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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Federated States of Kedalfax'''
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yearindependence= 1991 A.D. |
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region= [[Simtropolis]] |
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language= [[Kedalfaxian]], [[English]] |
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population=>1.4 Billion |
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| style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | [[Flag of Kedalfax]] || style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | Official Seal
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motto= I may be drunk, but you're ugly and tomorrow I'll be sober! |
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capital= Newland, ND |
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currency= Kedalf |
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currencycode= KED |
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leader= Chairman Roubert M. Kelsinger |
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religion= [[Atheism]](10%), [[Agnosticism]](25%), [[Christianity]](40%), [[Judaism]](10%), [[Islam]](5%), Others(10%) |
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| width=160 | '''Motto''' || ''I may be drunk, but you're ugly and tomorrow I'll be sober.''
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timezone= UTC -5 |
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iso= KEDL |
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| '''[[National anthem|National Anthem]]''' || "[[From Fields to Shores]]"
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tld= .ked |
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phone= 518 |
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| '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Rosendale]]
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govtype= Semi-Representitive Democracy |
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nativename= Statos Federatos Kedan
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| '''Largest City''' || [[Rosendale]]
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| '''Languages'''<br>&nbsp; - Official<br>&nbsp; - Unofficial || <br>[[English]]<br> [[Dutch]], [[Spanish]]
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[[International Extradition Treaty|Member Nation]]<br>
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Kedalfax is a nation that was split up into two parts, the Federation of Kedalfax, and the Communist Union of Kedalfax. The CUK does not have its own page because it is not a registered NationStates nation.
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| '''Government'''<br><br><br>&nbsp; - President<br>&nbsp; - Vice President ||'''Federalized Representative Democracy''' <br><br>[[Patrick McRoin]]<br> Julia Baldwin
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| '''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- % water
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| <br>~1,040,000 km²<br>~42%
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| '''[[Population]]''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (2006)
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| <br>~20,852,000
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| '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (FY2006/07) <br/>&nbsp; - Total (NSD) <br/>&nbsp; - GDP/capita (NSD)
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| <br>$2,956,649,373,720 <br>$14,647.61
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| '''National animal''' <br>&nbsp; - English name
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| ''Sayornis restianis'' <br>[[Restine Phebe]]
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|'''[[Currency]]''' || 1 [[Simoleon]] <font face="Courier New">([[Nation codes|SIM]])</font> <small>= 100 Cents</small>
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| '''Pronunciation ([[Wikipedia:IPA|IPA]])'''
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| /ˈkɛ.dɑl.ˌfæks/
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| '''International abbreviations''' <br>&nbsp; - Sport <br>&nbsp; - Government
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| <br>KED <br>KEX
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| '''Internet [[TLD]]'''
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| [[.ked]]
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| '''[[Nation codes|Calling code]]'''
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| <font face="Courier New"> +518
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| '''[[CHDI]] rating'''
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| .821 (high)
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| '''[[Pacitalian Development and Advancement System|PDAS]] rating'''
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[[International Extradition Treaty|Founding Nation]]<br>
  
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== Provinces ==
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'''The Federated States of Kedalfax''', commonly referred to as '''Kedalfax''' is an environmentally stunning nation, located on the western side of South [[Simtropolis]]. Kedalfax is a member of the [[NSUN]] and the [[International Extradition Treaty]] organizations, among others.
  
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*[[Newland]] Province(ND) Capital:Newland
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Kedalfaxians, as they are known, are generally a socially libertarian people. Although certainly not the most libertarian nation in the world citizens and foreigners enjoy great social and economic freedom.
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*[[Delon]] Province(DE) Capital:Delon City
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*[[Halen]] Province(HA) Capital:Halen City
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*[[Mountain Territories]](MO) Capital: Weis City
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*[[Woodland]] Province(WO) Capital: Newpaltz
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*[[Isklaann Kedan]](IK) Capital: Kedan Bay
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== Government ==
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Kedalfax participates in regional affairs, including high involvement in the introduction of regional standards. Kedalfax is currently leading the push for an intraregional, intercontinental highway.
  
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Fast facts:
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The [[Kedalfaxian Department of Defence]] focuses on maintaining strong naval power, though cuts in funding have made this harder.
  
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Type: Semi-Representitive Democracy
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==History==
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Kedalfax was discovered by Dutch explorer Peiter Kedaalf in 1703. It became a Dutch colony, known variously as Kedaalfiea and Kedaalfa. By the mid 1800s, the name had evolved to Kedalfax.
  
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*Chairman: Roubert M. Kelsinger (L-ND)
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In 1810, the colony was taken by the British. In the late 1891, the Dutch attempted to re-capture Kedalfax. The revolutionaries used this to revolt. This revolt soon became the [[Mid-Simtropolis War]]. After the war, Kedalfax and the other nations in the area agreed on mutual boarders and sovereignty. Kedalfax maintained peace until World War II.
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*Vice President: Tamas G. Duglis (L-DE)
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*Secretary of the Interior: Emmilt M. Hal (S-HA)
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*Secretary of the Exterior: Pauul J. James-Martin (A-WO)
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*Press Secretary: Lester B. Pearson (L-DE)
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*Governor of Newland: Jerry O'Reily (S)
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The 1920s saw a large increase in the economy. Stock prices skyrocketed between 1923 and 1929. In October of 1929, the US stock market failed. News of the market failing reached Kedalfax on Sunday, October 27, 1929. At first, only slight drops were seen in the [[KSX]] averages. The next day, prices seemed to level back off again until late in the day, when news of the size of the US Market crash reached Kedalfax. Within the last two hours of the market day, the KSX average dropped by over K$250,000. This was the start of Kedalfax's Great Depression. Despite much quicker reactions by the government, the Kedalfaxian economy still followed trends of the American economy.
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*Governor of Delon: Jason Jones (L)
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*Governess of Halen: Jennifer Collins (S)
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*Governor of Mountain Territories: James Foster (A)
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*Governor of Woodland Province: Raymond Bell (A)
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*Governor of Isklaann Kedan: Ikleis Chebouti (L)
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In late 1929, ___ became the leader of [[Brechenlass]]. ___ was a fascist who promised to bring back the glory of Brechenlass' First Empire. ___ soon gained control of much of the area around Brechenlass, including much of what are now [[Eisophca]], [[Saidercray]], and the [[Grosseschnauzer|Schnauzerlands]].
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Brechenlass allied with the [[Wikipedia:Axis Powers|Axis Powers]] during World War II, and Kedalfax allied with the [[Wikipedia:Allies_of_World_War_II|Allied Powers]]. In 1941, following the Brechenlasian attack on Frederick Bay, Kedalfax joined the war. Kedalfax focused mostly on Brechenlass, but also sent aid and troops to the European front. In 1945, Brechenlass surrendered. Kedalfax helped to set up an democratic government and sent large amounts of aid.
  
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[[Constitution of Kedalfax]]
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Since World War II, Kedalfax has not declared war, nor had war declared on it. With the exception of some terrorist attacks and retaliations, Kedalfax has been a pacifistic nation.
  
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=== Federal Government ===
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== International Organization Participation==
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The government of the Federation of Kedalfax is a centrist democracy. The chairman has almost no power. His job is mostly to be a figure head for the government. All laws are voted on by two seperate but equal organizations known as Congress and Senate. In Congress, there are two representatives for each province. They are elected once every four years. In the Senate, there is one representative for every million citizens in a province. Each province must have at least two representatives. However, since no province has ever had less than three million residents, this is just a safeguard. Senators are elected once every four years. For a law to pass, it must gain the majority in Congress, and then be passed on to Senate, and get the majority there. If it fails to get the Senate majority, it is passed back to Congress, where 4/5 must agree. If it passes, it will go back to the Senate, where it must get at least 1/3 of the votes. Then it is passed to the president, who can veto it. If he does, it will go back to the senate, and will need 1/6 of the votes. If it gets through all of this process, it goes to one last step. If it is a law regarding civil or political freedoms, it goes on the ballot in the next election. It must gain the popular vote here to pass. If it is not, it will pass without going to citizen vote. If someone is to break a state law, the matter will go before local court.
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''See Also: [[Foreign Affairs of Kedalfax|Department of Foreign Affairs]]''
  
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The Federal Supreme Court decides on all lawsuits against the government. It has 7 judges, who vote as to what the verdict shall be. Judges may not stop a law from being passed, unless it goes to citizen election, in which case they have the exact same amount of power as everyone else. They can, however, decide that a law is unconstitutional, but only if a citizen brings it up in a case against the government. Should they decide the law is not valid, it shall be repealed and all people held under that law will be released. The decisions of the court may be contested four years after they are passed. Decisions of the court may be contested as many times as nececcary. In the event that a form of punishment is deemed unconsitutional, the prizoners sentenced to that punishment will be held for an amount of time deemed to be equivilant. Should the type of punishment be re-allowed durring their time, they will be subgected to that punishment a number of times considered to equal the remaining punishment.
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The Federated States of Kedalfax wishes to add more to this list.
  
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Elections are staggered so that the President is elected in a year divisable by 4, Senators and Congressmen are elected the next year. The year after that is Provincial elections (Governor, Provincial Senate, etc.) and the year after that is local elections (D.A., Mayor, etc.). No officer of the government is allowed to spend more than 2 election cycles or 10 years in office.
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=== Provincial Government ===
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Kedalfax is also the authoring nation of the [[International Extradition Treaty]], which is a treaty of nations agreeing to extradite people who flee from a nation where they committed a crime. The treaty has over 15 signing nations.
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All provinces have a Provincial Senate and a Governor. To pass, a law must pass the senate and then be sent to the governor. If he vetos it, it will go to popular vote; if not, it will pass. Budget votes must be approved by half the senate to pass. If someone is to break a state law, the matter will go before local court. A provincial law may not conflict with a Federal law.
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In most cities and towns, a mayor will be the one through whom new laws will pass. He may also decide on local taxes, local budgets, and ususaly has a very large influence on city planning.
 
  
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=== Justice ===
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Embassies accept applications [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=479611 here], or by direct contact [http://www.nationstates.net/kedalfax here].
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"''In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two seperate yet equally important groups; the police who investigate crimes, and the district attornies who prosecute the offenders.''" District attornies are elected every four years. He/she will run along with an Executive Asistant District Attorny. The EADA will hire as many Assistant District Attornies as is nececcary. The ADAs will prosecute criminals. If nececcary, the EADA and DA may assist in the prosecution.  
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==Climate==
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Each town is allowed to have it's own police department. In large cities, an internal affairs department will usually be included. In towns where this can not be afforded, the Department of National Policing will step in. They will also step in to provide funding for police forces when nececcary.
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Kedalfax's climate is generally temperate, with the northern areas slightly warmer due to the warming effects of the gulf.
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Provinces also have their own police departments. these are used mostly for speed traps on large highways and water patrols.
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The Kedalfax Guard Beauro, or KGB, is the Federal Government's police force. they act only in matters of national importance, such as mass murder and terrorism. The also are the group responsible for not(wink) spying on other countries.
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=== Recent Press Releases ===
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==Demographics==
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"Provincial capitals to get wireless internet!
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=== Ethnicity ===
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NetOne ([[KSX]]: NTON) has announced that it will be giving every Provincial capital in Kedalfax a complete wireless internet access system at cost. The systems will be paid for jointly by the city, the Province it is in, and the nation. The systems will be maintained with taxpayer's money, and technical support will be provided by the Kedalfax Department of Technology. The systems will all provide access to the Internet at speeds of at least 300 kbps at all times."-1 September 2005
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In the last census, Kedalfax's population was stated as 20,852,203 citizens. An additional 3.2 million non-citizens live in Kedalfax, mostly in the cities. An estimated 1.2 million Kedalfaxian citizens live in other nations.
  
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Kedalfax is not very ethnically diverse. Though major immigration between 1946 and 1975 did increase the ethnic spread, the nation remains mostly Caucasian. Below is a table comparing different ethnic percentages inthe 1944, 1976, and 2004 censuses.
  
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"Secretary of the Exterior David Greene was sniped down during his nightly jog in downtown Newland, ND. Witnesses say that somwhere between five, twenty seven, and thirty three and a half shots were fired from a book depository. Further investigation found that there are no book depositories in downtown. After recanvasing the area, it was discovered that the shots came from a grassy knoll. Again, further investigation showed no grassy knolls nearby. After weeks of dead ends like these, the Kedalfax Guard Beauro arrested Leeland Garvey Dorswaldt. Dorswald is a known member of an extremist group  known as the Kedalfax Reactionary Activism Program. The group has publicly stated that it does not approve of Greene's actions in office, however they also stated that they are a nonviolent group, and would never think of killing someone.
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<tr><td><strong>Group</strong></td><td><strong>1944</strong></td><td><strong>1976</strong></td><td><strong>2004</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td>Caucasian</td><td>89.4%</td><td>80.7%</td><td>78.2%</td></tr>
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<tr><td>African</td><td>1.2%</td><td>8.6%</td><td>10.7%</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Hispanic, Non Caucasian</td><td>8.9%</td><td>8.3%</td><td>8.5%</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Asian</td><td>0.4%</td><td>2.2%</td><td>2.3%</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Other</td><td>0.1%</td><td>0.2%</td><td>0.3%</td></tr>
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In related news, a new Secretary of the Exterior was sworn in today. Ronald R. Collier, the former mayor of Williamsburg, DE, will now replace David Green."-30 August, 2005
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=== Life expectancy ===
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Life expectancy in Kedalfax is high and currently stands at an average of about 79 years. Kedalfax has free health care for citizens, and emergency care for non-citizens and visitors.  
  
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=== Federal Holidays ===
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=== Sex and gender ===
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On these days, all government offices (except law enfocement and fire departments) are shut down, and all people working on salary must be paid "time and a half"(e.g. $10/hr=$10+$10/2=$15/hr) and people working on commision must be paid commision+1/3.
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Kedalfax has 1.241 males to every female. However, in recent years the amount of girls born has exceeded that of boys and it is expected that should the trend continue, there will be an equal amount of females and males in Kedalfax by 2015. A reversal of the current situation (with thusly 1.022 females for every male) would then most likely occur by 2020 or 2021.
  
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Same-sex marriages have been allowed under the national law since 1980, however in some areas they are looked down upon.
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===Licence Plates===
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In 2004, the government legalized the changing of gender in legal matters. The operations had been legal since their invention, however until 2004 the gender on the person's birth certificate, driver's license, and other legal documents could not be changed.  
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All provinces are entitled to there own licence plates. The Kedalfaxian ISO Carplate Code is K. Federal plates, such as KGB and Presidential vehicles look like the image below. Diplomat plates hav "DIP" in the first set of characters.
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62.4% of Kedalfaxians live in areas classified urban, 38.8% live in suburban areas, and the remainder live in rural areas.
  
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==Culture==
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Kedalfax is known for its natural beauty, and the art inspired by it. Kedalfax has not been a large contributor to the modern art trend; its contributions toward art tend to favor more traditional landscapes and portraits.
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Kedalfax is known for having a very large Navy, as you can see by the fact that 6/7 military cities have naval bases.
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Music out of Kedalfax has also not changed much after the mid 1970s. The most popular band is [[K (band)|K]], which has been on the forefront of culture since the mid 1990s.  
  
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Kedalfax had its first sucessful nuclear test in 1992
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The food in Kedalfax has a reputation for being dull and boring. This reputation comes from before Kedalfax's immigration waves in the 1950s until the 1970s. These waves brought in interesting food from [[Pacitalia]], [[Wikipedia:China|China]], [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]], and [[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]], as well as many other nations. While perhaps not the most interesting or diverse cuisine in the world, Kedalfaxian cuisine has become worth a try.
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'''See Also:''' [[Kedalfaxian English]], [[K (band)|K]], [[Kedalfaxian Cuisine]]
  
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The culture of Kedalfax varys very much from North to South. In the North, most things are fast paced, much like in most large cities. The accent is slightly like a New Yorker, although with a slightly more English sound. A full fledged English accent is not uncommon. Twords the South things get much more relaxed and calm. People are very freindly, and speak in an accent that sounds much like the American South, probaly because of the same isolation after English settlement. Kedalfaxian is the most spoken in the North, while English is the language of choice for the South.
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===Indigenous Groups===
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At the onset of European inhabitance of Kedalfax, there were a few native tribes spread throughout the area. None of them exist in significant numbers, although some practices and traditions are still held.
  
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==Economy==
  
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The two most prominant sports teams, the Delon Clifhangers and the Los Diablos Devils have a rivalry comprable to the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry in that it is much bigger.
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Kedalfax's economy is a slightly socialized form of capitalism. Services like water, power, and public transportation are government-owned, but sometimes contract out to private companies.
  
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In public schools, both Kedalfaxian and English are required languages.
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== See Also ==
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*[[Cremmel Motor Corp.]]
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*[[Kedalfax National Flight Corporation]]
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*[[Devinson|Devinson Aircraft]]
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*[[Flag of Kedalfax]]
  
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A few statistics recorded by the Department of Statistics and Numbers
 
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*[[Nations with nuclear capability#K-O]]
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*[[Nation codes]]
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*[[List of international airline companies#K]]
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*[[International Airports#K to O]]
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*[[KSX|Major Kedalfaxian Cooperations]]
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*[[List of Kedalfaxian Politicians]]
  
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The Economy of Kedalfax is mainly small shops, along with book publishing.
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The Eastland Corperation([[KSX]]:ECX) is Kedalfax's largest single company. The company was devestated after the Eastland Plaza of Newland was bombed. They managed to recover from the attack, and have recently aquired rival Xeon Trading.
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The Eastland Mutual Fund (KSX: ECMF) is currently trading at $593 US per share.
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The Kedalfax Broadcasting Corperation([[KSX]]:KBC) is the largest Media Corperation in Kedalfax, and the second largest in Simtropolis. It owns many radio and TV stations across Kedalfax. All of its Cable stations are available on all cable services, and all its stations on its Cable service are in Kedalfaxian and English. KBC is planning a new building in Los Diablos. You can see the plan [http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6838/kbc5vf.png Here.]
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KNWS- News out of Newland, ND. Bounced across entire nation.<br>
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WEIS- Top 40 out of Weis City, MO. Bounced across Mountain Territories.<br>
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"I find it great that people from other countries wish to trade in our country. Without them, I wouldn't be able to watch reruns of "Family Guy" on TBS. But what we do not want is foriegn companies dominating us. For this reason, I suggest that we regulate other companies who wish to trade in our nation. These suggestions have already passed, and will be going into effect over the next year. Firstly, these corperations are susseptable to the same fines as domestic companies, and more so for monopolies. Second, a foriegn company will be taxed .1% more in each type of tax than a domestic company. Lastly, all companies must abide by all regulations that domestic companies do, and failure to do so will result in the closing of all stores in the area, and, in extreme cases, the owner of the company to be tried for deportation."- Secretary of the Exterior Ronald R. Collier in his first adress to the nation.
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[[Batheia Thalassa]]<br>
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*[[Kedalfaxian history]]
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*[[The Digital Network]]
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*[[Simtropolis]]
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*[[Batheia Thalassa]]
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Latest revision as of 14:43, 6 November 2007

Federated States of Kedalfax
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Flag of Kedalfax Official Seal

map coming

Motto I may be drunk, but you're ugly and tomorrow I'll be sober.
National Anthem "From Fields to Shores"
Capital Rosendale
Largest City Rosendale
Languages
  - Official
  - Unofficial
English
Dutch, Spanish
Government


  - President
  - Vice President 		Federalized Representative Democracy

Patrick McRoin
Julia Baldwin
Area
 - Total
 - % water
~1,040,000 km²
~42%
Population
 - Total (2006)
~20,852,000
GDP (FY2006/07)
  - Total (NSD)
  - GDP/capita (NSD)
$2,956,649,373,720
$14,647.61
National animal
  - English name 		Sayornis restianis
Restine Phebe
Currency 1 Simoleon (SIM) = 100 Cents
Pronunciation (IPA) /ˈkɛ.dɑl.ˌfæks/
International abbreviations
  - Sport
  - Government
KED
KEX
Internet TLD .ked
Calling code +518
CHDI rating .821 (high)
PDAS rating B
NS NSEconomy Sunset XML

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Founding Nation

The Federated States of Kedalfax, commonly referred to as Kedalfax is an environmentally stunning nation, located on the western side of South Simtropolis. Kedalfax is a member of the NSUN and the International Extradition Treaty organizations, among others.

Kedalfaxians, as they are known, are generally a socially libertarian people. Although certainly not the most libertarian nation in the world citizens and foreigners enjoy great social and economic freedom.

Kedalfax participates in regional affairs, including high involvement in the introduction of regional standards. Kedalfax is currently leading the push for an intraregional, intercontinental highway.

The Kedalfaxian Department of Defence focuses on maintaining strong naval power, though cuts in funding have made this harder.

History

Kedalfax was discovered by Dutch explorer Peiter Kedaalf in 1703. It became a Dutch colony, known variously as Kedaalfiea and Kedaalfa. By the mid 1800s, the name had evolved to Kedalfax.

In 1810, the colony was taken by the British. In the late 1891, the Dutch attempted to re-capture Kedalfax. The revolutionaries used this to revolt. This revolt soon became the Mid-Simtropolis War. After the war, Kedalfax and the other nations in the area agreed on mutual boarders and sovereignty. Kedalfax maintained peace until World War II.

The 1920s saw a large increase in the economy. Stock prices skyrocketed between 1923 and 1929. In October of 1929, the US stock market failed. News of the market failing reached Kedalfax on Sunday, October 27, 1929. At first, only slight drops were seen in the KSX averages. The next day, prices seemed to level back off again until late in the day, when news of the size of the US Market crash reached Kedalfax. Within the last two hours of the market day, the KSX average dropped by over K$250,000. This was the start of Kedalfax's Great Depression. Despite much quicker reactions by the government, the Kedalfaxian economy still followed trends of the American economy.

In late 1929, ___ became the leader of Brechenlass. ___ was a fascist who promised to bring back the glory of Brechenlass' First Empire. ___ soon gained control of much of the area around Brechenlass, including much of what are now Eisophca, Saidercray, and the Schnauzerlands.

Brechenlass allied with the Axis Powers during World War II, and Kedalfax allied with the Allied Powers. In 1941, following the Brechenlasian attack on Frederick Bay, Kedalfax joined the war. Kedalfax focused mostly on Brechenlass, but also sent aid and troops to the European front. In 1945, Brechenlass surrendered. Kedalfax helped to set up an democratic government and sent large amounts of aid.

Since World War II, Kedalfax has not declared war, nor had war declared on it. With the exception of some terrorist attacks and retaliations, Kedalfax has been a pacifistic nation.

International Organization Participation

See Also: Department of Foreign Affairs

The Federated States of Kedalfax wishes to add more to this list.

Kedalfax is also the authoring nation of the International Extradition Treaty, which is a treaty of nations agreeing to extradite people who flee from a nation where they committed a crime. The treaty has over 15 signing nations.


The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Embassies accept applications here, or by direct contact here.

Climate

Kedalfax's climate is generally temperate, with the northern areas slightly warmer due to the warming effects of the gulf.

Demographics

Ethnicity

In the last census, Kedalfax's population was stated as 20,852,203 citizens. An additional 3.2 million non-citizens live in Kedalfax, mostly in the cities. An estimated 1.2 million Kedalfaxian citizens live in other nations.

Kedalfax is not very ethnically diverse. Though major immigration between 1946 and 1975 did increase the ethnic spread, the nation remains mostly Caucasian. Below is a table comparing different ethnic percentages inthe 1944, 1976, and 2004 censuses.

Group194419762004
Caucasian89.4%80.7%78.2%
African1.2%8.6%10.7%
Hispanic, Non Caucasian8.9%8.3%8.5%
Asian0.4%2.2%2.3%
Other0.1%0.2%0.3%

Life expectancy

Life expectancy in Kedalfax is high and currently stands at an average of about 79 years. Kedalfax has free health care for citizens, and emergency care for non-citizens and visitors.

Sex and gender

Kedalfax has 1.241 males to every female. However, in recent years the amount of girls born has exceeded that of boys and it is expected that should the trend continue, there will be an equal amount of females and males in Kedalfax by 2015. A reversal of the current situation (with thusly 1.022 females for every male) would then most likely occur by 2020 or 2021.

Same-sex marriages have been allowed under the national law since 1980, however in some areas they are looked down upon.

In 2004, the government legalized the changing of gender in legal matters. The operations had been legal since their invention, however until 2004 the gender on the person's birth certificate, driver's license, and other legal documents could not be changed.

Urban-rural distribution and socioeconomic strata

62.4% of Kedalfaxians live in areas classified urban, 38.8% live in suburban areas, and the remainder live in rural areas.

Culture

Kedalfax is known for its natural beauty, and the art inspired by it. Kedalfax has not been a large contributor to the modern art trend; its contributions toward art tend to favor more traditional landscapes and portraits.

Music out of Kedalfax has also not changed much after the mid 1970s. The most popular band is K, which has been on the forefront of culture since the mid 1990s.

The food in Kedalfax has a reputation for being dull and boring. This reputation comes from before Kedalfax's immigration waves in the 1950s until the 1970s. These waves brought in interesting food from Pacitalia, China, Germany, and Mexico, as well as many other nations. While perhaps not the most interesting or diverse cuisine in the world, Kedalfaxian cuisine has become worth a try. See Also: Kedalfaxian English, K, Kedalfaxian Cuisine


Indigenous Groups

At the onset of European inhabitance of Kedalfax, there were a few native tribes spread throughout the area. None of them exist in significant numbers, although some practices and traditions are still held.

Economy

Kedalfax's economy is a slightly socialized form of capitalism. Services like water, power, and public transportation are government-owned, but sometimes contract out to private companies.

See Also


Lists


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Main article: Kedalfax
Cultural info: Kedalfaxian English, K (band)
Government of Kedalfax:

Department of Defence, Kedalfax Guard Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs
President Patrick McRoin

Kedalfaxian territories:

Hollnersville, Newton Canal, Allen Island

Miscellaneous: List of Kedalfaxian Politicians,

Other articles within Category:Kedalfax

Simtropolis on NSwiki
Main article: Simtropolis
Nation pages: Audland, Batheia Thalassa, Metropolitan Houston, Rhodesia Newydd, Rorysville, Schnabo, The Digital Network
Geography: Rio Seguín, Hamilton River, Maps
See Also: Simoleon, Simtropolis Canal Zones, Mid-Simtropolis War, List of Major Airports, The SCJU, Simtropolis.com
For more information or to see non-listed pages, please see Category:Simtropolis Region.
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