Republic of Bodil

== General Information ==
The Republic of Bodil, officially named the Federal-Republic of Minecraftia, is a large Nation spanning from the west coast of Africa to the India-Myanmar border. It is made up of over 70 Member-states, and is a Federal Republic. Currently, the President is Bodil40. The country is very advanced and developed, and is ranked #1 on the world-democracy index (which is not an impressive feat by any means in the WYSI universe). The capital state is Minecraftia, which is in a tri-state area given by Libya, Sudan and Chad. It currently has a population of over 3 billion people.
== History ==
The history of The Republic of Bodil begins in 2013, when Bodil was unanimously elected President of Portugal after a joke campaign on twitter and Youtube took off. After some months of incredible growth and increased freedoms in the country, some surrounding states such as Spain and Morrocco elected to Federate with Portugal. This proposed union gained much traction, and began to be seriously considered by the leaders of those countries. The African Union, a continental body, held discussions about joining the proposed union, which would now be called the Federal Republic of Minecraftia. All member states elected to join, and on April 1st, 2014, the Republic of Bodil was established. 
Over the next few years, Other nations in the Middle east and in the Indian Subcontinent would gradually have referendums on joining the Republic of Bodil. The Final state to join would be Sri Lanka in 2017.
The Capitol of the republic was built soon after the Nation's formation to begin the public-works projects to propel the nation into the future. Minecraftia was officially completed in late 2014. Similar projects, such as the Sahara canals, Arabian Canals, and Wind-Solar farms would be proposed and completed throughout the years.
In 2018, however, There was an attack on Minecraftia by the Redditors, who demolished Minecraftia castle and began attempts to occupy the city. After three long days of fighting, the military and citizen militias were able to expel reddit forces from the city. This would inspire composer Captain Sparkles to create Fallen Kingdom, the country's current Anthem.
== Government ==
The form of republic it utilized was one which utilized local governments in order to create laws at a local level, which were then often applied to the entire country through a vote of a central parliament. The first elections for president began in 2015, but Bodil was unanimously voted into power again. This would be a trend that would continue every 2 years, no matter if Bodil officially ran or not. At state levels, however, the elections are far more split.
There are two legislative houses at the National level in the Republic of Minecraftia; the most powerful of which is the 'Minecraftian Peoples' Parliament' which has 3,120 seats proportional to population (one per million people). This is the most senior house, although due to the high autonomy of member states, this parliament usually codifies certain popular laws into national legislation and provides civil liberties and freedoms to all citizens. For many of its functions, it can pass laws unilaterally, often with a simple or 2/3rds majority. Despite the massive number of representatives, many bills end up being passed due to large emphasis on compromise and a lack of party or ideological loyalties.
The second house is the 'Minecraftian Congress of Nations', which has 1 representative for each member state. This congress is concerned with disputes between member states or disputes between the federal government at member states. This house requires general consensus on the floor to make decisions, and often relies heavily on compromise. This house is responsible for admitting new member-states, verifying census results, and splitting existing member states (in the case with the Indian Union in 2016; which especially required full consensus from all members including India). This legislative house is required to meet once every 3 months, but can also be called by a majority vote in the Peoples' parliament or by a request from two Presidential-Governors (who have no other legal method of resolving disputes besides a political form of 'hugging it out'. 
Previously, Bodil, as President, was required to sit in all legislative meetings to act as an executive veto and to lead debates, but eventually President Bodil argued that an executive veto was inherently undemocratic, and offered compromise to opponents of the bill by raising certain actions (such as bills on tax collection, amendments to the constitution and federal bans on goods or services) to a 2/3rds majority rather than a simple majority. This resolution passed in late 2017, allowing Bodil to essentially retire other than his obligation to meet in the United Nations monthly and his actions as a public figurehead. He still had the right to lead and attend sessions, but he often waived it to grant more power to representatives (and so he could have more free time of course, but can you blame him?). In 2018, during his brief disappearance, Firebrand would act as President in his place, and managed to keep the nation fully united through his passionate speeches and the solidarity between representatives and Presidential-Governors across the nation. 
== Economy and Development ==
The Republic of Bodil has a GDP of 35.46 Trillion US Dollars. The currency is the Republic dollar, usually called the 'Robuck' or 'Robux' (standing for the Republic of Bodil buck). The country has a very lucrative welfare program, being able to provide basic needs to its entire population. Large Canal projects have made agriculture very profitable in the country, along with use of renewable energy and sophisticated meat-synthesis. The country also has a very high college graduation rate, and many scientific fields in the country provide far more jobs than expected in the rest of the world. In terms of natural resources, the largest export is Netherite, followed closely by grains (such as rice) and other natural resources (although there are many laws and protections prohibiting extensive mining).
== Member States ==
*Afghanistan
*Algeria
*Angola
*Bahrain
*Bangladesh
*Benin
*Bhutan
*Botswana
*Burkina Faso (suspended)
*Burundi
*Cameroon
*Cape Verde
*Central African Republic
*Chad
*Comoros
*Cyprus
*Democratic Republic of the Congo
*Djibouti
*Egypt
*Equatorial Guinea
*Eritrea
*Eswatini
*Ethiopia
*Gabon
*Gambia
*Ghana
*Guinea 
*Guinea-Bissau
*Indian Union (split into a union in late 2016) 
**Andhra Pradesh
**Arunachal Pradesh
**Assam
**Bihar
**Chhattisgarh
**Goa
**Gujarat
**Haryana
**Himachal Pradesh
**Jharkhand
**Karnataka
**Kerala
**Madhya Pradesh
**Maharashtra
**Manipur
**Meghalaya
**Mizoram
**Nagaland
**Odisha
**Punjab
**Rajasthan
**Sikkim
**Tamil Nadu
**Telangana
**Tripura
**Uttarakhand
**Uttar Pradesh
**West Bengal
*Iran
*Iraq
*Ivory Coast
*Jordan
*Kenya
*Kuwait
*Lebanon
*Lesotho
*Liberia
*Libya
*Madagascar
*Malawi
*Mali
*Mauritania
*Mauritius
*Morocco
*Mozambique
*Namibia
*Nepal
*Niger
*Nigeria
*Oman
*Pakistan
*Palestine
*Qatar
*Republic of the Congo
*Rwanda
*Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
*São Tomé and Príncipe
*Saudi Arabia
*Senegal
*Seychelles
*Sierra Leone
*Somalia
*South Africa
*South Sudan
*Sudan
*Sri Lanka
*Syria
*Tanzania
*Togo
*Tunisia
*Türkiye
*Uganda
*United Arab Emirates
*Yemen
*Zambia
*Zimbabwe
==Fun Facts==
*The Republic of Bodil was born when one of the Porksodafans was making a Map of the WYSI world and just started circling shit. This was later made sense of and formalized.
*Much of the Republic of Bodil looks highly futuristic and 'utopian', but many engineers will tell you that its 'really not that complicated once you get into specifics'.
*The term for leader of a member state is a Presidential Govenor, as this is what Bodil calls Mokgweetsi Masisi in Console wars Chapter 5: A Drive to Clear My Head.
*India is currently considered a 'sub union' within the Republic of Bodil due to its size. Members of this union have the same representative power in government as any other state, but they alone have seats in the Indian Union.
**The question of whether or not India should become a 'sub union' was a point of contention in ROB politics. Ultimately politicians decided that due to the size of Indian states, they should have national representation.
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