Kaze Progressa

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Kaze Progressa
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Flag of Kaze Progressa
Motto: "K for Kaze! Let K Progress!"
National Anthem: not available yet
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Region FIFA
Capital Kaza
Official Language(s) English
Leader Hizi Garadi
Population 2.9 billion
Currency kak (K) (K1 = c. $1.50) 
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The Sports Mad Community of Kaze Progressa are a nation of over 2.9 billion people, with a near-universal collective interest in sports of all kinds. It is also reknowned for its dramatic eco-friendly policies which have not impacted severely on economic growth.

Geography

Kaze Progressa is located in the northern part of the FIFA region, bordering land to the west once belonging to The Belmore Family before their move to the Alliance of Socialist States. The country spreads east-west across three distinct time zones, known as (from west to east) Farela, Kaza and Quarua time zones after the country's three principal cities. The north-south spread is roughly equivalent to the east-west spread, but narrows to the east with the land to the south-east of Kaze Progressa being part of Dance 2 Revolution.

The country's topography is dominated by rolling hills, with most of the major cities built on plateaus or valleys. There are some isolated high mountains, mostly near the border with Dance 2 Revolution and in the Jauranian region which has briefly attained independence and remains the only area in the country with a Regional Parliament.

Politics

Kaze Progressa operates a bicameral system of government, with each chamber holding relatively equal powers. The two houses are known as the National House and the Local House, collectively called Parliament Progressa. The National House contains 100 MPs elected by proportional representation, with parties allocated seats directly based on the proportion of the popular vote; the Local House contains 500 MPs elected by the single transferable vote system, with 100 five-member constituencies divided into West and East Wings. National House MPs serve a five-year term; Local House MPs serve a six year term, with elections in either wing alternating every three years. In addition, the major cities in the country have elected mayors, which serve four-year terms.

To reduce disputes between the chambers, many key votes are taken in both with the combined tally used (with the National House votes multiplied by three to offset the numerical differences without appearing to give the National House inordinate power). While the political system is ostensibly based around parties - the most important being the Liberals, the National Democrats, the Industria Party, the Greens and the Morality Party - in practice, the conscience of individual MPs (which, of course, largely dictate their party choices in any case) rules, as the use of PR, the thinly spread support for the multiple major parties and the total absence of whips in either House mean that there is no such thing as a dominant government in Kaze Progressa. The country's 'President' is largely a figurehead, as reflected by his title 'Global Representative for Kaze Progressa' (usually shortened to 'Global Representative') and his main roles are as a spokesperson for the country in global affairs. As Kaze Progressa is not part of the United Nations, this role is even more limited. The Global Representative serves four-year terms, and elections take place the year before the mayoral elections.

Present party divide in Parliament Progressa

Seats in National House

  • National Democrats: 29
  • Liberal: 25
  • Industria: 15
  • Morality: 15
  • Green: 12
  • Farmers: 3

Seats in Local House (the value before the slash denotes the West Wing, the value after it the East Wing)

  • National Democrats: 80/76
  • Liberal: 55/65
  • Industria: 50/49
  • Green: 45/21
  • Morality: 14/32
  • Farmers: 5/7

Economy

Kaze Progressa operates a unique economic structure, which the Economics Professor at Farela University dubs 'state-run eco-capitalism'. Direct tax is average, strongly progressive and funds the various governmental departments, mostly holding self-explanatory titles such as Arts Progressa, Sport Progressa, Jobs Progressa, Learn Progressa and Stats Progressa. The rest of the economy is run by a series of large nationalised companies, often several differentiated in each field if a natural monopoly does not exist. These companies are directly run by the Government as this was seen as more cost-effective than large-scale regulation to prevent environmental damage - which may, in any case, have been ignored. To the casual foreign observer, Kaze Progressa appears to be a capitalist economy, as the government-run businesses competing against each other will often advertise (though in another peculiarly Progressan trait, nearly all advertising is informative rather than persuasive).

The country is one of the very few economically prosperous nations that has banned cars. A gargantuan rail network, run by the nationalised monopoly K-Train, spreads to all parts of the country and it is estimated that less than 2% of the population are less than 750m from a railway station. Some major lines between, and especially within, cities have two levels, and a three-tier link between the centre of Kaza and the Sports City complex was built for World Cup 17, with either direction served by 40 trains an hour.