Steenhuffel
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| Motto: Cheers! | |
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| Region | Beer |
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| Capital | Lakewood |
| Official Language(s) | English, Dutch, French |
| Leader | William Bass |
| Population | Population |
| Currency | Palm |
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Contents
History of Steenhuffel
Over the past two millennia, the area that is now known as Steenhuffel has seen significant demographic, political and cultural upheavals.
Government and Politics
Provincial Government
Each of Steenhuffel's eight provinces has its own parliament. The leader of the largest party (or coalition) in the parliament becomes the First Minister of the province and is able to draw a cabinet from the parliament. The provincial governments have a great deal of power and their responsibilities include (but are not limited to) education, transport, healthcare, and culture.
Federal Government
At the federal level, the government of Steenhuffel is divided into three branches.
The Federal Parliament is composed of 730 MFPs elected under the Single Transferrable Vote system of proportional representation. The Parliament is the primary legislative body and controls the federal budget as well as being responsible for foreign affairs, development aid, defence, military, police, economic management, social welfare, social security transport, energy, telecommunications, and scientific research.
The Comittee of Provinces (CoP), is comprised 24 members and is primarily concerned with providing constitutional oversight for both the Parliament and the executive. There are three CoPers per province, of which one is nominated by the First Minister of the province, one by the provincial judiciary (various methods of selection used) and one directly elected. The contrary nature of Steenhuffelites means that the First Minister's appointee and the elected representative tend to have completely opposite political standpoints. The CoP cannot propose new legislation but can block any law on constitutional grounds and is able to provide limited supervision of taxation by provincial authorities. The CoP is also responsible for selecting the federal president and has a veto on any of his/her cabinet members.
The executive is made up of the Federal President - who is selected by the CoP - and his/her cabinet.
The Eight Provinces
Achel
Dutch Speaking
Affligem
Dutch Speaking
Felinfoel
English Speaking
Huyghe
Dutch Speaking. Includes federal capital.
Oud Beersel
Dutch Speaking
Rochefort
French Speaking
Theakston
The most northenmost of the provinces, and the most independent, Theakston has a strong anti-federalist movement led by the Theaks Nationalist Party (TNP).
Westmalle
Dutch Speaking
Economy
Culture
Steenhuffel cultural life has tended to concentrate within each province. The shared element is less important, because there are no multilingual universities, no common media, and no single, common large cultural or scientific organisation where all three linguistic groups are represented. Aside from these differences, Steenhuffel is well-known for its visual arts and cinema.
Steenhuffel is well known for its cuisine. Many highly ranked restaurants can be found in the high-impact gastronomic guides, such as the Michelin Guide. Steenhufel also produces over more varieties of beer per capita than any other nation. Steenhuffelites have a reputation for loving food in all its forms and, being so centrally located, is able to draw together a wide variety of international styles.
