Sharkdonia
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Autocratic Stratocracy of Sharkdonia | |
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 Flag | |
Motto: "Ostendit nullum misericordiae!" ("Show no mercy!") | |
Anthem: TBA | |
| Capital and largest city | Sharkdon |
| Official languages | Sharkdonese, U.S.E. |
| Demonym(s) | Sharkdonian |
| Government | Autocratic Stratocracy |
• Supreme Leader | Charles Builder IV |
• Prime Minister | Octavianus Cato |
• Grand Marshal | Julius Hadrianus II |
• Secretary of State | Maxentius Radcliff |
• High Emissary | Pierce Flynn |
• Ecclesiarch | Spartacus Connell |
| Legislature | Sharkdonian Senate |
| The High Senate | |
| The National Congress | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,000,000 km2 (390,000 sq mi) (123) |
• Water (%) | 5% |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 472,000,000 |
• Census | 472,000,000 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | 324 trillion |
• Per capita | $187,548 |
| Gini (2018) | 2.4 low · 75th |
| HDI (2018) |  0.680medium · 281th |
| Currency | Sharkdonian Dollar (SKD) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (PT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (observed) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +231 |
| Internet TLD | .shk |
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The Autocratic Stratocracy of Sharkdonia, commonly called Sharkdonia, is an Autocratic Stratocracy ruled by Charles Builder IV with an iron fist. Sharkdonia is a medium-sized nation and is located in the planet of Anteria, on the south-east of the continent of Atracia. Sharkdonia covers over 1 million square kilometers and is estimated to have a population of over 400 million. Sharkdonia is made up of 9 states.
Sharkdonia was first inhabited by an ancient sea-faring warrior race, the Oriens Impetu, who were known for their incredible battle might, but most of the time the nation was divided into multiple states busy fighting each other for power and wealth.
Sharkdonia is a developed nation, with a frighteningly high GDP of 311 trillion Sharkdonian Dollars. The per capita GDP of $187,897 ranks very highly in the world, and the nation also ranks high in income equality, with the richest 10% only earning about 2 times more than the poorest 10%. The majority of the economy is led by the humongous Arms/Defense Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions to it from the General Manufacturing industry, as well as Information Technology industry.
Sharkdonia ranks as one of the largest economies in the world, but only average in civil rights and even lower in political freedoms. Sharkdonia is recognized as an emerging power, and is a member of several international organizations, such as the World Assembly.
Etymology
The origin of the word Sharkdonia comes from the original settlers of the area, the Oriens Impetu, a group of ancient sea-faring warrior tribes, whom named the area after the primary god they worshiped, Sharistris. Sharistris was the god of war, honor, and the sea, and was said to resemble a shark. The word eventually evolved into Sharkdonia.
Geography
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History
Ancient Era
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Empire of Sharkdonia
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Foreign Rule
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The Great Revolution
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Formation of Modern Sharkdonia
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Government and Politics
The government and governance of Sharkdonia is unique and confusing, based on thousands of years of tradition, culture, and history. The original system was designed in 1200 CE where the Red Empire first came into existence under Julius Builder, and to this day our current government system has retained most of the elements of the original system.
Ruling of Sharkdonia is under an Oligarchic system, with both Autocratic and Stratocratic elements. There are 3 houses of government. The National Congress, the High Senate, and the Grand Council. Each of these houses are more prestigious, and have different responsibilities. All of the government houses are under the current Supreme Leader of Sharkdonia, who is essentially the final word on all government matters
This section will be covering each house of the Sharkdonian government and the Supreme Leader's purpose in the government and how exactly it works.
The National Congress
The National Congress is the lower house of the Sharkdonian Senate consisting of 254 (currently) congressmen who are elected by the people from different states in order to represent their interests. The amount of congressmen that are elected by each state are determined by the amount of people in that state. For every 10,000 citizens in a state, one congressman will be elected.
Any citizen can run to be a congressman, but they have to meet certain requirements before they can run. These requirements are:
- Must be at least of 18 years of age
- Must have not committed any major crimes in the past 5 years
- Must have served at least 1 year in the Sharkdonian Armed Forces
Each congressman serves for a maximum of 4 years, but can step down if needed to. There are no restrictions on how many times a citizen can run for congressman, but if you have already served on the National Congress, then you are only allowed to run 1 more time.
The duties of the National Congress is to address the concerns of the general populace and to represent the people's interests. They also determine the importance of petitions that are drafted by citizens and whether the issue should go to the High Council or not.
The High Senate
The High Senate is the upper house of the Sharkdonian Senate consisting of 45 senators who are also elected by the people in order to represent their interests, much like the National Congress. 5 Senators are elected per state, and only 5.
Culture
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Religion
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Military
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Economy
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Technology
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International
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Additional Resources and Links
Achem Industries - Largest company based in Sharkdonia, specializes in Arms Manufacturing.
Anteria - Region Sharkdonia is based in.