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The Allied States of
Dai Yuddha Ossyria

Flag of Dai Yuddha Ossyria
National motto: "Truth is One, but the Sages know it as Many"
National anthem: Yassytia, Teron e-Qor i Halim (High Ossyrian: Ossyria, Land of War and Peace)
Region	Elysia
Capital	Urushalim
Largest City	Dahleez
Population	80,000,000
Suffrage	Universal
Official Language(s)	High Ossyrian, English
Government -Sanctified Emperor -Federal President -Prime Minister	Constitutional imperial federation Markos IV Orlan Dr. Wilhuff Woodhelm Vinzenz Tal-Utrei
Formation -Imperial Law of Union -Declaration of the Rights and Duties of the Citizen	July 5, 1777 August 26, 1781
ISO Nation Code	DYOS
Currency	Tolar (OSTO)
Time Zone  • Summer (DST)	GMT -10 (no DST)
Internet TLD	.dyo
Calling Code	+836
National Symbols  • Sport  • Animal  • Flower  • Fungus	Dai Yuddha Holy Kickboxing Orang Utan Opium poppy/Marijuana Psilocybin Mushroom
UN Status	Non-member
Info: NationStates NSEconomy Pipian XML

UN Category: Left-Leaning College State

Civil Rights: World Benchmark

Economy: Good

Political Freedoms: Good

Regional Influence: Enforcer

The Allied States of Dai Yuddha Ossyria is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 73 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Social Welfare, although Education and Defence are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 65%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Uranium Mining.

Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low. Dai Yuddha Ossyria's national animal is the orang utan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the tolar.

Geography

Location: Northwestern Elysia, bordering the Nechtun Sea between the Poorlands to the north and the unclaimed lands to the south

Area: 3.45 million sq km

Area – comparative: Slightly larger than one-third the size of the continental United States

Land boundaries: The Oppressed Peoples of the Poorlands (northwest), Kingdom of the Dalriads (north), Kingdom of Rodenka (northeast), Democratic Oligarchy of Cruxium (east), Unclaimed land (south)

Terrain: The east is dominated by large mountain ranges with dense forests and grasslands as you move west towards the sea; rugged hills and rolling plains in the far west; tropical topography at western peninsula and Dirmasho (Lao Nio) Island

Climate: Varies from cool summers and severe winters in east to subtropical summers and mild winters in west

Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Nechtun Sea, 0 m
Highest point: Mt. Plouton, 7,334 m

Natural Resources: Quartz, water, timber, scenic beauty, copper, cobalt, iron ore, petroleum, tin, zinc, natural gas, some marble, limestone, gypsum, calcium carbonate, psychotropic substances

Natural hazards: Destructive earthquakes, flooding and landslides common during rainy season

Environmental issues: Overpopulation common in major city centers, deforestation, industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease

Geography – note: Strategic location along west coast shipping lanes

Population

Population: 80 million (NS figure)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.3%
15-64 years: 60.9%
65 years and over: 15.8%

Median age: 32.2 years

Population growth rate: 1.95%

Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 78.6 years
male: 76.3 years
female: 84.2 years

Nationality:
Noun: Ossyrian (plural Ossyrians)
Adjective: Ossyrian

Ethnic groups: Perendi, Thivi, Hausan, Velnosian, Tolmay, Menotian, Jirite, Dagda, Poti

Religions: Dai Yuddhism (state religion), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Ayyavazhi, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, animist

Languages: High Ossyrian (official), English (official), Hindi, Chinese, Arabic, Urdu, numerous tribal and trade languages

Literacy rate:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 92.5%
Male: 96.2%
Female: 88.3%

Economy

Currency: Ossyrian Tolar

Exchange rate: 2.6493 tolars = US$1

Gross Domestic Product: $475,840,876,801.84

GDP Per Capita: &7,674.85

Income tax: 65%

Unemployment rate: 9.65%

Agriculture – products: Rice, beans, fish and fish products, hardwood, sugarcane, potatoes, wheat, spices, cotton, fruit, vegetables, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, milk, poultry, tobacco, cannabis, salvia divinorum, opium poppy, entheogenic fungi, mescaline-producing cacti, betel nut, coca, tea, khat

Industries: Petroleum and natural gas, copper, tin, tungsten, iron, pharmaceuticals, fertilizer, cement, construction materials, wood and wood products, agricultural processing, tourism, transshipment facilities, state-funded aerospace and telecommunications industries

Transportation: Under the control of the National Transit Authority which oversees construction and maintenance of highways, interstates, airports (18 international), railways, and the new magnetic-levitation bullet train system being built to connect the capitals of Ossyria, the Poorlands, and the Dalriads, currently not connected with the greater Trans-Elysian Advanced Railway System.

Communications: Most, if not all citizens, have some form of access to government or foreign services via radio, internet, television, newspaper, and telephone.

Government

Country name:
conventional long form: The Allied States of Dai Yuddha Ossyria
conventional short form: Dai Yuddha Ossyria, or Ossyria
local long form: Foedthwei Archai e-Da Yoddha Yassytiuun (High Ossyrian)
local short form: Yassytia
former: United Republic of Ossyria, Democratic Union of Perendistan, United Socialist States of Yassytia, Holy Empire of Perend, Central Kingdom of Kepha
abbreviation: ASDYO, or DYO

Government type: Constitution-based imperial federation with powers shared between the central government and the lower governments; monarch serves a powerul spiritual/religious role, but political role is ceremonial; strong democratic tradition

Capital: Urushalim, Federal Capital District (nicknamed the City of War and Peace)

Major cities: La Dan, Pishpek, Da Wen, Dahleez, Orma, Enguru, Lhomon, Taraplos, Da Kong, Urstro, Chabolo, Rabaan, Mykena, Rowdah, Tirgan, Thival, Dagon, Drukul, Frunzee, Bada-kube, Yedo, Wilion, Altofen, D’Ghom

Administrative divisions: 19 states, 3 union territories*, 1 OIRAF (Ossyrian Imperial & Royal Armed Forces) administered territory**, 1 freely associated state***, 1 District****; La Dan Territory*, Mithrite Kingdom, Republic of Vinca, Most Serene Zartosh Republic, Kingdom of Aryo, Kingdom of Mazdak, Holy Hierarchy of Tauma, Republic of Tarhunt, Da Kong Territory*, Kingdom of Sawel, Chabolo Republic, Tribal Authority of Yusul***, Kingdom of the Selaine, Kingdom of Ekwos, Republic of Ungun, Thivi Kingdom, Dagon Territory*, Republic of Hama, Regaz Republic, Badai Kingdom, Yedo Special Administrative Area**, Peninsular Kingdom, Daon Republic, Communal Republic of the Doge on Dirmasho, Federal Capital District****

National holiday: Founders’ Day, August 26

Suffrage: 18 years, universal

Legal system: Federal court system; each state, freely associated state, and autonomous district has its own unique court system; judicial review of legislative and executive acts

Executive branch:
Chief of state: His Imperial & Royal Majesty, the Sanctified and August Sage-Emperor of All Under Heaven Markos IV Orlan
Co-heads of government: Federal President Dr. Wilhuff Woodhelm; Prime Minister Vinzenz Tal-Utrei
Cabinet: Council of Ministers, elected by Congress with presidential approval
Elections: Federal President elected every five years with two-term limit; Prime Minister elected every two years with five-term limit; Elected separately by a two-thirds majority

Council of Ministers:
The Council is chosen by Congress, usually leaders in their respective fields (a deliberate form of technocracy), and serves as advisors to the Federal President and exercise a lot of independence compared to foreign cabinets.

• High Inquisitor and Corrector
• Minister of Civil Service
• Minister of Intelligence
• Minister of Finances, Budget, and Management
• Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
• Minister of War and Home Defense
• Minister of the Treasury and Mint
• Minister of Disaster and Emergency Management
• Minister of Human Rights
• Minister of Law and Order
• Minister of Energy and Fuel
• Minister of Religious Affairs
• Minister of Integration and Equality
• Minister of Local Government
• Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Asylum
• Minister of Housing, Health, Education, and Social Welfare
• Minister of Postal Services
• Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Mining
• Minister of Trade, Commerce, and Industry
• Minister of Labor and Employment
• Minister of Communications and Transportation
• Minister of the Interior and Union Territories
• Minister of Sports, Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Heritage
• Minister of Correctional Services
• Minister of Research, Science, and Technology
• Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
• Minister of Constitutional Affairs
• Chief Librarian

Legislative branch:
Tricameral Free People’s Congress consists of the Ancient Senatus (91 senators), Great House of the People’s Representatives (343 representatives), and the Chamber of State’s Delegates (101 delegates).

The Ancient Senatus is made up of hereditary senators, not elected, who comprise the closest thing to nobility in Ossyria. Their job is to serve as a check against the power of the other two houses. All members are required to remain neutral, and legally are not supposed to take part in business outside of their office (though this is rarely enforced). Every twenty years, one of the families is removed from the Senatus and another is chosen by the other two houses.

The Great House of the People’s Representatives is popularly elected by the people every two years. Their job is to make law on the Prime Minister’s advice, supervise the judiciary and appoint territorial governors on the Minister of the Interior and Union Territories’ advice. Their stated goal is to defend the Constitution and popular rights, as well as ensure the executive is functioning satisfactorily. Each state in the federation is proportionally represented based on their population.

The Chamber of Delegates serves as the local governments’ mouthpiece in the federal government. Their power extends over government finance, the military, and foreign affairs. This house is considered the most powerful in practice, though in theory all houses are equal. Each state delegation consists of five delegates and the freely associated state sends one delegate. The delegates are chosen by the state legislature from a pool of randomly chosen candidates.

Judicial branch:
Supreme Court of the Allied States of Dai Yuddha Ossyria (Five superior chief justices are elected to life terms by Congress, the most senior of whom is designated Supreme Justice; five inferior chief justices are elected to one five-year term by the people)

Military

Military branches: Ossyrian Imperial & Royal Armed Forces; Ossyrian Volunteer Guard, Ossyrian Naval Forces, Ossyrian Aerospace Forces, Ossyrian Ground Forces, Frontier & Border Forces; each state traditionally maintains their own military, usually for ceremonial purposes, but they are prepared to fight

Military service age and obligation: 18 for voluntary military service for both sexes

Military manpower: 1,800,000

Military expenditures – annually: $66,021,276,281.76

Non-aggression pact: Signed with the Kingdom of the Dalriads

Ongoing conflicts

| Ossyrian Invasion into Dagda/Poti Territory