United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom (commonly known as the UK) is a medium sized country in Western Europe. With twelve regions bordering eight other nations, this unusually large number of borders made the UK a key tactical crossroads which was frequently fought over during world wars for the ocean crossings between North America, Western Europe and Scandinavia.
Recently the UK itself has become a target for it's resources and has been defeated, divided up and occupied by Canada, Ireland and France.
The UK has a relatively old community as one of the first countries in the game and has enjoyed stable elections without political takeover, however congress elections have been unavailiable for the last few months because of the occupation.
The UK has a relatively small military capability so it relies on diplomacy and mutual protection pacts for its defence, using the influence of the few top citizens that often take leading roles in alliance headquarters. The UK has been part of many military alliances, currently being part of the ONE military alliance.
Society
Communication
The UK community offers several forums and IRC channels for eUK users. The eUK forum houses the government and all but one Political Party and Military Unit.
The Rizon IRC network has channels for all Political parties, Military Units and other miscellaneous channels.
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The community also produces a wide range of articles; from election manifestos and guides, to flame wars and fun articles (UK National Media).
The National Newspaper Association, provides a monthly round-up of government and political news as well as quality or interesting popular articles.
History
The UK was originally part of the ATLANTIS alliance network until its defeat and dissolution in mid 2009. In the aftermath, the UK switched to the opposing PEACE network after disputes with Sweden and it's supporters over attacks on Germany. This flipped the UK's tactical status from a safe nation surrounded by strong allies into a new front in wars between major alliances.
The UK was then used as a land bridge to stage attacks on other nations by all alliances, most notably by Hungary in PEACE invasion of North America. The very act of switching alliances has also made the UK itself a target of ATLANTIS successor alliances EDEN and Brolliance, with several unsuccessful sieges launched to wipe the country off the map. PEACE reformed into it's successor alliance Phoenix at the end of 2009, with the UK staying in that alliance network until it dissolved in early 2011.
In February 2011 the UK become a member of the successor of Brolliance, Terra from which they subsequently withdrew from in April of the same year after an unsuccessful invasion of Belgium, claiming that Terra did not support the UK against the Belgians. Following it's withdrawal from Terra, the UK become an officially neutral supporter of the ONE alliance, which was a mix of the most powerful members of Phoenix and EDEN. It eventually joined as a full member and used this support to defeat and occasionally occupy Ireland for a few months.
In December 2011, the mis-handling of its military and foreign affairs by a series of inactive ministers and presidents has led to the complete occupation of the UK and continues to leave it without congress elections to this day. It has been divided up according to the The Commonwealth Agreement by France and Ireland, with the remainder going to Canada. The nation so far shows little ability to save itself as any regions regained through successful resistance wars have been consistantly retaken quickly. The leadership of the UK belive in the cyclical nature of the game, they hope that if they stay part of the ONE alliance it will again become ascendant and save the UK.
Geography
The UK is unique in linking Scandinavia, Western Europe and North America. With eight natural, neighboring countries and many more only a few regions away, the UK is a key tactical position in wars fought between nations in Europe and North America. This has often led to volatile borders. The UK has been variously reduced to one region or in ownership of many foreign regions via region swaps and counter attacks. The most frequent UK conquests tend to be temporary occupation of enemy bordering regions or fruit resource regions in Ireland. The UK is now usually wiped off the map by Canada, France and Ireland.
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Politics
Like many other countries, the UK community has renamed the generic institutions of eRepublik as far as possible, such as Congress and the President, to assign a cultural flavour to them and an element of uniqueness. The elected members of the UK Congress are commonly called Members of Parliament (MP) and make up the national forum based House of Commons, while the President is commonly referred to as the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister
The President of the United Kingdom is the head of the UK Government, he or she appoints and manages the Ministers who perform the day-to-day administration of the country. The current Prime Minister is Talon Karrde of the The Unity Party.
Parliament
The UK usually has 40 Congress seats, although this can fall during invasions. Each region will typically have three candidates with four wildcards making up the total of 40. As the region of London holds a large proportion of the UK population, most wildcards tend to be selected from London candidates. During the December 2011 term, there was no people in Parliament due to the invasion, which continued through to the March Presidential elections.
As well as voting on in-game proposals, the House of Commons votes on legislation in the eUK Forums. Legislation comprises of proposals written up and enforced entirely by the UK community and are not part of the in-game mechanics, legislation covers such things as constitutional issues, government structure, government procedure and any schemes or projects that might draw significant public funds.
Current Parliament
Government
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Logo | Party Name | Abbreviation | Political Stance | Party President | Members | Congressmen | Percentage of Congress |
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The Unity Party | TUP | Centre-left, Libertarian | invalidi_vozodovac1 | 362 | 0 | 0% | |
55px | UK Progression Party | UKPP | Center, Libertarian | Sir Nick Griffin | 233 | 0 | 0% |
55px | Every Single One | ESO | Centre-left, Libertarian | Lily Jayne Summers | 162 | 0 | 0% |
United Kingdom Reform Party | UKRP | Center-right, Libertarian | Painkiller789 | 152 | 0 | 0% | |
People's Communist Party | PCP | Far-left, Libertarian | Steeeev | 78 | 0 | 0% |
Military
Armed Forces
The United Kingdom military has ungone many recent changes and is currently being reformed after its disbandment under Thomas765 (TUP). The new national army consists of one Military Unit operating on a commune system where all troops are supplied with the goods they produce. They fall under the command of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence of the UK military. The army fights at home or abroad in order to defend the United Kingdom and her ONE allies.
The British Armed Forces currently recruit any citizen able to fight and are willing to travel, regardless of strength or rank. Higher skill players receive higher quality and quantity of supplies to maximize damage.
Alliances
Recent history has seen a great deal of change. The United Kingdom was once a member of the ATLANTIS alliance but adopted a policy of neutrality following the organization's dissolution, initiating a period characterized by extremely low relations with it's former allies such as the USA and Sweden. As a consequence the UK eventually joined PEACE Global Community in a memorable episode of political turmoil prior to the PEACE Invasion of North America, a controversial move as PEACE and ATLANTIS were traditionally enemies. The United Kingdom left PEACE in November 2009 after many key allies had also left. The United Kingdom became a member of the Phoenix Alliance, the successor of PEACE, on December 06, 2009. On the 24th of February 2011, the United Kingdom left Phoenix and joined 20pxTerra but left on April 25th 2011, due to dissagreements with other member nations mostly over their treatment within the alliance and foreign policy.
After leaving Terra the United Kingdom tried to maintain the Strasbourg Treaty and for a time succeeded. However with the changing political climate and growing ever-closer to ONE nations the treaty became a Non-Agression Pact despite both France and Germany remaining Terra members. It was eventually disolved (neither side will agree on the reasons), and currently the United Kingdom is at war with all of their former Terra allies.
The UK joined ONE in December as a full member nation of the alliance, having been pro-ONE for most of the year.
The United Kingdom has Mutual Protection Pacts with the following nations: error
Wars
Economy
Tax
The UK tax system encourages maximum productivity in the companies which supply it to lower prices, increase exports and raise tax revenue. Products which the UK can produce at optimal productivity have a low local tax and high import tax, while products which the UK cannot produce with high productivity have a high local tax and low import tax.
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Trade
The United Kingdom occasionally blocks trade with enemy nations. Due to poor diplomatic relations, frequent targets include Ireland and USA. In June 2011, Greece and Croatia were both embargoed by Jamesw, following their support of Ireland during the UK's invasion.
The United Kingdom has embargoes against the following nations: error
Culture
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The Monarchy
The United Kingdom officially became a "Kingdom" on September the 18th 2009 when the Monarchy Act was passed by both Houses of Parliament. The Act established Stephen John Fry as the first "Monarch" of the United Kingdom, a position holding absolute legislative and executive authority. However, this power is exercised by the Prime Minister and Parliament who govern as representatives on his behalf.
The eUK has so far been presided over by five Monarchs, the most recent and longest serving ruler is His Britannic Majesty, King Woldy I of the electronic United Kingdom, whom ascended the throne on October 14th, 2010. He passed away on March 6th, 2012, ending his 18 month reign.
On March 6th, a Revolution began between two warring factions in the United Kingdom. The Red Team, headed by Lily Jayne Summers was the principle head against the Blue Team headed by ApronChef and kcirp, to decide who will be the next monarch of the United Kingdom. This war is still on going, but a date has been set by the Government, acting as a mediator between the two, to decide the next monarch by the 1st of April.
Houses of Parliament
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the heart of the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the historic Westminster Abbey and the government buildings of Whitehall and Downing Street. The palace has status as a royal residence for ceremonial purposes.
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The Palace is one of the centres of political life in the United Kingdom; "Westminster" has become a metonym for the UK Parliament, and the Westminster system of government has taken its name after it. The Clock Tower's fame has surpassed that of the Palace itself. The structure known as "Big Ben", the heaviest of the five bells it houses, is an iconic landmark of London and the United Kingdom in general, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city and an emblem of parliamentary democracy.
The House of Lords closed its doors, although most of the prior Lords remain with their titles, they do not perform any of their previous duties.
The King Stephen I Art Gallery
The King Stephen I National Gallery is open to everyone and has the intention of displaying and celebrating some of the best artwork the eUK has ever produced. Inside you will find artwork ranging from avatars to political campaigns all with one thing in common: they were designed by eUK citizens for eUK citizens. This is the first organization of its type in the New World and if it meets success, more may follow!
It was founded by King Stephen I the First of the United Kingdom, and planned by Asher Di Immortales, under Minister of Home Affairs and Congressman.
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