Greetings to all nations of the world. We from the Democratic Republic of Gijinkia wish to formally extend our invitation to the nations of the world to apply for the establishment of a diplomatic mission within Gijinkia. Our government has decided that, in the spirit of international ties of brotherhood, our nation is hereby open for the construction of embassies from various nations throughout the world, so as to establish diplomatic contacts, to work on a mutual understanding between either government, and to encourage further diplomatic, cultural, and trade relations that will mutually benefit either nation.
The Democratic Republic of Gijinkia is a relatively young nation, founded in late 1993 after rising victorious out of its independence war, and broke off from the colonial rule of Sinnoh over Gijinkia. The nation's people, the gijinka, are a species related to humans, and have evolved with physical traits of pokémon that are native to Gijinkia. It is a richly cultured, and friendly nation, whose main religion is Arceusism, of which the mythology also explains how the first gijinka were formed. Gijinkia's national language is English, spoken by the vast majority of the people, and while Japanese is spoken by almost 30% of the people, it was abolished as a national language in 1994.
While it is a nation that was formed out of clans uniting under one banner, these ancient clan relations began to hold smaller and smaller value in society, as the continued cross-clan relations have made heritage unimportant, and since shortly before its independence, the clan system had been rendered obsolete.
Today, Gijinkia stands strong, as a democratic nation, whose economy has, since its independence, been growing steadily, with big economic booms that have livened up the secondary and tertiary sector immensely. Gijinkia's main imports include Telecommunication equipment, machinery, office machines, transport equipment, copper, crude oil, petroleum products, while in terms of exports, it competes in Fruits, beverages, wool, wheat, coal, gold, iron ore, steel, aluminium, machinery, transport equipment. Its people are well-known to be cordial, down-to-earth, and are usually described as a laid-back lot.
For more detailed information about the Democratic Republic of Gijinkia, please consult our nation's official factbook.
Rules and Regulations
I Rules on diplomatic immunity
| Subject | May be arrested or detained | Residence may be entered subject to ordinary procedures | May be issued traffic ticket | May be subpoenaed as witness | May be prosecuted |
| Ambassador or equivalent | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Member of embassy administrative or technical staff | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Member of embassy service staff | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No for official acts. Otherwise, yes |
| Career consular officers | Yes, if for a felony and pursuant to a warrant. | Yes | Yes | No, for official acts. Yes, in all other cases | No for official acts. Otherwise, yes |
| Honorary consular officers | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, for official acts. Yes, in all other cases | No for official acts. Otherwise, yes |
| Consular employees | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, for official acts. Yes, in all other cases | No for official acts. Otherwise, yes |
II Extraterritoriality
- All nation's embassies and consulates are considered to legally be on the soil of the Democratic Republic of Gijinkia, although the laws of the Democratic Republic of Gijinkia do not apply.
- Law enforcement of the Democratic Republic of Gijinkia are not legally allowed to enter a nation's embassy or consulate without the permission of the nation.
- The Democratic Republic of Gijinkia reserves the right to mark any diplomatic staff, including the ambassador as persona non grata, and order them to leave the country.
- The Democratic Republic of Gijinkia reserves the right to order the closure of any embassy or consulate, should it find it necessary to do so.
III Staff & Equipment Regulations
- Diplomatic staff may not exceed a total number of 20 personel, excluding the ambassador, and any of his or her family members. In Diplomacy Tower and for consulates, this maximum amount of staff is reduced to 10.
- Security staff may not exceed a total number of 10 personel, and the security staff to diplomatic staff ratio must be equal to or below 1:2. In Diplomacy Tower and for consulates, this maximum amount of staff is reduced to 5.
- Service staff may not exceed a total number of 25 personel. In Diplomacy Tower and for consulates, this maximum amount of staff is reduced to 12.
- Firearms are to be light, and may not be anything of greater potency than sub-machine guns. (i.e. handguns, bolt-action rifles, and sub-machine guns are allowed) Explosives and incendiary rounds are strictly forbidden within embassies.
- Security personel are limited to carrying a maximum of 1 lethal weapon, and 1 non-lethal weapon.
- Only land-bound vehicles are allowed, may not be armed, and there is a limit of 5 vehicles for each nation, or 4 for embassies in Diplomacy Tower and for consulates.
- Any type of drug, alcohol, animal or plant that is brought into the country must be declared in the application itself.
- Embassy personel are to respect Gijinkian laws and customs outside of the embassy and consulate grounds.
Any failure to comply with the regulations may result in the denial of your nation's application for an embassy or consulate in Gijinkia, forced closure of your embassy or consulate within the Democratic Republic of Gijinkia, or the marking of one or more of your nation's staff as persona non grata and their deportation.
Locations
All embassies are to be located within the capital city of Brassgate. There are two options for locations. You may either request your embassy to be built along the Embassy Drive, overlooking the Or river with the central government buildings being closeby, or request your embassy to be located in one of the floors of the Diplomacy Tower in the financial district of Brassgate.
Consulates may also be built in some of the major cities of Gijinkia. A list of possible locations that are offered for the establishment of consulates are:
Norreyburg, Stoumald, Flayders, Folckerby, and Douglasville
Application
Embassy
- Code: Select all
[b]National information[/b]
Full nation's name:
Head of government:
Head of state:
Minister of Foreign Affairs or equivalent:
Type of government: (e.g.: unitary presidential constitutional republic, federal parliamentary republic, absolute monarchy, etc. NOT WA ranking)
Official language(s):
[b]Embassy Information[/b]
Ambassador's name:
Ambassador's age:
Ambassador's diplomatic experience:
Language(s) spoken by ambassador:
Ambassador's family:
Requested location: (Either Embassy Drive, or Diplomacy Tower, if possible, specify lot or floor number.)
Diplomatic staff:
Security staff:
Service staff:
Do you plan to hire any of the service staff locally?: [N/Y, if Y how many?]
Firearms and weaponry:
Vehicle(s):
Any health issues authorities should be alerted of?:
[b]Misc. Information[/b]
Do you wish to establish any consulate(s) in Gijinkia?:
If so, in what locations?:
Do you wish to negotiate a trade agreement?:
If so, list your country's main imports and exports:
Do you wish to negotiate a non-aggression pact?:
Do you wish to negotiate an alliance?:
Are there any drugs, alcohol, plants or animals that you wish to bring into this country?:
Are there any special requests for the construction of your embassy?:
If possible, do you request the construction of a Gijinkian embassy in your nation?: (if so, provide a link.)
Does your nation have any immigrants from Gijinkia or are of Gijinkian ancestry?: (If yes, make sure to take the Gijinkian diaspora questionnaire: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=198313 )
Anything else you feel you should mention?:
