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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
The Community of PopularFreedom is located in the Heartland Region.  PopularFreedom is a massive, yet safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, hard-working population of over 1 billion are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
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The Community of PopularFreedom is located in the Heartland Region.  The Community of PopularFreedom is a massive, devout nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate population of 1.212 billion are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
  
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defence. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35%. A large private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.
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It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Religion & Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 53%. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.
  
The nation's space program is expanding, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, teachers regularly paddle unruly students, and genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PopularFreedom's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Euro.
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There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, and research into 'designer babies' is banned. The nation's space program is expanding, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, teachers regularly paddle unruly students, and genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PopularFreedom's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Euro
  
 
PopularFreedom is ranked:
 
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Revision as of 23:37, 26 September 2005

PopularFreedom
Flag-Countrypopularfreedom.jpeg
Flag of PopularFreedom
Motto: Life, Liberty, and Responsibility for all
PopularFreedom Map
Region The Heartland
Capital Locke Harbour
Official Language(s) English, French
Leader Prime Minister Bayda
Population Over 1 Billion
Currency Euro 
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Overview

The Community of PopularFreedom is located in the Heartland Region. The Community of PopularFreedom is a massive, devout nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate population of 1.212 billion are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Religion & Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 53%. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, and research into 'designer babies' is banned. The nation's space program is expanding, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, teachers regularly paddle unruly students, and genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PopularFreedom's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Euro

PopularFreedom is ranked:

  • 24th in the region and 13,956th in the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector.
  • 32nd in the region and 21,900th in the world for Largest Mining Sector.
  • 34th in the region and 16,247th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.

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Government

PopularFreedom is run by a democratically elected government.

There are 111 seats in Parliament along with a seat for the Speaker of Parliament. These seats represent the 12 major municipalities in the nation along with 100 seats which are alloted based on the percentage of the vote each party receives from the population. The 12 municipalities that get their own representative are those cities with a population of over 100,000.

The consititution of PopularFreedom does have provisions allowing that any future municipality that breaks the 100,000 population barrier will be permitted to elect an individual to represent them in Parliament.

Elections are held every 5 years on the 1st of March.

Current Government

PopularFreedom is currently run by the ruling Peoples Economic Party who held 85% of the national vote in the last election. The official oppostion is the Civil Party which holds 11% of the seats in Parliament. The remaining seats are held by the Economic Party who attained 4% of the vote in the last election.

The other 12 seats are represented by one individual from each of the following cities:

  • Athens
  • Base Victory
  • Lenita
  • Locke Harbour
  • Loyalty Bay
  • Magna Carta
  • Peace
  • Pearson Cliffs
  • Stanislav
  • Victory Union
  • Viscount Bennett
  • Workers Point

Sporting Activities

PopularFreedom has an extensive sporting culture. The national sports are hockey, and rugby. Locally different cities have additional sporting interests including auto racing in Athens, soccer in Loyalty Bay, and bareback bronc riding in Victory Union.

Auto Racing

The city of Locke Harbour recently held the Locke Harbour International Road Race on April 3rd, 2005 along the streets of Locke Harbour South, Locke Harbour Southeast, and Greater Tommy Douglas.

Hockey

The PopularFreedom Hockey League (PHL) is the national hockey league across the country. It has teams in 10 cities. The current 2003-2004 champions are the Pearson Sharks. Presently the league is shutdown due to a work stoppage by the owners in response to spiraling salary costs.

Rugby

The PopularFreedom Rugby League (PRL) is the national rugby league across the country. It has teams in 8 cities with plans to expand to 10 in the 2006 season. The current 2004 champions are the Locke Harbour Dragons.

2005 PRL STANDINGS

PopularFreedom is currently hosting the Rugby International Tournament (RIT) from March 25th - April 9th, 2005.

RIT STANDINGS

Soccer

Soccer is primarily found in the northwest of the nation in the area in and around the city of Loyalty Bay. There are many premier teams though the two most prominent would be the North Beach Sharks and Pleasantview Ravens, both of which are located in the Bay Football League. These two teams have an extensive rivalry dating back for over a century now.

Other soccer leagues in PopularFreedom include the Pearson Cliffs Football Association located in the city of Pearson Cliffs.