The Roman Empire. yes, seriously.
Nation name: Roman Empire
Primary culture: Turkish
Accepted cultures: Greek, Bulgarian.
Capital: Istanbul
Ruler name: Andreas I Laskaris
Other names: Turkey
Backstory: Turkey, the nation, disbanded itself at some point, alongside every other nation. now, Turkey has reformed as the Roman Empire, because, for some reason, many turkish people thought being the Roman Empire, and not the Ottomans, would bring them greatness. the new leader, Andreas I Laskaris, didn't want to object.
the "Roman" society is a vaguely liberal, deeply religious but with a strictly secular government, like turkey.
Crete and Rhodes joined the Empire, with the people there enjoying full rights and privileges as any Turkish civilian. Kurdistan, however, voted not to join Turkey.
Political parties of the Roman Empire:
Conservative party of the Roman Empire (CPRE)
War policy: Defensive. will fight an offensive war with good reason and support.
Military policy: medium sized, but well equipped.
social policies: Status Quo. will back positive reforms with support.
Political polices: status quo. will back political reforms if there is enough support.
Foreign policy: Pro military. will engage in trade and positive relations with other people. may back a nation at war if it serves their interests.
Nationalist Party of the Roman Empire (NPRE)
War policy: Jingoism. will fight any war, for any reason.
Military policy: large and well equipped, but not beyond 5% of the population
social policies: Reactionary. will roll back any social policies.
Political polices: Reactionary. will roll back any political reform. will try to insitute an Absolute Monarchy.
Foreign policy: Warlike. will not actively seek out new trade relations, or support peace, unless it is to regroup. will conquer new territories it considers to have a claim on.
Liberal Party of the Roman Empire (LPRE)
War policy: pacifism. will fight a defensive war. will never fight an offensive war, unless said nation is more evil than Hitler.
Military policy: Small, but extremely well equipped.
social policies: Pro Reform. will back any positive reform.
Political polices: Pro Democratic: will back Political reforms. will try to turn the Roman Empire into the Roman Republic.
Foreign policy: pacifism. will engage in trade and positive relations, but will not back any nation at war.
Current political and Social stances
Current political reforms:
Slavery: illegal. obviously. note that the nation will even liberate slaves from other nations. even the liberals will support this.
upper-house: based on Population. there are 100 seats, and a number of seats are reserved for greeks. any other ethnic group being added will resuffle the seats depending on population and actual area controlled.
Voting method: universal. everyone age 18 and above is allowed to vote. prisoners are not allowed to vote, with certain convictions.
Voting system: proportional representation.
press rights: Free press. there is no government control over it.
Trade unions: they are all allowed. however, it cannot go on strike, if the service provided does not have any replacements.
Current social reforms:
LGBT rights: Neutral. the government has no position on it.
Minimum wage: acceptable, for the country. equivilent of 10 USD in 2016.
immigration: allowed, if done legally and correctly. illegals, if discovered, will be given one chance to become legal. if they refuse, then they are deported. no walls.
Gun control: extensive. you cannot get a gun if you are mentally unwell, or have ties to obviously bad groups. you can use a shotgun for hunting, with highly regulated ammo. the background check is thorough and invasive.
Healthcare: the government has National Health care, and is extremely well funded and managed. peoples health is important, and an unhealthy person is an unproductive person.
government support: the government will help anyone find a decent job, even if its the Military. people who cannot work at all gets an equivient of minimum wage, at 8 hours a day, for 5 days a week, per month. they are also expected to control their spending.
Education: the School curriculum is standardized, in all regions and cities. and, for grades 1 through 12, it is free, but anything above costs a reasonable amount of money, never more than one years worth of full time minimum wage. 19,200 dollars will get you any diploma in university. colleges and state schools and the like are free, but wont offer university education.
Taxes: there is a flat tax rate of 25%, excluding people who make 19,200 dollars or fewer. all tax "loopholes" are closed, and the rich actually has to pay a tax on everything they own. in theory, it should provide 25% of the GDP in all forms of taxes, assuming perfect tax collection. in reality, it would be around 20%.
there is a 5% sales tax on most common items. this is expected to make up for the "lost" tax revenue, equaling it to 25%.
Drug use policy: Alcohol, Tobacco and Weed is acceptable, but evcerything else is illegal. however, the Empire considers drug use to be a mental health issue, and will help the person to get over the addiction to the drug, going through rehab, and becoming a productive member of society. eventually.
everyone caught selling drugs, and distributing drugs, or making them, is sent to jail, and the drugs seized.