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Nation Name: The Confederation of Beira
Demonym: Beiran
Official Language: Beiran
Currency: Sol
Government Type: Confederated Directorial Republic, with Direct Democracy Elements
Estimated Population: 35 million
Religions by Percentage: 71% Tiburan Christians, 10% Traditional Faiths , 8% Muslim, 7% Jewish, 2% Orthodox Christians 2% Others;
Top Leaders: Chancellor Pedro da Silva; Minister of External Affairs Gabriel Cabral; Potentate (head of the Directorate): Maximino Pinho;
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Religious Freedom: Catholicism - state religion; Judaism, Orthodoxy - Tolerated religions; Islam - Legal only in the Tafilaet Autonomous Region; African Heathenry - Legal only in the Lunda Autonomous Region;
Freedom of Speech: Free for all, with the exception of the Lunda and the Uroduah;
Tax Policies: Flat income tax; The Confederated States pay greater taxes than the Autonomous Regions; The Autonomous Regions can be described as tax havens;
LGBT Policy: Legal, unless it starts a public scandal;
Firearm Policy: Militarized and police units are allowed to carry guns; People living in Haciendas have the right to carry guns.
Foreign Aid: Donor, especially to Loago;
Abortion Policy: Illegal with an exception if the mother's health is in danger.
Healthcare Availability: Generous in the Confederated States; The regional systems in Tafilaet and Lunda are separated from the Confederated one.
Energy Policy: Costly coal-based, but renewable energy is more and more present in the coastal regions; The government wishes to make the switch to renewable;
Immigration Policy: Open doors; Uroduah can only immigrate to Tafilaet and Nethians only to Lunda;
Drug Policy: Illegal;
Government Surveillance: PDE is the interior intelligence agency, it keeps track of all citizens but has a special interest on the Nethians and the Uroduah;
Labor Unions: Legal for all but Tafilaet and Lunda based corporations and companies;
International Trade: Biggest import/export partners are Andaluz, Arcadia, Eiffelland and Pelasgia;
Trade Policy: Protectionist in general, lower tariffs for trade with the aforementioned states, with the exception of Eiffelland;
Military Service: No enforced conscription;

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Nation Name: Ostrovakia ; The Ostrovakian League
Demonym: Ostrovakian ; Ostrovak
Official Language: Vyhorycheskiy (Chernovyhoric), Ostrovak Variants
Currency: Blochs
Government Type: Dominant-party Federal entity comprised of six 'progressive republics'
Estimated Population: 35 Million
Religions by Percentage: Vyhoric Rite Orthodoxy 70% , Tiburan Catholicism 10%, Judaism 10%, Urodoah Islam 5%, Pagan 5%
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Religious Freedom: Religious freedom is restricted from being expressed publicly, especially in the workplace. This freedom is not infringed upon within the home.

Freedom of Speech: State and private employers restrict individuals from expressing dissident views from "national progress", as well as cited interference of individual progress.

Tax Policies: Flat rate of income tax.

LGBT Policy: Federal law permits marriage between all Homo Sapiens.

Firearm Policy: Restricted to farmland owners and special permit hunters.

Foreign Aid: Exists to investigate foreign statistics and support Uroduah rights.

Abortion Policy: Permitted and funded federally.

Healthcare Availability: Right to care stipulated in constitution. Achieved by compulsory insurance paid for by employers and government subsidies.

Energy Policy: Seeking alternative fuel, however closely gripped to fossil sources.

Immigration Policy: Restricted to citizen marriage and exceptional skill immigration.

Drug Policy: Highly regulated pain-killers and stimulants, hallucinogenics are suppressed.

Government Surveillance: Government can legally spy on any citizen.

Labor Unions: Permitted and encouraged to organize.

International Trade: Regulated federally, yet actively seeking new contacts.

Military Service: Compulsory, waivers are allowed for medical, religious, or entrepreneurial service.

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Nation Name: The Kingdom of Arcadia
Demonym: Arcadian
Official Language: Engellexic (English)
Currency: Arcadian Dollar
Government Type: Federal Elected Constitutional Monarchy
Estimated Population: 67,500,000
Religions by Percentage: 80% Tiburan Christians, 8% tribal faiths, 7% Muslim, 4% Jewish, 1% other
Top Leaders: King Joseph IV (Head of State); Lord Protector Charles Harrison (Head of Government); Princess Diana and Prince Alexander (heir candidates)

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Religious Freedom: While the State Religion is Tiburan Catholic, the people are free to worship as they please.
Freedom of Speech: Free for all, with the exception of speech that intends to harm the integrity of the Kingdom.
Tax Policies: Progressive income tax, 3% mandatory tithe to the Church.
LGBT Policy: Legal, but subject to the normal laws of the Kingdom.
Firearm Policy: Citizens are permitted to own firearms as a God-given right, but must comply with all Federal Laws to ownership.
Foreign Aid: Aid to Tiburan Missionaries and projects of human enhancement.
Abortion Policy: Illegal with an exception of a clear and present danger to the mother's life.
Healthcare Availability: The Crown works with the Tiburan Church to guarantee universal healthcare to all citizens of the Kingdom.
Energy Policy: Strong investments in wind, solar, and hydro are transforming the Kingdom's energy reliance.
Immigration Policy: As commanded by Faith, the Arcadians open their doors to all those seeking refugee in the Kingdom of God.
Drug Policy: Illegal;
Government Surveillance: The National Security Council is tasked with performing the duties necessary to ensure the safety of the Arcadian Kingdom and its people.
Labor Unions: Legal
International Trade: The Kingdom's biggest trading partners are Beira and Pelasgia
Trade Policy: In order to foster growth among Arcadian industry, reasonable protectionist policies have been implemented.
Military Service: Military service is encouraged, but not mandated.

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Nation Name: Kingdom of Geotri
Demonym: Geotrian
Official Language: German,
Currency: Moch
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Estimated Population: 75 Million
Religions by Percentage: Tiburan Catholicism 36%, Protestantism 48%, Twentish Catholicism 13%, Other (Islam, Judaism, etc.) 3%
Top Leaders: HRM King Wilhelm Wächtler IV, Chancellor Amelie Laufer
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Religious Freedom: No state religion, however the Head of the Royal Family must be Protestant. Religious practices can be practiced on government/public property, as in prayers in school are legally allowed
Freedom of Speech: Free for all, only restrictions are on speech that openly threatens the safety of people.
Tax Policies: Tiered tax system, with the wealthy and large corporations taxed more than lower and middle class.
LGBT Policy: Legally there is nothing specifically stating that the LGBT community can marry, however there is nothing saying they can't. Constitution doesn't specify that marriage must be between man and female, coupled with an irreverence towards the LGBT community allows them to live in peace.
Firearm Policy: Civilians can own firearms but must go through process to be deemed psychologically fit (Not crazy and going to shoot up people because the voices said so,) and also to go through training course to properly maintain firearms and learn firearm safety.
Foreign Aid: Mix of donor and state aid, though not much is given.
Abortion Policy: Illegal with the exception of health risks to mother
Healthcare Availability: High quality healthcare in and near major metropolitan areas, however in remote regions healthcare quality drops.
Energy Policy: Coal reliant, however there are a number of hydro-electric stations throughout the nation
Immigration Policy: Open
Drug Policy: Only for medical purposes, recreation is illegal
Government Surveillance: The BBS, is a federal agency charged with watching for potential threats of terror, illegal drug trade, and sex trafficking. Limited monitoring of people.
Labor Unions: Legal
International Trade: Biggest trade partners are Bourgogne, Borovanger, and Gunnland
Trade Policy: Low tariffs
Military Service: Non-conscription, professional military.

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Nation Name: Engellexian Republic
Demonym: Engell, Engellexic, Engellexian, Angelli-Lexen
Official Language: Engelsh, Modern Engellisċ
Currency: Pound Sterling
Government Type: Federated parliamentary aristocratic republic
Estimated Population: 109,100,737
Religions by Percentage: State Atheism 99.99%
Top Leaders: Lord Protector, Admiral Walter Drake the Viscount Drake and Admiral-General of the Republic; President in the North, Lady Anne Siward; President in the South, Lady Seraphina Underwood; Lord Speaker and Keeper, Lord Thomas Bartlett; Foreign Affairs Joint Committee Chairman, Lord Benjamin Boxer
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Religious Freedom: All religion is prohibited.
Freedom of Speech: A constitutional right guaranteed to all.
Tax Policies: Flat rate of income tax.
LGBT Policy: Protected equality and constitutionally guaranteed freedom and rights.
Firearm Policy: Restricted to landowners and the agricultural class.
Foreign Aid: Does not presently exist.
Abortion Policy: Legal and protected.
Healthcare Availability: A complicated system of Voluntary Hospitals, local authority Poor Law Hospitals, Private Hospitals, and constituent republic level Health and Asylums Boards.
Energy Policy: Undeveloped.
Immigration Policy: A three-tier system. Free movement to those in the first; limited in the second; closed to those in the third.
Drug Policy: Legal or highly regulated.
Government Surveillance: The Ministry of the Extraordinary and Civilised Office (MoECO), and its institutions - Department of Vigilance and Regulation of Unlawful Fictional Adherence (DoVRUFA), that department's Committee for the Removal of Delusional People (CRDP), and the Agency for the Interception of Dangerous Speakers (AIDS), perform legal government surveillance within the Southern Constituent Republics of the Engellexian Republic (SoCRER). The Bletchley Intelligence Bureau (BIB) legally operates throughout the Engellexian Republic.
Labor Unions: Illegal.
International Trade: Angelli-Lexen Mercantilism.
Military Service: No enforced conscription. Military service is open and encouraged to all citizens of the Republic.

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Nation Name: Independent Democratic Republic of Kashtan
Demonym: Kashtanese, Kashtan
Official Language: Kashtanese (Minority languages with special status: Tashvan, Kadikistani, Mandarin)
Currency: Axan
Government Type: Democratic Republic
Estimated Population: 34,750,000
Religions by Percentage: 42% Buddhism, 28% Manichaeism, 10% Kash-Touyouan Spiritualism, 7% Nestorian Christianity, 7% Sunni Islam, 2% Shia Islam, 2% Gnostic Christianity, 1% Hindu, 1% Other
Top Leaders: The President
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Religious Freedom: Freedom of worship is constitutionally guaranteed.
Freedom of Speech: A right to democratic free speech is a founding principle of the IDRK.
Tax Policies: No taxes are levied.
LGBT Policy: All citizens of the Republic enjoy the same rights.
Firearm Policy: The working class is collectively armed to defend its democratic rights.
Foreign Aid: Support for disprivileged peoples such as Urudoah and Nethians. Medical support missions.
Abortion Policy: Legal and protected.
Healthcare Availability: Free, universal healthcare for all citizens.
Energy Policy: Autarky Directive - striving to eliminate dependence on imported energy sources (oil, cross-border power lanes). Coal-based, long-term goal of a mix of thorium reactors and renewable energy.
Immigration Policy: Asylum to political refugees is granted.
Drug Policy: Not specified.
Government Surveillance: The citizens of Democratic Kashtan protect their Republic.
Labor Unions: Labor Unions are an important tool of the working class and their inclusion in the democratic process is a founding principle of the IDRK.
International Trade: Autarky Directive - selective international trading via the Foreign Exchange Bureau.
Military Service: The defense of the IDRK is the patriotic determination of all citizens.

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Nation Name: Regnum Marpesiae / Kingdom of Gunnland
Demonym: Gunnish
Official Language: Latin (official), Engelsh (de facto)
Currency: 1000 talents : 10 franks : 1 cumal
Government Type: Elective monarchy
Estimated Population: 11,000,000
Religions by Percentage: 98% Tiburan Catholic; 2% Other.
Top Leaders: King Josias [dead]; Prince Joachas and Queen-Dowager Cherra [co-regents]; James Gunn Gallagher [prime minister]; James Buchanan Blackthorn [de facto leader].

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Religious Freedom: Tiburan Catholicism is the official faith; practice of non-pagan religions is tolerated.
Freedom of Speech: None; media are state-owned and controlled; except for the County of Arundel.
Tax Policies: Progressive income tax; 10% Church tithe for Catholics; calps for clansmen.
LGBT Policy: Sodomy is unlawful. Sexual identity is not well understood in Gunnish culture.
Firearm Policy: Firearms are widely available, and carried by each clan host.
Foreign Aid: Church-organized charity and missions, primarily.
Abortion Policy: Feticide is unlawful.
Healthcare Availability: Clans traditionally provide health-insurance schemes to their members.
Energy Policy: Gas and oil, primarily.
Immigration Policy: Fairly open, but high unemployment and insularity makes Gunnland an unattractive destination.
Drug Policy: Standard banned substances; only partially enforced.
Government Surveillance: National Security Service (NSS) plus informal networks through Church and clans.
Labor Unions: Some, but clans traditionally bargain collectively on behalf of their members.
Major Trade Partners: Bourgogne, Eiffelland, Satakunta, Ivernia, Kadikistan, Geotri
Trade Policy: Protectionist
Military Service: Compulsory; only partially enforced.

This is for modern. I will do a 50s version if needed.

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Nation Name: The Andal Commonwealth
Demonym: Andal
Official Language: Andal
Currency: Solido
Government Type: Federal Directorial Republic
Estimated Population: 30 million
Religions by Percentage: 36% Tiburan Christians, 30% Arian Christians , 8% Jewish, 7% Sunni Muslim, 6% other, rest agnostic/atheist or non-reporting
Top Leaders: Chairman Alejandro Rivera-Gallez (Commissioner for the Interior), Deputy Chairman Rodrigo Zara (Commissioner for Justice)
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Religious Freedom: State secularism, with all religions legal.
Freedom of Speech: Unrestricted, except for times of war or during declared national emergencies.
Tax Policies: Progressive income tax, though rates have remained relatively fixed for several decades.
LGBT Policy: Legal; civil unions recognized for purpose of tax benefits.
Firearm Policy: no legal right to firearm ownership enshrined; all firearm licenses provided by the state following application submitted with reasonable need demonstrated. In practice, only police, the military, and select very rural populations own guns.
Foreign Aid: Donor, typically within Himyar.
Abortion Policy: Legal, though the state attempts to discourage abortions by providing tax breaks and support services for new or single parents.
Healthcare Availability: State insurance system, all citizens paying into the national system and being members from birth. Supplemental insurance available for private practices or cosmetic/comfort procedures. Very few federal hospitals, though individual states operate many.
Energy Policy: Hydropower and natural gas account for most of Andaluz' power generation, supplemented by coal and some small amount of solar and wind in the south.
Immigration Policy: Preference for Tiburan language peoples; else via waiver system where potential immigrant requires a sponsor by an individual or employer.
Drug Policy: Marijuana legal and taxed, else illegal.
Government Surveillance: Widespread public CCTV. Government surveillance of private individuals with warrant only.
Labor Unions: Legal for purpose of collective bargaining with employers, though cannot exist as political entities. In practice, labor unions thus sponsor candidates that favor their interests in municipal Public Safety Committees.
International Trade: Beira, Pelasgia, Engellex, Nichtstein, and Eiffelland as chief trade partners. Exporter of machinery, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, foodstuffs (especially dairy products), and other consumer goods.
Trade Policy: Liberal; low tariffs all round. Preferential tariffs for primary trade partners.
Military Service: All volunteer.

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Nation Name: Grand Duchy of Bourgogne
Demonym: Burgundian
Official Language: Frankish, Germanic
Currency: Livre (Burgundian)
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Estimated Population: 86,000,000
Religions by Percentage: Tiburan Catholics 53%, Twentish Catholic 24.5%, Protestants 9%, Jews 8%, Orthodox Christians and other 5.5%
Top Leaders: Charles VI

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Religious Freedom: Religions are legal though those which tread on cultism are banned
Freedom of Speech: Speech is generally free with the exception of threats and inciting violence.
Tax Policies: Flat rate up to the top 5% of earners. The top bracket pay 3.4% more.
LGBT Policy: No official policy or law. Thus, it remains ambiguous in terms of legality. Gay marriage is not legal.
Firearm Policy: Hunting clubs or sport shooting clubs (Olympic sports) allow for gun ownership, though ammunition must be both purchased and used at range. Semi-automatic rifles are not legal for civilians and semi-automatic pistols may not exceed .22 caliber. There are no restrictions for black powder weapons, though a permit must be obtained following a lengthy process. Shotguns are available to rural citizens who live or work on a farm but must also obtain a permit and go through a process. Restrictions on ammunition for the shotguns are strict.
Foreign Aid: Donor.
Abortion Policy: Also ambiguous. The law states that abortion is legal in cases of rape or threat to mother. However, no law specifically states it is banned otherwise. Provincial laws may differ though it is not outright banned in any.
Healthcare Availability: Heavily subsidized. 95% of cost is covered by national health system.
Energy Policy: Hydro power, natural gas, and nuclear power are the most dominant with a move to explore new sources.
Immigration Policy: Asylum due to war is available. Other immigration is strictly controlled.
Drug Policy: Banned. Marijuana laws are rarely enforced.
Government Surveillance: Limited
Bureau de la sécurité intérieure monitors for terrorism and engages in counter-intelligence activities.
Labor Unions: Widespread but legally limited in scope.
International Trade: Major partners (in no particular order)- Engellex, Gunnland, Geotri, Borovanger, Srbja, Eiffelland, Trivodnia. Major exports include vehicles, agricultural goods, heavy machinery, organic chemicals, optical and medical equipment, beverages and spirits, timepieces/watches
Trade Policy: Liberal; low tariffs.
Military Service: Mostly volunteer but conscription takes place on an 'as needed' basis


OOC:This is also for modern so.....

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Nation Name: Free State of Trivodnia
Demonym: Trivodnian; Free Stater; Free Statesman
Official Language(s): Krasnislavian and Yiddish
Currency: Trivodnian Mark
Government Type: Unitary democratic republic
Estimated Population: c. 11 million
Religions by Percentage: 63% Jewish, 31% Orthodox Christian, 6% Atheist, 4% Other
Top Leaders: President Meier Lauterpacht; Chancellor Alexander Kahnemann

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Religious Freedom: Constitutionally guaranteed although minority faiths (e.g. Islam) face other legal or bureaucratic obstacles to opening places of worship
Freedom of Speech: Constitutionally protected unless speech stirs religious and religious tension or insults national institutions and symbols (e.g. flag, constitution, military, office of the Chancellor or President)
Tax Policies: Progressive income tax; high business and consumption taxes as well
LGBT Policy: Homosexuality and sodomy decriminalised; gay marriage not legally recognised; same-sex public displays of affection may result in harassment, especially in more rural areas
Firearm Policy: Ownership restricted to farmers, registered hunters, reservists and those with special permits (e.g. sportsmen)
Foreign Aid: Minimal state-provided foreign aid; some third sector charitable activity
Abortion Policy: Permitted in the case of rape, incest or serious threat to mother's or child's health; illegal abortions not actively prosecuted
Healthcare Availability: Universal coverage; state-backed insurance system
Energy Policy: Energy production heavily subsidised; largely reliant on coal and gas
Immigration Policy: Restrictive unless you are highly skilled or have an ancestral link to Trivodnia
Drug Policy: Punitive; long prison sentences for users and potential death penalty for smugglers
Government Surveillance: Constitutionally restricted; widely believed to be ignored; main intelligence body is Free State Information Bureau
Labour Unions: Powerful; strong links to ruling Social Democratic Alliance
International Trade: Limited Free Trade Agreements with Bourgogne, Eiffelland, Nichtstein and Pelasgia; cross-border trade with Kadikistan erratic; high tariffs for 'strategic industries' (e.g. mining, aerospace, defence manufacturing); low or non-existent tarriffs for import-dependent consumer industries (e.g. foodstuffs; textiles)
Military Service: Conscription for school leavers; exemptions for conscientious objectors (e.g. pacifists or ultra-Orthodox Jews)

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Nation Name: Kingdom of Eiffelland
Demonym: Eiffellandian
Official Language: German
Currency: Eiffelland Mark
Government Type: Constitutional monarchy
Estimated Population: 60 million
Religions by Percentage: 80% Tiburan Catholic, 15% Protestant, 4% Jewish, 1% other
Top Leaders: King Albrecht III (also Grand-Duke of Nichtstein), Chancellor Matthias Graf von Seydewitz



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Religious Freedom: Complete, with the restriction that the freedom of religion stops where discrimination and violence begin.
Freedom of Speech: Free, with the notion that freedom of speech also comes with a responsibility. People are allowed to indicate that government policies lead to unwanted results, but freedom of speech does not necessarily mean freedom to insult. Discrimination is forbidden.
Tax Policies: Slightly progressive. On average 40% (counting up everything, like income tax, property revenue tax, VAT, road tax and so on; percentage of income tax plus social security fees is on average 30%). In return, education is free, daytime childcare for working women is subsidized, the uninsurable part of healthcare is subsidized and there is social security.
LGBT Policy: Homosexuality is allowed. Age of consent is 16 years for straight and gay sex. Same-sex marriage is under discussion. Tolerance for homosexuality and travesty is high in the larger cities (80,000 inhabitants and above) and low in rural areas. Noble families often do not accept homosexuality within their own class.
Firearm Policy: Firearms are only allowed for the armed forces and the police. Civilians can apply for a licence to own firearms, but this licence is only granted to people who are considered psychologically stable enough to handle them.
Foreign Aid: Is given when needed and when possible.
Abortion Policy: Legal until 12 weeks pregancy duration for any reason; after 12 weeks pregnancy duration only in the case of rape, severe fetal anomalies leading to either imminent death or severe handicaps of the newborn, when the life of the mother is in danger, when the mother is under 18 years of age or when continuation of the pregnancy will lead to handicaps of the mother.
Healthcare Availability: State insurance is available for everyone. It is possible to take a private insurance. The level of healthcare is high, both in the cities and on the land.
Energy Policy: Nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, wind, solar and hydropower
Immigration Policy: Asylum possible when the applicant's life is in danger; highly skilled people are always welcome
Drug Policy: Coffee and tea are completely legal. Tobacco use is severely discouraged, alcohol use is allowed but accompanied with education programmes to stimulate people to use it in a responsible way, all other drugs are only allowed for medical use (this is strongly enforced). Legalisation of weed is under discussion. Drinking age is 16 years for beer and wine, and 18 years for liquors.
Government Surveillance: Is allowed in the case of indications that the object of surveillance is committing crimes or plans to commit crimes, and is allowed for solving crimes. Of course traffic is monitored as well.
Labor Unions: Allowed.
International Trade: Trade agreements with Pelasgia, Bourgogne, Nichtstein and Trivodnia. Gunnlandia is also an important trade partner.
Military Service: 3 years society service is compulsory. This consists of a part military service and a part civil service. People who are unfit to fulfil military service perform civil service for the complete 3 years.

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Nation Name: Pelasgian Empire (Pelasgia)
Demonym: Pelasgian, Imperial
Official Language: Pelasgian (Greek)
Currency: Hyperpyron
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
Estimated Population: 157 million
Religions by Percentage:

• Orthodox Christian – 86%
• Jewish - 5.5%
  
• Tiburan Catholic - 4%
  
• Muslim – 1.5%
  
• Other Christian – 1%
• Other – 2%

Top Leaders: Attalos I Laskaris-Komnenos (Emperor), Eugenios Chalkondyles (Head of Government & Lord of Syra), Herakleios Artopoiopoulos (Imperial Marshal of the Army & Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial Armed Forces), Eustathios I of Propontis (Ecumenical Patriarch)
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Religious Freedom: Orthodox Christianity is the state religion and is fused with the Monarchy; religious minorities are allowed accommodations such as independent schools and their own oaths of office. Any person might follow any religion they wish, may freely convert or proselitize and may openly practice their faith. Tiburan Catholics and Jews have both been granted Chrysoboula (Binding Imperial Decrees) in the past, which grant them a wide range of minority rights and the status of recognised religious minorities.
Freedom of Speech: Blasphemy (for the state religion) is prohibited, as is hate speech against recognised religious minorities (Catholics and Jews, as per Imperial Decree); according to the constitution, the Bible may not be translated from Koine Pelasgia without permission from the Orthodox Church; sedition laws are in effect in "sensitive areas" (e.g. places like Philistaea which saw recent anti-Imperial revolts). Officially, all other freedom of speech is guaranteed, though openly anti-establishment individuals, especially on the left might face non-official sanctions (being turned down for state jobs, intimidated by police etc.)
Tax Policies: Progressive tax, ranging from 10% to 15%; tax exemptions for all merchant ships under a Pelasgian flag and for religious institutions of the state religion and recognised minority religions.
LGBT Policy: Homosexuality is not prohibited, though openly homosexual individuals are treated with extreme hostility. The dissemination of "sexually abnormal propaganda" to youths is a felony. Transgender and other non-heterosexual or non-homosexual individuals are forcibly admitted to psychiatric institutions.
Firearm Policy: Compulsory firearm registry; blades over 9mm must be registered with police and require a licence, with an exception for rural areas. Civilians are only allowed pistols and hunting shotguns/rifles, all of which require permits. Military-grade weapons from surplus are distributed only to members of the TEPA state-organised loyalist militia/paramilitary formations.
Foreign Aid: Large amounts of aid have been distributed in the past and programmes are present across poor regions of Europe, largely through the local missions of the Orthodox Church, since state charity is seen as a spiritual duty of the Sovereign.
Abortion Policy: Prohibited except in cases of rape or danger to the mother's life; illegal abortions are considered first-degree murder and are actively prosecuted.
Healthcare Availability: Though technically not public, it is provided under the auspices of the Orthodox Church, which is essentially fused with the Imperial apparatus, and other religious institutions.
Energy Policy: Focused on coal power, with coal being mined in various regions of the Empire. Oil fields also being exploited in the Empire's arid areas and EEZ. Renewable forms of power are being explored in the Empire's wealthier regions, though the process is somewhat slow.
Immigration Policy: Strictly controlled; citizenship after a minimum ten year integration period, with failure to integrate resulting in deportation and/or loss of citizenship even after the naturalisation period. Nationality (not citizenship) attainable only through inheritance as per jus sanguinis. Contracts with specified residence periods and no path to citizenship available for unskilled foreign workers. Since the Augousto-Septemvriana in Philistaea, the Semitic Migration Decree is in effect, with the express goal of limiting the migration of foreign Jews and Muslims to prevent another insurgency.
Drug Policy: All recreational narcotics are explicitly banned, with stiff penalties for trafficking, possession, production and/or use. Medicine strictly controlled and prescriptions are required and strictly monitored. Medical marijuana and similar substances are not seen as medicine and are banned under the same provisions as other narcotics.
Government Surveillance: Largely minimal to completely non-existent for most citizens, though separatists, union leaders, anti-government activists and leftists are routinely monitored.
Labor Unions: Free and common, dominated by leftist factions, though increasingly brought under state control.
International Trade: Free trade agreements with Eiffelland, Neichtstein, Engellex, Bourgogne and Trivodnia; seeks to promote free trade internationally, especially in Himyar, the Long Sea and the Kalahari.
Military Service: Mandatory for all male Pelasgian nationals at 18 years of age for a 2 year duration. After the 2 year period persons from border and other sensitive areas of the Empire are made part of the National Guard (the process is mandatory, not voluntary) until they are reach the upper drafting age limit for all Pelasgians. National Guard units fall under the regular armed forces and do not differ much from other conscript units.

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Nation Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Kadikistan
Demonym: Kadikistani (Kadiki; derogatory)
Official Language: Kadikistani
Currency: Grad
Government Type: Single-Party Unitary Socialist State
Estimated Population: 123,967,156 (January 2016 official state census)
Religions by Percentage: Atheist: 51.8%, Sunni Muslim: 15.4%, Twentish Catholic: 9%, Pelasgian Orthodox: 8.4%, Tiburan Catholic: 6.8%, Kadikistani Orthodox: 3.6%, Shia Muslim: 3%, Other: 2%.
Top Leaders: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Kadikistani Communist Workers Party, Marshall Sergei Moravscik

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Religious Freedom: Religion is prohibited in the public space and children are are actively encouraged at school and by state media that atheist views are superior.
Freedom of Speech: Shhhhh
Tax Policies: Use-value
LGBT Policy: Though a largely conservative population the Communist Worker's Party has been rather progressive in their approach towards LGBT. Equal right for all are propagated, but rports show that the propaganda is a lot less progressive on the conservative country-side.
Firearm Policy: All citizens Kadikistan have served mandatory in the revolutionary armed forces for at least three years and can be called up for mobilization until the age of 50, and in case of a special decree until the age of 60. When inactive all citizens are required to keep aant maintain their service rifle in case of an attack
Foreign Aid: Support through various aid networks of the Marxist-Leninovist International
Abortion Policy: Legal and protected.
Healthcare Availability: Free, universal healthcare for all citizens.
Energy Policy: Autarky Directive
Immigration Policy: Open border policy for all incoming traffic after screening
Drug Policy: Not specified.
Government Surveillance: High
Labor Unions: There are various labour unions in Kadikistan, but all are members of the Party controlled General Federation of Workers.
International Trade: Free trade through economic free zones under strict regulations. Other trade is handled by the People's Commissariat for Trade.
Military Service: Three years military service for men and women from the age of 17, although teens are encouraged to stay in school until the age of 18. Four to six years mandatory service in penal regiments for underage criminals depending on the gravity of their crimes.

Nation Name: Southern Tiburan Empire (Tiburia / Pelasgia)
Demonym: Tiburian, Pelasgian, Imperial
Official Language: Koine Pelasgian (Koine Greek)
Currency: Hyperpyron
Government Type: Federal Constitutional Monarchy, Personal & State Union of the Six Realms
Estimated Population: 157 million
Religions by Percentage:

• Orthodox Christian – 86%
• Jewish - 5.5%
  
• Tiburan Catholic - 4%
  
• Muslim – 1.5%
  
• Other Christian – 1%
• Other – 2%

Top Leaders: Gregorios V Dragoumes (Emperor), Theophrastos Anastasiades (Great Intermediary/Head of Government), Theodoros Vatatzes (Imperial Marshal of the Army & Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial Armed Forces), Methodius III of Christoupolis (Ecumenical Patriarch)
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Religious Freedom: Orthodox Christianity is the state religion and is fused with the Monarchy; religious minorities are allowed accommodations such as independent schools and their own oaths of office. Any person might follow any religion they wish, may freely convert or proselitize and may openly practice their faith. Tiburan Catholics and Jews have both been granted Chrysoboula (Binding Imperial Decrees) in the past, which grant them a wide range of minority rights and the status of recognised religious minorities.
Freedom of Speech: Blasphemy (for the state religion) is prohibited, as is hate speech against recognised religious minorities (Catholics and Jews, as per Imperial Decree); according to the constitution, the Bible may not be translated from Koine Pelasgia without permission from the Orthodox Church; sedition laws are in effect in "sensitive areas" (e.g. places like Philistaea which saw recent anti-Imperial revolts). Officially, all other freedom of speech is guaranteed, though openly anti-establishment individuals, especially on the left might face non-official sanctions (being turned down for state jobs, intimidated by police etc.)
Tax Policies: Progressive tax, ranging from 10% to 15%; tax exemptions for all merchant ships under an Imperial flag and for religious institutions of the state religion and recognised minority religions.
LGBT Policy: Homosexuality is not prohibited, though openly homosexual individuals are treated with extreme hostility. The dissemination of "sexually abnormal propaganda" to youths is a felony. Transgender and other non-heterosexual or non-homosexual individuals are forcibly admitted to psychiatric institutions.
Firearm Policy: Compulsory firearm registry; blades over 9mm must be registered with police and require a licence, with an exception for rural areas. Civilians are only allowed pistols and hunting shotguns/rifles, all of which require permits. Military-grade weapons from surplus are distributed only to members of the TEPA state-organised loyalist militia/paramilitary formations.
Foreign Aid: Large amounts of aid have been distributed in the past and programmes are present across poor regions of Europe, largely through the local missions of the Orthodox Church, since state charity is seen as a spiritual duty of the Sovereign.
Abortion Policy: Prohibited except in cases of rape or danger to the mother's life; illegal abortions are considered first-degree murder and are actively prosecuted.
Healthcare Availability: Though technically not public, it is provided under the auspices of the Orthodox Church, which is essentially fused with the Imperial apparatus, and other religious institutions.
Energy Policy: Focused on coal power, with coal being mined in various regions of the Empire. Oil fields also being exploited in the Empire's arid areas and EEZ. Renewable forms of power are being explored in the Empire's wealthier regions, though the process is somewhat slow.
Immigration Policy: Strictly controlled; citizenship after a minimum ten year integration period, with failure to integrate resulting in deportation and/or loss of citizenship even after the naturalisation period. Nationality (not citizenship) attainable only through inheritance as per jus sanguinis. Contracts with specified residence periods and no path to citizenship available for unskilled foreign workers. Since the Augousto-Septemvriana in Philistaea, the Semitic Migration Decree is in effect, with the express goal of limiting the migration of foreign Jews and Muslims to prevent another insurgency.
Drug Policy: All recreational narcotics are explicitly banned, with stiff penalties for trafficking, possession, production and/or use. Medicine strictly controlled and prescriptions are required and strictly monitored. Medical marijuana and similar substances are not seen as medicine and are banned under the same provisions as other narcotics.
Government Surveillance: Largely minimal to completely non-existent for most citizens, though separatists, union leaders, anti-government activists and leftists are routinely monitored.
Labor Unions: Free and common, dominated by leftist factions, though increasingly brought under state control.
International Trade: Free trade agreements with Eiffelland, Neichtstein, Engellex, Bourgogne and ; seeks to promote free trade internationally, especially in Himyar, the and the Kalahari.
Military Service: Mandatory for all male Imperial nationals at 18 years of age for a 2 year duration. After the 2 year period persons from border and other sensitive areas of the Empire are made part of the National Guard (the process is mandatory, not voluntary) until they are reach the upper drafting age limit for all citizens. National Guard units fall under the regular armed forces and do not differ much from other conscript units. Imperial subjects (ie. citizens of colonial territories without full rights) are exempt from military service, though they can be drafted or join the army.

(Basically the same as Pelasgia 1.0 but adjusted)

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Nation Name: Republic of Bergenheim
Demonym: Bergener
Official Language: German/Eiffelandian
Currency: Bergen Mark
Government Type: non-partisan Democratic Republic
Estimated Population: 7.3 million
Religions by Percentage: 80% Tiburan Catholic, 15% Non-Religious, 5% Nonconformist, 5% other
Top Leader: Arch-Chancellor Sigrid Vogt

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Religious Freedom: Complete, with the restriction that the freedom of religion stops where discrimination and violence begin. However, some discriminatory laws against Islamic practices have begun to enter the legal canon.

Freedom of Speech: Free, with the strong notion that freedom of speech also comes with a responsibility. People are allowed to express themselves freely in all public spheres, but the right to seek redress through legal action for libel is upheld strongly.

Tax Policies: Staunchly conservative. On average 15% (there is no income or property tax) In return, citizens are expected to serve in the national defence forces or national labour reserve, to defend or maintain public utilities such as roads, bridges, clinics for the elderly, etc.

LGBT Policy: Homosexuality is allowed, but discriminated against. Age of consent is 15 years for straight sex, and 21 for gay sex. Same-sex marriage is hotly contested. Tolerance for homosexuality is high in the larger cities (80,000 inhabitants and above) and low in rural areas. Merchant dynasty families often do not accept homosexuality within their own class.
Firearm Policy: Firearms are freely available to all age of majority civillians. Citizenship guarantees the right to bare arms, but it also carries the responsibility of service. Non-citizens are not permitted firearms.
Foreign Aid: Is given when needed and when advantageous. Foreign aid over $10 Million must be voted on by the House of Burghers.
Abortion Policy: Legal until 21 weeks pregancy duration for any reason; after 21 weeks pregnancy duration only in the case of rape, severe fetal anomalies leading to either imminent death or severe handicaps of the newborn, when the life of the mother is in danger, or when continuation of the pregnancy will lead to handicaps of the mother.
Healthcare Availability: No state provision exists. Private and Corporate insurance is widely available and automatic for all employment. A state insurance does exist for veterans and the highly disabled, but is minimal. The level of healthcare is high, both in the cities and on the land.
Energy Policy: Nuclear, coal, oil, wind, and hydropower.
Immigration Policy: Asylum possible when the applicant's life is in danger; highly skilled people are always welcome. Political refugees must pay an Asylum Fee every year of residence, and cannot seek citizenship.
Drug Policy: All drugs except those rated internationally as highly addictive or debilitating are legal. This excludes marijuana, but not cocaine or heroin. Drinking age is 16 for all citizens.
Government Surveillance: Is allowed in the case of indications that the object of surveillance is committing crimes or plans to commit crimes, and is allowed for solving crimes. Of course traffic is monitored as well. Private surveillance for community watches is permitted where consent has been obtained from the majority affected.
Labor Unions: Allowed.
International Trade: Trade agreements with Eiffeland, Srbija, Firesea Union , Bourgogne, Nichtstein and . Eiffeland is considered the most important trade partner.
Military Service: 1 year initial service from the age of 18 compulsory, with a mandatory 2 weeks of service per year every year until the age of 55. This consists of a choice of military service or civil service. People who are unfit to fulfil either obligation are excused.

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Nation Name: The Empire of Carinthia-Harkány
Demonym: Carintho-Harkaner, Imperial (National); Carinthian, Harkaner (Sub-National)
Official Language: Eiffellander, Harkaner
Currency: Imperial Mark
Government Type: Dual Constitutional Monarchy
Estimated Population: 56,200,000
Religions by Percentage: Tiburan Catholic (65%), Protestant Christian (15%), Non-Religious (15%), Other (5%)
Top Leaders: Kaiser Joseph III (Head of State, King of Carinthia and Harkány), Chancellor Stefan Furst (Head of Government), Prime Minister Thomas Halle (Carinthia), Prime Minister Emànuel Nándor (Harkány)

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Due to the level of autonomy that Carinthia and Harkány have, their laws can vary significantly with no over-riding Imperial Law.

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Nation Name: Elben
Demonym: Elbener(s), Elbenese (group plural)
Official Language: German, other regional languages
Currency: Mark
Government Type: Monarchy
Estimated Population: 20 million
Religions by Percentage: Tiburan Catholic 95%, Orthodox 4%, Other 1%
Top Leaders: King Friedrich Maria IX

Religious Freedom: Confessional state: Catholic, all other religions are banned, though their practice in private is tolerated.
Freedom of Speech: Restricted, "error has no rights."
Tax Policies: Fair and balanced.
LGBT Policy: Disordered activities are illegal.
Firearm Policy: Subjects may own firearms.
Foreign Aid: None.
Abortion Policy: Abortion is illegal.
Healthcare Availability: Available to all through Church-run hospitals and clinics.
Energy Policy: Encouraged by the state. Plastic sacks are banned.
Immigration Policy: Restricted.
Drug Policy: With a doctor's prescription.
Government Surveillance: Moderate.
Labor Unions: Cooperatives under Catholic social teaching are encouraged.
International Trade: Fair.
Military Service: All men age 18 are conscripted and then serve as reservists after their service.