Ximbala

Ximbala officially The Ximbalan People's Republic (Latinican: La República Popular Ximbaliano) is a sovereign state in the east of Latinica. It covers an area of 966,228 square kilometres and is inhabited by approximately 45,412,712 inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Ximbala City.

Politics
Ximbala is a unitary one-party socialist state. The current President in office is Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The head of state is also the head of government. The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Ximbala assumes the role of the head of state and head of government once they assume the position of General Secretary. The country is governed by the Communist Party of Ximbala.

General

 * You become a legal adult at age 18.
 * You can obtain a driver's license at age 18.
 * The age of consent is 18.
 * The legal age of marriage is 18.
 * Capital punishment is used and frequently carried out.
 * Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide are legal.
 * Pornography is legal with heavy regulation.
 * Gambling is legal with age restriction.

Suffrage

 * There is no voting in Ximbala. The president of the Ximbalan People's Republic is elected by the National People's Congress.

Gun laws

 * In Ximbala, only members of the police force can obtain a weapons license and must be 18 years and older.

Drug laws

 * Alcohol (<15% by volume) is legal and restricted for those 18 years and older.
 * Alcohol (>15% by volume) is legal and restricted for those 18 years and older.
 * Nicotine and Tobacco products are legal and restricted for those 18 years and older.
 * Cannabis is legal and restricted for those 18 years and older.

Abortion laws

 * In Ximbala, abortion is legal and there is mixed public opinion.
 * Costs are not generally covered by the state.
 * Abortion is legal at anytime, but a woman is required to pay for it with her own funds.
 * Abortion is legal in the case of fetal defects and costs are covered by the state.
 * Abortion is legal in the case of rape and where the mother's life may be threatened, but a woman is required to pay for it with her own funds.
 * Abortion is regulated by the state. Public hospitals will perform it, but private clinics can perform it too.
 * Ximbala has a universal public insurance system in which some people (primarily the working class or people with higher incomes) receive healthcare via primary private insurance, while people who are ineligible or can not afford for it receive a subsidized version of it.

LGBT rights

 * Same sex activity is legal in Ximbala, and there is mixed public opinion.
 * The age of consent for same sex intercourse is the same as heterosexual intercourse.
 * The LGBT community have some rights to freedom of expression. Some activities are marked as "propaganda" and banned.
 * LGBT people are permitted to serve in the armed forces.
 * The LGBT community is protected by law from discrimination, but only in some areas such as employment and housing.
 * The LGBT community has the right to enter into partnerships and can adopt children depending on the jurisdiction.
 * Changing one's gender is legal but only if the person goes through HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and sex reassignment surgery. Three genders are recognized by law.
 * Ximbala has implemented a "No approval, no disapproval and no promotion" policy. The government of Ximbala does not approve nor disapprove of homosexuality nor does it promote it. Members of the LGBTQ+ community do lack certain rights that non-LGBTQ+ citizens have. In recent years, the government has begun to more lenient in regards to LGBTQ+ matters.

The government does however frequently shutdown pro-LGBTQ+ protests. International Criminologists have said the following: "The government is not shutting down these protests for the sole that they are pro-LGBTQ+, but rather because they see this as a potential threat to the government." "If the government allows these protests to be carried out and be successful then more and more people will protest and revolt against the government. That is something the Ximbalan government is committed to making sure does not happen."

Military

 * Approximately 3-3.9% of Ximbala's GDP is spent on the military annually.
 * Women are permitted to serve in the armed forces.
 * Conscription is enforced, with alternative service available.
 * One year of military service is required for both men and women when they reach the age of 19 and have completed secondary school. Under certain circumstances one may be exempt for conscription.
 * Ximbala has a nominal GDP of $1.799 trillion and a GDP by purchasing power parity of $2.675 trillion.

The Ximbalan army has a current strength of 715,000 troops. In the past 20 years, the Ximbalan army has been going through rapid modernization, this mostly in-part due to the efforts of past presidents of the country to transform Ximbala into a global military power.

Currently the Ximbalan government spends 3.8% percent of it's GDP, or approximately 68,390,000,000$ in maintaining the armed forces of the country.

Freedom of Speech

 * Freedom of speech is granted to all citizens constitutionally.
 * It is legal to criticize the government.
 * Online speech falls under Freedom of Speech.
 * Laws concerning hate speech do exist.
 * Laws concerning the incitement of violence do exist.
 * The press is heavily controlled and censored.
 * There is minimal censorship online by the government.
 * The government of Ximbala widely censors or controls all media and content capable of reaching a wide audience including the press, literature, works of art, music, television and the Internet. Ximbala has the most extensive and advanced media censorship program than any other country in Fantasia. Whilst freedom of speech is constitutionally guaranteed to all the citizens of Ximbala, the government has repeatedly used the "inciting subversion of state power" law (A law criminalizing activities deemed counter-revolutionary) and various other loosely written laws in place to imprison those who criticize the government. Self-censorship has been widespread in Ximbala due to this.