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=__**Republic of Tate, ROT**__=
 * The Republic of Tate, abbreviated as RT, is a large land located above the United States of America. The country was originally known as “Canada”, but due to a revolt that lasted many years in the mid-nineties, a dictator, named Master Tate Swag Foster, came into power. He, and his league of faithful followers, took over the land starting from the southeast, moving upwards. Upon conquering, Master Foster found a flat area of land that stretched for miles, and named the place Kenneth. Kenneth now serves as the capital, where one of many of Master Foster’s palaces is located. The people of the land formally known as “Canada” were put under strict limitations, and grew to have an overwhelming sense of pride for their country and leader. Though the nation is fairly new, a promising future is predicted.

National Bird: Brown Booby


1. Overcrowded Garbage Dumps- Our dictator Tate Foster does not recycle on a regular basis & does not have his people do it either. Therefore, overcrowded garbage dumps are one of our main environmental issues. 2. Overpopulation of Golf Balls- Our dictator Tate Foster also enjoys playing Golf in his spare time, and does not make it a crucial rule to pick up golf balls after playing. As for biodegradable golf balls, Tate does not recycle and therefore refuses to invest in such a thing. 3. Overpopulation- Everyone wants to live here...
 * Location: Takes the place of Canada. Between the Pacific Ocean to the West and the Atlantic Ocean to the East and the Arctic Ocean to the North. Directly above the United States.
 * Capital: Kenneth
 * 5 Major Cities: Swag, Swag Town, Swaggy T, Dougieville, & Foster.
 * Size—Size of Canada or 9,984670 Square Kilometers (3,855,100 Square Miles)
 * Climate: Temperate in South, Arctic-Subarctic in North.
 * Terrain: Lowlands in the South Eastern part--Perfect for playing golf! Plains and Mountains in the Western Regions. North has Mountain Ranges & there are plenty of lakes and forests especially.
 * Natural Resources: Forests, Energy, Minerals, Metals, Swag Juice.
 * Arable Land/amount of land that can be farmed: 5%
 * Environmental Issues:


 * DUE MARCH 3RD- 20 POINTS**

1. June 2nd- The date our beloved dictator was conceived. Although every citizen receives a day off of work or school, they must also bring cake and gifts to the home of Tate. 2. December 25- Known as Christmas to other countries in the world, but known better as Tate Foster's favorite holiday in The Republic of Tate. However instead of Santa Clause, we have TATER CLAUSE! 3. March 12- Box Day. All small children ranging from the ages of birth to eight years must sit in boxes and spend the day watching The Sound of Music, Titanic, and Forrest Gump, just a few of our dictator Tate's favorite movies. This holiday originates from the picture of Tate as a young child sitting in a box below. 1. Every morning and every night all citizens spend at least 60 seconds beating their chests and chanting (as seen in the novel __Persepolis__ by Marjane Satrapi): "TAATER. TAATER. TAATER HAS **SWAG**." (Repeat until end of minute). 2. Every Saturday is always spent either playing golf or football, our dictator's favorite pastimes.
 * Total Population: 11,000
 * Average Age: 24
 * % of people in urban areas: 85%
 * Name of People: The Tatertots
 * Religion(s): The main religion of The Republic of Tate is Tateism. This came about when our ruler, Tate Foster, took control and began to force the citizens of ROT to forget their past beliefs and worship him as a god-like figure.
 * Language: English
 * Men wear bowties and sweater vests to any formal gathering and women must look presentable and fashionable at all times by following the trends of Ensley Nichols and Taylor Swift, two proud citizens of the Republic of Tate.
 * Food: The most popular meal in ROT is tacos, Tate's favorite food. Citizens eat many ethnic foods of these sorts with an array of spices.
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 * Customs:


 * DUE MARCH 17TH- 20 POINTS**

The economy of The Republic of Tate thrives mostly thanks to its major exports and imports seen below. It's main trading partners are the United States of America, China, and Mexico, three very rich and generous countries. But despite these, the Republic of Tate still faces many current economic challenges like any other country. It's main economic challenge is keeping up with it's own main trading partners: the U.S., China, and Mexico. Because these countries are so rich, the Republic of Tate cannot always keep up with their fast advancements in technology and other industries. The only real industry the Republic of Tate focuses on advancing is it's golfing supplies industry. This poses as a real problem for the Republic of Tate when it comes to trade that does not involve golfing. population numbers!)- $0.00012181 *GDP growth rate (is economy growing or slowing? At what rate from previous two years?)- 1.5% Economy is growing. Year 1- $1.34  Year 2- $1.36  *Labor force by occupation (% agricultural; % industrial; % service): 25% Industrial; 62% Service; 13% Agricultural  *Unemployment rate 6%  *% population below the poverty line: 11%  *Income distribution  *Inflation rate (compare to previous two years): 4%  *Name of currency: Swagbucks  *Exchange rate to US dollar : 1 swagbuck= $1.1030 US *Agricultural products: wheat, cherries, peaches, and strawberries *Industries: swag juice industry, service industry, petroleum industry, and golf supplying industry *Major exports: swag juice, wheat, petroleum, and golf supplies *Major imports: out of season fruits, machinery, parts, motor vehicles, and equipment *Main trading partners: US, China, and Mexico
 * GDP (overall real GDP expressed in US dollars)-$1.34 Trillion.
 * GDP per capita (also expressed in US dollars—make sure this coincides with your


 * DUE APRIL 10TH- 100 POINTS**



Unitary Government Presidential Tate rules over all. There are no subdivisions. Dic__**tator**__ship. Civil law Executive, Legislative, and Judicial (all are run by our leader Tate Foster) Executive: There is no election process because our great dictator Tate will forever rule the land of ROT. The rest of the Foster family may be elected to run certain things based on Tate's instructions to do so. Tate Foster is the only ruler in our country. He rules over everything and has maximum power. He was chosen when the country of ROT was first founded, and he will forever be in control. There is no cabinet. Tate feels that he can run his country solely on his own. The Party of Tater is currently in power. Legislative: are total numbers and why of participants? There is no legislative body because our great dictator Tate rules over all and comes up with his own laws for his people. Party of Tater One-Tate's. Judicial: *How are the courts structured? There is one Supreme Court, in which Tate is the Chief Justice. Tate decides which cases are worth hearing, then either punishes the guilty with torture and then death, or awards the innocent with buzz cuts and games of golf.  *Is there a court that has more power than the other? Seeing as there is only one court, there is a whole amount of power residing with the Supreme Court.  Are there additional branches? If so- what are thy and how are they chosen? There are no additional branches, for Tater does not condone sharing.  *Political Parties  -Do a few dominate? If so- what are they? And why? Seeing as Tate is the only candidate, he completely dominates. If anyone objects, he has them immediately and publically embarrassed. Then killed.  *Current Govenment established in? 1996, when Tater was a mere year-old.
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 * Parliamentary or Presidential?
 * Subdivisions of Power (i.e. States/Providences/Parish)?
 * Current Govenment established in?
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 * 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?
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 * DUE APRIL 21ST - 100 POINTS**

*Tax Revenue (broken down by types of taxes)- //Total: $235.6 billion// //Total revunue from sales tax: $11,750,000,000,000// //Total revenue from income tax: $141, 000,000,000,000// *Spending- $293.4 billion -Top 5 mandatory spending items: 1.National Debt 2. Maintenance of Tate's wishes 3. Military 4.Education 5. Welfare -Top 5 discretionary spending items 1. Maintenance of golf resorts 2. Imported Swag 3. Boxes 4. Sound of Music Upkeep <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 6pt;">5. Tacos
 * DUE MAY 3RD- 50 POINTS**

The Republic of Tate is a country of allegiance to our fearless leader Tate Foster. It’s not what our people want, it’s what Tate wants. All orders he gives must be strictly followed. The Tatertots must always be seen in appropriate clothing that would always please Tate. All Tatertots are required to participate in Box Day as it as a national holiday of our country. The daily rituals must be done as to show our loyalty to our country, but more importantly to our leader Tate Foster himself. Tate has swag and that swag needs to be honored. Every Tatertot needs to have some swag. No one can have as much sag as Tate, as that is strictly forbidden (and impossible), but they must have some swag to safely live in our country unharmed. Our leader loves to golf therefore, we all love to golf. The Tatertots must live up to the standards that Tate has brought for us because he is the mighty Tate Foster, who will reign over us all until the end of time.
 * DUE MAY 9th- 50 POINTS**

ROT produces an immense amount of oil (one of our main exports) and wants to deliver to Mexico but the oil must be pipelined through the United States. However, ROT and the United States must decide whether to trade the pipelining for oil or for money from ROT to the United States. Unfortunately, ROT is also having issues with an environmental committee about this pipelining. The committee believes that running pipelines through the United States would mean tearing down forests and certain ecosystems and also that too much oil is polluting the earth. ROT is trying to convince the United States to agree to the pipelining because it would create jobs and help the economy boom.
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 * DUE MAY 9th- 30 POINTS**

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