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Hamilay

Flag of Hamilay
Motto: Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori (It is sweet and seemly to die for one's country)
Region	Hamilay
Capital	Sayenna
Official Language(s)	English
Leader	The President of Hamilay
Population	Approximately 2.8 billion
Currency	Hamilayan Dollar
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General

Official Name: The Federal Republic of Hamilay

Other/Unofficial Terms: Republic of Hamilay, Hamilay

National Motto: Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori (It is sweet and seemly to die for one's country)

National Animal: Falcon

Capital City: Sayenna

Official Language: English

Official Religion: Secular

National Anthem: March of the Empire/The Imperial March

National Holiday: Liberation Day, August 14th

Geography

Area: 8,490,100 sq km [including water]

Area- comparative: Slightly smaller than The United States of America

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 3,250 km

Climate: Warm summers, cold winters in the north; mild summers and winters in the south

Terrain: Mostly plains and grassland with mountainous areas, hills in east

Elevation:

Lowest: Sea level

Highest: Mount Inspiration, 6,682m

Natural Resources: Uranium, iron, gold, natural gas, tea, fish, copper, bauxite

Natural Hazards: Landslides/avalanches, cyclones, minor earthquakes

Environmental Issues: Deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, acid rain, radioactivity from uranium mining and disposal of nuclear waste, air and water pollution

Hamilay is a heavily industrialised and developed nation. The terrain is flat with some hills, although it becomes progressively more mountainous moving east. Hamilay is crisscrossed by many rivers, the largest being the Sayen, for which the capital of Sayenna is named, running the length of the country east-west.

Economy

Economic Overview Hamilay has a booming economy, with low unemployment, skilled labour and a high GDP per capita. Wealth distribution is somewhat uneven, due to free reign given to large corporations, but the economic strength ensures a high standard of living for almost all citizens. Many services, such as health care and education are provided through corporations; the government only provides minimal basic care, but has a large corporate welfare budget, which is available to both small start-up businesses and, more significantly, larger businesses which provide a system of employee healthcare and education benefits deemed satisfactory by the government.

Exchange Rate: 1 Hamilayan Dollar = 1.95 NSUSD

GDP per capita: $44,304.31 NSUSD

Labour force by occupation: agriculture: 7.6% industry: 30.3% services: 62.1%

Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Major Industries: Automobiles, uranium, coal, iron, natural gas, information technology, munitions, agriculture, aerospace, chemicals

Exports: Automobiles, uranium, natural gas, iron, coal, chemicals, machinery

Imports: Munitions, oil, machinery, agricultural products, aerospace, textiles, luxury goods

Currency: Hamilayan Dollar ($HmD)

People

Age structure: 0-14 years- 20.1% 15-64 years- 62.7% 64+ years- 18.2%

Median age: 33.8 years

Population growth rate: 1.87%

Life expectancy: Male- 80 years/ Female- 83 years

Nationality: noun: Hamilayan, Hamilayans adjective: Hamilayan

Literacy Rate: 99.8%

Religious Affilations: Atheist/Agnostic 48%, Christianity 31%, Judaism 7%, Islam 5%, Other 8%

Ethnic Groups: Western European 61%, Eastern European 21%, Asian 14%, Other 4%

Languages: English, French, Russian, Cantonese Chinese

The people of Hamilay are by nature a relatively paranoid people, but despite this they maintain friendship and openness. The country is composed of mostly middle to upper middle class people, with small groups of obscenely rich, who run the major corporations and obscenely poor, who cannot get a job and suffer due to nonexistent welfare. Although Hamilay is not a warmongering country, the people are particularly marital with respect for the military and law enforcement personnel deeply ingrained in society, reinforced by compulsory national service.

Military

Military branches: Hamilayan Army, Hamilayan Navy, Hamilayan Air Force, National Guards, Republican Guards (including Republican Guards Elite Corps)

Military service age and obligation: All Hamilayan citizens, male and female, must serve for at least 365 days in the armed forces starting at 18 years of age

The Federal Republic’s defence forces are divided into Army, Navy [including marines], Air Force, National Guards and Republican Guards. All male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 are required to serve 6 months years of national service. Small arms are domestically manufactured and include the XM8, M249 SAW, DMG M/A 206 Medium Machine Gun, M16, SMAW, Javelin AT Missile, H&K PSG-1 Sniper, DMG Crass S-6 shotgun, MP7SMG, P90PDW and the M9 Beretta. The XM8 is currently the primary infantry weapon of frontline troops and the M16 is given to police force and National Guard personnel. The MP7 and P90 are standard sidearms used by non-combat personnel. The air force's primary aircraft include the Su-47 Berkut as a multirole aircraft, the DMG F-19 Knight, as air superiority, the A-7 wraith for close air support as well as the MiG-29, Su-35 Super Flanker and Su-27 Frogfoot, mostly provided to the Air National Guard. The primary and only strategic bomber utilised in numbers is the Tu-160 Blackjack. Naval forces are produces wholly by DMG Military Industries after the recent phasing out of American warships. Primary tank is the Macabee Arca IV Nakil. The Republican Guards are an elite division of the Hamilayan military. The Republican Guard Elite Corps is the elite of the elite. These soldiers are mostly utilised in peacetime as personal guards for high-ranking military and government officials. Each position is assigned a certain amount of Elite Corps troops, with the President having the most at his disposal at one battalion. During times of war, they are utilised as both special forces and shock troopers, an intimidating sight in full-body black armour.

Internal Affairs and Government

History

From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, Hamilay was composed of many city-states, the provinces of today. The city-states were self-sufficient nations in their own respects, but obviously interacted with each other through trade and diplomacy, occasionally going to war. Each had a different style of government: for example, the current capital of Sayenna was an absolute monarchy while the coastal province of Beferen was a republic. Although this process began in the 1600s, in 1722 Sayenna managed to finally annex all other states, establishing the Empire of Hamilay. The rulers were originally benevolent and helped to strengthen the country, but by the mid-19th century the empire was in a perpetual state of decline and corruption. In 1880, several high-ranking military and government officials led a revolution which ousted the emperor and Imperial loyalists establishing the Armed Republic of Hamilay, then Democratic Republic of Hamilay in 1981 and Federal Republic in 2007. After republicanism was installed, the nation went through both massive purges of royalists and economic modernisation, culminating in one of the highest GDPs per capita in the world. In the late 20th century large military and civil reforms were also conducted, transforming the nation into a liberal state from a relatively authoritarian one and bringing its military up to standards.

Administration

The Republic of Hamilay is administered by a democratic government. The President is the head of the government and is elected every 8 years. There is no limit on the number of terms one can serve. The President serves a long term, but at any time if his approval rating falls below 35% for a period of one year, a re-election may be called. Each major city administers its own province of the same name of that city. Provincial governors at any time can be removed from office by a majority vote of the Parliament. Each province holds elections every 4 years. Voting in any election is voluntary. There are currently 250 seats in the Lower House, 104 seats in the Upper House and and four major political parties. The Upper House of the Parliament, the representative of the Hamilayan states, is not particularly powerful by the standards of a Federal Republic, and is mostly subservient to the administration in power.

The Liberal Party - The Liberal Party is currently the party in power and the largest party. It has won the Presidential elections for the last three terms. The party's policies are essentially socially moderate right-wing, with the government taking reasonably liberal stances on topics such as abortion and gay marriage. It takes free-market and pro-capitalist views.

The Libertarian Party - The Libertarian Party is the second largest party in Hamilay at this time. Its policies are essentially the same as the Liberal Party, but instead of taking a laissez-faire approach to social issues it actively plays a role in the pressing of greater civil rights.

The Socialist Party - The Socialist Party is the only political party not staunchly capitalist. This party is also socially liberal, but favours cutbacks on defence spending, increasing funding for health and education and increasing the social welfare budget, which is essentially nonexistent. As implied by the name, it follows socialist policies and advocates state ownership.

The Conservative Party - The conservative party is the only major socially conservative party in Hamilay. This is the smallest of the four major parties, and has not gained a large following due to the majority atheist population of Hamilay. It is popular among the religious population of Hamilay. Like the Libertarian and Liberal parties, it is also capitalist.

The Socialist Party and the Conservative Party are not particularly likely to gain a majority in the Lower House due to the Liberal-Libertarian coalition holding 50% of the seats. However, they still wield a reasonable amount of power and are classified as major parties. Thirty seats in the Lower House of Parliament are held by an assortment of minor parties.