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=The Union of Zarpot Island (UZAP):= In 1803, England claimed The Union of Zarpot Island (UZAP). Not too long after England gained control, wars and protests broke out. The most notable war was the Never-ending War, which lasted from 1803-1810. During this seven year war, England managed to conquer every city except Azaria (the capital). In Azaria, civilians managed to fight off the British army for weeks and managed to push them back to outer parts of the island. In 1824, UZAP forced England to sign the Treaty of Pacem (Latin for peace), which finally ended the twenty-one year war for independence. The treaty specifically banned England from making any future attacks, and required them to pay for the damages made during the war. It was not until the year of 1825 that the treaty took effect and UZAP finally separated from England. Later that year, the people of UZAP came together in the capital and agreed to create a new government, with a list of laws for everyone to follow.

Theory of State: The Union of Zarpot Island was created under the Social Contract theory. The citizens agreed to create a new government for the preservation, and protection of the people. They agreed to live within the rules of an established government as long as that government provided protection such as life, liberty, and property.

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 * __National Anthem:__ "Zarponians Unite!"**

__**National Colors**__: ** Red **, **Blue**, and **Green**

__**Location:**__ The Union of Zarpot Island is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Southeast of Italy and Southwest of Greece.

__**Longitude:**__17°52'54.37"E __**Latitude:**__ 36°20'4.23"N

__**Size:**__ The UZAP is a little bigger than the state of Oregon, approx. 99830 sq. miles.

__**Terrain:**__ The island is in a subtropical region with two volcanoes in the north east region, There is a large bay and a small cove in the Southeast region. In the middle of the island there is a large rainforest and a spring fed lake. Two rivers flow from this lake into the ocean, this gives the water its wonderful clearness. In the Southwest region there is the main beach for tourists, there are also some black sand beaches near the volcanos. In the Northwest region there is a large military and naval base, it is quite impressive. On the north coast of the island is the Great Geinger Reef which is home to a wide variety of marine life, and coral reefs.

__**Climate:**__ The island experiences warm weather all year around, the temperature usually stays 70 degrees or above (with the record of 120 degrees in June of 2000), usually mostly sunny or partly cloudy each day and the average rainfall is very heavy throughout the year.

__**Natural Resources:**__ ||  || Mineral Sand || ||  || Ore (Copper and Coal)
 * || Natural Spring Water
 * || Rain Forest Woods



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 * Bottled water is a huge part of the island's economy. Underground, there is a wide abundance of natural springs. The water is then filtered and bottled, ready to sell in most of Europe and Some Parts of America.


 * __Arable Land:__ less than 15% ** (This is just unreasonable we need to discuss this) <-- we have a rainforest so there has to be some rain, and therefore making some arable land for growing some crops and etc?

__**Environmental Issues:**__ 1. With the fishing industry becoming popular in UZAP, therefore we are having to protect the Great Geingner Reef. This is so that we can prevent the marine life from becoming extinct. 2. Due to the two active volcanoes, the island experiences volcanic eruptions which causes natural disasters in the surrounding area, and the times of the eruptions are unpredictable, therefore the people cannot become prepare for them.


 * __Population:__** As of the 2008 Census UZAP has roughly 2,769,400 permanent residents on the island.


 * __Average Age:__** 34.9 years of age

__**% of people in urban areas:**__ 37.8%

__**Nationality:**__ Zarponians

__**Religion(s):**__ Christianity, Judaism



__**Language(s):**__ English (British), Italian


 * Major National Holidays:**
 * **Independence Day - November 17** || **Veteran's Day - April 9** ||
 * **Presidents' Day - February 4** ||
 * Food:** With the country of UZAP being located next to Italy there is a strong influence of Italian like foods in the area. One of the Regular dishes is Fettuccine Alfredo classically served with Brown Shrimp from the Mediterranean Sea. However, we are still influenced by our original ruler of Britain and the Zarponians really do love a good old fashioned tea time.

1. If you are new to the Zarponian culture then you will notice that when the word "President" is said then the Zarponians will turn their head slightly to the left in honor of the First General who fought for our independence. 2. A common way of greeting a new person is to tap each others right foot together. This came about because of some of the soldiers that had lost their arms in the name of battle could not shake each others hands so they just decided to start tapping their right foot together.
 * Social Norms: **

1. It is frowned upon if you are to look into a person of great heritage in the Union of Zarpot Island and then rub or scratch your face. 2. There is a very valuable Ruby found on Zarpot Island. It was believed to have been brought over by King George III during his winter vacation trip to Zarpot Island in the 1790's. There is an unwritten law about how to view the Ruby. There are no Camera's and Cellphones aloud inside the same room as the Ruby just in case anyone wanted to take a picture. Even if on one occasion someone slipped a cellphone through then there are scramblers that do not allow you to take pictures.
 * Taboo:**


 * Dress:** The Zarponians are usually dressed very casual:
 * [[image:smart-casual-for-chubby-men.jpg width="329" height="206" align="left" caption="Casual Men's wear on Zarpot Island"]] || [[image:3843882213_53d96458b9.jpg width="236" height="346" align="center" caption="Casual Women's wear on Zarpot Island"]] ||

The Union of Zarpot Island has a Market economy and currently struggles with and increased percentage of citizens below the poverty threshold. **GDP growth rate**: The economy is growing rapidly after slow growth from the previous two years. This is due to the increased amount of tourists coming in each year. - 2009-2010: 1.3% - 2010-Present: 2.6% **Labor force by occupation****:** - Agricultural: 42% - Industrial: 39% - Service: 19% **Inflation rate** (compare to previous two years)**: 3%** **Agricultural products:** **Industries:** 1. Mining 2. Tourism 3. Bottled Water 4. Lumber **Major Exports:** || Copper || || Wine || **Major imports:** 1. United Kingdom 2. Italy 3. U.S. 4. Greece 5. Turkey
 * GDP**: $243 Billion dollars (USD)
 * GDP per capita:** $87,744 (USD)
 * GDP Growth Rate in Percentages: **
 * Unemployment rate: ** 5.2%
 * % population below the poverty line: ** 27.4%
 * Income distribution: ** 55% of the wealth is distributed among 5% of the population, 25% of the remaining wealth is distributed to 65% of the population and the final 20% of the wealth is distributed to 30% of the population.
 * Name of currency: ** Zarponian Pound (ZP)
 * Exchange rate to US dollar: ** 1.00 ZP = $1.09
 * Timber
 * Coal
 * Main trading partners:**
 * National debt **** : ** $89 Billion (37% of the GDP)

UZAP has a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government which the monarch has strictly ceremonial duties and has reserve powers. There is a unitary power distribution in which all the power in held in a national central government... powers in the government, thus they are merely there for ceremonial purposes. government, and exercises effective political powers. there is no limit as to how many terms a Prime Minister may serve.* who are at least 18 years of age in each of the five regions of UZAP (North, South, East, West, and Central). Ten members of Parliament will be chosen from each region, overall there is 50 members in Parliament. who agreed to the  Monarchia Charter, which allowed a constitutional monarchy to be created in order to help keep the island under control, politically. divided UZAP into five regions (North, South, East, West, and Central) to simplify the election process for electing the parliament members. and Civil Division), below that is the High Court with the Bench Division, Administrative Court, Chancery Division, and the Divisional Court. Below the High Court is the Crown Court, Region (County) Courts, and Tribunals. ||  ||
 * **Constitutional Monarchy of the Union of Zarpot Island**: ||
 * * The King and Queen (Monarchs) of the Union of Zarpot Island do not hold any
 * The Prime Minister holds is to be considered the head of the
 * The Parliament elects the prime minister every 6 years, and
 * The Parliament members are elected by the citizens of UZAP
 * The **Current Government** was established in 1825 by the citizens
 * **Subdivision of Power**: There are no states in UZAP. However, the members of Parliament
 * **Legal System**: There is a Supreme with the Court of Appeals (Criminal Division,

__**Branches of The Union of Zarpot Island Government:**__ every six years too. In each region of UZAP, the citizens elect ten members of parliament, thus 50 members total in parliament. Then once the new parliament is established, they immediately vote to elect the Prime Minister.Each member of Parliament is expected to have his/her vote representative of his/her's region's opinions. These are several of the many cabinet ministers in the Cabinet...
 * **__Executive:__**
 * **__Election Process:__** There are elections for parliament that are held every six years, and prime minister
 * __**Function/Jobs**:__
 * **The Prime Minister:** They are the head of the government and of the executive branch. They exercise powers such as appointing his/her cabinet (these people are chosen from the House of Virtue and House of Reverence), and makes the final decisions on major issues. They also are considered to be a working member of Parliament.
 * **Cabinet: Cabinet ministers are chosen by the Prime Minister**
 * from either the House of** **Reverence or House of Virtue:**
 * **Prime Minister:** Scott Carverman II
 * **Deputy Prime Minister:** Peter Grogg (HoR)
 * **First Secretary of UZAP:** Alisha Spinette (HoV)
 * **Chancellor of UZAP:** Mark Herdings (HoV)
 * **Secretary of UZAP for Defense**: Arthur Lewis III (HoR)
 * **Secretary of UZAP for Health:** Winona Leigh (HoV)
 * **Secretary of UZAP for Education:** Deborah Daniels (HoR)
 * **Secretary of UZAP for Transport:** Allan Fredrichs (HoV)

|| __**Legislative:**__ __**House of Virtue**__: This house is considered to be the upper house of the Parliament. There are 25 members in the House of Virtue.The members of Virtue debate legislation, and also have some power to amend or reject bills from the House of Reverence. The **Prime Minister** works within the Virtue, and generally the members of the Virtue are affiliated with the Labor Party.

__**House of Reverence**__: This house is considered to be the lower house of the Parliament. There are 25 members in the House of Reverence. They have the right to impose taxes and to vote money to, or take it from different public services and departments the government provides for the citizens. The bills are created in the Reverence, and then passed to the Virtue. Generally, members of the House of Reverence are affiliated with the Liberal Party.

Below is the chart showing how our countries judicial system works. Interesting fact: The Union of Zarpot Island has had a Supreme Court since 1825, England did not have a supreme court until recently (2009). England loved and respected how well our judicial system was set up so they finally decided to have a supreme court too. a Supreme Court since 1825, England did not have a supreme court until recently (2009. England loved and respected
 * The Legislative Branch is a Bicameral chamber with an upper** **house (House of Virtue), and a lower house (House of Reverence).** ||
 * __**Judicial:**__

The Supreme Court holds the most power in the Judicial System. ||  ||


 * Political Parties:** There are exactly 92 political parties in the Union of Zarpot Island. There are currently three main political Parties that dominate the majority of people. The current political party in power is the Labor Party, closely followed by the Liberalist Party, and reared by the Unionist Party. The Labor Party currently is the dominating Party, this is because most of Zarponians are farming or mining. This Party usually chooses what is best for the poor laborers of the people living on the Union of Zarpot Island.


 * DUE APRIL 21ST - 100 POINTS**

*Tax Revenue (broken down by types of taxes) *Spending: $60.43B -Top 5 mandatory spending items: National Debt, Social Programs, Health care Programs, Aid to Regional Governments, and Disaster Relief -Top 5 discretionary spending items: Defense (Military), Education, National Parks and Monuments, Highways and Infrastructure, and General Services Administration *Must have at least 2—one political and one economic
 * DUE MAY 13th- 50 POINTS**
 * DUE MAY 13th- 50 POINTS**


 * OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT ( NOT EXTRA CREDIT) WILL COUNT AS GRADE IF DONE**
 * DUE MAY 16th- 30 POINTS**

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