OOC QUESTIONS ARE ALLOWED - This is ONLY for OOC questions about Gandoor, not personal questions about myself.
Greetings and welcome to the Gandoor National Q&A! While this was originally established by our nation's previous Prime Minister, Nikolai Olanovich Semenov, who would also answer the questions from the international community personally, our current Prime Minister, Park Sang-Hee feels she should be more concerned with the running of the Government and will be unable to answer questions herself.
However, don't fret! A team of volunteers has been established to answer whatever questions one may have about our nation's government, history, culture, or really anything else. And yes, questions about Mrs. Park are allowed, but as previous stated, she will not answer the questions herself, so we will be unable to answer 'personal' questions about her.
Before you ask any questions, here is an overview of our nation:
The Democratic Republic of Gandoor is a large nation located in the Pacific Ocean neighbouring Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. We have an estimated population of 236 million and a total area of 8,313,213 kmΒ²,
Governed as a parliamentary republic since 1904, the position of leader of the Democratic Republic is enshrined in the Prime Minister, who uniquely serves as both head of government and head of state. The current Prime Minister is Park Sang-Hee, who was appointed on 11 October 2024. Mrs. Park is a member of the Gandoor Communist Party.
The legislature of the Democratic Republic is the Forum, with 1000 Members. As of 2024, the left-wing Gandoor Communist Party controls 487 seats and the office of Prime Minister, with the centre-left New Democratic Party controlling 481 seats and are the Official Opposition. The smaller right-libertarian People's Party and centre-right Gandoor Freedom Group have 21 and 11 seats, respectively.
Prior to the establishment of the modern Democratic Republic in 1904, our nation was a monarchy from 1603 until. The monarchy was an absolute one from its founding until 1885 and a constitutional one from 1885 until its dissolution in 1902 as a result of the Gandoor Revolution. Before the monarchy, we were governed by a semi-democratic council starting in 1587 and even before that, we were independent settlements that began to be established in 1550 by radical English exiles.
In the modern day, Gandoor is a developed and modernized nation, with a history of strong support for social progressivism and a general centre-left to left-wing political stance. We are strong supporters of equality and peace for all people. We have maintained a stance of non-alignment in foreign affairs since 1922, although we have been a member of the World Assembly since 1961. In keeping with our stance of non-alignment, we also maintain a stance of neutrality in all foreign wars and our military, the National Military of the Democratic Republic of Gandoor, has been constitutionally required to focus on self-defence since the passing of Amendment I to the Constitution in 1925.
If you desire any more information about Gandoor prior to asking any questions you may have, we encourage you to check out the official Gandoor Wiki:
Gandoor Wiki