Pilot

Flag of Pilot
Motto: "No truth will deny its own liberation"
Region	Haven
Capital	Christmas City
Official Language(s)	English & Spanish
Leader	Transitional National Assembly
Population	4.903 billion (3/2/2007)
Currency	Dollar PD ($)
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The Constitutional Federal Union of Pilot is a massive, economic stronghold of a capitalist nation with a population of around five billion people.

Founded in early 2001 (realtime), Pilot has enjoyed a rocket boost in economic performance, coupled with easing restrictions on personal and political freedom. In its first unification, much of its history has involved its attempts to reform the UnAPS alliance and Haven, the region where most of the member nations reside. Its directly-elected legislature and judicial system shared power with an executive branch led by President David Mitchell, elected as the Democratic Party candidate in 2004. The first Pilotan union was dissolved when a national referendum to secede passed on January 11, 2005.

Pilot re-emerged in March of 2007, when six of the original twelve states of the first unification signed the Constitutional Federal Union Pact on March 1, 2007 (realtime). They re-organized as the Constitutional Federal Union of Pilot and elections for federal and state offices are scheduled for April 1.

Pilot is known for having one of the world's best education systems, consistently scoring in the 99.5th percentile in UN intelligence surveys. Pilot's major domestic priorities include education and commerce and its foreign policy is mainly non-interventionist.

First Unification

Main article(s): First Pilotan Union

In December 2004, each state of Pilot - sensing disconnect with the federal government and seeking a new direction - held referendums to separate from the union. The referendums received majority support in every state. The Governors Assembly approved the referendums a week later and the national government of Pilot dissolved on January 11, 2005.

Second Unification

Main article(s): Second Pilotan Union

In early 2007, six of the original twelve states of the first Pilotan Union (Christmas Bay, Hereford, Amherst, Roosevelt, Golden State, Micronesia) signed the Constitutional Federal Union Pact, which currently serves as the supreme law while the Transitional National Assembly oversees upcoming elections.

Elections for President, Vice President, the Federal Senate and assorted state offices are due to be held on April 1, 2007.

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Warrantless phone taps of suspected criminals are outlawed under the PU Code 8, Section 1, "Privacy Rights"

Strict gun control was recently enacted under the provisions of the Public Safety and Amenities Law of 2007.

Government intervention in the market is generally low, with the national government refusing to impose tariffs in favor of the automobile industry.

Multilingualism is widely accepted as the proper national policy, with 27% of Pilot's population speaking Spanish as a first language.

Government is banned from interfering with the media under assorted free speech laws.

Minor uranium drilling is allowed in environmental preserves, in the interest of the national defense and economy.

Abortion is practically unheard of, and designer babies are outlawed according to the Public Safety and Amenities Law of 2007.

Comprehensive sex education is mandated for middle-school and high-school students by the national Department of Education.