Henrytopia
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| Motto: "In twenty years it will be someone else's problem.." | |
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| Region | Land of the R6Messagenet |
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| Capital | Zambonia |
| Official Language(s) | English Spanish Swahili |
| Leader | Henry Brash VIII |
| Population | 12,000,000 |
| Currency | the Benjamins baby! |
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Contents
Current Events
Henrytopia is currently celebrating the Holiday Extravaganza. Holiday Extravaganza is essentially all gift giving and drinking holidays rolled into one week. To keep its citizens happy, past gift giving holidays have been replaced with 'Health and Inspiration Days' where all citizens take off from work so that all can enjoy leisure time.
About
The Protectorate of Henrytopia is a small, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 12 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The enormous, socially-minded government devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 34%, but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports industries.
The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, the death penalty has been reintroduced, and the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Henrytopia's national animal is the Silverback Mullet and its currency is the Benjamin.
Calendar
The Henrytopian calendar is the same as the Julian Calendar.
Holidays
The holiday calendar is identical to the American calendar except they are all named 'Health and Inspiration Days' and the week long 'Holiday Extravaganza' takes place beginning the second Saturday of December.
Government
Although Henrytopia is considered a nation of democratic socialists, the counrty is governed by democracy. The government is comprised of The Senate, and the "Court of the Protectorate", which holds the jurisdictive power. Legislative power is in the hands of the Governing Council, while the Executive power is the held by The Protectorate, Henry. All elected leaders, regardless of their name, must take the title of Henry the Protectorate and remain so until they are elected out of office or deposed.
The term of the Protectorate lasts four years, but there is no limit to the number of terms a president may be re-elected. If a Protectorate has the mass appeal of the people, they can appeal to the Senate for an automatic extension of up to four years. Presidential candidates are appointed first by the parties. After the head of the party has approved a Protectorate candidate, he or she must also be endorsed by at least 20% in the Senate. To cut down on filibustering of a candidate, the Senate has passed a law limiting the number of rejected candidates to two; a party that has proposed two rejected candidates can appoint a third, bypassing any vote in the Senate.
Once the parties have finally all successfully appointed their candidates, registered voters of Henrytopia get to vote on the position of The Protectorate between these candidates. Since the Senate is usually dominated by two or three large parties, and only few splinter groups, it is often a close race between only two candidates, with the other candidates being given little or no consideration.
The members of the Senate are appointed after the first year of the Protectorate being in office. Senator candidates are appointed by the respective parties and approved by the Protectorate. Each party is allowed to choose as many senators as corresponds to their share of the popular vote, thus roughly each .2% corresponds to one senator.
All the nation's people, from the age of 24 upwards, are eligible to vote, including immigrants who have resided there for a period of 4 years. Only natural born citizens of Henrytopia are eligible to become Protectorate, the issue is not allowed to be amended.
Military Service
Military service is encouraged for all citizens. Although not compulsory, upon graduation from high school, citizens are encouraged to serve in the national military service for a minimum period of two years or enroll in an institute of higher learning. Those who choose not to intend to enroll or qualify for admission to an insitute of higher learning are then expected to enlist in the military service. In exchange for serving their country, citizens of Henrytopia receive full tuition without stipulations to any institution of higher learning that they are admitted to. In addition to their schooling, those citizens who serve receive free healthcare for themselves for the remainder of their life. This healthcare includes a comprehensive medical, dental and vision services plan. Those citizens who neither benefit themselves by furthering their education or serve in the military do not receive government assistance in any way, shape or form.
Census Information
- 100% of the population that is living is alive
- 100% of the population that is deceased is deceased
Facts
- Life Expectancy - 80+ years
- Income Tax Rate - 34%
- Full Name - The Protectorate of Henrytopia
- Major Industry - Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing and Woodchip Exports industries
- GDP - $36,032,229,958.70
- GDP Per Capita - $3,002.69
- Government Type - Democratic Socialists
- Government Concern - Social Equality, Law & Order
- Major Industry - Beef-Based Agriculture
- National Animal - Silverback Mullet
