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The daughter of Kilmarjan refugees who fled to Gwenstefani during the Kilmarjan Revolution, Hara Juku's diplomatic career began in the Kilmarjan Relations Office. She quickly progressed through the ranks of the Diplomatic Service, and reached the pinnacle of her career when appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and personal advisor to Queen Gwen. | The daughter of Kilmarjan refugees who fled to Gwenstefani during the Kilmarjan Revolution, Hara Juku's diplomatic career began in the Kilmarjan Relations Office. She quickly progressed through the ranks of the Diplomatic Service, and reached the pinnacle of her career when appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and personal advisor to Queen Gwen. | ||
Revision as of 21:51, 7 December 2006
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| Flag of Gwenstefani | |
| Motto: "It's My Life" | |
| Region of Gay | |
| Region | Gay |
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| Capital | Galiano |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Leader | Queen Gwen Stefani |
| Population | c. 4.5 billion |
| Currency | nodoubt |
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Contents
Summary
The Tragic Kingdom of Gwenstefani is a massive, liberal nation which is both economically and militarily powerful, with a population of over 4 billion. Ruled by the benevolent and fabulous Queen Gwen Stefani, the nation is renowned for, amongst other things, its fashion, warmongering and its leader's outlandish behaviour...
Geography
As can be seen from the maps above, Gwenstefani is located on mainland Gay, Triangle island. Originally occupying only a small territory to the east on the coast of the Capitalist Sea, Gwenstefani has exanded continually westward, now occuping a band across central Gay extending to the Western coast on the Socialist Ocean.
Gwenstefani has a temperate climate, consisting mainly of prairies and forests, with mountain ranges running along the southern borders. However, the eastern coast enjoys a much hotter and sunnier climate compared to the cooler, wetter regions of the west.
The capital city of Gwenstefani, Galiano, also the seat of government, is located on the eastern coast on the eponymously named Galiano Peninsula. Gwenstefani is largely an urban society, with over 80% of the population living in large urban areas.
Political History
Gwenstefani is an influential political actor at both the regional and global level. On 8 November 2006, Gwenstefani was elected Regional Delegate of Gay, and has previously held a seat on the Regional Council of Gay.
The United Nations
At the international level, Gwenstefani is active within the United Nations, and has had two proposals taken to the UN vote, and passed as resolutions: Humanitarian Intervention and the Computer Crimes Act. The former caused a great deal of controversy due to its elevation of individual rights over the sovereign rights of the state, and many feared that this new legislation may be abused by nations using humanitarian ideals to mask more self-serving motives.
Military Intervention in Kilmarjo
These fears were particularly prevalent in Gay when, not long after the legislation was adopted, Gwenstefani launched a humanitarian military intervention in neighbouring Kilmarjo following its collapse into anarchy and accusations of ethnic cleansing.
Following regional criticism, Gwenstefani eventually withdrew, but not before setting up local elections and a referendum on whether to become a Republic of Greater Gwenstefani. The outcome was seen by many as dubious, but after the Reordering of Gay, Gwenstefani's borders had been extended to incorporate the former territories of Kilmarjo, which today can be found on the north eastern coast of Gwenstefani.
Gwenstefani-Citta Nuovan tensions
More recently, Gwenstefani has again been the cause of regional instability after its monarch, Queen Gwen Stefani, disappeared for several months, only to suddenly reappear in several other Gay states to commit acts of violent and disturbing terrorism. The most severe case occurred in Citta nuova, involving the use of portable nuclear devices, leading the Citta Nuovan government to arrest all Gwenstefanian diplomatic officials, and the detainment (and eventual expulsion) of all Gwenstefanian nationals. These actions led to an alarming escalation of hostilities between the two nations, war being averted only when at the last minute it was revealed that it had not, in fact, been Queen Gwen who committed the terrorist acts but a doppelganger, the origins of whom are still under investigation. Relations between Gwenstefani and Citta Nuova remain strained, and the issue of refused reparations is unlikely to be forgotten soon.
Despite this chequered history, Gwenstefani contributes greatly to regional security. It's military forces are one of the largest in the region, with over a third of its all-consuming economy devoted to defense. Furthermore, its large nuclear stockpiles act as a powerful deterrent to any nations, both internal and external to the region, who might consider any kind of military action.
Government
The Tragic Kingdom of Gwen Stefani is a constitutional monarchy, and Queen Gwen is the Head of State. However, while still highly influential, Gwen's rule is not absolute, and Gwenstefani has a democratically elected government.
The Royal Family
HRH Queen Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani had always craved fame, fortune and adulation. Having achieved international recognition with her band, No Doubt, she soon went on to have a successful solo career, amassing a large fan base of several million. Still feeling unsatisfied, Gwen realised that she could take her fans to the next level.
Following the release of her next single, "Bow down and worship me as your Queen", her fan base did just that, and swiftly amassed and seceded, forming their own nation, and appointing Gwen, now Queen Gwen, as their head of state. (This fact is often pointed to when political commmentators question the legitimacy of Queen Gwen's leadership, or criticise Gwenstefani's democratic process. Queen Gwen was originally a democratically elected monarch.)
Queen Gwen still enjoys a successful career in music, and often combines her diplomatic tours with her musical ones.
In recent news, Queen Gwen disappeared for several months leading many to fear the worst, and question the future of their nation. Worse was yet to come, as on her reappearance in several other Gay nations, Queen Gwen was accused of committing acts of terrorism. It later transpired that Queen Gwen had been kidnapped and held captive on the Southern Paridad Island, whilst a clone or doppelganger (it remains unclear) committed the atrocities. Queen Gwen was later returned to her homeland, apparently unharmed.
Prince Kingston
Prince Kingston James McGregor Stefani I is Queen Gwen's only son, and is second in line to the throne. This is somewhat meaningless, however, as Queen Gwen is immortal, but if for whatever reason she is incapable of performing her duties, the throne would temporarily pass to him.
For example, during Queen Gwen's prolonged disappearance earlier this year, the duties of the Head of State would normally pass to the second in line. However, given that at at the time Prince Kingston was less than 1 year old, this did not happen.
Government Officials of Note
The Gwenstefanian government is a meritocracy- positions of power are granted to those most qualified for the role and are not elected positions. This, combined with a general dislike of bureacracy means that a disproportionate amount of power is held by relatively few individuals. The following are some of the most influential Gwenstefanian citizens holding governmental positions.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
The daughter of Kilmarjan refugees who fled to Gwenstefani during the Kilmarjan Revolution, Hara Juku's diplomatic career began in the Kilmarjan Relations Office. She quickly progressed through the ranks of the Diplomatic Service, and reached the pinnacle of her career when appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and personal advisor to Queen Gwen.
As Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Hara Juku's role lies mainly in diplomacy and international issues. She is usually the representative of Gwenstefani at any international conference or diplomatic exchange, and is also responsible for developing foreign policy, national PR, and liaising with the Department of Defence.
Highlights of her political career include the negotiation of the Torvaldian Pact (a territorial agreement); her handling of the allegations of terrorist activity against Queen Gwen and subsequent coordination of the investigation; and her involvement in Gwenstefani's actions during the Kilmarjan crisis.
The controversial nature of the Kilmarjan crisis escalated to such an extent that Hara was kidnapped while performing diplomatic duties on Enclave Island. She was returned unharmed at a later date, though the identities of the kidnappers remain unknown.
While highly personable and diplomatic, Hara is also renowned as an astute negotiator and political thinker, as well as for her partiality for lewdly named cocktails.
Defence Secretary
Major Max Puissant was promoted to Defence Secretary after becoming Gwenstefani's highest ranking and most decorated military officer.
At 6'7", with a bodybuilder's physique, Major Puissant is a formidable presence and many find him intimidating. He has a reputation for being extremely hawkish and trigger happy, and must often be restrained by other government departments, such as the Department of Foreign Affairs. Consequently, he has helped build up and train a massive and powerful army, as well as a state of the art airforce. He is also personally responsible for Gwenstefani's stockpiling of a huge nuclear arsenal.
Clandestinely, he has negotiated a series of agreements and alliances with other nations, which of course can not be divulged here.
Economy
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Gwenstefani's economy is extremely strong and all-consuming. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining industries, with the retail sector being a vital and lucrative part of Gwenstefanian life. The fashion and music industries are huge, receiving many government subsidies, just one example of Queen Gwen's influence on government policy.
The government is very pro-commerce in its policies, and actively encourages businesses and development, offen to the detriment of the environment and those who would oppose it.
Gwenstefani is internationally renowned for its "discreet" arms trading, and places very few, if any, regulations on this industry. As such, many of its clients are less than reputable.
The nodoubt is a very strong currency, consistenly one of the top ten strongest in the region.
Budget
Gwenstefani attempts to juggle the competing demands of Defence, Healthcare, and Education, although defence does take priority with 34% of the budget allocated to it.
History
-Under construction-
Religion
Gwenstefani is an avowedly atheist, secular state. While freedom of religion is granted to all citizens, very few Gwenstefanians exercise this right. No government funding is allocated to spirituality, and religious organisations are expected to pay tax like any other business.
Culture
] In a recent poll, Gwenstefani ranked as the 11th most cultured nation in Gay.
Under Queen Gwen's influence, the Tragic Kingdom of Gwenstefani is a haven for artists of all kind, and music and fashion especially permeate every citizen's life.
