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Neo-Macedonia

Flag of Neo-Macedonia
Motto: The Holy Emerald City of the South
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Region	African Continent
Capital	Acropolis
Official Language(s)	Mainly Latin but also Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Leader	Her Royal Virgin Majesty the Sacred Queen, Bearer of the Prophecies of Alexander, Eternal Sister to the sisterhood of Mary, Head of the Noble Houses, and Reveren Mother to Neo-Macedonia.
Population	Over 1 billion
Currency	Catholic Cion
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Neo-Macedonia

The Matriarchal Catholic Kingdom of Neo-Macedonia is a massive, safe nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate population of 1.416 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Commerce. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

Expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets, only a minority of the population can actually vote at elections, a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, and lions with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside where industrial waste is dumped. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Neo-Macedonia's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The History of Neo-Macedonia

Please see History of Neo-Macedonia

The Government of Neo-Macedonia:

Executive and Legislative Branch:

The Sacred Queen:Neo-Macedonia is ruled by a Sacred Queen. She elected by her predicessor from a Religious ordered known as the Sisterhood of the Mary. The Sacred Queen not only wields complete poltical control over the nation but also has control over the Catholic Church within Neo-Macedonia and is also sometimes referred to as the Reveren Mother of Neo-Macedonia. The Sacred Queen may never marry nor sire a child and the symbol of her power is a simply white goal cross worse around her neck.

The Sisterhood of Mary:The Sisterhood of Mary is a nunnery setup for the sole purpose of providing for the Queen an heir to her thrown. The sisters of the order model themselves after the Virgin Mother Mary. They are seen with great respect in the eyes of the Neo-Macedonian populace and are always at the side of the Sacred Queen. They can be distiguished by the viels which the constantly wear. They are so thick that no one can see through them and it is against the law to lay eyes on the Sacred Sister face.

The Primate of Neo-Macedonia: The Primate is the bishop who advises the Sacred Queen on religious matters. He is Neo-Macedonia’s liaison to the Catholic Church and the Papacy.

Judicial Branch:

The Supreme Inquisistion: The Supreme Inquisition is the highest inquisistion group in Neo-Macedonian. It is made up of eight inquisitors and one Supreme Inquisitor. They make their decisions in a deomcratic matter and have no set rules of punishment.

Rulers of Neo-Maceodnia

Please see Rulers of Neo-Macedonia

Neo-Macedonian Nobility:

In Neo-macedonia the houses of nobility can be considered as family to the Sacred Queen. Those looking to marry into the Royal Family have only one choice and that is the try and marry into one the families of the nobility.

The House Von Euker-Hogan:

One of the Great Houses of Neo-Macedonia, the House Von Euker-Hogan has built its power on a simple foundation of fear and terror, two tactics that make the Baron Von Euker-Hogan's underlings that much more dangerous: risk death on the battlefield or suffer a slow, excruciating death in the Baron's chambers as he watches with relish. Hailing from the city of Athelipon the House Von Euker-Hogan has an order based on treachery with family members rising through the ranks through deceit, trickery and, if necessary, assassination. Once a wealthy family in Saxe-Coburg, the House moved to Neo-Macedonia to become the nation's leading arms manufacturer.

The House Kaczorowski:

The House Kacziriwaski is one of the minor houses of Neo-Macedonia, hailing from the city of Yarmuk. The Kaczorowski was a wealthy house when it moved to Neo-Macedonian from Poland and was said to be the Von Euler-Hogan's allies until it was exploited and used by that same House. Nevertheless it appears as a benevolent house. The rulers of the house have always been peaceloving individuals, who incidently let that be their downfall. The house Kaczorowski is an important manufacturer of complex agricultural technology, and at one time was the primary competitor to the House Mastroianni. However after the Neo-Macedonian Civil War the House began to fall behind it's competitor and were forced to produce only cheap, low-quality versions of its equipment.

The House Yimou:

Hailing from the city of Saldanha, the Yimou represent one of the most greedy and selfish Great House in Neo-Macedonia. Their only goal is to generate revenue to sustain the aristocratic elite of the House, who, to this end, have fine tuned the House to an inhumanly specific degree. The Yimou are always driven in all they endeavor to do by a calculated and single-minded mandate to destroy anything that stands between them and the good gracies of the Sacred Queen, and in turn, the Holy Mother Church. Their origins are a convention of several wealthy families into one large 'Cartel' who moved to Neo-Macedonia from Norightsia. Their Mentats have often been reported to silently disappear under mysterious circumstances. Though the House faces stiff competition with that of the House Von Eulrer-Hogan and House Poliorcetes in Neo-Macedonian Politics, it still poses a threat

The House Vandermeersch:

One of the minor houses of Neo-Macedonia, The house Vandermeersch hails from the port city of Port Nolloth. The House employs unlikely methods in its struggle to secure shiping agreements through it's shipping company for the kingdom: noble spirit, just ways and unfailing virtue. The House Poliorcetes has perfected a form of government that results in a well-organized society and a spiritually satisfied people. Little wonder why Porto Nolloth is the lush, prosperous paradise that it is. Originally from Elyk the Small, the Vandermeersch moved to Neo-Macedonia after it converted in the hope of using their vast knowledge of shiping to improved the economy.

The House Mastroianni:

The House Mastroianni is one of the great houses of Neo-Macedonia. This house is the ruling power in the city of Akroinon. The main industry is machines that continuously imporve the agricultural developement of Neo-Macedonia. The only rival to the House Mastroianni is House Kaczorowski , which also specializes in argicultural machinery. The strongest ally of House Mastroianni is House Poliorcetes. Their friendship began when the Count Dominic Mastroianni and Duke Paulus Poliorcetes fought together in the South African/Neo-Macedonian War. The Hourse Mastroianni was a devout Catholic family in Catholic Europe who moved to Neo-Macedonia with the desire to help spread the faith when the nation first converted which also makes it the eldest house.

The House Mabuza:

One of the minor houses of Neo-Macedonia, The House Mabuza for the most part has little political sway in the Kingdom. This is probably due to Butlerian Mabuza's defeat in the Neo-Macedonian Civil War. His life however was spared by the evil General's army and he was allow to go free along with his famly. However due to his defeat the other families do not believe that the House Mabuza is equal to them. The Mabuza are originally South Africans and their ancestral land is where the current city of Callinicum now stands. After their bitter defeat in the civil war, the Mabuzas have gradually worked to recover their strength and are now seen as the ruling family of Callinicum as well as some of the surrounding country side. They wealth comes from a small, but floursihing book publishing company.

The Economy of Neo-Macedonia

Industry:

Mining (platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textile, iron and steel, chemicals, and fertilizer

Agriculture:

Corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, and dairy products

Exports:

Gold, diamonds, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment.

Imports:

Machinery, foodstuffs and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, and scientific instruments

Natural Resources:

Gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas

Ethnic Groups:

• Black Africans: 80% of the nations total populace.
• White Africans and Europeans: 20% of the total

Religions:

• Catholicism: 80% of the entire population are devoted Catholics. It is the Official religion of Neo-Macedonia is Catholicism and The Cathedral of St. Emmanuel I is the official Church.

• Muslim : 9% of the populace

• Hindu: 1% of the populace

• Atheism and indigenous beliefs: 10% of the populace