Sardaukar Prussia
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| Flag of Sardaukar Prussia | |
| Motto: Strength by Blood and Iron | |
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| Region | Europe |
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| Capital | Chelmno |
| Official Language(s) | German |
| Leader | Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV |
| Population | n/a |
| Currency | Sardaukar Prussia Mark |
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This factsheet was created by the Foreign Office of the Holy Empire of Sardaukar Prussia for foreign consumption. All information was accurate as of 14 March 2005.
Introduction
Background
Sardaukar Prussia's history dates to the late 13th Century when the Sardaukar military order conquered the native barbarian Prussians. Sardaukar Prussia's government, economy, and society can be described as corporatist or neofeudalist with an absolute monarchy delegating internal power to the techno-Junker oligarchy representing business and industry. The underlying foundation upon which social stability rests is the Sardaukar, the soldier-fanatics of the Padishah Kaiser.
Sardaukar Prussia was ceded western Tarmak on 15 March 2005.
Location
Along the southeast coast of Europe bordering the Eastern Sea. Sardaukar Prussia land borders are with Tarmak to the northeast, Mendesia to the north and northwest, and Severnaya to the southeast.
People
Nationality
Sardaukar Prussian and Prussian
Ethnic groups (does not include non-citizens)
- Rajan - 82%
- Prussian - 12%
- Sardaukar - 3%
- Pruthenian - 2%
- Yatviag - 1%
Religions (does not include non-citizens)
- Hindu - 82%
- State Protestant Church - 15%
- Twentish Catholicism - 3%
Languages
- German (official language)
- Hinduese
- Galach
- Old Prussian
- Lithuanian
Literacy
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 81%
Government
Country name
- conventional long form: Holy Empire of Sardaukar Prussia
- conventional short form: Sardaukar Prussia
- abbreviation: SP or HESP
Government type
Monarchy
Capital
Chelmno
Administrative divisions
- 4 marches; Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
- Catholic Pale - area to which Pruthenians and Yatviags are restricted; within the Northwest march
- Nordostpfalz - Rajan territory annexed 15 March 2005; within the Northeast march
- numerous ad hoc divisions created by the Padishah Kaiser and his plenipoteniaries
Independence
25 December 1226 (Chelmno Land fiefdom established)
National holidays
- Coronation Day, 7 June (2003)
- Christmas Day, 25 December
Constitution
the collective body of Imperial Decrees
Legal system
civil law system; no review of administrative or legislative acts
Executive branch
- chief of state: Padishah Kaiser Shaddam IV (since 5 January 2003); note - the Padishah Kaiser is both the chief of state and head of government
- head of government: Padishah Kaiser Shaddam IV (since 5 January 2003); note - the Padishah Kaiser is both the chief of state and head of government
- cabinet: State Council appointed by the Padishah Kaiser
- elections: none; the monarch is hereditary
Legislative branch
none; the Padishah Kaiser and his plenipotentiaries hold all legislative power
Judicial branch
the Padishah Kaiser holds power of last review; lower courts are created by the Padishah Kaiser and his plenipotentiaries
Economy
Economy overview
Sardaukar Prussia's economy can be described as corporatist or neofeudalist. A techno-Junker oligarchy, representing business and industry, controls the economy with the working class bound to their employers. Employers due have certain obligations to their employees. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales industries.
GDP
n/a
GDP - per capita
n/a
Budget
- revenues: n/a
- expenditures: n/a
Currency
Sardaukar Prussia Mark (SPM)
Currency code
SPM
Exchange rates
Euros per SP mark - 1
Fiscal year
1 January - 31 December
Internet code
.sp
Military
Military branches
- Imperial Corps of Sardaukar
- Imperial Prussian Army
- Imperial Prussian Navy (including the Naval Infantry)
- Imperial Prussian Air Force
History
In AD 1226, Prussian barbarian bands were raiding against local Twentish Catholic lords in the region. The lords were not strong enough to defeat the Prussian bands by themselves so they requested help from Church. The Church dispatched the Sardaukar military order on a Crusade to defeat the Prussian barbarians.
The Sardaukar armies were granted the coastal village of Chelmno and the surrounding lands as a fief to support their crusade. Christmas Day of 1226 marks the beginning of the Chelmnoland fief which would eventually grow to become the Holy Empire of Sardaukar Prussia. For almost 300 years, the Padishahs of the Sardaukar would rule Prussia in the name of the Twentish Church.
In AD 1525, the Padishah of the Sardaukar, Shaddam I, broke with the Twentish Church and converted to Lutheranism. Shaddam also took on the title of Padishah Kaiser, maintaining his overlordship of the Sardaukar but also adding the German word for emperor to strengthen his power over the native Prussians. It was also during this time period that the Catholic Pale was created into which those who refused to convert from the Twentish Church were driven.
Sardaukar Prussia's participation in the affairs of Europe during the Reformation Period was not lasting. Over the course of the 16the Century, Prussia would become isolated from the greater Europe. This state of affairs lasted until 2005 when Padishah Kaiser Shaddam IV began a reapproachment with the European family of nations. Also during this time, Sardaukar Prussia has begun a Germanization program harmonize the relationship between the dominate Sardaukar ethnic group and the majority Prussians.
