The International Liberties Index (ILI)

by **Skappola** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:56 pm

The Regional Council of Skappola has created a new organization to judge the freedoms of the world's countries and classify them into the comprehensive categories shown below. Like any index, some amount of subjectivity will leech into the committee, but it strives to be as objective and neutral as possible.

Please answer all the questions below and post them. Your nation will be classified shortly thereafter.

Civil & Political Freedoms:

Anarchic
Heavily Libertarian
Libertarian
Very Free
Mostly Free
Restrictive
Authoritarian
Heavily Authoritarian
Oppressive

Economic Freedoms

(Disclaimer: Economic Freedoms is weighted significantly less than Civil Freedoms, especially if state is Socialist or Communist)

Heavily Laissez-Faire
Laissez-Faire
Free Market
Mixed
Protectionist or Interventionist
Restrictive or Socialist
Heavily Restrictive, Socialist, or Communist

Categories:

Anarchist Paradise

Overwhelmingly Free

Extremely Free

Very Free

Mostly Free

Somewhat Free

Somewhat Authoritarian

Mostly Authoritarian

Very Authoritarian

Extremely Authoritarian

Overwhelmingly Authoritarian

1984

Code: Select all: [b]Demographics:[/b] Common Name of Nation: Full Name of Nation: Type of Government: National Leader(s): State Religion(s): [b]Political Liberties:[/b] Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: How many major parties does your nation have?: Does the government control any of these parties?: Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Does your nation use Propaganda?: Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Anything else you would like to add: [b]Civil Liberties:[/b] Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Is adultery a crime in your nation?: Is fornication a crime in your nation?: Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Are abortions allowed? Is Polygamy allowed?: Is incest Legal?: Is Bestiality Legal?: Is Birth Control Legal?: Is cannibalism allowed?: Is public nudity allowed? Is Slavery Legal?: Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: Is pornography legal?: Is prostitution legal?: Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: Are public sexual displays allowed? Is Marijuana Legal? Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Does your nation practice: Capital Punishment: Eugenics: Genocide: Torture: "Mysterious Disappearences": Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: Status of Copyright law: Age of: Consent: Majority: Right to Vote: Right to Drive: Right to Marriage Anything else you would like to add: [b]Economic Liberties[/b]: (Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.) Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Does your nation make use of subsidies?: From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Are roads privatized?: Is law Privatized?: Is the government Privatized?: Is education Privatized?: Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? Anything else you would like to add:

by **Palince** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:15 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Palince
Full Name of Nation: The Free Kingdom of Palince
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
National Leader(s): Queen Maria Angenia
State Religion(s): Roman Catholicism

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: By Queen Maria
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 4
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Sometimes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add: Nothing

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: Technically, but it's not enforced
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed?: Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed?: Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed?: No
Is Marijuana Legal?: Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No
Anything else you would like to add: Nothing

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 2
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: No
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: No
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 3
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 2
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Free Market Capitalist
Anything else you would like to add: Nothing.

by **Auzkhia** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:22 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Auzkhia, Auzkhian Empire
Full Name of Nation: The Holy Roman Empire of Auzkhia
Type of Government: Semi Constitutional Federal Monarchy
National Leader(s): Emperor Heinrich
State Religion(s): Roman Harmonism

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Only the lower house is popularly elected, the upper house is hereditary or by appointment.
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No, the Imperial Throne is hereditary and the ministers are appointed by the sovereign
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: The Emperor
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No.
How many major parties does your nation have?: About 1 or 2 really.
Does the government control any of these parties?: The Imperial Unity Party is the ruling party since 1908.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Only in war.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Ideologies like communism, socialism, and fascism were allowed in 1923, the ban was repealed in 1964.
Anything else you would like to add: Auzkhia used to be an absolute monarchy until 1867, and became a de-facto dictatorship in 1934, the Chancellor held dictatorial powers from 1934 to 1949, a democratic government was restored and the chancellor has few powers. The Constitution of Auzkhia was adopted in 1867 and created the federal monarchy, it was last majorly amended in 1949.

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes, gun ownership is legal
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes, religious tolerance laws have been in effect since 1782
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes, you do not have to join the Holy Roman Harmonist Church.
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: Well, meat of sapient beings cannot be sold, but the consumption of thereof is not illegal.
Is public nudity allowed? Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed? Yes.
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Legal and Regulated
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes, but some states have stopped the practice.
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No, and we deny any accusations of genocide against us.
Torture: Torture has been illegal since 1848, no.
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: They accuse us of hiding "the Creator" and they claim that Auzkhia is just a part of a computer game.
Anything else you would like to add: N/A

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes, usually the local and state governments do it.
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3, most of it is safety regulations and anti-trust laws.
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No, unions are not mandatory. Legal, but no employee is required to join one and industries are not required to unionize.
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No.
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: No.
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 2
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Welfare does that for some extent.
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 1
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 8
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Auzkhia has tax havens in it. We turn a blind eye to them.
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Flat, but some states have progressive rates
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Free-Market Capitalism with few regulations.
Anything else you would like to add: Auzkhia has started using capitalist economics starting around the 1850s when industry grew and the serfs were freed in 1848. Now, Auzkhia uses capitalism with some moderate regulation.

by **Rodrania** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:27 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Rodrania
Full Name of Nation: The Democratic Empire of Rodrania
Type of Government: Democracy
National Leader(s): Alexey Petrov
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Yes
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: They're appointed democratically during elections
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Only people who are 18 years old or more are allowed to vote
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 4
Does the government control any of these parties?: The current government controls the Rodranian Imperialist Democratic Party
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes, but not too much
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes, 4 years for presidents, senators and deputies. Judges are elected until their death or until they're fired.
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Yes, monarchist parties are outlawed
Anything else you would like to add: No

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes?
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes except on specific cases
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: (No idea what this means)
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: No, it's illegal and heavily penalized
Is public nudity allowed?: Only on specific places
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Banned since 1950
Eugenics: No
Genocide: Only done once in 1760 after the Rodranian Revolution
Torture: Yes (Only on specific cases)
"Mysterious Disappearences": Yes (Same as above)
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: Several mysterious disappearances and murders.
Anything else you would like to add: No

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tariffs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 5
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: No
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 2
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 1
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Yes
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Capitalist
Anything else you would like to add: No

by **Wolfbenz** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:32 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Wolfbenz
Full Name of Nation: The Democratic Republic of Wolfbenz
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
National Leader(s): Prime Minister Constantine Kalos
State Religion(s): None.

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: The Head of Government
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?:No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 9
Does the government control any of these parties?: No.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: No
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add: That's it.

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: With a permit
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No, but you can sue for adultery
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed?: Only in the first trimester
Is Polygamy allowed?: No
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed? Only during certain private events
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes, but only if there is irrefutable evidence and said crime is mass murder
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No
Anything else you would like to add: Nope.

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes, set at 4%
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 4
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?:
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 5
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 5
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Mixed economy, capitalist leaning
Anything else you would like to add: Nope.

by **Skappola** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:33 pm

Palince wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Palince
Full Name of Nation: The Free Kingdom of Palince
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
National Leader(s): Queen Maria Angenia
State Religion(s): Roman Catholicism

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: By Queen Maria
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 4
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Sometimes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add: Nothing

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: Technically, but it's not enforced
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed?: Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed?: Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed?: No
Is Marijuana Legal?: Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No
Anything else you would like to add: Nothing

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 2
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: No
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: No
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 3
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 2
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Free Market Capitalist
Anything else you would like to add: Nothing.

Extremely Free - Very Free/Libertarian - Laissez-Faire
Thank you for your entry, you will be included in the index shortly!

Auzkhia wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Auzkhia, Auzkhian Empire
Full Name of Nation: The Holy Roman Empire of Auzkhia
Type of Government: Semi Constitutional Federal Monarchy
National Leader(s): Emperor Heinrich
State Religion(s): Roman Harmonism

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Only the lower house is popularly elected, the upper house is hereditary or by appointment.
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No, the Imperial Throne is hereditary and the ministers are appointed by the sovereign
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: The Emperor
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No.
How many major parties does your nation have?: About 1 or 2 really.
Does the government control any of these parties?: The Imperial Unity Party is the ruling party since 1908.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Only in war.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Ideologies like communism, socialism, and fascism were allowed in 1923, the ban was repealed in 1964.
Anything else you would like to add: Auzkhia used to be an absolute monarchy until 1867, and became a de-facto dictatorship in 1934, the Chancellor held dictatorial powers from 1934 to 1949, a democratic government was restored and the chancellor has few powers. The Constitution of Auzkhia was adopted in 1867 and created the federal monarchy, it was last majorly amended in 1949.

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes, gun ownership is legal
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes, religious tolerance laws have been in effect since 1782
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes, you do not have to join the Holy Roman Harmonist Church.
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: Well, meat of sapient beings cannot be sold, but the consumption of thereof is not illegal.
Is public nudity allowed? Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed? Yes.
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Legal and Regulated
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes, but some states have stopped the practice.
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No, and we deny any accusations of genocide against us.
Torture: Torture has been illegal since 1848, no.
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: They accuse us of hiding "the Creator" and they claim that Auzkhia is just a part of a computer game.
Anything else you would like to add: N/A

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes, usually the local and state governments do it.
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3, most of it is safety regulations and anti-trust laws.
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No, unions are not mandatory. Legal, but no employee is required to join one and industries are not required to unionize.
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No.
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: No.
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 2
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Welfare does that for some extent.
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 1
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 8
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Auzkhia has tax havens in it. We turn a blind eye to them.
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Flat, but some states have progressive rates
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Free-Market Capitalism with few regulations.
Anything else you would like to add: Auzkhia has started using capitalist economics starting around the 1850s when industry grew and the serfs were freed in 1848. Now, Auzkhia uses capitalism with some moderate regulation.

Overwhelmingly Free - Heavily Libertarian - Heavily Laissez-Faire
Thank you for your entry, you will be included in the index shortly! You were actually really close to getting into the highest category. Only a couple minor things just barely kept you out of it.

by **The United Covenant** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:35 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: The United Covenant
Full Name of Nation: The United Covenant
Type of Government: Federal Republic, Stromist single-party state
National Leader(s): Chancellor Nova Ceres
State Religion(s): None, Atheism is encouraged.

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes.
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Partially. Elections are open to party members only.
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes.
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Partially. Elections are open to party members only.
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: No.
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: They are appointed.
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: The Supreme Commander, leader of our military.
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Partially. Elections are open to party members only.
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Party members only.
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: N/A, the United Covenant only haas one political party.
How many major parties does your nation have?: Just one, the New Order Party.
Does the government control any of these parties?: The New Order Party has supreme control over the government.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes, but it is partially controlled.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes, but certain ideologies are banned.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes, but, unless the petitioner is a party member, it is unlikely to have any effect.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes.
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes, except for the Chancellor and Supreme Commander, who serve until they either die, resign, or are dismissed.
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Extremist ideologies and ideologies that encourage discrimination are banned.
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No.
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes, but religion is discouraged.
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes. In fact, not belonging to a religion is encouraged.
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes.
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes.
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: No.
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No.
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No.
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes.
Are abortions allowed? Yes.
Is Polygamy allowed?: No.
Is cannibalism allowed?: No.
Is public nudity allowed? No, unless its for artistic purposes (Such as nude modeling.)
Are public sexual displays allowed? No.
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes.
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? No.
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No.
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes, Class 5 crimes only.
Eugenics: No.
Genocide: No.
Torture: VERY rare.
"Mysterious Disappearences": No, but the police have been known to conduct night raids on dangerous criminals in order to catch them off guard.
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: There are suspicions that the United Covenant is trying to create a New World Order, but nothing else.
Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?:
Does your nation make use of subsidies?:
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?:
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?:
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?:
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?:
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?:
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?:
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?:
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?:
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?:
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?:
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?:
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?:
Anything else you would like to add: Nation is not technically communist, but the system is very similar.

by **Charellia** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:37 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Charellia
Full Name of Nation: The United People's Federation of Charellia
Type of Government: Federal Republic
National Leader(s): Chief Executor Christopher Almhega
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: The head of the branch is, but the rest are appointed.
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: The Supreme Court is elected but lower courts are not.
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Lower courts are appointed by the court above them.
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 3 major, 2 minor, innumerable fringe parties.
Does the government control any of these parties?: No.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: We reject the notion that freedom of thought can be given. That being said we do nothing to impede it.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: We avoid it as much as possible.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Not legally recognized, but not a crime.
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? That is up to local jurisdictions
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? They are decriminalized.
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Illegal to sell, but not to possess.
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: To a limited degree.
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Sometimes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 7
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 3
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 5
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Regulated Capitalism
Anything else you would like to add:

by **Skappola** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:45 pm

Rodrania wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Rodrania
Full Name of Nation: The Democratic Empire of Rodrania
Type of Government: Democracy
National Leader(s): Alexey Petrov
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Yes
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: They're appointed democratically during elections
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Only people who are 18 years old or more are allowed to vote
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 4
Does the government control any of these parties?: The current government controls the Rodranian Imperialist Democratic Party
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes, but not too much
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes, 4 years for presidents, senators and deputies. Judges are elected until their death or until they're fired.
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Yes, monarchist parties are outlawed
Anything else you would like to add: No

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes?
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes except on specific cases
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: (No idea what this means)
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: No, it's illegal and heavily penalized
Is public nudity allowed?: Only on specific places
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Banned since 1950
Eugenics: No
Genocide: Only done once in 1760 after the Rodranian Revolution
Torture: Yes (Only on specific cases)
"Mysterious Disappearences": Yes (Same as above)
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: Several mysterious disappearances and murders.
Anything else you would like to add: No

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tariffs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 5
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: No
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 2
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 1
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Yes
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Capitalist
Anything else you would like to add: No

Extremely Free - Libertarian - Free Market
Thank you for your entry! It will be included in the index shortly.

Wolfbenz wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Wolfbenz
Full Name of Nation: The Democratic Republic of Wolfbenz
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
National Leader(s): Prime Minister Constantine Kalos
State Religion(s): None.

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: The Head of Government
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?:No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 9
Does the government control any of these parties?: No.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: No
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add: That's it.

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: With a permit
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No, but you can sue for adultery
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed?: Only in the first trimester
Is Polygamy allowed?: No
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed? Only during certain private events
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes, but only if there is irrefutable evidence and said crime is mass murder
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No
Anything else you would like to add: Nope.

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes, set at 4%
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 4
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?:
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 5
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 5
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Mixed economy, capitalist leaning
Anything else you would like to add: Nope.

Very Free - Very Free/Libertarian - Mixed/Free Market
Thank you for your entry! It will be included in the index shortly.

by **Skappola** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:54 pm

The United Covenant wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: The United Covenant
Full Name of Nation: The United Covenant
Type of Government: Federal Republic, Stromist single-party state
National Leader(s): Chancellor Nova Ceres
State Religion(s): None, Atheism is encouraged.

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes.
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Partially. Elections are open to party members only.
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes.
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Partially. Elections are open to party members only.
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: No.
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: They are appointed.
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: The Supreme Commander, leader of our military.
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Partially. Elections are open to party members only.
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Party members only.
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: N/A, the United Covenant only haas one political party.
How many major parties does your nation have?: Just one, the New Order Party.
Does the government control any of these parties?: The New Order Party has supreme control over the government.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes, but it is partially controlled.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes, but certain ideologies are banned.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes, but, unless the petitioner is a party member, it is unlikely to have any effect.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes.
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes, except for the Chancellor and Supreme Commander, who serve until they either die, resign, or are dismissed.
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Extremist ideologies and ideologies that encourage discrimination are banned.
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No.
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes, but religion is discouraged.
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes. In fact, not belonging to a religion is encouraged.
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes.
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes.
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: No.
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No.
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No.
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes.
Are abortions allowed? Yes.
Is Polygamy allowed?: No.
Is cannibalism allowed?: No.
Is public nudity allowed? No, unless its for artistic purposes (Such as nude modeling.)
Are public sexual displays allowed? No.
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes.
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? No.
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No.
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes, Class 5 crimes only.
Eugenics: No.
Genocide: No.
Torture: VERY rare.
"Mysterious Disappearences": No, but the police have been known to conduct night raids on dangerous criminals in order to catch them off guard.
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: There are suspicions that the United Covenant is trying to create a New World Order, but nothing else.
Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?:
Does your nation make use of subsidies?:
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?:
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?:
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?:
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?:
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?:
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?:
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?:
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?:
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?:
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?:
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?:
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?:
Anything else you would like to add: Nation is not technically communist, but the system is very similar.

Mostly Free - Mostly Free - Similar to Communism
Thank you for your entry! It will be included in the index shortly. Your nation likely would have been included in the "Very Free" category, but the undemocratic government knocked the rights down a considerable amount. Otherwise, it seems to be a benevolent dictatorship.

Charellia wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Charellia
Full Name of Nation: The United People's Federation of Charellia
Type of Government: Federal Republic
National Leader(s): Chief Executor Christopher Almhega
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: The head of the branch is, but the rest are appointed.
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: The Supreme Court is elected but lower courts are not.
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Lower courts are appointed by the court above them.
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 3 major, 2 minor, innumerable fringe parties.
Does the government control any of these parties?: No.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: We reject the notion that freedom of thought can be given. That being said we do nothing to impede it.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: We avoid it as much as possible.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Not legally recognized, but not a crime.
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? That is up to local jurisdictions
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? They are decriminalized.
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Illegal to sell, but not to possess.
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: To a limited degree.
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Sometimes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 7
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 3
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 5
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Regulated Capitalism
Anything else you would like to add:

Very Free - Very Free - Mixed
Thank you for your entry! It will be included in the index shortly. I would like to point out that although "Very Free" might not seem like an ideal category in the face of all the higher categories, it is the equivalent of many modern developed countries today.

by **Skappola** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:23 pm

The Civil Rights & Economic Rights sections have been expanded for more exact classification.

by **ODMS Babel** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:51 pm

by **Gandoor** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 5:30 pm

by **Qingian** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:00 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Qina
Full Name of Nation: The Supreme Empire of Qingian
Type of Government: Absolute Monarchic Empire
National Leader(s): Supreme Emperor Xia Qingian
State Religion(s): Confucianism

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: You mean the Emperor? Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed by the Emperor
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Emperor
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: No
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: No
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: What?
How many major parties does your nation have?:N/A
Does the government control any of these parties?: ^
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Sadly we cant control their minds yet
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: No
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: All other expect the current one
Anything else you would like to add: nope

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: No
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: No
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: I guess you can say that...
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: Yes
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: Yes
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: No
Are abortions allowed? NO
Is Polygamy allowed?: No
Is incest Legal?: No
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: No
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? No
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: Yes
Is pornography legal?: No
Is prostitution legal?: No
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" Not allowed for race, allnother religions except Confucianism are banned
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? No
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? No
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes
Eugenics: Yes
Genocide: No
Torture: Yes
"Mysterious Disappearences": Yes
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: We will not tell

Status of Copyright law: All things made have the right to belong to the government

Age of:
Consent: 22
Majority: 30
Right to Vote: :rofl:

Right to Drive: 34
Right to Marriage 25

Anything else you would like to add: N/A

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Sometimes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Eww Unions
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Wat? You funny
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: N/A
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 4
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Somewhat
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 8
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Captialism
Are roads privatized?: Yes
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? NO
Anything else you would like to add: no

by **Skappola** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:11 pm

ODMS Babel wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: ODMS Babel
Full Name of Nation: The Omnidemocratic Mothership Babel
Type of Government: Cyberdemocracy
National Leader(s): The Ministerial Conclave
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Elected
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?:
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: None
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Some
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes, all nations do even if they do not admit it
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add: The system functions of off a Elected-Appointed system. Leaders and major members of the government are always elected, but generally appoint some of their subordinates. For example, the Foreign Minister is elected but individual Diplomats are appointed (by the Foreign Minister).

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes, if they have a permit
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes. The government takes a pro-rights position to all matters sexual or racial. All laws are completely gender and sex neutral.
Are abortions allowed?: Yes, heavily discouraged due to easy transfer of fetus to an artificial womb
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is incest Legal?: Yes
Is Bestiality Legal?: Yes
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: With consent of those being eaten, yes
Is public nudity allowed?: Where it is not dangerous (such as outer space or construction areas), yes.
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?: No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed?: Yes
Is Marijuana Legal?: Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal?: Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal?: Yes
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: We do not aim for it, but we will not hesitate to attack an enemy because they happen to be the last members of their species
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: Well, we publicly and transparently conduct genetic engineering (on willing subjects). We also regularly make contact with aliens. But we do not kidnap anyone or whatever else.

Status of Copyright law: Legal, expires after a time. Exact time differs by industry. Movies for example expire after 20 years, while video games expire after 10. Creative property and franchise rights last as long as the owning party does. The result would be that while the movies and games of a franchise would have their copyrights expire and be freely available, the franchise itself would still be under the creator's control. Despite this, free-to-use settings are extremely common so most media producers do not copyright their franchise itself.

Age of:
Consent: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)
Majority: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)
Right to Vote: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)
Right to Drive: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)
Right to Marriage: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)

Anything else you would like to add: By augmentation, I refer to things like the Hebe implant which radically slows down physical and mental aging or the various rapid aging implants which speed up physical and mental aging.

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Yes, though they are called Syndicates.
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: It is mandatory in every company.
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 8
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Not regularly. If income disparity becomes or is in danger of becoming severe (defined as the top 5% possessing more than 20% of the wealth (usually it is dealt with well before that point)) we will.
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 3
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 1
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: We bomb them.
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Flat personal income tax, progressive business tax.
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Democratized Economy
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized?: No
Anything else you would like to add: Workplace democracy, accomplished through Syndicalism, is viewed by Omnidemocrats as one of three core components of a truly free and equal society, in addition to political democracy and transhumanism (or non-human equivalent).

Anarchist Paradise - Anarchic - Syndicalist
Thank you for your entry! It will be added to the index shortly. Also, congratulations! You are the first Anarchist Paradise (Which is a good thing, as it doesn't necessarily require the nation to be Anarchist).

Gandoor wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Gandoor
Full Name of Nation: The Democratic Republic of Gandoor
Type of Government: Unicameral parliamentary republican democracy
National Leader(s): Prime Minister Nikolai Olanovich Semenov
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: N/A
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: The High Court is appointed, but lower courts are elected
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: By the Prime Minister on suggestion of the Forum
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: Two major parties with most seats in the Forum, two minor parts with few seats in the Forum
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: No
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No, however, gun ownership is legal, but highly regulated.
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes, but frowned upon.
Is incest Legal?: Yes, but incestuous marriages are illegal.
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? Yes
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed? Yes
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? They are decriminalized
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No

Status of Copyright law: Legal, the length of time before they expire varies, however. Film copyrights last 40 years, unless the film is part of series, in that case, the copyright for all films expires when the final film copyright expires, for example. But the copyright on books lasts for the life of the author + 15 years. Copyrights may be renewed if the current copyright owner has a valid justification.

Age of:
Consent: 15
Majority: 20
Right to Vote: 20
Right to Drive: 15
Right to Marriage: 18

Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 7
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 5
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: No
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 7
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 7
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: A socialist-leaning mixed-economy
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? No
Anything else you would like to add:

Extremely Free - Libertarian - Socialist
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Qingian wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Qina
Full Name of Nation: The Supreme Empire of Qingian
Type of Government: Absolute Monarchic Empire
National Leader(s): Supreme Emperor Xia Qingian
State Religion(s): Confucianism

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: You mean the Emperor? Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed by the Emperor
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Emperor
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: No
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: No
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: What?
How many major parties does your nation have?:N/A
Does the government control any of these parties?: ^
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Sadly we cant control their minds yet
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: No
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: All other expect the current one
Anything else you would like to add: nope

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: No
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: No
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: I guess you can say that...
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: Yes
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: Yes
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: No
Are abortions allowed? NO
Is Polygamy allowed?: No
Is incest Legal?: No
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: No
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? No
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: Yes
Is pornography legal?: No
Is prostitution legal?: No
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" Not allowed for race, allnother religions except Confucianism are banned
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? No
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? No
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes
Eugenics: Yes
Genocide: No
Torture: Yes
"Mysterious Disappearences": Yes
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: We will not tell

Status of Copyright law: All things made have the right to belong to the government

Age of:
Consent: 22
Majority: 30
Right to Vote:
Right to Drive: 34
Right to Marriage 25

Anything else you would like to add: N/A

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Sometimes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Eww Unions
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Wat? You funny
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: N/A
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 4
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Somewhat
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 8
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Captialism
Are roads privatized?: Yes
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? NO
Anything else you would like to add: no

Overwhelmingly Authoritarian - Oppressive - Heavily Restrictive
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by **Qingian** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:14 pm

Skappola wrote:
ODMS Babel wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: ODMS Babel
Full Name of Nation: The Omnidemocratic Mothership Babel
Type of Government: Cyberdemocracy
National Leader(s): The Ministerial Conclave
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Elected
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?:
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: None
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Some
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes, all nations do even if they do not admit it
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add: The system functions of off a Elected-Appointed system. Leaders and major members of the government are always elected, but generally appoint some of their subordinates. For example, the Foreign Minister is elected but individual Diplomats are appointed (by the Foreign Minister).

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes, if they have a permit
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes. The government takes a pro-rights position to all matters sexual or racial. All laws are completely gender and sex neutral.
Are abortions allowed?: Yes, heavily discouraged due to easy transfer of fetus to an artificial womb
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is incest Legal?: Yes
Is Bestiality Legal?: Yes
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: With consent of those being eaten, yes
Is public nudity allowed?: Where it is not dangerous (such as outer space or construction areas), yes.
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?: No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed?: Yes
Is Marijuana Legal?: Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal?: Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal?: Yes
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: We do not aim for it, but we will not hesitate to attack an enemy because they happen to be the last members of their species
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: Well, we publicly and transparently conduct genetic engineering (on willing subjects). We also regularly make contact with aliens. But we do not kidnap anyone or whatever else.

Status of Copyright law: Legal, expires after a time. Exact time differs by industry. Movies for example expire after 20 years, while video games expire after 10. Creative property and franchise rights last as long as the owning party does. The result would be that while the movies and games of a franchise would have their copyrights expire and be freely available, the franchise itself would still be under the creator's control. Despite this, free-to-use settings are extremely common so most media producers do not copyright their franchise itself.

Age of:
Consent: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)
Majority: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)
Right to Vote: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)
Right to Drive: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)
Right to Marriage: 18 (varies by species and can be changed to account for augmentation)

Anything else you would like to add: By augmentation, I refer to things like the Hebe implant which radically slows down physical and mental aging or the various rapid aging implants which speed up physical and mental aging.

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Yes, though they are called Syndicates.
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: It is mandatory in every company.
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 8
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Not regularly. If income disparity becomes or is in danger of becoming severe (defined as the top 5% possessing more than 20% of the wealth (usually it is dealt with well before that point)) we will.
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 3
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 1
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: We bomb them.
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Flat personal income tax, progressive business tax.
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Democratized Economy
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized?: No
Anything else you would like to add: Workplace democracy, accomplished through Syndicalism, is viewed by Omnidemocrats as one of three core components of a truly free and equal society, in addition to political democracy and transhumanism (or non-human equivalent).

Anarchist Paradise - Anarchic - Syndicalist
Thank you for your entry! It will be added to the index shortly. Also, congratulations! You are the first Anarchist Paradise (Which is a good thing, as it doesn't necessarily require the nation to be Anarchist).

Gandoor wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Gandoor
Full Name of Nation: The Democratic Republic of Gandoor
Type of Government: Unicameral parliamentary republican democracy
National Leader(s): Prime Minister Nikolai Olanovich Semenov
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: N/A
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: The High Court is appointed, but lower courts are elected
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: By the Prime Minister on suggestion of the Forum
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: Two major parties with most seats in the Forum, two minor parts with few seats in the Forum
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: No
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No, however, gun ownership is legal, but highly regulated.
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes, but frowned upon.
Is incest Legal?: Yes, but incestuous marriages are illegal.
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? Yes
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed? Yes
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? They are decriminalized
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No

Status of Copyright law: Legal, the length of time before they expire varies, however. Film copyrights last 40 years, unless the film is part of series, in that case, the copyright for all films expires when the final film copyright expires, for example. But the copyright on books lasts for the life of the author + 15 years. Copyrights may be renewed if the current copyright owner has a valid justification.

Age of:
Consent: 15
Majority: 20
Right to Vote: 20
Right to Drive: 15
Right to Marriage: 18

Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 7
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 5
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: No
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 7
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 7
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: A socialist-leaning mixed-economy
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? No
Anything else you would like to add:

Extremely Free - Libertarian - Socialist
Thank you for your entry! It will be added to the index shortly.

Qingian wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Qina
Full Name of Nation: The Supreme Empire of Qingian
Type of Government: Absolute Monarchic Empire
National Leader(s): Supreme Emperor Xia Qingian
State Religion(s): Confucianism

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: You mean the Emperor? Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed by the Emperor
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Emperor
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: No
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: No
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: What?
How many major parties does your nation have?:N/A
Does the government control any of these parties?: ^
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Sadly we cant control their minds yet
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: No
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: All other expect the current one
Anything else you would like to add: nope

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: No
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: No
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: No
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: I guess you can say that...
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: Yes
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: Yes
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: No
Are abortions allowed? NO
Is Polygamy allowed?: No
Is incest Legal?: No
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: No
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? No
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: Yes
Is pornography legal?: No
Is prostitution legal?: No
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" Not allowed for race, allnother religions except Confucianism are banned
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? No
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? No
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes
Eugenics: Yes
Genocide: No
Torture: Yes
"Mysterious Disappearences": Yes
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: We will not tell

Status of Copyright law: All things made have the right to belong to the government

Age of:
Consent: 22
Majority: 30
Right to Vote:
Right to Drive: 34
Right to Marriage 25

Anything else you would like to add: N/A

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Sometimes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Eww Unions
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Wat? You funny
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: N/A
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 4
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Somewhat
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 8
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Captialism
Are roads privatized?: Yes
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? NO
Anything else you would like to add: no

Overwhelmingly Authoritarian - Oppressive - Heavily Restrictive
Thank you for your entry! It will be added to the index shortly. You just barely stayed out of the 1984 category. Congratulations?

by **Sejasia** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:04 pm

by **Chelta** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:14 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Chelta
Full Name of Nation: Realm of Chelta
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy
National Leader(s):

Monarch: Queen Philippa
Prime Minister: Norman Moncrieffe

State Religion(s): Church of Chelta (Christian)

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: The members of the lower house are
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: The government is indirectly elected democratically (the same as in the Westminster system). But the monarch is hereditary.
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed, but confirmed by the legislature
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Lord Chancellor (most senior judge and head of the judiciary)
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: All citizens over 18 may vote
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: Two and a half. Two major parties, and a smaller third party which sometimes holds the balance of power.
Does the government control any of these parties?: The government is drawn from the party that wins the election, but there is no permanent government party. The parties are private organisations.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes, subject to private property rights
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: No
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Erm, yes, you can be unemployed if you want...
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Being homosexual is legal. Being in a homosexual relationship is legal. Same-sex marriage is not recognised. Adoption by same-sex couples is legal, but adoption agencies may refuse to allow adoption by a same-sex couple if they want. There are no anti-discrimination laws. Anything I missed?
Are abortions allowed? To save the mother's life only.
Is Polygamy allowed?: Privately, yes. But polygamous marriage is not recognised.
Is incest Legal?: Yes
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? No
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal? Yes, in a private capacity.
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: Yes, but not forced marriages (i.e. in Chelta your parents can arrange your marriage but you don't have to go along with it)
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Yes
Does your nation practice:

Capital Punishment: Yes
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No

Status of Copyright law: Exists, but limited to 15 years after author's death.

Age of:
Consent: 16
Majority: 18
Right to Vote: 18
Right to Drive: 17
Right to Marriage: 16, or under 16 with consent of parents or guardians

Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 1
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes, but minimally
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes, a minimal welfare system
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 3
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 3
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: All taxes are flat
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: As close to laissez-faire as the electorate will allow a democratic government to get.
Are roads privatized?: Some roads are, especially outside the major cities
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: Yes, but publicly funded
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? No and yes
Anything else you would like to add:

by **Frenequesta** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:26 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Frenequesta
Full Name of Nation: The Social Republic and Scientific Collectives of Frenequesta
Type of Government: Presidential Federal Republic with a Corporatist Technocratic Network
National Leader(s): The Executive Council of Frenequesta
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: They are appointed by the Ministry of Law and approved by the legal branch of the Network
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: Technically no.
How many major parties does your nation have?: Four to five
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes (although union membership, if a person does not work for a cooperative, is required)
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Every nation uses propaganda, and Frenequesta is no different. However, it is no propaganda that supports a particular ideology.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Only those that advocate violent overthrow of the government are not allowed to compete in elections, and even they can exist otherwise.
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: That depends on the state. The state of Cwithers does not allow it under any circumstances (except for the police), most states allow people one non-automatic handgun for defensive purposes, and Oskhammer, Trumpor, and Coppland have no restrictions on number. All states, however, require a background check before one can purchase a gun.
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes, church and state are strongly separated.
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: We're not sure what you mean by this. People are welcome not to have a job if they can somehow get by without one.
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is incest Legal?: Yes
Is Bestiality Legal?: In most cases no.
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: Yes if as a post-mortem donation, and we make sure companies and hospitals don't go Soylent Green.
Is public nudity allowed? Technically yes.
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No, not by the government anyway.
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Freelance prostitution is illegal, working for a regulated brother is.
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal? No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed? Yes
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Yes, but they may be difficult to get.
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No (at least it is not sanctioned in any way)
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: We can't necessarily say that they're wrong, but not that they're right either. But if you must ask, no.

Status of Copyright law: Granted for the life of the author plus at least 15 years.

Age of:
Consent: 14
Majority: 18
Right to Vote: 18
Right to Drive: 14
Right to Marriage: 14

Anything else you would like to add: Not particularly.

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes, but generally only to support R&D.
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5.5 is the most common estimate.
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Corporations must host at least one union for its non-managerial, non-professional positions, and all of them are union shops (that is, people must join the union within a specific frame of time in order to keep the job, but not being a member cannot prevent a person from getting a job there). Cooperatives (that is, companies that are entirely owned by their employees) are not required to host a union. So depending on how you see it, yes and no.
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: In the cooperatives, it is nearly universal. Corporations usually have some degree of it.
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: We'd say a 6.
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: No, at least not beyond creating safety nets.
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 4.5
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 2
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes, though not through the more controversial types such as offshore companies.
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Well-regulated for public interest.
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: Some is. (Side note: Religiously-based private schools may not exist, only secular ones.)
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? Yes, although we are transitioning to a single payer universal healthcare system, and the pharmaceutical industry is a government monopoly.
Anything else you would like to add: None

by **Gaianic Empire** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:38 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Gaianic Empire
Full Name of Nation: Allied States of the Gaianic Empire
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
National Leader(s): Keisari Markus I; Senate President Alexander Kritshenko
State Religion(s): None (Secular State)

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Appointed, but after the candidates passed an exam
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes, except for people below 16
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: Y
How many major parties does your nation have?: Four
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Yes, Nazi-Fascism
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes, after earning a certificate from a three-month course
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed?: Only granted in cases of non-consent intercourses
Is Polygamy allowed?: No
Is incest Legal?: No
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: No
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed?: Yes
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?: No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed?: No
Is Marijuana Legal?: Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal?: Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal?: Yes
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No

Status of Copyright law: Yes, and lasts 15 years after the death of the author

Age of:
Consent: 18
Majority: 18
Right to Vote: 16
Right to Drive: 18
Right to Marriage: 18

Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Yes
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?:
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 3
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?:
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 7
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Welfare state with market affinity
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No, but there are private schools in the nation
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized?: No
Anything else you would like to add:

by **Alexandreon** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:44 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Alexandreon, The Dual Monarchy
Full Name of Nation: Kingdoms and States represented in the Council of State
Type of Government: constitutional monarchy
National Leader(s): Emperor and King Gerasimos VI Alexandrea
State Religion(s): The National Pantheon

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No at the "federal" level, No on member-states level but proposals of serious amendments are on agenda.
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No at the "federal" level, No on member-states level but proposals of serious amendments are on agenda.
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: By the Emperor and King, at the request of Judiciary Council at Ministry of Justice (advisorial body composed of judges and jurisprudence elites)
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: no at "federal" level, no at member-states level, as the curiae system is used (again, amendments are on agenda)
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: yes, all who are of age.
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: no
How many major parties does your nation have?: approximately 5 in each of member states of Dual Monarchy, no formally existing "federal" parties but close yet informal cooperation between similarly-minded parties exists
Does the government control any of these parties?: no
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: no
Does your nation use Propaganda?: during constitutionally regulated states of emergency (during martial law and state of siege, to be precise)
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: no
Anything else you would like to add: the central government of Alexandreon is rather weak and doesn't deal with the citizens as it has only foreign military and "federal" financial in its purview. Both of member states are constitutional monarchies, one of them drifting towards fully parliamentary, ceremonial monarchy, whereas the other calls for more autocratic regime. The Emperor and King himself is fierce supporter of pro-democratic reforms, but his attempts are frequently torpedoed by the aristocracy. And since the Emperor and King is a legalist, he won't simply dissolve the more reluctant legislature of one of the member state and single-handedly amend constitution.

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: yes
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: no
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: no
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: yes
Are abortions allowed? yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: no
Is incest Legal?: no
Is Bestiality Legal?: yes
Is Birth Control Legal?: yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: the laws are ambiguous. Human corpses are res extra commercium so the mortal remnants cannot be sold or purchased. However, cannibalism itself is not mentioned in the law. Probably it would be considered as an aggravating circumstance in a trial for murder. In extreme situations, however (e.g. castaways in a lifeboat) it might be considered as a deed not prohibited by laws.
Is public nudity allowed? yes
Is Slavery Legal?: no
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No, but control of the information may be evoked during martial law
Is pornography legal?: yes
Is prostitution legal?: yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" no
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: no
Are public sexual displays allowed? yes, but unpopular
Is Marijuana Legal? not regulated by laws
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? as above
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? as above
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: yes, although it is gradually falling off the use
Eugenics: no
Genocide: no
Torture: abolished in 1563
"Mysterious Disappearences": no
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: no

Status of Copyright law:

Age of:
Consent: 15
Majority: 18
Right to Vote: 25 in parliamentary elections, 18 in local
Right to Drive: 16 (yet cars are not so popular since it's circa 1910 in Alexandreon)
Right to Marriage females: 16 (with permission of parents/legal guardians/court) males: 18

Anything else you would like to add:--

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3-4
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: no
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: slightly
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: somewhat
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 4,5
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: slightly
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?:
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 4,5-6, depending on sector (banks and financial agencies are taxed more heavily)
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 2,5
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: no
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: flat
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?:
Are roads privatized?: no
Is law Privatized?: no
Is the government Privatized?: no
Is education Privatized?: private education exists
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? private welfare and healthcare exist
Anything else you would like to add: --

by **Margno** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:45 pm

CODE: SELECT ALL
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Margno
Full Name of Nation: Margno
Type of Government: Anarchic
National Leader(s): None
State Religion(s): Love

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: N/A
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: N/A
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: No
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: N/A
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: N/A
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: No
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: No
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: N/A, No elections.
How many major parties does your nation have?: 0
Does the government control any of these parties?: N/A
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: No authorities to petition, though you wouldn't be penalized for writing one.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: N/A
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Extensively, though it's not like we lie in it.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: It's not illegal, but you wouldn't be able to find one in Margno. You'd have to bring it yourself from another country where they're sold.
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Atheism is just another religion, and yes, it is legal.
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: N/A, no punitive justice.
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: It's not a protected right, but there are no police to invade it.
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Overwhelmingly
Are abortions allowed? They're not illegal, but there are no abortion clinics in Margno. You'd have to travel to some other country to have the abortion and come back.
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes, although it's not a marginal practice
Is incest Legal?: Yes
Is Bestiality Legal?: Yes
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: Yes
Is public nudity allowed? Yes
Is Slavery Legal?: Not illegal, but not present. Even if you did bring a slave into Margno, no one would respect your "ownership" of him. They would just help him escape the first day.
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: It would be impossible as the Marginals have no currency and no concept of ownership or exchange.
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" Yes
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: Yes
Are public sexual displays allowed? Yes
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Yes: rather more difficult to acquire, and there's a high probability that people will "steal" them from you, though.
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No

Status of Copyright law: Nonexistent, frequently pointed out as an example of how insane the idea of property ownership is.

Age of:
Consent: None under the law. In Marginal culture, puberty.
Majority: None
Right to Vote: N/A
Right to Drive: None
Right to Marriage: None under the law. In Marginal culture, puberty.

Anything else you would like to add: In Marginal culture is a stronger descriptor than you might imagine; marginals are a remarkably unified people, owing in no small part to their concepts of consensus decision making and discussion, wherein parties debate until a consensus has been reached, and any point that cannot be defended is expected to be conceded.

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.) My nation is anarcho-communist with an unusual economic structure. Since I was unsure, I answered the questions.
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: Strictly speaking it would have to be 1.
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No.
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Close, but not quite, it exclusively uses consensus decision making.
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: As above
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 10, Margno has no other class, unless you consider the old, or the sick.
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: No
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: No
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: N/A, Margno's economy doesn't use formal corporations. The closest equivalent would be mission groups, which are not taxed, as there is no money and no government.
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: Margno is a micronation in the city of Anachrodelphia, and contains no wilderness.
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: No
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Non-corporate spontaneous decentralized nonprofit endeavor.
Are roads privatized?: Private and nonprofit; free
Is law Privatized?: N/A
Is the government Privatized?: N/A
Is education Privatized?: Private and nonprofit; free
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? Private and nonprofit; free
Anything else you would like to add: Margno is communist not because the economy is centrally controlled by the government, but because all goods and services are produced by individuals or nonprofits using consensus decision-making, and provided free of charge to consumers. Like capitalism it is subject to a version of market forces, but the fundamental alignment of the individual is upon not the ego but the specific other, as in marginal social practices.

by **The United Confederacy of Texas** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:06 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: U.C.T.
Full Name of Nation: Republic of the United Confederacy of Texas
Type of Government: Federal presidential constitutional republic
National Leader(s): President: Adam Roark, Vice President: David Beckham
State Religion(s): None: 95% of population practice Atheism

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Elected
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: N/A
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes, universal suffrage is located in the Constitution
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: At least 6
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No, but many officials run for at least 2 terms
Does your nation use Propaganda?: No
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add: N/A

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed?: Yes but only in cases of rape or if the mother's life is in danger
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is incest Legal?: Yes
Is Bestiality Legal?: Yes
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: Yes, but only by post-mortem donation
Is public nudity allowed?: Yes
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes, but permits are required for operation, and said workers are required to not have STDs
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed?: Yes, but many refrain from such acts
Is Marijuana Legal?: Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal?: Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal?: Flesh-eating drugs such as Krokodil are illegal, but other hard drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine are legal.
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes, but only in rare cases
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No

Status of Copyright law: Legal. Usage of certain names or passages require some form of recognition from the original creator. Others, such as music and films can be used freely, but also request recognition of the original artist.

Age of:
Consent: 16
Majority: 17
Right to Vote: 17
Right to Drive: 16
Right to Marriage: 17

Anything else you would like to add: Usage of drugs and alcohol are 15 and 16, respectively

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes, but only trade
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 2
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 7
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 7
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 8
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Socialist-leaning free market economy
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized?: No
Anything else you would like to add: N/A

by **Tolmakia** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:38 pm

Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Tolmakia
Full Name of Nation: The Republican State of Tolmakia (Commonly just The Republic of Tolmakia)
Type of Government: Parliamentary Constitutional Government
National Leader(s): Prime Minister Madd Daneili (head of state and government)
State Religion(s): Protestantism (National)

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Mostly yes (some have been elected by legislature)
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Both
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Legislature
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 3
Does the government control any of these parties?: Partially, two parties are semi-independent
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: In some cases, usually discouraged
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No. However extreme ones or extreme versions of other ideologies are banned
Anything else you would like to add: The republic is a centrist nation and welcomes everyone of any political ideology. However it frowns on extremists or ideologies that cause harm or abuse/prevention of freedom

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes (one gun per citizen, none for those with criminal records)
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes (but discouraged)
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: In most cases, no
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: No, it is neutral but reconsidering its position
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: No
Is incest Legal?: No
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: NO
Is public nudity allowed? Yes (in some places)
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: To an extent, yes
Is prostitution legal?: No
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?" No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? No
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? No
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? No
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Not since June 2014. Life sentence has replaced it
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": Officially no
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: Not much. However they do accuse the semi-independent government intelligence agency, the TAIL (Tolmakian Agency of Intelligence and Learning) for the disappearance of a few notable extremists or radicals. The last accusations were in 2004 and these claims have yet to be investigated in.

Status of Copyright law: Legal

Age of:
Consent: 18
Majority: 18
Right to Vote: 18
Right to Drive: 18 (16 with parental guidance)
Right to Marriage 18 (21 in the western province)

Anything else you would like to add: None

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: In most cases
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 4 to 5
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Not so much
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 3
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 5
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 5
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: No
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive tax
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Partially Regulated Mixed System
Are roads privatized?: Some are, major roads are not
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? No
Anything else you would like to add: The Republic prioritizes two things: Welfare of its people and its economy. It currently strives to improve its people's freedom.

by **Skappola** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 8:56 pm

Sejasia wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Sejasia
Full Name of Nation: Republic of Sejasia
Type of Government: Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic
National Leader(s): President Lokh Yaan Sinh, Prime Minister Anne-Marjan Nur
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: The President
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: 4
Does the government control any of these parties?: N/A
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: No
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Communism, Islamism, Religious fundamentalism, Ethnic Nationalist platforms
Anything else you would like to add: N/A

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes, but it is heavily restricted through paperwork and inspection. Many public services and centers, as well as private businesses, banned concealed carry completely.
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: No, however, security officials are required warrant or permission from both the citizen and local government.
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed?: Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: No, strictly illegal
Is incest Legal?: No, strictly illegal
Is Bestiality Legal?: No, caning as punishment
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes, encouraged
Is cannibalism allowed?: No, death penalty
Is public nudity allowed?: No
Is Slavery Legal?: No, life imprisonment for slavers
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: None
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Heavily restricted and monitered by the government, but yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?: Religious discrimination is illegal. Racial discrimination is heavily discouraged.
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: Illegal
Are public sexual displays allowed?: Illegal
Is Marijuana Legal?: No, life imprisonment for smuggling or possesion of such substances
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal?: Illegal, same case as marijuana
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal?: Illegal, death penalty
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: Yes
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: N/A

Status of Copyright law: Let the free market decide

Age of:
Consent: 16 for both genders
Majority: 31.4
Right to Vote: 18
Right to Drive: 15
Right to Marriage: 18

Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes, ranges from 0.5-300% depending on the product
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 4
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: To a certain degree, it is highly encouraged if one is in the private sector to join a union.
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: To a certain degree.
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Uncommon, but has been becoming slightly popular.
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 3
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: No, that is up to manucipal governments and commu ities to decide.
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes.
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 2
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 7
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes.
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Flat Tax
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Pragmatic socialism with some elements of meritocracy, particularily in government and education.
Are roads privatized?: Semi-private
Is law Privatized?: Absolutely not
Is the government Privatized?: Absolutely not
Is education Privatized?: Only post secondary services are private, but even then it is subsidized to an affordable level. What gets you in is one's academic prowess and portfolio for the most part, not money.
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized?: No, it isn't.
Anything else you would like to add: Not really, have a nice day.

Very Free - Very Free/Mostly Free - Free Market
Thank you for your entry! It will be added to the index shortly. This nation was actually a bit difficult, because it had many things which pulled it both up and down in terms of rights. Your allowance of Abortion & Same-sex Marriage pulled Civil Rights up while the illegal marijuana and liberal use of the death penalty pulled it down. The Economic rating actually kept it in the Very Free Category, interestingly, because your economic policy is actually quite lenient despite your use of socialism. Pragmatic Socialism indeed.

Chelta wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Chelta
Full Name of Nation: Realm of Chelta
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy
National Leader(s):
Monarch: Queen Philippa
Prime Minister: Norman Moncrieffe
State Religion(s): Church of Chelta (Christian)

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: The members of the lower house are
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: The government is indirectly elected democratically (the same as in the Westminster system). But the monarch is hereditary.
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed, but confirmed by the legislature
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Appointed by the Queen on the advice of the Lord Chancellor (most senior judge and head of the judiciary)
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: All citizens may vote
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: No
How many major parties does your nation have?: Two and a half. Two major parties, and a smaller third party which sometimes holds the balance of power.
Does the government control any of these parties?: The government is drawn from the party that wins the election, but there is no permanent government party. The parties are private organisations.
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes, subject to private property rights
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: No
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Erm, yes, you can be unemployed if you want...
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Being homosexual is legal. Being in a homosexual relationship is legal. Same-sex marriage is not recognised. Adoption by same-sex couples is legal, but adoption agencies may refuse to allow adoption by a same-sex couple if they want. There are no anti-discrimination laws. Anything I missed?
Are abortions allowed? To save the mother's life only.
Is Polygamy allowed?: Privately, yes. But polygamous marriage is not recognised.
Is incest Legal?: Yes
Is Bestiality Legal?: Yes
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed? No
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal? Yes, in a private capacity.
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: Yes, but not forced marriages (i.e. in Chelta your parents can arrange your marriage but you don't have to go along with it)
Are public sexual displays allowed? No
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Yes
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: Yes
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No

Status of Copyright law: Exists, but limited to 15 years after author's death.

Age of:
Consent: 16
Majority: 18
Right to Vote: 18
Right to Drive: 17
Right to Marriage: 16, or under 16 with consent of parents or guardians

Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: No
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 3
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: No
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: No
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: No
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 1
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes, but minimally
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes, a minimal welfare system
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 3
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 3
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: All taxes are flat
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: As close to laissez-faire as the electorate will allow a democratic government to get.
Are roads privatized?: Some roads, especially in the country
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: Yes, but publicly funded
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? No and yes
Anything else you would like to add:

Extremely Free - Libertarian - Heavily Laissez-Faire
Thank you for your entry! It will be added to the index shortly. Your nation is quite free, though the Civil Rights are in an unusual limbo state where all drugs are legalized, yet same-sex marriage is not recognized. That's entirely fine, of course, but it knocked your civil rights rating down from Heavily Libertarian to Libertarian and the overall rating down from Overwhelmingly free to Extremely free.

Frenequesta wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Frenequesta
Full Name of Nation: The Social Republic and Scientific Collectives of Frenequesta
Type of Government: Presidential Federal Republic with a Corporatist Technocratic Network
National Leader(s): The Executive Council of Frenequesta
State Religion(s): None

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: They are appointed by the Ministry of Law and approved by the legal branch of the Network
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: Technically no.
How many major parties does your nation have?: Four to five
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes (although union membership, if a person does not work for a cooperative, is required)
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: No
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Every nation uses propaganda, and Frenequesta is no different. However, it is no propaganda that supports a particular ideology.
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Only those that advocate violent overthrow of the government are not allowed to compete in elections, and even they can exist otherwise.
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: That depends on the state. The state of Cwithers does not allow it under any circumstances (except for the police), most states allow people one non-automatic handgun for defensive purposes, and Oskhammer, Trumpor, and Coppland have no restrictions on number. All states, however, require a background check before one can purchase a gun.
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes, church and state are strongly separated.
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: We're not sure what you mean by this. People are welcome not to have a job if they can somehow get by without one.
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed? Yes
Is Polygamy allowed?: Yes
Is incest Legal?: Yes
Is Bestiality Legal?: In most cases no.
Is Birth Control Legal?: Yes
Is cannibalism allowed?: Yes if as a post-mortem donation, and we make sure companies and hospitals don't go Soylent Green.
Is public nudity allowed? Technically yes.
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No, not by the government anyway.
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Freelance prostitution is illegal, working for a regulated brother is.
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal? No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed? Yes
Is Marijuana Legal? Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal? Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal? Yes, but they may be difficult to get.
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No (at least it is not sanctioned in any way)
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: We can't necessarily say that they're wrong, but not that they're right either. But if you must ask, no.

Status of Copyright law: Granted for the life of the author plus at least 15 years.

Age of:
Consent: 14
Majority: 18
Right to Vote: 18
Right to Drive: 14
Right to Marriage: 14

Anything else you would like to add: Not particularly.

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes, but generally only to support R&D.
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5.5 is the most common estimate.
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Corporations must host at least one union for its non-managerial, non-professional positions, and all of them are union shops (that is, people must join the union within a specific frame of time in order to keep the job, but not being a member cannot prevent a person from getting a job there). Cooperatives (that is, companies that are entirely owned by their employees) are not required to host a union. So depending on how you see it, yes and no.
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?: Yes
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: In the cooperatives, it is nearly universal. Corporations usually have some degree of it.
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: We'd say a 6.
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: No, at least not beyond creating safety nets.
Does your nation /use tax income to create a "welfare net"?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 4.5
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 2
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes, though not through the more controversial types such as offshore companies.
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Well-regulated for public interest.
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: Some is. (Side note: Religiously-based private schools may not exist, only secular ones.)
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized? Yes, although we are transitioning to a single payer universal healthcare system, and the pharmaceutical industry is a government monopoly.
Anything else you would like to add: None

Anarchist Paradise - Anarchic - Mixed
Thank you for your entry! It will be added to the index shortly. Despite your Mixed economy perhaps lacking what some might call "Economic Freedoms", I believe this nation is deserving of the highest Civil/Political rights category due to the wide-ranging rights given to its people. The only questionable law is the ban on religiously-based private schools, but the other rights more than make up for it.

Gaianic Empire wrote:
Demographics:
Common Name of Nation: Gaianic Empire
Full Name of Nation: Allied States of the Gaianic Empire
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
National Leader(s): Keisari Markus I; Senate President Alexander Kritshenko
State Religion(s): None (Secular State)

Political Liberties:
Does your nation have a separate Legislative Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: Yes
Does your nation have a separate Executive Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected democratically?: No
Does your nation have a separate Judicial Branch?: Yes
Are members of said branch elected or appointed?: Appointed
If appointed, by whom are they appointed?: Appointed, but after the candidates passed an exam
Does your nation have fair, free, and open elections?: Yes
Does your nation allow all of its people to vote?: Yes, except for people below 16
Does your nation allow political harrassment, gerrymandering, or have non-secret ballots?: Y
How many major parties does your nation have?: Four
Does the government control any of these parties?: No
Does your nation grant its people freedom of speech?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of thought?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of association?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of petition?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people freedom of assembly?: Yes
Does your nation have term limits on government positions?: Yes
Does your nation use Propaganda?: Yes
Are any political ideologies or parties outlawed?: Yes, Nazi-Fascism
Anything else you would like to add:

Civil Liberties:
Does your nation grant its people the right to own guns?: Yes, after earning a certificate from a three-month course
Does your nation have freedom of religion?: Yes
Does your nation have freedom from religion?: Yes
Does your nation grant its people the right to a fair trial?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to privacy?: Yes
Does your nation have the right to unemployment?: Yes
Is adultery a crime in your nation?: No
Is fornication a crime in your nation?: No
Does your nation recognize LGBTQ rights?: Yes
Are abortions allowed?: Only granted in cases of non-consent intercourses
Is Polygamy allowed?: No
Is incest Legal?: No
Is Bestiality Legal?: No
Is Birth Control Legal?: No
Is cannibalism allowed?: No
Is public nudity allowed?: Yes
Is Slavery Legal?: No
Is the Internet, Newspapers, or other media sources censored?: No
Is pornography legal?: Yes
Is prostitution legal?: Yes
Is Racial and/or Religious discrimination legal?: No
Are Arranged Marriages Legal?: No
Are public sexual displays allowed?: No
Is Marijuana Legal?: Yes
Are LSD and other soft drugs legal?: Yes
Are Krokodil and other hard drugs legal?: Yes
Does your nation practice:
Capital Punishment: No
Eugenics: No
Genocide: No
Torture: No
"Mysterious Disappearences": No
Any of the things Conspiracy theorists accuse governments of doing: No

Status of Copyright law: Yes, and lasts 15 years after the death of the author

Age of:
Consent: 18
Majority: 18
Right to Vote: 16
Right to Drive: 18
Right to Marriage: 18

Anything else you would like to add:

Economic Liberties:
(Disclaimer: if your nation is Communist, skip the next section. Your nation will be exempt. If your nation is Socialist, please answer all the questions.)
Does your nation make use of tarrifs?: Yes
Does your nation make use of subsidies?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does your nation regulate its economic activity?: 5
Does your nation practice forced membership in Unions?: Yes
Does your nation actively support workplace democracy?:
Is workplace democracy widely practiced?: Yes
From 1 to 10, how much does the working class control the means of production?: 3
Does your nation redistribute wealth through taxes?: Yes
Does your nation use tax income to create a "welfare net"?:
From 1 to 10, how heavily do you tax corporations?: 6
From 1 to 10, how much land is protected as a natural reserve or state park?: 7
Does your nation make use of Tax Shelters?: Yes
Does your nation have a Progressive or Flat Tax?: Progressive
In 1-5 words, how would you describe your nations economic policy?: Welfare state with market affinity
Are roads privatized?: No
Is law Privatized?: No
Is the government Privatized?: No
Is education Privatized?: No, but there are private schools in the nation
Is Welfare and healthcare Privatized?: No
Anything else you would like to add:

Very Free - Very Free - Mixed
Thank you for your entry! It will be added to the index shortly.

I will continue to rank the nations tomorrow. For now, I have to sleep.

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