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− | |conventional_long_name = | + | |conventional_long_name = United Republics of Omerica |
− | |native_name = | + | |native_name = {{small|{{native name|fr|Républiques unies de l'Omérique}}}}<br/>{{small|{{native name|la|Res Publicae Unitae Omericae}}}} |
|common_name = Omerica | |common_name = Omerica | ||
− | |image_flag = Flag of Omerica. | + | |image_flag = Flag of Omerica.svg |
− | |image_coat = Coat of arms of Omerica. | + | |image_coat = Coat of arms of Omerica.svg |
− | |national_motto = '' | + | |national_motto = ''[[Concordia universalis]]''<br/>{{small|({{wp|Latin language|Latin}}: “Universal harmony”)}} |
− | |national_anthem = ''[ | + | |national_anthem = ''[[L’Avonnaise]]''<br/>{{small|({{wp|French language|French}}: “The Avonian”)}} |
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|capital = [[Port-des-Saints]] | |capital = [[Port-des-Saints]] | ||
− | |largest_city = [[ | + | |largest_city = [[Charlottesville]] |
− | |official_languages = [[Omerican English|English]] | + | |official_languages = {{hlist |[[Omerican English|English]] | [[Omerican French|French]]}} |
− | |government_type = {{wp| | + | |government_type = {{wp|Federation|Federal}} {{wp|Parliamentary system|parliamentary}} {{wp|republic}} |
|leader_title1 = [[President of Omerica|President]] | |leader_title1 = [[President of Omerica|President]] | ||
− | |leader_name1 = [[ | + | |leader_name1 = [[Jean-Alexandre Chrétien]] |
|leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Omerica|Prime Minister]] | |leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Omerica|Prime Minister]] | ||
− | |leader_name2 = [[ | + | |leader_name2 = [[Alexandra Karamanlis]] |
− | |legislature = [[ | + | |legislature = [[Federal Diet of Omerica|Federal Diet]] |
− | |upper_house = [[House of | + | |upper_house = [[House of Plenipotentiaries (Omerica)|House of Plenipotentiaries]] |
− | |lower_house = [[House of Representatives | + | |lower_house = [[House of Representatives (Omerica)|House of Representatives]] |
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|established_event1 = | |established_event1 = | ||
|established_date1 = | |established_date1 = | ||
− | |population_estimate = 67, | + | |area_km2 = 149729 |
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+ | |population_estimate = 67,720,740 | ||
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+ | |population_density_km2 = 452 | ||
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|currency = [[Omerican florin]] | |currency = [[Omerican florin]] | ||
− | |time_zone = | + | |currency_code = ORF |
+ | |time_zone = [[Time in Omerica|URST]]<br/>[[Time in Omerica|WOST]] | ||
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− | '''Omerica''' ( | + | '''Omerica''' ({{wp|International Phonetic Alphabet|/ˌoʊməˈɹiːkə/}}; [[French language|French]]: ''Omérique'', {{wp|International Phonetic Alphabet|[ɔmerik]}}), officially known as the '''United Republics of Omerica''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Républiques unies de l’Omérique''), is a sovereign state and federation of [[Republics of Omerica|twenty-five republics]]. A member state of the {{region|Social Liberal Union}}, Omerica is a cosmopolitan and multilingual state and shares a sense of community founded upon common historical ties, maritime symbolism and shared liberal democratic values. |
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
{{main|Politics of Omerica|Elections in Omerica|List of political parties in Omerica}} | {{main|Politics of Omerica|Elections in Omerica|List of political parties in Omerica}} | ||
+ | Omerica is governed as a {{wp|Federation|federal}} {{wp|Parliamentary system|parliamentary}} {{wp|Democracy|democratic}} {{wp|republic}}. The {{wp|Uncodified constitution|three}} [[Basic Laws of Omerica]] govern the set-up of the Omerican state and the prerogatives and duties of its institutions. The bicameral [[Federal Diet of Omerica]] exercises legislative power and scrutinises the executive. The {{wp|direct election|directly-elected}} [[House of Representatives (Omerica)|House of Representatives]] is the [[lower house]] and consists of 300 members elected to a four-year term by {{wp|universal suffrage|universal}} and {{wp|secret ballot|secret}} suffrage. | ||
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+ | The [[House of Plenipotentiaries (Omerica)|House of Plenipotentiaries]] is the [[upper house]] and consists of 100 members representing the [[republics of Omerica]]. Plenipotentiaries are {{wp|indirect election|indirectly elected}}, with each republic’s delegation appointed to represent its government; delegations to the House can be recalled their appointing republic at any time, meaning that each republic’s elections affects the composition of the upper house. | ||
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+ | The [[President of Omerica|President]] is the ceremonial {{wp|head of state}} and is elected for a single, nonrenewable seven-year term by a {{wp|joint sitting}} of the Federal Diet. The [[Prime Minister of Omerica|Prime Minister]] is the {{wp|head of government}} and chair of the [[Federal Council of Ministers]], which is charged with executing the domestic and foreign policy of the state. The Council directs and coordinates the work of government institutions under the leadership of the Prime Minister; the Council bears full responsibility for all executive acts of the federal government and must consequently answer to the Federal Diet for all executive acts. | ||
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+ | The Omerican political system has historically been characterised as a "{{wp|multi-party system|three-party system}}", with [[Omerican Socialist Party]] on the left and [[Reformist Party (Omerica)|Reformist Party]] and [[Liberal Democratic Party (Omerica)|Liberal Democratic Party]] on the right predominating elections. These three parties have continuously been the largest in the Federal Diet since the collapse of the [[Constitutional Rally]], though the {{wp|regionalism|regionalist}} [[Federation of Civic Forces]], {{wp|green politics|environmentalist}} [[Federal Social Greens]] and {{wp|centrism|centrist}} [[Radical Left (Omerica)|Radical Left]] have gained or held prominence in the late 20th and early 21st century. | ||
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+ | ===Direct democracy=== | ||
+ | {{main|Direct democracy in Omerica}} | ||
+ | Direct democracy is a political tradition older than Omerican independence, originating with the [[people’s assembly]], where citizens gathered to set policy and budgets for the local community; the assembly is maintained in a majority of municipal governments as the direct governing body of the locality. The modern [[Omerican Charter of Rights]] defines four principal direct electoral rights—{{wp|election}}, {{wp|referendum}}, {{wp|initiative}} and {{wp|Recall election|recall}}—which complement a {{wp|Representative democracy|representative democratic}} system, leading to the characterisation of Omerica as a {{wp|semi-direct democracy}}. | ||
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+ | A referendum is mandatory when a proposal to amend the Omerican constitution is passed by the Federal Diet or a majority of republican legislatures representing the majority of the population and requires a {{wp|double majority}} to succeed, namely a majority of valid votes cast nationwide and a majority of valid votes cast in a majority of the republics. Additionally, voters may challenge laws passed by the legislature via a so-called “citizens’ veto”; if enough signatures are collected within a defined time period, a referendum is scheduled where voters decide whether to accept or reject the law, with a simple majority sufficient to repeal. | ||
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+ | Voters may also recall elected representatives before the end of their terms. In most republics and at the federal level, the recall takes the form of a {{wp|by-election}}, which (depending on the jurisdiction) the incumbent may or may not be allowed to contest, whereas other republics hold a referendum to decide whether the incumbent should be removed and a simultaneous ballot to decide their replacement if the recall succeeds. | ||
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+ | ===Administrative divisions=== | ||
+ | {{main|Republics of Omerica|Local government in Omerica}} | ||
+ | Omerica is a federation of twenty-four republics, which enjoy permanent constitutional status and, in comparison with other countries, a large degree of autonomy. Each republic is constitutionally equal in status and is fully self-governing, with its own constitution, parliament, government and judiciary. However, the republics display significant diversity, with areas ranging from slightly over 200 km² to over 24,000 and populations ranging from less than 300,000 to more than seven million. | ||
+ | {{Republics of Omerica}} | ||
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+ | On aggregate, the republics spend more than the federal government, though the federal government has used its spending powers and its power to make financial grants to the republics to incentivise republics to pursue specific policies in areas where the Union does not have legislative power; republics can opt out of these national policies, but rarely do so in practice. The republics set aside part of their revenue to be used for federal equalisation payments, which aim to ensure that all republics have a uniform capacity to raise revenue. | ||
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+ | Republics have {{wp|plenary power}} to enact any law they wish, subject to certain limits set out by the Omerican constitution, whereas the Federal Diet may only legislate on specifically enumerated subject areas. However, where the Federal Diet has the power to enact legislation, federal law prevails over republican law to the extent of any inconsistency. Almost all criminal law is enacted by the republics, as well as most laws relating to {{wp|healthcare}}, {{wp|Welfare (financial aid)|social welfare}}, {{wp|law enforcement}}, {{wp|public education}}, job training and promotion of the arts and sciences. | ||
===Law and judiciary=== | ===Law and judiciary=== | ||
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===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
− | {{main| | + | {{main|United Republican Defence Forces}} |
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
+ | The Omerican economy is almost exclusively classified as {{wp|Developed country|developed}}, with above average {{wp|per capita}} {{wp|Gross domestic product|GDP}} and {{wp|human development index}}. Omerican economic policy is defined by the concept of the ''[[État marchand]]'' (roughly translated as “merchant state”), whereby private corporations compete with the government for service provision in certain sectors, and by economic {{wp|tripartism}}. The right of labour to unionise is protected by constitutional law and major labour unions hold considerable political clout. | ||
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+ | The [[Omerican florin|florin]] (ORF, symbol: ƒ) is the {{wp|currency}} of Omerica, which is subdivided into 100 cents (symbol: ¢). Issued by the [[Federal Monetary Authority of Omerica]], the nation’s {{wp|central bank}}, the florin is roughly equivalent to 20 [[NationStates dollar|NationStates cents]]. | ||
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===Transport=== | ===Transport=== | ||
===Energy=== | ===Energy=== | ||
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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
+ | Omerica is characterised as a {{wp|cultural mosaic}}, a conglomeration of regional and ethnic subcultures, which was first articulated by early Omerican writer [[Jean-Martin Michelakis]]: “For every two Omericans, there are three cultures.” Omerica is defined by its diversity, evident in the fact that three languages are co-official at the federal level and several native languages of the First Peoples remain in use. | ||
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+ | [[File:Cultural regions of Omerica.png|250px|right|thumb|A map of Omerican cultural regions]] | ||
+ | Omerica is generally divided into seven cultural regions: [[Aurentina]], [[Avon]], the [[Free States (region)|Free States]], [[Groeninham]], [[the Lallans]], the [[Pays-de-la-Mer]] and the [[Provence]]. Aurentina and Groeninham are noted for their Dutch-influenced cultures, the Lallans for its Celtic influences, the Pays-de-la-Mer and Provence for their Spanish influences, the Free States for its Anglo-Saxon culture and Avon for its “[[Nordois]]” heritage of close Anglo-French contact. | ||
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+ | Omerican culture has been further shaped by the indigenous heritage of the First Peoples and immigration of African and Asian nationals. Omerican national identity is centred on the nation’s common colonial history, ubiquitous maritime background and common cultural and political values, namely neutrality, direct democracy, social solidarity and universal human rights. | ||
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===Architecture=== | ===Architecture=== | ||
===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
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+ | [[File:SFRD wordmark.png|150px|right|thumb|The publicly-owned [[Système fédérale de radiodiffusion]] is the largest broadcaster in Omerica.]] | ||
+ | ===Media=== | ||
+ | Freedom of the press and the right to free expression are constitutionally protected by the Omerican Charter of Rights. Due to its cultural diversity and strong economy, Omerica has had a strong tradition in the media sector. Omerica boasts a large number of published newspapers in proportion to its population, though competition from online news outlets have led to newspapers and magazines folding in increasing numbers. Nonetheless, most towns and all major cities have at least one daily newspaper and a number of national papers circulate throughout the country, the largest being ''[[The Northern Times]]'', ''[[Le Financier]]'', ''[[La Travailliste]]'' and ''[[The National]]''. | ||
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+ | Television and radio broadcasts heavily influence modern Omerican media and culture. [[Système fédérale de radiodiffusion]] (English: “Federal Broadcasting System”), a federation of republican broadcasters, is the oldest and largest broadcaster on both media, airing three general programming stations, six special interest stations and several foreign language networks for non-Omerican audiences. SFRD’s competitors include the federally-operated [[Radiotélévision nationale]] (English: “National Radio-Television”), three for-profit networks and several pay and non-profit radio and television services. | ||
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===Art=== | ===Art=== | ||
===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
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===Sport=== | ===Sport=== | ||
===Holidays=== | ===Holidays=== | ||
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+ | ==External links== | ||
+ | *[https://www.nationstates.net/nation=omerica Omerica on NationStates] | ||
{{Omerica topics}} | {{Omerica topics}} | ||
[[Category:Omerica]] | [[Category:Omerica]] | ||
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[[Category:Federal republics]] | [[Category:Federal republics]] | ||
[[Category:Liberal democracies]] | [[Category:Liberal democracies]] | ||
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United Republics of Omerica Républiques unies de l'Omérique (language?) Res Publicae Unitae Omericae (language?) |
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Motto: Concordia universalis (Latin: “Universal harmony”) |
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Anthem: L’Avonnaise (French: “The Avonian”) |
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Capital | Port-des-Saints | |||||
Largest city | Charlottesville | |||||
Official languages | ||||||
Government | Federal parliamentary republic | |||||
- | President | Jean-Alexandre Chrétien | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Alexandra Karamanlis | ||||
Legislature | Federal Diet | |||||
- | Upper house | House of Plenipotentiaries | ||||
- | Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 149,729 km2 57,811 sq mi |
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Population | ||||||
- | estimate | 67,720,740 | ||||
- | Density | 452/km2 1,170.7/sq mi |
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Currency | Omerican florin (ORF ) |
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Time zone | URST WOST |
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Date format | dd-mm-yyyy AD | |||||
Drives on the | left | |||||
Internet TLD | .or |
Omerica (/ˌoʊməˈɹiːkə/; French: Omérique, [ɔmerik]), officially known as the United Republics of Omerica (French: Républiques unies de l’Omérique), is a sovereign state and federation of twenty-five republics. A member state of the Social Liberal Union, Omerica is a cosmopolitan and multilingual state and shares a sense of community founded upon common historical ties, maritime symbolism and shared liberal democratic values.
Contents
Etymology
History
Geography
Geology
Climate
Biodiversity
Politics
Omerica is governed as a federal parliamentary democratic republic. The three Basic Laws of Omerica govern the set-up of the Omerican state and the prerogatives and duties of its institutions. The bicameral Federal Diet of Omerica exercises legislative power and scrutinises the executive. The directly-elected House of Representatives is the lower house and consists of 300 members elected to a four-year term by universal and secret suffrage.
The House of Plenipotentiaries is the upper house and consists of 100 members representing the republics of Omerica. Plenipotentiaries are indirectly elected, with each republic’s delegation appointed to represent its government; delegations to the House can be recalled their appointing republic at any time, meaning that each republic’s elections affects the composition of the upper house.
The President is the ceremonial head of state and is elected for a single, nonrenewable seven-year term by a joint sitting of the Federal Diet. The Prime Minister is the head of government and chair of the Federal Council of Ministers, which is charged with executing the domestic and foreign policy of the state. The Council directs and coordinates the work of government institutions under the leadership of the Prime Minister; the Council bears full responsibility for all executive acts of the federal government and must consequently answer to the Federal Diet for all executive acts.
The Omerican political system has historically been characterised as a "three-party system", with Omerican Socialist Party on the left and Reformist Party and Liberal Democratic Party on the right predominating elections. These three parties have continuously been the largest in the Federal Diet since the collapse of the Constitutional Rally, though the regionalist Federation of Civic Forces, environmentalist Federal Social Greens and centrist Radical Left have gained or held prominence in the late 20th and early 21st century.
Direct democracy
Direct democracy is a political tradition older than Omerican independence, originating with the people’s assembly, where citizens gathered to set policy and budgets for the local community; the assembly is maintained in a majority of municipal governments as the direct governing body of the locality. The modern Omerican Charter of Rights defines four principal direct electoral rights—election, referendum, initiative and recall—which complement a representative democratic system, leading to the characterisation of Omerica as a semi-direct democracy.
A referendum is mandatory when a proposal to amend the Omerican constitution is passed by the Federal Diet or a majority of republican legislatures representing the majority of the population and requires a double majority to succeed, namely a majority of valid votes cast nationwide and a majority of valid votes cast in a majority of the republics. Additionally, voters may challenge laws passed by the legislature via a so-called “citizens’ veto”; if enough signatures are collected within a defined time period, a referendum is scheduled where voters decide whether to accept or reject the law, with a simple majority sufficient to repeal.
Voters may also recall elected representatives before the end of their terms. In most republics and at the federal level, the recall takes the form of a by-election, which (depending on the jurisdiction) the incumbent may or may not be allowed to contest, whereas other republics hold a referendum to decide whether the incumbent should be removed and a simultaneous ballot to decide their replacement if the recall succeeds.
Administrative divisions
Omerica is a federation of twenty-four republics, which enjoy permanent constitutional status and, in comparison with other countries, a large degree of autonomy. Each republic is constitutionally equal in status and is fully self-governing, with its own constitution, parliament, government and judiciary. However, the republics display significant diversity, with areas ranging from slightly over 200 km² to over 24,000 and populations ranging from less than 300,000 to more than seven million.
Republic | Code | Federated | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Density | GDPpc (NSD) | Official language(s) |
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Alleos | AL | 9 June 1829 | Volubourg | 2,100,213 | 11,741 | 179 | 41,202 | French |
Altomare | AM | 22 September 1813 | Romainbourg | 3,110,907 | 3,051 | 1,020 | 47,653 | French |
Braganza | BR | 6 June 1846 | Sassari | 1,767,270 | 3,852 | 459 | 42,408 | French |
Bridgecastle | PC | 19 September 1816 | Saint-Jean | 1,476,180 | 7,258 | 203 | 50,251 | French |
Charlottesville | CV | 1 January 1983 | — | 5,610,545 | 558 | 10,055 | 47,893 | French |
Coleraine | CR | 17 March 1828 | Derry | 2,665,499 | 8,010 | 333 | 42,938 | English |
East Calaverde | EC | 28 February 1826 | Saint-Christophe | 6,311,646 | 8,382 | 753 | 46,575 | French |
Emerald Isles | EM | 25 August 1864 | Wharfland Ferry | 1,824,352 | 6,224 | 293 | 44,341 | English |
Free State | FS | 30 June 1821 | Nassau | 6,463,963 | 6,958 | 929 | 43,555 | English |
Great Arden | GA | 1 August 1817 | Templemore | 2,310,855 | 7,447 | 310 | 46,910 | English |
Heathmoor | HE | 17 November 1882 | Strongford | 1,368,355 | 8,210 | 167 | 40,927 | English |
Marche Rouge | MR | 1 November 1858 | Châlons | 308,643 | 1,695 | 182 | 44,679 | French |
Mespalia | ME | 1 January 1995 | Christiana | 7,461,993 | 1,310 | 5,696 | 53,416 | English |
New Guernsey | NG | 3 March 1852 | Castlerock | 293,088 | 682 | 430 | 62,294 | English |
New Vaucluse | NV | 18 August 1868 | Bayonette | 710,622 | 5,768 | 123 | 43,606 | French |
North Provence | NP | 21 April 1886 | Carthagène | 1,229,654 | 9,395 | 131 | 40,911 | French |
Port-des-Saints | FC | 12 December 1829 | — | 1,909,375 | 820 | 2,329 | 60,658 | English |
Romainbourg | RB | 1 January 1971 | — | 3,191,185 | 204 | 15,643 | 63,451 | French |
Seafoam Islands | SF | 1 March 1844 | Saint Anne | 757,549 | 1,477 | 513 | 50,994 | English |
South Provence | SP | 18 April 1811 | Syracuse | 1,646,248 | 9,408 | 175 | 38,979 | French |
Strathavon | SA | 28 March 1823 | Falconhurst | 4,170,152 | 8,547 | 488 | 43,839 | English |
Terreneuf | TN | 11 February 1877 | Épiteaux | 480,228 | 1,806 | 266 | 38,049 | French |
West Calaverde | WC | 28 February 1950 | Westhaven | 4,742,764 | 16,044 | 296 | 43,699 | English |
Westavon | WA | 1 January 1932 | Bristol | 3,577,573 | 8,157 | 439 | 45,453 | English, French |
Windstead | WS | 2 July 1819 | Langholm | 2,231,881 | 12,725 | 175 | 45,835 | English |
Omerica | OR | — | Port-des-Saints | 67,720,740 | 149,729 | 452 | 47,166 | English, French |
On aggregate, the republics spend more than the federal government, though the federal government has used its spending powers and its power to make financial grants to the republics to incentivise republics to pursue specific policies in areas where the Union does not have legislative power; republics can opt out of these national policies, but rarely do so in practice. The republics set aside part of their revenue to be used for federal equalisation payments, which aim to ensure that all republics have a uniform capacity to raise revenue.
Republics have plenary power to enact any law they wish, subject to certain limits set out by the Omerican constitution, whereas the Federal Diet may only legislate on specifically enumerated subject areas. However, where the Federal Diet has the power to enact legislation, federal law prevails over republican law to the extent of any inconsistency. Almost all criminal law is enacted by the republics, as well as most laws relating to healthcare, social welfare, law enforcement, public education, job training and promotion of the arts and sciences.
Law and judiciary
Military
Economy
The Omerican economy is almost exclusively classified as developed, with above average per capita GDP and human development index. Omerican economic policy is defined by the concept of the État marchand (roughly translated as “merchant state”), whereby private corporations compete with the government for service provision in certain sectors, and by economic tripartism. The right of labour to unionise is protected by constitutional law and major labour unions hold considerable political clout.
The florin (ORF, symbol: ƒ) is the currency of Omerica, which is subdivided into 100 cents (symbol: ¢). Issued by the Federal Monetary Authority of Omerica, the nation’s central bank, the florin is roughly equivalent to 20 NationStates cents.
Transport
Energy
Science and technology
Tourism
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Urbanisation
Language
Education
Healthcare
Religion
Culture
Omerica is characterised as a cultural mosaic, a conglomeration of regional and ethnic subcultures, which was first articulated by early Omerican writer Jean-Martin Michelakis: “For every two Omericans, there are three cultures.” Omerica is defined by its diversity, evident in the fact that three languages are co-official at the federal level and several native languages of the First Peoples remain in use.
Omerica is generally divided into seven cultural regions: Aurentina, Avon, the Free States, Groeninham, the Lallans, the Pays-de-la-Mer and the Provence. Aurentina and Groeninham are noted for their Dutch-influenced cultures, the Lallans for its Celtic influences, the Pays-de-la-Mer and Provence for their Spanish influences, the Free States for its Anglo-Saxon culture and Avon for its “Nordois” heritage of close Anglo-French contact.
Omerican culture has been further shaped by the indigenous heritage of the First Peoples and immigration of African and Asian nationals. Omerican national identity is centred on the nation’s common colonial history, ubiquitous maritime background and common cultural and political values, namely neutrality, direct democracy, social solidarity and universal human rights.
Architecture
Literature
Media
Freedom of the press and the right to free expression are constitutionally protected by the Omerican Charter of Rights. Due to its cultural diversity and strong economy, Omerica has had a strong tradition in the media sector. Omerica boasts a large number of published newspapers in proportion to its population, though competition from online news outlets have led to newspapers and magazines folding in increasing numbers. Nonetheless, most towns and all major cities have at least one daily newspaper and a number of national papers circulate throughout the country, the largest being The Northern Times, Le Financier, La Travailliste and The National.
Television and radio broadcasts heavily influence modern Omerican media and culture. Système fédérale de radiodiffusion (English: “Federal Broadcasting System”), a federation of republican broadcasters, is the oldest and largest broadcaster on both media, airing three general programming stations, six special interest stations and several foreign language networks for non-Omerican audiences. SFRD’s competitors include the federally-operated Radiotélévision nationale (English: “National Radio-Television”), three for-profit networks and several pay and non-profit radio and television services.
Art
Music
Theatre
Film
Cuisine
Sport
Holidays
External links
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