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Gîbesoque is the French name of Šípsòk, which is pronounced like "ship sock" with a high tone on the first syllable, and a low tone on the second.

Šípsòk means something like "republic". The country used to be called "Ájs šípsòk" (republic of the Ájs nation), but that is considered politically incorrect now.

Political System

The People's Congress of Gîbesoque is a legislative body that consists of elected representatives. That's about as familiar as it gets; the rest is quite different from the way democracy works in "the west"...

Each Members of the People's Congress (MPC) represents one group of people: citizens with a certain age, regional origin, profession, sexual orientation, ethnicity and religion, wealth, disabilities, or origin from city/suburb/country. Each citizen belongs to 8 groups, thus they elect 8 representatives.
The author of this article, for instance, would elect the representatives for 1) young adults, 2) Hesse residents, 3) service sector employees, 4) male heterosexuals, 5) atheist Germans, 6) middle class, 7) not disabled, and 8) city people.

The MPCs of each of the 8 groups are elected every 4 years. Elections are twice a year, for example for age groups in the first half of 2007 and for disability groups in the second half. Each group has 5-10 representatives.

All MPCs are equal, and a relative majority suffices to make a decision. The People's Congress is both legislature and executive. It meets every 13 days, except in case of a national emergency.

The Speaker of the People's Congress as well as its External Representative (who represents Gîbesoque abroad) are elected twice a year by all MPCs who have been members for at least half a year. The Speaker is the official head of state, but—similarly to Switzerland—without any political power.

Currency

Gîbesoque has three currencies: Kwùnjo, Mjuw, and Pajnà. The exchange rates between the three currencies fluctuate. At the beginning of every quarter (3 months), the National Reserve Bank of Gîbesoque publishes the new official exchange rate based on the currencies' purchase powers.

Kwùnjo is used to pay cheap things such as bread. One Kwùnjo is currently worth 10¢ (U.S.) or €0.08. Coins are issued in denominations of 1, 2, 4, 10, 20, and 40 Kwùnjo.

Mjuw is used to pay things of medium expense such as books. One Mjuw is currently worth $2.11 (U.S.) or €1.63. Banknotes are issued in denominations of 1, 3, 7, 10, 30, and 70 Mjuw.

Pajnà is used to pay expensive things such as cars. One Pajnà is currently worth $102.70 (U.S.) or €79.24. There is no Pajnà cash; everything is dealt using bank transfers. Every citizen of Gîbesoque has a bank account, either at a private bank or at the state-owned Gîbesoque Bank.

Current exchange rates:
1 Mjuw = 20.671 Kwùnjo
1 Pajnà = 49.923 Mjuw

Language

The language Ájs pwàj is described there

Calendar

The Ájs calendar divides a year into four quarters. The quarters begin at equinoxes and solstices. Each quarter is divided into 7 weeks with 13 days each. Sometimes a quarter has an additional day after the 7th week, because a year has more than 4*7*13 = 364 days. In our calendar, the days of the week have names. In the Ájs calendar, the weeks are dedicated to the 7 gods, and the days are merely numbered.

First quarter (Sarwàj)

• 1st week: dedicated to the god of the sun, starting 20/21 March
• 2nd week: dedicated to the god of pets and children, starting 2/3 April
• 3rd week: dedicated to the god of soil and plants, starting 15/16 April
• 4th week: dedicated to the creator of the universe, the father of all gods, starting 28/29 April
• 5th week: dedicated to the god of predator animals, starting 11/12 May
• 6th week: dedicated to the god of hunted animals, starting 24/25 May
• 7th week: dedicated to the god of wind and clouds, starting 6/7 June [Official beginning of summer]

Second quarter (Éro)

• 1st week: dedicated to the god of the sun, starting 20/21 June
• 2nd week: dedicated to the god of pets and children, starting 3/4 July
• 3rd week: dedicated to the god of soil and plants, starting 16/17 July
• 4th week: dedicated to the creator of the universe, the father of all gods, starting 29/30 July
• 5th week: dedicated to the god of predator animals, starting 11/12 August
• 6th week: dedicated to the god of hunted animals, starting 24/25 August
• 7th week: dedicated to the god of wind and clouds, starting 6/7 September [Official beginning of autumn]

Third quarter (Péjchúw)

• 1st week: dedicated to the god of the sun, starting 22/23 September
• 2nd week: dedicated to the god of pets and children, starting 5/6 October
• 3rd week: dedicated to the god of soil and plants, starting 18/19 October
• 4th week: dedicated to the creator of the universe, the father of all gods, starting 31 October / 1 November
• 5th week: dedicated to the god of predator animals, starting 13/14 November
• 6th week: dedicated to the god of hunted animals, starting 26/27 November
• 7th week: dedicated to the god of wind and clouds, starting 9/10 December [Official beginning of winter]

Fourth quarter (Womjò)

• 1st week: dedicated to the god of the sun, starting 21/22 December
• 2nd week: dedicated to the god of pets and children, starting 3/4 January
• 3rd week: dedicated to the god of soil and plants, starting 16/17 January
• 4th week: dedicated to the creator of the universe, the father of all gods, starting 29/30 January
• 5th week: dedicated to the god of predator animals, starting 11/12 February
• 6th week: dedicated to the god of hunted animals, starting 24/25 February
• 7th week: dedicated to the god of wind and clouds, starting 9/10 March [Official beginning of spring]