The Ayyubids
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| Flag of The Ayyubids | |
| Motto: Puris omnia pura | |
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| Region | International Democratic Union |
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| Capital | City of the Ayyubids |
| Official Language(s) | English, Spanish, Dutch, French and Papiamentu |
| Leader | HRH Sultan Salah ad-Din |
| Population | over 9,000,000 |
| Currency | The Diamond |
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The Sultanate of the Ayyubids is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning Poodle population. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population hold their civil and political rights very dear. The Sultanate is ruled by His Royal Highness Sultan Salah ad-Din (The Righteousness of the Faith) who has achieved a great reputation as a chivalrous ruler renowned for his leadership and his merciful nature. The Sultanate of the Ayyubids is a strong defender of democratic values, human rights and political freedoms. The Sultanate encourages its citizens to explore their individual spirituality rather than participating in organized religions. The national animal is the poodle.
- Country Code: YY
- Government Category: Left-Leaning College State.
- Geography: See the |map of the IDU.
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Government
The Sultanate of the Ayyubids is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch. The Sultanate is a federal union of 27 Emirates and 1 Kingdom.
HRH Sultan Salah ad-Din is the head of state. He is the sovereign, the highest power.
By popular elections a President of the government is elected. (The government consists of the President, the Vice-president, the Governor-general and the council of ministers.) The Vice-president is appointed by the President. The Governor-general is elected by the General Council of the Union. The members of the GCU are all the governors from all 9 states. After the Governor-general is elected, he becomes a member of that council together with the President and the Vice-president. The President, Vice-president and the Governor-general can only give advice in the GCU, they have not voting rights.
The House of Representatives elects the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of the council of Ministers. All ministers are appointed by the President of the Union. All Ministers must have the confidence of the House of Representatives. The Senate can veto the nomination of a minister, this requires 2/3rd of the senate. The Sultan can also veto the nomination of a minister, he can also dismiss a minister at any time.
The parliament consists of two houses. The Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Senate consists of 48 senators. A fraction leader in the senate is called a senior-senator. The Vice-president is also the President of the Senate. The senators are appointed by the governors of their respective states. The senate can only aprove or reject a law after it has been aproved by the House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives consists of 120 elected members. The President of the House of Representatives is elected by the members of the house.
There is also a Council of State, where former Presidents become members of. The CoS gives advice to all organs of the government, federal or local and to HRH The Sultan of the Ayyubids.
Administrative Regions
The Sultanate is devided into 10 administrative regions, 9 states and one federal district. Each state under a Governor and the federal district under the Governor-general.
- The Island of Farkow - a small island in the northwest; capital Farkow City.
- The New Emirates of the Ayyubids - an island state devided into 4 principialities in the northeast; capital Edina.
- The Eastern Islands - a small group of (3 inhabited and one uninhabited) islands devided into 5 principialities in the southeast; capital Nessa.
- The Northern Ayyubid Emirates - a large but low populated state in the north devided into 5 principialities; capital North Coast.
- Porto Mikelangelo - a large and densely populated state in the centralwest devided into 5 principialities; capital Ciudad di Angelo.
- Western Emirates - the most populates state in the sultanate devided into 4 principialities in the southwest; capital South Beach.
- Emirates of Trimos - 3 principialities in the centralsouth; capital City of Trimos.
- Emirates of Saladin - 2 principialities in the centraleast; capital Saladin
- Kingdom of Alpino - devided into 3 principialities; capital Tomahawk
- Federal District of the Ayyubids - consisting of one city; City of the Ayyubids
Each state has a Governor a vice-governor a council of legislators and a small parliament. Each principiality has a Mayor, an Emir (prince) and a Council of District Commissioners.
Judicial Branch
Each state has a supreme court consisting out of 5 judges (3 in Farkow). 4 of the judges are appointed for life by the parliament of the state, these judges are known as councilmen. The Governor appoints one additional judge for a period of 5 years. This judge is known as justitia. The justitias of all 9 states form the Supreme Constitutional Court of the Sultanate of the Ayyibids. The Sultan appoints a Justitia-general for a period of 5 years. The Justitia-general is President of the SCC.
National Politics
Issues
- The Minister of Constitutional Affairs - Law on compulsory voting PASSED
- The Minister of Justice - Law on the death penalty REJECTED
- The Minister of Health - Law on euthanasia PASSED
- The Minister of Constitutional Affairs - Law increased freedom of speech PASSED
- The Minister of Health - Law on cloning PASSED
- The Minister of Justice - Law on private use of soft-drugs PASSED
- The Minister of Health - Law on payment for organ donors REJECTED
- The Minister of General Affairs - Nomination of Steffan Barry (atheo) as religious leader" PASSED
Ministries
The 20 Ministries are; General Affairs, National Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Federal Security, Justice, Integration, Finance, Health, Environment, Traffic and Transport, Infrasructure, Water and Energie, Economical Affairs, Agriculture and Fishery, Social Affairs, Education, Information, Labour Affairs and the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs.
Political Parties
- The Global Union - Progressive Socialists.
- The Social Democratic Party - Social Democrats.
- The Ayyubid Alliance - Nationalistic Environmentalists.
- The Society of the Conservatives - Conservatives (local Eastern Islands party).
- Party of the Nortern Ayyubid Regions - Socialists - (regional party in the nortern states).
The current goverment is a coalition of the SDP and the AA.
International Politics
International Organizations
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The Sultanate has been admitted as a member of the United Nations. The Sultanate is a strong defender of human rights and democratic principles and for that reason finds the United Nations an important organization to be affiliated with. For a full list of UN
resolutions, see the UN Timeline.
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The Sultanate has joined the International Democratic Union (UDI). The Sultanate is proud to be a member of a peaceful, active and democratic organization such as the UDI.
Relations & Endorsements
Close Relations: The Kingdom of Chicos Desnudos, The Republic of Yuunli
The Sultanate endorses: The Republic of Yuunli, The Community of Sober Thought, The Empire of Keeslandia, The Commonwealth of Pagemaster, The Glorious People's Republic of Groot Gouda, The Federation of Disjunction, The Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra, The Democratic Federation of Grosseschnauzer
The Sultanate is endorsed by: The Community of Sober Thought, The Republic of Yuunli, The Empire of Keeslandia, The Commonwealth of Pagemaster, The Federation of Disjunction, The Constitutional Monarchy of Malabra, The Democratic Federation of Grosseschnauzer
Diplomatic events
Week I - May 1st - May 8th 2005
- The Sultanate of the Ayyubids congratulated BearNation on the birth of their 200 billionth citizen and gave BearNation its endorsement.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs accepted the endorsement of Meadsville for the UN and in return gave Meadsville its endorsement.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs accepted the endorsement of Emory for the UN.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has contacted the UN Delegate of the International Democratic Union to gain information on joining the IDU.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has received a telegram from the IDU regarding joining of the IDU.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has withdrawn its endorsement of BearNation and Emory.
- The Ayyubid Ambassador to the United Nations has voted FOR a resolution on the Right to Learn About Evolution.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has given its endorsement to Yuunli.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs accepted the endorsement of Sober_Thought for the UN and in return gave Sober_Thought its endorsement.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has accepted the endorsement of Yuunli and Keeslandia and in return given its endorsement to Keeslandia.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has granted diplomatic immunity to the ammbasador of Yuunli and has sent an ammbasador for the Sultanate to Yuunli and by doing so affirming close relations between The Sultanate of the Ayyubids and The Republic of Yuunli.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has accepted the endorsement of Pagemaster and in return given its endorsement to Pagemaster.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has made an official request, to Domnonia as the map maker of the IDU, to add The Sultanate of the Ayyubids to the map of the IDU.
- The Minister of Information has sent a letter to Groot Gouda requesting information on the UN Resolution, the language in which telegrams should be sent to Groot Gouda and on ratification resolutions.
- The Minister of Information has received a telegram from Groot Gouda answering the questions of the Minister. The Minister of information has forwarded this telegram to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- The Ayyubid Ambassador to the United Nations has voted AGAINST the resolution on the Right to Learn About Evolution because it has accepted the views of the UDI UN-Delegate, the resolution serves no purpose.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has given its endorsement to Groot Gouda and sent a telegram to Groot Gouda on possible future resolutions.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has given its endorsement to Disjunction
- The Minister of Infrastructure has received a telegram from Domnonia, The Sultanate of the Ayyubids has been added to map of the IDU. The |IDU Map.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs has accepted the endorsement of Disjuntion.
- The Vice-president has welcomed Malagria and Limapolis to the IDU.
- The Minister of Foerign Affairs has given its endorsement to Limapolis.
- The UD-Delegate for the IDU, Groot Gouda has advised against future equality resolutions since there are allready more then enough of them. The Sultan has agreed with Groot Gouda
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs accepted the endorsement of Malabra for the UN and in return gave Malabra its endorsement.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs accepted the endorsement of Grosseschnauzer for the UN and in return gave Grosseschnauzer its endorsement.
- The Ayyubid Ambassador to the UN has proposed the repeal of resolution #30.
Economy
A large private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail industries. The Ayyubid Economy is very dynamic and data on it changes by the minute. For more up to date data on The Ayyubids Economy, check the | GDP Calculator or the | NS Economy Statistics
Government Budget
- Administration: $5,187,712,158.72 26%
- Social Welfare: $2,992,910,860.80 15%
- Healthcare: $2,992,910,860.80 15%
- Education: $2,992,910,860.80 15%
- Religion & Spirituality: $5,786,294,330.88 29%
National Economic Statistics
- Exchange Rate: 2.4831 Diamonds = $1
- Gross Domestic Product: $69,891,967,455.54
- GDP Per Capita: $8,736.50
- Unemployment Rate: 9.03%
- Consumption: $50,267,700,000.00
- Government Budget: $20,784,103,200.00
- Government Expenditures: $19,952,739,072.00
- Goverment Waste: $831,364,128.00
- Exports: $8,031,104,463.54
- Imports: $8,359,576,080.00
- Trade Deficit: $328,471,616.46
Regional Economic Statistics
- Gross Regional Product: $616,280,868,244,115.25
GDP Per Capita: $18,207.84 Regional Average GDP: $15,407,021,706,102.88
- Regional Population: 33,847,000,000
Largest GDP: Steentje ($130 trillion)
Smallest GDP: W0nderland ($3.04 billion)
Largest GDP Per Capita: Isles of Koster ($47,123)
Smallest GDP Per Capita: Groot Gouda ($78.79)
Largest Trade Surplus: Steentje ($1.58 trillion)
Largest Trade Deficit:Isles of Koster ($330 billion)
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