, private education available to those who can afford.
Healthcare: Both federally funded and privately issued. Citizens have the option of chosing one or the other.
Taxation: Low taxes except for those who make above $250,000
Immigration: Illegal immgrants who are caught are deported back to their country of origin
Environmental Laws: Minimal

Nation Name: Commonwealth of Tolvan
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Coalition of the Conservative Party and Crown Loyalist Party
Head of State: HM King Samuel III
Head of Government: Prime Minister Sir Tyler Hutchins
Elections: Parliamentary elections every three years
Voting Restrictions: Universal Suffrage at age 18
National Religion: None
Military: All volunteer force - large and very modern Navy and Air Force, relatively small Army and Marine Corps with a focus on expeditionary operations
Colonial Policy: Tolvan maintains colonial holdings throughout the world, however it does not aggressively seek new colonies
Economic Policy: Nationalistic Capitalism, the free market is embraced but there are regulations in place to maintain stability and promote Tolvanic businesses ahead of others. Trade is mostly free, but industries deemed vital to "economic security" will recieve subsidies and modest tariff protections.
Infrastructure: Well developed in urban areas, but much less so in more rural areas
Wealth Gap: Considerable, a small (mostly White) upper class holds a disproportionate share of the nation's wealth, the large middle class (mostly White, Asian and Hispanic) holds the majority of the nation's wealth, the majority lower class (mostly of African decent) holds little to no wealth or political power
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Complete, though libel/slander laws are in place
Freedom of Religion: Complete, however religions declared to be cults or businesses are not entitled to tax exemptions
Right to Privacy: Warrants are required for all searches
Gun Rights: Individual gun ownership is protected in the Commonwealth Charter, convicted felons are barred from gun ownership, certain classes of weapons are likewise illegal
LGBT Rights: No gay marriage, individual provinces may allow civil unions (only one does at present)
Drug Rights: Marijuana is legal (but heavily regulated), all "hard drugs" are illegal
Prostitution: Illegal, but penalties are mild and seldom enforced
Reverse Discrimination: Discrimination or preferential treatment on the basis of race is illegal
ID Cards: Issued at the Provincial level
Death Penalty: Yes, lethal injection, hanging, and firing squad are all legal methods of execution
Social Welfare: Very little
Education: Free through 12th grade, however an university education is quite expensive and largely limited to the middle and upper class. Private schools are common and are typically of higher quality than public schools.
Healthcare: Private sector, considerable variance in price and quality, most middle and upper class Tolvans have full employer or self provided health insurance, government provides subsidies to health insurance providers and qualifying employers in order to make insurance affordable for most lower class Tolvans
Taxation: Low income taxes, excise taxes on certain products, national and provincal sales taxes
Immigration: Strictly regulated based on the skills and education of the immigrant in question
Environmental Laws: Carbon emission regulations in place, stiff penalities on polluters, efforts underway to eliminate fossil fuel usage

Nation Name: Fibrasia
Nation Type: Nomadic peoples
Government in Power: Tribe Leader
Elections: every 6 months with no term restrictions
Voting Restrictions: 16 for president
National Religion: The religion of Robo-Ra
Military: none to speak of
Colonial Policy: Leave us alone, we'll leave you alone
Economic Policy: No free market. All buisnesses are heavily regulated by the government
Infrastructure: Proficiant
Wealth Gap: none
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total Freedom
Right to Privacy: Total Privacy
Gun Rights: No guns aloud
LGBT Rights: Right to Sexual Freedom, Right to marriage
Drug Rights: All mind altering substances are 100% illegal
Prostitution: Legal with Government Tax
Reverse Discrimination: N/A
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: None
Social Welfare: None
Education: Public.
Healthcare: Universal
Taxation: 49%
Immigration: If you can make it past the giant crab monster filled moats that surround our territory, you're handed a green card and full citizenship.
Environmental Laws: Very strict

Nation Name: Maineiacs
Nation Type: Social Democracy
Government in Power: Social Democrats
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: None. Catholicism, Buddhism, Taoism, Wiccan, and New Age philosophies most common.
Military: Small but high-tech armed forces and reverves.
Colonial Policy: No colonial possessions, opposed to colonialism.
Economic Policy: Many industries nationalized; No physical monies, all transactions done via computer networks.
Infrastructure: Highly developed and high-tech.
Wealth Gap: Little class distinction.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total
Right to Privacy: Total. Just cause and Habeas Corpus firmly protected.
Gun Rights: Guns restricted to police/armed forces.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Gay marriage legal.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol/tobacco and marijuana.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Closest would be driver's licenses.
Death Penalty: none.
Social Welfare: Extensive assistance for poor, disabled, elderly.
Education: Highly funded public education; Financial aid for universities available, some private schools.
Healthcare: Universal healthcare provided by state.
Taxation: fairly high, high sales tax.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: extensive environmental safeguards.

Nation Name: Democracy of Brystolville
Nation Type: Parliamentary Democracy
Government in Power: Brystol Labour Party
Elections: Free and open.
Voting Restrictions: None. Women and minority rights.
National Religion: Total freedom of religion, Atheism and Agnosticism encouraged in schools.
Military: Volunteer-only. Restricted to Brystolvillian borders. Invasions are a violation of rights.
Colonial Policy: Colonialism is banned. Labour-sponsored constitution forbids Brystolville from expanding beyond its current borders. Colonialism is taught as racist in schools.
Economic Policy: Socialism
Infrastructure: State-funded
Wealth Gap: None. Social Equality.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total. Politically incorrect speech and speech that threatens women/minorties/children or the government is banned for safety and equality purposes only.
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom of religion. Churches are taxed, creationism is discouraged, and Atheism and Agnosticism are encouraged in schools and policy. Religious extremism is outawed, and crimes with religous motivation are given extended sentances.
Right to Privacy: Total.
Gun Rights: Banned. There is no justification for guns in modern society. Knives and other weapons are banned as well.
LGBT Rights: Total. Discrimination against LGBTs is banned.
Drug Rights: Drugs are a violation of the right to personal health.
Prostitution: Prostitution is officially recognised as discrimination agaisnt women. Buisnesses owning prostitutes are absorbed by the state, and women are taken care of by the state.
Reverse Discrimination: If you mean affirmative action, it is state-sponsored to encourage multiculturalism and equality, which are essential to a democratic society.
ID Cards: Compulsory.
Death Penalty: Banned.
Social Welfare: Extensive. All persons are guaranteed housing, education, healthcare, food, employment, adequate utilities, labour support, child support, and other basic social needs by the government.
Education: Free. Compulsory until Age 18. No exceptions.
Healthcare: Free.
Taxation: Only as approved by Parliament. We are not a dictatorship or a monarchy.
Immigration: We have open borders. All persons have the right to live in a progressive country. Racism, defaming multiculturalism, or discriminating against immigants is banned.
Environmental Laws: Brystolville has a large Environmental Ministry.

Nation Name: The United Republics of Volzgrad
Nation Type: Socialist Democracy
Government in Power: National Bolshevik Alliance (National Bolshevism)
Elections: Every six years
Voting Restrictions: 18 years of age
National Religion: Roman Catholicism
Military: Large professional ground army, massive militia force, small navy and airforce.
Colonial Policy: Volzgrad has 5 colonies
Economic Policy: Mixed Market, largely planned economy
Infrastructure: Very highly developed and sustained
Wealth Gap: Minimal
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Suppressed by secret police
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom except for Islam (which is illegal)
Right to Privacy: VCID keeps a close eye on the people
Gun Rights: License required for gun ownership, no fully automatic weapons
LGBT Rights: Completely illegal, VCID has full right to exterminate a homosexual on the spot.
Drug Rights: Completely illegal
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: (?)
ID Cards: Compulsory
Death Penalty: Firing squad, hanging, electrocution, gas chamber, guillotine...
Social Welfare: Very high. All citizens are assured housing, food, electricity, and medical supplies.
Education: Free. Compulsory until the age of 14
Healthcare: Extensive. All citizens are given complete, and free healthcare
Taxation: 100%
Immigration: Largely closed borders
Environmental Laws: Extensive, industry must have a permit from the government to move onto environmentally sensitive land or use anything but green fuels.

Nation Name: Vetalia
Nation Type: Presidential Republic, de facto authoritarian regime.
Government in Power: National Democratic Party of Vetalia (Fascist)
Elections: Every five years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: None, predominantly Vetalian Orthodox Church and indigenous Vetalian beliefs.
Military: Large army/navy, smaller air force with emphasis on CBW
Colonial Policy: Colonies consist of overseas enclaves. All other territories are annexed in to Greater Vetalia.
Economic Policy: Free market with significant corporatist policies in regard to war production.
Infrastructure: One of the world's best and most advanced, with considerable new investment coinciding with the NDPV's expansions to suit the needs of military operations.
Wealth Gap: Moderate divide between most income brackets, but a huge disparity between the uppermost tier and lower brackets.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Wholly guaranteed in regard to economic and some domestic issues, but any and all regarding Vetalian military actions, Vetalian culture, and the NDPV's political system are highly regulated and controlled through various secret police forces.
Freedom of Religion: Guaranteed, except for sects deemed "anti-Vetalian cults"; pacifistic and socialist religious systems are generally included in this category, but it is not particularly enforced.
Right to Privacy: Generally respected, but government has considerable freedom to monitor those deemed particularly dangerous to the state.
Gun Rights: Firearms not registered with the Bureau of Arms Control in the Ministry of State Security are entirely illegal, and considerable restrictions and paperwork make it difficult to own little more than the most basic firearms. Hunting is tightly regulated and permitted solely to control animal populations.
LGBT Rights: Entirely protected, although LGBT couples are required to donate sperm/eggs or carry a surrogate pregnancy in order to be permitted to marry under Vetalian civil law.
Drug Rights: Decriminalized. The Vetalian State Police only punish cases involving drugs when they clearly inhibit the ability of users to function productively. Drug use in the military is limited to amphetamines, tobacco, and other stimulants and are issued as standard rations during military conflict.
Prostitution: Illegal, as no Vetalian citizen, let alone ethnic Vetalian, should be allowed to sell her body regardless of her willingness to do so. The human body is the State's most valuable resource, and prostitution reflects giving in to corruption and decadence at the expense of one's duty to society.
Reverse Discrimination: Northern Vetalians tend to discriminate against Southern Vetalians, and vice versa. Other regions have little or no discrimination.
ID Cards: All citizens are required to carry a current ID listing their birth date, place of birth, ethnicity, current residence, contact information, place of employment, blood type, military veteran status (if applicable) and criminal record points (i.e. the point system used for criminal offenders). Failure to do so results in temporary detention until adequate ID is procured, and failure to produce any ID can eventually result in deportation, either totally out of the country or to a colony.
Death Penalty: Native Vetalians do not suffer the death penalty. Life sentences of hard labor without parole are most common. Non-Vetalians can be killed, usually via lethal injection.
Social Welfare: The Ministry of Health and Social Development operates a comprehensive welfare system, but it is predicated on service to the State through volunteering or military service. All veterans automatically qualify for stages of comprehensive health, social, and educational welfare depending on time served.
Education: Fully public. Private schools consist primarily of NDPV party schools, educating the next generation of governmental officials in the finer points of the country's system.
Healthcare: Basic public care is provided for routine checkups and other minor issues, but all other healthcare is private.
Taxation: Moderate flat tax levied on all forms of income. All surpluses, after amounts are allocated to reserve funds and other obligations, are refunded as tax rebates.
Immigration: Open borders for all ethnic Vetalians worldwide, with progressively tighter regulations depending on ethnicity.
Environmental Laws: Vetalian environmental law is comprehensive and designed to protect the natural beauty of the Vetalian homeland from pollution. However, the exporting of waste products and other pollutants is effectively encouraged by this law, making it a viable economic sector.

Nation Name: Rukmenistan
Nation Type: Mostly Benign Military Dictatorship
Government in Power: Commander Samson Cowell
Elections: Never. A Commander is in power for life.
Voting Restrictions: Not applicable.
National Religion: None - specifically, religion has been outlawed.
Military: The "professional" army is the main branch, supplanted by a still reasonably-sized air force and the National Armed Forces, which is comprised of citizens undertaking their mandatory three-year national service period.
Colonial Policy: None, there is no interest in colonising elsewhere.
Economic Policy: Capitalist in all matters but banking, which is fractional-reserve in method and controlled by the government.
Infrastructure: Excellent, funded by taxation.
Wealth Gap: Existent but not large - studies have concluded that five percent of the population control twenty percent of the nation's wealth.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of speech on all subjects bar those expressly forbidden, including criticism of the government and their policies.
Freedom of Religion: None.
Right to Privacy: Some. The military and the police force have complete access to all documented information on all citizens, but full surveillance is only put in place on certain suspects.
Gun Rights: None, the only weapons allowed are in the hands of the military.
LGBT Rights: Complete - the only previous complaints raised against gay rights came from the churches, so when they were forcibly dissolved, there were no dissenters.
Drug Rights: Absolutely none. Possession or ingestion of any substance is punishable by a minimum of twenty years in prison. Drugs for medicinal use are permitted.
Prostitution: Legal and government-sanctioned.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Made compulsory from birth.
Death Penalty: In effect, with methods ranging from relatively painless - lethal injection, firing squad - for lesser offenses to nasty and painful - burial alive, burning - for more severe crimes; the least offense for which the death penalty is administered is rape. Often, the greater crimes or those which have interested the public result in public execution.
Social Welfare: None.
Education: Government-controlled and funded.
Healthcare: Government-controlled and funded.
Taxation: Moderate, a standard percentage of all citizens' income is taxed.
Immigration: Open borders, with foreigners subject to intrusive checks and possible surveillance.
Environmental Laws: None.

[[NB: If anybody sees anything up there they want to condemn us about, please do. It could be a decent starting point for an international incident. If there's any questions, send me a telegram.

I should have specified - any condemnations are supposed to be made in-character, either here or some other thread. There's no point somebody sending me a telegram with a condemnation of these issues because that has no real roleplaying potential.]]

Nation Name: United Socialist States of Burtilana.
Nation Type: Social democracy.
Government in Power: Burtilanian Socialist Party (BSP) (Trotskyism)
Elections: Every six years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 17.
National Religion: Baha'i.
Military: All wings are large and high-tech. Size: 1st Land Army, 2nd Navy, 3rd Airforce, 4th BSF.
Colonial Policy: Will colonise only through diplomatic ways, not through military force.
Economic Policy: Regulated trade, controlled market.
Infrastructure: well developed in urban sprawls, still developing in more rural communities.
Wealth Gap: Very small, near complete equality.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom.
Right to Privacy: Near total, known or suspected criminals are closely moderated.
Gun Rights: 21+ except for the island states of Chobam, where gun ownership is banned, need license (involves criminal record checks, mental health checks etc.).
LGBT Rights: Total sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Tobacco and recreational drugs banned, phamacueticals and alcohol legal.
Prostitution: Ilegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: Yes, for retired, disabled and for families in extreme cases, i.e single parent on maternity leave.
Education: mandatory until finishing secondary, Uni optional, state funded.
Healthcare: National health service, state funded, well funded, advanced.
Taxation: High.
Immigration: Open borders, except for certain cases.
Environmental Laws: Strong conservation and environmental laws, heavily inforced.

Nation Name: The Blackhelm Confederacy.
Nation Type: Republic
Government in Power: Confederate Party
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18, must own land
National Religion: Roman Catholicism
Military: Navy, Air Force, Army, Militia, Provincial and City Forces.
Colonial Policy: Trying to reclaim former glory
Economic Policy: Ridiculously lassiez fare.
Infrastructure: Good on the coast, horrible in the interior
Wealth Gap: Massive split, some middle class in the cities but mostly either horrid poverty or obscene wealth
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: There is freedom of speech, but the government suppresses pro-Islamic media
Freedom of Religion: All religions are allowed to practice freely with the exception of Islam, which is banned.
Right to Privacy: Government stays out of people's business for the most part
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: None, they are persecuted
Drug Rights: Rarely enforced unless necessary
Prostitution: Illegal, also very rarely enforced, even less so than the drugs
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Yes, by province.
Death Penalty: Hanging, shooting, lethal injection, labor camp.
Social Welfare: Not much
Education: There are both public and private schools, but it is not mandatory and many Confederates are illiterate and proud of it.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: Moderate, citizens pay two, if not three taxes on most goods.
Immigration: Closed Borders.
Environmental Laws: Very strict in some area, non-existant in others

Nation name: Free Democracy of KorintarNation type: Democracy- Korintar, after revisions to its constitution has switched from a tricameral to a bicameral legislature. The Senate is elected directly with each province getting ten delegates who are chosen through proportional representation. The People's Assembly is picked through sortition of registered voters (c half million members). It is a confederation of semi-autonomous dominions.Ruling Party: No one dominant party, currently a states’ rights libertarian coalition is the strongest faction in the Senate and a similar informal arrangement exists in the People's Assembly.Voting Restrictions: any native born or naturalized citizen can vote in national elections at the age of 21, however 16-21 year olds may vote in local elections in some regions often with their votes counting as half-votes.National Religion: unofficially, progressive, evangelical ChristianityMilitary: large but poorly equipped volunteer militias with a tiny, but very well armed, professional army. Navy= coast guard duties mainly. Immense, exceptionally well funded, Space Force w/ small nuclear arsenal.
Colonial policy: No real colonies, except for states (Helini and Via Crucis) that have seceeded which have positive relations with us.
Economic policy: Participatory Economics
Infrastructure: mass transit is nonpariel. Vast, publicly owned and operated highspeed maglev monorail system connects urban and rural communities throughout the nation.
Wealth Gap: Slim, a variety of social services combined with efficient manufacturing methods make the country's wealth gap very small.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: recent court decision: "Democracy, in order to survive, must have absolute freedom of opinionation so issues can be debated fully. Furthermore, to prevent demagoguery, it is essential that the citizenry are informed on the IMPORTANT issues of the day thus to promote the general intellect censorship is forbidden and all media MUST be nonprofit and noncommercial in nature."
Freedom of Religion: In the past the church has run the courts, but with recent changes to the constitution people have the right to elect judges in nonpartisan elections. Religious freedom is not abridged.
Right to Privacy: Upheld in most circumstances, however privacy disappears as soon as you step outside as police regularly patrol the streets and security cameras ensure that no one can escape from crime. See also ID note.
Gun Rights: Hunting is allowed as long as a gun or bow are used. Gun rights are severely restricted, unless someone has a valid hunting license or is a member of military/police, even police and military must forfeit these rights when not in uniform AND on duty.
LGBT/Abortion/Drug Rights and Prostitution: There are no civil or criminal laws regarding these matters except for a few public health regulations, however some religious groups do frown upon these activities and have social programs to deal with the perceived negative consequences. Mainly a states' rights issue for the most part. No marriage laws beyond age of consent; polygyny, polyandry, and complex marriage legal and wide spread.
Reverse Discrimination: Affirmative action has always been looked down upon, esp, since Korintar lacks much of the racial divisiveness that marks the history of many civilizations, although there are always some foolish individuals who make a ruckus concerning racial matters in any society.
ID: National ID with DNA database helps law enforcement. NB: This does not mean we were prevaricating when we said that we uphold privacy rights. All that the police are able to determine from the database is that the sample they found at the crime scene matches one in the database and they cannot access ANY files or communications without a warrant from the courts with a specific purpose. The authorities are also forbidden from putting listening devices or hidden cameras in individuals homes.
Death Penalty: Generally nitrogen asphyxiation, reserved for those violent criminals that cannot be rehabilitated in any way. Castration is accepted as legitimate punishment for rape.
Social Welfare: government sponsored pension and disability programs. Both paid maternity and paternity leave.
Education: Well funded public schools with high graduation rates. Universities are run as private, nonprofit institutions, no interest tuition loans are generous, esp., if students opt to delay college for two to five years of national service.
Healthcare: Socialized medical care, unfortunately it is underfunded.
taxation: generally high.
Immigration: those seeking political asylum from oppressive, genocidal dictatorships and democracies are welcomed with open arms. Those simply seeking employment or other reasons are not always allowed entry as regulations can be stiff and we have world class border patrol.
Environmental Laws: few restrictions on hunting and fishing, outdoorsmen usu. most vocal proponents of environmental protection. Urban planning, zoning, and recycling laws play an integral part in our environmental policy and promote economic efficiency, for the most part- despite NS saying our economy is "imploded".

Nation Name: Westfalle
Nation Type: Republic/Aristocracy
Government in Power: Stormcrow Faction
Elections: Parliamentary elections held every 5 yrs
Voting Restrictions: 18+
National Religion: n/a
Military: Small special ops; moderate-size army
Colonial Policy: None
Economic Policy: Centralized bank; Free market with env./safety regulations
Infrastructure: Organized and developed for agricultural/trade nation
Wealth Gap: Small
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of Speech and Assembly
Freedom of Religion: Freedom of Religion, but state-church separation strongly enforced
Right to Privacy: Some right to privacy
Gun Rights: Militiamen permitted to carry arms
LGBT Rights: Full rights to gay and lesbian citizens
Drug Rights: Drugs and smoking illegal; All alcohol is permitted
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: Yes
Death Penalty: Firing squad
Social Welfare: Widow and orphan funds
Education: Private for wealthy; free public education to age 18
Healthcare: Free public
Taxation: Moderate
Immigration: Closed borders
Environmental Laws: Extremely stringent; agri-environmental laws are strong; conservation and preservation are cornerstones

Btw, all social services and most political rights, except for speech and religion, are restricted to citizens only.

Nation Name: Federation of Prycuse
Nation Type: Federal Republic
Government in Power: Economists
Elections: every 2 years
Voting Restrictions: Age 17
National Religion: Protestantism
Military: Large Navy, and Army, Small Air force
Colonial Policy: Over seas Territories, not really Colonial
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Modern, and Extensive
Wealth Gap: Generally small Wealth gap in all areas
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total Freedom
Right to Privacy: Total Right to Privacy most of the time.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Homosexual Males are not allowed to marry, and Homosexual Females are frowned upon, but not illegal to marry. Movements are pushing toward being illegal.
Drug Rights: Drugs (marijuana, crack, meth. ect.) are illegal Alcohol is legal over 25, and smoking is legal in bars and private property.
Prostitution: Illegal, Very Little enforcement
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Hanging, electric chair, and Injection
Social Welfare: Chunk of Government Budget
Education: Private/Public
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Some Government
Taxation: Generally low, higher for wealthy
Immigration: Strict Immigration, little amounts get in
Environmental Laws: Existent but effect is going down.

Nation Name: Empire of Forensatha or Forensatha. The two names are interchangible, due to a cultural quirk.
Nation Type: Corporate Monarchy.
Government in Power: House of Cats (Very Liberal)
Elections: No common elections.
Voting Restrictions: No voting by the common people.
National Religion: None set, religion mostly untracked by government.
Military: Army that also serves as the police force.
Colonial Policy: Minorly expansionist.
Economic Policy: Central Banking, Government-controled Free Trade, Controlled Markets.
Infrastructure: Highly developed, badly organized or seriously divided in some places.
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Government does not track or legislate religion.
Right to Privacy: Generally total.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Most marriages are civil marriages. Some suggestion the government recognizes three-partner marriages.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol or tobacco. Certain drugs strictly controlled and law enforcement regularly raids and shuts down illegal drug operations.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: PDAs that all citizens are required to carry.
Death Penalty: Shooting.
Social Welfare: Advanced, with military and a form of voluntary slavery acting as two additional programs.
Education: Private and public, both held to same requirements.
Healthcare: Public, funded by government, lacking in many areas.
Taxation: Low-medium. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Open borders. The government has a small test at the moment.
Environmental Laws: The nation is culturally tied to nature, with many traditions require the protection and preservation of it. The government and populace both work together to maintain it.

[OOC: Much of the information is prior to the war with Kregaia, which has yet to be resolved. Where there are discrepancies, the bold is prewar.]

Nation Name: Free Republic of Kahanistan
Nation Type: Republic
Government in Power: Communist Party / Military Regime
Elections: Every six years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 15, citizen.
National Religion: None, formerly Orthodox Judaism.
Military: Small navy, medium air force, large army.
Colonial Policy: Strongly anti-colonial, however, irredentist views are common among the right wings, the stronger the further right.
Economic Policy: Nominally socialist, but capitalism is growing.
Infrastructure: Modern, developed to facilitate trade and troop movements overland.
Wealth Gap: Moderate, increasing.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Essentially absolute.
Freedom of Religion: Legally absolute. However, Doomani invasions have generated anti-Catholicism among many segments of the right wing. / Catholics report some discrimination from the junta, such as being removed from government jobs or demoted. The Grand Marshal denies any anti-Catholic sentiment.
Right to Privacy: Police require a warrant to enter private houses unless there is probable cause to believe that a life is in immediate danger. / Police monitor Catholic churches for signs of Doomani collaboration.
Gun Rights: Legally absolute. However, few people can afford, for example, antitank missile launchers. Ownership of assault rifles and use of sniper rifles for hunting are common.
LGBT Rights: Equal to heterosexual rights. However, churches (synagogues, mosques, temples, etc.) are not required to perform ceremonies for unions that contradict their tenets. LGBT people, and others who may be opposed to traditional religious ceremonies, such as atheists, may obtain civil unions. As an aside, these unions are also used by polygamists in Kahanistan.
Drug Rights: It's your body.
Prostitution: See above.
Reverse Discrimination: An alien concept.
ID Cards: Issued by the state in the form of passports, but not mandatory to carry unless leaving the country.
Death Penalty: None, per constitutional law. / Suspected collaborators with the Kregaian invaders are hanged in the streets by local militia.
Social Welfare: A significantly smaller portion of the budget than before Praetonian protectorship.
Education: State subsidised, with voucher programmes for parents who wish for their children to attend other schools. To be awarded a secondary school qualification, all state-schooled, private-schooled, and home-schooled students must pass a standardised test to ensure that their religious nutjob parents are teaching them the way scientists think evolution works, etc.
Healthcare: State-subsidised, though optional procedures can be funded privately.
Taxation: Very low, with massive Praetonian and other aid supporting the economy.
Immigration: Open borders, especially from nations with histories of human rights problems.
Environmental Laws: The government cleans up toxic spills and imposes heavy fines for the most blatant acts of illegal dumping.

Nation Name: Phenixica
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy.
Government in Power: Senate controlled by John Krusi, Political parties are banned because they are believed to put there own objectives before the Empires.
Elections: Every 3 years
Voting Restrictions: age of 18
National Religion: Phoenix Worship.
Military: Huge Space Force, Large Colonial Army, small professional army.
Colonial Policy: Huge colonial Empire, further the borders lesser the threat to the capital.
Economic Policy: Government Regulates the Economy, Corporations have a small stake in the overall wealth of the state. This helps the Government to control the Empires wealth without a 'middle man'
Infrastructure: Efficient, Government goes out of it's way to improve it. Mostly Infrastructure that benefits the economy.
Wealth Gap: Minor due to Socialist culture
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Yes to both
Freedom of Religion: Freedom of religion within reason, native religion promoted for loyalty reasons. What binds the people of Phenixican makes them stronger.
Right to Privacy: Privacy in your own home, there is a blood registration of citizens and a CTV network.
Gun Rights: No right to military grade weapons, or weapons classed as a 'threat to security'
LGBT Rights: Right to Sexual freedom, gay marriage is allowed but a Temple is allowed to refuse to do a service without being charged with discrimination.
Drug Rights: Drugs are not allowed unless for Medication. Death Penalty applies to dealers, Reliance on drugs are thought to make people 'weak' best you can get is Alcohol.
Prostitution: Not legal, but on fringe worlds it's impossible to enforce
Discrimination: Discrimination does exist between the 'tribes' in the Empire, like 'That Greedy Bis' or 'That stupid Grun' towards Immigrants it does not really exist. Thats more because there is a lack of them to start with since non-Phenixican humans were given there own worlds to call home about 700 years ago and Foreigners barely ever visit Phenixica.
ID Cards: Yes but not enforced
Death Penalty: Death by Torture (Raping, Stabbing, Bashing then Starvation) for serious crimes like Treason. The next punishment is just a sentence of Torture that never ends for High Treason.
Social Welfare: Enough to get people by.
Education: All Public, except for Monarchy funded 'Imperial Academies' which get no Government funding and simply have access to more Subjects earlier on.
Healthcare: Public, private healthcare is banned.
Taxation: High, all money belongs to the Empire and is 'leased' to the populance. During a Economic crisis the Empire can grab money from the populance, most of the time this is practiced on the Wealthy citizens.
Immigration: Only to people who know one official language and do a very difficult test on there knowleadge of Phenixican Culture, Citizenship is impossible unless a member of a Phenixican Tribe. You can apply for what is called 'Auxil' status which is similar to Citizenship with more taxes and less benefits in welfare.
Environmental Laws: Population of worlds kept to a limit of about 4-5 billion and special worlds terraformed to fill in raw material needs, called 'Harvest Worlds' in order to try and limit damage done by the huge Industrial sector.

Nation Name:The Armed Republic of Wolfensburg
Nation Type:Communist Republic
Government in Power:Left Hand Party
Elections:Controled by The Left Hand every 6 years
Voting Restrictions:18 years old
National Religion:Nationalism The Motherland!!!
Military:Mandatory Miltary Service at 16 years old for men and women,Air Force,Navy,Army,Death Engels(Special State Forces)
Colonial Policy:N/A
Economic Policy:Open markets with allies,
Infrastructure:Well developed,
Wealth Gap:Medium
Freedom of Speech:Controled
Freedom of Religion:There not another Religion than the Motherland!!!
Right to Privacy:total
Gun Rights:any citizen that serves the Armed Forces hast the right to have arms not more than 15,
LGBT Rights:Total sexual freedom,
Drug Rights:Tobacco,alcohol and marijuana are legal,other drugs are illegal(opium,cocaine,etc) consum,transportation,distribution and or manufacturing of this drugs is consider a state crime and are punished on the Forced labor camps and or death penalty.
Prostitution:Legal controled and taxed by the state
Reverse Discrimination:N/A
ID Cards:Electronical ID every citizen must have one,regardles of his age
Death Penalty:Firing Squad
Social Welfare:For War veterans
Education:10 years mandatory staring at 6 years old Financed and controled by the State
Healthcare:Exelent services provided by the State
Taxation:N/A
Immigration:Regulated and welcome to certain nations,
Environmental Laws:N/A

Nation Name: Elentri
Nation Type: Democracy
Government in Power: Liberal Party
Elections: Every four years
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: None
Military: Small Army, Soldiers
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Well developed
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of speech/assembly so long as laws are not broken.
Freedom of Religion: Completely free
Right to Privacy: Generally total.
LGBT Rights: Total rights.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco. Security Forces occasionally raid drug barons on charges of coercion.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: Small
Education: Computers to all
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: Moderately high 20%
Immigration: Borders closed
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws are fairly common but environmentalism proper has not yet caught off.

Nation Name: Wartom
Nation Type: Anarchistic Corporate Non-Constitutional Monarchy.
Government in Power: Raptor Books Corporation.
Elections: Every week.
Voting Restrictions: No official restrictions.
National Religion: N/A
Military: Unorganized bunch of mercenaries and hired guns who fights for whoever pays the most which happens to be the government.
Colonial Policy: N/A
Economic Policy: Unorganized and unrestricted.
Infrastructure: Advanced, but often sabotaged by different factions.
Wealth Gap: Rich poor divition is huge.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Complete freedom of speech.
Freedom of Religion: Everyone are free to practice their religion, altough most people frown upon it.
Right to Privacy: Rights to privacy are helt sancrosanct, but the police might take DNA from you without having to ask.
Gun Rights: Guns are illegal within nation boundaries. If you are found with weapons, you will be shot. With a crossbow that is.
LGBT Rights: Completely and utterly free. Orgies are common even in city parks.
Drug Rights: Drugs are legal, alchohol is punishable by death, smoking is legal but not on soil owned by the government or otherwise private soil that has restricted it.
Prostitution: Allowed and is also a common hobby.
Reverse Discrimination: N/A
ID Cards: N/A
Death Penalty: Arena fights for public entertainment.
Social Welfare: No one are poor. If you have no job and no income, the state will give you enough cash to buy food and to buy products from the corporations.
Education: Extremely good and anyone can apply. There are so many universities that its not difficult to enter them either. School is not compulsory, altough its difficult to get a good job without it.
Healthcare: Very good, but have recently had problems with space.
Taxation: 33% of your income goes to the corporation currently in charge. In return the price on the products will sink.
Immigration: Allowed as long as you agree to clean the streets and mine the mines.
Environmental Laws: Recently increased as the corporation currently in charge cares somewhat about this. Can change any time though.

Nation Name: Brellach
Nation Type: Absolute Monarchy
Government in Power: Queen Lyta of Brellach; Her Court
Elections: None. Hereditary matrilineal monarchy.
Voting Restrictions: N/A
National Religion: Bryni; a native religion centred around a Goddess and various nature-orientated demi-gods.
Military: The Legion of Light is primarily devoted to ground and sea resources, with a minor airforce. Presently undergoing a significant, if particularly slow, modernisation process.
Colonial Policy: None. Brellachi beliefs dictate that only their homelands are 'blessed', and have no interest in foreign soil.
Economic Policy: Regulations exist to preserve the natural environment, but trade of non-polluting products is largely unrestricted. Trade is protectionist, with only necessary imports being free of tariffs and quotas. Individual taxation is virtually non-existent, hence the slow modernisation process of the nation's military forces due to a lack of funding. Traditions and religious beliefs interfere with any significant economical development.
Infrastructure: Several cities, including the capital of Sheoth, are small but surprisingly modern, with a significant emphasis on reducing pollution through the use of public transport. As a result, they are all pedestrian and mass-transit orientated. Outside of these few cities, however, there is minimal infrastructure of any kind.
Wealth Gap: Moderate, although Brellachi culture emphasises simple living anyway.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Although having the power to control the media, Her Court does not take advantage of it. For all effective purposes, there is freedom of speech and press in Brellach, though this has the unlikely potential to change at any time as no protections exist. Throughout history most Brellachi rulers, including the latest Queen, Lyta, have adopted an unusually open-minded approach of heeding the wishes of their subjects, rather than dictating to them, and have always allowed all manner of open criticism. Analysts theorise that this is one of the many reasons why the archaic institution has survived to modern times.
Freedom of Religion: Bryni is the national religion. Although the construction of other religious buildings on Brellachi soil is prohibited, the right to have 'heretical' beliefs is not.
Right to Privacy: There are no recorded incidents of government intrusions into public privacy. As with the freedom of speech and the press, however, Her Court has the power to do so, but has never exercised it.
Gun Rights: There are no existent laws restricting the ownership of firearms, aside from obvious limitations on the ownership of such ludicrous weapons as artillery and nuclear weapons and the like.
LGBT Rights: There are no existent laws restricting sexual preferences. Polygamy and bisexuality are reasonably common.
Drug Rights: There are no existent laws restricting drugs. Nor is there a significant market for such, however.
Prostitution: Prostitution is illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: None.
Education: Public schools exist in the major cities. Most people are educated by their tribe, however, in a manner known externally as 'home schooling'.
Healthcare: Private.
Taxation: Virtually non-existent, aside from certain imports and certain industries. No sales tax, and no income tax. All government finance is technically the Queen's personal fortune, which she voluntarily uses to fund public services, and much national income is derived from foreign investment and interest.
Immigration: Restricted. Technically, Her Court must personally approve any individuals seeking permanent residence within Brellach, though it is not common for such a request to be filed. Most requests are dealt with by satellite agencies commissioned to deal with such minor issues. Temporary 'invitations', or visas, are issued to visitors to the country at a variable price.
Environmental Laws: Due to certain cultural beliefs, environmental policy is perhaps one of the strongest forms of regulation in the country. All industry is under strict legislation to maintain the environment, personal transportation vehicles are highly regulated to the point of being a rare sight. Polluting industries are hit with extremely punitive taxation, and must contain all emissions, atmospheric or otherwise, in order to dispose of them safely (partially due to their belief that only Brellach is 'blessed', much of this waste is exported abroad). Power generation, limited in comparison to similarly-sized countries, is exclusively renewable.

Nation Name: Romandeos.

Nation Type: Federated Empire with Unicameral Legislature.

Government in Power: Reigning Monarchs are officially not affiliated with any Party. Control in Parliament is held by the Conservative Party.

Elections: MPs are elected every four years to no more than two terms; the President is elected every six years to no more than three terms.

Voting Restrictions: Universal upon completion of National Service work.

National Religion: None.

Military: Large Army, small Navy, small Naval Infantry (Marine) Corps.

Colonial Policy: Case-by-case basis, but is expanding.

Economic Policy: Free Market Capitalism

Infrastructure: Generally well-developed.

Wealth Gap: Fairly significant rich-poor divide with substantial middle class.

Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.

Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.

Right to Privacy: Privacy in one’s home respected; public surveillance commonplace.

Gun Rights: Gun ownership is largely unrestricted and widespread; Reservists are required to keep and maintain military firearms.

LGBT Rights: Marriage restricted to male/female couples. LGBT community is not oppressed in any official capacity, though some claim prejudices.

Drug Rights: Alcohol and tobacco permitted but taxed. Marijuana and other drugs are illegal.

Prostitution: Universally illegal and harshly penalized.

Reverse Discrimination: None.

ID Cards: Each state issues driver's licenses that act as ID cards. There is a National Registry, in which ID information on all Residents and Citizens is kept.

Death Penalty: Electric chair; lethal injection; firing squad; hanging.

Social Welfare: Minimal.

Education: Education is compulsory through the equivalent of U.S. Grade 12. Colleges and universities are made available to the academically talented where possible through programs like the National Scholarship Fund Program, though such programs are closely watched to prevent abuses.

Healthcare: Usually handled through private hospitals or insurance policies, though charities are known to exist.

Taxation: Income Tax formally abolished. Sales, Service and Use Taxes are now used.

Immigration: Strict controls, but asylum requests will be evaluated.

Environmental Laws: Pragmatic; rigidly enforced.

Abortion: In special cases such as rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger, abortion is lawful.

Torture: Illegal, except when the nation is at war, or in dire circumstances.

Nation Name: The Corporate Empire of Mezurashii
Nation Type: Borders between Compulsory Consumerist State and Corporate Police State
Government in Power: Corporations/Dictator
Elections: Outlawed
National Religion: The Church of Mezurashii
Military: Large Army, Large Navy, Large Airforce ---- Space weaponry
Economic Policy: Free Market Capitalism
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Outlawed
Freedom of Religion: Outlawed
Right to Privacy: Generally total. MI5 do a little snooping on black political figures.
Gun Rights: Mandatory gun ownership
LGBT Rights: Male/Female couples only.
Drug Rights: Vary as the government looks for the most profitable drugs.
Prostitution: Legal and government run.
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: Mandatory with barcode tattoo requirement
Death Penalty: Anything that can ensure death.
Social Welfare: N/A
Education: Private.
Healthcare: Private
Taxation: Less than 1%
Immigration: Open borders, though immigrants are forced into particular occupations.
Environmental Laws: None

Nation Name: Republic of Borinata
Nation Type: Constitutional Republic
Government in Power: Democratic Socialists, with a coalition the Free Forest (Green) Party and the Socialist Party of Borinata
Elections: Every seven years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 23, convicted felons do not have the right to vote.
National Religion: The Republic of Borinata endorses no one religion; the people are largely Protestant Christians.
Military: Large Air Force with several carriers, Large Coast Guard, Limited Navy, Large Army Large Reserve Force due to compulsory military service
Colonial Policy: Borinata has no colonies at this time and does not oppose colonization by other nations.
Economic Policy: Dominated by a Central Bank system. Markets are free, though constrained by social and environmental considerations.
Infrastructure: The infrastructure has made great strides in recent years as Borinata strives to bring its entire population into the 21st century.
Wealth Gap: Nearly non-existent. Active wealth redistribution.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: The people have decided that the police force should not be hindered in their duty to protect and serve. As such, there is little privacy in public spaces, though all citizens can breathe safely in the privacy of their own homes, churches and businesses.
Gun Rights: Restricted to persons over the age of 23. All guns must be stored at the local Defense Ministry Training Facility, where all citizens under 40 must train as reserve forces.
LGBT Rights: Civil unions are recognized as the union of two consenting adult persons however marriage ceremonies are limited to those who follow the tenets of a church.
Drug Rights: The government frowns on drug use in any form. Alcohol and marijuana are available for medical reasons only. Possession of tobacco within Borinata is punishable under the law.
Prostitution: Illegal, however efforts to legalize prostitution and regulate have gained ground in recent years.
Reverse Discrimination: The population of Borinata is largely of the same demographic, immigrants have trouble adjusting to the large white Christian population, however the county has never been dominated by large inequalities between races.
ID Cards: Every citizen is issued a microchip embedded in the bridge of the nose upon birth. This chip is unique and can be used to verify identities for access to public places, voting and commercial transactions.
Death Penalty: After the conclusion of a 15 year study of the deterrence effects of capital punishment and a cost analysis of capital sentencing vs. life without parole, a nationwide referendum has prohibited the use of the death penalty for any crime. This referendum was upheld by the Republic of Borinata High Capital Court in the landmark case Jekker v. Ibsen.
Social Welfare: All citizens are guaranteed the right to health care, education, housing and a minimum standard of living in the 26th-29th amendments to the Constitution. These are affected by progressive income taxes.
Education: Largely public, though the many churches have commendable private educational systems. The government subsidizes are education, provided it is free from religious content.
Healthcare: Administered through the Ministry of Health and Human Services.
Taxation: Progressive, with a maximum rate of 90% for the top .001% of income earners.
Immigration: Borders are closed preventing undocumented entry into Borinata, however the nation has opened its arms to all oppressed peoples of the world and no quota is set on immigration of aliens willing to register with the government.
Environmental Laws: The people of Borinata are committed to preserving the lands and waterways of Borinata for future generations. A pollution permit trading system is in place for all heavy industry, the government backs environmental research and the use of land and natural resources are subject to government review before construction and exploitation of resources can occur.

Nation Name: The Incorporated States of Augmark
Nation Type: Corporate Police State
Government in Power: Fascist Augmark Party, with great corporate influence
Elections: Outlawed, limited to elected Chancellor, by party council/corporate leaders
Voting Restrictions: IQ > Must be in Fascist Augmark Party Council
National Religion: State Church of Baal Almighty
Military: Corporate funded, Massive, High tech, Cloned Army, Volunteer Mobile Infantry Corps . Massive Carrier based navy, Massive High tech airforce. Nuclear rocket forces, Paratroopers, Special forces
Colonial Policy: Expansionist only to aquire off shore military bases.
Economic Policy: Very little Regulation, Mega Corporations are dominant, and serve the government, in exchange for un-checked buissness.
Infrastructure: Ground based, and satillite communications technology,Weapons technology, Automobile Manufacturing, cyrogenics.
Wealth Gap: Very large Gap between workers, and top corporate employees.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly:few to none
Freedom of Religion: Only State Church and Christianity are allowed.
Right to Privacy: Yes, in home, Public security cameras are dominant throughout urban sprawl.
Gun Rights: Law enforcement,Corporate security, military only.
LGBT Rights: None
Drug Rights: None
Prostitution: None
Reverse Discrimination: Ethnically Homegeneous, except for foreign employees.
ID Cards: Yes, citizens must present cards on demand.
Death Penalty: Lethal injection
Social Welfare: none, corporate welfare
Education: Government, Free
Healthcare: Private, Employer based
Taxation: None
Immigration: Borders closed to people who make under 80K
Environmental Laws: No littering

Nation Name: Ancient Terra (formerly Ancient & Holy Terra)
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary Government (Unitary state)
Government in Power: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has held a significant majority for the past 8 decades.
Elections: 4 Years for the House of Representatives/3 Years for Half of the House of Councillors
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: Shintō, although it is practiced to varying degrees
Military: As an island nation, Ancient Terra focuses on its Navy and Air Force and places a lesser, though still significant, emphasis on its Army. Its strategic forces have long been the black sheep of the military.
Colonial Policy: Maintains a very small number of colonies, strictly at the invitation of the previous inhabitants (who often become Terran citizens).
Economic Policy: Central Bank; relatively few barriers to trade, although local industries are often highly subsidized.
Infrastructure: Extremely developed around major city-centers, where upwards of 70% of the population live. Significant rail infrastructure throughout the nation, although the thousands of small islands off Ancient Terra's coast are far less developed (and often uninhabited).
Wealth Gap: Very small, although the gap has begun to widen as long-standing, inefficient company policies have been almost completely discarded.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Assembly/Association is guaranteed.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Integral to the Republic of Ancient Terra.
Gun Rights: While stringent gun-control measures discourage ownership for private citizens in metropolitan areas, nearly anybody can own a gun. Ownership is significantly higher in rural areas.
LGBT Rights: There is a right to sexual freedom, although LGBT couples continue to encounter discrimination from the general public.
Drug Rights: Most drugs are outlawed, while both Alcohol and Tobacco are legal and lightly taxed.
Prostitution: Illegal, although a significant underground sex industry exists and is tolerated in certain districts.
Reverse Discrimination: Affirmative Action in support of ethnic minorities was introduced for six months before being repealed under intense public criticism.
ID Cards: ID cards are issued to every citizen by the central government, while Passports are easy to obtain but not enormously widespread due to an aversion to international travel. Drivers licenses are possessed by only 30% of the population due to the high cost of owning a car.
Death Penalty: By hanging. Approximately 70 executions are carried out each year.
Social Welfare: Previously a symbol of Ancient Terra, although various welfare measures have been cut in recent times.
Education: Education is compulsory and free through Grade 9, although 99.5% of all graduates from Lower Secondary School proceed into Upper Secondary School. Upper Secondary School is technically state-provided, although the majority of schools (especially the prestigious ones) are privately owned and therefore can be quite expensive. Education takes an enormous portion of Ancient Terra's annual budget.
Healthcare: Employers offer extensive healthcare programs for their employees, while the state-owned program for the unemployed is underfunded and often frustrating to navigate.
Taxation: Dependent on income, although stepped taxation places a relatively higher burden on the poor.
Immigration: Possible. Immigration Papers are available through Terra's embassies and consulates, and the process is well-documented; however, Ancient Terra has a net flow of emigrants.
Environmental Laws: Strict, following well-publicized incidents that endangered the lives of many Terran citizens.
Abortion: Legal up to the 22nd week, after which it is only possible if the fetus endangers the mother's life.
Torture: Highly illegal.

Nation Name: Syngia
Nation Type: National Socialist Empire (no Not nazism)
Government in Power: Syngian Nation Socialist Party
Elections: There are no elections
Voting Restrictions: no vote
National Religion: there is no national religion
Military: Extremely large Military. Accounts for about 55 percent of the budget. Very Advanced
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire, actively opposes other Empires .
Economic Policy: Central Bank, Free Market, No free trade.
Infrastructure: Highly Developed, Most roads are very aesthetically pleasing.
Wealth Gap:
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of assembly, limited freedom of speech.
Freedom of Religion: Religion is of no concern
Right to Privacy: Is very important although the Secret police may watch from time to time
Gun Rights: only citizen militias can own firearms
LGBT Rights: Sodomy is banned, infidelity is frowned upon. gay marriage is illegal
Drug Rights: All synthesized drugs are illegal
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: yes
Death Penalty: Firing Squad
Social Welfare: Pensions for elderly.
Education: Excellent Public and Private Schools
Healthcare: Private.
Taxation: High. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Closed borders, Illegals are shot on sight of crossing the border.
Environmental Laws: The environment in Syngia is stunning and strong laws protect the environment.

Nation Name: Hallad
Nation Type: Socialist Republic
Government in Power: Arab Socialist Union
Elections: Elections every five years
Voting Restrictions: Universal suffrage, age 16
National Religion: Islam
Military: Large army and air force, growing Navy
Colonial Policy: Opposes colonialism
Economic Policy: Moderate regulation (liberalization growing), central banking, growing free trade policies
Infrastructure: Well developed in most areas, poor/non-existent in some areas of the interior desert.
Wealth Gap: Small rich-poor divide, heavy income redistribution.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Laws against dangerous speech (ex, yelling "fire" in a theatre) minor regulations on freedom to assemble.
Freedom of Religion: Non-Muslim religions suppressed through taxation
Right to Privacy: Privacy in one’s home respected; public surveillance commonplace.
Gun Rights: Militia members permitted to keep arms.
LGBT Rights: Homosexual marriage illegal, unofficial discrimination, LGBT rights movement growing
Drug Rights: Tobacco legal, alcohol and marijuana decriminalized. 'Hard' drugs illegal.
Prostitution: Legal, heavily regulated and unionized
Reverse Discrimination: Active measures to ensure gender equality.
ID Cards: Required for all citizens
Death Penalty: Hanging, firing squad, gas chamber, lethal injection
Social Welfare: Comprehensive though discouraged, private Islamic charity also exists
Education: Public and private (religious), mandatory up to secondary school
Healthcare: Public, universal, private healthcare illegal
Taxation: Heavy, progressive
Immigration: Strictly controlled
Environmental Laws: Lax, growing support
Abortion: Legal in first trimester only.
Torture: Legal in military-run prisons.

Nation Name: Armed Republic Of DeCoste
Nation Type: Dictator
Government in Power: Communist Party Of DeCoste
Elections : Non Existent
Voting Restrictions: -
National Religion: -
Military: Large Ground And Air Force , No Navy
Colonial Policy: Small Colonies Around The Country
Economic Policy: Central Banking , Free Trade
Infrastructure: Poor To Decent In General ,Certain High Income Spots In The Capitol
Wealth Gap: Huge Rich-Poor Divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: "Free" Speech Exists Except When Speaking Against The Government
Freedom of Religion: Practicing Religion Punishable By Confinement
Right to Privacy: Every Citizen Is Bar coded And Tracked
Gun Rights: Gun Laws Do Not Exist
LGBT Rights: Gay Marriage Banned
Drug Rights: Tobacco And Alcohol Are Fine , Non Over The Counter Drugs Carry Heavy Fines And Jail Time
Prostitution: Legal
Reverse Discrimination: -
ID Cards: All Citizens Bar Coded
Death Penalty: Public Execution By Firing Squad
Social Welfare: Non Existent
Education: Private
Healthcare: Private
Taxation: Mid
Immigration: Tight Immigration Laws , Unless Being Brought In By A Green Flag Corporation
Environmental Laws: -

Nation Name: Wolfenhalle
Nation Type: Federal Republic with a direct democratic system
Government in Power: Coalition of social democrats, liberal nationalist, and other parties.
Elections: Every four years
Voting Restrictions: age is 18
National Religion: Protestantism
Military: strong army and air force, average navy
Colonial Policy: Against colonies
Economic Policy: Free market and trade
Infrastructure: Very developed
Wealth Gap: average to small
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: all religions accepted
Right to Privacy: full privacy except cases of national security
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: full rights
Drug Rights: Weed and normal drugs is legal, narcotics are banned
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Hanging and firing squad
Social Welfare: a lot of social security for retired, and disabled
Education: Public and Private
Healthcare: public system with private hospitals
Taxation: medium
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: lots of environmental regulation

Nation Name: Vojvodina-Nihon
Nation Type: Loose federation of formerly independent states united under a puppet monarchy.
Government in Power: VNCSP (pseudo-meritocratic, centrist)
Elections: MPs go up for election in four shifts, one per year.
Voting Restrictions: Varies by state.
National Religion: None.
Military: Consists of the Star Navy, Marines, Surface Forces, and Consolidated Defense. All four branches are small and underfunded
Colonial Policy: In same star system only. Currently working on terraforming a nearby moon.
Economic Policy: Mixed economy; central banking, a few key industries nationalized.
Infrastructure: Very good in the four wealthiest states. Fair to poor in most of the rest. "Pioneer"-like conditions off-world.
Wealth Gap: Growing.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Almost total (obscenity, slander, treason, rioting banned)
Freedom of Religion: Almost total (no FT!Scientology allowed)
Right to Privacy: Total. May be curtailed in wartime.
Gun Rights: Citizens may not own or use lethal weapons. Hunting clubs are carefully regulated.
LGBT Rights: Total.
Drug Rights: Alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, marijuana.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Voluntary but recommended.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: Existing, but underfunded and poorly regulated.
Education: A remarkably good public education system. Private schools also exist but as yet only school about fifteen per cent of children.
Healthcare: Nationalized. Insurance provided to those requiring it by their employers, or to the unemployed by the notoriously unreliable welfare system.
Taxation: A very complicated tax system incorporating property, sales, import/export, and resource usage taxes levied primarily by state and local agencies, with varying rates and an allegedly progressive scale which in practice becomes a flat tax or even lower due to numerous loopholes. See also "Wealth gap" above.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Conservationism on a moderate scale. Devices affecting weather patterns or terraforming land may only be used with a costly license.
Abortion: Illegal except in cases of rape or endangerment of the mother's life.
Torture: Illegal.

OOC: You really learn a lot about nations -- and their creators -- from this stuff. http://assets.jolt.co.uk/forums/jolt/icons/icon14.gif Questers.

[[Please tell me you people don't think that the stuff about Rukmenistan is what I believe.]]

Nation Name: Sumer
Nation Type: Constitutional Dictorial Republic
Government in Power: Political Parties banned, elected individuals and military make up government.
Elections: Three year cycle.
Voting Restrictions: Age 21 universal.
National Religion: Sumerian.
Military: Strong land force, Defensive navy, Air Force subordinate to both.
Colonial Policy: Non-colonial.
Economic Policy: Small business free-enterprise. Foreign restricted, large business restricted, certain elements government owned.
Infrastructure: Exceptionally developed and redundant.
Wealth Gap: Minimal, gradient from rich to poor fairly solid.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Restricted only by anti-libel laws.
Freedom of Religion: Proselytism illegal. Freedom of practice guaranteed.
Right to Privacy: Limited only in event of harm to another. Otherwise total.
Gun Rights: Easily obtainable license, minimal restrictions on license holders.
LGBT Rights: Equal.
Drug Rights: Non-medical drugs banned, tobacco banned, alcohol limited to religious use only.
Prostitution: Government sanctions, temple-run only.
Reverse Discrimination: Non-existent.
ID Cards: Mandatory, used for license, birth, health, banking, transit, and other information.
Death Penalty: Creative, at the whim of the Judge/Jury.
Social Welfare: Carefully controlled.
Education: Universally free to all citizens.
Healthcare: Universally free to all citizens.
Taxation: High, income-only taxation, on both personal and business levels.
Immigration: Strictly controlled.
Environmental Laws: Strong and well supported, no concept of foreign "environmentalists".

Nation Name:


Republic of Karshkovia (a.k.a. Karshkovian Republic or People's Republic of Karshkovia)

Karshkovia, officially the Republic of Karshkovia, is a coastal country in the Northlands region. It has a territory of over 2,727,300 km² and is bordered by three nations to the North, East and West. The country also borders on a significant part of the ocean.

Vast in size, the land in Karshkovia is very diverse in types of terrain with flatlands, steepes, taigas, rock-canyons, hills, mountains, and snowcapped mountains. Karshkovia's population density is less than 10 people per square kilometer (20 per sq. mi.). The total population has risen since independence with the greatest influx from immigrating ethnic Russians since the dissolution of the Soviet Empire.


Nation Type:


Social Democracy



Government in Power:


Trade Union party

The politics of Karshkovia takes place in the framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Karshkovia is head of state and nominates the head of government, The Prime Minister. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of parliament. The President may veto legislation that has been passed by the Parliament. The Prime Minister chairs the Cabinet of Ministers, and serves as Karshkovia's head of government and Head Ambassador. There are two deputy prime ministers and 14 ministers in the Cabinet.

The Parliament of Karshkovia (Parlamenti) is the bicameral legislature of the Government of Karshkovia. The lower house is the Govail, with 60 seats, elected to four year terms by popular vote.

The upper house is the Senate, which has 25 members, 20 of whom are elected to six-year terms in double-seat constituencies by the local assemblies, half renewed every three years, and 5 of which are presidential appointees. In addition, ex-Presidents are ex-officio senators for life. As of January 2007 50% the parliament's representatives are women and 39% of local and city council officials are women.


Elections:


Presidential: Every four years
Govial (House of Represenitives): Every four years, staggered between Presidential election dates.
Senate: Staggered six year terms, Elections held every three years.

Elections to the Govail in July 2007 yielded a lower house dominated by the pro-business Trade Union party. Later in August, the Senate also yielded a Trade Union Dominated Parliament. Two other parties also considered sympathetic to the president, including the pro-government Asar party, and the People's Democratic Party have the minority seats in the Govail and Senate, respectively.

Opposition parties, including the Socialist and Communist Parties, which were officially registered and competed in the elections, won a single seat in the Govail during elections.


Voting Restrictions:


Legal Karshkovian Citizens 18 years of age or older.



National Religion:


None



Freedom of Religion:


No truly accurate data exists about religion in Karshkovia. In 1941, the Soviets banned all public and private worship, making it punishable by death if caught. After independence, Karshkovia lifted that ban however there were no religious leaders to organize churches. An unoffical poll conducted in 2007 by an outside, independent university showed that Christianity is the largest religion in Karshkovia, followed by Russian Orthodox Christianity. The country has historically hosted a wide variety of ethnic groups with varying religions.

Tolerance to other societies has become a part of the Karshkovia culture. The foundation of an independent republic, following the disintegration of the Soviet republics, has launched a great deal of changes in every aspect of people’s lives. Religiosity of the population, as an essential part of any cultural identity, has undergone dynamic transformations as well.

After decades of suppressed culture, the people were feeling a great need for exhibiting their ethnic identity – in part through religion. Quantitative research shows that for the first years after the establishment of the new laws, waiving any restrictions on religious beliefs and proclaiming full freedom of confessions, the country experienced a huge spike in religious activity of its citizens. After opening themselves to carefully screened international outreach religious groups, hundreds of churches, mosques, synagogues and other religious structures were built in the last two years. All represented religions benefited from increased number of members and facilities.

Many religions that were absent before independence made their way into the country, appealing to hundreds of people. The government supported this activity, and has done its best to provide equality among all religious organizations and their followers.

Radical religious organizations, despite a popular belief, are of little danger to Karshkovian national security. The few radical organizations that have been uncovered are being investigated and dealt with thoroughly by the police. Cults, such as Scientology, are banned from the country because of their intolerance for other religions and their avocations of violence on nonbelievers or critics. Therefore, Karshkovia has a very diverse, stable, and safe religious background – a truly exceptional occurrence.



National Language:


Karshkovia is a trilingual country: the Karshka language, spoken by 84.4% of the population, has the status of the "state" language, while Russian, which is spoken by almost all Karshkovians, is declared the "official" language, while English is used routinely in business even between natives.



Military:


The Karshkovian military is slowly rebuilding after independence and relies on old Soviet technology. Much of the armed forces are adequitly trained and experienced. Soldiers are well trained by ex-Soviet military advisors.

Karshkovia recently acquired new aircraft and ground vehicles from the various nations and dealers around the world, along with technicians to repair the aging Soviet equipment. With help from nations around the world, Karshkovia has built a formidible navy, including aircraft carriers which the country has never fielded before.

Karshkovia is one of the few nations of the word that possess nuclear weapons, but has no nuclear refinement or weapons program.



Colonial Policy:


No colonial possessions.



Economic Policy:


The government of Karshkovia plans to double or triple it's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2009 and triple or quadruple it by 2015, as compared to 2000. GDP growth has been stable in the last five years, at a rate higher than 10%. Buoyed by high world crude oil, Molybdenum and Bauxite prices, GDP growth figures were in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005: 9.8%, 13.2%, 9.5%, 9.2%, 9.4%, and 9.2%, respectively. Other major exports of Karshkovia include six distinctive types of Caviar, automobiles, fish, grains, textile, and livestock. Experts forecasts that Karshkovia would become the world's leading exporter of Uranium by the year 2010 if they were to open international trade of the ore to other nations, which could double the GDP within a few months.

Karshkovia's monetary policy is generally considered by outside observers to be well-managed. Its principal challenge since 2002 has been to manage strong foreign currency inflows without sparking inflation. Since that time, inflation has finally come under control. In 2004, Karshkovia became the second former Soviet state to repay all it's debts to the International Monetary Fund, 7 years ahead of schedule. In January 2008, Karshkovia was granted a $1 Trillion dollar gift by the Communist nation of Stoklomolvi to rebuild its military forces and civilian infrastructure.

As of late December 2003, Karshkovia's gross foreign debt was about $22.9 billion. Total governmental debt was $4.2 billion. This amounts to 14% of GDP. There has been a noticeable reduction in the ratio of debt to GDP observed in past years; the ratio of total governmental debt to GDP in 2000 was 21.7%, in 2001 it was 17.5%, and in 2002 it was 15.4%.

The upturn in economic growth, combined with the results of earlier tax and financial sector reforms, has dramatically improved government finances from the 1999 budget deficit level of 3.5% of GDP to a deficit of 1.2% of GDP in 2003. Government revenues grew from 19.8% of GDP in 1999 to 22.6% of GDP in 2001, but decreased to 16.2% of GDP in 2003. In 2000, Karshkovia adopted a new tax code in an effort to consolidate these gains. On November 29, 2003 the Law on Changes to Tax Code was adopted, which increased rate for the wealthiest. The value added tax fell from 16% to 15%, the normal social tax from 21% to 20%, and the personal income tax from 30% to 20%. (On July 7, 2006 the personal income tax was reduced even further to a flat rate of 5% for personal income in the form of dividends and 10% for other personal income.) Karshkovia furthered its reforms by adopting a new land code on June 20, 2003, and a new customs code on April 5, 2003.

Caviar is currently the leading economic sector, but may change with the opening of international sales of Uranium. Production of crude oil and natural gas condensate in Karshkovia amounted to 61.2 million tons in 2003, which was 8.6% more than in 2002. Karshkovia raised oil and gas condensate exports to 54.3 million tons in 2003, 13% higher than in 2002. Gas production in Karshkovia in 2003 amounted to 23.9 billion cubic meters, up 22.7% compared to 2002, including natural gas production of 10.3 billion cubic meters. Karshkovia holds about 60 billion tons of proven recoverable oil reserves and 5.7 trillion cubic meters of gas. Industry analysts believe that planned expansion of oil production, coupled with the development of new fields, will enable the country to produce as much as 15 million barrels per day by 2015, lifting Karshkovia into the ranks of the world's top oil-producing nations. Karshkovia's 2003 oil exports were valued at more than $7 billion, representing 55% of overall exports and 24% of the GDP. Major oil and gas fields and their recoverable oil reserves are Tengiza with 20 billion barrels; Karachaga with 18 billion barrels and 1,350 km³ of natural gas; and Kashan with 14 to 15 billion barrels.

Karshkovia instituted an ambitious pension reform program in 1998. As of January 1, 2005, the pension assets were about $4.1 billion. There are 16 saving pension funds in the republic. The State Accumulating Pension Fund, the only state-owned fund, could be privatized as early as 2009. The country's unified financial regulatory agency oversees and regulates the pension funds. The pension funds' growing demand for quality investment outlets triggered rapid development of the debt securities market. Pension fund capital is being invested almost exclusively in corporate and government bonds, including Government of Karshkovian Sapientia bonds. The Karshkovian banking system is developing rapidly. The banking system's capitalization now exceeds $10 billion. The National Bank has introduced deposit insurance in its campaign to strengthen the banking sector. Several major foreign banks have branches in Karshkovia, including ABC AMORAL, Citibank, and HSBC. Raiffeisen Zentralbank and UniCredit have both recently entered the Karshkovia's financial services market through acquisitions and stakebuilding.

Agriculture accounted for 13.6% of Karshkovia's GDP in 2003. Grains and livestock are the most important agricultural commodities. Agricultural land occupies much land in Karshkovia. The available agricultural land consists of 235,000 square kilometres of arable land and 619,000 square kilometers of pasture and hay land. Chief livestock products are Caviar, dairy products, leather, meat, and wool. The country's major crops include wheat, barley, cotton, and rice. Wheat exports, a major source of hard currency, rank among the leading commodities in Karshkovia's export trade. In 2003 Karshkovia harvested 17.6 million tons of grain in gross, 2.8% higher compared to 2002. Karshka agriculture still has a few environmental problems from mismanagement during its years as a Soviet state, however all enviromental issues are forecasted to be corrected by 2010. Some Karshka wine is produced in the mountains to the west of Rostov.

According to some estimates, Karshkovia could have the second largest uranium, chromium, lead, and zinc reserves, the third largest manganese reserves, the fifth largest copper reserves, and ranks in the top ten for coal, iron, silver and gold. It is also a limited exporter of diamonds and potassium.


Infrastructure:


Highly developed in urban sprawls, still developing in more rural communities.



Wealth Gap/Class Gap:


Moderate class distinction.

In anceint times, a ruling Queen established a pecking order among the population. The rule became that the length of a woman's hair indicates her status level in society. Rules concerning this are strictly followed, even in major cities today the length of a woman's hair is not a fashion trend; it is a badge of social standing.

In anceint times servant girls in Karshkovia were required to keep their hair short. Nothing past their earlobes was allowed. Today, this status is reserved for women who work minimum wage jobs or have very limited mobility in the job market. Waitresses are often a good reference to use.

If a woman was a librarian, small shop owner, or minor royalty she was allowed to wear her hair down to the tops of her solders but no further. Today, small business owners, profession women and minor politicians are allowed to wear their hair this length. Also, if a woman is able to trace back her heritage to minor royalty, she may wear her hair the length of her royal bloodline would allow.

For women who were major business owners, or high royalty, they were allowed to wear their hair down to the middle of their back. Today such women are successful big business owners/CEOs, high politicians or can trace their royal bloodlines to ex kings and queens (or other high royal successors).

Only one woman was ever allowed to have hair that touched her waist-line or lower and that was the Queen. Now that Karshkovia does not have a monarcy, the wife of the President...the First Lady...is allowed to have hair this length. As the current wife of the president is also the Prime Minister, this is doubley acceptable.

This cultural observance is widely accepted, though violations of this rule are quickly corrected socially. While a court-ordered fine can be given, women who violate this practice can find themselves social outcasts. Businesses and the Government have been known to fire workers and deny applications of current violators. Education institutions have suspended female students who intentionally violate this law. There is a small underclass of women who have protested this law by shaving their heads bald. In December of 2007, a bill repealling the law was rejected by the Senate with an overwhelming majority vote.

Foreign women who study, work, or visit Karshkovia are not subject to this observance though it can lead to misunderstandings with native Karshkovians who may mistake a woman to be of lower or higher standing than she may be.



Freedom of Speech/Assembly:


Near total freedom of speech/assembly with restrictions on hate speach.



Right to Privacy:

Just cause and Habeas firmly protected.

In the early twenty first century, Karshkovia has become one of the leading nations in international marriages, as there are 4.3 women per man in the nation. This has recently sparked some criticism in the Parliament of Karshkovia, due to the concerns about safety and treatment of the women abroad and the questions regarding the low level of male population in Karshkovia.

In 2006, Karshkovia Parliament passed into law a bill which has foreign men and women go through a series of tests and interviews before their fiancees are given permission to marry and live outside of Karshkovia.



Gun Rights:


Private citizens 18 years of age or older are allowed to own semi-automatic weapons. Restrictions on military and automatic weapons exist, though citizens can own military small-arms by applying for permits and undergoing an intensive background investigation.



LGBT Rights:


Total right to sexual freedom. Gay marriage is not legalized.



Drug Rights:


Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana are legalized. Hard drugs are illegal.



Prostitution:


Prostitutes must be 18 years of age or older and apply for permits to ply their trade. Permits hinge on bi-weekly STD tests and monthly exams by doctors. Prostitutes can only work in sanctioned, well-kept, secure facilities which are also inspected monthly. New organized unions which train women to become very highly educated and beautiful escorts have appeared in Karshkovia and are supported by the government.



Discrimination:


Virtually non-existant in major cities though rural communities may exibit some isolationist tendancies for all outsiders.

The ethnic Karshkas represent 59.2% of the population and ethnic Russians 25.6%, with a rich array of other groups represented. Some minorities such as Russian Germans, Ukrainians and Russian political opponents of the regime had been deported to Karshkovia in the 1930s and 1940s. Some of the bigger Soviet labor camps existed in Karshkovia. Significant Russian immigration also connected with Virgin Lands Campaign and Soviet space program era. There is also a small but active Jewish community, which has been very vocal opponents of President Radchenko. Before 1991 there were one million Volga Germans in Karshkovia; most of them emigrated to Germany following the breakup of the Soviet states and the Karshkovian revolution. Unoffical polls indicate the main religious groups are Christian 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, and other 7%.



ID Cards:

Compulsorary national IDs.



Death Penalty:


Used only in cases of Capital Crime convictions and Treason. Exceptions can be made for hienous crimes in which murder is not commited.



Social Welfare:


Extensive assistance for poor, disabled, elderly. Every Karshkovian is guarenteed a small home if they wish though many in the cities pay for apartment/condo/town homes out of personal preference.



Education:


Education is universal and mandatory through to the secondary level and the adult literacy rate is 99.1%. Education consists of three main educational phases: primary education, basic general education and senior level education divided into continued general education and professional education. (Primary education is preceded by one year of preschool education.) These three levels of education can be followed in one institution or in different ones (e.g. primary school, then secondary school). Recently, several secondary schools, specialized schools, magnet schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, linguistic and technical gymnasiums, have been founded. Secondary professional education is offered in special professional or technical schools, lyceums or colleges and vocational schools.

At present, there are universities, academies, and institutes, conservatories, higher schools and higher colleges. There are three main levels: basic higher education that provides the fundamentals of the chosen field of study and leads to the award of the Bachelor's degree; specialized higher education after which students are awarded the Specialist's Diploma; and scientific-pedagogical higher education which leads to the Master's Degree. Postgraduate education leads to the Kandidat Nauk (Candidate of Sciences) and the Doctor of Sciences. With the adoption of the Laws on Education and on Higher Education, a private sector has been established and several private institutions have been licensed.

The Education Ministry of Karshkovia runs the highly successful "Bolashak Programme", which annually selects approximately three thousand exceptional school and university graduates and sponsors their undergraduate or postgraduate education in institutions abroad, including the prestigious Oxbridge and Ivy League universities. The terms of the programme include compulsory return to Karshkovia for at least five years of employment by the State or in National organizations. The objective of the programme is to provide an opportunity for the most talented students from Karshkovia to receive high-caliber education, enabling them to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to become the future leaders in certain key fields such as economics, technology, public policy, engineering, science and medicine.



Healthcare:


Publicly funded health care system (Two-tier health care)

All hospital care is paid for by the government as well as Dental and Eye care. Elective surguries and augmentations are not covered by the government and must be paid by citizens. As of January 2008, studies show health care is publicly funded but most health providers are private entities. While there is a publicly funded health care system, Karshkovia also has a parallel private system generally catering to private insurance holders. These are held mainly by Karshkovians that travel internationally and may require care outside of Karshkovia or in nations that will not accept payment for medical services by the Karshkovian government. Public and private hospitals in Karshkovia include "amenity beds" which would typically be siderooms fitted more comfortably, and private wards in some hospitals where, for a fee, more amenities are provided. These are predominantly used for surgical treatment, and operations are generally carried out in the same operating theatres as publicly funded health care holders and by the same hospital staff members. Most "amenity beds" are used by forieners that require medical attention while visiting Karshkovia.


Taxation:


In 2000, Karshkovia adopted a new tax code in an effort to consolidate these gains. On November 29, 2003 the Law on Changes to Tax Code was adopted, which increased rate for the wealthiest. The value added tax fell from 16% to 15%, the normal social tax from 21% to 20%, and the personal income tax from 30% to 20%. (On July 7, 2006 the personal income tax was reduced even further to a flat rate of 5% for personal income in the form of dividends and 10% for other personal income.) Karshkovia furthered its reforms by adopting a new land code on June 20, 2003, and a new customs code on April 5, 2003.



Labour force by occupation:

agriculture (20%)
industry (30%)
services (50%)



Immigration:

Open borders


Environment and Environmental Laws:

Extensive environmental safeguards via new 'GREEN PLAN' (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=568516)

With an area of 2.7 million square Kilometers (1.05 million square miles), Karshkovia shares large boarders of 6,846 kilometers with it's northern neighbor nation, 2,203 kilometers with it's western neighbor nation, and 379 kilometers with it's northeastern neighbor.

The terrain extends west to east from the Karshka Mountains to the eastern seaboard, and north to south from the plains of northern Karshkovia to the southern seaboard.

The Karshka Steppe, with an area of around 804,500 square kilometers, occupies one third of the country. The Steppe is characterized by large areas of grassland suitable for fair agriculture, with very fertile soil. The steppe is nicknamed "The green desert". Important rivers include the Volga, the Krona, the Vyehegda and the Severnaya. The country's only lake is Lake Trysh, and it empties into the river Trysh. The eastern part of the country consists of the flat, Severnaya Valley, the bottom of a glacial Lake Malov. It's fertile soil, drained by the meandering Severnaya River flowing southward into the Bay of Barnaul, supports a very large agriculture industry. Trysh, the largest natural lake in the nation, is also found in the east.

The western half of the country consists of the Karshka Mountains and "Badlands" just at the foot of the Karshka Mountains. The nation's highest point is Mount Vyoska, rising an impressive 5541 meters above sea level. The "Badlands" are abundant in fossil fuels, including crude oil (sweet and light sweet), and lignite coal. The Karshka mountains are abundant in mineral deposits including Gold, Silver, Manganese, Chrome Ore, Iron, Nickel Cobalt, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Bauxite, and Uranium. All are found in rich, available quantities.

Karshkovia endures temperature extremes characteristic of it's continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The record low and high temperatures are -51.1°C and 49°C respectively. Meteorological events include rain, snow, hail, blizzards, polar fronts, tornadoes, thunderstorms and high-velocity straight-line winds.

Springtime flooding is a relatively common event in the Severnaya Valley, due to the Vogla and the Vyehegda emptying into the Severnaya. The spring melt and the eventual runoff typically begin swelling the rivers, taxing the Severnaya.



Abortion:

Legal. In cases of Rape or Incest, the government will cover the costs associated with an Abortion. Other abortions are not coverd by the government. Late-Term or Partial Birth Abortions are illegal.



Culture:


Before the Soviet colonization, the Karshkas had a well-articulated culture based on their nomadic pastoral economy. Although Christianity and Islam was introduced to most of the Karshkas in the fifteenth century, the religions were not fully assimilated until much later. As a result, they coexisted with earlier elements of Tengrili; A traditional Karshka belief that held that separate spirits inhabited and animated the earth, sky, water, and fire, as well as domestic animals. To this day, particularly honored guests in rural settings are treated to a feast of freshly killed lamb. Such guests are sometimes asked to bless the lamb and to ask its spirit for permission to partake of its flesh. Besides lamb, many other traditional foods retain symbolic value in Karshka culture.

Traditional moral values of Karshkovians are respect of the elders and hospitality to strangers.

In the national cuisine, livestock meat can be cooked in a variety of ways and is usually served with a wide assortment of traditional bread products. Refreshments often include black tea and traditional milk-derived drinks. Vodka is also a very common refreshment mainly seen in major cities. A traditional Karshka dinner involves a multitude of appetizers on the table, followed by a soup and one or two main courses.

Because livestock was central to the Karshkovians' traditional lifestyle, most of their nomadic practices and customs relate in some way to livestock. Karshkas have historically been very affectionate about horse-riding. Traditional curses and blessings invoked disease or fecundity among animals, and good manners required that a person ask first about the health of a man's livestock when greeting him and only afterward inquire about the human aspects of his life. Even today many Karshkovians express interest in equestrianism and horse-racing

Karshkovia is now home to a growing number of prominent contributors to literature, science and philosophy.

Karshkovia has developed itself as a growing sports-force on the world arena in the following fields: boxing, chess, skiing, gymnastics, cycling, horse-riding, triathlon, Greco-Roman wrestling, and billiards.

Karshkovia features a lively music culture, evident in massive popularity of superstar, Aliya. Zostar is considered to be the musical capital of the developing world. After opening their borders, Karshkovians have enjoyed concerts by well-known artists such as Pearl Jam, Royal Crown Review, Aerosmith, Pantera, Coldplay, Arid, Hadley, Rammstein, Xzibit, and Prodigy among others. Raves and nightclubs are very popular for Karshkovians between 18 and 30, with international artist from the electronica genre in great demand.

The Parliament is considering the introduction of Latin alphabet for use in Karshkovian language to replace Cyrillic. The reasons that are popularly cited are cultural considerations and the nature of the Karshka language. However, the imposition of the Latin alphabet in Karshkovia would involve massive costs of translation and replacement of the vast Karshkovian literature.

Nation Name: Trilateral Federation of the Altan Steppes
Nation Type: Federalist democracy; federation of three theoretically "sovereign" constituent states (Altanar, Akamia, Argalia)
Government in Power: The Altan Liberal Party controls the Presidency; the conservative New Altan Party has a small majority in Congress; several smaller parties in Congress of various political stripes contend to be swing votes
Elections: The President, Vice-President and Congress go up for election every three years, along with most other state, county and municipal elected positions. Election Day is a national holiday.
Voting Restrictions: Must be a citizen (naturalized or native born); voting age is 17. Voting is mandatory for all citizens except in cases of medical incapability or other accepted reason.
National Religion: None. 65% of Altani follow the indigenous Solar Pantheonic Church, a polytheistic religion. Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions form smaller percentages of the population. High government officials do tend to prefer the indigenous religion and pay only perfunctory notice to other faiths.
Military: Federation Defense Forces, consisting of the Air Fleet, Army, Navy, Federation Guards, Coast Guard, and constituent state reserve forces. Military spending is one of the largest segments of the Federation budget as a percentage of GDP. The FDF is primarily focused on national and regional defense and tends to avoid overseas adventurism.
Colonial Policy: The Federation has no colonies and is not seeking any; colonialism is looked upon as a backwards practice. The former colonies of the constituent state of Altanar were given full status as counties under pressure from the Federation government.
Economic Policy: Central bank; capitalist oriented, in favor of free trade.
Infrastructure: Highly developed in the nation's large urban centers; relatively undeveloped in the thinly populated steppes outside the major cities. Outside of urban centers, infrastructure mostly consists of transportation links (rail, air, road) and utilities to service the ranching, farming, minerals, oil and natural gas industries, as well as to service the few small towns outside the major cities.
Wealth Gap: A major wealth gap that had developed under the previous conservative administration is being steadily narrowed by the current liberal one. Urban dwellers are significantly wealthier than their rural counterparts. People in the constituent state of Altanar are slightly wealthier than their Akamian or Argali counterparts.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Near-universal (restrictions only to prevent rioting or civil unrest; protesters sometimes confined to "designated protest areas"). Freedom of speech and assembly are guaranteed in the Federation Constitution.
Freedom of Religion: Near-universal (only restrictions to protect people or animals from mental or physical harm). Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the Federation Constitution.
Right to Privacy: Near-universal.
Gun Rights: Gun ownership is legal except for convicted felons. The type, number and caliber of private firearms allowed are regulated to a degree. Citizens are allowed to openly carry side arms except for certain locations such as schools, churches and hospitals (weapons must be concealed in those locations). Weapons are not allowed in government facilities, and must be checked upon entry.
LGBT Rights: Universal and guaranteed by the Federation Constitution, including marriage. The Altan Steppes is highly tolerant traditionally of LGBT individuals (most Altani historically have considered themselves bisexual). The current President, Alana Kasimira, is a transgendered female.
Drug Rights: All drugs are legal. The recreational drug industry is regulated for safety and quality and taxed. Citizens are not punished for possessing or using drugs, but are punished for acts they commit while under the influence (for example, if someone was under the influence of a drug and caused a car accident, they would be punished more severely than if they had been sober).
Prostitution: Legal, licensed, regulated for health purposes and taxed. Prostitutes are considered "sexual health and welfare therapists" under Federation law.
Reverse Discrimination: None per se. Some problems exist with discrimination against Altanari citizens in Akamia and Argalia, and Argali and Akamian citizens in Altanar. The government is vigorously trying to stamp this out.
ID Cards: Mandated by law, biometric cards are issued to all citizens which contain all of their legal information. The "Altan Card" serves as identification, driving license, any other licenses issued by the government, and even as a debit card if the user wishes it.
Death Penalty: Only for high treason, and very rarely enforced.
Social Welfare: The Kasimira administration is restoring the social welfare network that the previous administration gutted. A mix of welfare, social equality and "self-reliance" programs intended to serve as temporary measures to move needy citizens off the dole and into productive society.
Education: Excellent public education system; education is one of the larger portions of the Federation budget. Literacy rate of 99%; 75% of Federation residents attend 2 to 4 years of college or more. Private schools or homeschooling, at any level, are outlawed.
Healthcare: Private but regulated by the government. Private insurance covers most citizens; the government funds its own insurance network for the most disadvantaged.
Taxation: Flat rate of 51%. Exceptionally complicated system with multiple layers. Cities, counties, constituent states and the Federation government charge a mix of sales tax, income tax and other fees. Revenue sharing between constituent states and the Federation government.
Immigration: Open borders; prospective citizens are carefully screened. The "Safe Haven Program" offers assistance with relocation, housing, education, employment, assimilation and citizenship for migrants seeking asylum for political, social, religious or cultural reasons, or for those fleeing disasters. All immigrants are required to perform a year of national service upon naturalization (native-born citizens are also required to perform national service or risk losing citizenship). Non-citizens are not expelled, but do not have all the rights of citizens.
Environmental Laws: Minimal and laxly enforced. The Kasimira administration created a Department of Environmental Stewardship, but that department is poorly funded, lightly staffed, and no match for the powerful business and industrial community.
Abortion: Illegal except for cases of rape or incest.
Torture: Illegal.

Nation Name: Sovereign Britain
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy.
Government in Power: Lord Hutchinson
Elections: Every four years for Parliament.
Voting Restrictions: Age 20.
National Religion: Protestantism.
Military: Large Naval force, medium air force and land forces..
Colonial Policy: Isolationist, self sufficient. .
Economic Policy: Taxed banking and trade.
Infrastructure: Heavily developed administration system, a large amount of governmental divisions.
Wealth Gap: Average, general class system of Worker - Middle - Upper.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of speech allowed to some extent.
Freedom of Religion: Free religions apart from several disallowed religions.
Right to Privacy: Allowed to some extent, though the civil service keeps a check on the populace.
Gun Rights: Weaponry allowed only to the armed forces and police.
LGBT Rights: Total freedom.
Drug Rights: Drugs, tobacco are both banned. Sprits are banned, while lighter alcohol is heavily limited.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Passport or identification must be on show at all time.
Death Penalty: Hanging, shooting and gas extermination.
Social Welfare: NHS-like health care, free schools and education up to the age of nineteen.
Education: State controlled.
Healthcare: Free, is paid by taxes.
Taxation: Moderate.
Immigration: Closed borders.
Environmental Laws: Heavy pollution is banned, various levels of taxes on vehicles.

Long Nation Name: The Woken Heptarchal Republics and Monarchies of the Weccanfeldian Nation
Nation Type: De Jure: Moral Authoritarian Fascist Dictatorship De Facto: Same, but with large political power being delegated to the military.
Government in Power: NWA, MC (National Weccanfeldian Administration, Military and Civilian)
National Religion: Catholicism. Large Orthodox and Nordic Minorities
Military: Massive Conscript Land Army, with a relatively respectable Navy and a neglected Airforce that is subservient to both branches. Favours the Quantity over Quality Approach
Colonial Policy: Will often colonise and sell the land to companies to develop. Within Nova, however, colonies will be puppet dominions of Weccanfeld.
Economic Policy: Recent reforms have sent policy toward more capitalist attitudes - large corporations held monopolies over industries in Weccanfeld which stifled economic growth. Foreign companies have been permitted to enter the Weccanfeldian nation in certain industries.
Infrastructure: Laughable Road System. Highly Developed Railway Network
Wealth Gap: Massive
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Very little
Freedom of Religion: Almost Total. Cultist religions will be banned outright, however, and Satanism is punishable by death.
Right to Privacy: Little.
Gun Rights: Licenses must be obtained to officially own a weapon, and heavy taxes are placed, however in many areas these are ignored.
LGBT Rights: Until recently, punishable by death. Today, shall receive a section to a mental asylum. Blind eye turned to Lynch Mobs who get to them first.
Drug Rights: Alcohol and Tobacco can be bought by above 14s. Magic Mushrooms are legal after 21
Prostitution: Illegal.
Discrimination: Lots
ID Cards: Surprisingly no
Death Penalty: Officially, Civilian Crimes carry death by Hanging, and Military Crimes carry death be firing squad. Often executioners of the latter type will be a bit more imaginative
Social Welfare: Very Little
Education: Nationalised. Those with the money will send their children to private schools, however.
Healthcare: Subsidised somewhat for those who cannot afford it. Lots of Charity Aid. Immunisations of common diseases compulsory.
Taxation: Medium, Mildly Progressive Tax
Immigration: Shoddily regulated
Environmental Laws: Conservationism has not yet caught on. Pollution is common.
Abortion: Illegal
Torture: Commonly used, especially on those who aren't expected to come in contact with the Media afterwards.

Nation Name: The Commonwealth Kingdom of United Earthlings
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary Democracy
Government in Power: Coalition Government with the majority of the power in the hands of the Liberal and Republican parties. Small minority held in the Parliament by the Democratic and Conservative Parties.
Elections: Unicameral Parliament Members are directly elected from each state or province by popular vote to serve two-year terms and the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor are elected by popular vote for a single one year term (no term limits). If no heir is designated upon the death of the King, one will be elected by popular vote.
Voting Restrictions: 16 years of age
National Religion: None
Military: Though small in comparison to the nations size, the military forces of United Earthlings are fairly large by contemporary standards. The largest branch of the armed forces is the Army (including Territorial) followed by the Navy (includes Royal Marines and Coast Guard) and Air Force. Made up of an all volunteer force for those 16 years of age and older, the military forces of United Earthlings are one of the most highly trained {all must undergone Special Forces training}, highly motived forces. To enhance the strength of the relativity small armed forces, unite the country together for a greater good and thereby preserve unity, a National Military Service exists for all those not already in the armed forces that are 21 years of age or older. In addition, the military forces of United Earthlings are nuclear capable and also have a small stockpile of chemical weapons.
Colonial Policy: As United Earthlings has neither ever had a colony nor desires one, there is no official colonial policy to speak of.
Economic Policy: Central Bank used to oversee a good monetary policy with a free but, highly regulated market to deter abuses. A small Protectionism policy exists for a select few imported goods to allow local business to be more competitive.
Infrastructure: Massive and well developed with it geared towards public transportation {trains, planes, buses}.
Wealth Gap: Small to non-existent
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: A fraking lovefest which is beyond excessive. Some of the most arrogant, self-centered, asinine and rude people you would probably ever meet inhabit the nation that is United Earthlings. Freedom of Speech is more then just a catch phrase within United Earthlings, it is a way of life. {OCC: I'm not called a Civil Rights Lovefest for nothing. :rolleyes:}
Freedom of Religion: Protected under the Constitution of United Earthlings; Article VI; Sections 29 and 38.
Right to Privacy: Article VI; Section 32-All citizens in United Earthlings have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Gun Rights: Beyond Extreme, only WMDs are outright banned. Furthermore, under Section 30, Article VI all citizens of United Earthlings have the right to keep and bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Same as Heterosexual Rights
Drug Rights: All drugs are legal unless shown to be a threat to public safety. However, those banned like heroin, cocaine, crack, methamphetamine’s etc... can be acquired from the government in Free Health Clinics, but those wishing to acquiring them must first join a government run Drug Rehab Program that will assist them with ending their addiction.
Prostitution: Legal, but highly regulated to deter abuse. Also a government assistance program is available for those wishing to get out of the business and feel they have no where else to turn.
Reverse Discrimination: A few cases every now and then, but generally unheard of.
ID Cards: Drivers licences, passports, National Identity Card {similar to a Social Security Card in that is has a number and your name, but also includes your D/O/B.}
Death Penalty: Determined by the individual states and provinces.
Social Welfare: Zero taxes for the poor, assistance to pay for food, clothing, housing, etc is available. Low rate government loans to allow the not so well off to invest in a home for the future. Government run worker programs also exist to keep unemployment low and help those who might have lost their job get a new one, can include job re(training) should the need arise.
Education: Free for kindergarten through 12th grade with fully paid tuition {does not include room+board, books or other similar expenses} for your college of choice.
Healthcare: Universal Health Care with the ability to opt-out for Private Insurance. Some assist available to offset the cost of Private Insurance.
Taxation: Those making E$38,346.62 or less pay no federal taxes, everyone else pays a flat rate of 60%. Local taxes are a separate issue and left up to the individual states, provinces, counties.
Immigration: Open to all, no quotas, fees or qualifications needed to become a citizen of United Earthlings.
Environmental Laws: Conservation with an eye towards protecting the following- Endangered Species Act to protect Biodiversity; Environmental Climate Change Act to promote the conservation of the environment for future generations along with the use of renewable energies and energy efficiency; Dumping of Hazardous Wastes Act to prevent the dumping of any type of Hazardous Waste into the local environment within United Earthlings; Protection of the Ozone Act was used to banned any substance that could cause any harm even small to the Ozone layer; Wetlands Protection Act guarantees that the wetlands of United Earthlings are protected from further destruction and finally the Marine Conservation Act which promotes the well being of Ocean Wildlife within the Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) of United Earthlings as well as ban the hunting and killing of any type of whale as well as further prevents the dumping of any type of hazardous waste into the ocean environment either from ships or land based facilities.
Abortion: Legal up to sixteen {16} weeks except in cases of rape, incest or a threat to the mother's life.
Torture: Torture of any kind is illegal.

Nation Name: Noble Republic of Mass Prediction
Nation Type: Moralistic Noble Republic (Families of Nobility rule the nation through elelctions)
Government in Power: Lecarde Family
Elections : Once every 14 years
Voting Restrictions: Over 20, must be citizen
National Religion: Roman Catholocism
Military: Moderately sized but very well-trained
Colonial Policy: Some colonies and dependencies maintained
Economic Policy: Free Trade
Infrastructure: Good?
Wealth Gap: Slight poor-rich divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Free Speech is allowed in moderation
Freedom of Religion: Allowed
Right to Privacy: Allowed
Gun Rights: Must be at least 25
LGBT Rights: None, gay marriage is banned
Drug Rights: Alcohol and Tobacco is allowed in moderation, but any narcotics are banned and uny one in possession of them are jailed
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: ?
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: None
Social Welfare: Non Existent
Education: Private Schhols and Boarding Schools are funded by the government, most schools are Catholic schools
Healthcare: Nationalised
Taxation: Higher on wealthier class
Immigration: Tight Immigration Laws
Environmental Laws: Litterers are fined, national parks are instituted

(OOC: Expanded my post on Phenixica because it was very vague)

Nation Name: The Most Serene Imperium of Izistan.

Nation Type: Xenophobic expansionist Empire or Dictatorship (depending on definition).
Government in Power: Corporatist Fascism.
Elections: Civic elections called by petition.
Voting Restrictions: Age 16.
National Religion: Neo-Cathar/Izistani Reformed Dukhobortsy, Sufi Islam.
Military: Large (reservist) army, Aerospace Force is one of the most space-centered forces around, one of the few nations capable of controlling and contesting trans-lunar space. Navy needs reconstruction.
Colonial Policy: This is our land (eg, Earth). Get out.
Economic Policy: Neo-Keynesian, emphasis on small business's and cooperatives.
Infrastructure: Highly developed as a by-product of extensive agriculture.
Wealth Gap: Varies.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Limited speech yes. Assembly no.
Freedom of Religion: Not if its foreign.
Right to Privacy: Internal Security respects the privacy of those who do not seek to interfere with the nation- to the point of pseudo-anonymous banking service. They can and will look however.
Gun Rights: Licensing needed.
LGBT Rights: Civil marriages between two people regardless of gender are permitted. Marriage is no longer a religious institution.
Drug Rights: Government regulated drug trade. Quality assured!
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Yes. RFID implants, etc.
Death Penalty: Guillotine, hanging, castration (non-capital punishment anyway).
Social Welfare: Its a welfare state. Durr.
Education: Public K-12 education for all. Subsidized university, public polytechnics (trade schools AND engineering colleges).
Healthcare: Universal with proof of citizenship. Excellent quality. Medical tourism industry catering to rich foreigners exists.
Taxation: Varies.
Immigration: Strict, discrimination on basis of genetics, heath, "loyalty", etc.
Environmental Laws: Surprisingly protective of certain areas. Coast Guard has been known to seize and scuttle whalers coming too close to MEZ.
Abortion: Enthusiastically legal.
Torture: No one has ever come back from being seized by Internal Security...
Slavery: Illegal although Izistan is a major purchaser of slaves for use in Janissary divisions.

Nation Name: The Salisburgic Dominion
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Transitional Regency Council
Elections: The Monarch can call for new elections for all or part of Parliament, the Parliament can also vote to dissolve itself with the Monarch’s consent
Voting Restrictions: Varies regionally, although generally only those with a large amount of property can vote
National Religion: The Church of Cotenshire
Military: Various laws dictate who may be drafted and how many may be drafted for each area of the Dominion, the Monarch and other powerful magnates of the realm control their own navies and their own retinues of knights (which constitute the air force)
Colonial Policy: None
Economic Policy: The Dominion’s economy is heavily dominated by both the guilds and the exclusive monopolies held by the Monarch and other powerful magnates of the realm, although there is no discussion over ideologies such as “free markets.” The governmental economic policies are instead led mostly by tradition. One minor exception is the Socialist Party, which does not have much power anyway.
Infrastructure: No federal regulation of infrastructure, each magnate is expected to maintain the infrastructure of his land.
Wealth Gap: Extremely large gap between rich and poor. Due to having vast quantities of wealth and property passed down through hundreds of years, the Monarch’s net worth is believed to be several times greater than the Dominion’s GDP. By contrast, the worst-off peasant would be lucky if he was to come into possession of a single shilling within his lifetime.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: There are no set laws regarding speech/assembly, but the various authorities that have jurisdiction of an area, such as the local magnate/tenant/monastery/church can and will censor media as they see fit. It is illegal for anarchist organizations to meet throughout most of the Dominion.
Freedom of Religion: There is no real governmental position on this, although this may be because the Dominion is not a very pluralistic society when it comes to religion. Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and Jews all exist, although there is often tension and violence between these populations.
Right to Privacy: Like Speech/Assembly, the local authorities can ignore privacy as they see fit.
Gun Rights: No restrictions on gun ownership
LGBT Rights: Most people in the Dominion are not even aware that homosexuality exists. In the few instances in which homosexuality is exposed, those guilty may face punishment by the local authorities or not. The law says nothing on this issue.
Drug Rights: No restrictions on drug possession/usage
Prostitution: Illegal almost everywhere, although these laws are rarely enforced
Reverse Discrimination: Not an issue in the Dominion
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Legal everywhere
Social Welfare: None
Education: Completely Private
Healthcare: Completely Private
Taxation: The Dominion’s various taxation systems are too convoluted to be described here. Generally, the Monarch can change taxation policy at will and there are various levels of taxation. Church institutions are generally exempt from taxatation.
Immigration: If there is any immigration in the Dominion at all, the federal government (i.e. the King and Parliament) does not know or care about it.
Environmental Laws: None

Nation Name: Shakal Empire
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Nationalist Party
Elections: Every 4 Years (House Of Wills)
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: Secular
Military: Total Standing Army, Large Navy, Airforce
Colonial Policy: Large Regional Empire, Imperialist In Regional Matters
Economic Policy: Central Planning, One Nationalized COmpany Within Each Sector
Infrastructure: Massive And Well Kept On Main Isles, Less Developed Over Regional Gains
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total Religious Freedom
Right to Privacy: Kaiserliche Schutzschaffel Reserves Right To Search Homes On Emperors Command
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco. Security Forces occasionally raid drug barons on charges of coercion.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Only For Non-Nationals Entering Home Isles
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: State Supported Public Schools
Healthcare: State Supported
Taxation: High
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Generally In Place To Limit Vast Exploitation

Nation Name: The Empire or the Barren River
Nation Type: Authoritarian Democracy
Government in Power: President Murray (Has total power until next election)
Elections: Every Leap Year on the 29th of February
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: None
Military: Compulsory Military Service = Extremely strong and well trained Navy, Air Force and Army
Colonial Policy: Military Expansionist = Don't get in our way
its our land now
Economic Policy: Major money in education, health and military
Infrastructure: Large
Wealth Gap: minimal, more money your paid the more your taxed
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly... sometimes
Freedom of Religion: Total Religious Freedom
Right to Privacy: Total after time in military, little to none beforehand
Gun Rights: None, Weapons kept in barracks and only haneded out when at war or at the presidents command
LGBT Rights: Total indoors, little in major public areas
Drug Rights: No rights to consume drugs, alcohol, tobacco. Medication excluded
Prostitution: Legal but frowned upon by some
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Members of suspect nations (tracking device on each)
Death Penalty: None,life imprisonment with option of being sent to frontlines of war (survival occasionally constitutes shorter sentence)
Social Welfare: average
Education: highly funded re-vitalised system
Healthcare: Compulsory donation of organs after death, highly funded national health system
Taxation: medium and higher for wealthy
Immigration: Open borders but people entering are taxed secretly
Environmental Laws: High, No cars, protected rainforests and inability to damage environment, water conservation high, ... hey we're the 'Barren River' we've got enough problems with our envrionment as it is!

Nation Name: Axis Nova
Nation Type: Constitutional meritocracy (in practice, an autocracy)
Government in Power: Accelerationist Party
Elections: Every six years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18, or when one can pass a voting qualification test.
National Religion: None
Military: Small (for Axis Nova's size) but well-funded, trained and equipped integrated service. A lack of serious external threats is likely to keep it this way for some time.
Colonial Policy: Pick up extra land if it becomes convenient, but generally don't rock the boat. Establish further installations in space to shuffle off excess population to.
Economic Policy: Free Banking (albiet with a national currency), Free Trade, semi-free markets (certain sectors are monopolized by large corporations)
Infrastructure: Excellent in Axis Nova proper (the 'megacity'), fair in Numonica except in coastal cities, moderate to good in colonies.
Wealth Gap: Moderate rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Excellent freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Almost total. Religions that exist purely to collect large amounts of money from their members are banned, as are any that violate Axis Novan law (eg cults, human sacrificial organizations, etc)
Right to Privacy: Publically, total. In practice the internal security services spend much time keeping an eye on the citizenry, though most of this takes the form of electronic snooping through the omnipresent Net.
Gun Rights: Varies by area, but usually quite liberal. Restrictions on most military-grade ordnance such as heavy lasers, coilguns, missiles, etc. Due to the national sport of autodueling, consumer vehicles are commonly equipped with LAV-grade weaponry.
LGBT Rights: No official policies one way or the other-- the law is blind as far as this is concerned. No anti-discrimination laws exist.
Drug Rights: Most drugs legal, provided they are judged medically safe. Extremely addictive and debiliating drugs (eg crack, crystal meth) are banned.
Prostitution: Legal, but regulated.
Reverse Discrimination: The law is blind to color and ethnicity.
ID Cards: All citizens are required to be implanted with chips containing their personal information. Removing a chip is a felony. Tourists and visitors are issued with an ID card for the duration of their stay that possesses a timer (the card changes color as the timer runs out). Once the card runs out, it is illegal for them to stay barring extenuating circumstances. A lost card must be immediately reported.
Death Penalty: Shooting.
Social Welfare: Some support exists for disaster relief, though this are slowly being phased out as many private organizations do this as well, and mostly better than the government. Other than that, most needs are handled by private organizations.
Education: A public school system exists through grade 12. Attendance is mandatory unless the parents can show (through regular testing) that their child or children are recieving an adequate education through other means. The quality is generally excellent.
Healthcare: Free market.
Taxation: Medium, mostly focusing on sales taxes.
Immigration: Immigration is discouraged except for people possessing certain skills and talents deemed useful due to population pressure problems.
Environmental Laws: Strict in Axis Nova proper, draconian in the colonies, and relatively light in Numonica. Pollution remains relatively low due to an almost complete lack of vehicles powered by petroleum derivatives and the use of abundant, clean fusion power. Large parts of Numonica are coralled off as the world's largest nature preserve and park.

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Nation Name: Prazinia.
Nation Type: Theocratic Democracy.
Government in Power: Reverend Boris Mikanovich (no political parties).
Elections: Whenever the people request
Voting Restrictions: Age 16, membership in Prazinian Anabaptist Church.
National Religion: Prazinian Anabaptism
Military: Strong Navy, Average Air Force, Powerful Army, Weak Intelligence Agency.
Colonial Policy: Religious expansionism through Crusades.
Economic Policy: Planned economy.
Infrastructure: Averagely developed.
Wealth Gap: None.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Complete.
Freedom of Religion: All non-Christian religions suppressed, with freedom given only for atheist and agnostic world views.
Right to Privacy: Complete, although the communitarian lifestyle reduces opportunities for the same.
Gun Rights: Complete
LGBT Rights: Homosexuals are banned from voting, and if proved to practice what is considered sodomy, excommunicated and exiled, when not outrightly killed depending on the degree of the "sodomy".
Drug Rights: All recreative drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, are banned.
Prostitution: Completely illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Driver's license only.
Death Penalty: Shot and burnt alive by flamethrower.
Social Welfare: Complete due to planned economy.
Education: Public only.
Healthcare: Public only.
Taxation: Not applicable
Immigration: Heavily restricted, only Anabaptist Christians with extremely ascetic lifestyles may be allowed.
Environmental Laws: Due to perceived "New World Order agenda for population control through environmentalism of Gaia devil worshipers", only the most basic laws are set, and patches of jungles are usually deforested, although a safety limit for urban expansion was established.

Current


Nation Name: Prazinia.
Nation Type: Unstable Democracy.
Government in Power: President Boris Mikanovich. Or the "New World Order" according to street talk.
Elections: Each 4 years
Voting Restrictions: Age 16
National Religion: None, although rumors claim it has become Satanism.
Military: Strong Navy, Average Air Force, Powerful Army, Weak Intelligence Agency.
Colonial Policy: None
Economic Policy: Mixed economy.
Infrastructure: Averagely developed.
Wealth Gap: Small.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: People who speak against the government have been disappearing.
Freedom of Religion: Excessive. Cults which practice human sacrifices are becoming increasingly common.
Right to Privacy: In theory complete, although the installment of cameras and strange rumors seem to threaten it.
Gun Rights: Limited, gun register laws applied
LGBT Rights: Excessive. Practice of pederasty no longer forbidden
Drug Rights: Complete.
Prostitution: Completely legal.
Reverse Discrimination: Religious minorities, like New Age groups and Neopagans.
ID Cards: National ID Card.
Death Penalty: People who constantly question the moral integrity of the government are rumored to "vanish".
Social Welfare: Complete.
Education: Public only.
Healthcare: Public only.
Taxation: Heavy income tax
Immigration: Heavily restricted, although religious barriers no longer apply
Environmental Laws: Changed heavily, with polluters simply disappearing and overzealous, nearly religious worship of nature in its contents.

Nation Name: Shansekia
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Coalition of independent officials
Elections: Every 4 years; constituents can recall elected officials and can demand the replacement of bureaucrats or the Prime Minister, however
Voting Restrictions: Age 14
National Religion: N/A
Military: National Service (18-22), Volunteer
Colonial Policy: Continual expansion to fit population
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Adequate
Wealth Gap: Small rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total, not including violent cults
Right to Privacy: Generally total.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Near total right to sexual freedom. (Note that Shansekia has 3 levels of maturity - minor, intermediate, adult. Intermediate = 14-17, can have sex with other intermediates, adults can have sex with other adults, minors cannot have sex) Prefectures have right to define marriage, but have not done so.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume recreational drugs/alcohol/tobacco. Medicinal drugs can only be picked up with prescriptions.
Prostitution: Legal if over Age of Consent. (See "LGBT Rights")
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None. Passports and driver's licenses are usually used to prove identity
Death Penalty: Lethal Injection
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Charity, Voucher, Private
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity
Taxation: No income tax, medium corporate taxes, excises duties, light property taxes, no custom duties
Immigration: Open Borders
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws do exist, but there are no environmental issues to deal with.

Nation Name: Democratic Oxfomercia
Nation Type: Stalinist One-Party State
Government in Power: Revolutionary Workers Party
Elections: None
Voting Restrictions: Nobody votes anyway
National Religion: State Worship
Military: Large Air Force, Very Large Standing Army, mostly conscripted,Small Navy
Colonial Policy: No colonies. They were confiscated after Oxfomercia lost the war and was divided into Federal Oxfomercia and Democratic Oxfomercia.
Economic Policy: Completely collectivised state-controlled economy, with state ownership of all properties and firms.
Infrastructure: Excellent Infrastructure
Wealth Gap: Very small differences in incomes.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: No freedom of speech/assembly. State newspaper issued by ministry of truth. Anyone thought to be an intellectual is sent to the GULAG.
Freedom of Religion: Religion is totally banned.
Right to Privacy: No right to privacy from state surveillance. BIG BROTHER IS LISTENING to every word you say.
Gun Rights: No right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: No right to sexual freedom. Sex outside marriage illegal.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol. Marijuana and tobacco are completely illegal.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Mandatory.
Death Penalty: Firing squad and death by starvation and overwork in the GULAG.
Social Welfare: Everybody has the obligation to work and contribute their labour. Being unemployed and not in education is illegal.
Education: Run by the state and completely free. Private education is banned.
Healthcare: Run by the state and completely free.
Taxation: None, since there is no private enterprise to tax anyway.
Immigration: Closed borders. Foreigners are not allowed and citizens may not have any contact with foreigners.
Environmental Laws: None. The state decides what to build and where to build it.
Abortion: Mandatory under age of 18 and after a woman has already had four children. This is in order to limit population growth.
Torture: Anyone suspected of any crime or conspiracy against the state can be tortured at the will of the interrogators.

Nation Name: Confederate States of Spizania
Nation Type: Constitutional Confederation of numerous states with monarch, crown currently in abeyence
Government in Power: Coalition Government, dominated by the Conservative Party
Elections: Every four years
Voting Restrictions: Age 17
National Religion: No "National" Religion
Military: Large Navy, Medium Sized Air Force, Tiny Regular Army with large "Territorial" and "Volunteer" Forces
Colonial Policy: Significant remaining Colonial Posessions, no blanket policy regarding other empires
Economic Policy: Currently Mixed Economy, Privatisation of some Government owned heavy industry mooted
Infrastructure: Well Developed in highly populated areas, varies widely elsewhere
Wealth Gap: No Government Backed Figures Exist
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total Freedom of religion and total Seperate of "Church" and State.
Right to Privacy: Total, Intelligence Services requiring an act of Parliament (discussed in closed session) to commence "snooping" on any figure. Bureaucracy set up to protect individual privacy.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear semi automatic, non automatic or "slow firing automatic" arms of calibre below 14.6mm following Psychiatric Assesment
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol/tobacco/Cannabis, "Hard Drugs" currently confiscated on recovery with small compensation payment awarded.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None, not even a widely distributed passport.
Death Penalty: Nonexistent
Social Welfare: Widespread, subject to massive form filling on part of recipient
Education: Largely State Funded/Supported with significant Private Schooling available
Healthcare: Largely State Funded/Supported with significant Private Healthcare Available
Taxation: Only tax currently levied is Land Value Tax, possible levy on sale of Cannabis mooted
Immigration: "What's a border"
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws are fairly common but environmentalism proper is virtually non-existent.

Nation Name: Pegasus Autonoma
Nation Type: Dictatorship
Government in Power: Dictator/Party Members
Elections: Every two years
Voting Restrictions: Age 16
National Religion: Outlawed
Military: Large air force, Large ground force
Colonial Policy: Imperialist
Economic Policy: Heavily regulated by government.
Infrastructure: Expansive
Wealth Gap: Great rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Outlawed.
Freedom of Religion: Outlawed.
Right to Privacy: None.
Gun Rights: None.
LGBT Rights: None.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume tobacco.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Mandatory for trade, travel, identification.
Death Penalty: Firing squad.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Government regulated.
Healthcare: Government regulated.
Taxation: High, income, property, sales, etc.
Immigration: Unheard of.

Environmental Laws: No such laws exist; however, The Party does a fair job of maintaining the ecosystem.

Nation Name: Imperium Doomanum
Nation Type: Theocratic Absolute Monarchy
Government in Power: House Doomanus
Elections: Every 8 years (Senatus)
Voting Restrictions: Available to all males upon completing military service
National Religion: Doomani Catholocism.
Military: Massive army, medium sized, low-quality navy, medium-sized air force
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire, actively opposes other Empires.
Economic Policy: Centralized Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Fairly heavily developed
Wealth Gap: Large middle class
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Heresy and anti-government sentiment punishable by death.
Freedom of Religion: Certain provinces allow for native religions (i.e. Azaha), other religions outlawed with the exception of foreigners
Right to Privacy: None.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Homosexuality punishable by death.
Drug Rights: No drug laws (except in cases of drugged or drunk driving).
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Manditory.
Death Penalty: Including but not limited to: Crucifixion, impalement, flaying, burning at the stake, vivisection, scaphism, boiling, incineration, pressure chamber, death by wild animals, gladiatorial combat to the death, electrocution, beheading, burying alive, throwing from cliffs, firing squad, hanging, strangulation, slitting of the throat, assorted torture.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Church, Corporate, and Military.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity
Taxation: Low.
Immigration: Catholics only.
Environmental Laws: None.

Nation Name: The Empire of Alaskan Cascadia
Nation Type: Absolute Monarchy
Government in Power: HIM Emperor Hadrianus IV

Elections: N/A

Voting Restrictions: N/A

National Religion: None. Freedom of religion is granted indefinitely by decree of His Majesty

Military: Large Navy, Air Force, Ground forces are component of two aforementioned forces and specialize in rapid deployment and extended periods of conflict behind enemy lines

Colonial Policy: Territories gained either through diplomacy or warfare shall be administered by a military governor in the name of HIM Hadrianus IV until such time as the emperor decides to fully intergrate the territory into the empire at which time he will assign it to the fiefdom of a noble lord of his choosing.

Economic Policy: Free Banking(full reserve based on gold), Free Trade, Mixed markets. private enterprise is encouraged but there is strict oversight and partial ownership by His Majesty for example an automobile company may operate as a private business but the factories that produce its products and the trucks,ships,planes etc that transport is product are leased from the imperial household

Infrastructure: Well developed in the imperial capital varies else where in the empire as
it is the responsibility of the local lord.

Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide but the nobility pay heavy taxes and provide basic services for the imperial subjects in their realms.

Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly guaranteed by decree of His Majesty

Freedom of Religion: Freedom of religion guaranteed by decree of His Majesty.

Right to Privacy:Guarateed by decree of His Majesty

Gun Rights: Commoners are forbidden from private ownership of arms. They are however required to keep there military issue arms a at ready condition at all times in accordance with the Compusory Military Service Decree.

LGBT Rights: Imperial policy is indifference toward the sexual preference of his subjects

Drug Rights: Total right to consume Marijuana/alcohol all other drugs are forbidden and lengthy prison terms can be expected for the manufacture,sale and transportation of illegal substances in the imperium

Prostitution: Legal but heavily regulated

Reverse Discrimination: None.

ID Cards: All subjects of his majesty are require to hold an ID card of His Majesty's defence forces. as military service is compulsory any subject found to not have been issued one shall be considered a deserter and shall be subject to exile from the Empire.

Death Penalty: For commoners it is reserved for treason or the murder or attempted murder of a member of a noble. For the nobility its shall be reserved for the unlawful execution of a commoner, Failure to provide for the welfare of commoners in their territories and failure to supply military forces of their territories during times of armed conflict with other nations

Social Welfare: Basic services are there responsibilty of regional lords.

Education: Commoners are entitled to primary and secondary education at the expense of His Majesty Higher Education may only be accessed during periods of active military service.
Healthcare: Provided by His Majesty

Taxation: Progressive with the heaviest taxes shouldered by the nobility

Immigration: See colonial policy

Environmental Laws: Strict. Unauthorized pollution of the land air or water is treated as an attack on the personal property of HIM Hadrianus IV and shall be prosecuted as treason.

Nation Name: Avarahn
Nation Type: Constitutional Semi-Democratic Imperial Monarchy
Government in Power: Emperor(always in power) and People's Party-Blue Party Alliance
Elections: Every four years. ( But the Emperor is chosen hereditarily but talent must be considered).
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: NOne. (Secular state but main religion is Catholic Christianity)
Military: Huge Navy, Huge Air Force, Average Army(mainly combat and special forces) also reserve force of all capable citizens as all would have undergone a year of militarey training).
Colonial Policy: None at the moment. But does assist smaller nations in turmoil by assisted governance but with favours expected in return.
Economic Policy: Free and Fair Trade. Central Banking. Low taxes on essential foreign imports only.
Infrastructure: Highly developed in urban areas. Rural areas sadly lacking.
Wealth Gap: Lots of wealthy nobles and corporate families but very low poverty rates as well.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly. Except in serious threats towards state and government. Except in direct and public discriminatory remarks or expressions.
Freedom of Religion: Total.
Right to Privacy: Total. Except in serious security concerns.
Gun Rights: Resticted. Only authorised individuals can carry it. National database established.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Civil and religious marriages exist. Most religions allow gay marriage anyway so there is no realproblem. If there are, one can use civil marriages.
Drug and ect. Rights: Alcohol above 21, gambling above 21, smoking above 21, drugs banned except marijuana (above 21), native weeds (above 21) and medicinal drugs.
Prostitution: Legal but restricted to certain areas and over 18.
Other forms of sexual acts allowed: As long as both parties can give informed and intelligent consent and is above 13.
Marriage: Civil and religious. Above 16 with parents consent. 18 otherwise. Polygamy is allowed as long as all parties are equal and free.
Reverse Discrimination: None at all.
ID Cards: Yes.
Death Penalty: None at all.
Social Welfare: Existent but for valid and honest cases only.
Education: Government funded fully but with lots of private sector backing.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, State ffully funded for basics and life threathening cases.
Taxation: High. To fund social, community, development and innovation and food prices and energy. because of high quality providence by the government, high taxes are not a problem.
Immigration: Resticted borders. Only unless refugees or educated and qualified.
Environmental Laws: Conservation and sustainability is highly regarded here.
Peace policy: Peace at all times unless attacked first or unless attack imminent.
Abortion: Free choice but life is encouraged.
Abuse: Abuse of any form and kind is illegal.
Euthanasia: Legal but must be verifies by the Euthanasia Independent Authority ( fast moving administration so not as problem ).
Hunting: Only allowed for not endangered or not risky species. Sustainable hunting.
Energy policy: Largely sustainable, green and renewable energy sources.
Technology: State of the art. Government funded and driven but high rates of private interest as well. technologies and innovations are renewed and updated yearly or in a 5 term cycle.
Space initiatives: Orbital platforms and satelites as well as space stations. Space defensive capabilites and off planet mining and colonies.
Nuclear status: All foreign nuclear banned from borders. Limited but highly regulated and safe local nuclear mining and energy used. Uranium mostly.
Male to female population ratio: 1.5 : 1 ( More males than females, but it doesnt mean it is a masculine culture. Total equality as if there are as many females. Imbalance due mostly to genetics and nation's warrior heritage.
Life expectancy: Males = 105, Females = 115
Infant death mortality rates: 1 per 1 000 live births
Fertility rates: Average of 3 per woman.
Defence spending: 8 % of yearly national budget. But huge private sector funding, with all local weapons sold to government with the conditions that all weapons exported overseas by corporations is not charged tax at all, though it is monitored. High tech weapons sold locally. Many wepons manifacturing companies in Avarahn due to such financial and tax arrangements.

Nation Name:

Royal Kingdom of Taerkasten

Nation Type:

Absolute monarchy

Government in Power:

His Royal Majesty King Benjamin I

Elections:

Head of State, Head of Government & Royal Council are hereditary or chosen by the King, and no voting takes place
Civilian Advisory Council has elections for Ministers every five years

Voting Restrictions:

Citizens must be age 16 before they can elect representatives to the Advisory Council

National Religion:

N/A; King is a Roman Catholic but does not impose this

Military:

His Majesty's Royal Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are governed by His Majesty's Royal Defence Ministry, and are moderately funded
His Majesty's Royal Intelligence Agency is governed by the Royal Council

Colonial Policy:

The Taerkast government is not presently pursuing a colonial policy

Economic Policy:

Central banking system; Royal Bank of Taerkasten regulates the currency, interest rates, inflation, etc
Low taxation across the board, though progressive income tax system exists
Corporate tax is low to stimulate the economy; badly polluting industries suffer slightly more punitive taxes, though not especially high
Largely free trade, domestically and internationally

Infrastructure:

Well-funded roads facilitate improved industry and promote domestic tourism
Well-developed mass transit system allows for intra- and inter-city transportation without personal transport means, reducing congestion and pollution
Three large international airports and sixteen large shipping ports

Wealth Gap:

Moderate

Freedom of Speech/Assembly:

Aside from typical censorship laws such as profanity, racial or religious intolerance and promotion of violence, few restrictions on freedom of speech exist
Although national newspapers, television centres and radios exist, there are also commercial media outlets and the freedom of the press is rated as 'good'
There are no restrictions on the right of people to assemble into groups, and ordinary peace-keeping measures are in effect

Freedom of Religion:

Good - there is no national religion, and all religions are treated equally under law

Right to Privacy:

Largely good; any intrusions by authorities must be done under the power of a warrant issued by courts, although recent anti-terrorism laws have given the intelligence agency limited wiretapping powers

Gun Rights:

Pistols and semi-automatic rifles are legal but restricted; citizens must acquire a licence of a similar type to a driving licence, which requires them to undertake proficiency tests and safety exams. One must be over the age of 18 to acquire such a licence. There is a 48-hour waiting period on all new purchases, during which background checks are carried out. It is impossible to legitimately purchase such a weapon without a licence, and possession of such a weapon without a licence is punishable by law
Shotguns are legal and do not require a licence nor a waiting period, though one must be over the age of 18 to possess one without adult supervision
Fully-automatic weapons, selective fire weapons, and various types of explosives (up to and including nuclear weapons, obviously) are illegal to possess
Airguns, be they gas, spring or otherwise powered, are not restricted, though one must be over the age of 15 to possess one without adult supervision

LGBT Rights:

There are no legal distinctions between hetero- or homo-sexual individuals. Civil marriage is permitted by all, though religious ceremonies are left up to the respective church

Drug Rights:

Cannabis is decriminalised, most other drugs are illegal
Individuals must be over the age of 16 to purchase or possess alcohol or nocotine products

Prostitution:

Prostitution itself is decriminalised, and various schemes exist to help improve their health, safety or even get them into proper jobs. Purchasing sex is illegal, however

Reverse Discrimination:

There are no legal distinctions between members of any ethnic group; all have entirely equal rights

ID Cards:

Optional for Taerkasten citizens, to whom it costs $25 for a five-year card - these are particularly popular amongst younger members of society, who use them to prove their age to enable them to purchase alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis and other restricted products
Compulsory for foreign nationals on extended visits - failure to provide such a card when asked by the Civil Protection authorities means that they have 48 hours to either produce the card at their local Civil Protection station, or make arrangements to leave the country

Death Penalty:

Banned from use by the 1958 Royal Bill of Rights

Social Welfare:

Unemployment benefits are provided to those citizens who are out-of-work, though it is strictly monitored to ensure they continue looking for work. Six months of inactivity on this front can result in a citizen being denied benefits, or even criminally charged
Disability benefits are provided for those citizens unable to work due to physical or mental disabilities, though it is monitored strictly to avoid abuse

Education:

Publicly-funded education programs are provided for any who wish to use them
Universities are privately operated and students are charged for their attendance; government grants are available in limited numbers for less affluent members of society
Private schooling is available

Healthcare:

Royal Health Service is a publicly-funded network of hospitals, general practitioners, dentists and optitions - citizens who earn below a certain level can use it free, whilst those earning more are subsidised heavily
Private healthcare exists; citizens may opt-out of national healthcare if they feel they can pay for their own - this reduces the tax they must pay, but also excludes them from using the national health system

Taxation:

Moderately low; progressive income tax levels, and a flat-rate 15% sales tax exists on most products
Tariffs are not levied against international trade

Immigration:

Foreign nationals may visit for two weeks without a visa, provided they have an appropriate passport
Foreign nationals wishing to stay longer than two weeks but less than two months must purchase a visa
Foreign nationals wishing to stay for an extended period of time must purchase a five-year identity card, which grants them the right to live and work in Taerkasten
Foreign nationals who stay beyond their alloted time without taking the above measures will be arrested, criminally charged and then deported once they have served their sentence

Environmental Laws:

Automobiles are taxed according to their emissions on a progressive level; higher emissions mean higher taxes. Hybrids, extremely small cars and electric cars are omitted from taxation entirely
Industry is similarly taxed on a progressive level depending on their level of pollution - companies which make headway in terms of reducing their emissions or improving their recycling programs are given tax incentives
Many regulations exist on particularly harmful pollutants, and some chemicals are banned - these must be collected, stored and safely disposed of
Most shires have now instituted domestic recycling programs
Energy generation is now 64% non-renewable, and work is underway on further developing clean energy sources

Nation Name: Dagobah V
Nation Type: Corporate Police State
Government in Power: The Sultan
Elections: Never
Voting Restrictions: No voting!
National Religion: Dagobah Vism
Military: Large Navy , Huge Landforce, Massive Air force
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire, actively opposes other Empires .
Economic Policy: If you give money you get power, unless i take over
Infrastructure: Huge and good
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: none
Freedom of Religion: none
Right to Privacy: none we ARE big brother
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: as strong as granite
Drug Rights: none
Prostitution: Legal , goverment 0wns it
Reverse Discrimination: much
ID Cards: yes
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Public and private
Healthcare: Corporate
Taxation: High
Immigration: You can come if you work and pay
Environmental Laws: none all for the good of Dagobah V

Note: The formation of Miraadery owes a lot of the inspiration in the formation of its government to its ally the Domination of Tanaara. Previous to Public Referendum Four in which the people of Catawaba chose an autocratic form of government, a minority of the population had been forming a government along the lines of Classical Liberalism and Western Democracy. After the majority voted for the present government, the Miraade borrowed from the most successful and benevolent autocratic government he was allied with…well, the only one he was allied with.

Nation Name: Miraadery of Catawaba
Nation Type: Elected Autocracy
Current Ruler: Alpha Miraade Errant Mira'ad
Elections:

Alpha Miraade- The position of chief executive and legislative power is elected by popular vote of all citizens in the country. The Alpha Miraade's term lasts six years. While the Miraade is an autocrat, each election is a review of his performance. He continues his rule at the behest and favor of his people. Should his service fall short of their expectations, they may vote a new Alpha Miraade during regular elections, or should the Alpha Miraade overstep his bounds by great lengths, he may be recalled by popular referendum at any time.

The Alpha Miraade acts as the chief legislator of Catawaba. His edicts and laws have effect all over the country. He is also holds the title of "Commander and Chief" of the nation's military. It is a merging of the duties of the ancient Taung chiefs and the modern military command of nation upon the international stage. He can deploy forces and declare war without the need for any other's approval or permission.

County Miraades- A county miraade is an elected local position much akin to a Lord of the Manor in European history. Their terms are six years as well, and they are also open to recall by popular referendum and by edict of the Alpha Miraade. A county miraade is responsible for carrying out the edicts and laws of the Alpha Miraade at a local level. They can make additional laws and edict to better manage their counties. They cannot however countermand any law passed down by the Alpha Miraade. One of their duties in addition to their local governance is to nominate a Councillor to represent the county in the Assembly of Councillors.

Assembly of Councillors- Members are often called simply assemblymen or assemblywomen but more frequently the gender neutral councillor as it fits the Taung inclination towards gender neutrality and equality in roles. Councillors, while nominated by county miraades, are approved by popular election of the citizens of that county and serve six years. As with other levels of government, they can be recalled by popular referendum or edict of the Alpha Miraade. The Assembly of Councillors acts mostly as a forum to air the needs and opinions of individual counties on a national level. They are not a legislative body, but a body of advisors that pass on grievances, compromises, and ideas onto the Alpha Miraade so that he may better legislate the nation.

The Alpha Miraade, county miraades, and councillors, on the whole, follow the Jeffersonian ideal- they take their duty seriously, work hard, and run home with unabashed relief once their term is up.

No one serving in an elected position is paid a salary. In exchange, their expenses are covered by the nation, including but not limited to personal, staff, and transportation as a reward for their service and a defense against bribery or abuse. Their expenses are however transparent and open to public review. The regularly frugal people of Catawaba do take offense to the misuse of his funds and this sort of misuse is one of the grounds for recall of an official.

While the Alpha Miraade can remove any official at will, he required to show proof and explanation of the transgression(s) that brought about said removal is provided to the public. Abuse of this power is a ground for a popular recall.

The Alpha Miraade implements laws without the consent of anyone, but Alpha Miraade can always be recalled by popular vote. This is also an armed society, and dueling is legal. That tends to solve differences of opinion in a small-scale manner, rather than letting them become widespread or wholesale. The citizens have the ability and heartfelt duty to throw off the chains and tyranny of anyone that refuses to heed to their wishes even to the point of revolution.

Voting Age/Franchise: Must be a Citizen (having completed National Service), age is usually 21
Bureaucracy: Minimal but all is overseen by the Cancellaria Jessica Lepur, the Miraade’s chief counselor, and by turn answers to the Alpha Miraade.
National Religion: None – See Primary Religions listed below.
Military: All Catawabans wishing to be recognized as citizens with full rights must complete National Service. Most often this is through compulsory service in the Catawaban Military, though some can gain deferrals to complete their National Service in other capacities.
Colonial Policy: Dithering, while Catawaba abhors the idea of holding colonies as it is a former colony, it has decided to step up to safeguard one nation and occupy another in the Fatal Terrain Region
Economic Policy: Protectionist.
Infrastructure: Second to First World Modern Tech, but developing towards a First World Post-Modern Tech
Wealth Gap: Minimal. There is a relatively good standard of living throughout the nation.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Guaranteed
Freedom of Religion: Guaranteed
Right to Privacy: Good
Weapon Rights: Universal for citizens- Weapon ownership is not mandated but encouraged. A citizen may own and wield any weapon he or she is rated for by military service. Non-citizens and non-military trained citizens are restricted in their weapon availability.
LGBT Rights: Ones sexual orientation is of no import, all Citizens have the same Rights, Privileges, Obligations
Drug Rights: Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana legal for Citizens within certain frameworks
Prostitution: legal, highly taxed and regulated.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Citizen Identification - C.I.D. / Resident Identification - R.I.D. – required - holds medical and other information, can be used as a financial card.
Death Penalty: Yes.
Penal Slavery: Yes
Social Welfare: Private charities / foundations, & system of governmental reciprocity – aid is given by ratio and respect to the amount of national service performed by the individual.
Education: Large public education system with additional private education institutions- Excellent Universities with easily available Grants, No- interest Loans, Scholarships from the Universities, private foundations, or the Government through National Service Reciprocity.
Literacy:
Percentage Citizens Literate : 88.9
Percentage of Citizens Special Needs: 0.25
Percentage of Citizens with High school Diploma, or equivalent : 88.9
Percentage of People who have a College Degree, or equivalent : 52.3
Healthcare: Citizens have government health care based on National Service Reciprocity. Those in active military duty or full time government employment receive full health benefit. From there citizens receive benefits in proportion to their service.
Taxation: All residents of Catawaba pay a flat 15% Income tax. Citizens, however, receive a tax reduction in proportion to their national service. There is a 1% sales tax on all non food purchases. Low but extant import tariffs
Immigration: Restricted; pass background check, attend classes, pass exam and complete extended Federal Service.
Environmental Laws: Good, but weak at the moment. While a focus on preserving the natural beauty of Catawaba is held dear, compromises must be made to develop and industrialize the nation.
Population Makeup (roughly): 82,000,000
Taung: 82%
Togo: 17.99997%
Non-Human: 0.00003%
Population growth rate: 3.2 %
Religious Makeup (roughly):
Indigenous Taung Religion: 51%
Abrahamic Religions: 43%
Other Religions: 6%

Nation Name: ViZion
Nation Type: Constitutional Federal Republic
Government in Power: Classical Liberal
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Eighteen and older only.
National Religion: None; Christianity is the largest
Military: Navy, large air force, large army
Colonial Policy: None
Economic Policy: Free - Austrian Free Market
Infrastructure: Above average
Wealth Gap: Limited
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom
Right to Privacy: Heavily Protected
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Freedom in marriage.
Drug Rights: Limited laws.
Prostitution: Legalized
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Basic identification.
Death Penalty: Legalized.
Social Welfare: None.
Education: Private, basic state-funded schools assisted with donations.
Healthcare: Privatized.
Taxation: Low.
Immigration: Open borders; easy to legally immigrate; illegal immigrants removed.
Environmental Laws: Limited laws to protect basics.

Nation Name: Beddgelert (local short form) Beth Gellert (conventional short form), The Indian Soviet Commonwealth of

Nation Type: Direct democracy, Igovian-Soviet Communist state

Government in Power: Soviet Commune

Elections: No head of government or chief of state exists; Soviet Consuls and Public Servants constantly accountable to referenda-enabled recall by relevant Soviet bodies

Voting Restrictions: Necessary to vote in Commune-associated Soviets are: citizenship, absence of valid Popular Court injuction for mental incapacity or counter-revolutionary activity

National Religion: None

Military: Officially disbanded but replaced with citizen-militia (de facto largest on earth?) containing Militia, Air, and Oceanic Guard branches with small regular Expert Corps and enormous irregular Auxiliary Corps

Colonial Policy: Active in supporting far-left independence movements within numerous foreign empires, using both overt and covert tactics

Economic Policy: Igovian Socialist, Economic Democracy; capital state-owned and popularly managed with Fixed Value Tax applicable, profit-sharing practiced, internal free-trade, no banking sector, near autarky with limited number of all-Igovian foreign trade partners

Infrastructure: State owned and democratically managed, far-reaching and sophisticated though often unorthodox and particular to Beddgelert

Wealth Gap: Small but resilient, variable from Soviet to Soviet but wage-disparity (in both private profit-sharing and salaried public service) rarely greater than 4 to 1

Freedom of Speech/Assembly: De jure total freedom of speech and assembly, de facto penalties sometimes arise for 'counter-revolutionary agitation' as profit-share reductions may be democratically imposed by co-workers in some situations, while counter-revolutionary gatherings may incite spontaneous raising of disruptive militia

Freedom of Religion: Freedom of belief but organised religion hampered by bar on use of state capital (thus, all capital) for 'superstitious' activities (such as raising a temple, printing religious texts, et cetera) and there is no right not to be offended

Right to Privacy: Near total, exceptions for those convicted of prior counter-revolutionary infringements

Gun Rights: All Commune-affiliated communities are eligible for a state-furnished arsenal and firing-range to be managed by a locally-elected Master-at-Arms (who may appoint assistants in the community), but armouries are broken-open only with community approval

LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom, marriage in Beddgelert has no legal status for any gender or sexual orientation

Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol, advertising of addictive substances illegal, state capital used to produce some narcotics to strict purity standards, unlicenced production/distribution a serious counter-revolutionary offence equal to treason

Prostitution: Illegal and arguably unnecessary due to degree of social support

Reverse Discrimination: Buh? That term is redundant.

ID Cards: None

Death Penalty: None

Social Welfare: Largely community-based (unemployment is virtually nil, though foreign assessments claim high under employment)

Education: Communal, optional state and community universities

Healthcare: Free, national, amongst the best in the world

Taxation: Fixed Value Tax on all capital goods

Immigration: Essentially open borders, immigrants must find acceptance at one of the nations millions of communes in order to survive and become citizens

Environmental Laws: Strict, recent monsoonal failure caused massive economic slow-down and repeats could destroy food sufficiency, prompting threats of military action against foreign polluters

Nation Name: The People's Republic of Nalacia
Nation Type: Socialist Democracy
Government in Power: Communist Party
Elections: Every 2 Years
Voting Restrictions: Age 17
National Religion: None
Military: Small
Colonial Policy: No Colonies and No Plans of Colonialism
Economic Policy: No Private Wealth
Infrastructure: Average
Wealth Gap: Being Reduced
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: None.
Gun Rights: Requires Government Permission
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Civil marriages exist. Some churches allow gay marriage.
Drug Rights: Marijuana and Alcohol legal. Must be over 20.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: Against the English
ID Cards: Government Issued
Death Penalty: Firing Squad
Social Welfare: Government Controlled
Education: Government Controlled
Healthcare: Government Controlled (underfunded)
Taxation: Average but High for the Wealthy
Immigration: Open Borders
Environmental Laws: None.

Nation Name: Fictions
Nation Type: Dictatorship
Government in Power: No party system in place
Elections: Illegal
Voting Restrictions: No Voting.
National Religion: The Fictions NewChristian Church (NewChristian is where they basically took everything they liked about it and left everything else out)
Military: It is compulsory for a citizen to serve some time in the army in some way
Colonial Policy: N/A
Economic Policy: Government controlled
Infrastructure: Well developed in major cities, varies elsewhere
Wealth Gap: Large
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Strict Government censoring of all media, freedom of speech basically non-existent
Freedom of Religion: You either don't have religion or you attend one of the government funded churches
Right to Privacy: Many surveillance camera's around the city, interviews of the public (national and international news) is closely monitored
Gun Rights: Must have licence
LGBT Rights: Don't ask, don't tell, don't expect any rights.
Drug Rights: Medical drugs: Legal but restricted (over counter remedies are expensive) Recreational: Illegal.
Prostitution: Illegal but not strictly enforced
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Required for 12+
Death Penalty: firing squad or single shooter, electric chair is also sometimes used
Social Welfare: Non-existent.
Education: All schools are under government control
Healthcare: Government Controlled
Taxation: 27%, but much higher for the wealthy
Immigration: extensive background tests, VISA is hard to get
Environmental Laws: lax
Abortion: you need to apply to have one.
Torture: Common


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Nation Name: The Allied States of New Kereptica
Nation Type: Constitutional Representative Democracy
Government in Power Liberal Capitalists
Elections: Every 5 years
Voting Restrictions: Age 18, convicted felons cannot vote
National Religion: None
Military: Very strong Navy, strong Air Force, no offensive Army, small National Guard militia
Colonial Policy: Opposed to colonies in areas that are already inhabited
Economic Policy: Liberal capitalism with minimal regulation; Industries that produce services viewed as a right for the populace (Health care, telecommunications, lower education, transportation, ect.) are nationalized
Infrastructure: Extremely well developed in urban areas, rural areas somewhat neglected
Wealth Gap: Large rich/poor divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total
Freedom of Religion: Total
Right to Privacy: Total
Gun Rights: Registration, background checks, restrictions on automatic and high caliber weapons, bans on explosive weapons
LGBT Rights: Total
Drug Rights: Legal for medical use where applicable; Drugs deemed sufficiently harmless are legal and taxed for recreational use, all others are illegal.
Prostitution: Legal with tight regulation and taxation
Reverse Discrimination: Supported to an extent
ID Cards: Government issued at age 18 and/or upon request of individual, required in order to benefit from any government services, to own land or a mode of powered transportation, or to enter the country
Death Penalty: Lethal injection, only in cases where the criminal is not able to be rehabilitated
Social Welfare: Non-existent in forms other then what is listed here
Education: Free until 12th grade, subsidized loans for higher education
Health care: Free
Taxation: Greater for wealthy then for poor
Immigration: Light restrictions
Environmental Laws: Light conservationism, true environmentalism unlikely
Abortion: Legal with the approval of a licensed Medical Doctor
Torture: Illegal

Nation Name: Republic of Cordena.
Nation Type: Semi-presidental Republic.
Government in Power: United Cordena.
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 16.
National Religion: Protestantism.
Military: Large Navy, Large Army, Large Airforce.
Colonial Policy: Invasion is wrong.
Economic Policy: Central Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Funded well and ultra-developed.
Wealth Gap: Small rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: All welcome.
Right to Privacy: All have the right to privacy, execpt enemies of the state.
Gun Rights: Guns are illegal.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom.
Drug Rights: Alchohal & Tobacco are legal, drugs like cocaine are banned.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: All.
Death Penalty: Hanging.
Social Welfare: Massive welfare state.
Education: Public and Private is an option.
Healthcare: The CHS provide healthcare for all.
Taxation: Low.
Immigration: All welcome.
Environmental Laws: Virtually nonexistent.

Nation Name: The Dominion of Emperor Pudu
Nation Type: Absolute Monarchy
Government in Power: Appointed Imperial Ministers, no party system
Elections: Never
Voting Restrictions: no voting
National Religion: Nothing marketed as 'religion', Emperor nearly divine symbol, however
Military: Professional Army, Air Force, and Navy (the final being the primary focus of the government), as well as elite Praetorian Guard fleet, air force, and ground troops, and numerous other small or specialized paramilitary organizations retained by various officials and ministries
Colonial Policy: Extensive colonial holdings, gained largely from brutal wars of conquest against other modern nations in recent history
Economic Policy: The government distributes what citizens require, money is unheard of
Infrastructure: Only exists to connect the compounds that citizens inhabit within the Dominion, in the form of underground and some above-ground railways, other than that, nothing at all
Wealth Gap: No wealth, obviously higher castes have more extensive material comforts provided by the government
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: none
Freedom of Religion: none
Right to Privacy: none
Gun Rights: none, although all warrior-caste members own weapons, being in the military, and all farmer-caste workers receive minimal firearms training to serve in the militias
LGBT Rights: none
Drug Rights: none
Prostitution: none
Reverse Discrimination: Whatever the Emperor decrees
ID Cards: ID implants
Death Penalty: for any crime
Social Welfare: Complete, in that everyone lives in the government-controlled compounds
Education: government controlled, all castes receive varied levels and varieties of education
Healthcare: none, if any member of any caste falls ill or is injured to such a degree to forbid any further effective continuation of their duty they are removed and replaced
Taxation: Both none and total, the people make no money, everything belongs to the government anyway
Immigration: Foreign intrusion onto Dominion territory is met with lethal force
Environmental Laws: none
Abortion: new citizens grown in tubes, both genders infertile
Torture: not used; the Emperor does not waste his time, we ask, if they lie or do not answer, they are killed

Nation Name: Crystalliniah
Nation Type: Democratic Socialists (OOC: this does mean the WA ranking?)
Government in Power: Communist Party
Elections: Every 6 Years
Voting Restrictions: Age 20.
National Religion: Buddhist
Military: Classified
Colonial Policy: None
Economic Policy: No private business
Infrastructure: Depends on where
Wealth Gap: Trying to eliminate class.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: You can say what you want within reason
Freedom of Religion: Quite a lot of freedom
Right to Privacy: Quite a bit, but the secret police do some general watching
Gun Rights: Only if your police or military
LGBT Rights: Yes, equal rights
Drug Rights: Technically illegal but not much is done about enforcing it
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Yes for anyone 18+
Death Penalty: Firing Squad, Lethal Injection
Social Welfare: Quite Good
Education: Government funded schools
Healthcare: NHS System
Taxation: 42%
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Trying to conserve our environment

Nation Name: The Federation of Fealnor Trystis
Nation Type: Civil Rights Lovefest
Government Type: Presidential Parliamentary.
President elected every 7 years.
Senate every 4 years.
Chamber of Deputies every 4 years.

President has veto powers and must assent to all laws. Emergency and prerogative powers. Calls elections and sacks governments. ( Current: Alice Mary Janine Wong Du Joun. [49] ).

Senate is like a upper house. Can refuse to assent to legislations, but it will pass anway. Can only fully veto laws on finance, trade, economy, industries, banking, commerce and human rights, gender affairs, ageing affairs, youth affairs and special needs affairs. Consists of 25% representatives elected by President from all 15 states. 25% professionals, academics and experts in various fields elected by Chamber. 10 % from judiciary and the Bar elected by President. 10% from military elected by President. 10% elderly ( 60> ) elected by people. 10% youth ( under 30 ) elected by. 5 % disabled and handicapped elected by people. 5% business and corporate representatives elected by President. ( Speaker: Timothy Jamieson Clark [62] ).

Chamber has all other powers. Government drawn from Chamber. ( Speaker: Keona Wallis Juliana Tor [51])

Government in Power: Alliance of the Liberal Party, the People’s Development Party, Green Party and the Free Democrats Party. ( Prime Minister: Danny Kyle Abraham DeVito[42], deputies : James Michael Clemens[55] and Louise Patricia Vong [33]. Chief Independent Commissioner: Meena Jane Tysin Karabiner [47].
Voting Restrictions: Age 16
National Religion: None
Military: Above Average. ( Chief Marshall General: Scott Daniels LeFavoure[55], High Navy Admiral: Kim Jonathan Adams[42], High Army General: Leila Meghan Lee[35], High Air Commodore: Guyon ‘Jack-Jack’ Descrier[37].
Colonial Policy: No Colonies and No Plans of Colonialism
Economic Policy: Free and fair trade with restrictions. All banks are owned partially by government. Tight anti-bankruptcy laws, anti-trust laws and anti-monopoly laws. Low interest taxes and business taxes. High administrative taxes and corpoeation taxes.
Infrastructure: Hugh.
Wealth Gap: Being Reduced
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Total.
Gun Rights: Only authorized personnel.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Civil marriages exist. Some religions allow religious gay marriage though ( about 40 percent of religions )
Drug Rights: Marijuana and Alcohol legal. Must be over 21.
Prostitution: Legal in selected areas only.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Government Issued
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: Benefits to single parents, disabled, elderly, youth and other needy only. Also for workers on redundancies.
Education: Free at all levels though heavily sponsores by private sector.
Healthcare: Same as for education.
Taxation: Average but High for the Wealthy. No GST though.
Immigration: restricted borders. Only professional, labour immigrants and refugess without past problems.
Environmental Laws: High levels of protection.
Euthanasia: Legal but with consent of the professional National Euthanasia Comittee.
Abortion: Legal but in first trimester only and also in cases of rape, mother death or child death.
Torture: Non lethal torture for war prisoners, terrorists, murderers, rapists and traitors. (Note: torture punishment only begins after halfway through prison sentene in order to give time in the event that the criminal is acquited or found innocent. Usual torture methods involve whipping, canning, electric shock, fire, and sexual torture. )
Ethnicities: 32% English, 12% Scottish, 18 % Chinese, 11% African, 12% Korean, 7% Arab, 4% Vietnamese, 2% Dutch, 2% others.
Gender: 49 % female, 48 % male, 3 % mixed gender.
Population age: 7% 70>, 18% 50-70, 22% 30-50, 25% 18-30, 28% 0-18.
Average age: Male- 77 years. Female- 85 years.
Women in Parliament: 53%.
Women in Government: 48%
Mixed gender in Parliament: 4%
Mixed gender in Government: 2%
Sexual minorities in Parliament: 16% (L,G,B,T)
Sexual minorities in Government: 12%
Ethnic minorities in Parliament and Government: As equal to their population make up percentages.
Youth in Parliament ( 18-30 ): 20%
Youth in Government ( 18-30 ): 11%
Elderly in Parliament ( above 60 ): 20%
Elderly in Government ( above 60 ): 27%

Nation Name: Holy Empire of Kingarmy
Nation Type: Demosmonarch (should mean people's king)
Government in Power: His Majesty Kingarmy and his Imperial council
Elections: When opted for.
Voting Restrictions: Age 13.
National Religion: Mixed.
Military: Huge Navy, very poor Air Force, weak land force, strong special-ops and fighting in mountains atop of llamas.
Colonial Policy: Colonizing only when seen as good for global security.
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Comming along.
Wealth Gap: very small, country becoming richer.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom.
Right to Privacy: Investegated if immenent threat.
Gun Rights: Very resrictive, need a almost unobtainable permit.
LGBT Rights: Encouraged to express sexual freedom
Drug Rights: Allowed at 25, drugs are sold at stores but heavily checked
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: yes.
Death Penalty: Torture.
Social Welfare: Free Welfare.
Education: Free.
Healthcare: Free.
Taxation: 17%. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws are fairly common but environmentalism proper has not yet caught off.

Nation Name: Kregaia
Nation Type: Theocracy
Government in Power: N/A
Elections: N/A
Voting Restrictions: N/A
National Religion: Septatheism
Military: Large Army, large Navy, supporting Air Force
Colonial Policy: large colonial empire, actively stamps out native cultures and replaces them with Kregaian society; fanatically expansionist and xenophobic
Economic Policy: balance of regulation (ex. Kregaian Imperial Bank) and independent
Infrastructure: Massive, sprawling cities; large tracts of empty countryside
Wealth Gap: Huge rich-poor divide; society is dominated by extremely wealthy aristocrats, almost all having inherited sizable fortunes
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: "free" speech and right to assembly are both legal, although approaching sedition, heresy, conspiracy, or treason is grounds for immediate arrest, often leading to execution
Freedom of Religion: None; heresy and atheism are both capital crimes
Right to Privacy: Technically, everything in the Empire is property of the Emperor; long tradition and local laws admit property rights, but legal institutions such as courts, the Imperial Guard, and the military have few restrictions on violating such rights
Gun Rights: In cities, ownership of any guns is prohibited; in the countryside, hunting firearms are permitted but regulated, and automatic weapons are banned
LGBT Rights: Homosexuality is a crime, although underground LGBT societies do exist
Drug Rights: Alcohol, tobacco, and certain soft drugs (ex. marijuana, psilocybin) can be legally used at age 14 and above
Prostitution: legal
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Conceivably any method, decided by executioner and/or judge
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Public and private
Healthcare: private only
Taxation: Middling.
Immigration: All immigrants must accept fewer civil rights than citizens until passing a citizenship test and swearing the Sacred Oath
Environmental Laws: Environmental protection is now a minor priority, mostly only in areas where some good can still be done. Many urban areas have been heavily polluted since the nineteenth century.

Nation Name: (The Confederated Clans of the Free Bears of) Bears Armed.
Nation Type: WA classification either 'Anarchy' or 'Corporate Bordello', depending on recent issues; actually a fairly loose confederation of clans & other groups.
Government in Power: The 'High Council of Clans' consists of delegates chosen by the separate governments of the clans & other groups, and there are no political parties at the national level.
Elections: (varies from clan [or other group] to clan [or other group])
Voting Restrictions: (varies from clan [or other group] to clan [or other group])
National Religion: none officially, but 'One plus Seven' Shabearism (revering 'The Great Bear' and 'The Seven Holy Helpers') effectively comes close to filling this role.
Military: Clans and other groups have their own militias, most members of which are either infantry or supporting services for these, and in certain cases small navies as well; the national government has an Army (consisting of a few 'guards' units, a 'rapid response force', 'special forces' units, artillery & engineers to supplement those of the militias, a small 'army air force', and supporting services for these) and a fairly small Navy.
Colonial Policy: further clans and other groups may be added to the confederation if they request this; protectorates may be established over nearby areas if the situation seems to require this; colonies theoretically could be planted elsewhere, but only in previously-uninhabited lands.
Economic Policy: generally free enterprise, subject to some laws to protect workforces/customers/neighbours, although the precise details vary locally; the 'Smithfolk' clan legally has a monopoly on some forms of engineering; any valuable mineral resources generally belong to the local governments.
Infrastructure: Depends on where.
Wealth Gap: varies locally, but can be quite significant; people generally get what they're prepared to work for, bearing in mind general levels of prosperity locally, although inherited wealth can also be an important factor.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: there are generally only a few restrictions, which are based on common sense, although a few of the clans or other groups are a bit more restrictive than that.
Freedom of Religion: legally free, although upbringing & social pressure means that most people tend to accept whichever faith has traditionally predominated in their native group anyway.
Right to Privacy: there are generally only a few restrictions, which are based on common sense, although a few of the clans or other groups are a bit more restrictive than that.
Gun Rights: there are generally only a few restrictions, which are based on common sense, although a few of the clans or other groups are a bit more restrictive than that.
LGBT Rights: This matter is apparently only relevant for the country's Human minority-groups, who collectively comprise less than 02% of the population and who live almost entirely within two particular areas; one of these groups gives them full equality, the other has no legal prohbitions against them but social pressure makes "Don't ask, don't tell" the effective policy.
Drug Rights: Alcohol is legal everywhere, and quite widely used, although hangovers are so painful for Ursines that almost all of them will stay within their limits; laws about other substances vary locally (tobacco and marijuana are both produced in relatively restricted areas, and aren't used much by people from elsewhere in the country even if they're legal there; various other herbs, and fungi, may also be used; caffeine-containing beverages are imported into some areas, and have an even stronger effect on Ursines than they do on Humans; imports of other drugs [for recreational, rather than medical, purposes] are very rare)
Prostitution: restrictions (if any) vary from group to group, but it's fairly rare.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: No!
Death Penalty: Yes, method varies locally
Social Welfare: basically run by clans & the confederation's other member-groups, with some religious charities
Education: ditto
Healthcare: ditto
Taxation: the national government is funded by "contributions", at agreed levels, from each of the confederation's clans & other member-groups; local practices vary.
Immigration: Ursines are generally welcome, but members of other peoples aren't normally allowed to immigrate unless they (or the people whose dependents they are) have useful skills to offer; there is a tradition of accepting refugees, too, but few arrive in any one year and if a LOT turned up during a fairly short period then restrictions might get tightened-up.
Environmental Laws: laws on this subject are strong, and generally supported by public opinion.

Nation Name: Parthia
Nation Type: Plutocratic Absolute Monarchy
Government in Power: House of Sassani- some authority delegated to a parliament called the Majlis-e Iran. It is filled with representatives hand picked by the Shah.
Elections: Illegal, calling for elections is punishable by death for being a Communist.
Voting Restrictions: Voting does not exist outside the Majlis, and there, it is only granted to those who the Shah sees as suitable to vote.
National Religion: Zoroastrianism
Military: Emphasis placed on the army and air force, navy is smaller and less well funded. An elite subset of the army, the ten divison Immortals Corps, is also existant, and recieves the best weapons and years of training, with enlistment occurring at 16 and a tour of duty ending at 26. The most elite of these corps, the 1st Immortals 'Shahanshahi' Division, provides security for the Shah and is based in Persepolis Palace.
Economic Policy: Central bank sets the value of the Rial's gold standard peg, otherwise, monetary policy does not exist and a full free market system exists.
Infrastructure: Excellent and well maintained
Wealth Gap: Huge to the point of absurdity. Though a large middle class exists and accounts for the majority of the population, the poorest 15% of society controls less than 1% of the wealth.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Spreading Communism is banned and punishable by death. This law is widely abused to prevent political speech which disagrees with Parthian government policies or advocates any form of regulation.
Freedom of Religion: Zoroastrianism plays an important role in the government and recieves government funding. However, freedom of religion is respected and Parthia has large Christian and Jewish minorities which are entitled to equal treatment and rights. The Muslim minority is, however, the victim of discrimination and arbitrary security crackdowns. Wicca and Satanism are banned. Scientology, Jehova's Witnesses, Christian Scientists, and Hare Krishnas are not recognized by the Parthian government and are unable to construct or maintain places of worship.
Right to Privacy: Privacy is mostly respected, though dissidents and leftists are often targets of wiretapping operations and spying from SAVAK, Parthia's secret police force.
LGBT Rights: There are no laws on the books regarding homosexual behavior. Civil marriage does not exist, however, and all marriages must be conducted through a religious organization, none of which provide marriage to homosexuals. Equally, Parthia remains a very conservative country and public displays of homosexual behavior can elicit negative reactions, forcing most members of the LBGT community to remain underground.
Drug Rights: No restrictions exist. Cigarette consumption is widespread and popular, even amongst children. Smoking bans by provinces and municipalities are banned, as per reccomendation by Parthian tobacco companies. Cannabis and Opium can be found in tobacco shops across the nation. Harder drugs are also legal, but harder to find. Heroin production is important in many regions of Parthia, but it is primarily for export as usage in Parthia is uncommon.
Prostitution: Not illegal, but uncommon. Vigilantes are known to attack agents of immorality such as prosititutes with tacit government approval in more conservative cities in Parthia, such as Hamadan or Esfahan.
Reverse Discrimination: Unheard of. Non-reverse discrimination, however, is alive and well, affecting the Muslim, Arab, Hazara, and Turkmen minorities on a daily basis.
ID Cards: Drivers permits and passports, none are required to be carried.
Death Penalty: Impalement, Scaphism, firing squad, being thrown to wild animals, burning, roasting, hanging, beheading, various forms of torture, and whatever else is desired by the judge.
Social Welfare: Banned, calling for social welfare programs is punishable by impalement.
Education: Private, charity, religious, and corporate education all exist in Parthia. Public schools are illegal for being 'centers of socialism'
Healthcare: Public healthcare does not exist. Private healthcare is the norm, with prices kept low by a free market. Insurance exists to cover extraordinary health problems of a truly expensive nature, rather than all health issues. Employers usually offer health care benefits, but the working classes are often killed or striken by easily preventable diseases.
Taxation: 7.5% Flat income tax. 2.5% excise tax on drugs, tobacco, and alcohol products. Corporate Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, and Inheiritance Tax are banned and calling for their implementation can result in execution.
Immigration: Strict policies. Parthia accepts capitalist refugees and outed heads of state in a limited number, otherwise, immigrants must either invest in a Parthian buisness in an amount over 5 million Rials, or pass a strict series of requirements, including the ability to speak Persian fluently.
Environmental Laws: Environmentalists are considered Wiccan Communists and can be subject to execution. Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, Sea Shepherd, and other foreign environmental groups are banned, distributing their literature can result in execution. As a result of a lack of an environmental movement and virtually no controls on emissions or pollution, along with absurdly cheap gasoline, Parthia is one of the highest per capita CO2 emitters on the planet, a fact that the Shah is reportedly proud of.

Nation Name: The Theocracy of Theutonia (Order of the German House of St. Mary in Jerusalem of NationStates)
Nation Type: Theocratical Militaristic Nazi.
Government in Power: ORDER.
Elections: After every Grand Master Death.
Voting Restrictions: Must be Kinght of Order.
National Religion: Roman Catholicism
Military:Strong Army. Land forces at first, Airforces (many zeppelins) second and Navy as third.
Colonial Policy: Draining and joining to country. (if have any colonies)
Economic Policy: Banking,Gun Manufacturing and Rake Up of Neighbourhood territories are phillars of our economy.
Infrastructure: So strong.
Wealth Gap: Very big. 1.Knights, 2.Brothers, 3.Semi-brothers, long long nothing and 4.Ancillary population.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: No. Knights and brothers have oaths and other live in fear.
Freedom of Religion: NO! Roman-Catholics ONLY!
Right to Privacy: Only Knights, Brothers and Semi-brothers have right to privacy.
Gun Rights: Knights and semi-brothers have full right to karry guns, only knights have right to swords.For others arms are prohibited
LGBT Rights: NO! It is senteced by death in 4. class.Also Knights and Brother have vows of chastity.
Drug Rights: Illegal but we have science program about using it and copule of experiments on persons from Ancillary population.
Prostitution: Oficialy illegal.
Reverse Discrimination:As policy of government
ID Cards: Knights, brothers and semi brothers have them.
Death Penalty:
4 classes of death penalty.

1.(Only Knights) Cutting with the sword.
2.(Knights,Brothers)Cutting with the axe.
3.(Knights,Brothers,Semi brothers) Executing by firing squad,
[also Assassination but only by the sentece of Secret Court called popular Hood Court]
4.(Knights [as maximum sentence],Brothers,Semi-brothers,Ancillary population) Hanging, Torturing to Death, Impale.
Social Welfare: WHAT??
Education: Semi-brothers have lower education (alphabet, mathematics,RELIGION,drill),but if they will to join to Order they have full education.
Healthcare: No for Ancillary population.Some for semi-brothers and full for Order.
Taxation: No taxes for Order.Low for Semi-brothers and High for Ancillary population.
Immigration: No. Or yes - but be ready to be part of Ancillary population. Oh - or if you want to join to Order you are welkome!
Environmental Laws:Enviroment? God said:"Make surrendered land for yourselves."
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There is 4 classes of people:
1.Knights of Order
2.Brothers of Order
3.Semi-Brothers
4.Ancillary population.

1 and 2 are parts of Order. 3 can send theirs sons to be in Order and they fighting as "gun meat" for Order.
4 are only dumb band of workers and peasants who must do every hard and risky works for Order.

Nation Name; The Kingdom of Bardar
Nation Type; Monarchy
Government in Power; The 6 Great Families
Elections; Only for Clan Council, differnet rules for different Clans
Voting Restrictions; Only voting for Clan Councils
National Religion; Bardarian native religion, a substancial Christian minority somewhat tolerated
Military; Stong landforce, Newly developed airforce, no navy (landlocked)
Colonial Policy; Bardar has no colonies
Economic Policy; Mixed, a Private Sector exist, however supervised by the State, the State controll all banking
Infrastructure; Depend, at some times really fragile, but generally strong
Wealth Gap; Quite big, but even the rich ones could be considered poor by mightier countries
Freedom of Speech; You can talk about everything, as long as you don't critcize the government or praise immoral behavior or religous taboos.
Freedom of Religion; The Christian minority is barely tolerated
Right to Privacy; The Secret Police have the right to use any mean necessary to locate terrorists and traitors
Gun Rights; Bardar is a warrior country, there's a gun in every household
LGBT Rights; Immoral behavior is treason and punishble by death
Drug Rights; Illegal
Prostitution; Illegal
Reverse Discrimination; Doesn't exist officially, unoficially though...
ID cards; Rare
Death Penalty; Exist in various forms. The right for blood revenge is sacred.
Social Welfare; There is a government program, that's badly funded and inefficient. The Clans also have their own programs
Education; Free compulsory education until the age of 12, after that private or public education for a fee, not compulsory.
Healthcare; Taken care of by the government, private clinics exist but are not common.
Taxes; Quite high, the government is working on lowering them, but the constant threat from foreigners force the Kingdom to spend on military
Immigration; Rare, discouraged by the government
Environmental Laws; Bardar follow WA restrictions, that's all

Nation Name: The People's Republic of Creote
Nation Type: Semi-Presidential Republic
Government in Power: Social Democrats
Elections: Every 4 years
Voting Restrictions: Age 16 if employed, and age 18 if unemployed.
National Religion: Christianity (Mix of Catholicism and Protestantism)
Military: Small but strong Army; Strong Airforce; Medium-sized Navy; and a National Guard.
Colonial Policy: Opposed.
Economic Policy: Progressive but socially minded and regulated economy, a strong Public sector competes with a small Private sector. Healthcare, Education, Transportation, and some communication forms part of this strong Public Sector.
Infrastructure: Emphasis is placed on developing roads, railways and communication links throughout the nation.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Guaranteed
Freedom of Religion: Guaranteed
Right to Privacy: Surveillance cameras monitor streets of all major cities, but government is not allowed to spy on its own citizens without the permission of the courts.
Gun Rights: Cannot buy guns without permission from a court, one must provide evidence as to why one would need a firearm.
LGBT Rights: Guaranteed
Drug Rights: All forms of Narcotics (including marijuana) are illegal.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Not compulsory, but needed to attend tertiary education institutions, benefit from social welfare, and get a job.
Death Penalty: No.
Social Welfare: Yes, important part of government duty in Creote.
Education: Free education for all, excluding tertiary education.
Health care: A National Health Insurance exists (Creote MediSure), this free insurance covers all citizens.
Taxation: Medium, higher for wealthier citizens.
Immigration: Restricted Immigration, all people that are allowed to immigrate must be assimilated into Creotian communities through the adoption of our language and culture.
Environmental Laws: Strong laws protecting animals, people and forests. Citizens can only buy fuel-efficient or hydrogen or ethanol-powered cars. Solar and wind-power make up 78% of the energy used in Creote. Tax rebates for citizens who recycle, donate money or time to conservation efforts, and build 'green homes'. Corporations and individuals can be tried for crimes against nature. A wanted list of international CEO's and leaders who abuse the environment exists, with immunity and rewards offered to those that help capture these people.
Abortion: Allowed for citizens over the age of 18.

Nation Name: Nordfire
Nation Type: Dictatorship
Government in Power: A dictatorship. These 2 questions are the same.
Elections: None.
Voting Restrictions: See above
National Religion:Atheism
Military: Large and well trained, compulsory.
Colonial Policy: None
Economic Policy: Businesse are completely unregulated.
Infrastructure: Roads and railways link all towns and cities with each other, almost everyone has phone access.
Wealth Gap: Huge.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Illegal.
Freedom of Religion: Illegal.
Right to Privacy: No.
Gun Rights: We can't give the people guns! They might get ideas about revolution.
LGBT Rights: They can do what they like.
Drug Rights: No drugs/alcohol/tobacco. A mind must be clear to serve the nation, and the body pure.
Prostitution: Highly regulated, but legal.
Reverse Discrimination: Reverse against what?
ID Cards:Yes.
Death Penalty: Yes. Public peelings are common.
Social Welfare: Ahaha.
Education: Free, but it's all just propaganda really.
Healthcare: If you can pay.
Taxation: No income tax, VAT is 20% though.
Immigration: If you can make it across the razor wire, minefields etc, then you're obviously an asset to our country.
Environmental Laws: Nonexistent.

Nation Name: The Fascist Federation of The Grand World Order
Nation Type: Military-Controlled Fascist Autocracy
Government in Power: The Internal Control Department, one of the three Departments of the Military
Elections: Never
Voting Restrictions: N/A
National Religion: Scientific Lutheranism, Governmentalism
Military: Gargantuan Army/Marines, large Navy, moderate Air Force
Colonial Policy: The nation is literally nothing but colonies referred to as Provinces.
Economic Policy: Mixed Economy; Government has businesses in vital industries that compete with private industries.
Infrastructure: A modern work of art, though outside of the cities, the land is, for the most part, radioactive. Massive highways above the wilderness connect cities in each Province. Because these are made out of concrete, radiation is automatically deterred from such highways.
Wealth Gap: Large gaps, but not as many poor people as one would think
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: No freedom at all for Leftists
Freedom of Religion: Satanic cults and other religions that practice sacrifice are prohibited; other than that, religion is free.
Right to Privacy: Usually semi-reasonable, but the government often can wiretap your house and park a Surveillance Truck down the street if they feel like it.
Gun Rights: Very OK with the government. However, one must have the ballistic markings of their weapons registered and whatnot, so the Civilian Control Unit can make an arrest quickly. In addition, "heavier" weapons such as machine guns and military explosives are limited to Civilian Militia members.
LGBT Rights: While homosexuality is ok, the government does not permit gay marriage or protests.
Drug Rights: Marijuana is illegal without prescription. The government punishes drug dealers, furnishers, and druglords with death.
Prostitution: Illegal, though the government secretly has a hooker-force to bring in more money.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Mandatory, impossible to go through the Civil Control System without one.
Death Penalty: Just about any form of execution; there is actually a sentence called "Public Execution by Creative Methods to Further Eliminate Dissent".
Social Welfare: Almost non-existent; only provided to cases of severe physical handicaps, and to very, very bad mental handicaps.
Education: Completely done via Charter Schools. These schools are run by private entities, but the government states the curriculum and enforces laws and rules.
Healthcare: Private, Corporate, Insured, Charity, Public (Only Emergency Rooms are public)
Taxation: Fluctuates often; medium-high to pay for Civil Control System and the nation's overbearing police and military.
Immigration: Permits most people in; Illegal immigration isn't a problem, as the wilderness easily kills off most of them. Those that survive the radioactive forests and man-eating mutants have earned citizenship (Provided that they're not dying of cancer or radiation poisoning).
Environmental Laws: Almost non-existent; Hey, you can't get much worse than radioactive, can you? Environmental protection is encouraged by the government, but not enforced.

Nation Name: The Grand Duchy of Radictistan.
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy.
Government in Power: Fascist Democratic Party (Centrist)
Elections: Every five years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: None.
Military: Medium-sized Army, small Air Force, no Navy. Two-year conscription for all citizens at age 19 unless they receive a college deferment.
Colonial Policy: None.
Economic Policy: Central Bank "Bank of Radictistan". Moderate government regulation/restrictions on business.
Infrastructure: Well-developed standard-speed national railway. Some highways.
Wealth Gap: Rich-poor divide is considerable but not scandalous.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Complete religous freedom.
Right to Privacy: Generally respected, although those suspected of Civil Treason are subject to considerable surveillance.
Gun Rights: The right to bear arms is considered a fundamental part of Radictistani liberty and national security.
LGBT Rights: Homosexuality legalized although unofficial discrimination exists.
Drug Rights: No restrictions on alchohol consumption. Tobacco legal at age 18. Some light drugs are legalized.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: No dejure 'National' ID cards but licences with personal photos are required for driving and military personnel must have their issued IDs with them at all times.
Death Penalty: Wartime only.
Social Welfare: Some.
Education: Public and Private.
Healthcare: Nationalized.
Taxation: Generally moderate. Mostly income-based.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Harsh anti-dumping regulations.

Nation Name: Chernobl
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Party of the Holy Order
Elections: after the current leader dies or resigns.
Voting Restrictions: age, 18
National Religion: Catholic
Military: Small, yet EXTREMELY professional force.
Colonial Policy: No colonies
Economic Policy: Free and Open to all.
Infrastructure: Well Developed
Wealth Gap: Very small lower class. Chernobl enjoys VERY high standards of living.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: No protests inside of gevernmental districts.
Freedom of Religion: Islam is outlawed, along with paganism, wicca and other "heathen" religions. Judaeism is accepted.
Right to Privacy:Everything is monitored.
Gun Rights: Right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: NO GAY marrige. Arranged marriages are common.
Drug Rights: Illegal. Alcohol is acceptable.
Prostitution: ILLEGAL.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: CGAO Card. Acts as a passport, drivers license, registration and security key card to home.
Death Penalty: Firing squad.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Public and free.
Healthcare: Private.
Taxation: Medium.
Immigration: Closed borders. Refugees legitimately seeking refuge from war, persecution, or ethnic cleansing are allowed. Unless they go against religous laws.
Environmental Laws: The people could care less.

Nation Name: Dekho
Nation Type: Monarchy
Government in Power: Transition Team
Elections: except on local level, none
Voting Restrictions: Age varies
National Religion: none
Military: Large standing military. Nuclear power. Seeks expansion wherever possible
Colonial Policy: In the habit of attacking small countries and stationing bases there when convenient.
Economic Policy: Usually free trade, bu this is not set in stone.
Infrastructure: Highly developed
Wealth Gap: few poor, mostly a middle class-rich divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Enough.
Freedom of Religion: Certain faiths allowed..
Right to Privacy: Classified, supposedly complete.
Gun Rights: Some.
LGBT Rights: None. gay marriage and gay adoption/parenting forbidden. Homosexuality legal.
Drug Rights:Alcohol legal, drugs vary.
Prostitution: Legal. Heavily regulated.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting, but whatever works.
Social Welfare: Some.
Education: Charity, private, public.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher, public for the very poor.
Taxation: Varies.
Immigration: Heavily restricted. more likely to let in women and specialists.
Environmental Laws: Cultural tradition to protect landscape, but only recently have laws been seriously enacted.

Nation Name: Kenavt
Nation Type: Parlimentary democracy
Government in Power: da Vincho Party(moderate party, has social conservative values (abortion, etc.) but moderate left-wing ideas elsewhere)
Elections: Whenever Parliament is dissolved by the Prime Minister
Voting Restrictions: Age 16.
National Religion: None (no state religion, but Catholicism is quite popular)
Military: Large Navy, moderate air force, moderate army, large special forces sector.
Colonial Policy: No Colonies, not that interested
Economic Policy: Some Free Trade, Free Markets, lots of regulation by the government
Infrastructure: Fine, and improving.
Wealth Gap: Four classes largely: The rich, the high-middle, the middle, and the poor.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom, at the moment
Right to Privacy: Decent, however government spy operations are largely not stopped.
Gun Rights: Heavily restricted, shotguns/rifles that can be used to shoot prey and under are only allowed
LGBT Rights: No gay marriages. However, otherwise freedom, but marriages are recognized and certified by the government.
Drug Rights: Over-the-counter drugs somewhat restricted, "bad" drugs (cocaine, marijuana, etc.) are illegal, a long Don't Drink and Drive program has been in effect.
Prostitution: Illegal.
Reverse Discrimination: ???
ID Cards: Can be used in place of credit cards, driver licenses, and general identification.
Death Penalty: For extreme penalties, hanging is authorized (largely: treason, mass murders)
Social Welfare: Expanded within the government budget
Education: Large extensive public system, some elite private schools
Healthcare: Employer-Insured, Insured, others can be purchased for low rates under the government
Taxation:Medium-high. 15% sales tax but no payroll tax and relatively high income tax for the rich.
Immigration: Lightly restricted borders
Environmental Laws: A harsh cap and trade program was started this year, on top of many taxes on gas and fossil fuels, as well as some temporary subsidies on renewable energy (besides ethanol, but includes some biofuel).

Nation Name: United People's Republics of Punckeds
Nation Type: Socialistic, Democratic, Minarchistic.
Government in Power:We haven't political parties.
Elections: On every level.
Voting Restrictions: Age.
National Religion: none
Military: Medium professional army and big reserves
Colonial Policy: None. No colonies. Every nation must be free (so we somtime help to fight aginst colonialism)
Economic Policy:Anti-monopolistic, both national ant private.
Infrastructure: Highly developed
Wealth Gap: Providing Eqality
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Totally.
Freedom of Religion: Totally.
Right to Privacy: Totally.
Gun Rights: Only police and the army have the right to carry firearms.
LGBT Rights: Homosexuality legal.
Drug Rights:Alcohol legal, drugs vary.
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: Recommended and supported.
ID Cards: Yes - as document authorizing to vote.
Death Penalty: NONE AT ALL. Everyone have right to life!
Social Welfare: Extended.
Education: Public and free for all.
Healthcare: Public and free for all.
Taxation: Progressive. Everyone can sign on what will their money go.
Immigration: Unrestricted.
Environmental Laws: The nature is under the care in the regional scope. National parks are under the care of the state.

Nation Name: The Confederacy of Corporation Sectors.
Nation Type: big corporation stockholders' democracy.
Government in Power: Industrialist party
Elections: only Confederate CEO is electable, elections take place every year
Voting Restrictions: Only stockholders can vote, votes in proportion to stock.
National Religion: none.
Military: high-skilled voluntary on contract base.
Colonial Policy: Depends on economic interest.
Economic Policy: Total free market, central bank system, "non-regulate" policy(except accouncy system).
Infrastructure: Highly developed, private owned.
Wealth Gap: Enormous rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: if no concern of marxist ideas.
Freedom of Religion: total.
Right to Privacy: prevalent.
Gun Rights: "weaponisation".
LGBT Rights: Standart marriage laws, except economic aspect - no common property, no alimony and other economic obligations. Exceptions - only with preliminary agreement.
Drug Rights: drugs - just a goods, like cars or food.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: punishes by death and confiscation of assets.
ID Cards: Depends on region.
Death Penalty: Depends on region: shooting, hanging, letal injection, gas chambers, hunger, etc.
Social Welfare: government education and science grants, urging for more - punishes by death.
Education: Private only.
Healthcare: Private only.
Taxation: high import-tarrifs, absence of income tax.
Immigration: Only high-skilled professionals, illegal immigration punishes by death.
Environmental Laws: "We would stop producing of oil when produce all of it".

One for the Imperial Army and one for the Coacs :D


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Nation Name: Alacea
Nation Type: Constitutional Republic with a figurehead monarchy.
Government in Power: Liberal Party (Classical Liberal). Concerns itself with little more than national defence, courts, and police forces. There are talks of privatizing these things as well.
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 25, must have purchased "Liberty Shares".
National Religion: n/a most popular is Roman Catholicism.
Military: Large Navy, moderate Air Force, reservist Army. All voluntary.
Colonial Policy: Small colonial holdings from past centuries, doesn't actively expand
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets. No coercion or taxation.
Infrastructure: Privately funded by business owners and people in individual communities. Well developed.
Wealth Gap: Largely middle class, ~15% live in varying degrees in poverty and perhaps 5% extremely wealthy.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom
Right to Privacy: Completely unregulated. The government intelligence agency has files on very important figures but cannot surveil citizens that have not committed a crime.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear all form of arms for non criminals.
LGBT Rights: Marriage is a symbolic union between two people. No taxes means no married tax rights. Varies from church to church.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume all substances, with liability of actions intoxicated or not.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Hanging for the most violent offenses.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: Very high quality private system. The very poor have lower standards funded largely by charity.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity.
Taxation: None. National security funded through "Liberty Shares" of 1000ɑ, up to a maximum of five shares. 1 share = 1 vote.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Liable to damages pollution causes to other's property.

Coacs

Nation Name: Alacea
Nation Type: Absolute Dictatorship.
Government in Power: "Coactionism", essentially Fascism blended with more pro-market ideas.
Elections: None.
Voting Restrictions: n/a
National Religion: Religion is discourged but not illicit. The religious are generally expected to keep their heads low and their ideas within their homes.
Military: Large Navy, moderate Air Force, reservist Army. Mandatory conscription for all males, and some females for non-combat roles in the army. Women are permitted into the Navy (Kriegstürmmarine) or Air Force should they volunteer.
Colonial Policy: Scattered holdings from past conquest, intends to take back traditional Alacean lands.
Economic Policy: Free Banking for the time being. Talks of another national currency are rampant. Trade restricted to allied states. War materials are sometimes confiscated. Generally Free Markets. Government taxation is moderate, an average of 15% on everthing from income to property.
Infrastructure: Privately funded by business owners and people in individual communities, publically managed and coordinated.
Wealth Gap: Largely middle class, ~15% live in varying degrees in poverty and perhaps 5% extremely wealthy.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Speech is tightly monitored, dissenters dissappear from their homes at night. Assembly is permitted so long as it is non-violent and does not say anything negative about the government (they mustn't neccessarily be "positive", however).
Freedom of Religion: Exists but the religious are "old fashioned" and frowned upon.
Right to Privacy: None. Citizen's homes and public places are heavily monitored.
Gun Rights: If a citizen caught poccessing a firearm the death penalty is the routine punishment.
LGBT Rights: Homosexuality is considered unnatural and at best taboo. There are talks of arresting homosexuals.
Drug Rights: Illegal but largely ignored
Prostitution: Illegal but largely ignored.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: All citizens required to have DNA samples, ID on them at all times, various other security measures.
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting rampant. Expect to see the word "traitor" appear in Karelyan on their door. Excessively violent public executions common.
Social Welfare: Small amount to the poorest Alaceans.
Education: Very high quality private system. The very poor have lower standards funded largely by charity and a small amount of government provided education.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity. For the poor a public insurance variant exists.
Taxation: Moderate. Most things are taxed, though no excise taxes currently exist.
Immigration: Tightly controlled borders.
Environmental Laws: Liable to damages pollution causes to other's property, loosely regulated.

Nation Name: Denecaep
Nation Type: Representative Democracy
Government in Power: Liberal Party
Elections: 3 years, then 5 more years if reelected.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: Freedom of Religion, good variety, but Unitarian Universalist majority
Military: Large air force, moderate army, less than moderate navy.
Colonial Policy: Few colony islands
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: ?
Wealth Gap: Large middle class
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom
Right to Privacy: Total, unless you are convicted of a crime
Gun Rights: Gun Control. Takes time to get one.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Gay marriage allowed.
Drug Rights: Alcohol legal
Prostitution:
Reverse Discrimination:
ID Cards: Drivers licence, other licences
Death Penalty: None
Social Welfare:
Education: Mostly public. Teaches evolution
Healthcare: Universal health care
Taxation: Fluctuates
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Very environmental

Nation Name: Stevid
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Government in Power: Conroy Party (Labour)
Elections: Every seven years
Voting Restrictions: 18+
National Religion: Catholicism
Military: Naval priority, large Air Force and colonial Army
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire, focused largely in Xanadou and Greater Dienstad
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Well developed, many roads of various sizes Major Motorways [MM0], Motorways [M000], A-Roads [A000], B-Roads
[b]Wealth Gap: Moderate Rich/poor divide. Very little done to reduce the gap.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech. Freedom of assembly has some restrictions (Far right and far left poloitical parties are banned from gathering and 'preeching' in public)
Freedom of Religion: All religions accepted (Bar Satanism) but tight restrictions on non-Christian and Jew sects. Heresy is a crime and is punishable with a jail sentence)
Right to Privacy: Officially total, unofficially the government can do what I generally wants to in the name of national security so long as there is hard evidence.
Gun Rights: A lisence is required to own a firearm.
LGBT Rights: Sexual freedom is allowed but gay marriages are illegal due to a powerful Catholic religious base in the country.
Drug Rights: International Class A, B and C drug restrictions apply.
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Manditory
Death Penalty: No such punishment exists in the Holy Empire
Social Welfare: Small, only for those in the most desperate need are supported by the state.
Education: State and Private.
Healthcare: NHS, Private and Charity
Taxation: High, cars and trucks are taxed highly
Immigration: semi-open borders. Most travel is allowed with no restrictions but people coming and going are immediately logged on the country's central personnel database.
Environmental Laws: None. human existance and welbeing takes priority- all other concerns are secondry. Our survival is more important. However the green belt in major cities is maintained as much as possible and the countryside is protected in some areas to promote farming.

Nation Name: Zukariaa
Nation Type: Absolute Moanrchy
Government in Power: Emperor Conrad II
Elections: Never.
Voting Restrictions: No voting for anyone. D:<
National Religion: Zukariaan Polytheism
Military: Large army. Medium-sized navy and air force.
Colonial Policy: Holds multiple colonies; dominant colonial power in Arterus region atm.
Economic Policy: Free trade, Free market with restriction on monopoly.
Infrastructure: Well-developed and maintained in southern peninsula and highly populated areas. Very low-infrastructure throughout Black Forest and Caligulis.
Wealth Gap: Majority middle-class.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: High freedom of speech and assembly; those who speak against the monarchy are generally ignored by the government and insulted by the Temple.
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom
Right to Privacy: POOP watches those that speak out against the monarchy, otherwise total freedom.
Gun Rights: Restricted right to small firearms within metro areas. Freedom to bear arms in rural areas is restricted to hunting activities.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom in all cases but incest. Polygamy is common.
Drug Rights: Restricted to tobacco and marijuana.
Prostitution: Unnecessary.
Reverse Discrimination: Wat
ID Cards: Wat
Death Penalty: Hanging, shooting, lethal injection, and temple sacrifice in extreme cases.
Social Welfare: Full welfare for old (generally a result of religiousness). Limited welfare for extremely poor.
Education: Public schooling.
Health care: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher. Currently being pushed for 'universal health care' by special interest groups and public opinion polling.
Taxation: Low.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Large portions of Zukariaa are protected, mainly portions of the Black Forest.

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Nation Name: The Chazakain Kingdom
Nation Type: Monarchy with a handful of Compulsory Consumerist State tossed in for good measure.
Government in Power: King Ares Bogal
Elections: Whats an election? King appoints nearly all political figures
Voting Restrictions:above
National Religion: NA, varies between regions
Military: Large Navy, Air Force.
Colonial Policy: Meh, has no colonies at the moment.
Economic Policy: Very pro-business
Infrastructure: Decent in richer area, sucks in poorer
Wealth Gap: Large rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Quite large freedoms of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Doesn't allow sentient sacrifice all others welcome
Right to Privacy: Whats that?(as in there is none, not that i need it defined)
Gun Rights: border regions have right to bear arms, urban areas not so much.
LGBT Rights: Not actively repressed but not generally supported.
Drug Rights: Your kidding right?
Prostitution: Legal and heavily taxed.
Discrimination: Some, usually based on age and social postion
ID Cards: Yep, want a soda need a id, need a medication that could save your life id.
Death Penalty: Hanging, shooting squad.
Social Welfare: Some
Education: "Free" if your consider governmental morals stuffed down your throat as free.
Healthcare: Private and free market based
Taxation: Medium
Immigration: Generally Open borders.
Environmental Laws: As long as it doesn't harm business

Nation Name: Sans Semmes
Nation Type: Libertarian Socialist Republic
Government in Power: Liberal Party (Far bottom-left Libertarian/Socialist)
Elections: Every three years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 15.
National Religion: None.
Military: Small army, medium sized air force and navy.
Colonial Policy: Anti-war, except when needed (eg, current Stok-GWO war)
Economic Policy: This is going to be a long one.
100% Income Taxes
Public Healthcare, Education, Basic Food Rations, Electricity, gas and water rations, housing, etc. free.
Any surplus from this afterwards is distributed equally to all taxpayers to spend on whatever they wish.
"Capitalist Socialism, if you may."
Infrastructure: Large public transport system, large metropolises, housing almost all medium wealth-type houses/apartments.
Wealth Gap: Almost non-existent.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: No laws currently suppressing freedom of speech and assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Suicide cults, cannibalistic cults (Jonestown, etc.) suppressed, otherwise, complete freedom of religion.
Right to Privacy: Complete, no secret service.
Gun Rights: Guns completely outlawed, including in police force.
LGBT Rights: Total sexual freedom. Allowing homosexual marriages compulsory for practising churches.
Drug Rights: Total right to smoke tobacco and drink alcohol. Non-chemical based drugs, such as marijuana and cannabis are legal.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: Paid for by taxes.
Education: Public.
Healthcare: Public.
Taxation: 100% Income Tax, 15% Tax for incoming goods.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Carbon Trading existant, environment generally > business.

Nation Name: Republic of Hibernia
Nation Type: Roman-style Republic
Government in Power: Liberal Christian Democrats
Elections: Every three years.
Voting Restrictions: Voters must be literate in Latin, Ibernacci, or Gaelic, and own land.
National Religion: Roman Catholicism
Military: Moderate
Colonial Policy: The government seeks to establish colonies, but we do not currently posess any.
Economic Policy: Mixed Economy
Infrastructure: Well-maintained, Public
Wealth Gap: Minimal
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Quite Free
Freedom of Religion: Roman Catholicism is the official religion, but religious practise is largely unregulated.
Right to Privacy: Sacrosanct.
Gun Rights: Permitted with thorough licencing process.
LGBT Rights: Marriage and adoption prohibited, sexual contact legal. Civil Unions are on the agenda.
Drug Rights: Tobacco is legal, Alcohol encouraged. Other drugs prohibited.
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: Not compulsory.
Death Penalty: Abolished.
Social Welfare: Limited
Education: Free and compulsory until 18.
Healthcare: Universal
Taxation: Moderate
Immigration: Immigration is mostly limited to Celtic and Italic peoples.
Environmental Laws: Moderate

Nation Name:Principality of Sudova
Nation Type: Monarchy with limited avisory council
Government in Power: Monarchy with limited advisory council
Elections: No National elections. Clans/tribes function on a limited electoral system.
Voting Restrictions: Local to Clan/tribe or town, citizenship and adult status (generally over 21) required.
National Religion: there is no state-sponsorship of religion. Dominant faith is polytheistic.
Military: Yes.
Colonial Policy: None Currently
Economic Policy: restricted free market (mixed)
Infrastructure: Public, administered mostly on the local level.
Wealth Gap: Average
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Per Her Majesty's wishes, this remains absolute.
Freedom of Religion: Muslims and Christian missionaries are unwelcome, other faiths are accepted.
Right to Privacy: very strong.
Gun Rights: The Right to Bear arms is traditional and therefore sacrosanct.
LGBT Rights: Citizens may sleep whoever they wish to so long as it isn't children.
Drug Laws: Minimal
Prostitution: Legal
Reverse Discrimination? what's that?? (IC. OOC I know what it is, duh.)
ID Cards: Useful, but not required.
Death Penalty: "Express Lane".
Social Welfare: Local problem.
Education: Mandatory to age 18 or passage of standardized examinations. Secondary Education is on the rise.
Healthcare: Some investment, but minimal.
Taxation: Mostly handled at the local level.
Immigration: Who'd want to move here? (minor restrictions)
Environmental Laws: Moderate-to-minimal.

Nation Name: Kampfers.
Nation Type: Absolute Monarchy.
Government in Power: Mikel II
Elections: None
Voting Restrictions: N/A
National Religion: No state-sponsored religion. Protestantism is dominant.
Military: Moderate AF, Navy, Army. All volunteer.
Colonial Policy: Small colonial Empire, tries to stay within specific area of influence within Haven.
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Medium to excellent.
Wealth Gap: Moderate rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Total privacy.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom, however only biblical marriage currently legal.
Drug Rights: Total right to consume minor drugs/alcohol/tobacco. Minor drugs would be like marijuana. Major drugs illegal.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None. Frowned upon in other nations.
ID Cards: Province issued drivers liscences.
Death Penalty: Firing Squad, Lethal Injection.
Social Welfare: Nonexistent.
Education: State sponsored, Private.
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity.
Taxation: Low. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Very few. Limited restrictions on engines which allow for higher mileage than is common elsewhere.

Nation Name: Midlauthia
Nation Type: Confederate Semi Direct Democracy
Government in Power: Midlauthian Independence Party (Nationalist)
Elections: Every four years
Voting Restrictions: 17 and up, 13-16 may take an aptitude test
National Religion: No state religion
Military: Large navy and air force, small standing army with large national guard
Colonial Policy: Small overseas possessions currently under Franberrian flag
Economic Policy: Semi free banking, mostly free trade
Infrastructure: Varying state to state
Wealth Gap: Widening rich-poor divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly:Total freedom of speech, permits needed for all demonstrations
Freedom of Religion: Total freedom
Right to Privacy: Generally total. MI5 do a little snooping on black political figures.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms
LGBT Rights: Gay marriage banned, homosexual activity criminal in 46 counties
Drug Rights: 18 and over may posess/consume alcohol and small amounts of marijuana
Prostitution: Legal but disqualifies worker for elderly benefits
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: None
Death Penalty: Hanging and firing squad
Social Welfare: Extremely minimal, "Last Chance" program for homeless born into said situation with no criminal record
Education: Public and small private sector
Healthcare: Private, tax benefits given to companies providing full coverage
Taxation: Low to medium, protective tax on imports
Immigration: Open
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws

Nation Name: The Holy Reich of The Peoples Freedom
Nation Type: Representative Democracy
Government in Power: Liberty Party
Elections: Elections held every four years for President's office, elections for Peoples Assembly and Senate vary.
Voting Restrictions: 18, mentally competent
National Religion: Freedom of Religion. Christianity highly prevalent, some Islam.
Military: Priority. Strong Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps
Colonial Policy: All colonies have since been returned or lost
Economic Policy: Complete Free Market. Little to no government intervention, free banking, trade, and enterprise.
Infrastructure: Private, entire nation heavily built up.
Wealth Gap: Moderate.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Complete Freedom of speech and assembly with certain restrictions. False info cannot be printed, protests cannot be between 12:00 and 5:00am and etc
Freedom of Religion: Complete.
Right to Privacy: Strong, warrant needed to serach.
Gun Rights: Complete, few limitations.
LGBT Rights: Legal, yet frowned upon by society, thus uncommon.
Drug Laws: Most drugs outlawed.
Proistution: Legal, but uncommon.
Reverse Discrimination? None.
ID Cards: Driving licenses only
Death Penalty: Hanging, firing squad, lethal injection
Social Welfare: nonexistent
Education: Private. Charity-based education exists.
Healthcare: Private. Insurance, Charity, fee.
Taxation: Flat ten percent income tax.
Immigration: Lax
Environmental Laws: Only safety-related.

Nation Name: The Confederacy of Rymeria
Nation Type: Confederate Democracy
Government in Power: Liberal Party
Elections: Elections held every four years for President's office, every two years for House of Representatives; every six years for the Senate.
Voting Restrictions: 18
National Religion: None.
Military: Strong army, weak Space Command and nearly non-existent Naval Infantry. (Will increase though after my current RP)
Colonial Policy: N/A
Economic Policy: Limited government intervention.
Infrastructure: Private.
Wealth Gap: Moderate.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Freedom of speech held dear; however, people can't yell fire in a crowded theatre. Strong anti-libel or slander laws.
Freedom of Religion: People can believe what they want, but religions can not infringe on each other's rights.
Right to Privacy: Right to privacy is codified in the Rymerian Constitution, but will be made more clear after a constitutional convention.
Gun Rights: Licenses required, may be obtained only after a thorough background check.
LGBT Rights: Thoroughly granted.
Drug Laws: Drugs are legal; rehabilitation centers are open throughout the planet.
Prostitution: Legal with licensure and taxes.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Driving licenses only
Death Penalty: Lethal injection
Social Welfare: Unemployment insurance is present; emergency workfare is available.
Education: Free public education until age 18. Free post-secondary education provided for low-income families or for high-achieving students.
Health Care: Private, through employers. Free catastrophic health care available for unemployed.
Taxation: Flat 14 percent income tax rate.
Immigration: Non-existent yet (probably will increase after first contact RP finishes)
Environmental Laws: Strict.

Nation Name: United Democratic Empire of Asgarnieu and its Associated Colonies, Protectorates, and Overseas Territories.
Nation Type: Federal democratic empire.
Government in Power: Conservative democratic.
Elections: Every four years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: No national religion.
Military: Large active forces.
Colonial Policy: Colonial possessions, no opposition to other empires.
Economic Policy: Tariffed trade.
Infrastructure: Extremely well developed, covers air, land, rail.
Wealth Gap: Moderate rich/poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Mormonism, refined Mormonism, Scientology, 7th Day Adventism, Jehova's Witness banned; all others unrestricted.
Right to Privacy: Semi-protected.
Gun Rights: Freedom to own and purchase weapons.
LGBT Rights: Right to sexual freedom, civil unions for non-heterosexual couples.
Drug Rights: Marijuana/qat legalized; all others illegal.
Prostitution: Federally legal, administrative divisions have the right to legalize.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Nationalized passports and identifications.
Death Penalty: Varies by administrative division; federal executions utilize hanging, shooting, gas chamber. Executions are televised.
Social Welfare: Low funding for social welfare.
Education: Funded by administrative divisions.
Healthcare: Generally private, compulsory enrollment in national health insurance.
Taxation: High income, low others.
Immigration: Checkpoints at internal borders, monitored checkpoints with armed guards at international borders.
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws and environmental laws are commonplace.

Nation Name: The Holy Empire of Lord Sumguy
Nation Type: Semi-libertarian Democracy
Government in Power: Liberty Party
Elections: Every six years for Emperor/empress, five years for Senate, two years for House of Representatives
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: No national religion.
Military: Large, focus upon land forces, large paramilitary organziations present
Colonial Policy: no colonization
Economic Policy: total free market
Infrastructure: mainly private, well developed
Wealth Gap: Moderate rich/poor divide
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly
Freedom of Religion: completely unrestricted
Right to Privacy: well-protected
Gun Rights: few limitations
LGBT Rights: homosexual marraige is legal, couples receive standard rights/freedoms
Drug Rights: recreational drugs outlawed. Alchohol, tobacco are legal at age 21
Prostitution: illegal
ID Cards: driving licenses only
Death Penalty: firing squad, lethal injection
Social Welfare: low (funds are given to private charities)
Education: private and competitive, with federal aid for families unable to afford schools. Large numbers of free schools provided by religious organizations (the AL in particular)
Healthcare: private
Taxation:no income, low others
Immigration: lax
Environmental Laws: nonexistant, enviromental regulations are widely self-imposed due to consumer demand

Nation Name: The Confederacy of Laudren States
Nation Type: Confederacy
Government in Power: Confederacy
Elections: Vice Roy(head of the confederacy) State Council members. Vice Roy elections every 10 years, State laws govern elections for state council members
Voting Restrictions: Age 20(voter has to pass qualification test).
National Religion: Christian
Military: Organized
Colonial Policy: none
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Extremely well developed.
Wealth Gap: Strong rich class, with a bigger working class and a small % is poor class.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: restricted freedom of speech/assembly. Varries by state
Freedom of Religion: Taboo cults prohibited ,otherwise total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Generally total.
Gun Rights: restricted right to bear arms. varries by state
LGBT Rights: No allowed gay marriage.
Drug Rights: restricted right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Driving, Guns, other basic ones ( the two mentioned are required for those purposes ).
Death Penalty: Jail untill death, shot.
Social Welfare: Varies by state
Education: Private, and by law( all regions must have schools)
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: 10% on all goods, 5% on all services, low extras on specific items/services.
Immigration: Open borders, but strict.
Environmental Laws: Conservation laws

Nation Name: Neo-Erusea
Nation Type: Military Dictatorship
Government in Power: Military
Elections: Every four years
Voting Restrictions: Age 21
National Religion: Orthodox Christianity
Military: Mixed conscripts and professional volunteer
Colonial Policy: Large colonial Empire, actively opposes other Empires .
Economic Policy: Free market
Infrastructure: Developed in urban areas
Wealth Gap: Large
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Strict laws against free speech and assembly
Freedom of Religion: All religions other than Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are banned
Right to Privacy: No privacy
Gun Rights: Unrestricted
LGBT Rights: Homosexuality punishable by death
Drug Rights: Alcohol and tobacco are legal, marijuana must be purchased from government authorized vendors
Prostitution: Illegal
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: Passports, drivers license, and residency
Death Penalty: Shooting and beheading
Social Welfare: None
Education: Private
Healthcare: Private
Taxation: High
Immigration: Quotia
Environmental Laws: None

Nation Name: The Beatus
Nation Type: Paedocracy
Government in Power: Widely Accepted Dictatorship
Elections: Local, and Provincial elections held every three years
Voting Restrictions: Beatusian Citizen, at least 10 years old.
National Religion: The Path of the Blessed
Military: At this time all volunteer, conscription plan in the works
Colonial Policy: Colonies for the betterment of the homeland.
Economic Policy: Supply-side economics
Infrastructure: Overdeveloped highway system, that can cause great confusion to foreign drivers. Above average waste management, adequate water, power, and telecommunications infrastructure, and substandard wastewater treatment.
Wealth Gap: Monumental
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: No/Yes
Freedom of Religion: The government does not interfere in religion, however, they also, do not stop the population from making persons of other faiths, "uncomfortable" in the Beatus. Much more freedom in the colonies, where many go for true religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Somewhat, when in your own home. The government sees your chose of leaving your home, as giving up your right to privacy.
Gun Rights: Full
LGBT Rights: Similar to religion, the government says it's okay, but the public shuns it. As with religion, many go to the colonies, to find a more open community.
Drug Rights: Non-prescription drugs are thoroughly illegal, in the Beauts, though in the colonies, drug enforcement is much more lax.
Prostitution: Male Prostitutes are legal, female prostitutes are illegal. Basis is on factor of pregnancy, and the difficulty of identifying the father, when one has so many partners.
Reverse Discrimination: None
ID Cards: essential, needed for everything from attending pre-school, to being buried.
Death Penalty: Firing Squad, Hand to Hand combat with others sentenced to death. The choice is up to the criminal.
Social Welfare: None.
Education: Both public and private systems. Public system operates as follows. Students are tested from preschool through 2nd grade. Those possessing superior intelligence, are sent their own schools, those found to posses superior creativity, are sent to their own schools, and those that are found to have superior physical ability, are sent to their own schools. Those students who are superior in more than one area, the parents decide. Studies have found, that parents chose physical ability first, then creativity, and then intelligence, as they would prefer to see their child as jock, than a nerd.
Healthcare: Private
Taxation: Taxation on land value only.
Immigration: Open boarders, though long application to be completed at border checkpoint, and two week quarentee, to prevent check for genetic defects, STDs, and other illnesses.
Environmental Laws: None

Nation Name: The People's Republic of Kim Jong-Ilia
Nation Type: Socialist Republic
Government in Power: The Communist Party
Elections: Representatives of constituencies at the National Assembly elected every 5 years
Voting Restrictions: Voters must be over 16 of age and have committed no crimes
National Religion: None
National languages: English, Korean, Spanish, French, Burmese, Vietnamese, Lao, Chinese, Arabic
Military: Conscript army
Colonial Policy: no colonies
Economic Policy: Self-reliant, needs little outside support, largely agrarian
Infrastructure: mainly farmland and rice paddies, 4 lane roads at most. Many military installations throughout the country, all of them surrounded by barbed wire fences.
Wealth Gap: None
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Fair
Freedom of Religion: None
Right to Privacy: Major, when in your home. Once you are not in your own home, Little
Gun Rights: Handguns only for non military
LGBT Rights: Allowed
Drug Rights: Alcohol allowed. If in possession of other drugs, unless prescribed, is punishable by death
Prostitution: totally illegal; punishable by death
Reverse Discrimination: none
ID Cards: All people are required to have state issued ID cards from birth until death
Death Penalty: Firing Squad
Social Welfare: Fair
Education: Government regulated education system
Healthcare: Government regulated health care
Taxation: None
Immigration: Regulated
Environmental Laws: Very Strict

Nation Name: The Republic of Reijvajik
Nation Type: Minimalist, Libertarian Republic
Government in Power: No parties.
Elections: Every two years.
Voting Restrictions: Over 16.
National Religion: No national religion.
Military: Primarily focused on the Navy; small-mid sized air force and army.
Colonial Policy: No colonies; does not actively seek to create them.
Economic Policy: Free market; Government initiatives funded by minuscule flat tax.
Infrastructure: Well developed.
Wealth Gap: Relatively small.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Complete Freedom of Speech and Assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Complete Freedom of Religion, except for bans on Scientology and suicidal cults.
Right to Privacy: Total; no secret Government police force exists.
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom; no laws pertaining to sexuality; no civil marriages.
Drug Rights: All substances legal.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None; implementation soon to be banned via amendment to constitution.
Death Penalty: None; implementation banned under constitution.
Social Welfare: Distributed by local governments.
Education: Privatised, means tested funding available.
Healthcare: Privatised, means tested funding available.
Taxation: Minuscule, flat tax.
Immigration: Open to those without criminal records.
Environmental Laws: None.

Nation Name: Fatatatutti.
Nation Type: Parliamentary Democracy.
Government in Power: Communist/Socialist coalition.
Elections: Whenever Parliament loses confidence in the government (maximum five years).
Voting Restrictions: Official voting age is 18 - younger citizens can apply to be added to the voters list.
National Religion: None (little interest in religion).
Military: Defensive purposes only.
Colonial Policy: Colonialism is obsolete by several centuries.
Economic Policy: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
Infrastructure: Adequate.
Wealth Gap: Small.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Total religious freedom.
Right to Privacy: Total right to privacy.
Gun Rights: Privately owned weapons are illegal.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom and marriage. Churches are not permitted to perform marriages, only "religious unions".
Drug Rights: Total right to consume drugs/alcohol/tobacco.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: None.
Social Welfare: All-inclusive.
Education: Public and free.
Healthcare: Public and free.
Taxation: High.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: All-inclusive.

Nation Name: The United States of Pennsylvania
Nation Type: Democracy
Government in Power: Republican
Elections: Every 4 years for President, 6 for Senator, and 2 For Representative
Voting Restrictions: Age 18
National Religion: None, free to worship as you please
Military: Large Navy, Air Force, Medium Active and Large Reserve Army.
Colonial Policy: Opposes Colonization
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets.
Infrastructure: Well Developed
Wealth Gap: Small rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Limited Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion: Complete
Right to Privacy: Generally total. Police do a little searching of Suspected Criminals
Gun Rights: Total right to bear arms.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. No civil marriages exist. Gay Marriage is outlawed
Drug Rights: Total right to consume alcohol/tobacco. Security Forces occasionally raid drug barons on charges of Drug Trafficking
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: None.
Death Penalty: Hanging and shooting, Poisioning
Social Welfare: Minimal
Education: Public and Private
Healthcare: Private, Insurance, Employer-Insured, Charity, Voucher.
Taxation: 77%
Immigration: Open borders unless you have a history of working with Terroists
Environmental Laws: Few to None, depends on What state

Nation Name: The Techno-Soviet

Nation Type: Technocratic Dictatorship and Meritocracy

Government in Power: Being a dictatorship, the nation has no elected political parties, the government tries its best to compromise between everyone.

Elections: Mock elections held every twelve years.

Voting Restrictions: Age 18 minimum.

National Religion: There is no state sponsored religion.

Military: Large Navy, designed around the use of submarines other stealth platforms. Similar-sized Army, comprised of well-trained, professional soldiers who are mainly trained to fight in NBC and urban environments. The Air Force is the smallest branch, with only 6 million soldiers of the total 20 million combined. To compensate, the Air Force is given first pick at the newest technologies. Ironically, the Air Force also operates the Techno-Soviet's strategic nuclear forces, giving it the largest responsibility of any branch of service.

Colonial Policy: Moderately isolationist, except for a few exceptions.

Economic Policy: Moderately free market with small-scale capitalism.

Infrastructure: Planned according to geometric principles and modularity, highly developed.

Wealth Gap: Very small poverty line, most citizens are middle class with a short few who are upper-class. Most upper-class citizens are well known scientists or engineers.

Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total, however large assemblies are frowned upon. Police forces maintain organized. large, open-air areas for citizens to freely stage protests, but will intervene if the protest starts to move out of the designated area.

Freedom of Religion: Total, although religion is frowned upon by most. The state itself advocates atheism but tries to keep the rhetoric to a minimum. Religious institutions are heavily taxed but usually allowed to preach whatever they want short of self-mutilation and/or murder.

Right to Privacy: Almost total, there are police cameras set up the city that watch public gathering areas for any disturbances but beyond that, citizens have complete privacy.

Gun Rights: None.

LGBT Rights: Total. Gay couples are allowed to marry and adopt.

Drug Rights: Alcohol, tobacco and other harmful drugs are banned.

Prostitution: Legal with a license and regular health checkups.

Reverse Discrimination: None.

ID Cards: Required bar coding at the age of 18, ID cards are mandatory before then. RFIDs are optional but highly recommended.

Death Penalty: Nonexistent.

Social Welfare: Moderate, but the government is looking into moving funds from the large defense budget to the social services.

Education: State-sponsored and some small private schools. Evolutionary biology is mandatory and state schooling is free.

Healthcare: State and private clinics, most large hospitals are owned by the government. Healthcare is free.

Taxation: High, although there is no sales tax.

Immigration: Very strict border control, anyone caught trying to cross the border illegally is shot immediately.

Environmental Laws: Very strict. All buildings are 'green', as are most cars. Most of the nation's power is generated from nuclear power, although with a fair amount of it coming from solar and hydro-power. Almost all cars are hydrogen fuel cell powered.

Nation Name: Isselmere-Nieland
Nation Type: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy with devolved administrations
Government in Power: Conservative Party
Elections: Lower House, a maximum of five years; Upper House, nine years
Voting Restrictions: 18 years; persons serving serious criminal convictions (i.e., of sentence of more than one year) ineligible.
National Religion: De jure none, de facto Calvinist and Lutheran
Military: Professional voluntary armed forces, primarily defensive
Colonial Policy: None
Economic Policy: Regulated banking and market, free trade
Infrastructure: Good to very good
Wealth Gap: Marginal
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly
Freedom of Religion: Certain groups considered cults as determined by Parliament and the Judiciary are repressed
Right to Privacy: Certain public places are under CCTV surveillance
Gun Rights: Restricted right to bear arms
LGBT Rights: Equal rights
Drug Rights: Alcohol and tobacco are legal, consumption of certain drugs (e.g., marijuana) legal but heavily taxed
Prostitution: Legal but closely regulated
Reverse Discrimination: Certain marginal cultural groups subsidized by the State
ID Cards: Passports, social insurance, medical insurance
Death Penalty: Death by hanging, but not frequently enforced; military courts and tribunals can sentence guilty parties to death by firing squad
Social Welfare: Some
Education: Free public education to 16-18 years, subsidies for higher education, and private education
Healthcare: Public (limited), private (employer or insurance)
Taxation: Mid-to-high range
Immigration: Generally open borders
Environmental Laws: Increasingly common

Nation Name: Kingdom of Norberd.
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy with Parliamentry Democracy.
Government in Power: Liberal and Social Democrat Party (Centre-Left).
Elections: Every five years.
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: Catholicism would be the main religion in Norberd, though all citizens have to right to practise their religion freely.
Military: Air Force, Army, Navy, Maritime Infantry, Royal Guards; all together quite small but very well trained and armed; mostly used as a defence force.
Colonial Policy: The age of imperialism has passed; colonialism is useless though Norberd will not attempt to stop it militarily unless itself is threatened by it.
Economic Policy: Central banking with a regulated capitalist system; free and fair trade are encouraged.
Infrastructure: Highly developed and at first world standards.
Wealth Gap: Small rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: All citizens have rights to practise their religion.
Right to Privacy: nearly total.
Gun Rights: All form of guns are forbidden under Norberdian laws; only the police and the military may use them.
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. Homosexuals/lesbians have a complete right to marriage.
Drug Rights: Right to consume drugs like marijuana and, in some provinces, drugs like heroin.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: Passports, healthcare cards.
Death Penalty: Forbidden.
Social Welfare: One of the government's top priorities.
Education: Education is a right to all children; schooling is free; government funds all schools and pays for university fees.
Healthcare: Universal healthcare provided by the Royal Norberdian Health Service.
Taxation: Low.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Tough enviromental regulations.

Nation Name: The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde
Nation Type: Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamantery Democracy
Government in Power: Democratic party.
Elections: Every 4 years for the House of Representatives and every 6 years for the Senate
Voting Restrictions: Age 18.
National Religion: Non, Noordeinde is verry multi-cultural and has multiple religions.
Military: Standard Army, large Airforce,large Navy
Colonial Policy: Noordeinde has multiple colonies from the colonial era, but isn't looking for more colonies any more in these modern times.
Economic Policy: Free Banking, Free Trade, Free Markets, butt still a bitt regulated so that everyone has profit.
Infrastructure: We keep on updating to the newest technolegies.
Wealth Gap: small rich-poor divide.
Freedom of Speech/Assembly: Total freedom of speech/assembly.
Freedom of Religion: Everyone may believe what he or she believes.
Right to Privacy: Tottaly, but incase of terrorism the government may disturb a persons privacy
Gun Rights: Total right to carry a handgun, nothing larger. And may only been used in cases of self-defense
LGBT Rights: Total right to sexual freedom. All sort of marriages are allowed, exept with animals
Drug Rights: softdrugs as weed and marijuana are allowed within the privacy of your own house, hard drugs are illegal.
Prostitution: Legal.
Reverse Discrimination: None.
ID Cards: From the age of 14 compulory to carry with you where ever you go to.
Death Penalty: Forbidden, highest punishment life imprissonment
Social Welfare: Most important issue for the Government.
Education: Universal, it's everyones right to follow education on schools, colleges, universities and it's free. .
Healthcare: Universal and free healthcare.
Taxation: Low. No goods-specific taxation.
Immigration: Open borders.
Environmental Laws: Imortant issue, The Government invests a lot in the envirement.