Hugoland

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Hugoland
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Flag of Hugoland
Motto: Ipsa qvidem pretivm virtvs sibi
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Region Europe
Capital Sophiapolis, SP
Official Language(s) English, Latin
Leader Regina (Queen) SOPHIA III (Head of state)

Cancellarius (Chancellor)Martelo Rebelo DE SOUSA(Head of government)

Population 431 million (10% rule)
Currency Cruzado 
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General facts

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The Federal Monarchy of Hugoland, in english, is the great powerhouse of the European Nordic nations. Hugoland is different from other Nordic nations, as the Hugolandians speak English and Latin, due to the influence of merchants from Azores Islands, the largest Hugolandian trade partner since the XI century.

Hugoland is a Federation of 10 States, lead by the Officium Chancellari (Chancellery Office), which has been controlled by the Hugolandian National Union with a large majority in the Senatus (Senate). Although the Federation is, in theory, a Monarchy, the Regina has no power.


The capital city of the Federation in Sophiapolis. This city, home to 8 million people, is also home for the Chancellari Palatium (Chancellery Palace)and the Regia (Royal Palace).


Economically the country is lead by free trade policies. The contry is open to foreign investment, specially in the areas of tourism. The Federal State has a social network side by side with private pension systems, which are quite popular in Hugoland. The Chancellari tries to keep low taxes policies, while the main industries of the country are the Automobile Manufacturing, Weapons Production and Leisure time services (Tourism, Discotheques, etc.).


Administrative order

Federal Capital

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As said above, the Federal Capital is Sophiapolis, host city of all the executive, legislative and judisdiction bodies.

Sophiapolis is also the State Capital of the Sophiapolis State.


States

State (Capital) Baccalaureu (Lago da Beata), Boscoburgo (Boscoburgo), Centru (Centru), Cognoscere (Cognoscerepolis), Domingos Sávio (Porto Sávio), Navigiu (Docas Secas), Nive (Nivepolis), Pixeburgo (Pixeburgo), Saphira (Shohre), Sophiapolis (Sophiapolis).

The States are governed by state governments, which are not elected, but appointed by the Hugolandian Federal Cancellarius, which means the Federation is nothing more than theory, since every important decision is decided in Sophiapolis, as the states do not have local parliaments.


Overseas possessions

None


Senatus

The Hugolandian Senatus has only one chamber. It is the great decision place, where the Senatores, elected in direct elections by the population. It has the power to elect the Chancellarius, who forms his cabinet, the Officium Chancellari, that must be composed by members members of the Senate (the Senatores). The Chancellarius and his cabinet must be Senatores, and they continue to be Senatures with full rights.

Any Senatore can propose a bill, that needs the approval of the majority of the legislature. War, Peace and other international treaties must be approved by 2/3s of the legislature.


Senatus Hugolandianus (75 Members); directly elected every four years.

Parties: National Hugolandian Union (56), Social-Democratic Party (19)


The I Senatus Hugolandianus

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The Praesidente (President) of the Senatus is HE João Dias Almeida. The Praesidente is appointed by the Monarch.

NHU - 56 Seats (last result 59%)

SDP - 19 Seats (last result 21%)

The Federal Regym

Regina

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Her Majesty Regina SOPHIA III, or Sophia Mafalda Elleonor Beatrix di Pinto, is the sovereign monarch and head of state of the Federal Monarchy.

Her powers are almost nonexistent. The Regina has the power to chose the Senatus Praesident and she has the formal duty of representing Hugoland and the Hugolandians. The Regina signs all the bills that are approved in the Senatus, but she holds no veto power.

Her Majesty represents Hugoland in the events related to other Royal Houses, specially in Erlanger-Ansbach.


The Royal Family

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The Hugolandian Royal Family, also known has House Di Pinto, was founded by HM Regina SOPHIA I, and nowadays is lead by Their Majesties Regina SOPHIA III and Prince Adrian of Erlagen-Ansbach.

They have been maried for eight years and they have three children: Crown Prince Michael (8), Princess Anna (6) and Princess Caroline (1), all the Princes were born in Erlangen-Ansbach.

Most of the Royal Family died in January 2005, when the Plane that transported the Royal Family crashed into the mountains. HM Rex FREDERICO I, his wife, HM Crown Prince DINIS and his wife, Crown Princess Ingrid were killed. Thus, SOPHIA III was called from her house, in Erlangen-Ansbach, to become Queen.

The Royal Chronology

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The Family Di Pinto descended from Family Tructa, founded by the first known leader of the "Tructa City-States". Lord Tructa was the founder of the City of Tructa (renamed Sophiapolis in 1832). However, the Family Di Pinto only became the Royal Family when SOPHIA I seized the power in 1830. Since then, the Di Pinto's have been rulling Hugoland.


City States of Tructa

1211-1245 - Lord Tructa

1245-1273 - Lord Alvis Tructa

1273-1301 - Lord Augusto Sardinha Tructa

1301-1303 - Lord Perr Seguido Tructa


The Kingdom of Tructa

1303-1317 - Rex Tomás Tructa

1317-1330 - Rex Tomás II

1330-1352 - Rex Besugo I

1352-1382 - Rex Tomás III

1382-1423 - Rex Bosco I

1423-1452 - Rex Boxtel I

1452-1492 - Rex Bosco II

1492-1530 - Rex Tomás III

1530-1573 - Rex Tomás IV

1573-1600 - Rex Besugo II

1600-1638 - Rex Bosco III

1638-1682 - Rex Tomás V

1682-1708 - Rex Bosco IV

1708-1740 - Rex Afonso I

1740-1799 - Rex Bosco V

1799-1830 - Rex Tomás VI

1830-1885 - Regina Sophia I

Kingdom of Hugoland

1885-1930 - Rex Hugo I

1930-1962 - Regina Sophia II

1962-1965 - Rex Hugo II

1991-2005 - Rex Frederico I

Federal Monarchy of Hugoland

Since 2005 - Regina Sophia III

Officium Chancellari

Chancellarius

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Senatore Martelo Rebelo DE SOUSA (NHU) is the current Chancellarius. Elected in February. He is the most powerful man of the Federation.


The cabinet

The Cabinet of the Officium Chancellari is composed by only one Vice-Chancellarius and 8 Ministrus (Ministers). They have the responsability of leading and representing the country, and all of them are also Senatores, so, they must be able to defend their policies in the Senatus. The current Cabinet is supported by the National Hugolandian Union

Vice-Chancellarius and Ministru for Foreign Affairs - Senatore João GONÇALVES

Ministru for Economic Affairs - Senatore Pedro FURADO

Ministru for National Defense - Senatore Esteves CRUZ

Ministru for Internal Affairs - Senatore Guedes MENDONÇA

Ministru for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports - Senatore Rui UÍSQUE

Ministru for Social Issues and Health - Senatore José RELVA

Ministru for Infrastructure, Science and Tecnology - Senatore Raúl BORGES

Ministru for Environmental Issues - Senatore Manuel FRANGO


Executive Cronology

Before 1965 the Head of State was also Head of Government, having absolute power. Since Hugoland became a Constitutional Monarchy we had three different Governments with completely different styles.

Council of the Community of Hugoland

1965-1991 - President of the Council Bruno OLIVEIRA

Government of the Kingdom of Hugoland

1991-2005 - Prime-Minister João GONÇALVES

Officium Chancelleri of the Federal Monarchy of Hugoland

Since 2005 - Chancellarius Martelo Rebelo DE SOUSA

Chancellari Agencies

Those are the Agencies under direct control and responsability of the Officium Chancellari. All the important reports of those Agencies must be read and approved to the Officium Chancellari. The Directors of those Agencies are nominated by the Chancellarius.


Security Intelligence Services (SIS)

The SIS are the Intelligence Agency of the Officium Chancelleri, they are responsable for monitoring the situation of the Federation. They have full power on all the Hugolandian States and on Hugolandian Embassies on foreign countries.

Program for the Increase of Private Investment (PIPI)

The PIPI is seen as essential to the Hugolandian Economy. Their work consists in helping small and medium companies with a range of services. The PIPI also helps Hugolandian enterprises interested in expanding to other European countries. Last but not lead, the PIPI has been extremely sucessful atracting foreign investment, essential to the Hugolandian Economy.

The PIPI is known for helping creating and advising the McBonifacius Corporation.

Tourism Investiment Program (TIP)

This program is seen as the latest effort of the Officium Chancellari to promote Hugoland. The TIP helps citizens who want to create their own business related to Tourism. This program plays also a very important role in the coordenation of the National Tourism Policy.

Hugoland is expected to become the number one winter tourism destination in Europe in few years.


Tribunal Supremu

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The Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) is the highest court in the judicial branch of the Federal Monarchy of Hugoland. It consists of a five high-skilled Judices (Judges). The Supreme Court is the "court of last resort" for appeals-the final authority on any questions dealing with the Federal Law and acts of the Senatus. If a case is decided by the Hugolandian Tribunal Supremu, it cannot be appealed.


Economy

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Hugoland has a highly industrialized,free-market economy, with a high per capita output. Its key economic sector is manufacturing - principally automobile and weapons. The Touristic activity related to the leisure sector is also essential to the Hugolandian Economy, as Hugoland excels in alcoholic drinks production, bars, discotheques and Ski resorts. Hugoland has acheived energetic independence due to the widespread use of Nuclear Power Plants and hidrogen-powered vehicles. Because of the climate, agricultural development is limited to producing alcoholic drinks.

Largest Industries

Automobile Manufacturing

Leisure

Arms Manufacturing

Alcoholic Drinks Production

Retail

Most Important Corporations

The Pato Corporation

Hugolandian Land Defense Systems

Liberation Air

McBonifacius

Population

Overview

Hugolandian population is 431 million and growing fast. The Hugolandian population is nordic, although some still have celtic traces, due to the contact with Azorean merchants, who had an huge influence in ancient Hugoland.

Language

Hugolandians speak English and Latin. English is the dominant language, while Latin is used mainly on politics and law. English was adopted in 1330 to replace Hugolandian, the original Nordic language, as English was better to establish trade. In 1330 Hugoland was fully dependent of trade and of the sea, and all it's cities were located in the coast.

Latin was brought by the Azorians, who sucessfully established business in the city of Tructa (Sophiapolis nowadays). After a growing influence, specially in the coastline area, Latin was declared an offical language in 1625.

Foreign Communities

The first Foreign Community in Hugoland was made of merchants from Azores Islands that settled in the coastal cities, specially Sophiapolis and Pixeburgo in the 14th century. But has the years passed, this Community was fully integrated and, thus, disappeared.

In 1991 a new horde of Azorean immigrants arrived. Thousands of supporters of Augustus Bonifacius (Azorean President deposed in 1991) and Bonifacius himself came to Hugoland under the protection of the Hugolandian Government. This Azorean elite settled in Boscoburgo, which recently had an huge development, much due to the action of Bonifacius, who is now a shareholder of many Hugolandian and Azorian Corporations.

Hugoland has also some tiny foreign communities, specially from other Nordic nations.

Hugolandian Armed Forces

Commander

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Five Star General António CARMONA is the Commander of the Hugolandian Armed Forces, he is appointed by the Officium Chancellari.

The HAF are divided in 4 branches: Air Force, Army, National Guard, and Navy.

All the members of the HAF are profissional.

Army

Headquarters: Sophiapolis Military Castle

Commander: General Santos PEREIRA

Men: 1.940.721

Active War Missions: None

Past War Missions: Comunas' War, Monkencian War, Nya Valdren protection

Air Force

Headquarters: Military Aiport Afonso III

Commander: General Fernando TRILHO

Men: 56.931

Active War Missions: None

Past War Missions: Monkencian War


Navy

Headquarters: Sophiapolis Harbour "C"

Commander: Admiral Jorge FONSECA

Men: 236.881

Active War Missions: None

Past War Missions: Comunas' War, Monkencian War

Royal Guard

Headquarters: Flores Square Palace, Sophiapolis

Commander: Brigadier General Daniel BARROS

Men: 1.212.000

Chancellarius Scudum

The Chancellari Scudum (The Chancellary Shield) is an elite military force autonomous from the Hugolandian Armed Forces that protects the Officium Chancellari, the Ministrus, the Senatores and all the other important persons of the Regym. These men are recruited from the elite forces of the Army and are said to be the best Hugolandian troops.

The Commander of the Chancellari Scudum, is, obviously, the Chancellarius.