Eagmont

The Federal Republic of
Eagmont

Flag of Eagmont
National motto: Win all, lose all.
National anthem: Eagmont, the guardian o thee
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Region	The FCSTO
Capital	Oban
Largest City	Oban
Population	18 Million (Oban Metropolitan
Suffrage	Yes
Official Language(s)	English, French, Russian
Government Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance & Taxation Speaker Leader of the Opposition Govenor General of Manly	Federal republic The Right Honourable John Key (CPE) The Right Honourable Max Klien (CPE) The Honourable Scott Smith (CPE) His Excellency John Marks (LIB) The Honourable Christian Haig (ELP) His Excellency Lord Nelson Greer
ISO Nation Code	EAGT
Currency	Eagmont Dollar(ED)
Time Zone  • Summer (DST)	GMT +12 GMT +13
Internet TLD	.ea, .com.ea .eaf (for french sites) .ear (for russian sites)
Calling Code	+64
National Symbols  • Sport  • Animal  • Fruit  • Flower	Soccer Kiwi Kiwifruit Rose
UN Status	Handshaker
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The Nation of Eagmont, currently inhabited by 500 million people*, is a safe and patriotic nation currently in one of the most economically stable years in the history of Eagmont. Eagmont has two main islands, the North and the South Islands, and an offshore island called Manly, once inhabitted by the native peoples. The North Island is the most densely populated areas, up to 300 million people live there. The South Island has around 250 million while Manly has 50-75 million inhabitants. The Largest City, Greater Melbourne, has a population of around 18 million and is home to many of Eagmonts most influential people. The current leader is John Key, leader of the Conservative party.

• Note=This is roleplaying figure. NationStates figure is too inaccurate.

Eagmont Government

Currently, the 2006-2009 government is a Coalition between the Conservative Party, and the now declining Liberal Party after its days as the 3rd majory party. The Prime Minister, John Key, is in his first term while Chris Mahone is serving as Deputy Prime Minister for the 2nd time.

The Coalition (as it is known as now) is a strong, Liberal-Conservative government with a lower Welfare State than most places in the world. They have one of the lowest tax rates (13%) that any Eagmontian Government has ever had. They also have one of the highest Education Passes in the world (94% of students pass the final exams)

The Cabinet

The Prime Minister

• The Right Honourable John Key (Conservative)
  

The Deputy Prime Minister & Assistant Prime Minister

• The Honourable Chris Mahone (Liberal)
• The Honourable Assoicate Tracey Bentwell (Conservative)

The Cabinet

• The Minister for Foreign Relations- Henry Otterfield
• The Minister for the Treasury- John Key (Conservative)
• The Minister for Defence- Tracey Bentwell (Conservative)
• The Minister for Native Affairs- Hugh Brown (Conservative)
• The Minister for Education- Jacobina Plumber (Liberal)
• The Minister of the Interior- Regina Flexwell (Conservative)
• Attorney General of Eagmont- Barry Shconfield (Conservative)
• The Minister for Agriculture- Harry Barnaby (Liberal)
• The Minister for Finance, Commerce, Taxation & Revenue- Chris Mahone (Liberal)
• The Minister for Labour & Work Relations- Shelly Reid (Conservative)
• The Minister for Transportation & Roading- Mark Baker (Conservative)
• The Minister for Health- Steven Parker (Liberal)

Overview of the Houses

House of Representatives

Currently, this is the make-up of the House of Representatives.

This table is proportionate to the amount of seats in the house.
The Conservatives have 108 & The Liberals have 42, giving them the Majority to govern. Labour, on the other hand, has 106, with the Greens & Unionists both having 16 each & the Nationalists having 32.

Click here for a run down on the last elections.

Senate

The Government of Eagmont is made up of 340 seats in the House of Representatives (House of Commons) and 120 seats in the Senate. The Senate seats are divided amongst the 13 states:

Departmental Areas

Finance

Annually, the Eagmont Government spend around $17,742,473,125,000.00 ($17 Trillion Dollars). This mostly comes from tax, annual subsidies & off shore assets the Government has. The Minister for the Treasury is incharge of keeping the bank books in order, while the Minister for Finance is incharge of the Budget. Both wo/men work together so that their estimates and budgets are the same.

An embarrasing moment happened in 1991, when Labour-Green-Unionist Coalition Treasurer Iona Wallance and the Coalition Finance Minister Waldo Steel came out with different projected earnings and spendings for the year. This cost the government over 300 billion dollars.

The Budget is one of the most anticipated reports that come out each year. It is usually delivered on the 1st day of July, which is the start of the Summer Holidays for children. The Treasurer will attend this House of Representatives debate (usually s/he sits in the Senate) and take the Prime Ministers seat. The reading of the budget usually lasts for about 2-4 hours, and the Debate-in-Reply starts. The Prime Minister is not present for this debate.

At 9:30 pm that evening, the debate is come to an abrupt hault. The Treasurer carries the "Budget Book" (the hard copy) back to the under-ground holding area. The Treasurer, by law, must stay with the Budget Book in this area until the debate is done. Once a Treasurer died while waiting for the debate to finish- it took 1 year for it to be finally done, and this treasurer died of old age 10 months in.

Education

Primary, Secondary Education

In Eagmont, it is compulsory to attend school at the age of 5. Parents have three options;

• Primary School- The most common choice. This is where children learn the basics in English, maths and applying skills.

• Prepatory School- Usually for the rich. This is where children learn alot of English, Maths, Science and Skills throughout the day. It is more advanced than Primary School learning, and inturn, it is more expensive.

• Montisorreè - Pronounced Monnh-iss-oh-reih, this is an alternative school. It is focussed around the ideals of Religion and applying simple ideals to everyday life. Usually alot of parents who have either had hippie or native backgrounds choose this.

At age 13, the parents have 2 options;

• High School- The most common choice. Children study up to 8 subjects, own choice. Students can study a medium range of subjects, which mainly include English, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Physical Education, French or Russian (compulsory one or the other) and the Arts.

• Private Charter College-, or PCC, is usually for the rich. This is a "specialist" school, which charters people to choose their career at an early age. English, French & Russian are compulsory, and then you take up to 5 other courses depending on your career (ie Law: English Literature, History, Law Studies & Systems and Managment). Usually school is on saturdays too. A Famous PCC in Eagmont, one of the best in the world, is Wellington College, which is extremly private and expensive. Of the last 12 Prime Ministers/Presidents, 10 of them have come from this institute.

At age 17, all students at every school take an exam called the "Eagmont Examinations", or as it is known amongst younger children "The Final Exam".

The Children take 9 (10 for PCC students) exams, from the following list:

• English
• French or Russian
• Mathematics
• Physics, Chemistry or Biology
• Eagmont History
• Eagmont Politics
• Economics
• French or Russian (for PCC)
• Accounting
• Techonology
• Art
• Art History
• Graphic Design
• Computer Skills
• Computer Studies
• Law Studies
• Medicinal Studies
• Media Studies
• Education Studies.

The students must pass 6/9 or 9/10 (for PCC students) to gain entry to a University.

Tertiary Education

When the students turn 18, they must do atleast 1 year of formal qualifications. A small percentage of Eagmontian's only spend 1 year at the tertiary level, which is usually just learning basic Home Economics & Skills. This is for people who wish not to do degrees and/or go to polytechnic.

The ones who wish to get degrees, however, usually go to one of the many Universities Eagmont has. There are over 100 Universities, and 10 Specialist Universities. The Major 3, The Hayman (for Law), The Dysart (for Medicine & Dentistry) and The Barker (Politics & Economics) are regarded in the Top 10 Universities in the world.

Most Eagmont Students do a B.A. degree, and then move onto a subject of their choice (if they wish). The government prides itself on good education, and it shows by the depth of knowledge of the students.