Ehustemi
Republic of Ehustemi Reispúblikās Ehuzdamés | |
|---|---|
Motto: hupyos | |
| Capital | Astu Perlimno |
| Official languages | Ehustemic |
| Government | Military dictatorship |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Council of Elders | |
| House of Assembly | |
| Formation | |
• Monarchy overthrown | Jan. 3rd, 1925 |
• Interim gov't exiled | May 2nd, 1948 |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 60,000,000 |
| Gini | 41 medium |
| HDI | 0.58 medium |
| Currency | Ehustemic Dollar |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (GMT) |
| Date format | mm-dd-yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Internet TLD | .eh |
The Republic of Ehustemi, commonly Ehustemi, is a military dictatoship situated on the eastern coast of the continent of Vinya. It borders Lothlann to the north and several states in other directions. The nation has a population around 60 million citizens. Its capital city Astu Perlimno, is located in the central interior and has 3 million residents in its jurisdiction and another 2 million in peripheral areas. Geographically, Ehustemi has little altitude variation on its eastern coastline and into the steppes; the western side of the nation is traversed latitudinally by two mountain ranges, which enclose a relatively humid region between them. The southeast of the nation is dominated by a tropical savannah.
Ehustemi is typically considered a military dictatorship, even though it has a complete state structure and operational civil government in place. The armed forces has been internationally assessed as possessing inappropriate influence over the political process. The nation holds regular elections and practices Universal suffrage, though it is believed that the results of the elections are rigged by the armed forces and associated groups in favour of their supporters, who by some commentators are akin to stooges, though others state that civilian leaders possess legitimate and independent authority, albeit greatly eclipsed by that of the armed forces. Ehustemi has been esteemed as a candidate for a failed state, facing a multitude of serious issues such as failure to improve infrastruture, sanitation, education, and public safety, as well as a persistent and widespread corruption amongst both civil and military officials.
The nation speaks Ehustemi, a Hemithea-Casaterran language as its official language. It is taught in schools as part of the mandatory curriculum. The dominant industry is agriculture, in which more than 70% of the population participates as subsistence farmers. Automation in agriculture is poor and sometimes opposed by certain communities for fear of losses in employment. The nation possesses a large, commercial fruit sector. In terms of foreign relations, Ehustemi is not openly hostile or currently at war against any state, though the political leadership of Lothlann has been uneasy over the overwhelming influence of the military in Ehustemi, which periodically experiences internal disturbances mostly caused by differences between competing factions in the army.
Government
Constitutional law
The constitution of Ehustemi, formally titled the Tyrannian East Vinya Act, first entered force as an act defining the structure of the colonial government, first passed in 1880. Through the statue of Hadaway in 1931, the act was patriated to what then became the autonomous Territory of Ehustemi. After independence was granted from the Tyrannian crown in 1953, the role of the Crown was replaced by an Interim Government Council, a committee of five individuals who led the three branches of government. This configuration reflected the practice of delivering royal assent in the colony by a five-member royal commission, as the monarch does not reside in Ehustemi. While the constitution was set to be redrafted in 1955, the Coup of 1954 occurred, sending much of the government leadership into exile; four months later, a second coup ensued, seeing a member of the coup poisoning on his confederates, possibly due to disappointment over distribution of spoils. The original government was restored after the counter-coup, but control over much of the rural territory remained under the control of the army, under the pretext of "pacifying the supporters of the rebellion". This series of events caused the amendment of the constitution to be deferred indefinitely, and in 1970 the Interim Government Council was renamed as the State Council. Save this change, very little of the constitution has been altered since 1953.
State Council
The State Council is the collective head of state under Ehustemi constitutional law. The powerful pre-independence Prime Minister allegedly refused to assign the new head of state any substantial power for fear of detracting from his own. The President and Vice President of the State Council are indirectly and separately elected to renewable and unlimited terms of six years, through the College of Electors, which is composed of one directly-elected reprsentative per electoral district. The State Council's powers are exercised at the advice of the Prime Minister, including the sending and reception of diplomatic missions, the promulgation of laws, the appointment of senior officials, the grant of honours, and issue of extraordinary orders in case of emergency. As declaration of war and peace and ratification of treates require parliamentary assent, in practice these too must receive the sanction of the State Council prior to effect.