Gallipoli-China

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THIS ARTICLE CONCERNS A ROLEPLAY NATION IN THE REGION OF TAIJITU. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLAYER BEHIND GALLIPOLI-CHINA, SEE THE ARTICLE G-C.

The Workers' Social Democracy of Gallipoli-China
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Flag and Coat of Arms of Gallipoli-China
The Haven for Socialism, Freedom, and Democracy
Map to be edited in
Official Language Inglish
Official Religion Atheist
Ethnicities Achaean (West Gallipoli)

Moorish (East Gallipoli)

Chinese

Capital Peking-Istanbul Urban Conglomerate
Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee Aram Caros
Chairman, Defense Committee Feng Hu
Chairman, Economics Committee Salah Qen
Chairman, Internal Affairs Committee Akbar al-Sistani
Chairman, Public Enlightenment Committee Lin Tei
Chairman, Advancement of Science Committee To be Determined
Chairman, Health Care Committee To be Determined
Chairman, Environment and Recreation Committee To be Determined
Area ~969,000 km2
Population
 - Total (February 2007)
 - Density
~1.2 billion

~1238 persons/km2

Independence February 8, 2007
Government Type People's Power aka Democratic Centralism
Nation Type Socialist Democracy
Economic System centrally planned Communist economy
National Symbols the Hammer and Sickle

the Red Globe

the Phoenix

HDI 0.826
Currency Yuan
International Abbreviations
 - sport
 - government

G-C, The Workers' Social Democracy
Pronunciation gal-LIP-oh-lee ch-EYE-na
Naval Craft Classification GCS
National Anthem The Internationale
Internet TLD .gc
Calling Code 208


Contents

INTRODUCTION

Gallipoli-China for most of its history was not a unified state. The Empire of China and the Federation of the Two Gallipolis were constantly at odds with each other, and frequently at war. Validus to the south had attempted invasions of both countries, and had in fact won much land off China in the east, though it was never able to hold Gallipoli land for long. Both Gallipoli and China were relative backwaters until the mid-nineteenth century, when the Treaties of Union were drawn up to combat Validus. After that, Gallipoli-China grew in power and prestige. In the late twentieth century, however, radical politics increasingly gained sway in this country, culminating in a short-lived Fascist ministry and the subsequent workers’ state, the administration under which it exists today.

GEOGRAPHY

Location

Western O continent, occupying the China Sea, Dardanelles Straits, and bordering the Argo Outlet to the Mare Germanum.

Geographic Coordinates

133 N, 866 E

Land Area

~969,000 km2

Area Comparative

Slightly smaller than Flemingovia

Land Boundaries

Total: 1980 km

Border Countries: Validus 660 km

Coastline

2184 km

Maritime Claims

territorial sea: 200nm

Climate

Tropical, ranging from wet in the south to relatively dry in the north

Terrain

For the most part, Gallipoli-China consists of low hilly country, with the western Achaea Islands being more rocky and mountainous. East Gallipoli is flatter than Achaea, but is far wetter, while China is the driest area of the three.

Elevation Extremes

Lowest Point: China Sea 0 m

Highest Point: Mount Olympus 2350 m

Natural Resources

Potable water

Arable land

Fishing grounds

Copper ore

Bauxite

Silicon

Anthracite coal

Marble

Notes: Arable land primarily yields rice, millet, and barley. Fishing grounds primarily yield tuna, eatable seaweed and white seabass.

Natural Hazards

The Dardanelles are subject to hurricanes (about two a year), and there are infrequent earthquakes. Drought is common on the central islands.

Environment-Current Issues

air and water pollution; biodiversity loss; deforestation

Environment-International Agreements

N/A

PEOPLE

Population

~1.2 billion

Age Structure

0-14 years: 20.8%

15-64 years: 71.4%

65 years and over: 7.7%

Median Age

total: 35.9 years

male: 35.2 years

female: 36.5 years

Population Growth Rate

0.021%

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 6.22 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 6.99 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 5.41 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

total population: 77.41 years

male: 75.11 years

female: 79.85 years

Nationality

Noun: Gallipoli-Chinese

Adjective: Gallipoli-Chinese

Ethnic Groups

Han 59%

Moorish 27%

Achaean 12%

Other 2%

Religions

Atheist 68%

Muslim 11%

Christian 9%

Buddhist 6%

Confucianist/Neo-Confucianist 2%

Jewish 1%

Other 2%

Note: officially atheist

Languages

Official Language: Inglish

Note: “Recognized Languages” include Inglish, Arabic (of Moors), Mandarin (of Chinese), Dorian (of Achaeans)

Literacy

Definition: age fifteen and over can read and write

Total Population: 100%

GOVERNMENT

Country Name

Conventional Long Form: Workers’ Social Democracy of Gallipoli-China

Conventional Short Form: Gallipoli-China

Abbreviation: G-C

Government Type

Socialist Democracy

Capitol

Name: Peking-Istanbul Urban Conglomerate

Coordinates: 125 N, 842 W

Administrative Divisions

Regions: Gallipoli (sometimes divided into east and west based on ethnic lines, Achaeans in the west, Moors in the East), China

Provinces: Metaxades, Corfu, Tekirdag, Edirne, Taipei, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Xanadu

Note: regions are unofficial, and are unrecognized by the government. The largest official division is “Province.” Provinces are named after their capitol city, hence they often share names with Municipalities (unlisted).

Creation

Treaties of Union signed April 5, 1832. Workers’ Social Democracy proclaimed <insert a date> 2007

National Holidays

Liberation Day:

Solidarity Day: April 5

May Day: May 1

Note: Liberation Day celebrates the proclamation of the Workers' Social Demcoracy. Solidarity Day celebrates the signing of the Treaties of Union. May Day celebrates the unity of the international working class.

CONSTITUTION

Preamble

WE, CITIZENS OF GALLIPOLI-CHINA, heirs to the proud traditions of fraternity, solidarity, and comradeship fostered by generations of our ancestors;

by all slaves who rebel against their masters;

by the workers, peasants, students, and intellectuals who struggled against imperialist domination, political corruption, the absence of rights and liberties, unemployment and exploitation by capitalists;

by those who promoted, joined, and developed the organizations of workers and peasants, spread socialist ideas and founded the first Marxist and Marxist-Luxembourgist movements;

GUIDED

by the ideals of Marx, Engels, and Luxembourg;

BASING OURSELVES

on proletarian internationalism, on the fraternal friendship, aid, cooperation and solidarity of the peoples of the world;

AND HAVING DECIDED

to carry forward the triumphant Revolution;

AWARE

that all regimes based on exploitation cause the humiliation of the exploited and the degradation of the human nature of the exploiter;

that only under socialism and communism, when man has been freed from all forms of exploitation—slavery, servitude and capitalism—can full dignity of the human being be attained;

and that our Revolution uplifted the lot of the country and the Gallipoli-Chinese people;

ADOPT

by means of our free vote in referendum, the following:

Constitution

CHAPTER I. POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF THE STATE

Article 1. Gallipoli-China is an independent and sovereign socialist state of workers, organized with all and for the good of all as a united and democratic state, for the enjoyment of political freedom, social justice, individual and collective well-being and human solidarity.

Article 2. The name of the Gallipoli-Chinese state is “Workers’ Social Democracy of Gallipoli-China,” the official language is Inglish, in keeping with custom and desiring to accept the Lingua Franca of Taijitu; the recognized languages are Arabic, Chinese, Greek, and Hebrew, and its capital city is the Peking-Istanbul Urban Conglomerate.

Article 3. In the Workers’ Social Democracy of Gallipoli-China sovereignty lies in the people, from whom originates all power of the state. That power is exercised directly or through the Assemblies of People’s Power and other state bodies which derive their authority from these assemblies. When no other recourse is possible, all citizens have the right to struggle through all means, including armed struggle, against anyone who tries to overthrow the political, social, and economic order established in this Constitution.

Article 4. The National symbols are as follows: the flag of the Hammer and Sickle, the anthem “The Internationale,” and the Coat of Arms of the Socialist World Shield.

Article 5. The state recognizes and stimulates the social and mass organizations, which arose from the historic process of struggles for our people. These organizations gather in their midst the various sectors of the population, represent specific interests of the same and incorporate them to the tasks of the edification, consolidation, and defense of the socialist society.

Article 6. The state recognizes, respects and guarantees freedom of religion. Religious institutions are forever separate from the state. The different beliefs and religions enjoy the same consideration of their rights and the rights of their members.

Article 7. The state:

a. carries out the will of the working people and

i. channels the efforts of the nation in the construction of socialism;

ii. maintains and defends the integrity and sovereignty of the country;

iii. guarantees the liberty and the full dignity of man, the enjoyment of his rights, the exercise and fulfillment of his duties and the integral development of his personality;

iv. consolidates the ideology and the rules of living together and of conduct proper of a society free from the exploitation of man by man;

v. protects the constructive work of the people and the property and riches of the socialist nation;

vi. directs in a planned way the national economy;

vii. assures the educational, scientific, technical and cultural progress of the country;

b. as the power of the people and for the people, guarantees

i. that every man or woman, who is able to work, have the opportunity to have a job with which to contribute to the good of society and to the satisfaction of individual needs;

ii. that no disabled person be left without adequate mean of subsistence;

iii. that no sick person be left without medical care;

iv. that no child be left without schooling, food, and clothing;

v. that no young person be left without the opportunity to study;

c. assures that nobody be left without a comfortable place to live.

Article 8. All state bodies, their leaders, official and employees function within the limits of their respective competency and are under the obligation to strictly observe socialist legality and to look after the respect of the same within the context of the whole society.

Article 9. The state exercises its sovereignty:

a. over the entire national territory, which consist of the islands, islets and keys of the Gallipoli-Chinese archipelago, the mainland territory of the Gondwonan Continent as far inland as the boundaries proscribed by law and treaty, and all adjacent islands, islets, and keys; internal waters; the territorial waters in the extension prescribed by law; and the airspace corresponding to the above;

b. over the environment and natural resources of the country;

c. over mineral, plant and animal resources on and under the ocean floor and in those waters comprised in the Workers’ Social Democracy’s maritime economic area, as prescribed by law, in keeping with international practice.

Article 10. The Workers’ Social Democracy of Gallipoli-China espouses the principles of anti-imperialism and internationalism, and

a. ratifies its aspirations to a valid, true and dignified peace for all states, big or small, weak or powerful, based on respect for the independence and sovereignty of the peoples and the right to self-determination;

b. establishes its international relations based on the principles of equality of rights, self-determination of the peoples, territorial integrity, independence of states, international cooperation for mutual and equitable benefit and interest, peaceful settlement of disputes;

c. advocates the unity of all countries in the face of the imperialist policy which seeks to limit and subordinate the sovereignty of peoples, and worsen the economic conditions of exploitation and oppression in the underdeveloped nations;

d. condemns imperialism, the promoter and supporter of all fascist, colonialist, neo-colonialist and racist manifestations, as the main force of aggression and of war, and the worst enemy of the peoples;

e. repudiates armed aggression, or any other type of interference with or aggression against the integrity of states and the political, economic, and cultural elements of nations;

f. considers wars of aggression and of conquest international crimes; recognizes the legitimacy of the struggle for national liberation, as well as of armed resistance to aggression; and considers that its solidarity with those under attack and with the peoples that struggle for their liberation and self-determination constitutes its internationalist duty;

g. bases its relations with those countries building socialism on fraternal friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance, founded on the common objectives of the construction of the new society;

h. maintains friendly relations with those countries which—although having a different political, social and economic system—respect its sovereignty, observe the rules of coexistence among states and the principles of mutual conveniences, and adopt an attitude of reciprocity with our country.

Article 11. The Workers’ Social Democracy of Gallipoli-China grants asylum to those who are persecuted because of their ideals or their struggles for democratic rights; against imperialism, fascism, colonialism, and neocolonialism; against discrimination and racism; for national liberation; for the rights of workers and the redress of their grievances; for the progressive political, scientific, artistic, and literary activities; for socialism; for peace.

Article 12. In the Workers’ Social Democracy of Gallipoli-China, rules the socialist system of economy based on the people’s socialist ownership of the fundamental means of production and on the abolition of the exploitation of man by man. In Gallipoli-China also rules the principle of socialist distribution “from each according to his ability, to each according to his work.” The law establishes the provisions which guarantee the effective fulfillment of this principle.

Article 13. Socialist state property, which is the property of the entire people, comprises:

a. the subsoil, mines, mineral, plant, and animal resources in the Workers’ Social Democracy’s maritime area, forests, waters, and means of communications;

b. the mills, factories, chief means of transportation, and all those enterprises, banks, and facilities that have been nationalized and expropriated from the imperialist bourgeoisie, as well as the factories, enterprises, and economic facilities and scientific, social, cultural, and sports centers built, fostered or purchased by the state and those to be built, fostered or purchased by the state in the future;

c. Property ownership may not be transferred to natural persons or legal entities.

Article 14. The state organizes, directs, and controls the economic life of the nation according to a plan that guarantees the programmed development of society and of citizens, of promoting the flourishing of human beings and their integrity, and of serving the progress and security of the country. The workers of all branches of the economy have an active and conscious participation in the elaboration and execution of the production and development plans.

Article 15. The state directly administers the goods that make up Socialist property.

Article 16. The state controls and directs foreign trade. The state may

a. create foreign trade enterprises;

b. standardize and regulate export and import transactions;

c. determine the natural persons or legal bodies with judicial powers to carry out the export and import transactions and to sign trade agreements;

d. the state may not allow into the country any commodities made for the purpose of enriching a capitalist. Only raw commodities may be imported from countries not adhering to a social, political, and economic system similar to that of the Workers’ Social Democracy.

Article 17. The state guarantees the right to personal ownership of earnings and savings derived from one’s own work, of the dwelling to which one has legal title and of the other possessions and objects which serve to satisfy one’s material and cultural needs. Likewise, the state guarantees the right of citizens to ownership of their personal or family work tools. These tools may not be used to obtain earning derived from the exploitation of others.

Article 18. The state recognizes the right of political, mass, and social organizations to ownership of the goods intended for the fulfillment of their objectives.

Article 19. The state recognizes the right of citizens to inherit legal title to a place of residence and to other personal goods and chattels.

Article 20. The expropriation of property for reasons of public benefit or social interest and with due compensation is authorized.

Article 21. Anybody who suffers damages unjustly caused by a state official or employee while in the performance of his public functions has the right to claim and obtain the corresponding indemnification as prescribed by law.

Article 22. The state recognizes the close links that the environment and natural resources have with sustainable economic and social development to make human life more rational and to ensure the survival, well-being and security or present and future generations. It is the duty of citizens to contribute to the protection of the waters, atmosphere, the conservation of the soil, flora, fauna, and nature’s entire rich potential.

CHAPTER II. CITIZENSHIP

Article 23. Gallipoli-Chinese citizenship is acquired by birth or through naturalization.

Article 24. Gallipoli-Chinese citizens by birth are:

a. those born in national territory, with the exception of the children of foreign persons at the service of their government or international organizations. In the case of temporary foreign residents in the country, their children gain the citizenship of their country of origin;

b. those born abroad, one of whose parents at least is Gallipoli-Chinese and on an official mission;

c. those born abroad, one of whose parents at least is Gallipoli-Chinese who have complied with the formalities stipulated by law;

d. those born outside national territory, one of whose parents at least is Gallipoli-Chinese and who lost their Gallipoli-Chinese citizenship;

e. foreigners who, by virtue of their exceptional merits won in the struggles for Gallipoli-China’s liberation, were considered Gallipoli-Chinese citizens by birth.

Article 25. Gallipoli-Chinese citizens by naturalization are:

a. foreigners who acquire Gallipoli-Chinese citizenship in accordance with the regulations established by law;

b. those who have been arbitrarily deprived of their original citizenship, and who find themselves in national territory;

c. those living in territories that come under the control of the Gallipoli-Chinese government, unless they express a desire not to avail themselves of the benefits of citizenship.

Article 26. Neither marriage nor its dissolution affect the citizenship status of either of the spouses or their children.

Article 27. Gallipoli-Chinese may not be deprived of their citizenship save for established legal causes.

Article 28. Gallipoli-Chinese may lose their citizenship if they so request.

Article 29. Dual citizenship is recognized, though dual citizenship may be limited to certain countries by law.

Article 30. Gallipoli-Chinese citizenship may be regained in those cases and ways specified by law.

CHAPTER III. ALIENS

Article 31. Foreign residents in the territory of the Workers’ Social Democracy are equal to Gallipoli-Chinese in:

a. the safeguarding of persons and property;

b. the enjoyment of the rights, though not the fulfillment of duties, recognized in this Constitution;

c. the obligation to observe the Constitution and law, except in the case of foreign diplomats;

d. the obligation to contribute to the public expenditure in the form and amount prescribed by law;

e. the submission to the jurisdiction of the Workers’ Social Democracy’s courts of justice and authorities, except in the case of foreign diplomats.

f. the law establishes the cases and ways in which foreigners may be expelled from national territory and the authorities empowered to do this.

CHAPTER IV. THE FAMILY

Article 32. Marriage is the voluntarily established union between two consenting adults of voting age, who are judged legally fit to marry, in order to live together. It is based on the full equality of rights and duties for the partners, who must see to the support of the home and the education of their children. The law regulates the formalization, recognition, and dissolution of marriage and the rights and obligations deriving from such acts.

Article 33. All children have the same rights, regardless of being born in or out of wedlock. Any qualification concerning the nature of the filiation is abolished. No statement shall be made either with to the difference in birth or the civil status of the parents in the registration of the children’s birth or in any documents that mention parenthood. The state guarantees the determination and recognition of paternity.

Article 34. The parents have the duty to provide nourishment for their children; to help them to defend their legitimate interests and in the realization of their just aspirations; and to contribute actively to their education and development as well-prepared citizens for life in a socialist society. It is the children’s duty to respect and help their parents.

CHAPTER V. EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Article 35. The state orients, foments and promotes education, culture and science in all their manifestations. Its educational and cultural policy is based on the following principles:

a. the state bases its education and cultural policy on the progress made in science and technology, the ideology of Marx and Luxembourg, and the universal progressive pedagogical tradition;

b. education is a function of the state and is free of charge. It is based on the conclusions and contributions made by science and on the close relationship between study and life, work and production. The state maintains a broad scholarship system for students and provides the workers with multiple opportunities to study to be able to attain the highest possible of knowledge and skills. The law establishes the integration and structure of the national system of education and the extent of compulsory education and defines the minimum level of general education that every citizen should acquire;

c. the state promotes the patriotic and communist education and specialized scientific, technical or artistic education are combined with work, development research, physical education, sports, participation in political and social activities and military training;

d. there is freedom of artistic creation as long as its content is not contrary to the revolution. There is freedom of artistic expression;

e. in order to raise the level of culture of the people, the state foments and develops artistic education, the vocation for creation and the cultivation and appreciation of art;

f. there is freedom of creation and research in science. The state encourages and facilitates research and gives priority to that which is aimed at solving the problems related to the interests of society and the well-being of the people;

g. the state makes it possible for the workers to engage in scientific work and to contribute to the development of science;

h. the state promotes, foments, and develops all forms of physical education and sports as a means of education and of contribution to the integral development of citizens;

i. the state defends Gallipoli-Chinese, culture and sees to the conservation of the nation’s cultural heritage and artistic and historic wealth. The state protects national monuments and places known for their natural beauty or their artistic or historic values;

j. the state promotes the participation of the citizens, through the country’s social and mass organizations, in the development of its education and cultural policy.

Article 36. The state and society give special protection to children and young people. It is the duty of the family, the schools, the state agencies and the social and mass organizations to pay special attention to the integral development of children and young people.

CHAPTER VI. EQUALITY

Article 37. All citizens have equal rights and are subject to equal duties.

Article 38. Discrimination because of race, skin color, sex or sexual orientation, national origin, religious beliefs, or any other form of discrimination harmful to human dignity is forbidden and will be punished by law. The institutions of the state educate everyone from the earliest possible age in the principle of equality among human beings.

Article 39. The state consecrates the right achieved by the Revolution that all citizens, regardless of race, skin color, sex or sexual orientation, national origin, religious beliefs, or any other situation:

a. have access, in keeping with their merits and abilities, to all state, public administration, and production services positions and jobs; - can reach any rank in the Revolutionary Armed Forces and in Security and internal order, in keeping with their merits and abilities;

b. be given equal pay for equal work;

c. have a right to education at all national educational institutions, ranging from elementary schools to the universities, which are the same for all;

d. be given health care in all medical institutions;

e. live in any sector, zone, or area, and stay in any hotel;

f. be served at all restaurants and other public service establishments;

g. use, without any separations, all means of transportation by sea, land, and air;

h. enjoy the same resorts, beaches, parks, social centers, and other centers of culture, sports, recreation, and rest.

Article 40. Women and men have the same rights in the economic, political, cultural, and social fields, as well as in the family. The state guarantees women the same opportunities and possibilities as men, in order to achieve woman’s full participation in the development of the country. The state organizes such institutions as children’s day-care centers, semi-boarding schools and boarding schools, homes for the elderly, and services to make it easier for the working family to carry out its responsibilities. The state looks after women’s health as well as that of their offspring, giving working women paid maternity leave before and after giving birth and temporary work options compatible with their maternal activities. The state strives to create all the conditions which help make real the principle of equality.

CHAPTER VII. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND GUARANTEES

Article 41. Work in a socialist society is a right and duty and a source of pride for every citizen. Work is remunerated according to its quality and quantity; when it is provided, the needs of the economy and of society, the choice of worker and his skills and ability are taken into account; this is guaranteed by the socialist economic system that facilitates social and economic development, without crises, and has thus eliminated unemployment. Nonpaid, voluntary work carried out for the benefit of all society in industrial, agricultural, technical, artistic and service activities is recognized as playing an important role in the formation of our people’s communist awareness. Every worker has the duty to faithfully carry tasks corresponding to him at his job.

Article 42. All those who work have the right to rest, which is guaranteed by the eight-hour workday, a weekly rest period and annual paid vacations. The state contributes to the development of vacation plans and facilities.

Article 43. By means of the Social Welfare system, the state assures adequate protection to every worker who is unable to work because of age, illness, or disability. If a worker dies this protection will be extended to the family.

Article 44. The state protects, by means of social assistance, senior citizens lacking financial resources or anyone to take them in or care for them, and anyone who is unable to work and has no relatives who can help them.

Article 45. The state guarantees the right to protection, safety and hygiene on the job by means of the adoption of adequate measures for the prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases. Anyone who suffers an accident on the job or is affected by an occupational disease has the right to medical care and to compensation or retirement in those cases in which temporary or permanent work disability ensues.

Article 46. Everyone has the right to health protection and care. The state guarantees this right;

a. by providing free medical and hospital care by means of the installations of the rural medical service network, polyclinics, hospitals, preventative and specialized treatment centers;

b. by providing free dental care;

c. by promoting the health publicity campaigns, health educations, regular medical examinations, general vaccinations and other measures to prevent the outbreak of disease. All the population cooperates in these activities and plans through the social and mass organizations.

Article 47. Everyone has the right to education. This right is guaranteed by the tree and widespread system of schools, semi-boarding and boarding schools and scholarships of all kinds and at all levels of education and because of the fact that all educational material is provided free of charge, which gives all children and young people, regardless of their family’s economic position, the opportunity to study in keeping with their ability, social demands and the needs of socioeconomic development. Adults are also guaranteed this right; education for them is free of charge and with the specific facilities regulated by law, by means of the adult education program, technical and vocational education, training courses in state agencies and enterprises, and the advanced courses for workers.

Article 48. Everyone has the right to physical education, sports, and recreation. Enjoyment of this right is assured by including the teaching and practice of physical education and sports in the curricula of the national education system; and by the broad nature of the instruction and means placed at the service of the people, which makes possible the practice of sports and recreation of a mass basis.

Article 49. Citizens have freedom of speech and of the press in keeping with the objectives of socialist society. Material conditions for the exercise of that right are provided by the fact that the press, radio, television, cinema, and other mass media are state or social property and can never be private property. This assures their use at exclusive service of the working people and in the interests of society.

Article 50. The rights to assembly, demonstration, and association are exercised by workers, both manual and intellectual, and they have the necessary means for this. The social and mass organizations have all the facilities they need to carry out those activities in which the members have full freedom of speech and opinion based on the unlimited right of initiative and criticism.

Article 51. The state, which recognizes, respects, and guarantees freedom of conscience and of religion, also recognizes, respects, and guarantees every citizen’s freedom to change religious beliefs or to not have any, and to profess, within the framework of respect for the law, the religious belief of his preference. The law regulates the state’s relations with religious institutions.

Article 52. The home is inviolable. Nobody can enter the home of another against his will, except in those cases foreseen by law.

Article 53. Mail is inviolable. It can only be seized, opened, and examined in cases prescribed by law. Secrecy is maintained on matters other than those which led to the examination. The same principle is applied in the case of cable, telegraph, telephone, and internet communications.

Article 54. Freedom and inviolability of persons is assured to all those who live in the country. Nobody can be arrested, except in the manner, which the guarantees and in the cases indicated by law. The person who has been arrested or the prisoner is inviolable in his personal integrity.

Article 55. Nobody can be tried or sentenced except by a competent court by virtue of laws which existed prior to the crime and with the formalities and guarantees that the laws establish. Every accused person has the right to a defense. No violence or pressure of any kind can be used against people to force them to testify. All statements obtained in violation of the above precept are null and void and those responsible for the violation will be punished as outlined by law.

Article 56. Confiscation of non-Socialist property is only applied as a punishment by the authorities in the cases and by the methods determined by law.

Article 57. Penal laws are retroactive when they benefit the accused or person who has been sentenced. Other laws are not retroactive unless the contrary is decided for reasons of social interest or because it is useful for public purposes.

Article 58. None of the freedoms which are recognized for citizens can be exercised contrary to what is established in the Constitution and by law, or contrary to the existence and objectives of the socialist state, or contrary to the decision of the Gallipoli-Chinese people to build socialism and communism. Violations of this principle can be punished by law.

Article 59. Every citizen has the right to file complaints with and send petitions to the authorities and to be given the pertinent response or attention within a reasonable length of time, in keeping with the law.

Article 60. Every citizen has the duty of caring for public and social property, observing work discipline, respecting the rights of others, observing standards of socialist living and fulfilling civic and social duties.

Article 61. Defense of the socialist homeland is the greatest honor and supreme duty of every Gallipoli-Chinese citizen. All citizens are called twice a month for military training, and are expected to perform to the peak of their abilities in defending the socialist homeland. Treason against one’s country is the most serious of crimes; those who commit it are subject to the most sever penalties.

Article 62. Strict fulfillment of the Constitution and laws is an inexcusable duty of all.

CHAPTER VIII. STATE OF EMERGENCY

Article 63. In the case of or in the face of an imminent natural disaster, foreign intervention, or any other circumstance that because of its nature, proportion, of importance affects public order, the country’s security or the state’s stability, the Executive Committees empowered by the Constitution to do so may declare a State of Emergency in the entire national territory or in part of it, and order the mobilization of the people while it is in force. The law regulates the manner in which the state of emergency is declared, its effects, and its termination. It also determines the fundamental rights and duties recognized in the Constitution, its exercise being regulated in a different manner during the time the state of emergency is in force.

CHAPTER IX. PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF STATE AGENCIES

Article 64. State agencies are set up to carry out their activity based on the principles of socialist democracy, which are manifested in the following regulations:

a. all members or representative bodies of state power are elected and subject to recall;

b. the masses control the activity of the state agencies, the deputies, delegates, and officials;

c. those elected must render an account of their work and may be revoked at any time;

d. every state agency develops in a far-reaching manner, within its jurisdiction, initiatives aimed at taking advantage of the resources and possibilities which exist on a local level and to include the mass and social organizations in their work;

e. decisions of higher state bodies are compulsory for inferior ones;

f. inferior state bodies are responsible to higher ones and must render accounts of their work;

g. freedom of discussion, criticism, and self-criticism and sub-ordination of the minority to the majority prevail in all collegiate state bodies.

CHAPTER X. MASS AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

Article 65. Mass and social organizations are defined as bodies, made up of large numbers of citizens, aimed at educating those citizens about socialism and communism and motivating their membership to work toward those goals as they see fit.

Article 66. Mass and social organizations are also given the responsibility of informing the public of issues that the mass and social organization leadership considers to be of importance to the building and maintenance of the socialist society. They are given the responsibility of encouraging their members to vote on resolutions in the National Assembly of People’s Power.

Article 67. Mass and social organizations may not, however, sponsor candidates for the Executive Committees, nor may they attempt to coerce their membership into voting as a bloc in the National Assembly of People’s Power. Any mass and social organization found attempting to do so will be disbanded. The law regulates how the leadership of any mass and social organization attempting to do so may be punished.

CHAPTER XI. HIGHER BODIES OF PEOPLE’S POWER

Article 68. The National Assembly of People’s Power is the supreme body of state power and expresses the sovereign will of the people. It meets for four sessions each year: one week before and after the winter solstice, one week before and after the summer solstice, one week before and after the vernal equinox, and one week before and after the autumnal equinox.

Article 69. The National Assembly of People’s Power is the only body in the Workers’ Social Democracy invested with national legislative authority.

Article 70. The National Assembly of People’s Power is made up of every citizen of the Workers’ Social Democracy over 16 years of age, except for those who are mentally disabled and have been declared so by court.

Article 71. The National Assembly of People’s Power is invested with the following powers:

a. deciding on reforms to the Constitution according to procedures established in the Constitution;

b. approving, modifying, and annulling laws;

c. revoking in total or in part the decree-laws issued by the Executive Committees;

d. discussing and approving the national plans for economic and social development;

e. discussing and approving the state budget;

f. approving the principles of the system for planning and the management of the national economy;

g. approving the monetary and credit system;

h. approving the general outlines of foreign and domestic policy;

i. declaring a state of war in the event of a military aggression;

j. approving peace treaties;

k. establishing and modifying the political-administrative division of the country;

l. electing the Speaker, Vice-Speaker, and Secretary of the National Assembly of People’s Power, who forfeit their mundane jobs when elected. They receive due compensation. They are elected for five-year terms, and are eligible for one term;

m. electing the four Associate Justices of the People’s Supreme Court;

n. appointing permanent and temporary commissions;

o. revoking the election or appointment of those persons elected or appointed by it;

p. exercising the highest supervision over state and government bodies;

q. revoking or modifying those resolutions or provisions of the local bodies of People’s Power which encroach on the Constitution, the laws, the decree-laws, the decrees and other provisions issued by a higher body, or those which are detrimental to the interests of other localities or the general interests of the nation;

r. granting amnesty;

s. all other powers not specifically meted out to other branches by this Constitution.

Article 72. All citizens shall be granted access to the Assembly Hall in the Peking-Istanbul Urban Conglomerate should they wish to use it, providing that the amount of people in the Hall does not exceed the limit proscribed by law, and may take part in the debate and voting by any means necessary.

Article 73. Every citizen shall be given an Assembly Number so that every citizen shall have only one vote in he National Assembly of People’s Power, and to prevent fraud. Should a citizen wish to vote in a manner other than casting a ballot in the Assembly Hall, that citizen will be required to provide name and Assembly Number before casting their vote.

Article 74. Voting procedures of the National Assembly of People’s Power for any single law or resolution shall be:

a. one week of debate, during which time any citizen may be heard on the subject up for debate. Any off-topic comments shall result in the citizen’s censure from that debate, and they will be purged from the voting rolls for that resolution. All records from the debate are to be kept on file and easily viewable or accessible. The debate period may be extended by one week by a super majority of the Assembly. The voting period for such a resolution shall be one hour;

b. one week of voting, during which time any citizen may cast their vote;

c. ordinary resolutions must pass by a simple majority. Declarations of war, and approval of treaties must be passed by a super majority.

Article 75. All laws of the National Assembly of People’s Power go into effect on the date determined by those laws in each case. Laws, decree-laws, decrees and resolutions, regulations, and other general provisions of the national state bodies are published in the Official Gazette of the Workers’ Social Democracy.

Article 76. The Speaker of the National Assembly of People’s Power is invested with the power to:

a. preside over the voting sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power and see that its regulations are put into effect;

b. oversee the agenda for the sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power;

c. sign and order the publication in the Official Gazette of the Workers’ Social Democracy all new laws and resolutions passed by the National Assembly of People’s Power;

d. organize the internal relations of the National Assembly of People’s Power;

e. conduct and organize the work of the permanent and temporary commissions appointed by the National Assembly of People’s Power.

Article 77. The Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of People’s Power is invested with the power to:

a. act as the Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy;

b. act as the Speaker of the National Assembly of People’s Power should the current Speaker be unable to fulfill his duties.

Article 78. The Secretary of the National Assembly of People’s Power is charged with:

a. stenography for the National Assembly of People’s Power;

b. the publication of the Official Gazette of the Workers’ Social Democracy.

Article 79. The citizens in the National Assembly of People’s Power have the right and responsibility to make inquiries to the Executive Committees, and have the right to have these inquiries answered.

Article 80. The proposal of laws is the responsibility of:

a. at least 10,000 citizens, whose signatures are presented to the Secretary of the National Assembly of People’s Power;

b. a simple majority of any Executive Committee;

c. the temporary or permanent commissions of the National Assembly of People’s Power;

d. the leadership of any social or mass organization;

e. the People’s Supreme Court, acting as a unanimous body, in matters of justice;

f. the Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of People’s Power, acting as Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy, in matters within his jurisdiction.

Article 81. The Executive Committees are the bodies of the National Assembly of People’s Power that represent it in times of crisis, when swift action on the part of the Government is necessary, or when the National Assembly of People’s Power is not in session, put its resolutions into effect and comply with all the other duties assigned by the Constitution.

Article 82. The Executive Committees created by the Constitution are:

a. the Foreign Relations Committee

b. the Defense Committee

c. the Economics Committee

d. the Internal Affairs Committee

e. the Public Enlightenment Committee

f. the Advancement of Science Committee

g. the Health Care Committee

h. the Environment and Recreation Committee

Article 83. All Executive Committees are empowered to issue decree-laws when they feel the need to do so. All such decree-laws are subject to later review by the National Assembly of People’s Power. Article 84. The Foreign Relations Committee is invested with the power to:

a. elect a from among its ranks a Chairman, who shall serve as the Diplomat General of the Workers’ Social Democracy, and who may appoint special envoys;

b. represent the State of Gallipoli-China to the international community;

c. uphold the foreign policy enunciated by the National Assembly of People’s Power, and by this Constitution;

d. recommend a foreign policy course to the National Assembly of People’s Power;

e. draft and negotiating peace treaties;

f. draft declarations of war;

g. declare a State of Emergency;

h. recommend a foreign aid budget to the Economics Committee;

i. elect from among its ranks ambassadors to other nations;

j. oversee the implementation of the laws pertaining to foreign policy.

Article 85. The Defense Committee is invested with the power to:

a. elect from among its ranks a Chairman, who will be the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Workers’ Social Democracy;

b. declare as State of Emergency;

c. organize Arms Warehouses;

d. recommend the arms production budget to the Economics Committee;

e. organize any and all standing forces that are created by law, and have full control over such forces, save for the oversight functions of the National Assembly of People’s Power. The size of standing forces is limited by law;

f. oversee the implementation of the laws pertaining to the defense of the nation.

Article 86. The Economics Committee is invested with the power to:

a. elect from among its members a Chairman, who shall serve as the General Economic Planner of the Workers’ Social Democracy;

b. recommend the National Budget, including the recommendations of all the other Executive Committees, to the National Assembly of People’s Power;

c. draft long-term economic plans, and refer those plans to the National Assembly of People’s Power;

d. oversee the employment of all workers;

e. organize public works and internal improvements projects with the approval of the National Assembly of People’s Power;

f. oversee the implementation of economic plans.

Article 87. The Internal Affairs Committee is invested with the power to;

a. elect from among its members a Chairman, who shall serve as the Chief Justice of the People’s Supreme Court of the Workers’ Social Democracy;

b. recommend the budget for the police force and for the prison system to the Economics Committee;

c. recommend police and prison practices to the National Assembly of People’s Power;

d. oversee the police and prison administration.

Article 88. The Public Enlightenment Committee is invested with the power to:

a. elect from among its members a Chairman, who shall serve as the Chief Propagandist of the Workers’ Social Democracy both at home and abroad;

b. recommend the education and propaganda budgets to the Economics Committee;

c. distribute all state propaganda, via all communications channels, both at home and abroad;

d. oversee the implementation of national education policy; administer public schools and universities; and set curriculum;

Article 89. The Advancement of Science Committee is invested with the power to:

a. elect from among its members a Chairman, who shall serve as the Engineer General of the Workers’ Social Democracy;

b. recommend the research budgets to the Economics Committee;

c. oversee the development of all new technologies;

d. distribute all new technologies, and instruct the citizenry in their use;

Article 90. The Health Care Committee is invested with the power to:

a. elect from among its members a Chairman, who shall serve as the Surgeon General of the Workers’ Social Democracy;

b. recommend the health care budget to the Economics Committee;

c. oversee the implementation of healthcare policies nationally;

d. ensure that every citizen gets adequate medical care, as prescribed by the Constitution.

Article 91. The Environment and Recreation Committee is invested with the power to:

a. elect from among its members a Chairman, who shall serve as the Naturalist General of the Workers’ Social Democracy;

b. demarcate those lands not to be used for exploitation of resources due to their environmental or historical value;

c. demarcate those lands to be cleaned up due to their despoilment at the hands of the capitalists;

d. demarcate those lands to be used for recreational and sports purposes;

e. recommend the budgets for cleanup, park upkeep, and construction and maintenance of sports areas to the Economics Committee;

f. oversee the preservation of park lands, the cleanup of despoiled areas, and the construction and maintenance of sports areas.

Article 92. Membership in Executive Committees is open to all citizens who feel so inclined. Any citizen wishing to join an Executive Committee must pass a proficiency examination in the subject of the jurisdiction of the Committee in question. The manner and kind of this proficiency examination may be determined by the People’s Supreme Court. If a citizen takes a job at an Executive Committee, he or she must immediately quit his or her current job. The new Committee member will receive salary equivalent to the salary he or she received in his or her former job.

Article 93. No citizen may be a member of more than one Executive Committee at one time.

Article 94. All Executive Committees are accountable to and periodically render accounts of all their activities to the National Assembly of People’s Power.

Article 95. Executive Committee Chairmen may be removed from their seats following a simple majority Vote of No Confidence by the membership of that Executive Committee. Following the Vote of No Confidence, a period of one week shall be set aside as a nominating period. A candidate for Chairman must have the nominations of no less than ten percent of the membership of the Executive Committee. Election of the Chairman shall take place over the course of one day. In the event that no candidate obtains a majority in the first election, a runoff election of the two candidates with the highest number of votes will take place, also lasting a day.

CHAPTER XII. POLITICAL-ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

Article 95. For political-administrative purposes the country is divided into provinces and municipalities; their number, boundaries and names are determined by law. The law may also establish other divisions. The province is the local society having, to all legal effects, a juridical personality. It is politically organized according to law to serve as an intermediate link between the central and municipal governments, covering a surface area equivalent to the municipalities within its demarcation. It exercises the functions and fulfills that state and administrative duties which are under its jurisdiction and has the fundamental duty of promoting the economic and social development of its territory, for which it coordinates and controls the fulfillment of the policies, programs, and plans approved by they higher state bodies, with the support of its municipalities and taking their interests into account. The municipality is the local society having, to all legal effects, a juridical personality. It is politically organized according to law, covering a surface area that is determined by the necessary economic and social relations of its population, and with the capacity to meet the minimum local needs. The provinces and municipalities, in addition to exercising their corresponding functions, contribute to the realization of the state’s objectives.

CHAPTER XIII. LOCAL BODIES OF PEOPLE’S POWER

Article 96. The Assemblies of People’s Power set up in the political-administrative divisions into which the country is divided are the higher local bodies of state power. Therefore, they are invested with the highest authority for the exercise of state functions within their respective boundaries. To this effect they govern in all that is under their jurisdiction and law. They also aid in the development of activities and the fulfillment of plans on those units in their territory which are not subordinated to them, as prescribed by law. The local administrations established by these Assemblies direct the economic, production and service entities locally subordinated to them, with the purpose of meeting the needs for economic, health care, assistance, educational, cultural, sports, and recreational services of the collective in the territory under the jurisdiction of each. For the exercise of their functions the local Assemblies of People’s Power find support in the People’s Councils and the initiative and broad participation of the population and they act in close coordination with the social and mass organizations. The Assemblies of People’s Power are made up of every resident citizen of the province they serve, and are in session the first week of every month.

Article 97. The People’s Councils are constituted in cities, towns, neighborhoods, and rural areas; they are invested with the highest authority for carrying out their functions; they represent the territory where they carry out their functions and also represent the municipal, provincial, and national bodies of People’s Power. They work actively for efficiency in the development of production and service activities and for meeting the needs for health care, economic, educational, cultural and social activities of the population. They coordinate the work of the existing entities in their field of action, promote cooperation among them and control and supervise their activities. The People’s Councils are made up of all the resident citizens in the municipality they serve, and are perpetually in session.

Article 98. In the limits of their jurisdiction, the Provincial Assemblies of People’s Power are invested with the power to:

a. obey and help enforce the laws and other general regulations adopted by the higher state bodies;

b. approve and control the execution of the province’s income and spending budget and plan, according to the policies agreed upon by the competent national agencies;

c. participate in the drawing up and supervision of the state budget and technical-economic plan, corresponding to the entities located in its territory and subordinated to other bodies, as prescribed by law;

d. control and supervise the activities of the provincial administration body with the help of its work commissions;

e. designate or substitute the members of the provincial administration body;

f. determine, according to the principles established by higher bodies, the organization, functioning, and tasks of the entities in charge of carrying out the economic, production and services, educational, health care, cultural, sports, protection of the environment and recreational activities, which are subordinated to the provincial administration body;

g. adopt agreements concerning administration matters in its territory and which, according to law, do not correspond to the general jurisdiction of the central state administration or to that of the municipal bodies of state power.

Article 99. In the limits of their jurisdiction, the People’s Councils are invested with the power to:

a. obey and enforce the laws and other general regulations adopted by higher state bodies;

b. supervise and control the entities subordinated to the municipal body, with the support of the work commissions;

c. submit a proposal to the National Assembly of People’s Power to revoke or modify the resolutions and measures of the bodies or authorities subordinated to them which are contrary to the Constitution, the laws, or the decree-laws enacted by the higher state bodies or those which effect the interest of the community, of other territories or the general interests of the country;

d. adopt agreements and enact measures in the framework of the Constitution and the laws in force, on matters of municipal interest, and control their application;

e. determine the organization, functioning and tasks of the entities in charge of carrying out economic, production and services, and health care activities, and others such as assistance, education, cultural, sports, protection of the environment and recreational activities which are subordinated to its administrative body;

f. constitute or dissolve work commissions;

g. approve the municipality’s socio-economic plan and budget, following the policy drawn up for this by the competent agencies of the central state administration, and control their execution;

h. help in the development of activities and the fulfillment of production and service plans of the entities located in their territory which are not subordinated to them, for which they can draw support from their work commissions and administration body;

i. study and evaluate the rendering of accounts reports presented by their administration body and adopt the pertinent decisions thereof;

j. attend to all the at having to do with that application of the policy on cadres drawn up by the higher state bodies;

k. strengthen legality, public order, and the country’s defense capacity;

l. carry out any other functions assigned by the Constitution and by law.

Article 100. Voting procedures for Provincial Assemblies of People’s Power and of the People’s Councils are identical to the procedures of the National Assembly of People’s Power.

Article 101. The entities organized to meet local needs with the aim of fulfilling their specific objectives, are ruled by laws, decree-laws, by regulations issued by the Executive Committees on matters under their jurisdiction which are of general interest and that require being regulated on a national level; and by agreements adopted by the local bodies to which they are subordinated.

Article 102. The permanent work commissions are constituted by the Provincial Assemblies of People’s Power and by the People’s Councils to meet the specific interests of their localities, in order to help them carry out their activities and especially to control and supervise the locally subordinated entities and others corresponding to further levels of subordination which hare located in their territory. Temporary commissions fulfill specific tasks assigned within the time limits indicated.

Article 103. The Provincial and Municipal Defense Councils are constituted and organized during peacetime to conduct their respective territories’ affairs, in conditions of a state of war, during a war, a general mobilization or a state of emergency, based on the general defense plan and the army’s military councils corresponding role and responsibilities. The Defense Committee determines, according to law, the organization and functions of these Councils.

CHAPTER XIV. THE COURTS AND THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

Article 104. The function of administering justice springs from the people and is carried out on its behalf by the People’s Supreme Court and the other courts which the law establishes. The law establishes the main objectives of judicial activity and regulates the organization of the courts; the extension of the jurisdiction and competence; their authority and the form of exercising it; the standards that judges must meet, the manner in which they must be elected and the causes and methods for recalling them or for the cessation of their functions.

Article 105. The courts constitute a system of state bodies which hare set up with functional independence from all other systems. They are only subordinated to the National Assembly of People’s Power. The People’s Supreme Court is the foremost judicial authority and its decisions in this field are final. It can propose and issue regulations; make decisions and enact norms whose fulfillment is compulsory for all courts and, based on their experience, it issues instructions which hare also compulsory in order to establish uniform judicial practice in the interpretation and application of law.

Article 106. The judges, in their function of administering justice, are independent and only owe obedience to the law.

Article 107. The sentences and other decisions of the courts, pronounced or enacted within the limits of their jurisdiction, must be obeyed and implemented by state agencies, economic and social institutions and citizens, by those directly affected and by those who do not have a direct interest in their implementation but have only the duty to participate in it.

Article 108. The People’s Supreme Court shall be composed of:

a. the Chief Justice, also the Chairman of the Internal Affairs Committee;

b. four Associate Justices; elected every two years from the entire National Assembly. Associate Justices must meet the requirements for entrance into the Internal Affairs Committee, set by that Committee, but may never have held a post in that Committee. They are eligible for an infinite number of terms.

Article 109. The Associate Justices shall receive compensation for the time spent on the bench, away from their job.

Article 110. The decision of the People’s Supreme Court is by simple majority.

Article 111. The Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy is the state body which has, as its fundamental objective, jurisdiction over the control and preservation of legality by ensuring that the Constitution, the law, and other legal regulations are strictly observed by state agencies, economic and social entities, and citizens; and representing the state in the promotion and exercise of public legal action.

Article 112. The Office of the Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy constitutes an organic unit which is only subordinated to the National Assembly of People’s Power. The Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy is given instructions directly from the Speaker of the National Assembly of People’s Power. The Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy will handle the direction and control of all the work done by his office all over the country. The bodies of the Office of the Attorney General are organized in a vertical manner all over the country. They are subordinate only to the Office of Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy and are independent of all local bodies.

Article 113. The Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy and the associate attorneys general are elected by the National Assembly of People’s Power. They are subject to recall by that body.

Article 114. The Attorney General of the Workers’ Social Democracy renders an account of his work to the National Assembly of People’s Power in the form and with the periodicity established by law.

CHAPTER XVI. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS

Article 115. This Constitution may only be totally or partially modified by the National Assembly of People’s Power by means of resolutions adopted by a super majority of the total number of citizens, over the period of six months.

Anthem

The Internationale

VERSE I: Arise, you prisoners of starvation

Arise, you wretched of the earth

For justice thunders condemnation

A better world's in birth

No more deluded by reaction

On tyrants only we'll make war

The soldiers too will take strike action

They'll break their ranks and fight no more!


CHORUS: So come brothers and sisters

For the struggle carries on

The Internationale

Unites the world in song

So comrades come rally

For this is the time and place

The international ideal

Unites the hman race!


VERSE II: No savior from on high delivers

No faith have we in prince or peer

Our own right hand the chains must shiver

Chains of hatred, greed, and fear

We don't want these condiscending saviors

To rule us from their judgement hall

We workers ask not for their favors

Let us govern for us all!


CHORUS: So come brothers and sisters

For the struggle carries on

The Internationale

Unites the world in song

So comrades come rally

For this is the time and place

The international ideal

Unites the hman race!


(this is the verse usually sung)

VERSE III: And so begins the final drama

In the streets and in the fields

We stand unbowed before their armor

We defy their guns and shields

Let no one build walls to divide us

Walls of hatred, walls of stone

Come greet the dawn and stand beside us

Live together, die alone!


CHORUS: So come brothers and sisters

For the struggle carries on

The Internationale

Unites the world in song

So comrades come rally

For this is the time and place

The international ideal

Unites the hman race!

Suffrage

sixteen years of age, universal

Executive Branch

Head of State: N/A

Head of Government N/A

Cabinet: Executive Committee membership determined by merit and by inclination

Elections: Chairmen of Executive Committees elected by membership of respective Executive Committees for life, or until a Vote of No Confidence removes them from office. Speaker, Vice-Speaker, Secretary of the National Assembly of People’s Power elected every five years (each is eligible only for a second term), Associate Justices of the Peoples’ Supreme Court, elected every two years (no term limits)

Legislative Branch

unicameral National Assembly of People’s Power, made up of all citizens over the age of sixteen

Judicial Branch

People’s Supreme Court (four Associate justices elected by National Assembly of People’s Power, Chief Justice is also Chairman of Internal Affairs Committee); Local People's Courts (comprise higher, intermediate, and local courts); Special People's Courts (primarily military, maritime, and railway transport courts)

Political Parties

Communist Party of Gallipoli-China: professes to guide Gallipoli-China from a socialist society to a Communist one. Most of the government claims affiliation with this party.

Democratic-Liberal Party: hopes to maintain Gallipoli-China's direct democracy and to loosen social control somewhat. Is anti-fascist, and the second-largest party. Is not concerned with economics.

Social Libertarian Party: wants to repeal Article 58 of the Constitution, and to remove all suppression from various mass and social organizations. Also hopes to bring about small-scale market reforms. Main opposition, even though it is relatively new.

Conservative Party: a splinter group of the Nationalists that opposed the more fascistic of their policies. Advocate national pride and honor, and wish for a military buildup to bring Gallipoli-China a place in the sun. Also advocate a return to traditional values.

Notes: Political parties are forbidden from competing in the electoral process, and may not sponsor candidates for office. Candidates may, however, claim membership in a particular party should they choose to do so. Parties are mainly educational organizations, and are recognized as Mass and Social Organizations under the Constitution.

The Nationalist Party has been suppressed under Article 58 of the Constitution.

The Communist Party is the successor party to the Democratic Socialist Party. The Democratic-Liberal Party resulted from the merge of the Liberals and the Democrats.

Political Pressure Groups

Gallipoli-Chinese Affiliate National, Industrial Workers of the World

-industrial divisions not listed

Young People’s Socialist League

Student Congresses (one per University)

Front for the Welfare of the Aged

Peasants’ League for Equality to Workers

Notes: The Association of Employers, the Manufacturers’ Benevolent Association, and the Gallipoli Redemption Movement have been suppressed under Article 58 of the Constitution. Pressure groups are recognized as mass and social organizations.

International Organization Participation

N/A

Flag Description

A banner gules, charged with a hammer and sickle or

ECONOMY

Steadystate Tracker[1]

Planned Economy

Extreme Protectionism

Significant Trade Relationships

Economy Overview

Gallipoli-China is a strong planned economy. The National Assembly for People’s Power is given the power to set economic plans and goals for the nation by Clauses f and g of Article 71 of the Constitution. The State’s interference is one cause for the large emigration from Gallipoli-China, it is also the main reason why the economy’s managed to recover so quickly after the People’s War. Gallipoli-China runs a large trade deficit, mainly with Uichi Ryu and Xyrael, which supply it with virtually all of its oil. Xyrael supplies Gallipoli-China with all of its iron, the value of which has increased while copper has plummeted. Gallipoli-China hopes to increase the export of silicon and finished computer products in order to correct this imbalance, but has so far been unable to develop silicon mining to satisfactory levels.

Gallipoli-China devotes an inordinate amount of money to tourist attractions, the main object of which is to prove to foreign dignitaries that socialism can work, as there is little actual tourism in this country that still bears the scars of war. It was approved by the Assembly only because it was sold as a wise long-term investment, though that strongly depends on how able Gallipoli-China is at cooling diplomatic tensions and advertising itself.

Labor Force by Occupation

Agriculture: 34%

Industry: 44%

Services: 22%

Exports-commodities

Raw anthracite, industrial diamonds, synthetic gasoline, synthetic kerosene, marble, computer technology, copper wiring, aluminum, airplane parts (superstructure and skin, as well as fly-by-wire systems)

Exports-partners

Confederate Freedom, Uichi Ryu, Xyrael

Imports-commodities

animal products, bituminous coal, cobalt, iron/steel, lumber, oil/plastics, titanium, uranium

Imports-partners

Confederate Freedom, Uichi Ryu, Xyrael

Currency Code

Yuan (GCY)

Fiscal Year

Calendar year

COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones-main lines in use

~ 900 million

Telephones-mobile cellular

~20 million

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1

Television Broadcast Stations

58

Internet Country Code

.gc

Internet Hosts

2,234

Internet Users

~70 million

Note: every citizen should have access to a personal computer by 2010. Public terminals are available.

TRANSPORTATION

Airports

170

Airports-with paved runways

total: 78

over 3,047 m: 7

2,438 to 3,047 m: 9

1,524 to 2,437 m: 18

914 to 1,523 m: 7

under 914 m: 37

Airports-with unpaved runways

total: 92

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

914 to 1,523 m: 29

under 914 m: 62

Pipelines

gas 49 km; oil 230 km

Railways

total: 20,582 km

standard gauge: 13,375 km

maglev: 7,207 km

note: maglev is planned to replace standard gauge entirely by 2050.

Roadways

total: 60,858 km

paved: 49,925 km (including 638 km of expressway)

unpaved: 10,933 km

Waterways

820 km

Merchant Marine

Total: 36 ships

By Type:

8 bulk carrier

8 cargo

2 chemical tanker

4 passenger

6 petroleum tanker

8 refrigerated cargo

Ports and Terminals

Corfu, Luleburgaz, Tekirdag, Sanyer, Beykoz, PIUC, Xanadu, Lanzhou, Fuzhou, Wuhan, Macao, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Hong Kong

MILITARY

Military Branches People's Revolutionary Armed Forces

People’s Revolutionary Navy, People’s Revolutionary Air Corps, People's Revolutionary Army

Note: The People’s Revolutionary Militia is under the control of local leaders. All citizens who have passed a locally determined fitness test are expected to serve. Since the size of the Militia is therefore amorphous, it is not included in these military listings. The national government does take the responsibility of arming the militias, however.

Military Service Age and Obligation

Compulsory military service begins at twenty, though citizens may volunteer at the age of sixteen. Militia membership is mandatory; service in the Navy and Air Corps is based on volunteers.

Military Expenditures-percent of GDP

>1%

People’s Revolutionary Navy

Ship Names Submarines, missile boats, troop transports, and mine warfare vessels are numbered. Supply ships are named after famous labor organizers in countries other than Gallipoli-China. Mine warfare vessels are numbered. Destroyers are named after newspapers that were banned under the old regime. Aircraft carriers are named after ideals that inspired the revolution.

Total Force

31 Houbei Class missile boat

20 Yuan Class attack submarine

20 Type 702 supply ship

15 Type 072 troop transport

10 Type 052 C destroyer

5 Wolei Class minelayer

5 Type 010 minesweeper

2 Admiral Kuznetsov Class aircraft carrier

Air compliment of one (1) Admiral Kuznetsov

35 J-10 Naval Variant

10 KA-29 Anti-Submarine Warfare Variant

5 KA-29 Advanced Early Warning Variant

Divisions

RESERVE

This fleet is comprised of the few vessels appropriated to overseas combat. Their mission is primarily to act in concert with Gallipoli-China's allies, or to deliver humanitarian aid. It is also prepared to reinforce any threatened maritime border.

5 Yuan Class submarine

GCS Y-2

GCS Y-7

GCS Y-13

GCS Y-16

GCS Y-19

5 Type 702 supply ship

GCS Joe Hill (Validus)

GCS William Heywood (CSSD)

GCS Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (Ryazania)

GCS Woody Guthrie (CSSD)

GCS Mary Harris Jones (CSSD)

3 Type 052 C destroyer

GCS Masses

GCS Appeal to Reason

GCS Revolution

1 Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier

GCS Equality

INTERNAL TRANSPORT ESCORT

This fleet has the responsibility of escorting internal troop and supply convoys.

15 Type 072 troop transport

GCS T-1

GCS T-2

GCS T-3

GCS T-4

GCS T-5

GCS T-6

GCS T-7

GCS T-8

GCS T-9

GCS T-10

GCS T-11

GCS T-12

GCS T-13

GCS T-14

GCS T-15

2 Yuan class submarine

GCS Y-3

GCS Y-9

4 Hobei class missile boat

GCS M-4

GCS M-7

GCS M-13

GCS M-18

2 Type 702 supply ship

GCS Clara Lemlich (Myroria)

GCS Morris Hillquit (Ryazania)

1 Type 052 C destroyer

GCS Call

VALIDEEN PATROL GROUP

This group’s responsibility is the maritime border with Validus. It has the largest area to cover, and therefore is given the greatest number of vessels. Validus is considered friendly, so many of these ships have other duties as well.

13 Hobei class missile boat

GCS M-2

GCS M-5

GCS M-6

GCS M-10

GCS M-14

GCS M-17

GCS M-19

GCS M-20

GCS M-22

GCS M-25

GCS M-26

GCS M-29

GCS M-30

7 Yuan class submarine

GCS Y-1

GCS Y-5

GCS Y-11

GCS Y-14

GCS Y-17

GCS Y-18

GCS Y-20

6 Type 702 supply ship

GCS Meyer London (DSA)

GCS Mary Dreier (Inglo-Scotia)

GCS Abraham Cahan (DSA)

GCS Benjamin Feigenbaum (DSA)

GCS Jacob Panken (DSA)

GCS Jacob Kline (DSA)

3 Type 010 minesweeper

GCS S-1

GCS S-2

GCS S-4

2 Wolei class minelayer

GCS L-3

GCS L-4

2 Type 052 C destroyer

GCS Socialist Spirit

GCS Comrade

ARGO OUTLET PATROL GROUP

This group’s responsibility is to patrol the Gallipoli straits leading out of the West China Sea; the route all invading navies (besides Validus’) will take.

14 Hobei class missile boat

GCS M-1

GCS M-3

GCS M-8

GCS M-9

GCS M-11

GCS M-12

GCS M-15

GCS M-16

GCS M-21

GCS M-23

GCS M-24

GCS M-27

GCS M-28

GCS M-31

7 Type 702 supply ship

GCS Morris Elfuzin (Saint Oz)

GCS Annie Albert (Morthia)

GCS Elizabeth Dutcher (PUR)

GCS Rose Pastor Stokes (DSA)

GCS Lenora O’Reilly (Durnia)

GCS Bernard Weinstein (Bustos-21)

GCS Theresa Serber Malkiel (PUR)

6 Yuan class submarine

GCS Y-4

GCS Y-6

GCS Y-8

GCS Y-10

GCS Y-12

GCS Y-15

3 Type 052 C destroyer

GCS Revolt

GCS Commonweal

GCS Industrial Worker

3 Wolei class minelayer

GCS-L1

GCS-L2

GCS-L5

2 Type 010 minesweeper

GCS S-3

GCS S-5

1 Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier

GCS Solidarity

PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY NAVY AIR ARM

70 J-10 Naval Variant

20 KA-29 Anti-Submarine Warfare Variant

10 KA-29 Advanced Early Warning Variant

SHORE DEFENSES

these are anti-ship devices stationed in the sea and onshore, meant to support the littoral combat vessels and to repel amphibious invasion.

50 YJ-82 anti-ship shore defenses

Chen-4 bottom mines

Piao-2 drifting mines

Notes: mines in undisclosed numbers and locations. Mines are primarily deployed by Wolei class minelayers, though other ships have the ability to lay mines in small numbers.

People’s Revolutionary Air Corps

288 J-10 air superiority fighter

120 J-10B two-seat multi-role fighter

133 Y-8-F600 airlift cargo aircraft

100 WZ-10 combat helicopter

100 KS-1 SAM launcher

80 KA-29 transport helicopter

40 Y-8 AWACS

20 Y-8 ECM

100 KS-1 Surface-to-air missile launcher

Equipment of People’s Revolutionary Militia

Type 81 Assault Rifle

Type 56 Carbine

QSZ-92 Pistol

Type 67-2 Machine Gun

SVD Dragunov Sniper Rifle

PMN-4 Anti-personnel Mine

RGO Fragmentation Grenade

RPG-7V2 Anti-personnel Grenade Launcher

TM-62M Anti-tank Mine

RPG-29 Anti-tank RPG

Igla-S Shoulder-fired SAM

Notes: 203 Type 63A amphibious tanks and 500 Type 90 Self-Propelled howitzers are attached to these militias, mainly in China. Achaea and East Gallipoli are terrible tank country, and though China is wet, it offers the only area with sufficient open space to maneuver.

TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes-international

The new government has abrogated many previously existing treaties, in an attempt to define itself without the prejudices attached to the defunct Union. It sees itself as a morally superior state, and bases its foreign policy on spreading socialism and consolidating it wherever it exists. It has hostile relations with Islas Filipinas, which supplied the Fascist government with troops and money, and now harbors the counter-revolutionaries. It also has suspicions that Bustos-21, as Islas Filipinas’ protector nation, may have sanctioned this. Inglo-Scotia is seen as an enemy. Bustos-21, Myroria, and Ozia are also suspected of aiding anti-Fugazi factions in Uichi Ryu, though that has yet to be proven. It has attempted to build relations with what it considers the “left” of the international spectrum, forging trading relationships with Confederate Freedom, Uichi Ryu and Xyrael. An alliance is projected. Validus, which aided in the People’s War, is considered a strong friend, as is Fenexia. The Democratic States of America is seen as anti-imperialistic, however, it is under fire for repressing secessionists, while at the same time it is praised for supporting Eire. At the moment the government considers Eire the more pressing issue, as that is a case of direct imperialism, therefore, relations are hostile with Inglo-Scotia. Links between Gallipioli-China and the Eiren Republican Army cannot be proved.

Refugees

Gallipoli-China’s upper class, mainly Achaeans and a few Chinese, fled the country after the Workers’ Social Democracy was proclaimed, and more left when the Constitution was promulgated and the Nationalist Party suppressed. Most found a haven in Islas Filipinas, and it is believed that they continue to plot counter-revolution. After the initial explosion in refugees, the torrent slowed to a trickle, and is projected to cease within twenty years. Gallipoli-China also welcomes political refugees from other countries, though this number has not equaled the number of émigrés.

Trafficking in Persons

Gallipoli-China does not permit exploitation of any sort, and does not allow the trafficking of persons out of the country for such purposes, including sexual exploitation. Despite this, many émigrés who are able to maintain contacts in the country have set up agencies dedicated to human traffic. It is estimated that over 12,400 women alone are transported out of the country for purposes of sexual exploitation.

Illicit Drugs

Illicit drugs are not banned in Gallipoli-China, but their manufacture and sale is discouraged. They are a Nonimportable Substance, designated as such under Article 16, Clause d of the Constitution, and there are few chemical plants that are authorized to have the equipment to perfect active ingredients for synthetic drugs. However, in the south, the soil is hospitable to certain types that may be consumed directly or after drying (tobacco, marijuana, etc.), and these are circulated widely. The government takes it upon itself to disseminate information regarding health effects of abuse, and advocacy of moderation.