Khazaron
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| Flag of Khazaron | |
| Motto: "Peace through power." | |
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| Region | Atlantian Oceania |
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| Capital | Archon City |
| Official Language(s) | English, Khazaronian |
| Leader | James Khara |
| Population | Over 500 Million |
| Currency | Domin |
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Contents
History
Country
Country Name
Long Form: The Dominion of Khazaron
Short Form: Khazaron
Country Code: KH or KHZ
Capital
Archon City, Sairion District
Districts
At the founding of the Republic of Khazaron, the nation was split up into 13 official government districts. Under the current government each of these has an appointed Archon to serve as governor and run the day-to-day operations of their district. Each district has a capital to serve as the center of its' local bueracracy. Archon City serves as both the capital of the country and of the district of Sairion. Each of the 13 districts are listed below, along with their capitals in italics.
- Sairion
- Archon City
- Amaria
- Yeor
- Viskari
- Unton
- Nustia
- Hunkan
- Mustari
- Casai
- Woten
- Thatani
- Iftarin
- Lacusi
- Lenuhan
- Kalak
- Janar
- Furar
- Khatos
- Sparsus
- Sundai
- Duny
- Omak
- Aska
- Golensk
- Poturik
People
Population: Over 500 million
Religion
- Atheism: 10%
- Agnosticism: 5%
- Christianity:40 %
- Islam: 24%
- Judaism:16 %
- Other: 5%
Languages
- English
- Khazaronian
Government
Government Type
Autocracy
National Government
The current executive branch of the Dominion of Khazaron is modeled after the Antonine Dynasty of ancient Rome. The leader of the country, the Patriarch, rules for life and has absolute authority over the policies of his government. What often happens though is that the Patriarch will allow for substantial decision making to go on in the National Assembly, as constant overseeing of his government tends to get rather tedious. The Patriarch's heirs are chosen by himself, from a list of qualified individuals who have served next to him and helped him in running the government. The use of primogeniture in Khazaron has been outlawed.
Political Parties
Nationalist Party
This party is seen as generally supporting the positions of the executive branch of the government. They also tend to be on the conservative side, being strongly against capitalism and for strict government control over the economy and major service industries of the nation. The extremists of the party tend to be warkhawks.
Democratic Alliance
These people are an amalgam of the democratic movements that built up in Khazaron in the aftermath of the Six Month War. They favor very liberal policies towards the economy and civil rights. In foreign policy they tend to favor diplomacy first, and military action far last. Extreemists of the party tend to rabidly oppose most positions of the Nationlist Party, and are pushing for the democratization of the whole government.
Workers Party
The Khazaronian equivalent to a communist party. The difference between the Workers, and a normal communist party, is that the Workers are less militant in their ideals. They realize that if the push to much they could be outlawed.
Federal Party
This party basically serves as a half-way point between the Nationlists/Democrats, and the more extreme Workers. They believe in a much less strict form of government regulation over each district. Instead of only the central government appointing overseers and local officials, they want the power passed to the local governors. The name of the party comes from the emphasis of the local federal districts being able to decide for themselves.
Economic Reform
The Khazaronian Party for Economic Reform’s ultimate goal is to seek out legislation and international means to turns Khazaron’s faltering economy into a powerhouse. All other concerns come secondary to them. They believe that once the economy seems to stabilize, the other important issues will follow. They tend to remain neutral in political quarrels.
National Legislature
Khazaron’s National Assembly
Total Number of Members: 26
Current First Archon: Alexander Dinu
Members of the Assembly serve a three year term and can go up for re-election once. The Assembly is lead by the First Archon, who casts the tie-breaking vote and calls the Assembly to order. The First Archon is elected by the people, serves a six-year term and cannot be re-elected. The Assembly’s official job is to bring the concerns of the people to the Patriarch. However, they generally oversee and enact any legislation involved in running the country, unless the Patriarch takes an interest in a particular issue. Members of the Assembly are called Archons and each district is allowed to elect two Archons to send to the Assembly.
Judicial System
In order to ensure that the law of the Patriarch and the National Assembly is carried out, Khazaron has a series of individuals known as Arbiters that function much like judges do in other countries. They oversee disputes of the law, set precedent, and declare verdicts. The major difference from most nations is that it is the Arbiter alone who decides what should be done, trial by jury does not exist in Khazaron. To counteract this though, Arbiters will often act in a council to oversee cases, especially one’s involving particularly heinous crimes. Generally speaking, the number of Arbiters needed in a council is dependant upon the seriousness of the crime. The more serious, the more Arbiters. All that is needed to convict an individual is a majority verdict by the council.
There are five different levels of courts in Khazaron. The lowest level is the city level, these Arbiters are elected by the people from a list of pre-approved government candidates. Above the city level is the county level, covering multiple metropolitan areas, these arbiters are chosen much the same way as the city level ones are, except that only the city officials of the county may vote for them. The third most prestigious court in the land is the District level court. These Arbiters, usually chosen from a group that has proven to make wise decisions time and again on the lower courts, are chosen by the Archons from their district. Finally, the highest court in Khazaron is the Council of Arbiters, functioning much like a Supreme Court would in other nations. There are 13 members, one chosen from among the wisest Arbiters of each district. The leader of the Council is known as the Chief Arbiter and is generally considered to be the wisest and most just Arbiter in the land. They are all directly chosen by the Patriarch. All Arbiters at all levels serve for life or until they choose to step down or are found incompetent.
Military
The Khazaronian military, most of which sided with the Alliance during the Six Month War, has suffered from years of neglect and abuse by the former Republic government. They where given poor equipment, little funding, and horrid training. Along with this the old government favored using mercenaries to do their fighting for them, which resulted in mass desertions and poor morale. The military, while fiercly loyal to the current government due to their avid support of them during the Six Month War, are still in need of a massive re-equip, and re-organization effort.
