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Name:

Conventional Long form: The Serene Republic of Dartace
Conventional Short form: Dartace
Common short form: Dartace
(Pronounded - Dar-thasee)

Georgraphy:

Capital City: Humana

total: 1,919,440 sq km
water: 93,000 sq km
land: 1,826,440 sq km

There are four provinces in the Republic. The Province of Hudarta, Zeral, Bdowen and Edlan.



The country has varying types of landscape, but on common feature are the large forests with cities and towns carved into them. There is a large mountain rage in the province of Hudarta where the capitol city is located. In the province of Zeral there are large farms which cover vast open space.

People:

88% Dartacian
5% Ulejian
2% Taaruian
2% Nedilian
2% Halor
1% Novus Atlantican

Language

Main Langauge: Dartacian
Second Language: English
Other Dialects: Ulejian, Taaruian, Nedilian, Halorian and Novus Atlantican

Government:

Type: Royal Republic, provincial State governed by Royal mandate.

Head of State: Prince Anton of Gowwan, Serene President


Head of Government: Morton Felix, Prime Minister


Chairman of the Pricy Council: King Leonard V


Head of state appointed from the Royal Family to serve as Serene Preseident until death or until the Privy Council deems fit. Head of government appointed by the Head of State. Government ministers appointed by the Privy Council. The chair person of the privy council is the head of a Royal family.

The Privy council is made up of all senior members of the Royal family including the head of state and 5 elected representatives, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister.

The Government is made up of the Executive Branch, which consists of the Head of State, Vice President, Cheif-of-Staff, High Consul and Privy Chairman.

The Senate which has 66 seats, 50 of which are democratically elected by universal suffrage, 21 years, and the other 16 appointed by the head of state with 4 seats going directly to leaders of the Order of Stanislas.

Each province has an elected (universal suffrage, 21 years) House of Representatives from the various districts of those provinces with a Governer who is appointed by the Executive Branch.

Hudarta House of Rep's controlled by the RNP
Zeral House of Rep's controlled by the RNP
Bdowen House of Rep's controlled by the DNP
Edlan House of Rep's controlled by a RNP/DNP alliance.

The Royal Family: Consist of three families, the House of Dexter (ruling family), the House of Sdarman and the House of Gowwan. The families alternate rule based on ascendancy to the throne at the beginning of the creation of the nation of Dartace, which was the House of Dexter, then Sdarman then Gowwan. The position of King or Queen is taken by the son of daughter of the previous king, or of that line and rule for no longer than 10 years.

The heir to the throne is always refered to as 'The Prince of Hudarta' and the head of the house which is not in line for the throne is refered to as 'Prince Royal' or 'Princess Royal.'

(The eldest child of the line of heirs is always the head of the house)

Head of the House of Dexter is King Leonard V (ruling King)

Head of the House of Sdarman is Prince of Hudarta, Prince Alexi, Grandson of King Leonard IV.


Head of the House of Gowwan is The Princess Royal, Princess Ralena of Zeral, Great Grand-daughter of King Fredrix III, niece of the Serene President


Political Parties: The Royal National Party (majority in the senate 34 seats), Dartace National Party (10 seats), Democratic National Party (3 seats), Socialist Party (2 seat) and the National Bolshevik Party (1 seat)

Disputed Zone The Area of Ilebdej is home of the small ethnic tribe of the Ulej who's religious practices were outlawed. There is a political and military resistance for independence.

Religion:



All religious organisations are outlawed accept Stanislas which is a one god (Abram) religion, based on a holy trinity, God, heaven and the holy spirt. Creation religion that God in his wisdom created the earth and created life to honour mother nature. Belives that God came to earth on the day of creation and walked among nature for 4 milenium until his creation rejected his name and forced him to return to heaven.

It is believed that when you die, if you have embraced God and loved the earth, you will admitted into heaven. If you reject God or hate the earth then you have rejected life and your soul is left to walk Resai (Ree-sar) a cold world of nothingness.

Head of the Stanislas Church: Cailena B.R. Alex


Judicery

Supreme Court with judges appointed by the privy council. Provincial court Judges elected. Local court Judges elected. Supreme Court Judges have the right to disallow the election of provincial judges.

Common and political law created by the Senate and enacted through the executive branch.

Military

Active: 3.1 Million
Permenant: 1.7 Million
National Service: 1.4 Milion

Reservists: 1.500K

Extensive up to date military hardware.

Economy:

Main industries are oil, farming, steel production and information technology.

Major Exports: Oil, steel, corn, sugar, coffee, tobacco
Major Imports: Military hardware.

Currancy: Dartace Dollor

Exchange Rate:

D$1.7 to the US$1

This post has been edited by Dartace on May 25 2004, 12:19 PM

say
2% Taaruian
<1% Vilitan
<1% Nojikan
<1% Novus Atlantican

That would give it a more Regional Feel

Thats why the larger percent was from Taaru