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Location: 33.5 ° North, 78° West Island off the coast of South Carolina. Size: It is slightly smaller than Connecticut, but bigger than Rhode Island. media type="custom" key="8566588" media type="custom" key="8566598"

Natural Resources:
 * 1) Wood
 * 2) Freshwater Springs
 * 3) Arable Soil

Arable Land: 65% Environmental Issue: Tansen Island is in fact a barrier island of the US, therefore it tends to absorb the damage caused by storms that the east coat of the US generally avoids. Tansen Island has a total **population** of 528,304 according to the 2010 census
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The **average age** is 28.7 media type="custom" key="8697106" [] -Independence Day- Tansen Island celebrates its Independence day on March 18th. There is never school or work on Independence day, and during the celebration, each family will traditionally get together to celebrate the day Tansen Island declared its independece from Portugal. -Vivir- A 4 day celebration that takes place February 16th-19th, dedicated to the original Native Americans and the original Spanish conquistadors. A Tansenian version of Thanksgiving. This is also another time when families get together and many go to church to pray for their loved ones. Everyday of the celebration, each person gives and receives small gifts to one and other. There are many parades and fairs coming in during this time.
 * Nationality (what are your people called?)
 * Religion(s)
 * Language(s): Spanish, Portugese and English
 * Food (most popular meals for all meal sittings)
 * Major National Holidays (must have at least 2 and explain the origin of each)

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and explanation. The Economic system for Tansen Island is one quite similar to that of its neighbor, the U.S. It is in fact a free market economy, with few regulations. Current economic challenges include the fact that Tansen Island must import their oil, being as they are an independent island with no oil source found so far. Due to the economic downturn of 2008, Tansen Island is still recovering as well. media type="file" key="ty.wmv" width="603" height="532" media type="custom" key="9037886" The currency of Tansen Island is the Tansen Moedii, which is worth 2.35 US Dollars. This is the symbol for the Moedii:
 * Overview of economic system and current economic challenges (provide clear description

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media type="custom" key="9030566" The major exports of Tansen Island are chicken products (i.e. feathers, eggs, and meat), peaches, and honey.

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The power distribution of Tansen Island is Federal in nature.


 * Parliamentary or Presidential?
 * There are no Sudivisions of government, due to the small size of the population

Tansen Island's modern system of government was established soon after their revolution from Portugal. After several attempts to be an Anarchist country, the citizens decided to form a more organized system in 1906.

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Top 5 Mandatory Education Military/ Police/ Firefighters Healthcare National Parks Highways

Top 5 Discretionary Campaigning Building Employee training Social Security <span style="color: #1655be; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Public Transportation

<span style="color: #7813a2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-indent: 6pt;">Property tax- $150,000,000 yearly <span style="color: #7813a2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-indent: 6pt;">Alcohol tax- $7,500,000 yearly  <span style="color: #7813a2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-indent: 6pt;">Income tax- $1,600,000,000 yearly  <span style="color: #7813a2; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-indent: 6pt;">Sales tax- $3,169,824,600  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-indent: 6pt;">Total revenue- $4,927,324,600
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 * Write a set of at least 10 rules/laws/standards of human right you desire for your country.

*Must have at least 2—one political and one economic. Be sure to thoroughly explain the issue and the reasons for your country's position.
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 * OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT ( NOT EXTRA CREDIT) WILL COUNT AS GRADE IF DONE**
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