User:West Phoenicia

The Confederate Empire of West Phoenicia
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "West Phoenicia in our hearts!"
Capital and largest city	Melbourne-Haven
Official languages	English, West Phoenician
Demonym(s)	West Phoenician
Government	Confederate Constitutional Monarchy
• Monarch	Emperor Glenton Gryphon-Bush II
• Prime Minister	Countess Tia High
• Deputy Prime Minister	Aaron Airè
• Speaker of the House	Honourable Brad Atin
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Sovereign State
• Independence from Greater Phoenicia	26th January 1586
Population
• 2019 estimate	100 million
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$5.225 trillion
• Per capita	$55,000
Currency	The Ba'al
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	03
Internet TLD	.wp

The Confederate Empire of West Phoenicia commonly called West Phoenicia, is a Confederate Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy where the royal family hold almost deity-like status.

To the South is the Theocracy of Annixe Christos and The Great Empire of Eldrado.

To the north lies the Federal Republic of Alenberg and The Federated Principality of Fluvannia.

And to the north and the west the Republic of Bayerland

To the North-West lies the nations of Tesyky and People's Republic of Vyeborg

West Phoenicia covers 783,356 km2 square kilometers and has has an estimated population of 100 million. West Phoenicia comprises of 53 city-states and a handful of external territories. Each of those city-states are broken down into a number of provinces/districts.

History

The Confederate Empire of West Phoenicia has a rich vibrant history. From there initial struggles to becoming a new nation. West Phoenicians pride themselves on their history.

It is a history filled with wars and civil wars, of throne disputes as siblings often married to each other fought for the privilege to wear the crown of West Phoenicia.

It is a history of love and honour weaved together with betrayel, deceit and envy.

See: History of The Confederate Empire of West Phoenicia.

Geography

West Phoenicia comprisies of 53 city states, external territories and large islands off the mainland. It is located on the Galia continent.

Each city-state has their own unique identity and culture while at the same time encompassing all the virtues, traditions and laws of West Phoenicia.

West Phoenicia is surrounded by various oceans; with the Achrinian Ocean to the north and the Rochian Ocean to the south.

West Phoenicia has rich fertile land in the north, south and east of the nation which is used for the growing of tobacco, cotton, coffee and tea; major sources of West Phoenician exports.

Gold, silver, emerald and sapphire mines are located in the western regions of the nation along with the nations main oil fields.

Melbourne-Haven; the West Phoenician capital is located on the east coast. A thriving metropolis of large man made lakes, towering skylines, fancy boutiques, the largest zoo in West Phoenicia and is also the prime centre of government, trade and commerce.

The western coast city-states have humid subtropical climates, with the exception of some of the higher elevations in the Mt Ethabaal mountain ranges of Upper West Phoenicia.

While the northern and eastern regions are classified as having a mountain temperate climate or a humid continental climate due to cooler temperatures.

The east and south east city-states have a more temperate climate with large amounts of rainfall especially in Winter and Spring.

Generally West Phoenicia has mild to hot summers and cold winters with some city-states reporting large snow falls.

Summers in West Phoenicia are generally hot and humid, with most of the city-states averaging a high of around 30 degrees during the summer months.

Winters tend to be mild to very cool especially on the east coast, increasing in coolness at higher elevations. Generally, for areas outside the highest mountains, the average overnight lows are near freezing for most of the state. East coast city-states tend to have high annual rain fall between April to September.

Royal Family

The Bush Family is the Royal Family of West Phoenicia that has ruled The Confederate Empire of West Phoenicia since 1616. Glenton Bush I was a member of the nobility who over threw the House of Dorcas which had ruled West Phoenicia since 1586. After overthrowing the previous royal family Glenton Bush I was crowned king and began the Bush Dynasty.

Infrastructure

Energy

West Phoencia's major utilities include a collection of brown-coal-fired power stations located in the western regions to supply energy to the north, east and west regions of West Phoencia's.

While in the Southern regions of West Phoenicia, alternative energy schemes such as wind and solar power are implemented to reduce the carbon emission and reliance on brown coal.

Water

West Phoenician water infrastructure includes a series of dams and reservoirs, predominantly in Central West Phoenicia that hold and collect water for much of the nation. The water collected is of a very high quality and requires little chlorination treatment, giving the water a pristine pure taste. In regional areas however, such as in the western regions, chlorination levels are much higher.The West Phoencia Water Grid consists of a number of new connections and pipelines being built across the nation. This allows water to be moved around West Phoencia to where it is needed most and reduces the impact of localized droughts in an era thought to be influenced by climate change. In New Rome and New Egypt vast mega modern aqueducts also exists to assist in non city areas

Transport

The West Phoenician road network services the population centres, with highways radiating from Melbourne-Haven to all major cities and rural centres with secondary roads interconnecting the highways to each other.

Public Transport All populated capital cities and outlining suburbs have an extensive train, trams and bus services run by private operators. Train and tram services in all major cities are run 24 hours a day.

Rural areas are connected by public and private bus services and run 24 hours a day.

Airlines

There are many airports around West Phoenicia paved or unpaved. The number of airports stands at 180.

The busiest airports in West Phoenicia are:

• Melbourne-Haven International- Jackson
• Melbourne-Haven Domestic - Jackson
• Olympia Hills Airport
• Agape Faith Airport
• Olympia Hills Domestic
• Nova Texas Regional Airport

Airline Providers:

• West Phoenicia Air is the main airline servicing both International and Domestic travel.

Healthcare

• Minister of Health: Dr Kiri Alfred

• Minister of Mental Health: Hon Vanessa Wizard

• Minister of Aged Care: Hon Inga Horne

• Secretary for Ministry of Health: Glory Hallowseve

• Chief Medical Officer: Dr Alamein Hughes

Health care in West Phoenicia is provided by both private and government institutions. The Minister for Health, currently Dr Kiri Alfred, administers national health policy, and city-state governments administer elements of health care within their jurisdictions, such as the operation of hospitals.

MediAid is the National Public Health Care system that is available to all citizens given them access to the public health system, public dentists and public hospital access.

West Phoenicia also has Private Health for those citizens who want to pay for a better quality of heathcare, choice of doctor and access to a private hospital. Many private hospitals also adhere to the Let them eat cake act, allowing only the aristocracy and rich access irregardless of whether someone has private healthcare. These are known as Platinum Hospitals.

Mental Health

Mental Health is taken seriously in West Phoenicia.

Each city-state has a number of mental health facilities specializing in the treatment of serious psychiatric illnesses, such as autism, down syndrome, clinical depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialize only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients. Others specialize in the temporary or permanent care of residents who, as a result of a psychological disorder, require routine assistance, treatment, or a specialized and controlled environment.

All government workplaces have on site counsellors and healers who are there to support employees.

Immunization

Immunization is not enforced in West Phoenicia. Parents have the right to choose to vaccinate their children or not. Mandatory immunization and vaccinations were lifted in 1980. Since than there has been a slow decline in parents vaccinating.

Current statistics show that 75% of citizens still vaccinate while 25% do not.

Many ardent supporters of the True Path choose not to vaccinate, rather leaving it in God's hands. Many others opt out of vaccinating as West Phoenicia is a healthy country where childhood diseases 100 hundred years ago have now been eradicated, better access to healthcare facilities and infant mortality rate is at an all time low.

Euthanasia

Euthanasia is illegal in West Phoenicia. Any doctor or nurse found assisting a patient to end their life, faces being sent to prison. Support for Euthanasia in West Phoenicia stands at 4%.

Faith Healing Centres

Many West Phoenicians are supporters of alternative forms of medicine.

Many devout members of the True Path rather than seeing a Western medicine doctor choose rather to attend Faith Centres that are located in all major cities. Here patients undergo faith healing with registered Spiritual Physicians that deal in touch healing and prayer healing for their ailments.

Meanwhile many pagans have also opted out of seeing traditional western doctors rather placing their care in Medicine Women, Witch Doctors, pagan priests and priestess which are operated in centres known as Healing Centres or Healing Grottos.

Healing centres operate in a number of the pagan temples mainly in those temples dedicated to healing deities. The Apollo worship centre in Selene Valley is one of the biggest in West Phoenicia.