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| Baal | Feb 28 2013, 02:46 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Official name: Federal Republic of Baal / Federale Republiek van Baal Conventional Name: Baal Government Type: Authoritarian One Party state Population: 82,112,370 Demonym: Baalite Official Languages: Flutch (Basically Dutch and Flemish) Other Languages Spoken: Slostian, Navis, Espirit Head of State: Secretary General Current Head of State: Herman Ljapsikg Head of Government: Same as Head of State Administrative Model: Unitary state Administrative Divisions: State Capital: Hofendaam National Colours: Black, White & Blue National Flower: Tulip National Animal: Black Hawk Edited by Baal, Mar 8 2013, 10:07 PM.
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| Baal | Feb 28 2013, 11:16 AM Post #2 |
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![]() United Baal Party / Verenigde Baal Partij Political Position: Centre to Far Right Ideology: Nationalism, Populism, Statism, State Capitalism, Fascism. Description: The United Baal Party (VBP) came into power after a civil war between Republicans and the old Theocratic regime, resulting in a coup de tat of the military that effectively seized power of the entire country in 1967. Since then they have been known as one of the most violently anti-religious and anti-theocratic regimes in Alterra as many survivors have lost loved ones to overzealous religious theocrats. They came into power by appealing to people’s problems and economic despair and poverty with the old religious order of the clergy’s jag boot, and apathy for the hungry, poor and starving, which brought about a deep hatred of anti-religious sentiment and the promise of secular renewal. After the collapse of the Holy kingdom of Baal, the military took control of the executive and dissolved the holy Curia. They maintain control in the name of the maintenance of law and order and use a paramilitary intelligence body known as the Geheime Staatspolitie (Secret State Police) also known as Staatspol to crush decent, by making political opponents disappear. Their platform economically is state capitalism, where then state allows for freedom of markets and businesses to trade, but in a few key areas the government has owning stakes and shares in some companies to gain government revenue to subsidise social programs and defence, as well as state terror. Socially they are extremely nationalistic, emphasising unity and patriotism towards the nation and utter obedience and submission to the state, and decent would equate to a crime against the state. Elections are fixed and rigged, but are made to be disguised as free elections, through behind closed doors arrangements. Edited by Baal, Feb 28 2013, 11:48 AM.
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| Baal | Mar 1 2013, 10:22 AM Post #3 |
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The Baalite Government Executive: The Head of the executive is known as the Secretary General. The Secretary General is responsible of the day to day administration of the entire country through the appointment of cabinet secretaries of various government departments and agencies, this body is known as the Central Policy Secretariat (Centraal Beleidssecretariaat) . The Secretary General also has final say on what passes for legislation by signing each act in the State Assembly known as the Executive Mandate, the Secretary General is also the speaker of the State Assembly, appoints Central Court Justices and is the supreme commander of the armed forces. The Legislature: The Legislature is known as the State Assembly (Staatsvergadering) and is run on a unicameral basis. Members of the State Assembly are a maxim allowed 2 terms of five years, thus the maximum allowed time a member of the State Assembly is supposed to be in the legislature is 10 years. The State Assembly is essentially a rubber stamp institution for the Central, while the Secretary General lets the State Assembly essentially makes its own laws without any problem, when the executive however wishes to make a piece of legislation, it almost always passes through without incident. The Judiciary: The head of the judiciary is known as the Central Court (Centrale Rechtbank). The Justices are all appointed by the Secretary General. They are the final court of appeal. Enforces the law with the police, and has the power of judicial review, but it is not exercised often. |
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| Baal | Mar 1 2013, 10:58 AM Post #4 |
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Economic Information Currency: Guilder (ƒ) Exchange Rate: $1.00 = ƒ1.22 / ƒ1.00 = $0.81 Population: 82,112,370 Gini Coefficient: 0.25 GDP Per Capita (Nominal): $32,623.12 GDP Per Capita (PPP): $26,424.72 GDP Total (Normal): $2,678,761,699,994.40 GDP Total (PPP): $2,169,796,385,786.40 Avg Income per person: $43,311.57 Income Tax Rate: 32% (Flat Tax) Economic Model: State Capitalism Stock Exchange: Janova Exchange Index Labour Force: 49,267,422 (60% of Population) Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture (3%), Industry (32%), Services (65%) Exporting Side Primary: Timber, Mineral Ores (Primary Metals), Fur/Fleece,Natural Gas Secondary: Pharmaceuticals, Heavy Industrial Equipment, Pulp and Paper Products, Industrial Chemicals, Transport Equipment, Military Equipment, Telecommunications Equipment, Clothing and Textiles. Tertiary: Education, Public Health Services, Banking and Financial Services, Food Processing, Insurance, Retail, Civil Engineering and Construction. Government Budget: $857,203,743,998.20 Social Welfare: $85,720,374,399.82 (10%) Healthcare: $94,292,411,839.80 (11%) Education: $171,440,748,799.64 (20%) Defence: $188,584,823,679.60 (22%) Law and Order: $85,720,374,399.82 (10%) Transport & Infrastructure: 60,004,262,079.87 (7%) Commerce: $42,860,187,199.91 (5%) Environment: $42,860,187,199.91 (5%) Public Administration: $85,720,374,399.82 (10%) Edited by Baal, Mar 2 2013, 11:47 AM.
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| Baal | Mar 3 2013, 11:15 AM Post #5 |
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Leaders ![]() Name: Herman Ljapsikg Age: 70 Position: Secretary General of The Federal Republic of Baal Bio: Little is known about the mysterious and enigmatic Herman Ljapsikg. All that is known about him is that he used to be the director of the Geheime Staats Politie (Secret State police). Beyond that is all a mystery. He is also said to be one of the most elusive world leaders in history, as he rarely shows his face in public. His policies however have been seen as a breath of fresh air to many international political circles, as he has allowed for more freedoms that the country has ever seen before, such as being able to leave th country and get citizenship somewhere else, allowing for more foreign trade and investment, and spending more money in the maintenance on health and social programs and education while emphasising less on the military. However he refined the Secret State Police’s methods for torture, instead of physical torture through violence, he has written doctorial thesis’s on how to break souls and minds through subtle means of cohesion and what he calls Realiteit Vervorming (Reality Distortion). He is said to be extremely hard to read as he speaks and a soft monotone voice and rarely changes his facial expression, which puts many people on edge. ![]() Name: Helenore Eikmann Age: 47 Position: Foreign Relations Secretary Bio: Helenore Eikmann is the Secretary of Foreign Relations. She is said to be the friendly face of the Federal Republic of Baal. She is the very image of the shrewd diplomat. She is always calm, soft spoken, and rarely shows her emotions. She can smile and shake one’s hand while holding a figurative dagger behind her back. She started her diplomatic career as a junior administration clerk for the Baalite Office of the Alterran Assembly Ambassador, eventually working her way up to her current position; however she secretly has ambitions for the top office of the Secretary General. She however has yet to give her political views on anything, and is rather politically ambiguous in terms of her ideological principles. Edited by Baal, Mar 3 2013, 01:11 PM.
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