Jelbania

The Imperial Kingdom of Jelbania is a nation located on the continent of Majatra. It borders with Deltársko to the south, the Zardugal in the west and Vanuku to the north. The nation formally came into existence in its present form in 2136.

Jelbanian Military
The Jelbania military force is composed of 1,811,779 troops and 1,358,834 in reserves. The defence budget of Jelbania is, as of January 2593, 285 Billion Jel making it one of the most powerful military powers on the continent.

Politics
Jelbania is in a transitional periode between a Federal Republic and an Imperial Kingdom with an elected Head of State, known as the Governor General, and is elected at least once every five years in a two round voting system. It has a unicameral national legislature, known as the National Assembly, with 501 elected members, elected in general elections, held at the same time as Governor General elections via a system of regional proportional representation.

The Governor General holds few formal powers, as power rests with the Cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister of the Republic. The Governor General is the official representative of the Monarch. The Cabinet is formed through a coalition of political parties who must have a majority within the National Assembly. Cabinet members have the power to implement policies within their ministerial briefs, however any party within the National Assembly is able to put legislation before the National Assembly.

Although the Cabinet holds power within the nation coalitions are usually fairly weak, so that governing partners are able to vote against one another, without automatically threatening the continued stability of the government. Cabinets also take several months to form after general elections, which often means a minority administration is left in place immediately after elections, until a new majority coalition can be formed.

Within the National Assembly various political parties hold seats, according to the number of votes received at the previous elections. Parties are strong units, as party leaders have the ability to ensure that their entire party backs a uniform line when voting on proposed legislation. Currently Jelbania is a multi party democracy, however for periods in her modern history, Jelbania has effectively been either a one or two party state.

Technology
Jelbania is fast becoming one of Terra's leading countries in the fields biotechnology and space technology. Recent succeses in mass production cloning procedures have brought up many questions concerning the rights and place of clones in society.