San Tequila

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San Tequila
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Flag of San Tequila
Motto: "Viva El Presidente!"
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Region Wysteria
Capital
Official Language(s) Spanish(official language), french, various native and african languages
Leader President Juan Miguel Goncalves
Population 1 -2 billion
Currency peso 
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General information

  • Official name:Sovereign Socialist Republic of San Tequila
  • Short name:San Tequila
  • Capital:Ciudad de Goncalves
  • Largest cities:Santa Maria, Gamacoa, Cadellin,
  • Form of Government:One-party dictatorship
  • Ethnic groups:84% spanish, 6.3% natives, 3.2% french, 6.5% african.
  • National football league:Worker's Football League
  • National airline:State passenger and cargo transportation service.
  • National internet provider:People's Commissariat of Communication and Transportation, Bureau of Internet Affairs
  • National telephone operator:People's Commissariat of Communication and Transportation, Bureau of Telephone Communications.

Government:

San Tequila is a one-party socialist state. Head of state of San Tequila is president(also commonly called El Presidente) Juan Miguel Goncalves, who is also the chairman of only allowed party, the United Socialist Revolutio- nary Party of San Tequila. The 450-member General Assembly is San Tequilan equivalent to a parliament. General Assembly is elected in every six years, and as the USRP is only allowed political party in San Tequila, only USRP candidates are allowed to participate in the elections. Government, the Council of Ministers is appointed by the president. The 1500-member USRP National Committee gathers to a party conference every year and decides the party platform and guidelines for state policies, but it is usually nothing but a rubber stamp for politburo's decisions. The true power in San Tequila rests in the hands of the 20-member politburo, which is led by the president. Also, all the important ministers are always politburo members.

Commissars in the government of San Tequila

  • People's Commissar of Defense:Juan Miguel Goncalves*
  • People's Commissar of State Security:Enrique Martinez*
  • People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs:Felipe Lopez*
  • People's Commissar of Justice:Ernesto Escobedo*
  • People's Commissar of Citizen Welfare:Manuel Aznar*
  • People's Commissar of Emergency Services:Julia Goncalves
  • People's Commissar of State Finances:Jesus Salvador Enriquez*
  • People's Commissar of Science and Technology:Hernan Hernandez*
  • People's Commissar of Economy:Pablo Libone*
  • People's Commissar of Foreign Trade:Lucas Diaz
  • People's Commissar of Education:Maria Lopez
  • People's Commissar of Communication and Transportation:Juan Beron
  • People's Commissar of Hunting, Agriculture and Fishing:Joaquin Cortez
  • People's Commissar of Minorities and Citizenship Affairs:Jean-Paul Durrant
  • People's Commissar of Labour and Immigration:Juan Rodriguez*
  • People's Commissar of Enviroment:Anna Espinoza
  • People's Commissar of Information and Citizen Morale:Fidel Guevara(also party secretary of USRP)*
  • People's Commissar of Culture and Sports:Diego Maradon

*=member of politburo

Human rights

The human rights in San Tequila are almost non-existent. The entire society is based on fear created by the massive security machine. Law enforcement and security agencies have almost unlimited authorities to arrest, interrogate and watch the citizens. Altough ordinary citizens live in relative safety, those showing dissidence or opposition towards the government are quickly arrested and imprisoned. Thousands of anti-government activists and other dissidents are imprisoned in prison and work camps, and hundreds have mysteriously "disappeared". The freedom of speech is also minimal. Only government- owned medias are allowed to publish material, and all media is filled with government propaganda. Internet is also subject to strict censorship. Government blocks viewing of all sites that contain pornography, anti-government material or otherwise dangerous material. Demonstrations and striking are illegal, and are taken care of swiftly and decisively. Homosexuals and other sexual minorities are being treated as "antisocial" people and are sent to prison camps or hospitals for "treatment" Altough the government and communist party are officially atheistic, freedom to practise religion is guaranteed by the constitution.

Economy

San Tequila is a communist nation where private enterprise is illegal.

Society

Most common form of residence in San Tequila are so called "apartementos comunales", or "communal apartments". These are cheap apartment complexes where each floor shares facilities such as kitchens, bathrooms and TV's. Altough it limits privacy in some aspects, it has been proved to increase people's sociality and to strenghten bonds between neighbors.

Law enforcement and security

There are three uniformed law enforcement agencies in San Tequila. The Policia Nacionale(National Police)is responsible for everyday law enforcement, traffic patrol and criminal investigation. The police is commanded by National Police Commandant, who is under direct control of People's Commissar of State Security. The Policia Nacionale is organized into 9 regional districts, which are determined by the administrative areas. The regional districts are in turn divided into municipal districts, which are divided into patrol, traffic, criminal investigation and administrative departments. Criminal investi- gation department is divided into robbery&homicide, vice&narcotics and property crimes divisions. Police usually use Lada, Volga or Moskvitsh sedans, UAZ jeeps and motorbikes.

Policia Nacionale rank structure

  • National Police Commandant
  • Region Commandant
  • Commandant
  • Inspector
  • Captain
  • Lieutenant
  • Sergeant
  • Constable
  • Cadet

The Guardia Civil is a paramilitary force responsible for demanding law enforcement tasks, such as fighting organized crime and terrorism. Guardia Civil is also responsible for law enforcement in rural areas. It uses a military rank structure. The commander of Guardia Civil is ranked liutenant general, and reports to People's Commissar of State Security.

Internal Security Forces, or Fuerzas Internas De la Seguridad fall between Guardia Civil and military forces. ISF is responsible for riot control, counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism. ISF units are divided into Counter-Insurgency Battalions and Urban Control Battalions. Counter-Insurgency Battalions are special anti-guerilla units equipped with light military equipment such as military-grade small arms, APC's, mortars and helicopters, and are trained to combat insurgent and other guerilla activity. Urban Control Battalions are responsible for riot control and CT and COIN missions in urban areas. ISF personnel always wear either their trademark red berets, riot or camo steel helmets or camouflage caps, while for uniforms they use urban-pattern camouflage uniforms or standard army camouflage uniforms. The elite unit of ISF is the Grupo Operaciones Especiales or Special Operations Group.

The Bureau of Internal Security (OOC:not like department in american sense) or Oficina para la Seguridad Interna, is the secret police of San Tequilan government. OSI is responsible for counter-intelligence, investigating terrorism, insurgency, counter-revolutionary or revolutionary activity and other threats to national security. OSI has a wide network of undercover agents and informants, and it is almost impossible to do something without OSI knowing about it. OSI agents are extremely loyal to the government, and are believed to be responsible for deaths and disappearances of numerous political dissidents and other people hostile towards the regime.

There is also a military security agency, Security Directorate of the General Staff, which is responsible for military security.

Military

There is a conscription for every male in San Tequila. Each man is required to undergo 2 years service in the People's Defence Forces or other branches of government, such as transportation and healthcare and participate in regular refresher courses.

The history of San Tequilan military is a long and a honourable one and starts from the armies of ancient San Tequilan empire that existed between 250 a.d and 500 a.d. Ancient San Tequilan imperial armies were well organized and famous of their skills, until barbarian hordes invaded San Tequila, which was weakened by internal strife and conflict.

The fall of the empire started 400 year-period of war called the Time of Conflicts. During these 400 years warlords and rival counts fought between each other in more or less frequent battles. The period ended when Luis de Gamacoa, count of Gamacoa unified San Tequila through war in approximately 950.

During the middle ages a feudal system, where feudal dukes and counts had own armies which were composed of local residents, while king's army was composed of well-trained knights and mercenaries.

In 1873 last king of San Tequila, Carlos IV died after years of illness. Carlos had been a weak ruler because of his illnesses and his weak will and poor qualities as a ruler. After his dead, the Fifth Succession War between rival dukes and groups emerged. After years of fighting the Republican Front, headed by a man called Ernesto Lopez, finally won the war. The republicans declared San Tequila a democracy and organized democratic elections.

In 1935 a great depression occurred after months of uncontrolled rise in the stock market. Hundreds of thousands of people were unemployed and massive bankrupcies crippled the economy. Soon unsatisfaction and anger towards the government emerged, and massive riots and street fights were common. In 1936 the United Fascist Front headed by Juan Emilio Batistuta, seized power in a military-backed coup. Soon the people realized that Batistuta's regime wasn't what they had hoped it to be, but a corrupt dictatorship regime.

In 1968, as result of years of fighting between communist guerillas and Batistuta's armies a popular revolution occured. Hundreds of thousands of people marched to the streets waving the red colors of socialism. Young soldiers disobeyed orders to fire on the crowd, and the crowd quickly seized their weapons, many working-class soldiers even joined the revolution. Soon after that, Batistuta was captured and executed by guerillas and San Tequila was declared socialist state.