Nation/Electrum

Gold and Silver Holdings of Electrum
Motto: We Kick Butt
Anthem: Oh, Electrum
National Animal Pig
Location of Electrum within Rushmore Location of Electrum within Rushmore
Capital and largest city		Centralis
Demonym		Electrumian/Electrumite (preferred)
Government		Constitutional Republic
-	Prime Minister	Jim Brandis
-	Deputy Prime Minister	Jane McCallahan
Legislature		Parliament of Electrum
-	Upper house	Provincial Senate
-	Lower house	House of Representatives
Population
-	estimate	80 million
Currency		Synergy (ESY)
Time zone		EnT Endemian Time (UTC+5)
Date format		dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the		left
Internet TLD		.em

Electrum is a medium-sized sporting nation in the region of Rushmore. It is a country bordered by Eura to the North and Rhodesiah to the West. It also has an enclave of Junin, Valladares. It is a highly developed country specializing in technology, commerce and culture. It's capital city is Centralis. Other major centres include Port Grenville, Prescott, Hamilton and Agri.

Electrum particularly ranks highly on largest retail industries, rebellious youth, largest pizza delivery industry, averageness and most scientifically advanced (all top 10%). By World Assembly Standards, Electrum is currently a New York Times Democracy with a thriving economy, good civil rights and a world benchmark in political freedoms.

History

The country was founded by migrants escaping from civil wars multiverse wide. It is a safe haven for citizens in need. The name is derived from the vast gold and silver deposits in the great Sandy Desert in the north west of Electrum. Centralis was soon established as the capital city in 1642. The idea of living in cities quickly took hold and by the 1900s, the country was organised into provinces and into large conurbations of cities.

Provinces and Territories

There are six provinces and three territories. From East to West these are Fairmont (Fai), Parkleigh (Par), Greater Centralis (GCS), Culver (Cul), Lyoness (LNS) and Deltan (DTN). The three territories are Kale Island, Upper Territory and Lower Territory. The provinces have a much larger population than the territories - the territories only making up 5% of the whole population of Electrum. The majority of transport between the major centres is by plane, taking between 1 to 3 hours. The longest flight is between Agri and Prescott which takes three and a half hours. Kale can be accessed by plane from Centralis or a boat ride from Port Grenville.

Government

Executive

• Prime Minister: Jim Brandis
• Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer: Jane McCallahan
• Minister for Science and Technology: Henrietta Wong
• Minister for Sports, the Arts and Culture: Jack Hughes
• Minister for Finance: James Crawford
• Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Takumi Itsuki
• Attorney General and Minister for Justice: Ilaria Salvay
• Minister for Defense, Immigration and Multiculturalism: Kevin Volf
• Minister for Health and Social Services: Kate Peters
• Minister for Education: Kane Embers
• Minister for Industry and Innovation: Cathy Hendriks
• Minister for Anti-Corruption and Chief Ombudsman: Greg Appleby
• Minister for Environment and Agriculture: Victoria Tran
• Minister for Internet and Communications: Pete Louisa
• Minister for Water, Population and Communities: Mick Shaw

Judiciary

The Judiciary is made of two strands: Federal and Provincial. The federal strand applies federal laws such as tax, fraud, defamation, admiralty, etc. The highest court is the High Court of Electrum - an appeals court - and there can be no appeals made after judgement from this highest court. Immediately below that is the Federation Court which applies all of the other Federal laws at the first instance. The provincial strand is made up of the courts that apply Provincial Laws. They often have a upper Supreme Court which deals with the most serious civil and criminal cases, which is followed by the intermediate District Courts and the lower Magistrates Court which deals with mediation and petty crimes. Appeals are handled by the Court immediately above it, and Supreme Court decisions can be appealed to the High Court.

Parliament

The parliament is comprised of a bicameral legislature - the House of Representatives and the Provincial Senate. The House of Representatives is composed of 120 seats of equal numbers of people. The Provincial Senate is composed of 100 seats, 12 for each of the 6 provinces, 4 for the three territories and 14 popular vote parties.

Provincial Governments and Councils

Each Province has their own government as well of between 20-80 seats per province. They enact provincial laws, usually on crimes (eg. murder, manslaughter) but also controls funding for public transport, roads, anything that is not covered by the federal parliament. Under these is another layer of governance, the councils. The councils have between 5-15 councilors and between them they elect a mayor and a deputy mayor. They control land taxes, rubbish collection, parks and recreation and maintenance. A mayor of a council which covers a major city can also be called the Lord Mayor of that city.

Geography, Climate and the Environment

Electrum is a mainly flat country with the minor exception being the highlands to the north of Centralis and East of Prescott where the Inland Lake is. This mountain range desertified the region to the North, where the two territories are. This location is also key as it contains gold, silver and uranium deposits. As a result, these regions were given their own territorial status with less taxes to exploit the natural resources that are available in the area. The Upper and Lower territories has an especially bad environmental record. The environment is a secondary consideration to both mining and farming. This is however being rectified with the new government, who is keen to introduce green energy such as Nuclear energy to offset carbon emissions. There is also a large forested range to the East of Hamilton and Agri is on the lower reaches of the Golden Delta, which is conducive to irrigation and farming.

Electrum's climate is fairly cool with towns bordering the sea, Centralis, Agri and Port Grenville having a temperate climate. Prescott has a relatively cooler climate thanks to it's altitude and mountain valley whereas Hamilton is a very hot place, on the edge of a desert. Kale is tropical, being it's own island unattached to the mainland.

Demographics

Electrum's demographics vary as it's population came in waves of immigrants from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures. As a result, Electrum is very cosmopolitan and inclusive on immigrants. The rural population is approximately 10%, most of them being farmers or miners. As a result, provinces or territories with high amounts of farmland or mining has a drastically much lower population. The mainland territories and Deltan both have relatively smaller populations.

The ten largest cities are:

1. Centralis, GCS
2. Prescott, Fai
3. Hamilton, LNS
4. Agri, DTN
5. Port Grenville, Cul
6. Kale, Kale Island
7. Fairleigh, Par
8. Burnton, GCS
9. Somer, Cul
10. Sydenham, GCS

The average age is 35.6. The defacto language is English. There is no state religion as there is a clear separation between church and state. The state doesn't interfere and may not make any laws regarding the practice of religion. A majority of the population (70%) are atheists. Education is compulsory until the end of high school where all students get a high school certification.

Sporting History

VII Winter Olympics

• Bronze - Lisa Tran - Event: Freestyle skiing — Women’s aerials
• Bronze - Electrum Freezebreaths — Event: Women's Curling
• Silver - John Obradovic - Event: Freestyle skiing — Men’s moguls

IX Winter Olympics

• Silver - Marie Warder - Event: Cross-country skiing - Women's 30 km classical mass start

Baptism of Fire

Group F - 3rd Position (missed out finals qualification by one point

• Electrum 1–3 Zenic
• Dainer 2–1 Electrum
• Electrum 2–0 New Alderaan-Coruscant
• Perlasilangan 2–4 Electrum

World Cup 68

Group 19

• Lymantatia 7–1 Electrum
• Electrum 3–6 Quakmybush
• Armakistan 5–1 Electrum
• Ratastan 0–3 Electrum
• Electrum 2–2 Bonticello
• Kinitaria 6–2 Electrum
• Electrum 1–2 Northern Sunrise Islands
• Electrum 1–2 Lymantatia
• Quakmybush 1–2 Electrum
• Electrum 0–1 Armakistan