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|'''Largest City''' || Karachi | |'''Largest City''' || Karachi | ||
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The Republic of Arabia (Arabic: Al-Jumhuriyah al-'Arabiyah) is one of Eurasia Magnus' most repressive regimes.
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| National motto: Allah Akbar (English: God is great) | ||
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| Official language | Arabic1 | |
| Official religion | Islam (Sunni and Shi'a both recognized) | |
| Capital | Damascus | |
| Largest City | Karachi | |
| Supreme Leader | ||
| President | ||
| Population - Total (2005) |
Ranked ??? 12 million | |
| Formation | January 2005 | |
| Economy | Thriving | |
| Currency | Riyal (R) | |
| Region | Eurasia Magnus | |
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1 Persian and Turkish are officially recognized and protected as minority languages per the Arabian Constitution. | ||
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Arabia is a small, devout nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-working, cynical population of 12 million are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The small, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Religion & Spirituality, and Defence. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Retail and Arms Manufacturing.
History
Greater Eurasistan was a fictitious nation envisioned by publius while at Williams College. His goal had been to create a economically powerful, religiously-diverse empire at the confluence of the great empires of history, including those of Alexander, the Romans, Persians, and Nazi Germany. Greater Eurasistan is now a nation in the game NationStates.
Politics
Eurasistan is a federal semi-presidential republic, whose political system has been laid out by publius over the years 2001-04. It has a semi-presidential system in which the chief of state, the President, is elected in a popular, universal, direct majority-runoff vote, and the head of government, the Chancellor, is elected by the lower house of Parliament. The President represents the state in international law, has supreme command over the armed forces, and The Chancellor must maintain the confidence of the lower house, but that confidence can only be withdrawn with a simultaneous election of a replacement.
The Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the Popular Assembly and the Federal Council. The Popular Assembly is elected every four years by popular vote in a complex system combining direct and proportional representation. The 60 federal state governments send three Delegates each to the Federal Council, which has equal legislative powers to the Popular Assembly, except that it cannot initiate revenue bills.
The Supreme Court acts as both the constitutional court, exercising judicial review of legislation, and as the last court of appeals. All justices and judges at the national level are appointed by the President with the approval of the Federal Council.
Together with Crisconium and Wendellia, Greater Eurasistan is playing a leading role in Europa Magnus. Eurasistan is at the forefront of European states seeking to advance the creation of a more unified and capable European political, defense, and security apparatus.
Geography
Eurasistan includes Europe; Russia to the Ural Mountains; the Caucasus; North Africa, including the strip of populated land (á la the Roman Empire) and all of Egypt; the Middle East; and Central Asia, including Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
