New Carthagea Q&A Thread [IC & OOC]

[New Carthagea]

The Government of New Carthagea, recognising the importance of spreading information and awareness of New Carthagea and its culture, people, economy and system of governance, has decided to establish an inquiries office, for representatives of foreign countries to inquire the Foreign Ministry about various aspects of the country, and the user behind it.

The Government has stated that any question may be asked, as long as it abides with the rules and regulation set by NationStates, and follow basic civility and decorum during the conversations. Links for any further information about the major facts about the country may be found in the nation's signature. A simple and brief overview may be found below.

You may ask questions to the Inquiries Office; The King and Queen, or me the user directly. The old thread was dead and lost, so I'm starting afresh!

[Socialist Macronesia]

Ross wishes to ask Chris's opinion on Huey Lewis and the News. And sorry about turning you into a catboy. And crashing your wedding.

[Anatoliyanskiy]

how many states/divisions are in New Carthagea? And what kind of government do they have? (do they have a devolved assembly, for example?)

[New Carthagea]

Ross wishes to ask Chris's opinion on Huey Lewis and the News. And sorry about turning you into a catboy. And crashing your wedding.

His Majesty, the King of New Carthagea Europe's Most Handsome! "Ross, I find it very brave of you to even try to talk to me. You ruined my sister's wedding by infiltrating terrorists into the castle, and then ended up leaving all the mess conveniently. You are a traitor of my nation, and I will never forgive you. Also, how dare you try to make fun of me by making into some abomination in your literature? You have given apologies, but I shall not accept them, for I know they are half-hearted. About your question, I have never heard of such a band, and hence shall remain neutral about them." -Christophe

[New Carthagea]

how many states/divisions are in New Carthagea? And what kind of government do they have? (do they have a devolved assembly, for example?)

New Carthagea comprises of 7 provinces and 1 territory: Gauthalonia, Rhonesia, Peliera, Liguria, Corsica, Sardinia, Balearica and the territory Phoenicia. The Constitutional Monarchy of New Carthagea adopted a system of federalism and devolution in the year 1899, as soon as the constitutional monarchy was established, in order to make administration easier, and to take a down-to-up approach in democracy. The country was divided into 7 provinces, which were the largest sub-national units, which were controlled by a provincial government which worked in a way similar to the Central Government, only at the provincial level. The City of Phoenicia, which was the capital of the country, is a territory, and is directly governed by the Central Government to avoid regional influences on the Central Government.

[Platinia]

(OOC: Moved from old thread)

King Christophe II,

I don't believe we have had the opportunity to speak much since what has happened in the past. However, I am not one to hold bitterness for very long, It is just that my view on handling war should be left to those that declare it, without the needless loss of innocent lives. But I am fully aware that not everyone is capable of such things. Nevertheless, I am happy to see things are finally at peace.

Anyway, I have noticed that you have made no mention of your environmental views and would like to touch on that subject. What are your views on the environment in general, and if positive, what sort of protections or regulations do you have set to help it? Do you protect the rights of animals, and if so, how far do you go with it?

Thank you for your time to answer these.

- Exarch Sera

[New Carthagea]

(OOC: Moved from old thread)

King Christophe II,

I don't believe we have had the opportunity to speak much since what has happened in the past. However, I am not one to hold bitterness for very long, It is just that my view on handling war should be left to those that declare it, without the needless loss of innocent lives. But I am fully aware that not everyone is capable of such things. Nevertheless, I am happy to see things are finally at peace.

Anyway, I have noticed that you have made no mention of your environmental views and would like to touch on that subject. What are your views on the environment in general, and if positive, what sort of protections or regulations do you have set to help it? Do you protect the rights of animals, and if so, how far do you go with it?

Thank you for your time to answer these.

- Exarch Sera

His Majesty, the King of New Carthagea Europe's Most Handsome! "Greetings, Sera. I am glad things have become better between us both. Answering your question, we New Carthaginians do take the environment seriously. Until the 1980s, our bustling automobile industry and factories had led us to mostly ignoring the harmful effect of industrialisation on nature. Since then, however, we have realised the importance of it. Under my regime, we have been able to ban usage of all single-use plastic in the country in 2018, and we've also set up more national parks in Corsica and Sardinia. We've been working with the food industry to eliminate more cruel practices while killing animals for food. Outside of the country, we have been working in cooperation with the governments of Kenya, Tanzania and the United Kingdom to protect the wonderful wildlife of the Serengeti." -Christophe

[Skyhooked]

OOC: Moved from ol' thread.

"Howdy there, partners! We are three free gunslingers, who just wanna walk and drink wine in your country! We are planning to pay a visit, so if ya' have any recommendations for tourists, which are not in the guide, then could ya' tell them to us? Maybe there are several obscire places or dishes or drinks or souvenirts, not many tourists know about?"-Three gunslingers.

"Greeting, may I ask about my husband? He was with a warband, sent to aid you in fighting ISIS terrorists, and he said, that after the tour, he would spend some of his share of loot in New Carthaega and then move on to other countries on his travel. He is still not home, and I would like to know, if he is alive, enjoying the sights, or did he fall in battle and went to the halls of Valhalla? And how did our warband perform? I hope, they showed those terrorist bastards for good!"-Warrior's wife.

[New Carthagea]

OOC: Moved from ol' thread.

"Howdy there, partners! We are three free gunslingers, who just wanna walk and drink wine in your country! We are planning to pay a visit, so if ya' have any recommendations for tourists, which are not in the guide, then could ya' tell them to us? Maybe there are several obscire places or dishes or drinks or souvenirts, not many tourists know about?"-Three gunslingers.

"Greeting, may I ask about my husband? He was with a warband, sent to aid you in fighting ISIS terrorists, and he said, that after the tour, he would spend some of his share of loot in New Carthaega and then move on to other countries on his travel. He is still not home, and I would like to know, if he is alive, enjoying the sights, or did he fall in battle and went to the halls of Valhalla? And how did our warband perform? I hope, they showed those terrorist bastards for good!"-Warrior's wife.

Hello travellers! You're very much welcome to New Carthagea!
I see you're in search for some fine wine. Then, I would suggest you visit the rural areas of the region of Gauthalonia to find some fine white wine, which goes well with some nice omelettes by the side. You can find some fine rosé in Rhonesia, which is absolutely wonderful with some nice fried quail, a local delicacy. These regions are rather crowded and touristy, though. If you want to go on an off the beaten path, I suggest you go to northern Peliera. There, you will find the finest beer in all of southern Europe hardly known to the outside world, which you will definitely enjoy with the lively pubs and night life. Hope you have a great time here, folks!

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"Greetings, madam! I have inquired about your husband, and he is indeed travelling in our country. He displayed immense bravery in our war against ISIS in Iraq, and our government has given him permission to stay in the country for 5 months and has given him an allowance of $25,000 to spend however he wishes. He's currently in the forests of Corsica, camping alongside some of his Skyhooked friends. We will inform him that you are concerned, and will ask him to reply to you."

[Skyhooked]

"Well! You are such dears to pay me and my boys, and then let us have some long rest within your place! But... can ya' gimme' an asylum? Mah' wife probably gonna kill me with a frying pan when I come back, ha, ha! Just kiddin', when time's up, I am gonna ride with my warband to other countries and enjoy them to their fullest! I mean, we have deserved a joyride around the world, after we have shown those terrorist bastards, what it's like to screw with us! Guess, they gonna stay the hell away from New Carthagea, or else we gonna come again! I still remember, how mah' Red Menace SMG roared away all it's mag and then the room became full of terrorist corpses riddled with bullets! Or how, we have defended a convoy... Islamists charged from... everywhere, and we shot em'!

I don't know, if me and my boys can actually teach your soldiers our style, they are too orderly and disciplined for becoming one with war chaos and instinctive fighting. They are different. So, it's not likely, that we would be able to embrace discipline and order either. I still remember, how when your men saw us, drunk and weed high dudes and dudettes, looking like metalheads and hippies, their look was... priceless. Guess, if one of your soldiers was half as chaotic as we are, he'd get chewed out by a drill sergeant and then would have to call himself a cleaner for a long time.

But those differences are trivial, for we have foguht together and sealed our camaraderie with terrorsit blood!

I hope your people won't mind us enjoyin' ourselves, we can sometimes get rowdy and loud... ya' know, fight hard, play hard! By the way, thanks for telling my wife some good news!"-Man-at-arms.

[New Carthagea]

"Well! You are such dears to pay me and my boys, and then let us have some long rest within your place! But... can ya' gimme' an asylum? Mah' wife probably gonna kill me with a frying pan when I come back, ha, ha! Just kiddin', when time's up, I am gonna ride with my warband to other countries and enjoy them to their fullest! I mean, we have deserved a joyride around the world, after we have shown those terrorist bastards, what it's like to screw with us! Guess, they gonna stay the hell away from New Carthagea, or else we gonna come again! I still remember, how mah' Red Menace SMG roared away all it's mag and then the room became full of terrorist corpses riddled with bullets! Or how, we have defended a convoy... Islamists charged from... everywhere, and we shot em'!

I don't know, if me and my boys can actually teach your soldiers our style, they are too orderly and disciplined for becoming one with war chaos and instinctive fighting. They are different. So, it's not likely, that we would be able to embrace discipline and order either. I still remember, how when your men saw us, drunk and weed high dudes and dudettes, looking like metalheads and hippies, their look was... priceless. Guess, if one of your soldiers was half as chaotic as we are, he'd get chewed out by a drill sergeant and then would have to call himself a cleaner for a long time.

But those differences are trivial, for we have foguht together and sealed our camaraderie with terrorsit blood!

I hope your people won't mind us enjoyin' ourselves, we can sometimes get rowdy and loud... ya' know, fight hard, play hard! By the way, thanks for telling my wife some good news!"-Man-at-arms.

[Skyhooked]

"And what do ya' think of us, our ways to fight and ways to rest? Hope your people don't see us as just a bunch of deliquent debauchers."-Same man-at-arms.

[Kiu Ghesik]

"Aww. I thought you cut a very dashing figure as an imperialist, lispy catboy, Christophe. Love yourself.

So. On to the question. I've been curious- I never got to, ah, meet you at the wedding, and there were certain, shall we say, words I wanted to exchange with you while there. Will there be another chance for us to, well, meet any time in the future? It's very important I, uh, say what I need to say.

Or if there's not, then I understand. I'll just be, ah, over here, being a pagan, doing pagan things. Like being better than-"

"ALRIGHT, Ari's going to go now! Thanks for your time, ha! Oh no..."

[New Carthagea]

"And what do ya' think of us, our ways to fight and ways to rest? Hope your people don't see us as just a bunch of deliquent debauchers."-Same man-at-arms.

Ah, most New Carthaginians do respect your people for helping us in our war against extremism and terror, but your ways, are, uh, indeed considered "strange". Many people find the lack of orderliness, conduct and discipline in your armed forces to be quite strange, and honestly, rather terrible. They also think roaming about the world after victory, leaving their families at home alone, is certainly not a good way to rejoice. They're fine with the guys visiting and staying in the country, but feel bad for family members and loved ones such as your wife, waiting dearly for you at home.

[New Carthagea]

"Aww. I thought you cut a very dashing figure as an imperialist, lispy catboy, Christophe. Love yourself.

So. On to the question. I've been curious- I never got to, ah, meet you at the wedding, and there were certain, shall we say, words I wanted to exchange with you while there. Will there be another chance for us to, well, meet any time in the future? It's very important I, uh, say what I need to say.

Or if there's not, then I understand. I'll just be, ah, over here, being a pagan, doing pagan things. Like being better than-"

"ALRIGHT, Ari's going to go now! Thanks for your time, ha! Oh no..."

His Majesty, the King of New Carthagea Europe's Most Handsome! "Ah, Ari. I've heard you attended my sister's wedding. I do not know who invited you, but alas, the wedding is a distant memory now. On to you, yes, I might have called you a pagan, which in technicality isn't a derogatory word, although I do despise your primitiveness and lack of scientific knowledge. Well, if you agree to stay "civilised", if you know what that means, I am ready to meet you at any time, at any place of your choice. The question is, are you?" -Christophe

[Catsfern]

To his royal majesty.

What is the extent of your power as king?

[New Carthagea]

To his royal majesty.

His Majesty, the King of New Carthagea Europe's Most Handsome! "My powers are certainly put under check by the constitution signed in 1899 by my great-great-great grandmother Queen Elissa II. I certainly do have more powers than other European monarchs such as those of the UK or Spain, and me and my predecessors have actively used those powers of royal prerogative when democratic systems of our nation failed to deliver their promises to the people at the right time. I as the King do have the right to pass my own laws, or overrule any of the Parliament's decisions, but if the Parliament thinks it is really unjust, they may make my decision null and void with a two-thirds majority vote." -Christophe

[Kiu Ghesik]

-snip-

"I will call on you when I am ready, not before. But rest assured I will do so."

[New Carthagea]

-snip-

"I will call on you when I am ready, not before. But rest assured I will do so."

Sure.

[Free Indian States]

HM King Christophe,

Greetings. As the newly elected President of the Confederacy, one of the decisions of top priority has been joining the GRAIL alliance. I believe it will bring us safety under the protection of the combined armies of several strong nations, but the opposition parties don't see my reason. They see it as losing our sovereignty. As your great nation has been its member, and been through a war with GRAIL on your side, I wanted to ask you, what's your opinion on it? Is there a loss of sovereignty? If there is, is it a fair price to pay for the security you get from it?

Also, we request for permission to establish an Embassy in your country and allow your nation to do the same. If accepted, we would send George deCosta as the Ambassador and request to be informed about the name of the Carthaginian Ambassador.

–President Adarsh Sawant

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

How does the political map of Europe differ in your world versus RL Earth?

--Me

[New Carthagea]

HM King Christophe,

Greetings. As the newly elected President of the Confederacy, one of the decisions of top priority has been joining the GRAIL alliance. I believe it will bring us safety under the protection of the combined armies of several strong nations, but the opposition parties don't see my reason. They see it as losing our sovereignty. As your great nation has been its member, and been through a war with GRAIL on your side, I wanted to ask you, what's your opinion on it? Is there a loss of sovereignty? If there is, is it a fair price to pay for the security you get from it?

Also, we request for permission to establish an Embassy in your country and allow your nation to do the same. If accepted, we would send George deCosta as the Ambassador and request to be informed about the name of the Carthaginian Ambassador.

–President Adarsh Sawant

OOC Note: GRAIL is not canon in my universe, so I will not be commenting about it. It is only there in F7 canon of NC.

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"To the Ministry of External Affairs, Confederacy of Free Indian States,
By the permission of His Majesty the King,
The Minister of External Affairs of New Carthagea has agreed to the proposal of construction of mutual embassies between our two nations in order to strengthen our diplomatic and economic ties. We will welcome Mr. deCosta in Phoenicia, while we wish to establish our embassy in the city of New Delhi, with our ambassador Mr. Birchesthine arriving there within the next two weeks."

[Free Indian States]

OOC Note: GRAIL is not canon in my universe, so I will not be commenting about it. It is only there in F7 canon of NC.

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"To the Ministry of External Affairs, Confederacy of Free Indian States,
By the permission of His Majesty the King,
The Minister of External Affairs of New Carthagea has agreed to the proposal of construction of mutual embassies between our two nations in order to strengthen our diplomatic and economic ties. We will welcome Mr. deCosta in Phoenicia, while we wish to establish our embassy in the city of New Delhi, with our ambassador Mr. Birchesthine arriving there within the next two weeks."

Understandable. Thanks for accepting the offer to set up embassies. I'll add you to the factbook.

[New Carthagea]

How does the political map of Europe differ in your world versus RL Earth?

--Me

Here you go. If you need any specific clarification, ask me again

Note: Not coloured here, but the Faroe islands belong to Norway, and Aland islands belong to Sweden.

[Linkers Sha]

Wait a minute ukraine still has crimea ???