Whitlamia

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The Commonwealth

Whitlamia is an island Federal Republic in the north-west of Liberalia, however it is a Federation of multiple states which is formed together as the Commonwealth of Liberalia. Whitlamia is made up of 8 states: Victoria, Middaland, South Whitlamia, Tasman, West Travioko, East Travioko, Panseria, Mengshu and three Territorries: Whitlamia Capital Territory, Port Dunstan Territory, West Mengshu.

Government

Whitlamia is a Federal Parliamentary Republic with a healthy Westminster Parliamenty tradition. There are three tiers of government in Whitlamia: Federal, State/Territory, Local.

The Federal Parliament is the nation's bicameral legislature, which is composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is made up of 400 Members of Parliament representing electorates of roughly 100,000 voters, where as the Senate is composed of 102 Senators, 12 representing each State and 2 representing each Territory. Both houses of Parliament have fixed terms of four years and are elected simultaniously. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party or coalition with the majority in the House of Representatives and his/her party is invited by the President after an election to form a Government. The next largest political party becomes the Opposition.

The current makeup of the Federal Parliament: Prime Minister: Hon. Clive Strabome MP (Liberal Party) Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Paul Robbins MP (Labor Party)

House of Representatives Liberal Party: 158 seats Country Party: 35 seats L/C Coalition Combined: 193 seats Labor Party: 190 seats Green Democrats: 11 seats Indipendents: 6 seats

Senate Liberal Party: 33 seats Country Party: 7 seats L/C Coalition Combined: 40 seats Labor Party: 37 seats Green Democrats: 15 seats One Nation: 3 seats Travioko First: 3 seats Christian Democrats: 1 seats

The Prime Minister is the Head of the Government and is the highest political office in the nation. The Head of the State is the President which is a ceremonial bipartisan figurehead. The President is selected by the Prime Minister from a list of nominees and negotiates with the Leader of the Opposition to ensure that the candidate is universally acceptable, then a special joint sitting of both houses of Parliament convenes to accept the candidate who requires a two-thirds majority to be appointed. The President has a term of five years, and may be asked by the Prime Minister to serve a final second term if Parliament ratifies the appointment again.

Each State and territory has a similar practice, with a Premier commanding a majority in State Parliaments and a Governor as Head of State. In Territories it is a Chief Minister and an Administrator.

The last four Prime Minister's of Whitlamia

Maurice Candelno (Liberal) 1981-1999 Anthony Whiting (Labor) 1999-2006 Paul Robbins (Labor) 2006-2007 Clive Strabome (Liberal) 2007-

The Commonwealth Republic of Whitlamia

Flag of Whitlamia
National motto: When faced with an impasse, you've got to crash through or crash.
National anthem: Advance Whitlamia Fair
Region	New Liberalia
Capital	Whitlamis
Largest Cities	Chifley, Melbourne, Scullin, Brisvegas, Avali, Port Dunstan
Spoken Languages   Official   Unofficial	Whitlamian English Traviokon Panseran Caropsyne
Government • President • Prime Minister	Federal Republic< Maximillian Deane Clive Strabome
Founded • Federal Republic	January 1st, 1901 January 1st, 2007
Population  • 2007 census	605,000,000
Currency	Whitlamian Liber(R) = 100 Cents (ç)
Constitution	Constitution of the Commonwealth of Liberalia