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Though many political parties and organizations, major or small, have emerged in recent years, many of them share common beliefs (as do all of the Virgean citizens), and they will not tolerate anyone who violates any of these beliefs. ''(note: I don't believe in intolerance, but intolerance plays an important part in real world ideologies. Maybe I'm too hypocritical, or maybe I'm just not cynical enough.)'' | Though many political parties and organizations, major or small, have emerged in recent years, many of them share common beliefs (as do all of the Virgean citizens), and they will not tolerate anyone who violates any of these beliefs. ''(note: I don't believe in intolerance, but intolerance plays an important part in real world ideologies. Maybe I'm too hypocritical, or maybe I'm just not cynical enough.)'' | ||
| − | + | *Democracy | |
| − | Archtovia's government promotes a democracy, though many of the common practices in capitalist democracies tend to be curtailed. | + | : Archtovia's government promotes a democracy, though many of the common practices in capitalist democracies tend to be curtailed. |
| − | + | *Environmental Sustainability | |
| − | Archtovia is probably the only nation with Environmental Sustainability a department all to itself. This is not surprising, considering that the majority of Archtovia's citizens range from environmental-minded to very environmental-minded. This is partly because of Archtovia's educational policies, and partly a legacy from Archtovians' ancestors: when the first group of people arrived on Archtovia, all they could see | + | : Archtovia is probably the only nation with Environmental Sustainability a department all to itself. This is not surprising, considering that the majority of Archtovia's citizens range from environmental-minded to very environmental-minded. This is partly because of Archtovia's educational policies, and partly a legacy from Archtovians' ancestors: when the first group of people arrived on Archtovia, all they could see |
| − | + | *Independence | |
| − | Archtovians firmly believe in the doctrine that a state's internal affairs should be independent from other states' interference, and vice versa; they also resist any attempt at classifying Archtovia into any categories of ideologies. Unfortunately, there is one classification that Archtovia cannot escape: a [[Wikipedia:State#The_international_point_of_view|state]]. | + | : Archtovians firmly believe in the doctrine that a state's internal affairs should be independent from other states' interference, and vice versa; they also resist any attempt at classifying Archtovia into any categories of ideologies. Unfortunately, there is one classification that Archtovia cannot escape: a [[Wikipedia:State#The_international_point_of_view|state]]. |
===Special: Isjla=== | ===Special: Isjla=== | ||
Revision as of 12:54, 5 February 2005
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| Flag of Archtovia | |
| Motto: "Ad Astra Per Aspera" (about to be adopted) | |
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| Region | Constellation Virgo |
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| Capital | Isjla |
| Official Language(s) | Neo-Virgean, English, Greek |
| Leader | will be elected, don't worry |
| Population | 25% Homo pseudosapiens, 65% E. coli, 10% unidentified |
| Currency | viral RNA codon |
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Archtovia is, in fact, not one nation, but three nations.
In some obscure times that have long been lost in history, an expeditionary fleet crash-landed on three small, barren huddled-together planets, lost amidst the glory of the great Constellation of Virgo.
Generations passed, and as the three planets each went on its own orbit, the people in the three regions were separated. Today, though communication still persists, space travel research has paused because of constantly reduced government funding. It will be a long time before the castaways in the Constellation Virgo are reunited.
Contents
Geography
Devacja
Phesha Argus
Thiadeles
Archtovia's Neighbors
Being lost in the vast space, Archtovia does not have "neighbors" as in its traditional definition. However, there does exist one exception: the Free Land of New Heavenly Virgeans, created by a radical section of the separatist Allons Party.
Government
Though Archtovia prime is composed of three separate regions, it is governed by one huge bureaucracy, with its headquarters at the notorious capital, Isjla, and two "correspondants" in the two smaller regions (though neither of the "correspondants" are quite small enough).
Structure
The Protectorship
The Lord Protector of Archtovia is elected once every 12 years. During a Protector's term, he/she
The Cabinet
The cabinet of Archtovian government consist of the following departments:
- Department of Agricultural & Industrial Science
- Department of Commerce & Transportation
- Department of Education
- Department of Environmental Sustainability
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of Justice
- Department of Plebeian Affairs
- Department of Spiritual Affairs (closed down)
- Department of State
- The Treasury
Political Parties
The main political parties in Archtovia are:
- Socialist Progressive Party
- The Socialist Progressive Party is the oldest political party in Archtovia. The party's socialist ideals make it the largest party in Archtovia's government for years, and that had resulted in the largest group of lobbyists in the nation. One of the most important elements that sustain its position of in-control is its "floating" platform. Its policies are constantly changing, although never far from its pillars, to fit the current social (or political) situation, thus while some criticize it as being unstable, the party is always popular among the people.
- Green Party Archtovia
- One of the main political parties in Archtovia, GPA is associated with the UGN (Universal Greens Network), one of the largest international political organizations in the universe. The traditional Archtovian concept of environmental sustainability makes the party's principles popular; however, the conflict between human existence and the environment has always existed, so to cope with various food, land and energy shortages, the party was forced to modify its principles so that the Green Party in one of the most environmentalist nations in the world is actually LESS conservationist than those of other nations.
- Libertarian Party
- Founded by the famed libertarian and political activist Micjel Anijhlan, the Libertarian Party believe that Virgo should be an out-of-the-world libertarian heaven, without the various forms of control and political correctness that make lives difficult on Earth. The Libertarian Party received widespread support during the 5-year Cultural Revival, but the heat had died out since then, and today the Libertarians can only
- Dominion Party
- The Dominion Party supports a confederate-like government structure with the central government act as a supervisor to the small, local governing councils. It also supports closer ties with Earth while still retaining the Virgean identity. It is, however, rather conservative in other areas, and that probably reduced its popularity among the liberal-minded populace.
- The Island
- The Island is the converging point of various degrees of conservativeness in Archtovia. It is also the center of the Neo-Conservative movement, the realization that tranferred thousands of liberals into conservatives (and also quite a few conservatives into liberals). The Island works to establish and stabilize the conservative principles of Archtovia
- Allons Party
- The Allons Party is a separatist movement created by Alen Nasja, an outspoken government-phobic activist. Its goal is to persuade the three (or perhaps more) regions of Archtovia to separate and become independent nations themselves, thus disintegrating the frightfully large Archtovian central government and raising the efficiency and competitiveness of the individual regions. Their policies did not go well with the majority of identity-preserving Archtovians, but one radical group managed to shake two of Archtovia's former provinces free and established the Free Land of [New Heavenly Virgeans].
- United Fascist Movement
- Convinced that Fascism is the ultimate form of nationalism and that only Fascism can make Archtovia a better society, a group of hot-blooded individuals from all social classes have rallied together to try to put their ideals into action.
Policies
Though many political parties and organizations, major or small, have emerged in recent years, many of them share common beliefs (as do all of the Virgean citizens), and they will not tolerate anyone who violates any of these beliefs. (note: I don't believe in intolerance, but intolerance plays an important part in real world ideologies. Maybe I'm too hypocritical, or maybe I'm just not cynical enough.)
- Democracy
- Archtovia's government promotes a democracy, though many of the common practices in capitalist democracies tend to be curtailed.
- Environmental Sustainability
- Archtovia is probably the only nation with Environmental Sustainability a department all to itself. This is not surprising, considering that the majority of Archtovia's citizens range from environmental-minded to very environmental-minded. This is partly because of Archtovia's educational policies, and partly a legacy from Archtovians' ancestors: when the first group of people arrived on Archtovia, all they could see
- Independence
- Archtovians firmly believe in the doctrine that a state's internal affairs should be independent from other states' interference, and vice versa; they also resist any attempt at classifying Archtovia into any categories of ideologies. Unfortunately, there is one classification that Archtovia cannot escape: a state.
Special: Isjla
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Isjla, the administrative capital of Archtovia, is situated near the __ River, on the planet of Devacja. Its citizens
Society
Languages
Archtovia's main civil language is Neo-Virgean, the native language and the pride of all Virgeans. Legends have it that Neo-Virgean is an artificial language created by some over-zealous Virgean patriot a long time ago (to show other nations that Virgo has its own native culture), though most Virgeans today won't admit it.
Greek is the second-main civil language of Archtovia. People respect it for its history and its aesthetics, although it is pretty polluted today, mingled with vocabularies from Virgean and other languages.
English is the official language in commerce.
Religions
Archtovia is primarily agnostic, but freedom of conscience is guaranteed. The government used to have a Department of Spiritual Affairs, headed by a new age guru who started a widespread rediscovery of spirituality, but due to increased government spending in other areas the department had closed down. The majority of people who believe in organized religion belong to either the Holy Church of St. Virgin, a Catholic-affiliated branch of Christianity, or the Church of the Stars, a native religion.
Community Services
Archtovia's socialist government
Commerce
Archtovia is famous for the largest corporation in the Constellation Virgo, the government-run VirgoHaven Co.
