The Free Land of
Southeastern Baptisia

Flag of Southeastern Baptisia
National anthem: The Final Countdown
Region	Akinland
Capital	Patrickton
Largest City	Saccovia
Suffrage	16 yr. old tax payer
Official Language(s)	Esperanto
Government President	Libertarian Republic Lyle Sacco
ISO Nation Code	SB
Currency	Holiday Ham (hh)
Internet TLD	.sb
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National Symbols  • Sport  • Animal  • Fruit  • Flower	Soccer Tony Penguin Grapes Vinca
UN Status	The U.N. is unnecessary
Info: NationStates NSEconomy Pipian NS Tracker XML

History

After the November Revolution of 2005, the Ethical Empire that dominated The Island of Atlantis, otherwise known as Akinland, fell. As this ethical state devolved, things had to change on the islands that make up Akinland. Since the Head of the Empire could no longer control the flow of revolution, he quickly looked for peace, and allowed any region within its borders to break away if the populace so voted. Out of these preliminary votes, Southeastern Baptisia was birthed. Out of the Southeastern-most Island of Akinland came a beautiful free land that would border part of the now dwindling Ethical States. It thrives on Liberty and loves its independence from tyranny. Off of the east coast of Baptisia lives the feminist inhabitants of Hillary Clintonfield. In hopes of moving forward from the bloody revolution that has already taken place, Southeastern Baptisia plans on maintaining independence and freedom for all of its liberty-loving citizens.

Government

• Type: Libertarian Republic
• National Holiday: Patrick Henry Day November 5th
• Constitution: Manifestation of Liberty
• Legal System: Based on personal freedom and individual responsibility

Executive Branch

• Chief of State: President Lyle Sacco
• Head of Government: Frank Carbone
• Cabinet: Presidential Staff
• Elections: President elected by the Senate, Chief of Staff chosen by President, Cabinet chosen by President on Recommendations from Chief of Staff

Legislative Branch

• Bicameral Congress
• 20 member Senate elected by the House of Representatives
• 80 member House of Representatives elected by State Legislatures
• State Legislatures elected by Popular Vote

Judicial Branch

• The high court of Southeastern Baptisia is known as the "Scales of Liberty" and is made up of 7 appointed judges. These judges are nominated by the Senate with final affirmation and approval from the President. Instead of a lifelong term, they are reappointed or removed every 5 years.

Political Parties

Percentage of Votes from Last Elections

• Libertarian- 67%
• Demopublican- 6.5%
• Repocrats- 7%
• Green Party (Canadian Marijuana Party)- 1.5%
• SEBTS Party (Traditionalist sect from the former empire)- 18%

Political Pressure Groups

• N.A.M.B.L.A.
• G.L.A.A.D.
• Traditional S.E.B.T.S. sympathizers
• Canada
• High Times Magazine
• Lifeway
• Planned Parenthood
• Chick-fil-A
• Islam
• Oprah

Economy

• • For a Day by Day update: http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Southeastern_Baptisia

• 2006 Southeastern Baptisia Economic Statistics:

• Exchange Rate: 1.8837 holiday hams = $1
• Gross Domestic Product: $785,629,511,497.59
• GDP Per Capita: $11,385.93
• Unemployment Rate: 7.61%
• Consumption: $574,080,000,000.00
• Government Budget: $221,924,976,000.00
• Government Expenditures: $208,609,477,440.00
• Goverment Waste: $13,315,498,560.00
• Exports: $97,013,288,557.59
• Imports: $94,073,254,500.00
• Trade Surplus: $2,940,034,057.59

Communications

• Dominated by Lime Warmer, a large overpriced company that has no realistic competition and no real standards of operation.

Radio Broadcasts Stations

• AM: None. It was destroyed by Clear Channel Radio Inc.

• FM: 1 Station. Clear Channel Radio Inc. dominates the FM radio. Although there are over 100 different FM stations in Southeastern Baptistia, they are all basically the same station in that all they really are is one giant commercial for weight loss pills and Lime Warmer Cable. Lime Warmer is a subsidiary of Clear Channel by the way. Therefore the communications of SB are dominated by Clear Channel except for the new promising birth of satellite radio.

• Satellite: Innumerable stations that are all based on specific interests

Television Broadcast Stations

Southeastern Baptisia has General Access channels that are available to all citizens:

• ABC
• NBC
• CBS
• FOX
• MTV
• V-H1
• ESPN

There are also Purchased Channels that are available to those citizens that want to pay extra to Lime Warmer:

• any and all channels that a Baptisian wants to watch

Military Branches

• Southeastern Baptisia has 3 different branches of Military. They are not professional soldiers although they are trained in an incredibly rigorous way. They are completely voluntary soldiers that choose to defend the country in order to allow thier freedoms to flourish.

The whole of the military is referred to as "The Serpent's Wall" but each branch of military has a specific title given to them.

• Presidential Defense (Praefectus)
• Coastal Defense (The Tide)
• Ground/Land Defense (Horizon Force)

• Although SB is known officially as a Pacifist Government they have developed a high-tech system of non-lethal defense strategies. They will never be called out to invade other countries but will defend the homeland and protect their families and fight to the death if another country comes on their soil and try to take their freedom. The motto of all three SB military branches is "Give me liberty or give me death".