Gabeonia

The Federation of Gabeonia
Flag
Motto: Together We Stand, Together We Prosper
Capital and	Middleton
Recognised national languages	English
Ethnic groups	87% Gabeonian 10% African 3% Others
Demonym(s)	Gabeonian
Government	Representative Democracy
• President	Kaleb Nightwall
• Minister of Foreign Affairs	Michelle Courton
Legislature	National Parliamentary Assembly
Area
•	9,888,224 km2 (3,817,865 sq mi)
• Water (%)	20%
Population
• 2023 estimate	1,230,000,000
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,698.0/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	1.65 T
Currency	Gabeonian Dollar ($)
Time zone	UTC-04:00 (Gabeonian Standard Time)
Date format	DD/MM/YY
Driving side	right
Calling code	532
ISO 3166 code	GA
Internet TLD	.ga

The Federation of Gabeonia is a Democratic Socialist nation situated on the atlantic ocean, above the equator, with ocean on the eastern side of the nation. Gabeonia is known for arms manufacturing & exporting.

History

Past History

In 1532 A.D. explorers settled the area of Middleton. At the time it was named Middle Town as the explorers expexted to go further west for exploration but for unkown reasons they didn't. The settlers had great relations with the natives until 1755 when the settlers attacked and killed all natives out of revenge for alleged crop stealing that has never been verified. Gabeonia started as a capitalist nation and remained there for over 400 years until recent history.

Recent History

In recent history Gabeonia has opened up to foreign affairs in 2000 and opened to expedited industrialization in 2003. Gabeonia is a military powerhouse with over 5 million active duty soldiers across all branches. It is speculated that Gabeonia buys western military equipment and copies it with extreme precision however this has never been proven. Since 1999 Gabeonia's president has been Kaleb Nightwall, a well-liked figure that brought Gabeonia into the modern era and in the eyes of the people, made the country great.

Geography

In the west Gabeonia is made up of mostly temperate forest with lakes, ponds, and rivers dotting the landscape with mountains and hills in areas. North is made up of cold forest with frozen lakes and mountains if you go north enough. South is warm forest with tropical lake areas. East is temperate/mild tropic with the ocean.

Demographics

Major majority of Gabeonia is comprised of "Native Gabeonians". These Gabeonians are not the real natives however they are considered natives because of the amount of children settlers had with the original natives. The rest of the demographics consists of (in order of greatest to least prevalent) African-Gabeonian, Arab-Gabeonian, and Indo-Gabeonian.

Population

Gabeonia has a population of over 1.2 billion. 74% of people live in urban/suburban areas while the remaining 26% live in rural areas/towns. The difference between urban and rural areas is very noticeable however the standard of living is high in both areas.

Religion

The official religion of Gabeonia is Pastafarianism. The national religion has no effect on legislation and most of the population does not follow any religion. An estimated 92% of Gabeonians identify as athiest/non-churchgoing.

Culture

Gabeonian culture is influenced by both United States & European cultures. Gabeonia has prohibition of alcohol and has banned smoking. Gabeonian citizens are allowed and encouraged to own firearms provided they have completed proper training and have the proper license.

Politics

The Government of The Federation of Gabeonia is comprised of the National Parliamentary Assembly, commonly reffered to as the National Assembly. There are 124 districts and each district has one representative. The NA votes on national issues before moving them along to the Office of The Presidency.

International Relations

Gabeonia is a member of the Collective Security League as of May 20th, 2023. Overall the foreign policy can be said to Interventionist.

Military

Gabeonia has a large military with over 5 million personnel across all branches. In March of 2023, Gabeonia switched from outdated Soviet equipment to more modern Western equipment. In reserve Gabeonia has an additonal 2.4 million personnel.^[2]

Economy

Gabeonia's economy is heavily supported by the Arms Manufacturing industry with help from Information Technology and Tourism.^[1]

Roadways

Gabeonian roadways have a history of safety issues. According to a 2018 study by the Gabeonia Department of Transportation, 52% is crashes were caused by non-weather related road conditions and 37% of crash deaths were a result of outdated and unsafe roadside safety devices. In late April 2023, The Gabeonia Department of Transportation introduced a new project to upgrade roadways with high quality asphalt, patches, concrete, and with new MASH rated safety devices.

Trains

Gabeonia has a modern railway network for carrying passengers and cargo. Passenger trains have priority over freight and Gabeonian passenger trains are considered some of the most comfortable in the world.

Energy

The Federation of Gabeonia creates all of its own energy. Energy in Gabeonia is currently produced by a mix of coal, gas, and nuclear power. On December 11, 2023 President Kaleb Nightwall announced a five-year plan to phase out fossil fuel power generation.^[3] The plan included gradual shutdowns of coal & gas power plants and the construction of three ne nuclear power plants with one being scheduled for completed construction in January 2024.^[3]

Reference

[1] Gabeonian NS Page: TFGO

[2] Gabeonian Armed Forces: The Gabeonian Armed Forces | Dispatch

[3] Fossil Fuel Phase Out: President Nightwall Announces Fossil Fuel Phase Out