Prevania
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The Thalassocratic Oligarchy of Prevania is a meduim-sized multi-lingual country currently ruled by Direktor Boris Berenovski
| national Motto: Die Zukunft wird in die Luft sein | |
| Official Name | The Thalassocratic Oligarchy of Prevania |
| Demonym | Prevania |
| Official Language | English |
| Main Languages | German/English/Russian/French/Ancient Greek |
| Main Religions | Christianity/Ancient Greek |
| Capital | Prevoygrad |
| Largest City | Libreville |
| Government Type | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy |
| Head of State | Direktor Boris Berenovski |
| Population | 1 000 000 000 |
| Currency | Prevak |
| GDP | Pr 37 310 170 000 000.00 |
| GDP per capita | Pr 37,310.17 |
| Exchange Rate | Pr 1 = $ 1.6645 |
| National anthem | They'll always be a Bureaucracy! |
| Internet TLD | .pr |
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History
1200-1900
Prevania was founded in 1232 by russian refugees, fleeing from Gengis Khan. They formed a settlement called Prevoygrad on the western island (now Alpha).
Prevania was left to is own devices for a long time and the islands of Murtzin and Trostin (now Delta and Beta) were colonised.
In 1745, a colony was established by the British East India Company at New Slough in the eastern isle (now Gamma). The colony gradually expanded throughout the island, but left the Prevanians well alone.
In 1749, Trostin was invaded by the French for use as a naval base. They established the port of Libreville.
In 1754, the Prevanians were again invaded, this time by the Germans at Murzin. They razed the capital and built the new city of Jöberg.
This state of affairs prevailed until 1806, when the British East India Company, fortified by troops free up due to the ceasation of hostilities with the Marathian Empire, invaded the remaining three islands to unite the four isles under the name of British Prevania.
In 1858, taking advantage of the Indian Mutiny and the subsequent movement of British troops from Prevania to India, the Prevanians, under General Sturmovik, declared inderpendance. The British, realising that they were grossly outnumbered, surrendered and were granted one month to leave Prevania. A popular democratic government was formed and Sturmovik was elected Prime Minister. In a referendum, the Prevanian people elected to keep links with Britain, but to stay out of the Commonwealth.
1900-1950
Despite the efforts of British diplomats, Prevania stayed neutral during WW1. They did not see any fighting, but near the end of the war managed to intern a German destroyer. Onboard were found many technical drawings of artillery, which were taken and adapted for Prevanian use.
In 1927, the communist pro-New Ithican party, The Prevanian Peoples' Party, came to power after bitterly disputed elections. Needless to say, opponents of the new regieme soon 'disappeared'. Prevania was then joined with New Ithica and Prevenstein into the single nation of New Achea.
Strongly supportive of the USSR, New Achea declared war on Germany on June 24 1941, shortly after Operation Barbarossa commenced. The Achean Army Group Europe (600,000 men) was sent to help on the Russian Front, arriving in September to help defend Moscow. In Autumn 1942, with Achean forces in Russia reduced to just 300,000 men, a further 700,000 men were sent to Europe, forming Army Group North (550,000 men) and Army Group South (450,000 men). The Achean Seventh Army (50,000 men) was sent to Britain to help with the invasion of France. During 1944, a further 200,000 men were moved to Europe.
Being at the north of Allied lines, Achean forces avoided much of the Battle of the Bulge, leaving them ready to drive headlong into Germany. During the invasion of Germany, Achean forces captured Peenemünde and the Zeppelin hangers at Frankfurt. Much German technology was seized and brought back to New Achea. This included all the parts required to rebuild the Graf Zeppelin II and designs of even bigger airships.
1950-1984
In 1956, near the end of the First Novan War, Prevania and Prevenstein broke away from New Ithica to form the United States of Pan-Prevania, a democratic republic under former resistance leader Jean Moquet.
The new Prime Minister faced a monumental task: the economy was ruined and many were starving. Luckily, the Prevanian Federation did recieve moderate portions of Marshall Aid, enough to get some parts of the country back on their feet. Alpha and Prevenstein made a massive recovery in the next 25 years, but others areas were still subject to abject poverty, particuarly Beta.
1984-1985
In 1984, revolution broke out. There were three different factions:
- The Prevanian Democratic Party (PDP) (the ruling party)
- The Prevenstein Liberation Party (PLA) (were campaigning for greater Prevenstein inderpendance)
- The National Oligarchic Party (NOP) (lead by Air Admiral Boris Berenovski of the newly-formed The Prevanian Air Fleet)
The PLA stayed largly out of the fighting, only letting off a few bombs in Prevanian cities.
The PDP controlled most of the Army, but key members of other forces were NOP members. In a long campaign of highly coordinated bombardments by sea and air, the Army was largely wiped out and the PDP was forced to hand over control to the NOP.
1985-Present
After the revolution, the United States of Pan-Prevania were split into The Thalassocratic Oligarchy of Prevania and the Dependancy of Prevenstein. Prevenstein was granted more liberty in internal policy but foriegn policy was still dictated by Prevoygrad. In return for guaranteed protection (this excludes fortifications), Prevenstein pays Prevania 2% of GDP every year.
Boris Berenovski became Direktor of Prevania, a post that he holds to this day. He instituted a series of reforms that overhauled the political system and attempted to help the economy. The role of The Prevanian Army was diminished, The Prevanian Air Marines were greatly enlarged and became a service in their own right and The Prevanian Air Fleet started on a program of second to none expansion (see Two-Power Aeronautical Act).
Government
List of Prevanian Government Ministries
Direktor
Direktor Boris Berovski of the Thalassocratic Oligarchy of Prevania, Minister for Procrastination, Protector of the Nation, High Admiral of the Combined Fleets, Grand Marshal of the Army, Victor of the Seventh Prevanian Air War, etc is the head of state of Prevania. The post of Direktor is lifelong and held until death.
Boris Berenovski is the only Direktor that Prevania has ever had, so there are no established protocols on succession
He is the main proposer of new legislation and is a statutary Member of Parliament.
Parliament
The Prevanian Parliament is situated in the capital city (Prevoygrad). It is comprised of 400 MPs, chosen by a first-past-the post system in a general election every 3 years. They can vote on anything.
Voting is by secret ballot, using a computerised system.
However, on matters of defence and the constitution, the Direktor has the final say and he has a veto which can be used unless 75% of the parliament vote in the opposite way.
Parliament runs from Monday to Friday and is generally in session from 8:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 18:30 each of these days, though this is only an average and parliament sometimes sits for much longer. MPs are not obliged to be there all the time, though it is rewcommended.
Chancellor
The Chancellor is appointed by a vote in the Prevanian parliament. He exists to provide a medium between the Direktor and parliament.
He holds a very powerful position as he is the only MP able to propose new acts of parliament.
The Prevanian Cabinet
All Sectretaries of State are members of the Cabinet. The Cabinet cannot make any decisions; it exists to advise and influence the Direktor.
Voting Rights
At the age of 18, all Prevanians must, by law, take a standardised IQ test, the PNIT (Prevanian National Intelligence Test). Only those who score above 100 (the 'average' score) are permitted to vote. Furthermore, you need an IQ over 110 for some jobs, including politicians and military officers. Prevania has adopted this system to make sure that the less intelligent are not able to do what is considered beyond their capability to do. There is much opposition to this, but it is strongly supported by the government and the military.
Members of Parliament
MPs receive 2.5 times the Prevanian GDP/capita as their salary. Most MPs receive the same salary - the Chancellor (five times GDP/capita) and the Direktor (twenty times GDP/capita) are the only exceptions.
Law
Acts of Parliament
Acts of Parliament can be proposed by the Direktor and the Chancellor. They
Bills
These can be proposed by the Direktor and the leaders of any political party having at least 50 MPs. Bills are essentially amendments to previous acts. As such, they are restricted to one change per act.
To become law, a bill has to have one reading. Then, there is a manntitory wait of at least 24 hours before a debate can be held on the bill, before a vote is taken. If the bill passes this stage, the Direktor has 48 hours to veto the bill (if he can/wants to), before it passes into the statute book.
Private Members' Acts
These can be proposed by any MP.
List of notable Prevanian Laws
Geography
Physical
Geologists say that Prevania was formed about 200 million years ago by a 'super-volcano' that erupted extremely violently. This volcano is now extinct but has left behind four large islands in a circular shape. These islands originally had russian nams but, during the communist regime, they were changed to Alpha (north), Beta (west), Gamma (south) and Delta (east).
Human
The capital of Prevania is Prevoygrad.
Climate
Natural Resouces
Prevania has large Uranium deposits on Beta. Beta is also famous for its large diamond mines, created by the now extinct volcano.
Demography
Economy
The Prevanian economy is centred around airship manufacturing and IT. Prevania only started to industrialise in 1930. However, these advances were wiped out in the 1950s and 1960s by the First Novan War and the democratic revolution. The nation started to rebuild its economy in the 1970s. Luckily, the oligarchic revolution, although it devastated the army, left the economy relitivly untouched. The aerospace companies branched into airship building in the 1980s at the command of Direktor Boris Berenovski, and this now accounts for a large portion of the Prevanian economy.
Infrastructure
Armed Forces
Main article: Prevanian Armed Forces
The Army, Navy, Air Fleet and Air Force are collectively known as the Prevanian Armed Forces (or His Direktor's Armed Forces) and officially the Armed Forces of the Thalassocratic Oligarchy of Prevania. The commander-in-chief is the head of state, Direktor Boris Berenovski and they are managed by the Ministry of Peace.
Prevania fields a very technologically advanced and well trained military. Recruitment is by volenteers, but due to the high social status and good pay, recruits are never in short supply. Apart from Alfegos, Prevania is almost unique in having an Air Fleet dedicated to airships.
Prevania does not possess nuclear weapons, though it has some nuclear warships and submarines.
The role of the Prevanian Armed forces is to protect Prevania and its interests. Prevania has also been charged with the protection of its dependancy, Prevenstein.
Healthcare
Culture
Foreign Relations
Prevanian Special Relationships
Prevenstein
Since the 1984-5 revolution, Prevenstein has been Prevania's dependancy. Prevenstein has control of its internal affairs, but foriegn diplomacy is dictated by Prevania. Prevenstein has a small national defence force, but Prevania handles most issues of defence.
Socialist Prevania
At war since the split in 1956, there is much animosity between Prevania and the United States of Socialist Prevania. They are still officially at war,
Alliances
Prevanian Foriegn Relations Index
To improve understanding of Prevania's stances towards other nations, a six-point index was devised to summarise this.
Status 1
- Nations that Prevania is very friendly towards.
- Nations who are able to purchase military airships up to 1000m in length.
- Nations whose citizens only require a passport to enter - they may stay for up to a year.
- Citizens are easily able to apply for citizenship, though asylum-seekers are looked on with suspicion.
- Nations are able to trade freely with Prevania.
- Nations that Prevania will help in most circumstances.
Status 2
- Nations that Prevania is friendly towards.
- Nations who are able to purchase military airships up to 700m in length.
- Nations whose citizens only require a passport to enter - they may stay for up to a six months.
- Citizens are easily able to apply for citizenship, though asylum-seekers are looked on with suspicion.
- Nations are able to trade with Prevania subject to certain regulations.
- Nations that Prevania will probably help in many circumstances.
The Free World Alliance members, Oiliekalonie, Bl00
Status 3
- Nations that Prevania adopts a neutral stance towards.
- Nations who are able to purchase military airships up to 450m in length.
- Citizens of these countries require a passport and medical certificate to enter - they may stay for up to two months.
- Citizens are able to apply for citizenship and/or asylum.
- Nations are able to trade with Prevania subject to medium regulations and light tariffs.
- Nations that Prevania may help if it is deemed in Prevania's intrest to do so.
All countries not in any other categories.
Status 4
- Nations that Prevania is unsure of.
- Nations unable to buy Prevanian military airships.
- Nations unable to buy certain Prevanian products.
- Citizens of these countries require a passport, preliminary interview, VISA and medical certificate to enter - they may stay for up to two weeks.
- Citizens are easily able to apply for asylum, though it is more difficult for them to gain Prevanian citizenship.
- Nations are able to trade with Prevania subject to stringent regulations and medium tariffs.
Status 5
- Nations that are deeply distrusted and hated by Prevania.
- Nations unable to buy any Prevanian products.
- Citizens are generally unable to come to Prevania.
- Asylum-seekers are welcomed with open arms.
- Nations are able to trade with Prevania subject to harsh regulations, punitif tariffs and Direktoral approval.
Status 6
- Nations at war with Prevania or its dependancies.
- Nations who are forbidden to trade with Prevania.
- Nations unable to buy any Prevanian products.
- Only diplomats and asylum-seekers are welcome.
These nations are: Socialist Prevania
