New Khemri

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New Khemri
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Flag of New Khemri
Motto: In Imperator nos fides
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Region Sevking
Capital Thebes
Official Language(s) Khemric
Leader The Dragon Emperor Senacherib XIX
Population 2.6 billion
Currency Khem 
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New Khemri (full title: The Draconic Empire of New Khemri) is a large, economically powerful nation located in the Sevking region. Its UN category is Compulsory Consumerist State.

Government

The government of New Khemri is closest to that of an absolute monarchy. There is a parliament, however the vast majority of the government's power is vested in the reigning Dragon Emperor. The purpose of the parliament is more as an advisory body that passes general public opinion on matters on to the Dragon Emperor. The precise amount of power invested in parliament varies, as the Dragon Emperor is able to make changes to the legislative process; the current Dragon Emperor Senacherib XIX has dismissed parliament entirely several times during his reign, though at present is giving parliament slightly greater powers.

Public confidence and interest in parliament is such not very great as it is widely known that many of the representatives are pawns of the Dragon Emperor, and many others are bought off by major corporations, with the legislative power of parliament as mentioned before being very limited anyway. Falling voter turnouts as a result of this were a large part of the reason behind the Dragon Emperor's decision to make voting in parliamentary elections compulsory (with exceptions for those not considered capable). Elections for all of the 64 seats in parliament occur every 4 or 5 years.

Although public confidence in parliament is low, confidence in the Dragon Emperor himself remains high, as he has continued to ensure that New Khemri is a successful economically powerful nation, additionally outspoken critics of the government have been known to disappear without trace.

In addition to the 64 members of parliament the Dragon Emperor also maintains an council of advisors who also take care of the day-to-day running of government ministries.

The council is made up off:

Minister of the Interior: Nicolai Transovis

Minister for the Military: Alfred Fearaan

Foreign Minister: Mikhail Gregorovitch

Treasury Minister: Alexei Baranov

Head of Intelligence Services: Lucas Moor

There are also numerous smaller ministries and bureaus, however their heads do not have places on the council.


Military

The New Khemrian armed forces are collectively refered to as the Imperial Armed Forces (IAF) within New Khemri, or the Imperial New Khemrian Armed Forces, when there is possibility of confusion with those of another nation. Similarly to the military of most nations the IAF has three main branches:

Imperial Guard - the branch dedicated to land based operations

Imperial Air Force - the branch dedicated to air based operations

Imperial Navy - the branch dedicated to sea based operations


Additionally there is the much smaller branch, the Red Dragons, the elite of the New Khemrian military tasked with special operations and also the body from which the bodyguards of the Dragon Emperor and the rest of the Imperial Family are chosen.

The Intelligence services are related to and work closely with the miliary, but do not fall under the banner of the IAF, instead having their own independent organisations.

It is compulsory for all male New Khemrian citizens to complete 18 months of military service between the ages of 18 and 25. Female citizens are encouraged to join the armed forces, however military service is not compulsory. Many New Khemrian citizens of both sexes choose the IAF as their career and the IAF is a major employer in New Khemri.

Break down of current IAF manpower: Imperial Guard - 17,423,000 Imperial Air Force - 14,321,000 Imperial Navy - 6,439,000 NB: The Imperial Navy is a relatively recent addition to the IAF Red Dragons - 3,290,000 Total - 41,473,000