Graham and Palmer
The Allied States of Graham and Palmer is a country on the northernmost tip the Southern Continent, the southernmost landmass in SPPf Realms.
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| Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis (Latin: Thus Always to Tyrants) | |
| Region | SPPf Realms |
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| Capital | Ciudad en El Hielo |
| Official Language(s) | Spanish |
| Leader | John Rodriguez |
| Population | ~434 million |
| Currency | Geepaen Phi |
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Origin of Name
The Empire of Graham and Palmer gets its name from its two largest monarchies, the Empire of Graham and the Kingdom of Palmer.
Major Cities
- Ciudad en el Hielo-capital, principality
- Biscoe City-capital of Graham
- Port of Agassiz-capital of Palmer
- New Schwabenland City-capital of S. Territories
- Shackletontown-capital of Alexander I.
- Rio Grande-capital of Tierra del Fuego
- Stanley-capital of the RFI
- Amundsenborough-city in northern Graham
Politics
The executive of Graham and Palmer is the chansellor, who serves Graham. The chansellor holds power over domestic issues (i.e. can sign or veto bills approved by the Senatus, pardon accused parties, select a cabinet, etc.) The executive is elected directly, all regional governments (with the exception of the RFI) chose a cantidate, and the one that recieves the most votes nationwide become chansellor, the one that recieves the second most becomes prime minister. The prime minister holds power in external issues (i.e. declaring war, signing treaties, etc.), and serves Palmer.
The legislature is a unicameral house called the Senatus. Each senater is elected from their respective district in their regional governemnt. The more peolpe that are in the region, the more district and thus more senators it has.
The highest judiciary of is a board of seven on the High Court of Appeals, they must be selected by the prime minister, approved by the senatus, and than the chansellor to attain a seat. Before this they are interviewed by the attorney general to see impartiality.
The main party of Graham and Palmer is the Red-Green Alliance, a left wing party that is mainly strong in more urban areas and almost all of Graham Land and Palmer Land. Their main rivals are the Conservitive Capitalists, who contrary to their name are a more moderate party that hold in the smaller non-monarchies, and the Libertarian Christians, a right wing group that holds power only in the territorial legislature of the S. Territories.
The political structure of the RFI is virtually the same as the country as a whole. It's main party is the Commonwealth Party, whose main objective is separation from Graham and Palmer, though from there it's population is more split.
The Constitution of Graham and Palmer garentees freedom of speech, relgion, assembly, and also guarentees "equality regardless of class, race, or gender." It finally promises: "Between such entites that are on one side religion, and on the other of secular government, an inpregnible wall shall be maintained."
Exports
Mostly fish, books, and uranium.
Military
People's National Militia
- 1,000,000 regulars
- 500,000 reserves
- 500 Behemoth II Heavy Battle Tanks
- 10,000 T-90 Tanks
- 25,000 M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles
People's Air Fleet
- Start here
South Seas Navy Corps
- Start here
Red Marines
- Start here
NS Stats
- Government Category: Capitalist Paradise
- Government Priority: Social welfare
- Economic Rating: Strong
- Civil Rights Rating: Excellent
- Political Freedoms: Excellent
- NS Description:
- "The Allied States of Graham and Palmer is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 434 million are either ruled by a small, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.
- "It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 76%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Book Publishing.
- "Citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, the government is making attempts at curtailing the flood of spam emails with little progress, burglary is widely regarded as the national sport, and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Graham and Palmer's national animal is the Emperor Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Geepaen Phi."
