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The Empire of Rethymnon
Ῥεθυμνιακή Αὐτοκρατορία
Βασιλεῖα Ρεθύμνου
MottoΑἰὲν Ἀριστεύειν
"Ever to Excel"
AnthemὝμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν
"Hymn to Liberty"
Location of Rethymnon on Planet Aeolis
Geographical Map
Capital
and Largest City
Saint Constantinopolis
Official languages Katharevousa
Standard Modern Greek
Ethnic groups 95% Greek
4% Other Aeolians
1% Other
Demonym Rethymnian
Aeolian Greek
Aeolian
Government Constitutional Empire
 -  Emperor Hephaestion Monomachos
 -  Grand Duke Andronikos Grammatikos
Legislature Imperial Assembly
 -  Upper house Senate
 -  Lower house House of Commons
Independent State
 -  Foundation ( As an Empire ) 7th of September 2245 A.D. 
 -  Rethymnian Civil War 6th of November 2436 A.D. 
 -  Restoration of the Empire 1st of January 2540 A.D. 
Area
 -  Total 3,952,582,893.023256 km2
1,526,100,786.8142244816 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 20%
Population
 -  2540 A.D. estimate 7,100,000,000
 -  2540 A.D. census 9,114,224,000
 -  Density 8.4/km2
21.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2532 A.D. estimate
 -  Total 254,111,618,383,598.81 Ϟ
 -  Per capita 121 000 Ϟ
GDP (nominal) 2540 A.D. estimate
 -  Total 65 250 000 000 000 000 Ϟ
 -  Per capita 112 000 Ϟ
Gini (2532 A.D.)19.1
low
HDI (2532 A.D.)0.9367
very high
Currency Hyperpyron (RIH)
Time zone AST-1 through AST+6
Date format DD-MM-YYYY
Drives on the right
Calling code +771177
ISO 3166 code RET
Internet TLD .ret

Rethymnon ( Greek: Ῥέθυμνον ), officially the Empire of Rethymnon ( Greek: Ῥεθυμνιακή Αὐτοκρατορία, Reþimniakí Aftokratoría ), is a massive nation on Aeolis, a planet which orbits the star Elysium in the Elysium Solar System which is situated approximately 2000 light years away from Sol. Saint Constantinopolis is the nation's capital and largest city. According to the preliminary 2540 census data, Rethymnon's population is about 9,112,224,000 people.

The Panatlantic Ocean lies to the eastern coast of mainland Rethymnon, separating the Federation from the Holy Empire of Terra Sancte and the Kingdom of Trondelagen which occupy the eastern continent of Sanctum. The province of Krater, the southernmost province of the Empire is the only part of the nation that is surrounded by both the Panatlantic and the western Velentinian Ocean. The Northern Aesterngardian Sea separates the Federation from the Aesterngardian Kingdom and the Republic of Atraelia. The Southern Sea of Zetron separates the Federation from the uninhabited continent of Zetron. The Empire also borders the Empire of the Fatherlands and the Armed Republic of Volca to the West. Rethymnon features a vast number of islands (approximately 51,400, of which 21,227 are inhabited), including Zakronessos, Northern and Southern Apomakronessos, the Cybiades, and the Dekapolis Island among others. 54 percent of Rethymnon consists of mountains, of which the Crimson Peak is the highest at 7,094 m.

Modern Rethymnon traces its roots to the Earth since it's citizens are survivors of the crash of the Hellenic Colonization Fleet 17 which was originally set to colonize Aeolis but ended up stranded after a pirate attack.

Rethymnon is a developed country with an advanced, high-income economy and very high standards of living, including the 3rd highest quality of life as of 2500.

The Empire is generally peaceful towards other nations and never wages war without serious reason.Its government utilized Direct Democracy up to the election of 2540 A.D. when the Imperial Government was re-established through popular vote. The official religion of the nation is Calcedonian Christianity. Saint Constantinopolis, the capital, is home to the Imperial Assembly from where the Emperor, Hephaestion Monomachos reigns, with the assistance of the Ministers and other Members of the Imperial Assembly. Other important cities are Zakros, Faestos, Dekapolis, Ekthelion and Kios.

Name

Rethymnon is the official name of the nation universally. However, since Rethymnon is also a city on Crete, Hellas, Greeks of Earth usually refer to the nation as "Extraterrestrial Rethymnon" ( Greek: Εξωγήινο Ρέθυμνο ). Officially the Hellenic Republic recognizes the nation as "Aeolian Rethymnon" ( Greek : Αιολικό Ρέθυμνο ) which also makes the name "Aeoliko" ( Greek: Αιολικό ) "Aeolian" a very popular name for those who wish to make a quick reference to the nation.

National Symbols

Flag

The Federation has had various flags which have changed due to better designs coming up.

The Current flag of Rethymnon

The current flag of Rethymnon features three crosses. The colors used on the flag are Blue, Black, Orange and White. The Blue and White represent the Greek origins of the nation. The colors themselves represent the sea, and freedom. Black represents the difficulty of the nation to achieve its success early in it's history while the Orange color represents the Sun.

Coat of Arms

The Imperial Coat of Arms

The imperial coat of arms is the symbol representing the Empire in official papers. The Coat of Arms bears the Arms of the noble House of Monomachos on top of the Rethymnian Flag, with the Crown of the realm above.

History

Before the Third World War

Rethymnon's History stretches back in Ancient times. The country´s namesake, the city of Rethymnon was founded during the Minoan Age of Greece, around 3,000 BC. on the island of Crete. It's name was initially named "Rethymna". The city was conquered by many Greek tribes throughout its long history, and later by the Romans, Byzantine Greeks, Venetians, Ottomans, Egyptians, Germans and finally came under the control of Free Greece in the 1st of December 1913 with the rest of Crete.

During and shortly after the War

In 2015 after the financial crisis of 2008, that left Greece in a very fragile state, the nation started to gain stability. However in 2016 the Third World War broke out, placing the world in a state of turmoil. The war was fought between NATO and a Russian-Chinese lead alliance. The newly appointed nationalist government of Greece signed a mutual alliance treaty with the Russian-Chinese Alliance and joined the war on their side against its former allies and partners, mostly due to rising tensions due to the economical crisis.
World War 3
The end of the world war in 2021 saw Russia, China and their allies victorious bringing about a order in which Imperialism, Moralism and Nationalism were of the highest value. The borders of the world were redrawn in Europe and Asia. The new imperialist governments in Europe and North-East Asia created new colonies throughout the world. A new ecumenical council in 2054, 1,000 years after the Great Schism resulted in the unison of the Eastern and Western churches into one. This was achieved with both churches agreeing to revert all dogmatic changes back to those of the Council of Calcedon creating Calcedonian Christianity. The other sects of Christianity also found this change agreeable and in turn, one by one, joined the new church, abandoning forever petty squabbles and ancient misunderstandings.

Advance of Humanity and the discovery of the Upsilon 7 System

By 2075 humanity colonised the moon and was ready to move further, opening colonisation plans for Mars, and even Venus. By 2150 grand cities were established on the surface of the moon, Mars and Venus and the first settlements were established on Titan and Europa. Massive space stations surrounded the planets and resources mined were limitless. Large merchant space ships were created to transport food and colonists from place to place very quickly since humanity had finally achieved 80 % of Light Speed. Huge Orbital telescopes managed to find and confirm the existence of Earth-Like planets in other star systems.

In the meantime the once small city of Rethymnon had become a huge metropolis of 200 million people and had merged with the three other cities of Crete. At that time, Greece was planning the colonization of Planet Aeolis, a lush Earth-Like World on the Upsilon 7 System after its discovery by Greek Astronomer Alexander Papadopoulos while he was scouring the galaxy through the Galaxy Space Telescope, a massive orbital telescope. The Greek Government begun preperations for the 17th Colonization Fleet. About 5 million residents from Rethymnon signed up for the mission alongside a few other Cretans and some foreigners. Preparations began in 2175 and a space fleet, the Hellenic Colonization Fleet 17, full of colonial equipment and 6 million people departed from Vyzantion Space Station, a Hellenic orbital dock orbiting the Earth in, under the command of Admiral Andronikos Aidonakis, in 2179.

The Vyzantion Space Station

While on its way to the jump point, past Planet Eris, beyond the Kuiper Belt, the fleet was ambushed and attacked by pirates, who were known to occupy the sector. Engaging full speed, the ships attempted to avoid being destroyed by the attackers with the escort vessels switching on intercept trajectories. Despite their efforts, the escort vessels were destroyed and the pirates managed to damage the communications relays as well as cause severe damage to the jumpdrives. However all ships, with the exception of HCF17-02, which was destroyed in the attack, managed to make the jump to Upsilon 7. With their systems damaged, the ships were stuck on Aeolis after crashing, with no way to return back, or communicating with the Earth.

On Aeolis

The castaways used whatever equipment and data they had available to try and create communications technology again, so that they could inform Earth of what happened. However, to do that they needed resources, so they had to be organised. Some ship captains, were unable to control the unrest and soon lost control of the population. The ships were scrapped and torn apart. In just a few years nothing worth could be found within the shells of the formerly grand vessels, and the people who had scrapped their ships and used their supplies without producing, died of hunger. The rest of them, started reproducing standard 20th Century technology, using the database present on every ship.

The Planet Aeolis

In 2200, the first settlements were founded on Aeolis, most notably New Rethymnon, now internationally recognized as Saint Constantinopolis, renamed in honor of Saint Constantine ( Greek: Ἁγία Κωνσταντινούπολις ) which was founded by Admiral Andronikos Aidonakis of the Hellenic Colonization Fleet 17. Most of those settlements used what they had left to make sure they would survive. Others, however would recreate heavy industry and reach a 20th century status. Soon, with excessive mining and cash flow, people in New Rethymnon managed to unite many settlements under their banner. Soon most of the continent of Lention was under their control and the nation was named "Empire of Rethymnon" and its official language was chosen to be Purified Greek. Its capital was New Rethymnon. The nation was officially founded in the 7th of September 2245 by New Rethymnon's leader, Konstantinos Aidonakis who's death-day ( 22nd of November 2259 ) is a national holiday and a day of mourning for the nation. He was also the first Emperor of Rethymnon.

Meanwhile on Earth, everyone thought that the colonists were dead or castaways on Aeolis. It was decided that sending a search party to Upsilon 7 was too costly and dangerous, and people mourned for their loses.

In the 12th of May 2277 the country finally managed to connect back to the Interstellar System of Communications and finally, the mystery of the colonist's fate was revealed to the Earth. The Empire refused any donations and also refused reunion with Greece. However, Rethymnians never forgot their Greek ties and have close and brotherly relations with their homeland.

The House of Aidonakis ruled the Empire justly for more than 191 years when it was overthrown by the group Federal Genesis, after the Rethymnian Civil War due to emperor Zenon Aidonakis's tyranny.

Federal Era

The end of the Imperial Era was followed by an era of Direct Democracy regulated by a Federal government which started out as a world benchmark system. The head of state was the President while the head of government was the Prime Minister. Damianos Asikrates was the first President of Rethymnon and is considered a national hero by Rethymnians. Despite the initial success of the federal government, increasing liberalism, immorality and corruption in the ranks of the members of parliament eventually caused the democratic parties to begin losing the support of the people in the Federal Parliament. This eventually brought about the rise of the Imperial Party, which sought the restoration of the Empire under another dynasty and promised the restoration of morality and all national values held dear by the people. Eventually the party won the 30th of June 2540 election, resulting in a transitional period that lasted 6 months. In the 1st of January, Hephaestion Monomachos was crowned the 5th Emperor of Rethymnon.

Second Empire

Today Rethymnon is an ever growing nation with a powerful economy and has engaged in trade with various other nations. So far the new Imperial Government has acted nobly and has delivered on all of its promises.

Geography and Climate

Due to it's large size, Rethymnon has a variety of climates as well as an extensively varied geography.

Geography

Rethymnon occupies almost half of continental Lention including some of the surrounding islands. Throughout it's territory, Rethymnon has valleys, mountains, highlands, flatlands, canyons etc. Rethymnon's geography features multiple mountain ranges which cover approximately 60% of the overall land. Most notable is the Crimson Mountain Range which also includes the tallest mountain in Rethymnon ( and Planet Aeolis ), the Crimson Peak.

A picture of the Crimson Mountains

Among mountains one can find massive flatlands and valleys where most of Rethymnon's settlements are located.

Climate

Climatic map of Rethymnon

Another effect of Rethymnon's massive size is the difference in climate between places. On the north, Rethymnon has a Mediterranean Climate. This is extremely beneficial for it makes the north a place tourists choose when visiting the Planet. Along with the benefits for tourism, the Mediterranean climate allows advanced and successful farming. The north is infamous for it's great cuisine.

The island of Zakronessos, however, which is located to the far north, features a semi-tropical/tropical climate, which does not, however, hamper the advancement of the region which remains some of the most advanced, despite the extreme heat, carnivorous plantation and predominance of insects.

The eastern coastline of the federation features an Oceanic climate. This area features moderately cold winters and warm summers. This makes the place ideal for all those who wish to live in an area that doesn't have extreme weather, as well as those who do not wish to have their crops damaged by heat or cold.

The central area of Rethymnon features an Continental climate. This area is characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby. Often winter temperature is cold enough to support a fixed period of snow each year, and relatively moderate precipitation occurring mostly in summer. Regions with continental climate generally have either forest or tall-grass prairie as natural ground cover and include some of the most productive farmlands on the planet. All such climates have at least three months of temperatures in excess of 10 °C and winters with at least one month below −3 °C or 0 °C.

The south features a subarctic and polar climate type. Areas such as these are barren and inhospitable but modern technology has made them 100% habitable. Crops however would never grow on that soil so companies employ enclosed facilities to simulate different climate types in order to grow crops.

Government

Rethymnon is an Empire and is ruled exclusively from the Emperor and his personally appointed council

The head of state is the Emperor who rules the nation and defends its land, people and laws. The Emperor rules for life and his successor is chosen through a system of Agnatic-Cognatic Primogeniture. The current president is Hephaestion Monomachos. The head of government is Grand Duke who is in charge of the ministries and sees to it that the will of the Emperor is always accomplished. The current Grand Duke is Andronikos Grammatikos.

Political Parties

The Imperial Assembly has political parties each of which represents a social class. As such, political parties are not in actuality political parties in the sense that any citizen can found one. Instead they are created by the state and they are populated by everyday people. The leader of each political party is chosen meritocratically, by an official committee. The Assembly itself is separated into two parts. The Senate is populated by the noble Houses while the House of Commons is populated by the common folk.

The Senate has 800 seats, while the House of Commons has 3000 seats.

Administrative Divisions

Rethymnon is divided into seven Peripheries, each of which is controlled by an appointed Eparch. Each province is divided into several ( usually at least 56 ) prefectures, each controlled by a Prefect.

The Provinces are the following.



Foreign Relations

Kingdom of Ǽsterngard

The Empire of Rethymnon enjoys good relations with the kingdom. This is evident by the various agreements signed between the two states.

Abroad

The Empire maintains vast trade agreements with the rest of the world. However it is not a member state of the World Assembly due to the fact that the nation wishes to "create it's own future".

Military

The Empire of Rethymnon is generally a peaceful nation. However, defense is always considered a priority, in order to protect its land, its people and the state. For this reason, the Empire has a formidable military force.

The Imperial Military is divided in Orders. Each Order controls one certain Part of the military and each is controlled through a Grandmaster. The title of Grandmaster varies for each Order.



All Orders are manned both by civilians, and trained personnel. All Grandmasters are appointed through the vote of the people, plus the High Council once every year.

Economy

Rethymnon's GDP throughout it's existence
Rethymnon's GDP per Capita Per Periphery

Rethymnon's Economy depends extremely on its Automobile Industry which sells many vehicles to various nations and is the main source of income for the nation. The main automobile manufacturer of Rethymnon is Gammatech Industries ( Greek : Βιομηχανίαι Gammatech ) . A secondary power in Rethymnian economy is its development of Green tech by Rethymnon Pollution Prevention & Aerial Purification ( RP&A ) which cleans the atmosphere by destroying Carbon Dioxide as well as providing filters to reduce other harmful gasses. Other more minor sources of income are Retail and Beef-Based Agriculture. The currency of the nation was the Phoenix (Ϡ) until 2540. Now it is the Hyperpyron Ϟ.

Imperial Era

In 2200, Rethymnon comprised of only 10 ships, their supplies and their databases. Utilizing these resources, the captains of the ships managed to establish a simple agricultural economy which set the base for the future. In the beginning, Rethymnon's economy was based completely on agriculture, herds and farming. Trading was utilized through exchange of goods between citizens. As time went by a basic industrial evolution was the beginning of the refounding of modern technology. By 2250 the first industrial corporations were started and soon Rethymnon became a 21st century nation.

Bu 2300 Rethymnon had advanced to the point that it was space faring. This is due to the fact that the ships of the 17th Colonization Fleet were colonial and could support the mining for resources. Soon, the nation's currency, the Phoenix was circulated and replaced all exchanges. Ever since, Rethymnon has had a high-class GDP production economy, producing quadrillions of GDP annually.

The Crisis of 2380

After the crowning of Zenon Aidonakis as Emperor in New Rethymnon in 2365 the economy of Rethymnon begun to plummet due to the emperor's incompetence and tyrannical rule which created massive amounts of corruption in the country's rich class. The wealth of the nation was concentrated in the hands of a few while the many suffered from taxes and hunger. This eventually brought about the Rethymnian Civil War with the people, under the banner of the Federal Genesis movement demanding Democracy, a constitution, and the abolition of the imperial crown.

After the emperor was deposed, the new democratic government under Damianos Asikrates utilized revolutionary methods and made the economy skyrocket to new heights. Ever since the economy of the Federation has been among the strongest in the world.

Tourism

Rethymnon is known throughout the universe for it's incredible geographical variety and natural beauty and these facts make it among the favorite of destinations for extrasolar tourists. It's golden beaches, the massive ravines and canyons and it's tall mountains attract millions of tourists annually.

Transportation

Rethymnon features various means of transportation. The technological and economical advancement has rendered land and sea travel almost useless, thus ships and automobiles exist merely for the pleasure of the driver, who can enjoy luxury cruises across the Panatlantic Ocean or drive in over 400 km/h in some of Rethymnon's many super speedways.

The most common means of transportation in Rethymnon, is of course, flight. Almost every citizen can afford a personal shuttle which they can fly on their own, or use the autopilot, to reach whichever given destination.

Off-world transportation is achieved via space shuttles or spaceships which can be accessed in the nation's many spaceports

Telecommunications

Rethymnon has been a pioneer in telecommunications. Besides the hand held phone devices and the extranet, the universal internet, the federation has also been the one to develop the first Quantum Entanglement Communicators, which allow real time conversation with any person who also has a QEC in holographic mode. These QECs are also used widely by the Rethymnian Military.

Science & Technology

Beyond the QECs Rethymnon's only major historical technological find, is the means to purify the environment and restore it to a virgin state. This has been accomplished by the mega corporation RP&A which continues to restore the planet even today, rendering pollution inexistent within Aeolis. The massive amount of products the corporation exports to other countries gives Rethymnon a massive wealth boost.

Rethymnon has also invested large resources into joint research programs with other states and organizations.

Demographics

The official statistical body of Rethymnon is the Rethymnian Statistical Corporation (RSY). According to the RSY, Rethymnon's total population in 2530 was 4,521,230,000 .

The birth rate in 2530 stood at 20.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. At the same time the mortality rate was reduced slightly from 5.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2404 to 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2530. In 2530, 09.32% of the population were 65 years old and older, 57.12% between the ages of 15 and 64 years old, and 33.56% were 14 years old and younger.

Cities

Almost two-thirds of the Rethymnian people live in urban areas. Rethymnon's largest and most influential metropolitan centers are those of Saint Constantinopolis, Zakros, Dekapolis and Faestos, with metropolitan populations of more than 300 million each. Other prominent cities with urban populations above 150,000,000 inhabitants include those of Kios, Ekthelion, Isaion, Neon Nafplion, Heraklion City, Lacedaemonia and Nevropolis.

The table below lists the largest cities in Rethymnon, by population contained in their respective contiguous built up urban areas; which are either made up of many municipalities, evident in the cases of Rethymnon and Zakros, or are contained within a larger single municipality, case evident in most of the smaller cities of the country. The results come from the population census that took place in Rethymnon in 2530. Template:Largest cities of Rethymnon

Migration

Due to the fact that Rethymnon is located on a distant planet, illegal immigration is practically inexistent and highly regulated. However, various illegal immigrants, are frequently caught inside the cargo bays of spaceships during flights or in the spaceports of departure and arrival. In Rethymnon, all illegal immigrants are temporarily incarcerated and then promptly evicted from the country.

Religion

The Emblem of the Rethymnian Orthodox Church
Religiosity in Rethymnon (2530)
Belief in God
  
95%
Belief in spirit or life force
  
3%
No belief
  
2%

The religion in Rethymnon is the same as in Greece, Calcedonian Christianity. Because of the loss of contact with the rest of the world the Patriarchate of Saint Constantinopolis (Greek: Πατριαρχεῖον Ἁγίας Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) was created and is still autonomous today despite the re-establishment of communications with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Currently 93% of the population is Christian while 0.2% practice Norse paganism, 4% Hellenic paganism and the remaining 2.8% practice various faiths, with the exception of Islam which is banned due to it being utterly incompatible and disrespectful towards Rethymnian culture and way of life in the words of the government..

Language

The Language in the Federation is officially Greek and is spoken by 99% of the population. However, unlike Greece and the rest of the Greek lands, Rethymnian citizens speak in Purified Greek/Katharevousa which was created by Adamantios Korais shortly before the Greek Revolution of 1821 in order to link the modern Greek language to the ancient Greek language but with slight differences. Since Rethymnon is a nation of Cretans, some aspects of the Cretan Dialect remain in the everyday language of Rethymnians. Mostly in phonology.

Examples/Comparison

WHAT?
Modern Greek : Τι;
Katharevousa : Τὶ;
Cretan Dialect : Ίντα;
Rethymnian Greek : Ἴντα;

A SENTENCE
English : "Information was published today according to which, the Prime Minister, Mr. Venizelos will, during his return to Athens, give the proper amount of calmness necessary for the political situation and will make sure the elections will proceed without any incidents"

Modern Greek : "Δημοσιεύθηκαν σήμερα πληροφορίες, κατά τις οποίες ο Πρωθυπουργός κ. Βενιζέλος θα δώσει, καθώς επιστρέφει αύριο στην Αθήνα, τον τόνο της σταθερότητας και της ηρεμίας στην όλη πολιτική κατάσταση και ότι κατά συνέπεια οι εκλογές θα διεξαχθούν ήσυχα και σε ατμόσφαιρα δίχως καχυποψίες"

Rethymnian Greek/Katharevousa : "Ἐδημοσιεύθησαν σήμερον πληροφορίαι, κατὰ τὰς ὁποίας ὁ Πρωθυπουργὸς κ. Βενιζέλος θὰ δώσῃ αὔριον, ἐπιστρέφων εἰς τὰς Ἀθήνας, τὸν τόνον τῆς σταθερότητος καὶ τῆς ἠρεμίας εὶς τὴν ὅλην πολιτικὴν κατάστασιν καὶ ὅτι κατὰ συνέπειαν αἱ ἐκλογαὶ θὰ διεξαχθοῦν ἡσύχως καὶ εἰς ἀτμόσφαιραν ἀπηλλαγμένην πάσης καχυποψίας"

Source : Hestia Newspaper, 8th of August, 1932

Phonology

The difference between Rethymnian Greek and Katharevousa is the phonology.

Rethymnians use Palatalisation. Standard Greek/Katharevousa has an allophonic alternation between velar consonants ([k], [ɡ], [x], [ɣ]) and palatalised counterparts (([c], [ɟ], [ç], [ʝ]) before front vowels (/i/, /e/). In southern dialects, the palatalisation goes further towards affricates (e.g. [tɕe] vs. standard [ce] 'and'). Alveolo-palatal sounds ([tɕ], [dʑ], [ɕ], [ʑ]) are reported for Crete and the Federation of Rethymnon, among others.

Education

Education in the Federation is a very important matter. It is considered greatly important that the young be educated properly so as to become qualified, eligible adults.

Health

Healthcare in Rethymnon is similar in quality to other developed nations. Rethymnon ranks in the top countries with respect to low infant mortality. It also ranks high in life expectancy and in safe drinking water. A person seeking care first contacts a clinic for a doctor's appointment, and may then be referred to a specialist by the clinic physician, who may in turn recommend either in-patient or out-patient treatment, or an elective care option. The health care is governed by the Ministry of Health and is mainly funded by taxes, with nominal fees for patients.

Culture

The Culture of The Federation is predominantly Greek. The people's songs are all written in Cretan Style and poems are Cretan traditional and new ones written in Cretan style.