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capital=Menlyn North | | capital=Menlyn North | | ||
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currency=Geekmark (GK) | | currency=Geekmark (GK) | | ||
leader=Pumla Mokwena | leader=Pumla Mokwena | ||
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'''Flag''' | '''Flag''' | ||
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| + | A black square with two parallel white lines, a white box with a red box in the center. The red box represents Tshwane's geographical positon, within South Africa (much like Lesotho) and the bloodshed that occurred in its fight for independence, the bloodiest war the nation has ever seen. | ||
'''National Anthem''' | '''National Anthem''' | ||
| + | This land is mine but I let you rule | ||
| + | I let you navigate and demand | ||
| + | Just as long as you know…this land is mine | ||
| + | So find your home and settle in | ||
| + | Oh, I’m ready to let you win | ||
| + | Just as long as we know | ||
| + | This land is mine | ||
| + | |||
| + | After all the battles and the wars | ||
| + | The scars and loss | ||
| + | My pride, my freedom and my mind | ||
| + | Are becoming stronger now | ||
| + | The walls are down a little more each day | ||
| + | Since you came, finally…finally things are changing | ||
| + | |||
| + | You can hold back the rain, bring on the wind. | ||
| + | Knock us right down, we`ll get up again. | ||
| + | We`ve dug in deep, made our stand. | ||
| + | Tshwane, our homeland. | ||
| + | |||
| + | (adapted from Dido's "This Land is Mine" and Kenny Rogers' "Homeland") | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Contents
Introduction
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| Flag of Tshwane | |
| Motto: Per Angusta ad Angusta | |
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| Region | Best of Bookcrossing |
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| Capital | Menlyn North |
| Official Language(s) | English (100%), Tshwani (90%), iXhosa (50%) |
| Leader | Pumla Mokwena |
| Population | 7 million |
| Currency | Geekmark (GK) |
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The Democratic Republic of Tshwane is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, located in the Best of Bookcrossing region. Notable for its absence of drug laws, its compassionate population of 6 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Healthcare, and Social Welfare. The average income tax rate is 60%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Automobile Manufacturing.
Voting is voluntary. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control. Tshwane's national animal is the one-legged pigeon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the geekmark.
Tshwane is ranked 3rd in the region and 84,125th in the world for Largest Public Transport Department.
Noun: Tshwane Adjective: Tshwani
People
Racial diversity
Religious diversity
Government
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Ministers:
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Jared Grant
Minister of Culture - Agatha Ikatekit Mnisi
Minister of Agriculture and Industry
Minister of Commerce
Minister of Justice
Minister of Defense
Minister of Labour
Minister of Education
Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister of Energy
Minister of Transportation
Minister of Health & Welfare
Minister of the Treasury
Minister of Domestic Security
Minister of Housing & Urban Development
Diplomats:
Sarah McDonald – Ambassador to Maraque
Lynn Petersen - Ambassador to the United Nations
Symbols
Flag
A black square with two parallel white lines, a white box with a red box in the center. The red box represents Tshwane's geographical positon, within South Africa (much like Lesotho) and the bloodshed that occurred in its fight for independence, the bloodiest war the nation has ever seen.
National Anthem
This land is mine but I let you rule I let you navigate and demand Just as long as you know…this land is mine So find your home and settle in Oh, I’m ready to let you win Just as long as we know This land is mine
After all the battles and the wars The scars and loss My pride, my freedom and my mind Are becoming stronger now The walls are down a little more each day Since you came, finally…finally things are changing
You can hold back the rain, bring on the wind. Knock us right down, we`ll get up again. We`ve dug in deep, made our stand. Tshwane, our homeland.
(adapted from Dido's "This Land is Mine" and Kenny Rogers' "Homeland")
History
Culture
Music
Education
Cuisine
Religion
Main holidays
Economy
National Budget
Domestic Statistics
- Government Category: Democratic Socialists
- Government Priority: Defence
- Economic Rating: Basket Case
- Civil Rights Rating: Good
- Political Freedoms: Some
- Income Tax Rate: 60%
- Major Industry: Beef-Based Agriculture
- National Animal: one-legged pigeon
- National Currency: geekmark (G$)
- Total Population: 7,000,000
Government Budget Details
- Administration: G$630,534,703.99 51%
- Social Welfare: G$123,634,255.68 10%
- Healthcare: G$123,634,255.68 10%
- Education: G$123,634,255.68 10%
- Religion & Spirituality: G$98,907,404.55 8%
- Defense: G$123,634,255.68 10%
- Law & Order: G$24,726,851.14 2%
- Commerce: G$0.00 0%
- Public Transport: G$0.00 0%
- The Environment: G$0.00 0%
- Social Equality: G$0.00 0%
Economic Details
- Exchange Rate: G$63.2893 = $1
- Gross Domestic Product: G$2,017,206,556.85
- GDP Per Capita: G$288.17
- Unemployment Rate: 25.89%
- Consumption: G$780,864,000.00
- Government Budget: G$1,315,258,039.20
- Government Expenditures: G$1,236,342,556.85
- Government Waste: G$78,915,482.35
- Imports: G$262,657,103.76
Currency
Currency: Geekmark - G$
Main Imports
Main Exports
Beef, dairy products
Gross National Produce
Beef, milk, dairy products
Transport
Airports
Sea ports
Railways
News services
Newspapers
Television
Radio
International relations
Allies
Enemies
Nations with embassies in Tshwane
Maraque - The Beauregarde Center
World Soviet Party - Smuts Manor
UNNS - Tuscania 1
Camgo - Tuscania 2 (under construction)
Nations in which Tshwane has embassies
