United States of Mars
| |
| Flag of United States of Mars | |
| Motto: "TONIGHT: The End Of The World. TOMORROW: ..." | |
| No Map Available Yet | |
| Region | Mars |
|---|---|
| Capital | Utopia |
| Official Language(s) | English, Martian |
| Leader | President Jay Daniels |
| Population | 400 - 800 million |
| Currency | Credit |
| NS Sunset XML | |
The Extraterrestrial Democracy of the United States of Mars was originally three separate colonies sent to Earth from Mars after the development of terraforming technology. The three nations, Cropwell, Bottes and Fosse were all small regions and colonised next to each other. During a cold winter, the three nations formed a coalitian to try and help each other survive and when the winter was finally over, the Coalitian held discussions and joined together to become he United States of Mars.
The United States of Mars consists of three states, the original three nations, and shares a border with the nation of Rogue Angelica. Each state is divided up into regions, counties and then constituancies. The nation has two national holidays: Presidents' Day on June 17th and Unity Day and Febuary 3rd.
The President, Jay Daniels* (currently in 2nd term) appoints a cabinet of the following positions: Vice President, Secretary of State for Finance, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State for Work, Pensions and Unions, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Defence, Secretary of State for Health, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Secretary of State for the Home Affairs, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Secretary of State for Justice, Secretary of State for Education, Secretary of State for Mars and the Mars Treaty Organisation, Secretary of State for Space, Secretary of State for Bottes, Secretary of State for Fosse, Secretary of State for Cropwell.
The governemtn works in the following way:
Two house Parliament consisting of "The Chamber of Representatives" and the "Chamber of the People"
The Chamber of Representatives: 913 Members of Parliament are elected for a maximum of five years. The Members of Parliament discuss issues, vote on them and either re-knew them and re-vote or they send issues to the Chamber of People.
The Chamber of the People: For a period of two weeks, 913 members of public are randomly selected (one from each constituancy) and discuss and vote on issues sent from the The Chamber of Representatives. Citizens with a criminal record, foreign nationality or past or present members of parliament are not allowed to be selected for the Chamber of the People.
The United States of Mars was one of the charter members of the New Mars Treaty Organisation and was one of the founding members of the Mars Diplomatic Forum. The Mars Treaty Organisation, including the United States of Mars, is currently at war with the Incorparated States of Mirror Mars.
