Political factsheet of Nantou

This page is a political factsheet of Nantou providing information on some basic laws and policies of that country.
== Administrative laws and policies ==
=== Citizenship ===
Issue 	Legal position
Nationality laws 	Nationality is determined by jus sanguinis (right of blood), such that nationality is attributed by blood, not location of birth. Either parent must be a Nantian national in order for their child to be a Nantian national at birth.
Naturalization 	Applicants for Nantian citizenship must give up their current citizenship(s). Naturalization requires five years of continuous residency in Nantou, a history of good behavior, sufficient means to support themselves, and a willingness to swear allegiance to Nantou.
Age of majority 	20
Age of criminal responsibility	14
=== Voting rights and suffrage ===
Issue 	Legal position
Voting age 	20
Citizenship restrictions 	Only full citizens may vote.
Gender restrictions 	None
Religious restrictions 	None
Wealth, tax, or social class restrictions	Must pay at least 5 ryō in national taxes in order to vote (accounts for roughly 60% of the population).
Knowledge-based restrictions 	Voter registration requires passage of a basic literacy and civics test.
Racial restrictions 	None
Criminal voting rights 	Convicted criminals are denied the right to vote in prison and after release.
=== National bureaucracy and civil service ===
Issue 	Legal position
Salaries of members of parliament and/or government 	Cabinet ministers are entitled to a large salary and have most of their expenses covered. Compensation decreases depending on distance from the national capital.
Appointments and requirements for government employees 	The Emperor has full authority for appointment of all government employees, usually with the recommendation of his ministers. Potential government employees must pass a civil service examination.
Appointment of local executive positions (mayors, magistrates, etc.)	Local executive positions are appointed by the Emperor on the advice of his ministers.
=== Aristocracy ===
Issue 	Legal position
Granting titles of nobility	Only the Emperor may confer noble titles.
Privileges of nobility 	Nobility confers minor political and social rights. It is a prerequisite to membership in the House of Peers. Nobility is hereditary and rooted in the former han system.
== Military laws and policies ==
Issue 	Legal position
Mandatory national service	All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term of civilian national service.
National military policy 	Nantou maintains a full-time, professional army and navy.
Conscription 	Men between 16-32 may be conscripted in times of war.
Defense industry 	The nation's defense industry is privately-owned and subsidized by the state.
Intelligence agency 	The nation's maintains an intelligence agency in service of the Emperor directly, which is permitted to undertake covert operations in other countries as well as domestic counter-intelligence operations
== Economic laws and policies ==
=== General ===
Issue 	Legal position
Monopolies 	There is no policy regarding monopolies, however the government may force a large firm to break up if it is viewed as exceedingly large.
Advertising 	All advertising is permitted; companies may be fined for false advertising or for "crude" advertisements.
Fireworks 	No regulations
Foreign investments 	Foreign investors are restricted from holding a majority share in Nantian companies.
State industries and corporate subsidies	A small number of industries are owned by the state and subsidies may be provided in certain sectors. Most industry is privately owned.
Minimum wage regulation 	A small number of industries are owned by the state and subsidies may be provided in certain sectors. Most industry is privately owned.
=== Financial regulation ===
Issue 	Legal position
Banking system 	The nation operates a central bank (Bank of Ishikoku); all other banks are private.
Central bank oversight and regulation	The board of the Bank of Ishikoku is appointed by the Emperor on the advice of his ministers; the board is independent, but subject to directives issued by the Emperor and his ministers.
Stock exchanges 	Stock exchanges are allowed but regulated.
=== Labor regulation ===
Issue 	Legal position
Child labor 	Children under 12 years old may not be employed unless by family members in a family-owned business. No other special regulations.
Collective bargaining rights 	Local governments may regulate bargaining rights.
The workers' right to strike 	Mass labor strikes are forbidden.
Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers	Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike, unless the strike is in protest of "exceedingly cruel or slave-like working conditions."
Trade unions 	Individuals are free to form trade unions (pursuant to local regulation), so long as they are restricted to a specific field of employment.
Foreign workers 	Foreign workers are granted the same labor rights as citizens.
Daily working hours 	The government has no regulations regarding daily working hours.
== Health laws and policies ==
=== General ===
Issue 	Legal position
Regulation of advertising of substances classified as addictive and harmful	No regulations.
Compulsory detainment of the mentally ill 	The mentally ill are institutionalized. Those deemed to pose a threat to themselves or others may be imprisoned.
Abortion 	No regulations.
Contraception 	No regulations.
Healthcare provision 	Healthcare is entirely privately provided. Healthcare provision is regulated by private professional organizations and associations, under the direction of government legislation and the Ministry of Health & Welfare.
Sex reassignment 	Recognized sex based strictly on sex at birth.
Smoking 	No regulations.
Pharmaceutical drugs policy 	Some limited oversight by Ministry of Health & Welfare, no clear policies.
Euthanasia 	No regulations.
Food safety policy 	Some limited oversight by Ministry of Health & Welfare, no clear policies.
Licensing of food sales 	No regulations.
Vaccinations 	Important vaccines are mandated for all children without exception.
=== Substance laws ===
==== Alcohol ====
Issue 	Legal position
Drinking age 	None; 20 to purchase alcohol.
Production of alcoholic beverages 	No regulations.
Sale of alcoholic beverages 	No regulations.
Consumption of alcoholic beverages	No regulations.
==== Cannabis ====
Issue 	Legal position
Legal age of consumption 	20
Production of cannabis products 	No regulations.
Sale of cannabis products 	No regulations.
Consumption of cannabis products	No regulations.
==== Tobacco ====
Issue 	Legal position
Legal age of consumption 	20
Production of tobacco products 	No regulations.
Sale of tobacco products 	No regulations.
Consumption of tobacco products	No regulations.
== Social laws and policies ==
=== Sexual rights ===
Issue 	Legal position
Age of sexual consent 	15
The government's policy regarding prostitution 	Prostitution is illegal.
The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography 	No regulations.
The government's policy regarding the distribution, purchasing and possession of material depicting pornographic acts.	No regulations.
The government's policy toward marriage 	Marriages are handled by local Kodo shrines.
Marriageable age 	15
The government's policy with respect to adultery 	Adultery is illegal although this is largely unenforced.
The government's policy with respect to arranged marriages 	Arranged marriages are legal, so long as the two participants agree to be wed.
The government's policy with respect to forced marriages 	Forced marriages are illegal.
The government's policy regarding bestiality 	Bestiality is illegal.
Government position in respect to cross-dressing policy 	No regulations.
The government's policy regarding divorce 	Divorces are legal, be it mutual consent, grounded cause or if one partner wants it.
The legal status of divorcees 	No regulations.
The government's policy regarding foreign marriages 	Foreign marriages which comply with domestic regulation are recognized.
The government's policy on incest 	No regulations.
Government recognition of interracial marriages 	No regulations.
The legality of interracial sex 	No regulations.
The government's policy with respect to polygamy 	Marriage is recognized as a monogamous institution.
The government's policy on public nudity 	Public nudity is a minor infraction.
The legality of sodomy 	No regulations.
=== LGBTQ+ rights ===
Same-sex sexual activity 	Recognition of same-sex unions	Same-sex marriage	Adoption by same-sex couples	LGBTQ+ people allowed to serve openly in military	Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation	Laws concerning gender identity/expression
No record of anti-LGBTQ laws in history	 	 	 	No record of anti-LBGTQ regulations in military 	 	
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