The Free State of Liberalia
Regional Animal: The Winged Lion
Regional Plant: Mistletoe
Regional Motto: “Liberate unanimus pro mundi beneficio”
Official Currency: The Liber (current short-form is “L” but this may change)
Liberalia is a large-sized and active region, governed as a parliamentary democracy. It was formed after the "Christmas Revolution" of 20th December 2005 by democratic nations loyal to the exiled government of WWSETI, and committed to fighting the dictatorship installed there.
However, when the fight to regain WWSETI ended, the nations of Liberalia decided to concentrate on building their new region and creating an identity for themselves. As such, Liberalia today is an active and exciting community of forward-thinking and interesting nations, working together to build what may emerge as one of NationStates true great states.
Regional Anthem: "O Liberalia"
“O Liberalia
O Liberalia
How do you stand so tall
When tyranny surrounds you
The winged lion stabs its heart
O Liberalia
O Liberalia
How do you stand so tall”
Political System
Liberalia’s Head of State and highest-ranking member is the Prime Minister, who is democratically-elected to serve a term of two months. He appoints the cabinet and most departmental officials. Should the Prime Minister for any reason lose or leave his job, the region has installed a Council of Guardians to oversee the election of a successor.
The Guardians consist of five members, three permanent and two temporary. The three permanent members are the three first Revolutionaries, and the three nations who together founded the region of Liberalia (Ardalia, Carops, Loslakia). The other two can either be appointed by the prime minister of elected by parliament.
Liberalia has relations with a number of regions and enjoys alliances with many. We share the goals of all democratic regions.
Laws
Liberalia has a number of laws which may be of interest. One of the most important pieces of legislation passed in Liberalia is the “Preservation of Democracy Act” which aims to prevent the region from ever becoming a dictatorship.
Many laws reflect the concerns of Liberalia, a environmentally-friendly and healthy state, with compassionate views.
Political Parties
Liberalia operates a sophisticated party-political system. There are a number of important and interesting groups in the region, all of which enjoy an active membership. Here is a brief list of current parties here:
The Moderate Party (Leader: Carops)
The Liberal Democrat Party (Leader: Loslakia)
The Socialist Party (Leader: Happy Death)
The Conservative Party (Leader: Ziabach Empire)
The Republican Party (Leader: Latagon)
The Monster Raving Loony Party (Leader: Haelhan)
The Progressive Democrat Party (Leader: Farlane)
The New Socialist Party (Leader: Xanthorn)
The Independence Party (Leader: Haelhan)
All of these parties play an active and vibrant role in the running of Liberalia.
Regional Ministries and Officials
Liberalia has an extensive cabinet and civil service. The following Ministries may be of note:
Internal Affairs Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Ministries of Education, Culture and the Environment
Ministries of Health, Justice and Banking
Ministries of Recruitment and Propaganda*
Intelligence and Security Ministries
Ministry of Regional Identity*
Ministry of War
Ministries of Food, Sport and Planning*
Chancellor’s Office*
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Public Services and Tourism
* May be subject to changes or expansion under government plans
There are also the following Sub-ministries and regional departments:
The Speaker’s Office
UN Office
Department of Regional Heritage
Office of Information
Citizenship Office
Applying for Dual Citizenship
Liberalia has always informally maintained a “dual-citizenship” programme, in which nations can install a puppet in Liberalia and attain citizenship in the region, as well as their own. A substantial number of nations have taken advantage of this scheme. However, in accordance with recent Ministerial Practices updates, any nation wishing to do this at the moment is required to declare their intention in the Liberalian Office of Citizenship, which is part of the Ministry of Regional Identity. Alternatively, there are a number of officials you may wish to contact in reference to this.
The Director of the Immigration Tribunal
The Minister of Regional Identity (Haelhan)
The Foreign Minister
Also
Liberalia has an internal newspaper named “The Liberalia Post.”
It is the most reliable source for finding internal news and information from the region.
There is an active bar on the regional forum , known as The International Club, which is rife with debate and discussion, as well as quite a bit of alcohol…
We’re also quite big on the RP scene, with an active section of the forum devoted to this.
