Plant Kingdom

Plant Kingdom, officially the Republic of Plant Kingdom, is a sovereign state in the continent of North Blossoma on the fictional planet of Mardova. The country was established in October 15, 1978. Currently, it is is one of the wealthiest and the most powerful country on the planet of Mardova. Additionally, it is the second most populated country on the planet of Mardova.

Government Structure
Republic of Plant Kingdom is a unitary semi-presidential socialist republic ruled by one party (The Social Development Party of Plant Kingdom). However, other minor political parties can still influence politics by consulting with the ruling party, and they account for 50% of seats in the legislative body. The government of Plant Kingdom is divided into four different branches: legislative, executive, judicial, and inspectional.

The legislative branch is based in National Legislative Assembly and is called Congress. It only has one part, which is the House of Representatives. The members of the House have several powers: propose and pass bills, vote for the constitution amendments, and elect the president and prime minister. They have unlimited terms, and each term lasts 4 years. The Congress at the national level is elected by the Congress at the provincial level.

The executive branch is based in the House of State and is called the State Council. It includes the prime minister, vice prime minister, and its subordinate cabinets. The prime minister is the head of government and manages the operation of the State Council. The powers of the prime minister include signing bills into laws, issuing executive orders, declaring emergencies, appointing the head of each cabinet, and appointing justices for the national-level supreme court.

The inspectional branch supervises the lower-level government officials of the executive branch for both the national and provincial levels. The members of the inspectional branch are composed of members from the SDPPK and other political parties. The branch has the power to take disciplinary actions for rule violations, dereliction of duties, and power abuses. It also has the power to impeach higher-level government officials when needed.

The president of the Republic of Plant Kingdom is the ceremonial head of state and only has limited powers. He or she can issue presidential orders and represent the entire country when participating in state and diplomatic activities. Same as the prime minister, the president is elected by Congress. The president can serve up to 4 terms, with a total of 16 years. Meanwhile, the prime minister can only serve up to 2 terms, with a total of 8 years.

Foreign Relations
As of 2021, Plant Kingdom has established diplomatic relations with 140 countries and maintains embassies in 129. The major alliances include Tantonia, Oxlanter, Famaland, and Boronia, where Plant Kingdom has significant cooperation with these countries in science, economy, and major world issues.

Plant Kingdom is a part of several major world organizations, including the United Nations of Mardova, New World Development Initiative Alliance, OPECM, G24, G8, and the Union of Western Mardova. Since 1984, Plant Kingdom is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations of Mardova Security Council.

Plant Kingdom encourages peaceful and multilateral relations regardless of ideologies in its foreign policies. Plant Kingdom won't interfere with internal affairs of other countries unless these countries are also interfering with Plant Kingdom's internal affairs. In terms of human rights violations and internal conflicts in other countries, Plant Kingdom encourages dialogue to solve the problems instead of military intervention and sanctions. Over the last decade, Plant Kingdom has been working with developing countries to provide better living conditions and infrastructure as a part of the New World Development Initiative.

Administractive divisions
Plant Kingdom is divided into 15 different provinces. Each province has prefecture level cities, counties, districts, towns, townships, and villages. The country is also divided into 4 regions: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest.



Television
Main article: Television in Plant Kingdom

The television industry is an important part of the mass media of Plant Kingdom. Its structure is divided into three parts: central, provincial, and local. The central part is known as Plant Kingdom Central Television (PKCTV), which has over 50 channels across various genres. Every province of Plant Kingdom has its provincial level television, which broadcasts a variety of content just like PKCTV-1, and they are responsible for providing news clips to the central television. The provincial-level television groups also own local television channels along with their primary channels. These local channels are similar to local television channels in the United States, where they mostly broadcast programs from their owners with the addition of local news. Moreover, there are numerous paid television channels with copyrighted or restricted contents. Based on the government regulations, all television channels must be operated by the state.

People and Trends

 * The official currency of Plant Kingdom is Mardova dollars (M$), which is a universal currency used by most of the countries on the planet of Mardova. The exchange rate between Mardova dollars and US dollars is 1:2.2
 * The current population of Plant Kingdom is 533,104,554 as of 2020.
 * Motor vehicles drive on the right in Plant Kingdom.
 * The marriage age is 25 for men and 20 for women.
 * Any citizens older than 18 can vote regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, family background, religious belief, education, length of residence, and occupation.
 * The legal driving age is 18 and up.
 * The retirement age is 68. (75 for certain occupations)
 * The legal drinking age is 18 and up. Driving with a BAC of 0.08% and greater is considered drunk driving.
 * Plant Kingdom's dialing code is +22.
 * The age of becoming an adult is 18.

Public Holidays

 * New Year's Day (January 1, 2021)
 * Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) (February 10-12, 2021, 3 days)
 * Treasure Day (April 15-16, 2021, 2 days)
 * International Labor Day (April 30, 2021)
 * Summer Moonlight Festival (August 23-24, 2021, 2 days)
 * National Day (October 13-15, 18-20, 2021, 6 days)
 * Christmas Day (December 24, 27, 2021, 2 days)

Total: 17 days