Holy American Empire

State of the Empire
The Holy American Empire is ruled by a mighty Empress. American citizens tend to be highly educated and fervent individuals.

Government Structure

 * The Holy American Empire is an Imperial Republic based upon the principles of Authoritarian Democracy with a strong sense of social liberty and justice.

Ethnicity in the Holy American Empire

 * Within the Holy American Empire ethnicity is largely ignored, as all citizens are considered an American. Further their is the concept of "Pureblood Americanism" which works on the principles of that all families that have lived in HAE as legal citizens for at least 3 generations are applicable (or 72 years, which ever comes first), ones that have been around for less are called Mixed American and in colonies of annexed zones can individuals can earn the title of Honorary American.

Imperial University

 * Located in Pendragon The Imperial University is the largest school in the America at almost a hundred thousand students. It has long acted as a melting pot for cultures and ideas from all over. As befits its status, it offers a wide range of studies, but is best known for its extensive Theoretical Physics department.

American War Academy

 * The American War Academy was founded shortly after the Holy American Empire came into being, while the war with the Pan-Britannian Kingdom was still in full swing. Due to this, the academy has always had a very combat oriented slant.

University of Randgriz

 * The University of Randgriz is a privatly owned, state funded university located in the City of Randgriz, Gallia, HAE. The University was founded in 1809 by the Duke of Gallia, Karl XII. The University is considered a specialists Univeristy, in the ways of teaching mining and practical courses, as well as undergraduate in Politics and history of the HAE.

Imperial Starfleet Academy

 * Starfleet Academy is where the future's recruits to Starfleet's officer corps are trained.

Ares University

 * Originally conceived as a think-tank for researchers at Ameritek, Ares University evolved into an independent educational facility that today is considered one of the very best technical schools in the Holy American Empire. Ares University collaborates with many leading American corporations, an arrangement which benefits the school, the companies and students who are often more than happy to get a high paying job immediately after getting their degree.

Culture
Founded on the tenets of brotherhood, unstoppable will and working smart rather than just working hard, the Holy American Empire is today a massive Federalist Imperial Republic, led by rulers who are determined to see it rise to the position of worlds most powerful nation, both militarily and economically. Ruthless and efficient in the boardroom as well as on the battlefield, American's are living emblems of strength, persistence, and dignity. While some see the Holy American Empire as self-righteous, meddling and pompous, others see it as the Promised Land, where any dream can become a reality. Everyone seems to have an opinion on the Holy American Empire, it all depends from which side of the table you view it.

Few societies display such stark contrasts. Many of the wealthiest people in the world are American, creating a constant demand for luxury goods. At the same time, the ranks of the poor number millions, because while the extremely liberalized and market-driven economy and individual freedom may allow everybody the chance to advance to the top, they make it just as easy to plummet to the very bottom where they lose their respect, family, status, everything, and the only options left to them are suicide or exile.

Religion
The Holy American Empire is a melting pot of religions, mainly due to its stance of religious from and general viewpoint that for the most part its not the governments business what you do or don't believe in.

The Major religious views within HAE are:


 * Agnostic (or Unaffiliated): 23%
 * Imperial Cult: 20%
 * Buddhism: 13%
 * Shintoism: 12%
 * Shamanism: 9%
 * Islam: 6%
 * Christanity: 5%
 * Judaism: 4%
 * Forsworn: 3%
 * Universalism: 3%
 * Wicca: 2%

Economy
The Holy American Empire's economy has recently begun a transition from State Capitalism to Corporate-Capitalism in an effort to liberalize the economy somewhat. The Empress has been pushing for reforms to create a central bank and pushing for better rights of workers, and movement of money down to the bottom tiers of society so as to lift them up out of poverty. The Art of the Trade is a revered in the Holy American Empire, where anyone and everyone from the government to the man on the street has something to buy, sell or trade in this nation dedicated to Commerce.