Dorado
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| Motto: "Totalitarian Freedom Forever" | |
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| Region | The New Meritocracy |
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| Capital | New Albuquerque |
| Official Language(s) | English, Spanish |
| Leader | Robert Mackenzie |
| Population | n/a |
| Currency | New Merit |
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Dorado is a federal republic that consists of sixty-four states and one federal district. The federal government consists of three branches: the executive, the legislative and the judicial. The executive is headed by the President. The legislative consists of the Parliament, a bicameral legisture. Its two houses are the Assembly, its 937 members are popularly elected, and the Senate whose 256 members are appointed by the state legislatures. Each state has four seats in the Senate. The judicial branch consists of the Supreme Court and other lesser courts. The Supreme Court may exercise judicial review over all laws, federal and state. Judges are nominated by the President and approved by the Senate.
General Overview
Dorado has many large cities. The largest is New Albuquerque. It is the federal capital and as such is located in the federal district. There is no single ethnic group in Dorado that claims supremacy. Largely settled by immigrants over time, the only people of Dorado who are indigenous are the Navaho. They mostly reside in the interior and most of their population is within the state called the Navaho Territories. They are fully integrated into the larger Doradan society, though memories of past atrocities are not forgotten.
Dorado is mostly open. The southwest is mountainous. Along the coast and along rivers leading inland is the center of Doradan agricultural production. The mountains provide rich mineral resources along with lumber for building of all kinds.
The people of Dorado are mostly Christian. The native Doradan population has its own tribal worship systems. Religious freedom is guaranteed. A multi-ethnic society, Dorado has no overriding culture that can be described as solely 'Doradan'. However, there are a few common characteristics. Baseball is universally recognized as the national sport. In the Federal League, the Alamogordo Isotopes consistently win the pennent most years, though the New Albuquerque Senators are always contenders as well. Doradans have a strong civic duty. At the local level in most states, most towns are governed by councils of selectmen who serve as administrators while the townspeople in 'town meetings' decide important laws and policy for their town. Participation in elections at all levels usually runs over 80% of registered voters.
The most common profession in Dorado is engineer (of all kinds), followed by teacher.
Election Information
On June 21st, 2004, Dorado held elections for the first time under the revised Doradan Constitution.
President
- Robert Mackenzie of the Free Commerce Party - 83%
- John Nguyen of the Union of Doradan Soviets - 17%
Assembly (937 seats)
- Free Commerce Party, 604
- Centre Party, 109
- Communists, 224
Senate (256 seats)
- Free Commerce Party, 185
- Centre Party, 45
- Communists, 26
History
The Free Republic of Dorado was founded in either late 2002 or early 2003. Its early history was linked with that of the region Northeastern Pacific Rim. Dorado was engaged in a series of conflicts with other states of that region for control of the Corto Maltese Islands. The conflict was never decisively decided.
During the summer of 2003, Dorado was purged and sent to Lazarus, where it was reconstituted in November. Dorado promptly moved to The New Meritocracy, where it applied for membership. It's application was approved and Dorado took its seat on November 28. Since then, the Free Republic has served in various capacities in the Meritocratic Senate, most notably as Lictor.
Originally apart of a larger republic, when that state was dissolved amid civil war and foreign invasion, Dorado was formed from one of the fragments. (See the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' book Escape for more information.) Initially a republic, a military junta was quickly installed. The head of the junta was Colonel Robert Mackenzie, who ruled alongside the heads of the Army and the Doradan Secret Police. After its reconstitution and joining of the Meritocratic Senate, reforms were initiated and slowly the old constitution was revised. Due to his work in dismantling the dictatorship, Robert Mackenzie won the first presidential election under the revised constitution on June 21, 2004.
