From ConPlanet
Contents |
Amenities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Television | Public | Public | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Public (free from government) | N/A | Mixed | Private (open) | Public | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| National Radio | Public | Public | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Public (free from government) | N/A | Mixed | Private (free) | Public | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Healthcare | Government-only (variable) | Government-only (free) | Government-only (free) | Mixed | Private | Government-only (free) | Private | Government-only (free) | Private (free) | Public2 | Mixed | Mixed | Government-only (variable) |
| Education | Government-only12 | Government-only (free) | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Government-only (free) | Mixed1 | Government-only (free) | Private (free) | Public2 | Government-only (free) | Government-only (free) | Mixed |
| Public Transport | Government-only (free) (some restricted access) | Government-only (free) | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Public (free from government) | N/A | Government-only (free) | Private (free) | Public | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| ISP (Internet) | Certain Status Required (free) | Public | Government-only (non-free) | Private | Private | Public (free from government) | N/A | Mixed | Private (free) | Private (free) | Private | Public | |
| Telephone Service | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Public | N/A | Mixed | Private (free) | Mixed | Private | Government-only | |||
| Housing | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Public (free from government) | Private | Mixed | Private (free) | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | |||
| Gas | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Private | N/A | Government-only (free) | Private (free) | Government-only | Government-only | Government-only | |||
| Electricity | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Public | N/A | Government-only (free) | Private (free) | Government-only | Government-only | Government-only | |||
| Water | Government-only (free) | Private | Private | Public | Public | Government-only (free) | Public | Government-only | Government-only | Government-only | |||
| Cable/Satellite Television | Certain Status Required (free) | Private | Private | Public | N/A | Private | Private | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | |||
| Public Air Transport | Certain Status Required (free) | Co-owned | Private | Public | N/A | Private | Private | Private | Government-only | Mixed | |||
| Farmland | Fief Contract3 (free) | Private | Private | Public (free from government) | Private | Private | Private | Mixed | Private | Mixed | |||
| Ski lift service and equipment rental | Certain Status Required (free) | Private | Private | Public | N/A | Private | Private | N/A | N/A | Private | |||
| Slave Rental | Certain Status Required (free) | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Mixed | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | |||
| Hallucinogens | Government-only (free) | Prohibited | Private | Private | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Private | Private |
Note 1: The government has some control: schools are not allowed to charge students for years −1 to 8. In return, they give schools some money to fund them.
Note 2: Education and health care in Hyldia is public and payed by tax to the hyldian tempels. The old hyldian traditions say that the temple shall own and run the education system and the health care.
Note 3: A fief contract means that the person is allowed a certain amount of land to farm under the condition that they will have to give a certain percentage of their harvest to the government for public distribution
Rights/Legalities
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear arms | Prohibited | Licensed | Prohibited | Licensed | Prohibited | Open | Licensed | Controlled | Licensed | Prohibited | Licensed | Licensed | Controlled | Licensed |
| Own personal vehicle | Controlled1 | Licensed | Controlled1 | Licensed | Controlled1 | Open | Licensed4 | Licensed23 | Licensed | Licensed | Open | Licensed | Open | Open |
| Gay Marriage | Open5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open5 | Prohibited | Prohibited20 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Open25 | Open | |
| Homosexual intercourse | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited21 | Prohibited | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Zoophilia | Open | Open | Prohibited | Open | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited22 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | |
| Drug Use (recreational) | Controlled | Open | Prohibited13 | Controlled | Controlled | Open | Open | Prohibited | Controlled | Controlled | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled | Controlled |
| Drug Use (medicinal) | Controlled | Open | Prohibited13 | Controlled | Controlled | Open | Open | Controlled | Open | Open | Prohibited | Controlled | Mixed | Controlled |
| Alcohol consumption | Controlled | Open | Age-controlled (16) | Licensed | Age-controlled (16) | Open | Age-controlled (20) | Prohibited | Age-controlled (16) | Licensed | Age-controlled (16) | Age-controlled (age depends on state) | Age-controlled (age depends on state) | Age-controlled (18) |
| Consumption of Coffee | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | ||||
| Consumption of Hallucinogens (recreational) | Controlled | Prohibited | Open | Open | Prohibited | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled | ||||
| Consumption of Hallucinogens (religious) | Open | Prohibited | Open | Open | Prohibited | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled | Controlled | ||||
| Use of makeup | Open | Open | Open | Open | Prohibited | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | ||||
| Buy or smoke tobacco | Controlled | Open | Prohibited | Open | Prohibited | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Licensed | Age-controlled (16) | Age-controlled (age depends on state) | Age-controlled (age depends on state) | Age-controlled (20) |
| Consenting sex | Open | Open | Age-controlled (16) | Age-controlled (18) | Age-controlled (16) | Open | Age-controlled (18) | Controlled24 | Age-controlled (16) | Age-controlled (14) | Age-controlled (16) | Age-controlled (18 except for Qowyrem)26 | Open | Open |
| Incestuous intercourse | Prohibited | Open16 | Open | Prohibited | Open | Open | Prohibited | Open15 | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Open | Prohibited |
| Incestuous procreation | Prohibited | Open16 | Open | Prohibited | Open | Open | Prohibited | Open15 | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| Incestuous marriage | Open5 | Open16 | Controlled14 | Prohibited | Controlled14 | Open | Open5 | Open15 | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Open25 | Open | Prohibited |
| Drive on public roads | Licensed | Licensed | Age-controlled (16) | Licensed (18) | Age-controlled (16) | Open | Age-controlled (18) | Licensed23 | Age-controlled (16) | Age-controlled (18) | Licensed | Licensed | Age-controlled (age-depends on state) | Age-controlled (16) |
| Buy/View pornography | Open | Open6 | Age-controlled (16) | Age-controlled (15) | Age-controlled (16) | Open | Open | Prohibited | Age-controlled (16) | Prohibited | Age-controlled (16) | Open | Age-controlled (age depends on state) | Age-controlled (18) |
| Abortion | Controlled7 | Open | Controlled7 | Prohibited | Controlled7 | Open | Open | Prohibited | Controlled7 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled | Controlled7 | Open |
| Consumption of tea | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Education-controlled (18) | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Slave8 Trade | Government-Controlled10 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled19 | Prohibited | Government-Controlled | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| Prostitution | Registration Required | Controlled17 | Registration Required | Licensed | Registration Required | Open | Registration Required | Prohibited | Prohibited | Registration Required | Open (New law cooming soon.) | Prohibited | Registration Required | Registration Required |
| Gladiator Matches | Controlled11 | Prohibited | Controlled9 | Prohibited | Controlled9 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Only as punishment | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Open27 | Prohibited |
| Consented Euthanasia | Open12 | Open | Open12 | Prohibited | Open12 | Open | Open12 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Open12 | Prohibited |
| Music and Dance | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | ||||||||
| Hold a public assembly | Controlled | Open | Licensed | Open | ||||||||||
| Hold a parade | Licensed | Open | Licensed | Controlled | ||||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note 1: Vehicles powered by any form of combustion are illegal. Electric run cars are legal, but highly restricted to the usage of. Riding the backs of a national animal, a Tarkan is preferred by both the state and society.
Note 2: Drugs are openly allowed but government controlled. The government situational adds in poison to the drugs that makes your death seem like a heart attack. This way the drug using population is kept to a certain percentage. Nobility and Royalty is exempt from these periodic drug tainting activities.
Note 3: The age of consenting sex is not an age but after a religious ritual has been performed you are able to consent to sex.
Note 4: Vehicles powered by only combustion are highly unwanted and have been prohibited in most of the regions, where they are illegal now. It is preferred to use hybrid, electric or hydrogen vehicles.
Note 5: There is no marriage in the country whatsoever. Instead, people just live together and are referred to as family.
Note 6: Purchase of pornography by minors is not allowed / disallowed by the government. It is strongly discouraged, however, by individual retailers.
Note 7: If the carrier is not past the optimal stage in pregnancy, the mother can choose to apply for an abortion. Under Nithalosian or Salian law, the child must be born unless an exemption by application is given. 80% of applications are usually accepted. Cases where the government fear the mother wants to abort out of pure laziness or unwant of the child, the child is deemed to be born anyway, but will be placed in the care of the state upon birth. In addition, under Verevian law, if the pregnancy is the product of (proven) unconsented intercourse, the mother may be permitted to take abortive actions before a certain period within her pregnancy at the cost of the assailant or the government. Registered prostitutes, too, are applicable.
Note 8: Where 'slavery' is defined as being property of an owner. Thus, having certain rights like compensation for work be null and void.
Note 9: Grievous bodily harm is prohibited in such matches.
Note 10: Where 'slavery' is defined as losing freedom and being a gift of the state. Similar to prison except that you're not locked up. Given as a punishment for certain crimes.
Note 11: Given as a substitution for the death penalty. The loser dies, the winner is put into lifetime forced military service with other winning offenders and sent to the front line of battle should a battle break out.
Note 12: If deemed fit and in stable enough mind, the person to be euthanased must give written consent, otherwise a majority vote to the immediate family must be submitted. Once the all clear is given by the health board, the euthanasia may take place under controlled situations - usually by a trained professional.
Note 13: Weaker hallucinogens are not classified drugs in Nithalosia and thus legal.
Note 14: Under special circumstances on application.
Note 15: Legal but highly discouraged by society. Incest may be banned in certain states. In this case they decide what the punishment for this is.
Note 16: Incest is very rare in Maian culture.
Note 17: It is legal to sell oneself as a prostitute, but illegal to purchase the service of one.
Note 18: Any years of education stated in this column counts years −1 and 0 (ages 2 and 3).
Note 19: People captured from war are sold as slaves. Slavery can also be used for punishment in a few cases, but the slave must have no more than 12 years of schooling, and the owner must have 2 more years of education than the slave. Additionally, owners must release slaves taken as criminals every 40 years, provided they learned their lesson and swore not to commit the same crime. Owners have very little restriction on when to free slaves captured from war.
Note 20: Terrans only, Safir don't have any concept of marriage
Note 21: Male homosexual intercourse only
Note 22: An exception is kissing a hamster.
Note 23: Elsendo'ans are required to have 16 years of education before they can get a license. For now, the only vehicles are dexu̱tëx, or pack animals.
Note 24: Must be married in order to have sex. Requirements for marriage: at least 11 years of schooling, 22 years old, 2 years of military service.
Note 25: Marriage is considered a private matter. A same-sex or opposite-sex couple can have a civil union, which has various benefits. Incestuous civil unions are prohibited.
Note 26: For the Qowyrem, consenting sex is allowed for anyone who has completed a traditional coming-of-age ritual. For women this is at at least age 14, for men it is at at least age 15.
Note 27:Gladiator matches between two people or between human and human or human and beast are permitted only within the Grand Arena in Anderjam on the first day of every month. They may be private or open to varying degrees of the public depending on the consent of the gladiator(s) who would do battle. In the case that a gladiator match is used as means of legal punishment, only one such match may occur per year; the convict must overcome three deadly beasts in an event open to the public in order to earn immunity from the crime(s).
Labour
| | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Labour | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Open | Prohibited | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| Legal status of trade/labor unions | Prohibited | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Minimum age (to claim minimum wage) | Open | 16 | 16 | 18 | Open | Controlled1 | 16 | |
| Minimum age (to be employed legally) | Open | 16 | 16 | Open4 | 18 | Open | Controlled1 | 16 |
| Ability to overthrow business leaders | Open | 2/3 majority | 3/4 majority | Open | ||||
| Business leader term of office | 6 years | 10 years | 7 years | Life |
Note 1: Must have at least 11 years of education and reach age 22 before being able to work.
Note 2: Child Laborers are defined as those under the age of 12 by the Declaration of Verevian Labor Rights. The declaration states which types of labour is legally appropriate for child laborers of each age, what their minimum wage, different from that of adult laborers, must be and how other factors such as education, sick days, minimum and maximum weekly work hours, how their funds may be spent should the parent be the handler of their income, and parent-employer relations are treated. Youthful Laborers (12-18) and Adult Laborers (19+) have their own set of laws governing labor rights.
Note 3: Only business leaders of failing public companies may be overthrown and only may be overthrown at 4/5 majority. The new leader(s) may be given a grant by the government or time alotted toturn the company around dependant upon the size and infrastructure of the company. Should they fail, the company may either declare bakruptcy or be overthrown again.
Note 4: Eperne has no minimum working age, however, it is upon the child's parents to decide their children's enter age, usually this is around the age of 14.
Inland Revenue
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum wage | N/A | Z5.2 /hr (US$13) | 5 £/hr (US$20) | Kr 26/hr (US$19) | N/A | 4.5 ಌ/hr (US$30) | N/A | N/A | 15 ao/hr (US$18) | 21B/hr (≈US$17) |
| Lower tax-bracket range | N/A | < Z8000 /yr (US$20,000) | < 10 000 £/yr (US$40,000) | < Kr 50,000/yr ($36,277) | N/A (tax rates are the same for all levels of income) | < 7,500 ಌ/yr (US$ 50,000) | N/A (tax rates are the same for all levels of income) | < 5,000 ao/yr (US$6,100) | < 60,000 B/yr (≈US$49,000) | |
| Lower tax-bracket income tax | N/A | 1% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 2% | 12% | 3% | 2%-5% | |
| Middle tax-bracket range | N/A | < Z25,000 /yr (US$62,500) | 10 000 - 20 000 £/yr (US$40,000-80,000) | < Kr 175,000 /yr (US$126,970) | N/A | < 22,500 ಌ/yr (US$150,000) | N/A | 5,000 - 20,000 ao/yr (US$6,100-24,000) | 60,000B - 150,000B (≈US$49,000-122,000) | |
| Middle tax-bracket income tax | N/A | 55% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 23% | 5%-12% | |
| Upper tax-bracket range | N/A | > Z25000 /yr (US$62,500) | > 20 000 £/yr (US$80,000) | Kr 175,000 /yr+ (US$126,970+) | N/A | > 22,500 ಌ/yr (US$150,000) | N/A | 20,000 ao/yr (US$24,000) | > 150,000B/yr (≈US$122,000) | |
| Upper tax-bracket income tax | N/A | 65% | 20% | 12% | 13% | 30% | 12% | 33% | 13%-20% | |
| Pension fund? | N/A | Mandatory 5% | Mandatory 10% | N/A | N/A | Mandatory 5% | N/A | |||
| Entitlement to pension | N/A | After 10 years paying tax | 60 (Terran) 400 (Safir) | N/a | N/A | After 5 years paying tax | Prohibited | After 5 years paying tax | ||
| Age of retirement | N/A | Open | 70 (Terran) 450 (Safir) | Open | Open | Open | Open | Prohibited | +64 | Open |
International Relations
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salian Towers | Open | Licensed |
Nature-related
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of animals in business | Licensed | Open | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | |||
| Riding animals | Controlled | Open | Controlled | Licensed | Open | Open | depends on species | depends on species | Licensed | Open | |||
| Animal cruelty | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled | Controlled4 | Prohibited | Prohibited | |||
| Animal murder | Strictly prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled | Controlled4 | Controlled | |||||
| Smuggling animals | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | ||||
| Woodchopping | Controlled | Open5 | Controlled | Controlled | Controlled | Controlled2 | Controlled | Controlled2 | Controlled | Controlled | |||
| Littering | Open1 | Open1 | Open1 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled1 | Prohibited | Prohibited | |||
| Public Urination | Open1 | Open | Open1 | Prohibited | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | ||||
| Public Defecation | Open1 | Open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | ||||
| Public Vomiting | Open1 | Open | Prohibited | Open3 | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled3 | Prohibited |
Note 1: Only if biodegradable and on a natural surface.
Note 2: Open in small scale, for making a small controlled fire. Under Verevian law, woodchopping is permissable freely by the owner of private propert as long as the wood is chopped from trees naturally on that property and the property is 5 acres or less in size.
Note 3: Only if necessary. Must clean up afterwards.
Note 4: Animal cruelty and murder is permitted, though controlled strictly, publically within gladiator matches and privately within religious ceremonies without prejudice toward which belief system.
Note 5: The open woodchoping practices are only tolerated in the northern low-populated areas, however the practice in the southern areas of Eperne is tightly controlled by the different communes .</b>
Other
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years of compulsory education | 0 1 | 14 (age 4 to 18) | 15 | 6 (age 6 to 12)5 | 12 (age 6 to 18), mandatory education is not limited | 2 (ages 2 to 3) + 9 (ages 4 to 13) = 11 total or more | 8 (ages 9 to 16) | 0 | 12 (age 6 to 18) | 13 (age 5 to 18) | 8 (age 6 to 14) |
| Age of majority | 22 | ||||||||||
| Compulsory Military Service | Controlled 2 | None. | None. | None. | 2 years in order to be able to marry. | None | optional | 1-2 years, optional between ages 18 - 45. | 1-2 years, recommended3 | Optional after age 16 | |
| Gov't official terms of office | M: 4yrs HM: 6yrs GM: 8 + 4n yrs | Life | 5 years | Life4 |
Note 1: Education is optional. Only specific education is required depending on the job you do. This kind of education is usually provided by the company that requires it. Other education is optional, but a price is required.
Note 2: One may choose to enter the military in lieu of slavery in certain cases.
Note 3: 1-2 years of military service is recommended, but not required, between the ages of 18 and 45. The service is preferred to be taken before the start of (if applicable) a salaried career or before attendance to an adult education facility. Those who neglect military service do so at the risk of lowering his or her income by being given a permanent increase in percentage of taxation or a percentage of his or her total retirement pension based on his or her median salary while part of the labor force.
Note 4: Life, until his or her under study is ready to assume power, or until other members of the royal family deem him or her mentally, physically or morally incapable of maintaining his or her position.
Note 5: Although education is privately provided in Eperne, children between ages 6 to 14, must receive an education, either in schools or home-schooled.
Death penalties regarding education
| Country | Formula or law |
|---|---|
| | LElsendo = 5E + 3 |
Public decency
| | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public nudity | open | Prohibited | Open | open | Prohibited | open | controlled3 | Controlled | Controlled3 | ||||
| Public fornication | open | Prohibited | Open | prohibited | Prohibited | open | prohibited | Prohibited | Controlled6 | ||||
| Cursing in public places | open | open | Open | open | open | open | open | Open | Open7 | ||||
| Public display of advertisements | open | controlled | Open | open | Open | open | controlled | Open | Open | controlled | |||
| Public displays of affection | open | open | Open | open | Prohibited | open | open | Open | Open | Open | |||
| Public intoxication | controlled1 | Prohibited | Open | controlled1 | Prohibited | open | controlled4 | Controlled | Open | ||||
| Public hallucination | controlled1 | Prohibited | Open | controlled1 | Prohibited | open | Prohibited | Prohibited | Open | ||||
| Crossdressing | open | Prohibited | Open | open | Open | open | open | Open | Open | ||||
| Imitation of a government official | prohibited | Prohibited | Open8 | controlled | Prohibited | Controlled5 | open | Controlled | Controlled5 | Controlled | |||
| Public presentation of media | controlled2 | open | Open | open | Controlled | open | controlled | Controlled | Open | Controlled |
Note 1: Public intoxication and hallucination are allowed under the condition that it doesn't aversely affect others. Special regions are provided for those who wish to use them without fear of causing issues.
Note 2: People are not allowed to blast music or movies and the like in public places unless they are performing a concert, in which case it must be approved first.
Note 3: Under Hyldian and Verevian law, public nudity in is only allowed in special areas, like parks, beaches and in the free nature.
Note 4: Public intoxication in Hyldia is only allowed in special areas, and of legal intoxicators.
Note 5: Any imitation of a government official must not be defamatory. Under Verevian law, imitations may not spread false propoganda.
Note 6: If children should bear witness, the act becomes illegal.
Note 7: Cursing in the workplace is an illegal, fineable act.
Note 8:Impersonation of government officials is fined with over 85,000 US$
