New History lovers

New History lovers

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Motto: "Democracy, Freedom, and Unity"
Region	Taijitu
Capital	Koroweb
Official Language(s)	Achesmin, English, Kalasian, Taweisan, Umarik, Werikan, Zhelisti
Leader	Reimund Laudenbach
Population	153,000,000
Currency	tylen
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The Allied States of New History lovers is a loose federation of six territories, divided into forty-seven states. The Allied States were formed as the second attempt to unify the tribes making up the lands currently making up the Allied States. Each state was formerly the name of a tribe, and each territory was formerly the name of a nation that ruled there. Each territory and state maintains a certain degree of autonomy under the Constitution, but the central government, or Allied government as it is referred to, controls most of the daily goings on of the country.

History

The history of "History lovers" is long and tumultuous. In ages past, there had always been six nations, fighting for dominance. These nations now make up the territories of the Allied States. After centuries of unrecorded history, when nonnative explorers first came to the land, and asked the name of the people, the native mistook the gesture to refer to the Great Pyramid that was the center of prechristian worship, and said Hishtoralava, which is the name of the Pyramid to all the nations. This was misinterpreted as "History lovers", and so it has been since.

In the early 18th century, Christian missionaries from unknown parts brought Christianity, which was almost universally accepted by the end of the century, in the modified form that is the modern Loverian Church. The Pyramid ceased to be a religious symbol, but became an important cultural symbol to the now Christian loverians, and became a symbol of national unity among the groups. In 1850, the joint representatives of these nations signed the pact forming the Confederacy of History lovers, later the Confederated Union of History lovers. The Confederated Union lasted for seventy-five years before its collapse to Soren Gadescor, who was dictator of a fascistic police state from 1925 through 1962, at his own death. Upon his death, the new dictator, Johann Frank, was not as popular, and he only ruled until 1972, when he was brutally overthrown in a military coup. In 1973, the Pact of the New History lovers was signed, followed in 1974 by the Constitution of the Allied States of New History lovers, which formed the new country. Since 1974, they have had six presidents, including the new president, who was recently reelected to a second three-year term.

Organization

The Allied States are organized into six territories: Achesmi, Kalasia, Taweisa, Umari, Werika, and Zhelist. The territories, in modern times, have very little power in and of themselves, with most of the power devolved to the state governments. The territories are organized by the original ethnic makeup of the area:

• The Achesmins are similar to western Indoeuropeans, and their language is similar to Latin
• Kalasians are similar to South American natives, and their language is akin to Spanish.
• The Taweisans are akin to Arabs, and their language is very similar to Swedish.
• Umariks are closely related to the East Asian populations, though their language is similar to German.
• The Werikans are akin to Subsaharan Africans, but their language is more close to French.
• Zhelistis are very closely related to the slavic peoples, but their language is more similar to Icelandic.

The languages of each territory are official in that territory. However, English, the international language, is required on all official documents, and is the national language used for all national debate and usage. All loverians are required to learn English in school, as well as the territorial language.

There are forty-seven states, divided by territory, each territory having from 6-10 states. However, ultimately, the country is more divided by territory than by state.

Politics

The government and political system of the Allied States are based on the Constitution of the Allied States. There are three branches of government:

• Legislative: The General Assembly is a unicameral body, which has three 'types' of members - Representatives, Senators, and Councillors. They are elected by the people, the states, and the territories respectively.
• Executive: The President fulfills many executive powers, while the Prime Minister and Cabinet are a major influence as well.
• Judicial: The Judiciary has supreme say over the constitutionality of laws, as well as presiding over all cases, criminal and civil, and is led by the Supreme Tribunal.

Politics are dominated by the six major political parties, the Communist Party, the Liberal Socialist Party, the Federalist Party, the Democratic Party, the Conservative Party, and the Nationalist Party, listed from leftist to rightist.

The current President, Reimund Laudenbach (an Umarik), is a member of the Federalist Party, which is a center-left party. Currently, in the General Assembly, the following are the seats:

Representatives (224 seats) Communist Party - 31 seats Liberal Socialist Party - 97 seats Federalist Party - 42 seats Democratic Party - 11 seats Conservative Party - 33 seats National Party - 10 seats

Senators (94 seats) Communist Party - 4 seats Liberal Socialist Party - 30 seats Federalist Party - 11 seats Democratic Party - 2 seats Conservative Party - 24 seats National Party - 23 seats

Councillors (18 seats) Communist Party - 1 seat Liberal Socialist Party - 8 seats Federalist Party - 3 seats Democratic Party - 4 seats Conservative Party - 2 seats National Party - no seats

Currently, a Liberal Socialist-Federalist coalition government reigns, with the following Cabinet:

• Prime Minister: Councillor Feliciana Mendez (LS-Kalasia)
• Foreign Minister: Representative Gisela Kaufmann (LS-Umari)
• Treasury Minister: Councillor Elisabeth Lundelsson (FED-Taweisa)
• Attorney General: Senator Arcelia Mendiola (FED-Kalasia)
• Defense Minister: Representative Agapitus Julius (FED-Achesmi)
• Education Minister: Senator Colombe Dubois (FED-Werika)
• Health Minister: Councillor Marit Eriksson (LS-Taweisa)
• Environment Minister: Councillor Theresa Herzig (LS-Umari)
• Interterritorial Relations Minister: Senator Barthelemy Lafarge (FED-Werika)
• Security Minister: Councillor Adrian Buendia (LS-Kalasia)
• Cultural Minister: Senator Aurel Schneider (FED-Umari)
• Industrial Minister: Representative Viggo Petersen (LS-Zhelist)
• Housing Minister: Leo Grawitz (LS-Umari)

The President resides and keeps all his offices at the Executive Palace, along with all Ministers keeping their ministry offices in the Executive Palace.

The General Assembly and all of its committees meet in the Legislature, and the Chancellor and other officers of the Assembly keep their offices there, along with every Minister having a small office at the Legislature. All members of the General Assembly are entitled to an office in one of the adjoining office buildings to the Legislature.

The Supreme Tribunal meets in the Tribunal Palace, which is significantly smaller than the other two palaces, but contains a massive courtroom, as well as containing courtrooms for other Allied tribunals.

The Executive Palace, Legislature, and Tribunal Palace are placed in an equilateral triangle, with each being one mile from the other, with an entrance facing both other buildings. This is intended to symbolize equality and separation between the three branches of government.

Government

The Allied government is massive, with many different branches under each ministry filled with civil servants: almost one sixth of all workers work for the Allied government in some manner.

Prime Ministry

The Prime Ministry is the smallest Ministry, being made up only of the Prime Minister and his aides and associates.

Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry has several departments, including the United Nations Department, the Regional Affairs Department, the International Relations Department, the Democracy Promotion Department, the International Education Department, and the International Aid and Disaster Relief Department.

Treasury

The Treasury has several departments, including the Engraving, Printing and Minting Department, the Domestic Finance Department, the International Economics Department, the Currency Regulation Department, the Economics Policy Department, the Taxation Authorty Department, the Banking Regulation Department, and the Corporate Regulation Department.

Office of the Attorney General

The Office of the Attorney General has several departments, including several law departments, such as the Business Department, the Civil Rights Department, the Violent Crimes Department, the Environmental Law Department, and the Security Department, as well as several law departments, such as the Department of Weapons and Explosives, the Department of Controlled Substances, the Department of Illegal Substances, and the Department for Parole Affairs. All territorial, state, and local prosecutors and police departments also fall under the Attorney General's office.

Defense Ministry

The Defense Ministry has several departments, including the Army Department, the Navy and Marine Corps Department, the Air Force Department, the Military Intelligence Department, the Extraplanetary Affairs Department (including the Allied Space Agency, which manages all space exploration and sattelite deployment), and the Coalitions Department.

To Be Continued

The Media

The Allied States' media is combination publically and privately owned. The following are the major television networks, on non-cable television:

Channel 3 - HLBC1 (History lovers Broadcast Corporation) Channel 6 - NBN1 (National Broadcasting Network) Channel 10 - ABC1 (Allied Broadcasting Channel) Channel 12 - UTN1 (United Territories Network) Channel 18 - PBS1 (Public Broadcasting Station)

These channels are broadcast nationwide on the same frequencies, in English. Local language broadcasting is found on the UHF bands, as well as on cable. Cable also allows access to hundreds of other national and international channels. There is no censorship. The Five groups owning the five nationwide television channels are owned separately. HLBC is owned by the government. NBN and ABC are privately owned and operated, UTN is a combined channel jointly owned by all six territories, and PBS is run by donation moneys and support, though supported by the government.