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Sunset

Flag of Sunset
Motto: "Liberty Above All"
The Official Map of Mars
Region	The Planet Mars
Capital	New Vancouver
Official Language(s)	English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian
Leader	President Jon Thorgardson
Population	3.771 billion (Dec 30th, 2002)
Currency	Di-Coin ($1.9513)
NS Sunset XML

Description in Brief

Sunset is one of the largest and most powerful nations that currently exists. Much of this power is due to their position as one of the pre-emminant nations of Mars and a justified reputation as one of the most reasonable and rational nations to deal with on the international scene. This reputation does not come unbacked by military might or economic power. With a frightening economy and a military that is ranked in the top .4% of all nations the government has the power to back up words with deeds.

National Rundown

Administration

The government is organized as a representative republic with all citizens having the right to vote. The citizens elect one hundred senators with twenty five replaced every year. The senate selects the president who serves purely at the whim of the senate. The president's job is to handle foreign affairs both diplomatic and military. The senate is divided into four divisions by their funding percentage - Education (35), Defense (50), Law and Order (8), and Commerce (7).

Education

Education is one of the few areas where the government provides a service directly to the citizens. Tax di-coins are placed in a fund with each citizen able to withdraw from that fund to pay for any education they wish. Citizens negotiate tuition with private schools and pay them from this fund. The government does not excersize any control over content - success of any school is up to the marketplace. The Sunset Exploration Command is partially funded and controlled by the Education Division.

Defense

"To Secure Peace One Must Prepare For War" is a statement taken to heart in Sunset. The largest portion of government spending goes to fund the Sunset Defense Force and of this nearly 95% goes to the Fleet. This partially includes the Sunset Exploration Command and all of the Marine force. The remaining money is allocated to external intelligence spending and embassies and their staff.

Law and Order

Law and Order spending in Sunset covers many different areas. This portion of the budget covers police services, civil defense, planetary defense, and internal intelligence. The Law and Order division works closely with the Defense division as many of their duties overlap and mesh - in many ways they are seperate branches of a larger division with the main difference being that the president is the direct leader of the Defense division.

Commerce

Much of the spending of the commerce and trade divisions goes to speed commerce inside Sunset. Low interest loans to construction companies speed the development of infrastructure while loans to communications companies allow them to keep up with the ever increasing demand. The trade and commerce division also invests heavily in new sectors of the economy with much of the investment going into high tech areas where advancements will help the nation as a whole to move ahead.

Politics

Much of Sunset's political and commercial activities are tied to two overlapping spheres - Mars and the Triumvirate of Yut.

As the oldest nation on Mars the government feels a large responsibility towards the planet and helping it to stay a system power. Much of this is accomplished through encouraging colonization by reasonable and stable nations and by discouraging settlement by violent and warlike nations. While not directly participating in the terraforming of the planet the government does fund many of the terraforming projects inside it's borders and across the globe in an effort to make the world more and more habitable.

The Triumvirate of Yut is both the source of some of Sunset's power as well as the source of much of the government's worries. While membership has given much needed clout in the international community it has also made the nation a target of irrational aggression in some cases. Still the government and the people of Sunset are ardent supporters of the Triumvirate and feel that it helps lead the way to a better universe year after year.

Notables

• President Jon Thorgardson. Jon has only been recently selected to fill the position and has a lot of very large shoes to fill.
• Senator Wilson. Head of the Senate Trade Division, Senator Wilson is the guy to go to when you want to establish trade relations.
• Admiral Samuel Wick. Commander of MIDAS II Fleet Forces.
• Ambassador Penguin. Frequent leader of diplomatic missions in key nations. A sentient emperor penguin.

International Organisations

• Triumvirate of Yut - Member
• KIST - Free Trade Participating Member
• Martian Duma - Founding Member
• Martian Free Trade Agreement - Founding Member
• MIDAS II Charter - Founding Member

External links

• Sunset's Official Website
• UN Rankings - Maintained by Sunset
• The Official Map of Mars
• Sunset on NationStates
• The Planet Mars Forums