Nation/The Constitutional Monarchy of Berrean

Please note that this information for Berrean is based off my older ideas of the country before registering on NationStates and thus only a few statistics are related to NS data. However many of the policies and other information of the country does bear resemblance to things done in NationStates.

Overview:

The Constitutional Monarchy of Berrean is an old nation and was founded in around 500AD (founded on NationStates on May 20th, 2013). The country can be located in (The Independence Order, but for this instance)) western Europe bordering Germany and France. The current leader of Berrean is King James XVI. The country has been politically and economically stable for the past 14-24 years. Berrean is also one of the leading countries for renewable energies in the world and also has one of the cleanest mega cities in the world.

The Constitutional Monarchy of Berrean
Motto: "Ab Ordine Libertas"
Anthem: "Hail Berrean"
Basic map of Berrean
Region		The Independence Order
Capital and largest city		Capitol
Official languages		Berrean
Recognised national languages		Berrean, German, French
Demonym		Berreans
Government		Constitutional Parliamentary Monarchy
-	King	James XVI
-	King Advisor	Edvery Hans (Prince)
History
-	Founding	~250AD
-	Unification (as Berrean)	500AD
Area
-	Total	144,874.2 km2 89,822 sq mi
-	Water (%)	6.8%
Population
-	2014 estimate	79,845,107
-	Density	551.13/km2 1,427.4/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2014 estimate
-	Total	NS$3,622,845,997,319
-	Per capita	NS$45,373.43
HDI (2014)		0.9036 very high
Currency		Ree (ree) (R)
Time zone		Western Europe (UTC+1)
Date format		dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy
Calling code		+48
Internet TLD		.ber, .bbn, .mon.ber, .gov.ber

Etymology

The country of Berrean was thought to have been founded as it is now over 1500 years ago around the year 500AD. The exact date is not certain as the first maps of the area weren't produced for another 100 years. The country and the area around it has had a turbulent past since records began right up to the past 70-80 years where the country was heavily involved in WWII, the civil unrest of the early 1980s and the 1947-1952 civil war, the 5th war of its type in all the years the country has existed. The following table gives a brief view of the civil wars of Berrean

Geography and Geology

The Constitutional Monarchy of Berrean has a wide range of rock types, from sedimentary rocks near the coast, to granites and other metamorphic type rocks. As a result of this, there are some areas with high amounts of valuable resources especially as the Majority of highland Berrean sits over two large batholiths. The highest point, Mt.Ejinlend (1505m) sits due south of Ejinberg on the Berrean-Alpine mountain range (a branch of the Swiss Alps) and can also be seen from the city (hence it's name). In the north of the country in the Coste region, many areas of land are at sea level or are below sea level following progressive sea draining and land reclamation over the past 800 years. The river Ejin (the longest in the country) starts at an elevation of 1309m up the peak of Mr.Ejinlend and travels just over a thousand kilometres to the mouth near Haven der Nord. Due to the plains in the north of the country, this means that much of the river is wide, deep and slow flowing allowing for some cargo ships to get as far as Capitol nearly 800Km upstream.

Image showing topography of Berrean

Due to the mountain range across the country in the south transport routes and infrastructure can be difficult to make and maintain, however it has been done - sometimes at great cost. This mountain range also causes a reduction in the amount of rainfall that falls in the south, and the immediate north (around the Capital) however does little to affect the temperatures thus creating a warm and dry climate in much of Berrean.

Regions

Berrean has fifteen main regions; Coste, Flatlands (Flaatlander), Jekara, Lexu, Maraga, Est, Strasbourg (Strasborg), Freiburg (freiborg),Jatland, Ejinberg, Capitol, Sud Ouest, Sud Est, Medir and Sud Plains (Sud Pleins) with Maraga being the largest. All regions are well developed and relatively equal to one another. Each region generally speciallises in something such as commercial services, industry, agriculture etc. The most densely populated regions are Ejinberg, Capitol and Coste. Once Jaart has been completed, Jatland will also be one of the most densely populated regions.

Economy

The economy of Berrean is currently flourishing and improving each year. Following the financial crashes in the early 1960s, late 1980s and early 1990s as a result of unrest and wars, the governments in control have put in a lot of effort and money to improve the economy, from a growth of -4.39% in 1990, to 0.1% in 1995, to 2% in 2000 and expected to reach 4% by 2015. The reason behing the 1.29% from the 2013 data is as a result of the European financial crash which affected Berrean's exports slightly. In 2010, Berrean was given the AAA* currency rating which has led to a massive increase in the growth of the economy. Berrean is part of the Eurozone tradebloc (trading in Ree) and also part of the Gerfraluxery (Germany, France, Berrean and Luxemborg) and the BerSwiss (Berrean, Switzerland) trade agreements. Despite what some data may say, there are not huge disparities in wealth. For example, in Lexu, the GDP/Capita is not $300,000, and the same goes for Jatland where the GDP/Capita is not $5000. The reason this happens is because what is not taken into account is how wealth is spread around the country. A company may be selling goods and making a profit in one region, however, by law, companies and establishments over a certain size are encouraged to spread their company around the country - providing wealth equally to multiple places. As a result, the GDP/Capita is closer to the national average than what an individual nation may show. Tax rates in Berrean are in par with Scandinavian rates, if not higher. This is because the government uses the taxes to create efficient services and to try and maintain a cheaper cost of living that can be affordable to all even with high tax. The rates are based on a detailed sliding scale as shown in the diagram.

Currency

The national currency in Berrean is the Ree and has been for over 400 years. Before that,the main currency in use was measures of precious metals such as gold and silver, that could be found in the foothills around Mt.Ejinlend. Once the Ree was established, it signaled rapid growth in the country and the country prospered. Nowadays, the ree can be considered as one of the stronger currencies around, and during the last financial crises, it took a while before any affect was seen on the currency. The original Ree and Ree Cent can be found in the royal archives in Ejinberg

Symbol for a Ree Cent. (100ReeCents:1Ree)

Symbol for a Ree