Kundu
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Overview
Background
The People's Republic of Kundu is a federal quasi-socialist democratic republic located in the southeastern part of Amore Island in the Region of Gay. The People's Republic of Kundu is a massive, economically powerful nation. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population is ruled by a benevolent quasi-dictator of a president who has not faced an election in almost 7 years. It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law and Order, and Education. The average income tax varies based on income, but can reach almost 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing Industry; however this may soon change with the abolishment of all tariffs.
Voting in the People's Republic is voluntary and the citizens are free to live their lives while the government watches for anyone to slip up. Major cities in the People's Republic are suffering under water rationing and government-run screening operations remove embryos that have severe genetic disorders. Crime is totally unknown thanks to the all pervasive Kundanese National Police, as well as progressive polices in both welfare and education. Kundu's national animal is the dodo bird, which is currently teetering on extinction due to widespread deforestation but government programs are working to change this.
The national government is made up of three branches, the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. The executive branch is responsible for the discharging and enforcement of the laws, as well as the day-to-day operations of the national government. The legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the People's Republic and also has the power of the purse, while the judicial branch is responsible for maintaining equality in the rule of law. The People's Republic is also broken into 27 provinces which are responsible for local civil authority as well as social functions such as heath care, housing, education, utilities and local judicial power.
History
Over its history, the People's Republic has existed as several different entities. Primarily during this time, the areas that are now the provinces of the republic were the only government the area knew. These provinces were able to only provide a limited amount of infrastructure to the area. Worse, the area was prone to frequent invasion from external entities. With the national convention that met in 1816, a new government was formed, much of which is still in existence today.:
People
- Population
- 8,697,413,377
- Age Structure
- 0-14 years: 19.4% (male 860,522,079; female 826,776,116)
- 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 2,872,407,741; female 2,989,648,875)
- 65 years and over: 13.2% (male 459,223,426; female 688,835,139)
- Median Age
- total: 38.9 years
- male: 36.6 years
- female: 41.2 years
- Population Growth Rate
- 0.81%
- Birth Rate
- 18.89 births/1,000 population
- Death Rate
- 6.71 deaths/1,000 population
- Net Migration Rate
- 1.01 migrants/1,000 population
- Sex Ratio
- at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 2.3 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.814 male(s)/female
- Infant Mortality Rate
- total: 6.25 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- total population: 90.825 years
- male: 92.21 years
- female: 89.44 years
- Total Fertility Rate
- 1.956 children born/woman
- Nationality
- noun: Kundanese
- adjective: Kundanese
- Ethnic Groups
- Kundanese 89.4%, Lavenderan 6.2%, Various European 2.3%, Krandian 1.4%, Other 0.7%
- Religions
- Anglican 87%, Other Protestant 6%, Roman Cathoolic 4%, Other 3%
- Languages
- Literacy
- definition: age 12 and over can read and write
- total population: 99.7%
- male: 99.7%
- female: 99.7%
Government
- Country Name
- conventional long form: The People’s Republic of Kundu
- conventional short form: Kundu, P.R.K.
- former: The Commonwealth of Joshingtonian Nations
- Government Type
- quasi-federalist republic
- Capital
- Kundington
- Administrative Divisions
- 27 provinces and 1 capital territory;
- Independence
- 18 December 1816 (from The Commonwealth of Joshingtonian Nations)
- National Holiday
- Constitution Day, 5 May
- Articles of Independence
- 27 September 1816, effective 18 December 1816
- Legal System
- common law system similar to the United Kingdom; judicial review of legislative and executive acts;
- Suffrage
- 18 years of age, universal
- Executive Branch
- chief of state: President J. Aaron King (since January 2001); note that the president is both head of state and head of government
- head of government: President J. Aaron King (since January 2001); Vice President Karen Daviess-Hollen (since January 2001); Home Secretary V. Howard Minerszt (since January 2005); Chancellor of the Republic Ling Chen-Hu (since
- cabinet: cabinet, or Kabnit, seven constitutional seats, plus additional seats that have been created in acts of congress
- elections: The Offices of President, Vice President and Chancellor of the Republic are elected to six year terms on the first Monday after the first Sunday in September.
- Legislative Branch
- bicameral congress consists of the Senate of the People and Assembly of Provincial Councilors (--see constitution for info--)
- senate:currently comprised of 435 senators, elected by the people from districts within the provinces; presided over by the Vice President of the Republic
- assembly:currently comprised of 3 councilors from each province; presided over by the Chancellor of the Republic
- Judicial Branch
- Supreme Court (highest domestic court currently composed of seven appointed lifetime justices); Circuit Courts of Appeal; Court of the Judiciary; Great Court of the People; Provincial Courts; Municipal Courts
- Political Parties and Leaders
Party Leader Platform Seats Percentage People’s Free Choice Party (CFP) J. Aaron King - Values social equality and welfare programs; is currently working toward a new healthcare system that is more efficient and less costly to users
- Values civil rights protections and is a strong proponent of gay rights
- Looking to revisit membership by Kundu in the United Nations
- Emphasizes continued defensive military posturing and maintenance of existing industrial policy; also a proponent and founder of the regional defence treaty known as ISAF
402 78% Earth Protection Movement (PME) unknown at this time - Believes protecting the environment is government’s primary role
- Has successfully gotten members elected to provincial governments but has yet to get into a national office
- Is suspected of being linked to eco-terrorist groups within the region
0 0% One Nation’s Party (1) Salvatore G. Cilella - Wants government consolidated into a single, national government
- Wants the government to obtain control over all markets and business areas
- Resistant to external relationships within the region and world
- Wishes to increase amount of defence
- Favors revision of electoral practices for less direct citizen rule
114 22%
- International Organization Participation
- Flag Description
- blue triangle pointing away from the hoist-side with a wide, red stripe running through a white field away from the point of the triangle; within the triangle is the Tree of Knowledge on a white field, above the white field are six stars representing the six original provinces
