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leader= Czar Frederick
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|'''Official Languages''' || [[German]], [[English]]
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|'''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' || [[Vienna]]
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|'''[[King]]''' || [[Ferdinand Wilhem of Habsburg-Dering]]
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|'''Foreign Minister''' || [[Frederic Bastiat IV]]
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|'''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (multiply by factor x)
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| 34,543 km²
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|'''[[Population]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (september 2005)
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| 1.748 billion
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|'''Independence'''
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| 12th of August 1870, from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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|Absolute Monarchy
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|Phoenix
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|'''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (2005) <br/>&nbsp; - Total <br/>&nbsp; - GDP/capita
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| <br> §45,867 Billion <br> §26,162.99
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Formossa is a young nation, only about 3 (RP) years old, it exists out of [[Qantrix]] and [[Moldor]] it's the biggest (in landmass) nation of Europe, however large parts of the Formossan Land is glow in the dark due to a nuclear war which was fought during it's creation.
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Formossa is a nation which resides in the [[Atlantic]], even though it does have good relations with a number of [[Europe|European]] nations, it has last been ranked by the United Nations as a Corporate Bordello and it has an population of 1,7 billion. It is an isolationist nation that has only recently begun opening ties to the outside, and it focuses on defense.
  
==History==
 
  
Formossa has a very short history, 4 years ago, a war between [[Sortain]] and a large coalition of nations broke out, this war known as the Lustiger Gluckshase Operation is one of the most bloody Europe has ever known. On the Qantrixian-Moldorian (a dominion of Sortain) Border there was a bloody trench war. However, Grand Admiral of the Qantrixian Navy, Frederick of Thorbecke growed tired of the war, he took control of the Qantrixian Special Forces and assasinated the Government. While the War raged through on the Moldorian Border, a civil war went on.
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it is led by an obscure line of the [[Wikipedia:Habsburg|Habsburg]] Family, the Habsburg-Dering line, and it is supported by a number of 4 main pillars, [[Wikipedia:Aristocracy|Aristocracy]], [[Wikipedia:Conservatism|Conservatism]], [[Wikipedia:Classical-Liberalism|Classic-Liberalism]] and [[Wikipedia:Meritocracy|Meritocracy]]
  
The Province of Duneria and Aedolius immediatly pledged allegiance to Frederick. Frederick then invited the leaders of the provinces of Amsterdam and Trion to talk with him. When they arrived he forced them to surrender their nations to him. Meanwhile, in Ixionpolis, the Falangist Republic was declared, a christian-falangist nation, after unsuccesfull talks, Czar Frederick assasinated their leader, Geert Wilders and after a missile baragge forced them to surrender. After seeing what happened to Ixionpolis, the province of Dariota surrenderd without a fight. The last Qantrixian Province, Qanama did fight through for another week. Within the space of 3 weeks, Frederick had seized control of Qantrix, he declared the Czarist Confederation of Formossa and crowned himself to Czar.
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==Aristocracy==
  
During his crowning he began to stir unrest and instability among the Moldorian Ranks, he had made deals with a group of Moldorians before his coup and as he took control, the Moldorians did the same. After a RP year of fighting, both Moldor and Qantrix were defeated, and a new nation had arisen.
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Since the independence of Formossa in 1870, the Aristocracy has played a major role, the people of Formossa have been convinced of the necesssity to be lead by an absolute monarch, and Formossa has been an safe place for all aristocratic families, most of which owned, and still do large plots of land. In the first 14 year, there was alot of switching between monarchs, due to a number of coups, and kings stepping down, however with the Habsburg-Dering line, which was part of the family from which Formossa revolted, able leadership was found, and Formossa went on towards the future.
  
==Armed Forces of Formossa==
 
  
The Armed Forces of Formossa are well funded and and are technologically very advanced, the leaders have experience. However, they have problems to produce large amounts of weaponry and thus most of is infantry based. Among the Armed Forces there is special attention to the Special Forces, the FASO unit is among the best Special Forces of Europe.  
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The Aristocracy has continued to play an major role in Formossa, important Formossan Aristocratic houses would include the next to the ruling Habsburg-Dering House, the von Mises House, the von Hayek House, the Thorbecke House and the Bastiat House. Aristocrats have been active in the Formossan Industry, and are major shareholders in various companies sometimes lending money, this has led to various banks to be created by them, and most Banks bear the name of an important family.
  
At the moment, the strongest point of the Formossan Armed Forces is the navy, the only part which wasn't heavily damaged (like the army) or sold due to a economical depression (like the airforce.) However it's expected that within years, the army and the airforce will be at pre-war levels, due to a growing war industry in Formmossa and a improving economical situation.
 
  
==Economy of Formossa==
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Aristocrats also play an major role in the government, they usually sit on various commissions, however this isn't only because they are from an good family, regularly this is also because the Arisotcrats simply have the best education. It is clear that it are the Aristocrats who decide who rules the government, and are in control of the Government Administration.
  
When the Czar was crowned, he was faced with a tough job, the economy of both Moldor and Qantrix was collapsed. Due to free market policies and the attracting of foreign investors, the economy is getting out of the depression it has been in since the war, but it is still far behind.
 
  
In Qantrix, the agriculture and knowledge industry seems to becoming the main industries. In Moldor, the Mining and War Industries are gaining the upper hand. The biggest trading partners are the fellow FMS nations, but Adelyne, Great Britannia and Rokolev also have close trade relations with Formossa.
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===Government Administration===
  
==Political Situation in Formossa==
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The Government has an small size, and is governed in a clear top down way, at the top of the government stands the King, who is adviced by a number of advisory bodies, and rules over his Cabinet, and the Cabinet control the different ministries. There are a number of Non-Governmental Organisations who operate as an mix of political parties, lobby groups and think tanks and have major influence in the Government.
  
There recently have been elections in Formossa, with a voter turn-out of 99,7% the right-wing parties had a big victory, with the Czarist Conservative Party being the winner of the elections, the Libertarians were second however the coalition was made up of the Czarist Conservatives, Falangists and Fascists, not that it matters since the Czar may veto the decisions of the Cabinet as he wishes.
 
  
The Parliament of Formossa exists out of three parts, one part is Meritocratic (chosen by the unversities,) one part is Aristocratic (chosen by the Czar,) and one part is Democratic (chosen by the people.)
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==Conservatism==
  
==Justice in Formossa==
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When it comes to the individual freedoms of the people of Formossa, Conservatism has had the most influence, and has led the government in almost all aspects, except for the economy and diplomatic affairs. The Church has some major influence in the Government, which has led to some major restrictions on the civil liberties, Conservatism has been deciding the policy when it comes to Law and Order and Defense.
The Justice system in Formossa can change by province. But there is one nation-wide court, the Supreme Court, which exists out of judges selected directly by the Czar (although the Czar can veto a decision made by the judges.)
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Formossa generally has harsh punishments, the death penalty is used, although the number of times differ by province, in Ixionpolis there are 20 death penalties every month, in Weimar there hasn't ever been any.  
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Conservatism has been traditionally one of the ideologies supported by the Aristocrats (even though the New Aristocracy has been giving preference to Classic-Liberalism,) but also has been supported by the Church. It is frowned upon by the Commerce because of it's economic policies.  
  
==Provinces of Formossa==
 
Here you can read about the 14 provinces of Formossa
 
  
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===Law & Order===
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Aedolius was once the capital of Qantrix, however was crushed by missile attacks from Moldor, it's currently being rebuild, but it's still nothing compared to how it used to look like. The growth is low, and since Thorbecke is the capital Aedolius has needed to re-invent itself, it's well-educated population however has remained and the financial and IT sector is rapidly growing.
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The police is hard on crime, even though they will usually let criminals who did an victimless crime go if it allows them to capture one who did a crime with an victim. The police is tough on crime, and isn't afraid to use harsh punishments. The Prisons are hard, and punishments are long, most prisons are made profitable through forced labor.
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Apart from a occasional missile strike on the capital city, Amsterdam has been doing pretty good. This province has become more important as the economy in the former main cities has imploded, but the growth of this province is small in comparison to other provinces. This province is the left-wing bastion of Formossa, however a serie of mysterious car crashes has put a stop to that.
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===Defense===
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The Army takes up most of the Formossan Budget, and it is specialized in fighting in mountains and in special forces. Special Forces include Assault and Heavy Weapoy Support Battalions, the VASO unit, Ohter parts of the armed forces include the Army and the Air Force. Most of the weaponry is bought from the [[Arsenal]]
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Dariota is for the most part covered in woods, its lumber industry was flourishing before the war and continues to do so (although lots of it's workers died in it) it's economy however is nothing compared to other provinces, there are a lot of poor people and the alcoholism and analfabetism among it's population is shockingly high.
 
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==Classic-Liberalism==
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Duneria is very popular among the tourists and is where all the rich live, it hasn't changed a bit, it was left untouched during the war. However since the war there has been a dip in the number of tourists, luckily for the local economy the number of tourists is once again on the rise
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Classic-Liberalism has been a more recent influence in the Formossan Government, and it has it's roots in the Formossan School in Economics, led by Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich von Hayek, which managed to influence the economic policies of the government to an huge extent, and also contributed to the isolationism. Still, Classic-Liberals have influence over the government, they control the Finances and Economics Ministry, and Diplomatics.
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Girona is a province of immigrants, it's located in Southern Formossa and the big cities are mostly inhabited by Catalonians. Outside the cities, it are miners (usually army veterans) who are the biggest group.
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The Formossan Government focuses on capitalism, there are low taxes, and an deficit is always prevented. The economy isn't regulated and there are no social welfare policies. Economics & Finance are led by Classic-Liberalism, however with an link to the Meritocracy, as the University of Vienna has some major influence in this Ministry.
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Ixionpolis has always been very christian, and the povery caused by the deperssion has only made it more christian. Untill 1960, witch hunting was allowed here and to this day, homosexuals get the death penalty. During the Civil War, the Falangist Republic was launched here, which failed but the Czar has been forced to grant them the freedom to enact their laws. This region is the only region where the Falangists are popular.
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===Diplomatics===
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While Conservatives and Classic-Liberals used to agree on isolationism, throughout the years the opinion of conservatives has changed while the classic-liberals remained the same. The Classic-Liberals are behind the current isolationism although they recently have begun making some cautious steps into the open, by joining the United Nations and the Confederacy of Atlantic Nations.
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Like Girona, Lausanne is also mainly a province of immigrants. It has quickly become the financial centre of Formossa, but is facing more and more competition of Trion. Many Immigrants became rich here very quickly, and it's, after Duneria, the richest province of Formossa. The Libertarians have a big power base here.
 
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==Meritocracy==
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Qanama has been hurt much by Operation Lustiger, many dockworks and much of the city has been destroyed, giving a huge blow to the economy. But, the Government has invested alot in rebuilding the dockworks. It seems that the dockworks remain the strength of Qanama. Qanama was also once the industrial capital of Qantrix, but those days seem to be over as most of the industries are moving to Weimar, Girona and Zurich.
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The last pillar is Meritocracy, this mainly means the Universities, who hold significant power around the government, this isn't only because of themselves, the Aristocrats have good links to the Universities, and the University of Vienna is the driving force behind Classic-Liberalism. Still the Universities own the Ministry of Education. They have used this tool continiously to expand their influence, and they have also influenced the economy with it, however only within the limits set by the other Pillars.
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Savoy-Vichy is alot like Lausanne (although it has a bigger population), but there is more industry based here and there are more income differences. A group has become very rich, but there's also a group (which usually work in the factories) which doesn't have a lot to come around with. The Services Industry is rapidly growing and seems to be changing this
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Thorbecke is the capital of Formossa and has experienced the most rapid growth of Formossa. The Czar has build 3 palaces here and a couple of kilometres from the city he has ordered a giant golden statue for him to be build. Thorbecke is the new political capital of Formossa and this has severly boosted the industry.
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Before the Lustiger Operation, Trion was the commercial capital of Qantrix. During the war this has changed. As the stockmarkets went down, so did Trion and at the end of the war it was normal to see bussinessmen going to the frontlines because they had no other choice. It has taken a while for Trion to get growing again, but it seems that finally Trion is also growing again.
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Immedialty after the war, the most immigrants went to Venice, by the time the war ended, all fighting here had ended for months. However after 2 years of rapid growth, it seems this region is stabilizing. It has a lot of workers and some poverty. The fascist party houses here.
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Half of Weimar lies in Qantrix, and half lies in Moldor. Both parts were kinda underdeveloped when the war started but they have growed rapidly, many refugee's came here and when the war ended decided to stay and build up a new living. Western Weimar has seen a growth in industry, while in Eastern Weimar the knowledge economy has grown. The TV Industry of Formossa is mostly located in Rudicarell...
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Zürich exists, except for a few big cities where the service industry flourishes, mostly out of small mining towns, where war veterans have launched mining corporations. In Eastern Zürich you can still see the trenches in which was fought.
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Education has been important to Formossa for a long time, when Formossa was created it was mainly an agricultural and mining nation. The newly installed King understood this and began an education program, which was the driving force behind the conversion to an service-based/industrial economy. This happened through the Education Ministry, and it has never completly lost the power that it wielded back then.
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 26 April 2007

Absolute Monarchy of Formossa
formossa.jpg
Flag of the Absolute Monarchy of Formossa
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Official Languages German, English
Capital Vienna
King Ferdinand Wilhem of Habsburg-Dering
Foreign Minister Frederic Bastiat IV
Area
 - Total (multiply by factor x)
34,543 km²
Population
 - Total (september 2005)
1.748 billion
Independence 12th of August 1870, from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Region Atlantic
Government Type Capitalist Absolute Monarchy
Nation Type Absolute Monarchy
National Animal Phoenix
GDP (2005)
  - Total
  - GDP/capita

§45,867 Billion
§26,162.99
Currency 1 Foreura (fe.) = 100 foreuracents
Time Zone
 - in summer
GMT +1
GMT +1

Formossa is a nation which resides in the Atlantic, even though it does have good relations with a number of European nations, it has last been ranked by the United Nations as a Corporate Bordello and it has an population of 1,7 billion. It is an isolationist nation that has only recently begun opening ties to the outside, and it focuses on defense.


it is led by an obscure line of the Habsburg Family, the Habsburg-Dering line, and it is supported by a number of 4 main pillars, Aristocracy, Conservatism, Classic-Liberalism and Meritocracy

Aristocracy

Since the independence of Formossa in 1870, the Aristocracy has played a major role, the people of Formossa have been convinced of the necesssity to be lead by an absolute monarch, and Formossa has been an safe place for all aristocratic families, most of which owned, and still do large plots of land. In the first 14 year, there was alot of switching between monarchs, due to a number of coups, and kings stepping down, however with the Habsburg-Dering line, which was part of the family from which Formossa revolted, able leadership was found, and Formossa went on towards the future.


The Aristocracy has continued to play an major role in Formossa, important Formossan Aristocratic houses would include the next to the ruling Habsburg-Dering House, the von Mises House, the von Hayek House, the Thorbecke House and the Bastiat House. Aristocrats have been active in the Formossan Industry, and are major shareholders in various companies sometimes lending money, this has led to various banks to be created by them, and most Banks bear the name of an important family.


Aristocrats also play an major role in the government, they usually sit on various commissions, however this isn't only because they are from an good family, regularly this is also because the Arisotcrats simply have the best education. It is clear that it are the Aristocrats who decide who rules the government, and are in control of the Government Administration.


Government Administration

The Government has an small size, and is governed in a clear top down way, at the top of the government stands the King, who is adviced by a number of advisory bodies, and rules over his Cabinet, and the Cabinet control the different ministries. There are a number of Non-Governmental Organisations who operate as an mix of political parties, lobby groups and think tanks and have major influence in the Government.


Conservatism

When it comes to the individual freedoms of the people of Formossa, Conservatism has had the most influence, and has led the government in almost all aspects, except for the economy and diplomatic affairs. The Church has some major influence in the Government, which has led to some major restrictions on the civil liberties, Conservatism has been deciding the policy when it comes to Law and Order and Defense.

Conservatism has been traditionally one of the ideologies supported by the Aristocrats (even though the New Aristocracy has been giving preference to Classic-Liberalism,) but also has been supported by the Church. It is frowned upon by the Commerce because of it's economic policies.


Law & Order

The police is hard on crime, even though they will usually let criminals who did an victimless crime go if it allows them to capture one who did a crime with an victim. The police is tough on crime, and isn't afraid to use harsh punishments. The Prisons are hard, and punishments are long, most prisons are made profitable through forced labor.


Defense

The Army takes up most of the Formossan Budget, and it is specialized in fighting in mountains and in special forces. Special Forces include Assault and Heavy Weapoy Support Battalions, the VASO unit, Ohter parts of the armed forces include the Army and the Air Force. Most of the weaponry is bought from the Arsenal


Classic-Liberalism

Classic-Liberalism has been a more recent influence in the Formossan Government, and it has it's roots in the Formossan School in Economics, led by Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich von Hayek, which managed to influence the economic policies of the government to an huge extent, and also contributed to the isolationism. Still, Classic-Liberals have influence over the government, they control the Finances and Economics Ministry, and Diplomatics.

Economics & Finance

The Formossan Government focuses on capitalism, there are low taxes, and an deficit is always prevented. The economy isn't regulated and there are no social welfare policies. Economics & Finance are led by Classic-Liberalism, however with an link to the Meritocracy, as the University of Vienna has some major influence in this Ministry.


Diplomatics

While Conservatives and Classic-Liberals used to agree on isolationism, throughout the years the opinion of conservatives has changed while the classic-liberals remained the same. The Classic-Liberals are behind the current isolationism although they recently have begun making some cautious steps into the open, by joining the United Nations and the Confederacy of Atlantic Nations.


Meritocracy

The last pillar is Meritocracy, this mainly means the Universities, who hold significant power around the government, this isn't only because of themselves, the Aristocrats have good links to the Universities, and the University of Vienna is the driving force behind Classic-Liberalism. Still the Universities own the Ministry of Education. They have used this tool continiously to expand their influence, and they have also influenced the economy with it, however only within the limits set by the other Pillars.

Education

Education has been important to Formossa for a long time, when Formossa was created it was mainly an agricultural and mining nation. The newly installed King understood this and began an education program, which was the driving force behind the conversion to an service-based/industrial economy. This happened through the Education Ministry, and it has never completly lost the power that it wielded back then.