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Saidercray

Flag of Saidercray
Motto: Cum pace et prudentia
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Region	International Democratic Union
Capital	Amshlay upon Cuve
Official Language(s)	English
Leader	Ian Woshkal
Population	15 million
Currency	Saidercray Thaler
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The Republic of Saidercray is a democratic republic in the International Democratic Union.

Geografy

Landscape

Saidercray, stretching between the coast in the south and the southern Grassle Mountains in the north, is a hilly land. Its flown through by three major rivers, the Cuve splitting into Northern and Southern Cuve after it has entered the country, the Pleens flowing into the Northern Cuve short before its mouth, and the Hampet River in the east of the country. Furthermore, Saidercray contains =numerous lakes. The four biggest lakes are Lake Shiwood near the west coast, the huge Lake Owlerborough in the centre, Lake Saryon in the south as the biggest lake of the Saryonan Lakeland, and Lake Welfrio near to the eastern border. The coastline is broken through by the Green Bay in the west and the Saidercray Gulf in the east. Saidercray´s major cities are (from the west to the east): Hilngare, Cuvesbridge, Dropaney, Jallsborough, Amshlay upon Cuve, Dawsingham, Wheshpilston, Telychester, Aresgreel, Hampmouth on Sea.

Climate

Saidercray lies in the temperate zone with average temperatures of 7°C. The climate is generally humide. The wind which usually comes from west brings with it a lot of water from the sea which results into a lot of rain, especially close to the western slopes of Grassel Mountains and of their foothills. The warmest region with the lowest rainfall is the Great Central Basin. In general, western Saidercray is fresher and wetter than central and eastern Saidercray, where summers tend to be hot and in some areas even sultry. But in winter, the western lands are almost never covered with snow, which may happen in the rest of the country except for the Basin.

Geographical regions

• The Great Central Basin: The Great Central Basin, often simply called the Great Central, is a region in central Saidercray, approximately between the cities Jallsborough, Amshlay, Dawsingham and Wheshpilston. It´s the warmest and driest region of Saidercray, because most of the cool winds with water from the sea don´t make it over the Pattachoo Mountains in the west of the Great Central. The Great Central is a realtively low populated part of Saidercray with no big cities. Most of the inhabitants are farmers or have other jobs belonging to the Great Central´s strongest sector of the economy: agriculture, especially focussed on corn.

Policy

Political parties

• Green Democratic Party (GDP): The GDP is a small party mainly dealing with environmental issues. It´s lead by Julia Pount and has gained 5% in the last election.

• The GDP on democracy: "The GDP supports a representative democracy."
• The GDP on domestic policy: "Saidercray´s people can only live in harmony with a sane environment. We are part of the nature, a fact which creates an eternal unity of the environment and of us. If we ignore the interests of the environment, the day will come where the environmental problems are to big to be solved by us."
• The GDP on economy: "An uncontrolled economy is greedy for direct financial success and therefore tends to ignore the effects their actions have on the long run, such as e.g. polluting the environment. We aren´t in favour of nationalizing the economy, but economic freedom must be limited to a point which guarantees that this freedom doesn´t cause long-term damages."
• The GDP on foreign policy: "Many forget that wars don´t just kill people, wars also kill plants and animals and turn fertile landscapes into deserts. Protecting the environment is a worldwide task which can only be solved if the nations stick together and concentrate on fulfilling this aim. A global committee for environment shall be installed to coordinate the nations´ environmental policies."
• The GDP on the UN: "The UN is an important platform for Saidercray to present environment-conscious ideas. By resolutions supporting environmentalist ideas, the world can be made fight against the current ecocide."

• Liberal Union of Saidercrayan Capitalists (LUSC): The LUSC, Saidercray´s only explicitely capitalist party, is a averagely strong party which has gained 16% in the last election. Its chairman is Jack O´Connor.

• The LUSC on democracy: "The LUSC is for both economical and political freedom, and democracy is the most politically free system that doesn´t lead to chaos."
• The LUSC on domestic policy: "Saidercray´s society must become more efficiency-oriented. Social welfare must be shortened drastically. The LUSC supports privatizing as much as possible to give people new chances for achieving fortune. Laws must become more restrictive because to much ressources are wasted in resocialisation programs."
• The LUSC on economy: "It´s arrogant if the state thinks that he has to decide what people do with the money they have gained. Trusting into the intelligence of the people and the might of the good virtue freedom, we believe that the people are the one´s to decide what they do with their money. A free market without state interference is best for everyone, because the people control it by their own consumer behaviour. Competition is to be supported as it encourages people to work as good as they can because that´s the only way to be better than the other competitors."
• The LUSC on foreign policy: "In the modern world, competition doesn´t only mean competiton between different corporations in one country. Due to globalization, competition has overcome national borders. We support this development because it offers a much larger variety of produts to the people and it has equipped competition with a new intensity. We furthermore realize that ressources aren´t unlimited, but that many ressources we could use are wasted because the wrong countrys have them. To remain successful, Saidercray must guarantee that those ressources are used effectively and that Saidercray has access to those ressources."
• The LUSC on the UN: "Since there are UN resolutions which control the economy and limit everyone´s economic freedom, the LUSC isn´t interested in a membership. The UN represents the old idea that states are the most important factors in policy, yet they arent, but transnational corporations are."

• Multinational Party for Immigrants (MPI): The MPI represents the interest of the immigrants in Saidercray. It´s lead by the Indian Divyajyoti Mandal and has gained 3% in the last election.

• The MPI on democracy: "Democracy is a fundementally good system. It is based on the idea that all men are equal and that people chose by whom they are represented and who reigns over them for a certain time. Also immigrants living in Saidercray without having Saidercrayan citizenship are effected by the government´s decisions. For this reason, we want that immigrants who live in Saidercray and have lived there for a year or more get franchise and eligibility."
• The MPI on domestic policy: "Many of the people living in Saidercray are either immigrants or people whose ancestors immigrated into Saidercray. Every single one of those people brings with him a different culture with new aspects. Immigrants can enriche Saidercray´s society with their new ideas, their new ways of dealing with something, and of course with their culture. To be able to profit by all these chances, Saidercray must open its borders more than it does today, and must extend the integration assistance for immigrants. But it mustn´t try to assimilate the immigrants to the traditional Saidercrayan culture."
• The MPI on economy: "The MPI is in support of cultural dialogue and of cultural exchange. Globalization is a mean to achieve this cultural exchange and dialogue, as long as it isn´t mainly guided by the financial interests of corporations. Golbalization, if it shall have a positive effect on cultural exchange, must first at all result in peace and appreciation of the different cultures, not so much in profit. Saidercray´s national economy has to make it easier for financially weak people to earn money and has to support them by the means of social welfare."
• The MPI on foreign policy: We are strict opponents of any kind of nationalism and racism. The people of the world shall remember that they are all brothers and that there are simply different cultures, no better and worse cultures. War cannot be a supportable mean of foreign policy. Instead, diplomatic contact between the nations shall be extended to enable the people not just to tolerate each other, but to acknowledge each other."
• The MPI on the UN: "The UN is the centre of cultural and international dialogue, so we support the idea of Saidercrayan UN membership."

• National Electoral Offensive (NEO): The NEO is a right-wing extremist party lead by Montgomery Lautegger. It has gained 2% in the last election.

The NEO on democracy: "We believe in the wisdom of an ethnically clean people to know what is best. But today, Saidercray isn´t a state with an ethnically clean people, and the decision this people of ethical mixture makes often tend to be bad. Until Saidercray´s people is clean again, democracy must be abolished for the people´s own sake." The NEO on domestic policy: "

• Party for Peace and Justice (PPJ): The PPJ is one of Saidercray´s strongest political parties. It´s lead by Ian Woshkal, the current President of Saidercray. In the last election, the PPJ gained 30% of the votes.
• Saidercray´s Women´s Feminist Party (SWFP): The small SWFP is a feminist party. It is lead by Evelyn Redyn and has gained 1 percent at the last election.
• Socialist Party of Saidercray (SPS): The SPS is a socialist party. Its chairwoman is Angela Fintosthane. In the last election, the SPS gained 21% of the votes. It´s the topical coalition partner of the PPJ.
• Virtuous Conservative Alliance (VCA): The VCA, lead by Charles Ellows, has gained 22% of the votes in the last election.

National symbols

Flag

The flag of Saidercray

The flag has two nicknames, "White Black Blue" and "White Stork on White Ground".

Anthem

The national anthem "Loving you, our good mother Saidercray" was composed in 1911 by John Jelkind:

Loving you, we see the eternal day

Which is full of honour, light and peace

Loving you, we see the eternal day

Hate has died, and joy and luck increase

We are children of your shapely shores

And your fruits have made us grow

In the very centre of our cores

Takes its rise a solemn vow

Loving you, our good mother Saidercray

We shall be your peace for all our days

Loving you, our good mother Saidercray

We shall be your noble spirit´s grace

Motto

Saidercray´s motto "Cum pace et prudentia" is Latin and means "With peace and prudence".