Unified Germania (Alternate Earth RP)

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Unified Germania

Monarchie für das Volk, der Regierung für das Volk
(Monarchy for the People, Government For the People)

(Alternate Earth RP Nation)

This factbook is currently being restructured for the above RP, and some of the information is liable to change over time.

Factbook Table of Contents:

Page 1: Quick Facts
Page 2: Geography
Page 3: History & Culture
Page 4: Politics
Page 5: Economy
Page 6: Foreign Relations and Military
Page 7 Latest News

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National Flag

The flag of the Germanic Kingdom, shown above, was first proposed by the Frankfurt Parliament in 1868 as the flag for a united and democratic German state. It was officially adopted on March 2nd, 1872, with the formation of the Unfied German Kingdom. The tricolor has many different interpertations among Germans, but the most common are as follows:

White - Peace, Liberty, and Democracy;
Black - A symbol of Unity, Strength, Iron Will, and Determination;
Gold/Yellow - A symbol of National Wealth, Honor, and Pride.

Official Name:
- Unified Germania
Common Name:
- Germania

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Capital (and also largest city):
- Berlin; located in the German Provincia, in the center north part of the country.

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Official Language:
- German
Recognised Regional Languages:
- Polish
- Czech
- Danish

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Ethnic Groups:
- 86% German (Approx 27% are of Mixed Polish, Czech, Austrian, Swiss, or Danish decent.
- 5% Polish
- 3% Austrian
- 2% Danish, Swiss, or Czech
- 2% Russian, Ukrainian, Nordic, or Baltic
- 1% European and Other World Ethnic Groups

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Demonym: Germanian

Government: Unified Germania is a Constitutional Monarchy. The Germanian Emperor, the Kaiser Wilhelm IV, is the head of state and shares his rule with Parliament. Until 1876, the Kaiser was the supreme authority in Germanian affairs, and he still is in many respects, but since then he has yielded some powers to the Germanian Parliment, Konsulat der Bevölkerung. Konsulat der Bevölkerung was established in 1874, during Aufstand, a series of rebellions that occurred in the late 1800s against the monarchy, resulting in Present Day Germania.

In accordance with the Germanian consitution, the Kaiser still wields and enormous amount of power and influence, checked only by Konsulat der Bevölkerung, also called K.D.B. or Konsulat. Konsulat, for it's credit, oversees the financial system and government budget through a variety of committees (each filled with Senators) set up as needed. While the Kaiser is the official head of the military, he/she cannot declare war or deploy over 15% of availabe military force without Konsulat approval. He cannot also directly intervene in local/regional affairs without Parliamentary approval.

- Kaiser (Emperor): Wilhelm IV
- Current Prime Minister: Gerold Isaak

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Population:
- 2011 Estimate : 114,871,432
- 2009 Census : 112, 498, 870

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GDP:
- Total (2010 Est) : $4,215,782,000,000 (4.215 Trillion USD) (2.297 Trillion DM)
- GDP per Capita: $36,700 (20,000 DM)

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Currency:
- Deutsche Mark (DM)
- 100 Pfennig make up one Deutsche Mark
- Exchange Rate : 1DM = $1.835 USD (Universal Standard Dollar)

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Time and Date Format:
- Date: mm / dd / yyyy
- 12 Hour Civilian Clock Format, 24 Hour Military Time
- Time zone: (UTC+1)
Summer (DST) (UTC+2)

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Drives:
- On the right hand side of the road

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ISO 3166 code:
- DE

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Internet TLD:
- .de

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Land Claimed:
- Germany, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg

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Unified Germania centered in Central and Eastern Europe, with a few geographic footholds in Western Europe. Geography strongly defines Central Europe's borders with its neighboring regions to the North and South, namely Northern Europe (or Scandinavia) across the Baltic Sea, and the Apennine peninsula (or Italy) across the Alps. The southern and eastern regions are more mountainous, while moving north the terrain descends from the high Alps, and Carpathians, through hilly uplands, into broad, low northern plains..The borders to Western Europe and Eastern Europe are geographically less defined and for this reason the cultural and historical boundaries migrate more easily West-East than South-North. The Rhine river which runs South-North through the Western Provinca of Germany is an exception.

Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Alps in the south to the shores of the North Sea in the north-west and the Baltic Sea in the north-east. The forested uplands of central Germania and the lowlands of northern Germania (lowest point: Wilstermarsch at 3.54 metres / 11.6 feet below sea level) are traversed by such major rivers as the Rhine, Danube and Elbe. Glaciers are found in the Alpine region, but are experiencing deglaciation. Significant natural resources are iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, arable land and water.

Most of Germania has a temperate seasonal climate in which humid westerly winds predominate. The climate is moderated by the North Atlantic Drift, the northern extension of the Gulf Stream. This warmer water affects the areas bordering the North Sea; consequently in the north-west and the north the climate is oceanic. Rainfall occurs year-round, especially in the summer. Winters are mild and summers tend to be cool, though temperatures can exceed 30 °C (86 °F).

The east has a more continental climate and is a mix of more variable weather; winters can be very cold and summers very warm, and long dry periods are frequent. Central and southern Germania are transition regions which vary from moderately oceanic to continental. In addition to the maritime and continental climates that predominate over most of the country, the Alpine regions in the extreme south and, to a lesser degree, some areas of the Central Germanian Uplands have a mountain climate, characterized by lower temperatures and greater precipitation. [Info borrowed from Wiki]