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Awesumton- AWT Awesumton is a historic relic of the past with a history stained in blood and overwhelmed with hatred. This countries origin remains a mystery since it was often ravaged with war that would lead to the burning of the documents of the previous rulers. Then a clan of assasins was put together by the first king of the country to protect himself: the Sheikah. The Sheikah were a secret organization, but their existence came to light after they saved the king's life several times. When the governmental system in Awesumton changed from a monarchy, the Sheikah changed into a more governmental institution, however, parts of the organization serve as the nation's secret special forces, and their influence in the underground of Awesumton is great. Modern presidents have tried to seize the power of the Sheikah by calling them a corrupted organization. Eventually the organization began to move to take over the country once the newest President started to move against the organization and spoke of having them disbanded for the country to make peace with it's rivals. As the news became more public the people started to take sides on wether or not for the group to be removed. Soon a new group of rebels that sided with the Sheikah saying that the organization was the countries only means for protection and the President was trying to have the country overthrown by complying with the countries enemies. The few supporters of the decision were often tried as spies and tortured and killed by the revolutionists. Soon the country was divided and began to fall into civil breakouts and officially declared a war zone recently. The country currently has two flags one being the official State flag and the other being the rebel flag. Which ever side that does win will decide the fate and future of this foresaken land.

In our country, our national bird is the Humming Bird. We chose this bird because it has very unique colors, and it is small and agile. A lot of families decided to hang decorative Humming Birds in their houses because it represents their love for this country!

The Sunflower, is our countries national flower. The sunflower is known for its beauty and for bringing a lot of brightness to the citizens gardens.

We decided to have a Palm Tree as our countries national tree. Palms are one of the most well known planted tree families.




 * DUE MARCH 3RD- 10 POINTS**



8°North, 94°West. Awesumton is located in the Pacific Ocean, near the equator. Awesumton is also located near Central America
 * [[image:map_comparison.jpg caption="Awesumton is about the size of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi."]] ||
 * Awesumton is about the size of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. ||



The climate of Awesumton is basically the same as the climate for Panama. The climate in Awesumton is mostly tropical weather. It is hot, humid, and can either be dry or rainy depending on the time of year and the specific area of Awesumton.

The terrain of Awesumton is mountainous in the west and flat for the rest of the country. 18% of Awesumton can be characterized as arable land. That 18% consists of the mountains. The way that the mountains are arable ia that the lower class farmers use ideas from the Aztecs and the idea they used for the mountains was the "step farming" method which is where you cut into the mountain creating an arable flat land. In Awesumton, there are two major environmental problems, both stemming from the massive industrial presence on the island. The first issue is an obvious problem, that being air and water pollution. Factories and cars are a large part of the city, and the pollution caused by those is a major problem and contributes to a lot of smog. The other major problem is the nuclear power plant and the waste it generates. The government has used the mountains to bury atomic waste for years, and even a slight amount of leakage can cause radiation poisoning among the poorer classes living in the mountains.
 * Major Natural Resources**
 * Oil
 * Coal
 * Nuclear Power
 * Minor Natural Resource**
 * Sugar Cane
 * Salt
 * Environmental Issues**


 * DUE MARCH 3RD- 20 POINTS**

19,123 people currently live in Awesumton. 32 years old is the average age and most civilians range from 20-32 years of age. The percentage of people living in the urban areas of Awesumton is 90%. A mix of all middle american countries referred to as the Awesumtinians. The major religions in our country are: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Pastafarianism. The languages spoken in our country are: English, French, Spanish, and Urdu. Major National Holidays such as the independence day of March 17th which came about after the last war in 1956 when the Sheikah helped the last king overthrow the Ganons. Also they celebrate the American holiday of Christmas on December 25th. Certain parts of the country celebrate certain Latin American holidays celebrating the saints of Christianity and commemorate the independence days of the countries of their ancestors.about:blank
 * Traditional dress/clothing
 * Food (most popular meals for all meal sittings)
 * Cultural Norms, Customs, and Taboos (must have at least 2 of each) -- In Awesumton, it is traditional to let anybody into your house and give them a meal simply in exchange for the story of their travels. This practice extends from a very popular myth about how one day, one of the gods (it is told differently by each religion) transformed himself into a human and came down to the world where he set out to discover if his creation was worth continuing. He walked from town to town, but was shunned because he was a stranger. That is, until he came to the house of Adlez and Knil, two friends who were poor, but gladly accepted the god into their house to partake in what little food they had. After eating, the god told the friends the story of his travels and revealed his true identity to them. He then made it so the friends would never be hungry again by giving them a pot that would forever bring forth spaghetti, red sauce, and meatballs (vegetarian ones if the user of the pot required it). This brings us to the second tradition of Awesumton. On Christmas, whole towns get together and make a gigantic pot of spaghetti which they share with everyone, especially the hungry. It is taboo in Awesumton to not eat spaghetti at least once a year. It is also taboo to not share your spaghetti with someone whenever you make it, unless you are alone in the month of April and there is a full moon.


 * DUE MARCH 17TH- 20 POINTS**



population numbers!) *GDP growth rate: 5% growth (2010 est.) compared to -6% (2009 est.) and 1.5% (2008 est.)  29.5% Agricultural; 23.8% Industrial; 46.7% Service  7.8% of people in Awesumton are unemployed.  31.2% of the population are below the poverty line when poverty is calculated by assets. When calculated by food, the poverty rate is 16%.  The income distribution in Awesumton is very uneven. There is a very rich class as well as a very poor class. The middle class is very small, but it does exist.  *4.1%, last year's being 3.7 percent and the year before's being 3.2
 * Awesumton has had a free market economy in the trillion dollar class for many years, but that economy is being threatened by the revolution. The
 * $389.9 Billion
 * $19,500 (also expressed in US dollars—make sure this coincides with your


 * The Magnificent is the national currency of Awesumton.

2 Magnificents = 1 Dollar || ||

Agricultural Products:
 * Corn || [[image:http://clatl.com/images/blogimages/2010/07/29/1280458394-corn.jpg width="240" height="211"]] ||
 * Wheat || [[image:http://www.etftrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wheat.jpg width="340" height="245"]] ||
 * Coffee || [[image:http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/033109/like-coffee.gif width="420" height="238"]] ||
 * Soybeans || [[image:http://www.zyzyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Soybeans.jpg width="420" height="285"]] ||
 * Cotton || [[image:http://cdn.benzinga.com/files/cotton_3.jpg]] ||

*Industries
 * Textiles:

Awesumton is famous for the "awesome scarf" || || Production Processing || ||
 * Nuclear Power || [[image:http://intellectualconservative.com/images/nclrpwr.jpg width="440" height="335"]] ||
 * Tobacco:

The major exports of Awesumton are: Oil, Corn, Power The major imports of Awesumton are: Steel, Copper, Aircraft, Aircraft Parts, Car Parts. *Main trading partners
 * USA || 76.8% exports, 45% imports ||
 * China || 3% exports, 14% imports ||
 * Germany || 1.8% exports, 4.7% imports ||


 * DUE APRIL 10TH- 100 POINTS**



The government of Awesumton is officially a democracy with Unitary power distribution, but the Unitary power system is being overthrown by the rebels. The current president, Meanman Baddafi, seized dictatorial power when, after he was elected, he had himself emergency powers to combat a fabricated uprising within the Sheikah. He has held power ever since. Presidential government/"Emergency" dictatorship Awesumton's *Legal System is Judicial, however, it is well known that Baddafi controls the court, so matters that citizens have wished to keep secret from the government or that both parties feel should be decided fairly have been taken to the Sheikah where a fair judgment is given in secret. Executive Judicial Parliament: The Sheikah serve as an autonomous parliament-like body that makes sure elections run securely and that the executive follows the law, but the people vote for the executive. The Sheikah have not intervened in the current situation politically because through a loophole, Baddafi's actions are legal. However, the underground functions of the Sheikah have been very supportive of the revolution. One person is given one vote and there is no electoral college or district division. However, no elections have been held since Baddafi seized emergency powers. 5/ President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Treasurer The people vote for the president and the vice president separately, the Secretary of State and the Treasurer are appointed by the President, and the Secretary of Defense is chosen from among the Sheikah by a vote of the Sheikah. The original Sheikah was chosen by the king and new members are selected from the most able of the children of the country and trained by the current Sheikah from the time they are children No cabinet Claims to be a democrat but is being overthrown by the people. Legislative: are total numbers and why of participants? The Sheikah serve as an autonomous parliament-like body that makes sure elections run securely and that the executive follows the law, but the people vote for the executive. The number is in flux, but never exceeds 700 and is never less than 500. The power is divided by experience on missions in the Sheikah Democratic 3 There are several small civil courts throughout the urban areas of the country and a High Court that meets in the kings castle for federal and international cases. The High Court has the most authority over the country Are there additional branches? If so- what are thy and how are they chosen? covered earlier with the Sheikah There are Democrats and Republicans, but the real political lines are between supporters of the President and the supporters of the resistance and the Sheikah -Do a few dominate? If so- what are they? And why? The current president dominates because of a loophole in the country's laws that allowed him to take emergency power and keep it, but the revolution will soon change that.
 * Subdivisions of Power= States
 * Current Govenment established in?
 * Branches of Government?
 * How the election process occurs
 * How many? jobs/functions of each
 * How chosen?
 * Cabinet, if so who and what are the cabinet positions?
 * What political party is currently in power?
 * If there is a legislative body, detail what kind of house structure exists and what
 * What political party is currently in power?
 * How many chambers?
 * How are the courts structured?
 * Is there a court that has more power than the other?
 * Political Parties



*Express all in dollars *Tax Revenue (broken down by types of taxes) Total: $64,983,333,333

Individual income tax $32 491 666 650

Corporation taxes $16 245 833 325 Employment taxe**s $**5 415 277 795 Excise taxes **$**5 415 277 760 Estate taxes $5 415 277 770

*Spending (must coincide with revenue AND must coincide with economic/political system you chose)

Military/national defense- $19 495 000 000 Social Security - $12,996,666,666 Unemployment/welfare- $6,498,333,333 Medicare - $5,848,499,999 Interest on national debt - $2,599,333,333

-Top 5 mandatory spending items Awesumton Department of Defense Social Security Unemployment/welfare Medicare Interest on National Debt

-Top 5 discretionary spending items National Defense Education, training, employment, and social services Health Veterans benefits Income Security


 * DUE MAY 13th- 50 POINTS**

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