General 

 Nation name: The Fortress State of Animarnia
Short form: Animarnia, The Fortress State
Peoples Name (Singular): Animarnian
Peoples name (Plural): Animarnian's / Animarnians
National Language: Animarnian, (A cross between Japanese, Gaelic and Hebrew), English, Japanese, Gaelic
Cultural Heritage: Japanese-Irish Mix
National Animal: Dragon
National Tree: Bonsai, Redwood
National Flower: Daffodil, Sakura
Patron Saint: St Bridget
National Currency: Dabloom (D$1 = $1.78 USD)
National Anthem:

Population: 5,992,800,800 (5.8 Billion)
Area: 7,084,198^2 m
Capital: Lilica City
Major Cities: Ayeka, Ryoko, Tenchi, Kiyone, Talim, Teela, Gendo, Washu, Sari, Northstoke, Húianor, Lagiéa, Erebor, Adriland, Alderath, Hell, Ashstoke St Chad, Sparta, Nenreth, Belelos, Cadbridge, Summeridge, Helm City, Brontmash, Mordor, Brickspill Hill, Chemstow, Saxford, Saxbury, Cork, Willard, Goodborne Flats, Moon City, Alderan, Dublin, Willcastle, Rottinford, Talim, St Hillary, Cransley, Earling, Newbury, Lucius, Bristol, Whitepool, Setska, Valry, Fenton, Teela
Government Type: Constitutional Republic
GDP (PPP): $307,083,057,600,000 (307 Trillion)
Budget: $125,904,053,616,000 (126 Trillion)
Average Per Capita: $51,242
Tax Rate: 41%
Top 20% Income Per Capita: $102,000
Bottom 20% Income Per Capita: $22,000

Geography
Coastline: 14,500 miles (23,335 Km)
Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical to Sub tropical in north; average Temperature all year around is 25 degrees Celsius. Winter Temperature can drop to 19 degrees Celsius and summer peak can go as high as 29 degrees Celsius. North-western Mountain Region drop to below -15 Degrees.
Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts and fertile plain in Central-West and Southwest has very mountainous regions

Natural Resources: bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum, gold, copper, silicone, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries, Oil, Titanium, precious stones, gravel, sugarcane, marble, salt, seafood, aluminium, platinum, hydropower, solar power, geothermal bore holes, Fusion power, wool, silk steel alloys, silks, obsidian, pearls, timber, coffee, cashmere, Iridium, Trinium, Rum and wine

Natural Hazards: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts, forest fires, severe thunderstorms, fog, Volcano and earthquakes.
Lowest Point: Mount Moon Crater - 345 Meters
Highest Point: Saint Elms Mountain ranges 8 peak's +12,000 meters

Map:

Colonies/Forward Bases in: The Fighting Stars, North Cavalries, Al Ramain, Sinjuku, New Haldai Province

Transport
Animarnia has an extensive well-developed transport system. Using an array of MagLev Bullet trains for passengers and freight for inter-city travel and every major city has an underground metro Subway system and a topside monorail/Bus system. Animarnia also has a large scale Road and waterway system based on the British road classification with Major Inter-city Motorways, cross-country through Routes and Dual Carriageways. Officials believe it to be one of the most extensive transport systems on the planet able to move some 2300 million tons of freight and thousands of passengers a week.

Air Travel
Air Travel is the modern way to get from country to country; Animarnia is no different with nearly 150 international airports in eight major travel hubs; the largest major airports are: - Lilica International (LIX), Gendo Central (GA), Ayeka New Street (ANS), Talim International (TIA) and Kiyone Central Sky port (KCS). Airports in Animarnia serve some 200 million odd passengers and over 200,000 tons of freight per day. Animarnia also operates nearly 300 Domestic airports purely for inter city domestic travel for passengers as well as 32 heliports

Roads
Animarnia operates an extensive road network some 3,906,340 km of paved road ways in three different road classifications as per the British Road system; the main types of roads are M, A, and B Roads. M Roads are Main Roads built and maintained mostly by the government with Road tax money but in some cases private industry; 

• "M" Roads link major cities via sprawling 18 lane motorways in both directions. Though there is a speed limit of 70mph at all times and a limit of 90mph between 11pm and 5:30am Standard Time; in Recent years a number of Toll roads have began operating built by private investors to increase the effectiveness of the M Road system. Main M Roads include - the M1 between Lilica and Gendo, the M4 between Ayeka and Washu and the M6 between Talim and Ingrid.
• "A" Class - These are subsidiary to M Roads; sometimes called Duel Carriageways they're usually 2-4 lanes in each direction and have a speed limit of 30-50MPH depending on the area; they usually pass through cross-country areas and link in with M Roads; A Roads are located all over the country.
• "B" Roads - usually two lain country routes; can stretch over large areas but are not used for large scale commercial traffic

Rail
Some 180,000km of track is dedicated to the Rail System over 866 lines; All of which are High speed MagLev Lines between cities or Electric Overhead/Third rail Standard Gage. Each city also operates an underground 'Tube' Subway system for public transportation as well as an over-ground Monorail; the Animarnian Rail system is used extensively for moving passengers domestically and for freight movement. The rail network also includes three large underwater tunnels linking the mainland to the northern provinces running the executive 'AniStar' Trains. Once a year the Luxury Animarnia Express also tours from one end of the country to the other. tickets range in prices but are available upwardly from D$1,500 dablooms

Waterways
An extensive waterway system is also operational with multiple manmade canals for both passenger and freight linking major cities across the country and a total of 15 major ports nation wide eleven of which are international including Rei, Talim, Sarri, Kiyone, Saxford and Ashstoke; Major Ferrys also operate daily between Saxford and Sarri; Summeridge and Chelmstow; Bettingford and Valry and between Lilica and Bristol.

Natural Resources
Oil Production: 17,600,000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption: 15,877,000 bbl/day
Known Oil Reserves: 160,600,000,000,000 barrels
Oil Imports: 0 bbl/day
Oil Export: 1,688,540 bbl/day
Oil Revenue: $135,083,200 Per day
Natural Gas Production: 158,700,000,000 cubic meters
Natural Gas Consumption: 62,400,000,000 cubic meters
Gas Imports: 0 Cubic Meters
Gas Exports: 82,450,000,000 Cubic Meters per year
Gas Revenue: $4,534,700,000,000 Per year
Known Gas Reserves: 2,252,624,000,000,000 cubic meters
Electricity Production: 13.5 Trillion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 13.4 Trillion kWh
Generation Method: 80% Nuclear Plasma Fusion, 5% Hydro Electric, 4% Solar, 1% Wind, 10% Geo-Thermal Bore-hole

Communications
Landlines: 4,350,890,000 Hard Lines (Animarnia Telicom, Horizon)
Mobile Cell Phones: 2,417,820,000 Units (Q-Two, V-Mobile, Blue and Coda-Phone)
Satellite Phones: 441,910,000 Units (SATCOM-5, SATCOM-6, SATCOM-7)

Radio Broadcasters
FM Stations: 22,000 (5,000 Broadcast Transmitters, 10,000 Repeaters)
AM Stations: 6,000 (3,500 Broadcast Transmitters, 2500 Repeaters)

Television broadcasts - 12,000 TV Channels; including Full TV stations, Digital TV, Satellite TV, Fibre-optic Cable TV, PBS, Video On Demand, Broadband TV, FreeView and Pay Per View.

Internet
Internet Service Providers: 9,800
Internet Hosts: 240,000,000
Internet Users: 5,805,000,000
FreeWeb Wireless Access points: 11,200
Internet Domain: .ani
Max Business Line: 100-Gigabyte Fibre DSL
Max home bandwidth: 100MB Fibre to the home DSL

Press Media
Animarnia operates free press in both TV, mobile and print media. Oil Tycoon Oswald "Ozzy" Mandrill owns a large media conglomerate in the form of the Animarnia News Network and the Animarnia Broadcasting Group; one of the largest news networks in the country broadcasting on Subscription satellite TV, Digital TV and Fibre-Cable. Ozzy also owns several popular newspapers including the Animarnia times, Lilica today and the tabloid 'Reflex' known for its smutty photos and gossip. Animarnia Broadcasting corporation (ABC) also provides an Ad free TV service for a fixed annual licence fee. Foreign media also has a large market in Animarnia for both commercial movies and press related channels with over 12,000 channels of entertainment available.

Other Media
The City of Ashstoke St Chad; on the south western coast is home to Animarnian's main motion picture industry worth some $500 billion Universal Dollars producing all manner of blockbuster movies from action films to chick flicks; attracting actors and actresses from all over the world. Ashstoke is also home to an Adult Film Industry worth some $32 Billion Universal Dollars. Music and film downloading has been legalised by the Senate for personnel use since 2010 with a flat fee licensing system of $6 Per month for unlimited downloads with no Digital Rights Management integrated due to poor user response.

Economy
General
The economy of Animarnia is free market with a federal reserve, which regulates the rate of inflation; though essentially letting supply and demand regulate the economy. The economy does inherit a number of socialist tendencies in relation to state health care, social welfare for the sick, elderly and disabled and state-funded education with various income assessed grants so that university level education can be achieved for everyone with the right grades and drive.

Growth Rate: 6.2% Per year
Current Priorities: Defence, Law and Order, Healthcare, Social Welfare

Budget
Defence - $37,771,216,084,800 (37.7 Trillion)
Public Transport - $8,813,283,753,120 (8.8 Trillion)
HealthCare - $20,144,648,578,560 (20 Trillion)
Spirituality - $1,259,040,536,160 (1.2 Trillion)
Welfare - $21,403,689,114,720 (21 Trillion)
Law and Order - $18,885,608,042,400 (18.8 Trillion)
Education - $13,849,445,897,760 (13.8 Trillion)
National Security - $2,518,081,072,320 (2.5 Trillion)
Environment - $1,259,040,536,160 (1.2 Trillion)
Admin - $138,494,458,978 (137 Billion)
Slush Fund - $24,861,257,487,387 (24 Trillion)

Main Industry: mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel, copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production, petroleum refining; construction, tourism, Advanced Robotics, Information Technology, medical technology, Aircraft, Naval Shipping, Military Vehicles, Automobiles, Nano-Technology, High Energy Lasers, Satellite communications

Exports: oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns, coal, gold, meat, wool, aluminium, iron ore, wheat, machinery, transport equipment, natural Gas, silver, titanium ore, robotics, Nano-Technology, Bio-medical Technology, Nuclear Fusion and Advanced information technology.

Government
Key People
President – Miss Rene Shondel
Vice President – Daniel Richards III
Home Secretary - Mr Edward Benton
Head of the Joint Chiefs - Major General Jack Carville
Joint Chiefs of Staff

•     General Emily Richards (Royal Navy)
•     General Malcolm Granger (Royal Airforce)
•     General Reginald Towns (Royal Army)
•     General Alexis Alexander (Royal Marines)
•     General Ely McNolty (Special Operations Command)

Chancellor of Finance - Mr Gregory Franks
Minister of National Security  – Mr Nathaniel Bucknal
Director of Intelligence – Mr Samuel Fisher
Minister of Defence – Mr Mathew Cartright
Minister of Health - Miss Jennifer Hunt
Minister of Welfare - Mr Carson Wooden
Minister of Transport - Mrs Hillary Black
Minster of Education – Mr Benjamin Quick
Minister of the Environment -
Minister of Media Relations - Miss Alice Sutton
Minister of Work and Pensions - Miss Julia Saunders
Minister Of Law & Justice  – Miss Polly Munes
Minister of Foreign and International Affairs- Miss Tegan A Harris
Head of Animarnia Enforcement Agency - Mr George Black
Minister of Science & Space Development – Dr William Blewit BSc, MSc, PhD,
Minister of Colonial Operations - Mr Edison Trent
Minister of Public Nudity – Mr Adam Chessman
Minister of National Stupidity and Scapegoat – Mr Leroy Jenkins,
National Bastard - Mr Nik Topham (who is flogged daily in Lilica Public Square)

The Senate
Speaker of the House: Senator Karen Davis
Deputy Speaker: Senator Daniel McKay
Number of Senate Seats total: 440
Current Controlling Party - Democratic Centre left
Current Senate Party Break Down:
Democratic Centre left (DCL) - 250
Democratic Centre Right (DCR) - 120
Christian Republican Party (CRP) - 54
Socialist and Communist Coalition Party (SCCP) - 10
Green Party (GP) - 10
Independents - 6

The senate is the main legislator of the government it is also sometimes called "parliament" depending on the situation. The government is a representative constitutional republic reformed after the civil war and retains a "monarch" title purely as a figurehead retaining "his/her majesties" in name only usually in terms of the military branches i.e. Royal Army, HMS Essex. As no one is actually appointed as king or Queen seeing as the president acts as head of state and Commander In Chief; effectively the Monarch by default.

When bills are set out before the senate all parties vote for them to become law with a majority vote; debate of the bill in question is conducted before they are voted on; the elected party majority usually have their bills passed due to party lines. Once passed in the house they are passed on to the Senate Review board to check that a bill is constitutional under the law. If the bill passes this area too with a majority vote then it is passed onto the president to sign into law. After passing both houses they can still be vetoed by the president in certain cases; however a 2/3rds-majority vote of both houses can overturn a presidential veto. Each City district elects Senators and these senators are elected every 4 years by popular vote and are not under any term limits.

The President
 The President is the supreme commander and chief of the nation and head of state and is elected every four years by popular vote of the people. Any Natural born Animarnian Citizen is allowed to run and campaign to be elected for president regardless of work, ethnicity, race, colour of skin, Gender, Financial holdings and/or sexual orientation. The task of getting elected is usually a long and arduous one and usually requites getting the endorsement of one of the main parties in the Primary Race. Though a candidate can run, as an independent with a minimum tally of 50,000 in a pre-election vote is required to have their names added to the ballot.

The Primary is the first stage of the election where potentially dozens of Candidates are whittled down to six; one representing each party and with independents qualifying for there names on the ballet if they get an excess of 50,000 votes in the first stage primary. The Secondary whittles down to the two most popular candidates plus qualifying independents. The President Elect is whomever wins the secondary popular vote. In rare circumstance of a tie the Electoral commission can award an election to a candidate using 'Electoral points'. These points a calculated by awarding each city a set number of points; if a city voted for one candidate but not as much for the other then the points are awarded to the winning candidate for each city until all cites are accounted for. Whoever has the most points wins the election though this system is rarely if ever used in living history but is kept as a fail-safe.

Duties and Privileges

• To Form the Government - The President after successful election has 14 days to form a government usually from members of the winning party but appointments are at the president's discretion also referred to as the Cabinet. This cabinet will take up critical and influential positions within the administration and rule over the nation with the president for his or her term in office until they are either dismissed by the president or resign.
• To Act as Head of State - For his or her term in office the president acts as head of state being the ultimate representative of the nation; there is no higher authority the proverbial buck; stops here.
• To act, as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces - The President is the ultimate commander and chief of the Royal Army, Royal Navy and Royal Airforce and any all-military personnel in any branch ultimately report to the president as the head of the chain of command
• To Conduct Nuclear War - The President has the unenviable duty of enforcing the nuclear deterrent if so required as per the Alexia Doctrine; To this end the President has to obey the two man Rule thus the Vice President and President have to agree to a nuclear launch. To ensure the effectiveness of the nuclear arsenal the president has a direct uninterruptable hotline to Strategic Rocket Force Command via the Red Phone and also the Nuclear Football, which is no more than thirty feet away at all times.
• To Sign treaties and conduct foreign relations - The President acts as official head of state on diplomatic visits both to and from Animarnia; he or she conducts foreign visits, receives foreign dignitaries can sign and ratify treaties and trade agreements as well as alliances. Though strictly speaking this task is usually delegated to the home secretary or Foreign Minister
• To Dissolve the Senate - The President has the authority in certain cases to dissolve the senate and in some cases call a fresh election in the event that one of the following has occurred -

• To Ratify Law - All New Laws after passing both houses are to be ratified and signed by the President to become law. The President can veto a bill if he or she so wishes however if the Senate wishes to make the bill law without presidential consent a 2/3rd majority can overturn an executive veto.
• To Conduct Pardons and Honours - The President has the power to pardon or commute a sentence of any prisoner for any reason he or she deems; upon a presidential pardon a prisoner is to be unconditionally released upon a sentence commute it is to be enforced immediately. The President can also assign honours and award medals to reward individuals who have dramatically altered and influence society for the better or those in the armed forces that have served beyond the call of duty.
• To Declare a State of national Emergency - The President in the event of a large-scale terrorist attack, rebellion, invasion by a foreign power or catastrophic natural disaster or other such event deemed significant by the President can declare a state of emergency and invoke martial law. Under martial law the National Guard is deployed to all cities and population centres to enforce the rule of the government in whatever way the army deems fit within the rule of law. A state of emergency can only be declared for a total of 90 days before being reviewed by the senate; upon which time the senate will vote to either extend or annul the declaration.
• To Invoke and Declare War - Through the special war powers act The President has the duty and right to wage war on a foreign nation by land, sea or air with all might available under the gods for a period of 90 days. After which the Senate must vote on if to issue a formal declaration of war against a foreign state. If the vote passes a formal declaration of hostilities is issued and ratified by the president and Joint Chiefs of Staff. If the vote fails then all hostilities must cease immediately and troop withdrawals from combat operations cease without exception. The exception to this is during a foreign invasion of the homeland in which time the president has the right to unilaterally declare a state of war until the invaders have been repelled.
• To nominate and appoint Supreme Court Judges - The President can nominate candidates for the Supreme court; the highest court in the nation able to rule on law. Nominations largely reflect personal ideology and party lines as well as the candidate's experience. Once a Nominee has been put forward the candidate will be questioned in an open hearing by a special senate over watch committee; then by the public. After the hearing; the Senate will either confirm or deny the nomination and pass it on to the Senate Review Board; or "upper house" to be ratified. Upon receiving secondary confirmation from both houses the judge is appointed until they step down or pass on.
• To Nominate and appoint A special Envoy - The President has the right to nominate as special envoy for any purpose; largely these involve diplomatic relations with foreign powers somewhat like a Ambassadorial role but can also involve special missions on behalf of the president.

Judicial Branch 

Law Enforcement
Animarnia Security Force / Police Force - The day to day law enforcement is conducted by the police force. These well trained officers protect and serve the citizens and enforce the law; though not armed with lethal weapons each officer is armed with non lethal means of both self defence and subduing a violent suspect; these include night-sticks, pepper spray, and a wireless stun gun. The standard police uniform consists of a White shirt or blouse, black trousers, black boots, a Kevlar vest, utility belt/vest (Handcuffs, Night-stick, pepper spray etc) and Police Helmet. During situations such as invasion or terrorist attacks it should be noted that Police Officers could be armed with sidearm and Sub-machineguns as they are trained with such weapons

Armed Response- these elite law enforcement are called in to the most dangerous crimes where lethal force may be needed to resolve an issue such as a hostage situation or other situation in which a deadly armed suspect is expected to be encountered. These elite officers are usually equipped with military grade weapons and body armour; the standard uniform of the SWAT is a blue jump suit with Kevlar Utility vest; Armoured Knee and elbow pads, a Kevelar helmet with integrated radio and a Gas mask. SWAT teams are military trained by the SAS and can be put under the command of the armed forces during an invasion. SWAT Also operate a number of AH-64 Apache helicopters and armoured cars.

Federal Investigative Service - The Federal Investigative Service (FIS) is a national law enforcement agency that has the power to arrest criminals both domestic and foreign across the nation without question. With national jurisdiction they can take over any local case and supersede local law enforcement and are usually involved in high profile cases such as serial killings or internal investigations within the law enforcement, government, Military or intelligence community regardless of rank or position.

Tank Police Unit - To quote the unit commander - "when sh*t hits the fan and those pussy's in armed response bottle it, they call us; and when they call us its got pretty bad". Using military grade M1A2 Abrams Tanks, M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Apache Attach Helicopters painted in Black and Whites with fixed patrol lights under the control the tank police. The Tank police are crack officers usually ex-military however are only called in as an absolute last resort if a situation has degenerated to facing criminals with powerful military grade heavy weaponry. The Tank Police were formed during the 1980 crime-wave as a national response to stem the increase in criminal activity using heavy weapons virtually eliminating such crime over night. The Tank police can be put under military command during a national emergency. The standard uniform of the tank police is usually a powder blue shirt or blouse, blue tie, dark navy trousers or a skirt; shoes and a Tank Police insignia patch on the arm sleeve.
 

Courts
Supreme Court - The Highest court in the land; Nine judges appointed by the president and confirmed by The Senate by Majority vote then reviewed by the Congressional Review Board for a secondary Confirmation. Supreme Court Judges are elected until they die or step down. The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in a criminal or civil case the proverbial buck stops here. It is the job of the Supreme Court to maintain the rule of law, rule on constitutional legitimacy and set precedents for law rulings. Several heated cases have been put before the court including abortion, the legality of the death penalty, gay rights and stem cell research. 

Current Judges
Chief Justice - Rt. Hon Sandra Ryan
Judges -

High Court/Appeals Court - The High court is usually where contested cases end up before a panel of three Judges where they will either uphold or overturn the verdict based on the evidence. A Single Case can end up before the high court at least three times before being passed on to the Supreme court for a final ruling if the verdict of the High Court is unsatisfactory.

Local Civil and Criminal Court - Local Courts that decide the outcome of Civil and Criminal cases; a case is put before a judge to decide if there is sufficient case to prosecute. If a criminal case a City District Attorney will then prosecute for a criminal conviction before a 12 person Jury and the Judge will decide Sentence if the defendant is found guilty. If the case is Civil then Lawyers from both sides will argue their case before a Jury. if the Plaintiff wins there case then the judge will decide reparations.

Intelligence / National Security

Central Security and Intelligence Services (C.S.I.S)
In an effort to provide inter-agency Co-operation under president Rene Shondel; several Intelligence departments were merged into a single entity to provide a direct, fast and comprehensive response to any threat both domestic and external; the new Agency CSIS has Several Duties to carry out by various Sections -

• Section D  - Domestic Security - Domestic Security, Counter Intelegence and homeland security have been merged to operate as a single intelligence unit inside the nation to protect against Terrorist attack and advise the president of terrorist threats inside the nation with a daily 'threat matrix' report. Agents or 'Operators' have been handpicked from the FIS and Local Security Forces and Private Industry. Homeland security employs specialists in the fields including forensic analysts, Data analysts and Security experts in addition to field agents Section D are also responsable for Counter Intelligence and providing domestic security against foreign intelligence assets of an enemy power using deep data analysis, communications monitoring and field surveillance of known foreign agents and embassy taps..
• Section B  - Foreign Intelligence - Operating in a wide range of espionage and counter espionage operations protecting the nation from threats external to Animarnia. The Foreign Intelligence department is responsible for all-foreign intelligence operations and data collection including surveillance of foreign military movements, surveillance, capture or killing of known terrorists, drug traffickers or arms dealers on foreign soil. In addition to carrying out Computer surveillance, computer espionage and sabotage of 'foreign asset's' and much more.
• Counter Terror Unit - The armed wing of CSIS; The Counter Terror unit are a armed response unit called in to deal specifically with terror attacks; and sometimes used as a strike unit in counter intelegence
  
• Section E - Enforcement Department - A Secret department operating outside of the normal intelligence channels from the subbasement of the CSIS building, which everyone thinks, is empty. The Enforcement Department is completely cart blanch "Non existent" "Black" as far as everyone is concerned except those who work for it and the president sometimes refereed to as 'The presidents men' or "The Department".
  
  The most elite agents of various other departments of CSIS, the military and Law enforcement are handpicked and quietly spirited away to work for "The Department" to do what needs to be done to protect Animarnia, regardless of rules or diplomatic issues. Operatives are placed covertly all over the world they are the elite of the elite and usually operate alone or in 'splinter cell' teams. A Splinter Cell Team usually consists of one Infiltrator and One field runner on the ground, a Computer expert and unit commander in a remote location.
  
  Assassination of foreign dignitaries including leaders, cyber terrorism, covert military strikes, arms smuggling, and domestic conspiracy is also not beyond the reach the department. They are one of the most elite and covert intelligence units in the region and perhaps the world and they answer directly to George Black who answers to the president. Black himself is somewhat of an enigma; a ghost in the machine - a regular Kazar Soyzar who never seems to leave his office except for matters of extreme importance. The Department is funded entirely by riding the stock markets using direct domestic intelligence to make the best insider trade deals; thus avoiding any senate oversight since the department is not funded by the government in any way they have no legal restrictions being entirely 'off the books'

Politics
Oath of Citizenship
"I <Insert name here> here by do solemnly swear; to abide by all laws of Animarnia; to remain loyal to Animarnia; and if so required defend her onto my life from threats both external and within; under the eyes of the gods"
 

The Constitution

• Article One - The People shall have the right to free speech; the government shall not limit or censor any individual unless in the event that an individual is causing a hazard to himself/herself or others around them, preaching hatred, inciting murder or terror against the state or group.
• Article Two - Every Citizen regardless of race, skin colour, gender or sexual orientation has the right to vote for whomever they choose to represent them in the Senate; and for the head of state; commonly refereed to as the president.
• Article three - Citizens have the right to bare arms for the defence of ones self, ones family and property as long as those arms are licensed and registered with the state in a proper manor; Citizens also have the right to Level II Body armour for there own protection.
• Article Four - All suspects in a criminal investigation have the right to legal representation provided either by the suspect or the state; all suspects have the right to remain silent after being arrested; though anything they do say may be used against them in a court of law. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed. In which district shall have been previously ascertained by law and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favour.
• Article Five - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated and no Warrants shall issue. However upon probable cause supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
• Article Six - Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted shall exist within the nation or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Furthermore those practising slavery will have the full weight of the law brought upon them as a criminal matter.
• Article Seven - No man shall be quartered in the home of another without the permission of the homeowner; in times of war and peace.
• Article Eight - Anyone can become a citizen of Animarnia; upon serving a period of 2 years minimum in the armed forces of the state in any branch; after completion and swearing of the oath of citizenship; a citizen has all rights and privileges of any natural born.

The Alexia Doctrine
With the increase in WMD proliferation amongst nations The Fortress State of Animarnia feels the need to take a Formal stance on its weapon of Mass destruction policy henceforth to be known as the Alexia Doctrine.

• Article One - The Nation of Animarnia; from now until this policy is removed by executive and senate veto employs a “No first use” policy on all weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
• Article Two - Animarnia shall not launch any form of Nuclear, Chemical or biological weapon on any other nation; except: if: -

If The Nation of Animarnia has been the subject of an attack with Weapons of Mass Destruction be it Nuclear, Chemical or Biological warfare. Or a Protectorate, colony or ally of Animarnia has been the subject of an attack with Weapons of Mass Destruction be it Nuclear, Chemical or Biological warfare The the following is Authorised for responce as apropriate.
If Either of these conditions are met Animarnia’s response will be immediate and of proportionate force to the original attack using Nuclear or Chemical weapons; the response will be depend upon the severity of the original attack

• Level 1 Response - the highest possible response if the home land of Animarnia is attack with biological, nuclear or chemical mean with a subsequent live detonation of a weapon upon civilian areas; a Level 1 will unlock all strategic assets for a counter attack. Including up to twenty five-megaton 'City Buster' fusion warheads and chemical or biological warheads. Targeting includes all military and civilian areas to achieve genocidal results essentially what amounts to a 'glassing'
•  Level 2 Response - Strategic level strike in the event of a nuclear, biological or chemical strike on a civilian target of Animarnia, a colony or ally with or without detonation of the warhead involved. Level 1 unlocks 200-kiloton-5 megaton fusion and fission warheads for a strategic nuclear strike against all-military bases and structures, command and control buildings and duel use facilities such as ports, industrial complexes and airports
•  Level 3 Response - Tactical level response in event of a nuclear, biological or chemical attack against a military target in the homeland, colony or allies. Unlocks 20-200 kiloton fission warheads for counter attack against all large military bases.
•  Level 4 Response - Tactical Response in the event of a biological attack against a military target in the homeland, colony or allies. Unlocks 5-20 kiloton weapons for release against enemy biological facilities, chemical plants, laboratories and delivery systems or against infected areas for clean up of biological contaminants

History

Culture
Animarnian Culture is a mash of Bigotry and tolerance. Animarnians have a deep sense of honour and loyalty and this is bred into them at an early age with deep emphasis on courage and respect for fellow man be they friend of stranger. Animarnians take a sense of pride in everything they do and try to do well. Those they call friends are truly like brothers and sisters to them. Though in many ways each city seems to have its own unique outlook on life and characteristics; those from Kiyone for example are extraordinarily determined and usually enter the armed services or Law enforcement. Those from Washu are usually very intelligent and some call it the "Academic City" as it is also home to Animarnia's largest and best Ivy League university, The Hillary Institute of Technology and the Science Academy; Which has produced some of Animarnia's Greatest minds. The People of Ryoko are all fire, all passion; all cause; they throw themselves completely into their work; mostly they become either artists or join the military. In contrast the people of Talim are deeply spiritual; worshipping the Wind Goddess in large windmill like temples one of the few places still to do so. The people of Ayeka believe they are superior to everyone; mostly because this is the richest part of the country the high earners live and work in Ayeka Many Ayekans also Join the Royal Navy; some of Animarnia's greatest admirals and leaders have come from Ayeka. In All Animarnia has a very diverse and split culture.

Animarnia is also well known for its Art and Science; producing lots of advanced technology since 1970 its industrialisation and technology have sky rocketed from large rural areas to a technological hub of the world with cities of large skyscrapers covered in Solar Glass and Nanotube carbon plates. Animarnia also has a budding film industry particularly science fiction, action and adult films. The latter worth $38 Billion USD annually. Animarnian food is mostly sea food and fish; with emphasis on things like prawns; crab, lobster, shrimps and cockles all of which Animarnia has an abundant supply. Noodle; rice, vegetable and Meat Soup dishes are also quite popular and "Animarnian style" food exists in virtually every country on earth. Animarnian Broadcasting is also exported internationally and operates free media rights and freedom of speech is held almost as sacrosanct; however freedom of actions is not. Animarnia has both Fibre Cable Network TV and Digital Satellite Broadcast TV with up to 12,000 channels 300 of, which are dedicated Pornography channels available on the latter some of which being pay per view and subscription where others are free with an Pin number adult check. Conventional Analogue Television is also broadcast via standard Towers across the country; and 31,500 different Radio stations are locally available.

Music and Sports
Music is quite popular in Animarnia with Pop, Rock and Ballads being the most popular; with Justin Trousersnake; Brittany Spearo and Heavy Rock Group Metallurgy being some of the most popular artists grossing several hundred million a year in sell out gigs and multiple album releases. Animarnia's national Sport is Soccer, which Animarnians refer to as "Football" this confuses the hell out of the Kampfians whose "football" is more like Animarnian "rugby"; Animarnia's second national sport is Cricket Though Fencing and Basketball are quite popular; along with NASCAR and Formula 1 racing

Education
Education in Animarnia is quite a high level with pre-school and Infant School for ages 4-6, junior school for ages 7-10 and High School for ages 11-16; at 16 Pupils are given there General Certificate of Education (GCE). School leavers whom do well on their GCE's are given the option of staying on until they are 18 to complete A-Level Education; passing these would give them access to Higher Education facilities where they can Learn a Degree, Masters, PhD or Doctorate level of education. Those who do poorly in their GCE's are enrolled into the military services at 16 into a non-combat administrative role; and a combat unit from 18-21 after which they can stay on in the military or be honourably discharged into civilian life. The Animarnian Science academy is one of the top educational institutions in the country bringing together the finest minds in the country with the Washu City University being the most prestigious along with Cadbridge boasting the nations largest campus and library.

Law & Order (Aka - Chuck Noris' legs)
Laws in Animarnia are both relaxed and extremely strict; in many respects Animarnians enjoy a lifestyle that is far freer than anywhere else on earth; but the penalties for breaking the law are severe. Due to a sharp rise in murder and Rape rates in the 1980's saw the creation of SWAT and the Tank Police force in addition to local law enforcement officers. This saw both Murder and Rape both become capital offences. Methods of Execution vary from Electric chair; lethal injection, Gas chamber or hangings however all are carried out publicly.  Anyone convicted of sexual abuse of a child is publicly crucified and human rights groups have criticised this method of execution saying it takes them 3 weeks to finally die however these are largely ignored and the death penalty has a large support from the populous. This harsh enforcement of law has brought Murder, Rape and Child Abuse down to just 0.1% of what it was at the 1980's peak - Brutal but effective. In Contrast Drug Laws are far more relaxed with use and possession of cannabis legalised in the 1990's for home and medicinal use. Possession of small amounts of harder drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy are treated like DUI's with 3 months of Rehab however possession of more than small amounts is an automatic 30 year prison sentence if convicted; with courts targeting the dealers as opposed to the users of such drugs. Prostitution and brothels are not only legalised but also licensed and taxed with up to 17% of a sex workers fee or Brothels income going to the state.

Fashion
Fashion in Animarnia is very diverse ranging from the more liberal and near exposing outfits of Talimese to the Regal and traditional wear of Ayekans. Fashion is different wherever you go though most outfits are made from Silk due to its abundance in the region.

Religion
People are given freedom to worship or not worship whatever God or Gods they so choose however Church and state are strictly separated; Animarnia is 83% Old Pagan; 13% Buddhist, 2% Jewish, 1.8% Christian and .2% Muslim. Since the Solomon incident all Muslims are closely monitored by the state Intelligence agency and have to register for a state licence due to their leanings toward potential extremism.