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Gassasinia's geography is mainly characterised by a Mediterranean-esque climate featuring long, moderately hot, dry summers and cold, rainy and snowy winters. To the south of the country are fertile plains, whereas the north is characterised by hilly and mountainous terrain bordering on the mountainous, arid Qaroun Desert to the very north of the country. The highest peak in Gassasinia's northern mountainous region is Mount Ghassan, a snowy mountain which from which Gassasinia lends its' name, and measures in at about 3,100 kilometres above sea level. Gassasinia is famous for it's vast forests of {{wp|Lebanon Cedar|Cedar trees}}, which are the national tree of Gassasinia. | Gassasinia's geography is mainly characterised by a Mediterranean-esque climate featuring long, moderately hot, dry summers and cold, rainy and snowy winters. To the south of the country are fertile plains, whereas the north is characterised by hilly and mountainous terrain bordering on the mountainous, arid Qaroun Desert to the very north of the country. The highest peak in Gassasinia's northern mountainous region is Mount Ghassan, a snowy mountain which from which Gassasinia lends its' name, and measures in at about 3,100 kilometres above sea level. Gassasinia is famous for it's vast forests of {{wp|Lebanon Cedar|Cedar trees}}, which are the national tree of Gassasinia. | ||
=Economy= | =Economy= | ||
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Gassasinia's economy is a developed social market economy dominated by the services economy. The main exports and industries of Gassasinia include electronics, computer software and hardware, pharmaceuticals, phosphates and refined metals. Before the 1970's, Gassasinia was considered an emerging economy and many predicted that Jabiyah would become the centre of the [MIDDLE EAST]'s business world by the 1980's. However, this was disrupted by the outbreak of the Civil War in 1972. Regardless, after the end of the Civil War in 1975, the country quickly got back onto the road of recovery, and since the 2000's, Gassasinia has become the trade centre of the [MIDDLE EAST]. | Gassasinia's economy is a developed social market economy dominated by the services economy. The main exports and industries of Gassasinia include electronics, computer software and hardware, pharmaceuticals, phosphates and refined metals. Before the 1970's, Gassasinia was considered an emerging economy and many predicted that Jabiyah would become the centre of the [MIDDLE EAST]'s business world by the 1980's. However, this was disrupted by the outbreak of the Civil War in 1972. Regardless, after the end of the Civil War in 1975, the country quickly got back onto the road of recovery, and since the 2000's, Gassasinia has become the trade centre of the [MIDDLE EAST]. | ||
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Kingdom of Ghasasinah المملكة الغساسنة | |
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| Capital | Jabiyah |
| Official languages | |
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| Religion |
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| Demonym(s) | Gassasinian |
| Government | Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
• King | Yousef II bin Al-Hashim |
• Prime Minister | Ahmed al-Rashid |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| House of Senators | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence from [BRITAIN] | |
• Declared | 1st of March, 1949 |
• Civil War | 1972 |
• End of civil war | 25th December, 1975 |
• First free General Election, modern constitution | 2nd of May, 1979 |
| Area | |
• Total | 75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• February 2019 estimate | 14,729,181 |
• January 2015 census | 15,103,000 |
• Density | 200/km2 (518.0/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $567,948 billion |
• Per capita | $37,605 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $380.611 billion |
• Per capita | $25,201 |
| Gini (2018) |  37.5medium |
| HDI (2018) |  0.882very high |
| Currency | Gassasinian Pound (GAP) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Gassasinian Standard Time) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +962 |
| Internet TLD | .ga |
Gassasinia, officially the Kingdom of Ghasasinah (Arabic Language: المملكة الغساسنة, Modern Hebrew: ממלכת רסניד) is a Sovereign State in northern [MIDDLE EAST] bordered by #### to the South-West and #### to the South-East. Notable for its' hilly and mountainous north and fertile plains, Gassasinia is home to a mainly Arab population with a small minority of Jews.
Although through much of the 20th century, Gassinia suffered from violent strife and even civil war along economic and religious lines, today Gassasinia is a [EUROPEAN]-styled Liberal Democratic parliamentary constitutional monarchy with one of the strongest economies in [MIDDLE EAST]. The monarch of Gassasinia is King Yousef II bin Al-Hashim of the House of Harith, son of King Hashim II, who has ruled Gassasinia since 1979 and proved essential in instituting a liberal democratic system and reconciling internal tensions, turning the country onto the path of recovery, stability and prosperity from the ruins of its' recent past.
Whereas many of its' neighbours rely on oil to fuel their economies, Gassasinia is completely absent of any oil and instead relies on exporting electronics, computer software and hardware, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, phosphates and refined materials to drive its' economy. Gassasinia is a developed industrialised country, with a well-educated population and one of, if not the highest standards of living across the nations of [MIDDLE EAST].
The Kingdom of Ghasasinah, and the House of Harith date back to the 14th Century, when members of the Al-Yaman tribe travelled from the hot deserts in the south to the fertile hills and plains in the north, forming the Jabiyah Kingdom which would eventually become the modern Kingdom of Ghasasinah.
Etymology
History
Ancient History
Protectorate of [BRITAIN]
Independence
Civil War
First Fair Elections
Modern Day
Culture
Society
Television, theatre and Film
Gaming
Arts
Music
Literature
Politics
Government
Legal System and Courts
Administrative Divisions
Law and Criminal Justice
Foreign Relations
Human Rights
Military
As of 2020, Gassasinia has an army of 72,000 active-duty soldiers with 30,000 reservists on stand-by who can be deployed as needed to fill demands, along with 200,000 Defence League militia reservists who are deployed in times of war to defend the homeland while the highly mobile Regular Army carries out offensive actions against any invaders. Equipped with 700 tanks and 528 infantry fighting vehicles, along with 242 combat aircraft. Military spending in Gassasinia is at about 2.5% of the national GDP.
Since the 1980's, the Gassasinian Defence Force has been highly active in foreign deployments for peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. A Quick Deployment Force is kept ready to be mobilised from Gassasinian Royal Air Force C-5 Galaxy and C-17 airlift planes to provide technical help, humanitarian aid and peacekeeping forces across the world.
Gun Laws
Gassasinian gun laws are based on a may-issue basis by which the Gassasinian National Police takes in requests for a firearms license and reviews them, and often rejects licenses requested by those who are considered to hold extremist political views. To acquire a firearms license in Gassasinia, one must attend firearms training lessons. Within Gassasinia and prove that they can properly keep the weapon stored safely and securely. In Gassasinia, there are three levels of licensing that one can acquire from the National Police.
- Level 1: A Level 1 license allows one to acquire simple hunting weapons such as bolt-action rifles, hunting shotguns and low-calibre semi-automatic rifles such as the .22LR Ruger 10-22.
- Level 2: A Level 2 license allows you to acquire semi-automatic handguns, semi-automatic rifles, pump-action and semi-automatic shotguns, allowing one to carry their weapon either concealed or openly.
- Level 3: A Level 3 license allows you to acquire fully-automatic weapons, high-calibre rifles and explosives, and they are generally only issued for entertainment purposes to film armourers, to firearms dealers and shooting range owners, and to members of the Defence League. Firearms purchased under a Level 3 license are also subject to approval and scrutiny by the National Police.
Police
Civil Defence Force
The Gassasinian Civil Defence Force is the government agency responsible for firefighting, rescue and emergency medical response in Gassasinia. Additionally, they organise and co-ordinate ambulance response through the National Ambulance Service, a child-agency of the Civil Defence Force which facilitates co-operation between the Civil Defence Force and volunteer aid organisations such as the Red Cross.
Geography
Gassasinia's geography is mainly characterised by a Mediterranean-esque climate featuring long, moderately hot, dry summers and cold, rainy and snowy winters. To the south of the country are fertile plains, whereas the north is characterised by hilly and mountainous terrain bordering on the mountainous, arid Qaroun Desert to the very north of the country. The highest peak in Gassasinia's northern mountainous region is Mount Ghassan, a snowy mountain which from which Gassasinia lends its' name, and measures in at about 3,100 kilometres above sea level. Gassasinia is famous for it's vast forests of Cedar trees, which are the national tree of Gassasinia.
Economy
Gassasinia's economy is a developed social market economy dominated by the services economy. The main exports and industries of Gassasinia include electronics, computer software and hardware, pharmaceuticals, phosphates and refined metals. Before the 1970's, Gassasinia was considered an emerging economy and many predicted that Jabiyah would become the centre of the [MIDDLE EAST]'s business world by the 1980's. However, this was disrupted by the outbreak of the Civil War in 1972. Regardless, after the end of the Civil War in 1975, the country quickly got back onto the road of recovery, and since the 2000's, Gassasinia has become the trade centre of the [MIDDLE EAST].
Although located in the [MIDDLE EAST], Gassasinia was thought to be mostly devoid of significant natural resources other than phosphates. As such, Gassasinia was forced to work hard to build up a diverse, industrialised economy with a well-educated population. Although Christian populace of Gassasinia is better off economically than the Muslim populace, it is generally agreed that in the past and even after industrialisation, Gassasinia was at least partially built upon the backs of cheap labour from the Muslim populace. Most economists put the transition from a developing economy to a developed economy around the late 1980's to the early 1990's.
As of 2020, Gassasinia has an unemployment rate of 4%. Although generally considered a high-income country, Gassasinia has a history of stark economic inequality, and despite the measures instituted in the 1980's meant to even the disadvantage between the poor and privileged, even today Gassasinia suffers from income inequality.