Malabra

The Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra El Constituianq Jona eo Malabra
Flag of Malabra
Government Should be in the Hands of the People Gobieanq Daha erba unwa el Wanras de el Pepoli

Official Languages	Miskinian, English
Unofficial Languages	Spanish
Capital	Mishba District
Largest City	Jamaria City
Head of State	King Michael II of the Quanio family
Head of Government	Prime Minister Imanga Nidaqo
Population 2006 census	Over 4 billion
Establishment Dictatorship of Mala Dictatorship of Branuham Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra	1245 AD - September 2004 1200 AD - September 2004 November 2004 - Present
National Animal	Tiger
National Colors	Orange, Black
National Flower	Tiger Lily
Currency	Mikba
Constitution	Not Available
Nation Codes -ISO Code TLD ISO Currency Code	.ma $
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The Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra is a peaceful, democratic country located mainly on the eastern portion of the IDU Mainland continent, but also contains many islands along its coast. Situated between its neighbors Sober Thought, the Freeland of the IDU, South Antrium, Fonzoland, and Domnonia, it's climate is tropic and mild, with vast areas of land being occupied by jungles and tropical plants. The country's pledge to national unity, cultural identity, and environmental protection has enabled a lasting sense of pride, even with its troubled past.

History

The Dictatorship of Mala (1245 AD - September 2004)

The country of Mala was one of two original countries that would eventually make up Malabra. Since the early days of man, Mala was one of the smaller civilizations that would come to be associated with Malabra. It was located far to the east on the IDU continent. The Malaninians, the local people of Mala, were known for their peaceful attitudes, family lifestyle, and resistance to foreign ways. The Malaninians originally consisted of only local tribes, although strides were made toward the Medieval Ages to form a unified country. In 1245 AD, a young dictator named Ufrafra Damena managed to gain enough support through various alliances with different clans to gain control of the entire civilization. Throughout his tenure as leader he was known as brash, harsh, immature, and stubborn. Because of this, his family eventually lost overall support in the middle of 1989. After fifteen years of civil strife during the Great Civil War, his family lost power and a new, temporary government was established by foreign powers. As was the case with its sister country, Branuham, the country soon sunk into a civil war over the issues of who was to rule the government, how it would function, and the new constitution.

The Dictatorship of Branuham (1200 AD - September 2004)

Branuham, the country to the west of Mala, was more war-like and had a history of violence and mistreatment towards other cultures. It was the largest of the two civilizations, but that can partly be contributed to its militaristic policies. For many years starting in the Ancient Ages, Branuhamian tribes would fight for power and influence. In late 1200 AD, a great social and political change was brought about, however, when some of the most powerful local tribes met and signed the Tribal Unity Pact (Miskinian name, Balqor Manaq Ibanda). Those that resisted found themselves beseiged by the now mighty, unified army of the Dictatorship of Branuham. Under the pact, the leaders agreed to let Guy Nimani lead the country. Of course civil strife was brewing, especially with the events occuring in Mala. Branuhamians finally decided to commit themselves to civil war in the middle of 1989 to join their fellow bethren of Mala to fight injustice. Independence was won, but Branuham showed signs the earliest that it was going no where. Another smaller civil war broke out.

The Formation of the Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra (November 2004)

It wasn't until Msladva Slasas from Braunham united the two anarchistic countries together in late November of 2004. He declared himself the devine monarch of the country and established it as a constitutional monarchy, believing that freedom should be granted to the people including economic, personal, and political freedoms. He combined the two names of Mala and Branuham to get Malabra. Thus, the formal name of the democratic country was now The Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra and still remains this to this very day. Foreign powers now recognize this country as soveriegn. Mishba District was soon founded as the nation's Capitol after the selection of the site on the Quicak Peninsula.

Modern History

At the end of March of 2005, Parliament unanimously agreed to accept the current version of the flag which contains a royal crown resembling royalty and the monarchy and two colors (orange and black) that connect in 3 stripes. Since black was widely known as a symbolic color for Branuham, it was used. It was used twice because Branuham was bigger than Mala. Mala's symbolic color was traditionally orange. This was the first official flag for the constitutional monarchy and was revealed on April 1, 2005 after years of using an allie's flag. During that same month, on April 29th, 2005, the population of Malabra reached just over 1 billion people, thus reaching a historic landmark for the country. This all occured within a year of the establishment of the constitutional monarchy.

Government

The Government of Malabra, also known as the Royal Leaders of Malabra, is formed in 3 branches. These branches are The Royal Courts, The Royal Executives, and the The Royal Legislature.

Royal Courts of Malabra

The Royal Courts consist of all courts in Malabra. There are city courts, province courts, and The Supreme Court of Malabra. City and province courts are to be ran by the local authorities. They decide election requirements (for juries/judges), term limits (for judges/juries), election rules (for judges/juries), and anything pertaining to the courts. The Supreme Court of Malabra is the national court of Malabra. Judges and juries are voted in by the people of Malabra, and are to serve only 4 years in their position. No judge may serve more than 1 term. The National Judges of Malabra rotate every 3 cases so as not to have a single opinion in national cases. There are 3 judges. They are voted for on November 29th and take office January 1st of the following year. The same applies to the National Juries of Malabra. Impeachements are available, only if 2/3 of the citizendry of Malabra vote for it. In order for this to happen, the King or Queen must call a special vote. Regardless, all courts should elect their judges and juries democratically regardless of sex, race, or any other reason deemed inappropriate. Appeals are available to all courts but at the national level. At the national level, all courts and citzens must abide by their ruling.

Royal Executives of Malabra

The Royal Executives are the leaders of Malabra. They include the Royals of Malabra, The Prime Minister of Malabra, and the monarch's/prime minister's Royal Cabinent of Malabra. The royals include all of the family in the blood line of the King or Queen. The next in line for monarch status is the first born child of the monarch, and so on until you reach the end of their children. If the monarch has no children, or there are no children that can mentally or physically become a monarch, or there are no children left in the line, the monarch becomes the next closest relative to the current monarch. These rulers are strictly blood related. Common people marriges are allowed, and encouraged strongly. Commoners who marry a monarch become blood related through the line of monarchs. Although we are a democracy, we keep the monarchs to keep a part of our history and culture. It also helps our economy with a boost to tourism. Most Malabrians do not mind the monarch. To protect the democracy, the monarch is not the main leader of our government. Rather, the main leader politically is the prime minister. However, the monarch does have power to some degree. The Prime Minister of Malabra is voted in once a year by the citizendry of Malabra. Elections are on November 29th of the year and they take government office on January 1st of the following year. Candidates may only hold office twice. The monarch's/prime minister's royal cabinent is voted in by Malabrians. This is to insure that the people have a say in the opinions of the advisors. Both the Prime Minister of Malabra and the Royal Monarchs of Malabra use this cabinent. These are voted in on November 31st of the year and take office on January 1st of the following year. They serve a year long term and may only serve two terms. The cabinet includes the following advisors: Education, Environment, Natural Resources, Trade, Welfare, Health, Immigration, Water/Energy Conservation, Tourism, Economy, Agriculture, Transportation, and Security (Domestic and Foreign). It is important to note that the Prime Minister of Malabra acts as the Foreign advisor in the event that the Royal Monarch of Malabra calls for a cabinent session. Please note that there are no military advisors. The security advisor fills this job. Impeachments are available at the request for a special session vote by the Queen or King for any of the Royal Executives of Malabra positions of government. The Royal Monarchs of Malabra may not be impeached under any circumstances. If the Queen or King acts against national laws and/or takes personal, economic, or political freedoms away, they are to be replaced with someone else in the family. They are subject to exile upon the discretion of a 2/3 vote by Malabrians, which is seperate from the 2/3 vote required to remove them from their position. In these cases the Prime Minister of Malabra must call the special vote sessions.

Royal Legistlature of Malabra

The Royal Legistlature is the law making body of Malabra. It contains 1 house. This house is the Parliament of Malabra. The people that are in Parliament are voted in democratically regardless of race, sex, or anything else that is deemed inappropriate by the Supreme Court of Malabra. They are to only serve a total of a two year term, and may only serve two terms. This vote is held on November 29th of the year and they are to serve on January 1st of the following year. Basically, this group proposes and votes on proposed laws. A bill passes the legislature if the majority of votes in parliament vote in the affirmative for the law. However, the Prime Minister of Malabra or Royal Monarch of Malabra may appeal the passed law if it is done by the 21st day since the law was passed. Still, the Parliament of Malabra may overturn the appeal if they vote again and recieve 2/3 of the vote. This makes sure the Prime Minister of Malabra or Royal Monarch of Malabra isn't going to appeal every single law and abuse their power. It also prevents the parliament from repeatitively overturning appeals. Also note that laws go in to effect on the 1st of the following month with no exceptions, unless specifically stated in the law. Impeachments are available as long as the Queen or King calls for a special vote session and 2/3 of Malabrians vote for the impeachment.

Subdivisions

Malabra currently contains 16 provinces, 1 unorganized territory, and 1 federal district. These, along with their capitals, are listed below.

Miashasla (Capital: Maska)
Cookieas (Capital: Dawamamwa)
Kikasas (Capital: Dogla)
Oooberian (Capital: Unky)
Asaksas (Capital: Mihsbasae)
Babasasw (Capital: Ogly)
Walalal (Capital: Yuckasae)
Jamaria (Capital: Jamaria City)
Yoasae (Capital: Yoasameaa)
Quasfa (Capital: Aseaksaea)
Hahsasaw (Capital: Masjas)
Xandradainaea (Capital: Asandra)
Jamaea (Capital: Awawa)
Quatea (Capital: Mon)
Natalia (Capital: Manw)
Mias (Capital: Wasae)
The Unorganized Territory of Zamaboni (Capital: N/A) (NOTE: This land is currently undergoing leadership changes, as a crisis has occured. The local government has collapsed and the Malabrian Government is looking into the situation. See Current Issues)
Mishba District (National Capital)

Education

By law, education is the responsibility of the province. Provinces are in charge of setting up school districts, which in turn set up schools. They must also provide money to the districts in some way or the other and provide them with assistance as needed. All provinces are required to give a province-wide test to its students in math, science, language arts (Miskinian and English), and history at reasonable intervals in their school-aged lives. They are then required to report the results to their own offices and those of the national government. All other regulations are up to the provinces and their school districts.

In the event that a parent wishes for their student to go to private school or home school their children themselves, they will be allowed to do so, provided they have the proper amount of resources. Home-schooled kids must be taught according to the information that the province provides the parent or guardian and they must take the province-wide test. Home-schooling is discouraged due to social problems that may inflict upon the student. Private schools are also required to provide the province-wide test to its students. Malabra has thousands of private schools for different levels and genders through-out the country.

After grade 12, students enter the university level of their education. It is required by law to attend a university in most provinces. The university level is the most formal of all of the previous schooling levels. At this point in time, students must decide their career path and take the appropriate classes. The largest university in the nation is the University of Mishba District. It is home to over fifty-thousand students and is located in the nation's Capital.

Media

Print

Malabra is currently served by one national newspaper, The Malabrian Times (which is the translation in English). Its Miskinian name is El Malabrian Tiamda. This is currently the only major national newspaper serving Malabra.

TV

Several national TV outlets exist. On cable the two major stations are the Malabrian Broadcasting Channel (Malabrian Brodab Channeeakd), and Malabrian National (Malabrian Naidacal). Local TV stations usually affliate with these and other broadcast stations for use of their programming.

Sports

Domestic Leagues

Malabrians across the nation are widely acknowledged as soccer fanatics. For many years, however, the nation did not have an official professional league for their beloved sport. Many complained and lobbyed for it until finally on the 19th of August in 2005, their wishes came true. Wealthy business men and women gathered in the Capital and pronounced the Malabrian Soccer Association (MSA) officially established. The league currently produces the players used for the Malabrian National team, the soccer team used for international events involving the sport of soccer. The season for the MSA currently lasts from June through October (with the playoffs being in November).

Basketball is also very popular in the Constitutional Monarchy. The Basketball League of Malabra (BLM) is the premire basketball league of the nation. It was formed on the evening of the 2nd of December in 2005, much to the delight of basketball fans residing in Malabra. It's season starts in October (preseason) lasts through April (end of regular season) and ends in June with the conclusion of the playoffs. A women's basketball league is the Malabrian Womens' Basketball League (MWBL). It is totally seperated from the BLM, but closely follows the season schedule. These two leagues produce the Mens' and Womens' Malabrian National Team used in international events for the sport of basketball. They are normally nicknamed the Tigers and Lady Tigers, respectively.

International Participation

Malabra participates in each Olympics, unless otherwise noted. Malabrians are more summer oriented due to our climate, and thus do better in the Summer Olympic Games. Our athletes also participate in the Winter Olympic Games. For more information see Malabra at the First Summer Olympics and Malabra at the First Winter Olympics. Our highest medal count was in the First Summer Olympic Games, with a total of fifteen won, also reaching a medal ranking high of nineteenth place. Malabrian athletes have earned eighteen medals total. The MOC (Malabrian Olympic Committee) governs Malabrian athletes wishing to participate in either the Summer or Winter Games.

Malabra also won the world's first ever Blind World Cup in soccer.

Languages

The official languages of Malabra are currently Miskinian and English. Miskinian is used by about 75% of the population as a first language and English is spoken by about 24% of the population as a first language. Other languages account for 1% of the population, but are not official languages. All official languages are required by law to be recorded on all official government treaties, laws, and signs.

The language of Miskinian was the aboriginal language spoken many years ago in both of the countries of Mala and Branuham. When the two combined, it became an official language. The majority of Malabrians speak this language as their first language. Spanish has a heavy influence upon the Miskinian language, borrowing some gramatical structures and vocabulary.

English is the second official language of Malabra. It was brought over by the many settlers that spoke this language once the Constitutional Monarchy was formed. The language was also brought here by our allie's soldiers in the fight for independence against the dictators of Mala and Branuham. Although this language is in the minority, many Malabrians that speak Miskinian as their first language also speak this as their second language as required by law.

Religions

Christianity is widely known to be the most popular religion in Malabra, as 95% of the populous recognizes it as their religion. A minority of Malabrians (about 4%) recognize their religion as Malaban, a form of religion created by aborigonal Malabrians. The other 1% of Malabrians recognize various other religions. The Royal Leaders of Malabra are required by law to seperate church and state.

National Holidays

The following are recognized by the national government of Malabra as national holidays. Please note that many provinces and cities might also have local holidays.

Malabrian Day: March 2nd of each calendar year

This day, in part, recognizes those who died for our country. It is also a day of great pride for Malabrians and a endless sense of patriotic feelings are in the air. Parades are often held that reflect the country's culture and history. Memorial services are held for all branches of the military for our fallen heros. A big speech is given by the Royal Monarch of Malabra and the Prime Minister of Malabra about the status of our nation and their hopes and plans for the future.

Election Day: November 29th and 31st of each calendar year

Yes, election days are holidays here in Malabra. Most businesses are closed, government offices are closed, school is closed, and mail delivery/garbage pickup is not in service. On November 29th most citizens go to the polls to vote. We, as a nation, are proud that 85% of our population votes on average, thus increasing the succesfulness of our democracy. The November 29th vote is for all offices except the Royal Cabinent of Malabra. No media outlet is allowed to see the results until the next day of each of the voting days.

Democracy Union Day: 24th of July of each calender year

This day recognizes the establishment of the International Democratice Union, a regional agreement recognizing and defending democracy and its ideals. This idea came out when a representative from the Confederate City States of Mikitivity proposed the idea.

Foreign Politics

UN

Malabra is currently a member of the NSUN (Nation States United Nations). Our country finds it a benefit that helps both our country and the world. Such an organization improves conditions in member countries and thus the world. This is especially helpful in environmental and civil rights issues. Without proper regulation, member countries would, for example, destroy the environment, thus impacting the whole world rather than just their own country. We frequently vote on UN proposals. Our main goals are to improve civil rights, political rights, and to improve the environment's condition for generations to come. Our Prime Minister is our delegate to the NSUN.

IDU

Malabra is also a member of the International Democratic Union, an organization that promotes the spread of democracy and its ideals. Malabra has been a member of this organization since the country's creation and even before its membership to the UN was accepted. The headquarters of the IDU are located north of Malabra. Much of the countries around Malabra are also members of the IDU. The Prime Minister is also our delegate to this organization.

Current Issues

The Collapse of The Territory/Colony of Zamboni: The national government is looking into a collapse of the colonial government. Controversy has arisen, as there is a fight as to what to do and what actually happened. Some suggest an assassination has occured, others have suggested the local government is staging a "collapse" for political attention from the national government. It's also been suggested it was staged for their own people to grow eager of a split from Malabra and to show that the national government is apathetic towards its territories. In either case, the national government has no contact with its commenwealth and as of now does not know what is going on. Troops are on their way.