Empire of Zirilrath Factbook

by **Zirilrath** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:13 am

General Information:

Full name of nation: The Empire of Zirilrath

National adjective: Imperial or Zirilrathian

Government type: Theocratic Monarchy

Head of state: The Divine Emperor Optimus Validus Caesar

The Emperor is aided in the daily running of the Empire by four ministries, detailed below along with the High Minister:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Julius Maxentius
Ministry of Defense: Brutus Flavius
Ministry of Trade: Caius Lamna
Minstry of Internal Affairs: Marcus Crassus

World Assembly member? No

Capital: Aureus

Official Language: Latin

Official Religion: Satorism

National Animal: Lion

In your nation, are you allowed to...

Eat anything you want? Yes, within logical limits.

Murder others? No. The punishment for a plebeian who does so is forced labor. For a nobile the penalty depends on who he murdered: killing a plebeian leads to having to monetarily compensate the next of kin, killing another nobile leads to being stripped of noble status and being tried as a plebeian.

Kill sea-life? Yes.

Kill animals? Yes.

Operate machinery? Yes, though a license is required depending on the sort of machinery.

Own a weapon? Only nobiles, and only semi-automatic or single-shot weapons.

Speak Freely? No. Speaking against the Emperor or the Church is a capital offense.

Smoke tobacco-related products? Yes.

Use marijuana? No.

Consume alcohol? Yes.

Drive? Yes, if you have a license.

Drink and Drive? No.

View pornographic material? It is not illegal to view it, but the production of such material is.

Have extramarital intercourse? For men, yes. For women, no.

Wear nothing in public? No.

Wear nothing? Only in the privacy of one's home, or in the single-sex bathhouses controlled by the government.

Wear anything you want? No, certain religious symbols and other things deemed offensive are banned.

Vote? There is no democracy within the Empire.

Own a business? For men, yes. For women, only if they have no legal guardian, i.e. they are widows or unmarried over the age of 25.

Worship anything, regardless of church? No, special license is required to practice any other religion than Satorism.

Have children without licenses? Yes.

Gamble under X age? Gambling is perfectly legal, no matter one's age.

Marry freely? Only to people of the opposite sex.

Avoid conscription into the army? No, each male citizen must go through one year of training for the Domestic Defense Force.

Population:
Total population: 4.127 billion

Ethnic diversity:
Native Imperial: 95%
Other Caucasian: 2.5%
African: 0.5%
Asian: 1.0%
Arab: 0.5%
South American: 0.3%
Other: 0.2%

Expected lifespan:
Male nobile: 86 years
Female nobile: 85 years
Male plebeian: 71 years
Female plebeian: 74 years

Languages spoken:
Latin: 100%
English: 93%
Other language: 14%

Religion
All citizens must recognize the divinity of the Emperor, any who refuse faces harsh punishment. An exception to this is foreign citizens who dwell within the Empire, who are not held to this law. They must nevertheless have a special permit to worship openly.

School system:
Four years of compulsory education, 8-12. 100% of population.
Further five years of basic education: 13-17. 85% of population.
Higher education: 18+. 5% of population.

Geographical information:

Total area: 422.000 sq km.

Climate: Mediterranean. There may be snowfall during the winter in higher altitudes, but this is rather rare.

Terrain: Mostly plains with interspersed forests and some hills. A high mountain range runs along the Empire's eastern shore, known as the Olympic Mountains. And to the east is the Promethian strait.

Elevation Extremes:
Lowest: Caus Valley,-57 m below sea level.
Highest: Mt.Olympus, 3025 m above sea level

Natural resources: Uranium, oil, coal, natural gas, iron, copper, tin, silver, gold, bauxite, lead. Fertile land is plentiful in the Empire.

by **Zirilrath** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:23 am

Political information

The Empire is ruled by the Emperor, who is given the title by the previous Emperor. There need be no familial ties between two Emperors, though it is customary that the favorite son is named successor. The current Emperor has instated four ministries to deal with the daily running of the Empire, though the Emperor is still the only one with the right to pass laws.

The Emperor always bear the surname Caesar, which is as much a title as a name, and the middle name shows which family they are from. The Validus family have been ruling for nearly two centuries.

Legal system

The legal system of the Empire, Lex Imperia, is based around the two social classes that exist within the Empire: the common man, plebeians, and the noble families, nobiles.

Nobiles have more rights than plebeians, such as owning firearms, but the system is still fair, ensuring that no one group can act to harm the other without consequences.

There are several degrees of crime, ranging from the minor crimes that only result in fines, to the capital crimes that result in execution or forced labor.

Economy
GDP: 107 trillion USD (Universal Standard Dollar)
GDP per capita: 53 684 USD
Population below poverty line: 5%
Unemployment rate: 2%
Income tax rate: 25%
Inflation rate: -0.1%
Labor force: 1.5 billion

Currency: 1 Aurum=10 Decims=100 Centims
Exchange rate: 1 Aurum = 2.0 USD

Major industries: Weapons manufacturing, uranium mining, oil extraction, car manufacturing, other mining.

Electricity: Nuclear, 85%. Coal, 5%. Hydroelectric, 5%. Natural gas, 5%.
Production: 8400 GW
Consumption: 6500 GW
Exports: 1900 GW

by **Zirilrath** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:03 am

History

The Empire was founded in the year 194 AD, year 0 by the Imperial Calendar, by the first Emperor, Augustus Optimus Caesar. But the history of Zirilrath goes back further.

The earliest found record of Zirilrath is from the fifth century B.C, at that time it was a kingdom, and a rather successful one. The kingdom had managed to either conquer neighboring lands, or tie them to it by diplomacy. The golden age of the Kingdom lasted for nearly four hundred years, before the expanding Roman Empire came upon them.

The Kingdom could not resist the roman legions, and soon was just another part of their empire. The Zirilrathians took well to the civilization brought by the romans, soon being nearly indistinguishable from their conquerors. The earlier culture and religion of Zirilrath was replaced by that of the romans, and even the language spoken by the people changed.

This would not last forever, the Zirilrathians respected the romans, but they also sought their freedom, and a young captain in the roman military force recruited from the local populace led an uprising against the roman empire. This man was to be the first Emperor, and after nearly forty years of fighting he had finally given Zirilrath its freedom. He was crowned Emperor Augustus Optimus Caesar by the populace.

After the fall of the roman empire the capital of the Empire was renamed Roma, to mark themselves as the heirs of that great empire. Soon the Empire started expanding, conquering the surrounding lands with their well-trained legions, and it also became a center for commerce, drawing in merchants from all the world. The Empire bloomed, and all was well, for a time.

Then came the Black Death, a disease that wiped out nearly a third of the Empire's population, and this rapid decrease in population also took a large toll on the military and economy of the Empire. It took several hundred years for the Empire to fully recover, but so it did.

After this the Empire did not go to war as often as it had before, preferring to protect what it already had. It became a superpower of culture and science instead of war, though it still maintained its military strength, and people from all over the civilized world came to study within its great schools.

With the turn of time it became the nation it is today, still ruled by the Emperors, and still a power to be reckoned with on the global stage.

by **Zirilrath** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:38 am

Military

The day-to-day running of the military is handled by the Ministry of Defence.

Military Ranks

Army:

Son of Mars

Navy:

sailor

Son of Neptune

Air Force:

Filio Venti

Expenditure: 42% of GDP

Branches:

The Legions: The professional soldiers of the Empire, taken from their homes at the age of eight and trained for ten years in the art of war these men are a force to be reckoned with. 6,5 million of them exist at any one time, divided into Legions of 6500 men, and the Empire continuously trains more to replace those who fall in battle.

The Domestic Defense Force: Each male citizen must go through one year of military training, to learn the basics of combat. These men are very rarely mobilized, as the Empire is very rarely invaded. The Empire always keeps enough weapons on hand to mobilize 100 million of them should it be necessary, though this is a last resort, as the economy would suffer a serious blow from such a move, and their lack of training would severely limit their effectiveness.

The Gladius special forces: These men are the best the Empire has, reserved for missions that require less brutal force and more precise strikes. These men are trained to fill all the roles of other nations' several special forces, giving them an impressive flexibility. They are chosen at birth, and go through a harsh training regiment to become the best, the training is so harsh that only one out of ten recruits survive to become members of the Gladius force. There are only 1000 of them, divided into units of ten.

The Imperial air force: This is the air force of the Empire, and they fulfill much the same role as many other nations' air forces. They are recruited from men who have reached the age of 16, and then they are trained for two years before they see active service. There are 100.000 men serving in the air force.

The Imperial Navy: The naval forces of the Empire. There are 250.000 men serving in the navy.

The Imperial Cavalry: The vehicle-bound forces of the Empire, including everything from tanks to trucks. They most often work in conjunction with the Legions. There are 150.000 men serving in the Cavalry.

Support Forces: The engineers, medics, and other mostly non-combat personnel that follow the armed forces. Their job is to oil the gears of the Imperial war machine, to keep it running smoothly. There are 5 million of them in total.

The foreign Legions: A force recruited from the population of the Empire's protectorates or non-Imperial lands. The main task of these men is to defend the nation they are stationed in, but they may also be used in offensive actions. At the moment there are 750 000 of them.

Paramilitary branches

Imperial Police Force: The police force of the Empire, tasked with defending the citizens and the state from crime.

The Imperial Intelligence Agency: The IIA is a government agency whose task is to protect the Empire from both internal and external threats, and they have a nearly limitless right to operate within the Empire. They also keep track of everyone who enters or leaves the Empire, to make sure that no foreign spies or terrorists make it into the nation.

by **Surote** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:00 am

If I'm not a bother but I just think that if the men can cheat on there wifes the women should be able to do the same it's wrong and unequal.

by **Zirilrath** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:54 am

The Empire is not the place to go if you want equality.

by **Zirilrath** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:38 am

Military Equipment (WIP)

Small Arms

SIP-Z Pistol

RFSA-Z

ZAS-2009

SASG-Z

MAS-SF

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