Factbook of the Unified City-States of Tsvarchi + Q&A

[Seperate Vermont]

Is there an estimate on the number of swear words the King uses in a day?

[Maraque]

Is there an estimate on the number of swear words the King uses in a day?

159. On average, of course.

His office says it is rising steadily each day.

[Zwangzug]

(from another thread)

What his administration is worried about is the fact that if it's dipped this much in just four months time, it doesn't bode well for his administration's longevity. A rating consistently below 50% forces an automatic recall election.

Can you go into more detail about this process? How long does the rating have to be below 50%? Who takes these polls? How often? How many people are surveyed?

[Maraque]

(from another thread)

What his administration is worried about is the fact that if it's dipped this much in just four months time, it doesn't bode well for his administration's longevity. A rating consistently below 50% forces an automatic recall election.

Can you go into more detail about this process? How long does the rating have to be below 50%? Who takes these polls? How often? How many people are surveyed?

The rating must be consistently below 50% for 180 days. At which point the Chairman of the Election Council schedules a recall election.

The rating is determined by taking the average ratings of all the networks in the nation, as well as any and all independent research studies done by independent research organizations. As well an independent research group affiliated with the Election Council conducts various polls via phone, door-to-door, on the street, online, etc.

How often these polls are taken varies. Some are taken every single day, some weekly, some monthly. It depends on the organization or institution doing the polling.

As for how many are surveyed; some 20.4 million individuals have been surveyed in total between all organizations and networks in the first four months since HRH King Whirnak was coronated.

[Seperate Vermont]

How popular is the Harry Potter series in Maraque?

[Maraque]

How popular is the Harry Potter series in Maraque?

HUGE. The entire series of books have sold 43.75 billion copies since the first book was released, and the movies have made a total of $504 billion. The first day total of the Deathly Hollows Part 1 was $1.25 billion; all of the country's 208,335 theatres showing the film sold out for the midnight premiere.

It is estimated that over 6 billion Maraqueans have read the books and seen the movies.

[Damoclea]

What does the nation of Maraque...it's people, not just its government, feel about the currently brewing Damoclean Civil War?

[Maraque]

Neither of which knew one was ongoing.

Someone at the Advisory of External Affairs dropped the ball.

[Damoclea]

Neither of which knew one was ongoing.

Someone at the Advisory of External Affairs dropped the ball.

It's a Right-Left civil war between the totalitarian, Marxist-leaning National Liberation Committee and the center-right, authoritarian (but not totalitarian) Damoclean Free Officers' National Council. The two factions are both military-led and have about equal military and police support.

The NLC presently controls the government district, and in that sense is the de facto government for the moment. However, General Sosthenes, the former military strongman and current leader of the National Council, is determined to regain power.

The outcome is by no means certain.

[Maraque]

Well Maraqueans nationwide would feel sympathetic to the people stuck in the middle of this civil war. No present day Maraquean has seen a civil war on their own soil in over 3,000 years so it's not something they could empathize with, but they certainly would feel some sadness at the two opposing sides which are both equally bad in their eyes. There is no winning in this conflict to them.

[Vincaelumiata]

Does Maraque have a fiscal year regulatory system? And if so, how is it structured?

[Maraque]

The government's fiscal year follows the calendar year starting January 1 and ending December 31. Most entities must follow the government fiscal year and must submit quarterly financial statements for tax purposes. While there are no personal income taxes, individuals must file income and expenditure reports every year ending December 31 so they can be cross examined with the tax levied on the goods and services and be refunded accordingly, as certain income levels are eligible for a refund on some of the taxes levied on them.

[Vincaelumiata]

What are the expenses on all aspects of assistance and welfare towards the Maraquean government?

[Bajiren]

tagged

[Maraque]

What are the expenses on all aspects of assistance and welfare towards the Maraquean government?

L11.6 trillion.

[Vincaelumiata]

What is the estimated base expenditures cost for an average manufacturing company?

(Such as expenses minus the individual production costs, from required taxes,required health/retirement programs)

Additionally, what is the average wage for a worker in an average manufacturing industry, and has minimum wage and/or employee demand changed this?

[Maraque]

What is the estimated base expenditures cost for an average manufacturing company?

(Such as expenses minus the individual production costs, from required taxes,required health/retirement programs)

Base expenditures are difficult to estimate because of the very complex way in which companies are taxed. It takes into account the number of employees, how much those employees earn, how much profit the company yields at the end of the fiscal year, how much inventory was wasted (unsold), how much profit was made on each item or service, etc, and any penalties they might have to pay (and whether it was on purpose or not, makes a difference).

Additionally, what is the average wage for a worker in an average manufacturing industry, and has minimum wage and/or employee demand changed this?

The 687.5 million member Tsvarchivan Manufacturer's Union negotiated a L16/hour minimum for the entire industry. There is no minimum wage for any job unless the union which governs the industry and the employer can't agree on any terms, then it is L12-L13/hour. The average wage is higher than this, however, at L20/hour.

[Vincaelumiata]

Has Maraque ever had an incident of "offshoring" of certain jobs?

[Maraque]

Tsvarchivan companies which provide a product or service to the Tsvarchivan marketplace must utilize Tsvarchivan resources, which bars them from offshoring jobs if those jobs are to provide the Tsvarchivan marketplace a product or service. Companies that provide hard evidence or proof that they are unable to fulfill that requirement are allowed to use foreign resources, but will pay a penalty tax as a result.

[Syvorji]

How many Syvorjins (people from the Osthian Autonomous Province of Syvorji) are there in Maraque?

[Maraque]

How many Syvorjins (people from the Osthian Autonomous Province of Syvorji) are there in Maraque?

1,696 according to the latest census.

[Haiz]

What legislation does Maraque have to prevent discrimination base on a person's genetic makeup, both in applying for a job when certain deficincies are known, or is it included in origional Maraquean legislation on the matter of Discrimination by precedent?

[Kirkendoll Island]

Kirkendoll Island's military forces and considering employing gender-segregated combat units. How does Tsvarchi's leadership feel about this?

[Maraque]

What legislation does Maraque have to prevent discrimination base on a person's genetic makeup, both in applying for a job when certain deficincies are known, or is it included in original Maraquean legislation on the matter of Discrimination by precedent?

There is no specific legislation that covers discrimination on the basis of one's genetic makeup, but it is discrimination nonetheless and it would in theory be illegal to do so, even if it isn't expressively permitted under the Discrimination clause of the Bill of Rights.

[Maraque]

Kirkendoll Island's military forces and considering employing gender-segregated combat units. How does Tsvarchi's leadership feel about this?

The whole idea of segregating those of differing genitalia is rather strange to Tsvarchivans, let alone the government. We have never segregated the sexes in any facet of Tsvarchivan society, and look upon those that do as as strange, bizarre, and with much suspicion.