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The Republic of Greater Eurasistan (Latin: Res Publica Europa Magnus) is one of Eurasia Magnus' leading industrialized countries.

Res Publica Europa Magnus

National motto: E pluribus unum (English: Out of many, one)
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Official language	Latin1
Capital	Constantinople
Largest City	Karachi
President	Gaius Octavius
Chancellor	Pericles of Athens
Population  - Total (2005)	Ranked 1st 56 million
Formation	23 December 2004
Econonmy	Thriving
Currency	Mark (M)
Region	Eurasia Magnus
1 Arabic, English, German, and Russian are officially recognized and protected as minority languages per the Eurasistan Constitution.
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Eurasistan is a founding member of the Eurasia Magnus, and its most populous member state.
Eurasistan is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 56 million enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.
The small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Religion & Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports industries.

History

Greater Eurasistan was a fictitious nation envisioned by [publius] while at [Williams College]. His goal had been to create a economically powerful, religiously-diverse empire at the confluence of the great empires of history, including those of Alexander, the Romans, Persians, and Nazi Germany. With

Politics

Eurasistan is a federal republic, whose political system has been laid out by publius over the years 2001-04. It has a parliamentary system in which the head of government, the Bundeskanzler (Chancellor), is elected by the parliament.

The parliament, called Bundestag (Federal Assembly), is elected every four years by popular vote in a complex system combining direct and proportional representation. The 16 federal states (Bundesländer) are represented at the federal level in the Bundesrat (Federal Council), which — depending on the subject matter — may have a say in the legislative procedure. Lately, there has been much concern about the Bundestag and the Bundesrat blocking each other, making effective government very difficult.

The function of head of state is performed by the Bundespräsident (Federal President), whose powers are mostly limited to ceremonial and representative duties.

The judiciary branch includes a Constitutional Court called Bundesverfassungsgericht, which may ultimately overturn all acts by the legislature or administration if they are deemed unconstitutional; as well as a Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) and several subject-specific federal courts, responsible for appeals from lower state courts. All lower courts are created by the Bundesländer.

Germany's social welfare system has deep roots, which go back to the strong bonds between individual and society which grew out of the Reformation, to the revival of the Prussian state after the 30 Years War, as well as to the early industrial revolution; and the welfare system remains one of the aspects of the German society of which most Germans are quite proud. About 90% of the population is covered by a mandatory health insurance. As in other Northern/Western European countries with similar systems, many economists consider a reform process of the Social security system to be necessary and this is currently (as of 2004) a major theme in domestic politics.

Together with France, the united Germany is playing a leading role in the European Union. Germany is at the forefront of European states seeking to advance the creation of a more unified and capable European political, defense, and security apparatus. After having kept a notably low profile in international relations for generations, Chancellor Schröder recently also called for a permanent seat for Germany in the United Nations Security Council.