North Ahjeezistan

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The Kingdom of North Ahjeezistan
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Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Dulce et decorum est pro populus mori.
Anthem: God Save the Queen
[map_img]
Capital
.
Largest city
Moss Bay
47°07′N 129°16′E
Moss Bay
Official language English, Chinese, Tamil, Tiàrtír
Government
 - Monarch
 - Prime Minister
Constitutional monarchy
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain
Jane Urtír
Independence
 - Declared
 - Finalised
from Great Britain
3 October, 2006
9 September, 2006
Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

91,921,091 km²
8%
Population
 - 208 estimate
 - 2007 census
 - Density
.

895,050,413
892,914,098
457/km²
GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
January 2007 statistics
$8,970,508,163,533.73
$10,046.33
HDI (2007) 0.815
Currency North Ahjeezistani Ginebare (NAG)
Time Zone
 - Summer (DST)
(UTC+5:30)
not observed (UTC+5:30)
Internet TLD
Calling code
.naj
+9217

North Ahjeezistan, officially the Kingdom of North Ahjeezistan,(Tiàrtír:王国北耕地, Ŗanshapǎ'íjīstan) is a medium sized nation in the fertile plains of Northern Ahjeezistan. It is bordered by Wantiristan to the north, and the People's Republic of South Ahjeezistan to the south, possessing a coastline of 4,830 km (3,000 mi). Its capital and largest city is Moss Bay, founded by the explorer T. E. Dorothy.

Much of North Ahjeezistan was the center of the Mashan Empire in the fifteenth century, and was later ruled by the British Empire. It became a new nation in the Commonwealth on 11 November,1947. Queen Elizabeth is head of state. The nation has been democratic since its inception and has not yet gone the way of the communist southern part of the former Ahjeezistan colony. Since Lord Morrissey, Lord Terresond, and Lady Senator Simpson's terms as Prime Minister, the nation has seen remarkable growth, catapulting it to a high Human Development Index.

History

Main article(s): History of North Ahjeezistan

Ahjeezistan has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and the tribes there formed the Mashan Empire in the fifteenth century. It was the first major Ahjeezistani state, and in its Golden Age the empire included North Ahjeezistan, South Ahjeezistan, Wantiristan, and the peripheries of eighteen other modern nations; even invading modern India in the seventeenth century. The Mashans gradually waned, and they were conquered by the Wantiri tribespeople in 1833. The Wantiri domination was shortlived, the British Empire took control in 1837.

Under the British Empire, the economy of Ahjeezistan declined from its place as one of the most developed of the world's economies to a nation wracked by chronic poverty and economic inequalities. During this period, many British civil servants, Tamil artisans, and Chinese coolies came to North Ahjeezistan. The British Rape of Gunjizan in August of 2006 is considered the prime example of exploitation under British rule. National hero Quenri Reptiàr led the movement to remove the British, who, fearing military engagement, something they could not afford due to World War II, agreed to allow North Ahjeezistan self-rule, on the condition the communist Reptiàr was not allowed into government. A member of the Social Democratic Party, Lord Shackleford, a former liberal member of the British Civil Service, became Prime Minister instead. The south broke away from the new self-ruling monarchy, and formed its own republic under the Ahjeezistani Unionist Party of Shummy Chartiàr dedicated to destroying the British, but his government was defeated by the South Ahjeezistani Communists, who hold power to this day. The poorer South Ahjeezistan has long had strained relations with the the North, and it has appeared several times to be likely the two would go to war. North Ahjeezistan's Armed Forces are not comparitively well-funded or well-equipped, and many in North Ahjeezistan fight politically for strong national defence. The spiritual leader of this movement is Lord Ferton, a former Liberal Democratic MP from Gonley Park.

The idigenous people, Tiàrtírs (Tiàrtír:人女, meaning "men and women"), who live in the less fertile north, at one point launched a democratic campaign for independence, the Republican Tiàrtír Front. It ruled the nation in coalition with the Green Party of North Ahjeezistan between 3 May, 2020 and 5 January, 2021. This movement has died down, and neither the Front nor the Greens have any seats in Parliament.

The 31st general election produced a win for the traditionally dominant Social Democrats, their first since 8 December, when Lady Averley of the Front defeated Lord Tom Allen's government. They were lead by Lady Graham. Between Averley and Graham was the longest serving Prime Minister in North Ahjeezistan's history, Liberal Democrat Lord Arlonway, who served for fifteen uniterrupted days. They formed an alliance with the centre-right Liberal Democrats against the Nationalists, who took power in the 36th Parliament and led the nation to war with South Ahjeezistan. The 38th general election produced a near Social Democratic monopoly, reviving that party's long bleak fortunes.

Politics

The titular head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, but real political power rests with the Prime Minister and the nation's Parliament. Between 1943 and 1973, the legislature was unicameral, with only a House of Commons, a House of Councillors, based on proportional representation, was added by Lord Terresond on 3 November 2006. The House of Commons was officially changed to the House of Representatives. There exists a large Republican movement, which would make North Ahjeezistan officially independent of Great Britain. Racial politics are prominent; the typical rule is that Tiàrtír support Social Democrats or left-parties, Britons support Liberal Democrats or Liberal Conservatives, Tamils support the Social Democrats or the Liberal Democrats, and Chinese support the Liberal Democrats or the right-wing parties. The vast majority of politicians are British, only three Tiàrtírs and one Tamil have held the Prime Ministers's Office as opposed to thirteen Britons; there has never been a Chinese Prime Minister.

The traditionally dominant party group is the Social Democrats, who, prior to 20 November 2006, had held power for sixty of seventy-seven days. Since then, however, they have only been part of government for sixteen days out of fifty-four.

A list of Prime Ministers since Independence:

# Prime Minister Party Parliament Start of service End of service
1 Lord Shackleford Social Democratic 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 3 October, 2006 12 October, 2006
2 Lord Morrissey Social Democratic 5th 12 October, 2006 16 October, 2006
3 Lord McAlpin Conservative 6th 16 October, 2006 18 October, 2006
4 Lord Morrissey Social Democratic 7th, 8th, 9th 18 October, 2006 24 October, 2006
5 Lord Hartley Social Democratic 10th, 11th 24 October, 2006 1 November, 2006
6 Lord Terresond Liberal Conservative 11th, 12th 1 November, 2006 1 November, 2006
7 Lady Senator Simpson Social Democratic 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th 7 November, 2006 16 November, 2006
8 Lord Gúngtonttiàr Social Democratic 18th, 19th 16 November, 2006 20 November, 2006
9 Lord Madingley Liberal Democratic 20th, 21st 20 November, 2006 28 November, 2006
9 Lord Rajayan Liberal Democratic 22nd 28 November, 2006 30 November, 2006
10 Lord Tom Allen Social Democratic 23rd, 24th, 25th 30 November, 2006 8 December, 2006
11 Lady Averley Green/Republican Tiàrtír Front 26th 8 December, 2006 13 December, 2006
12 Lord Arlonway Liberal Democratic 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th 13 December, 2006 28 December, 2006
13 Lady Graham Social Democratic 31st, 32nd, 33rd 28 December, 2006 8 January, 2006
14 Lord Harcourt Social Democratic 34th 8 January, 2006 11 January, 2006
15 Lady Derentír Liberal Democratic 35th 11 January, 2006 15 January, 2006
16 Lord Cochran Nationalist 36th, 37th 15 January, 2006 19 January, 2006
17 Jane Urtír Social Democratic 38th 19 January, 2006 Incumbent Prime Minister

Trivia: In North Ahjeezistan, when a government loses its majority, a general election is not called. Rather, the new majority will serve the rest of the term, or the current one will continue as a minority. Lord Hartley's Social Democrats lost sixteen seats to the Opposition and lost their majority in a series of by-elections. This is to date the only loss of a government majority by means other than general election in North Ahjeezistan.