Union of Mars

The Union of Mars (German: Union Mars, Czech: Svazová Mars) is a sovereign state composed of the entirety of the planet of, located within the inner part of the. The nation is the largest known collective human nation-state, with a population of 3.126 billion and a combined total area of 144,371,391 square kilometres.

Mars is a unitary parliamentary democracy, with an Assembly as its legislature and a Prime Minister as its head of state and government. The nation's legislature, the Assembly, is elected every three years, while the Prime Minister is elected every six. The Assembly is responsible for the creation and amendment of law and policy, and the Prime Minister is responsible for the enforcement of law and the administration of government. The Prime Minister is aided in this position by the Ministries, each specific organ responsible for a certain feature of governance. Diplomacy, infrastructure, welfare, defense, justice, and economic regulation are the responsibilities of the government, and strong governmental control on the economy has led to the creation of a socialist welfare state. The current government was established in 2131, after the Unification War ended with United-Unionist victory.

Mars was first settled by humans in 2064, after a group of pacifist Germans, Britons, and Czechs left Earth to pursue their own unrestricted socialistic lifestyle. The colonization of Mars essentially began after the Heinler-Wetstone project led to the creation of a stable, breathable atmosphere by 2077. Mars continued to receive German, British, and Czech settlers before the Mandate Government of Europe stopped the "illegal" colonization project in 2079, and took control of all Martian territories. A war erupted between the Mandate government and the independent settlers, with an eventual victory for the Mandate government by 2081. Constantly shifting political conditions on Earth led to a weakness in the Mandate government by 2086, and using the opportunity, groups of more belligerent settlers were able to overthrow and expunge any Earth-based claims on Mars. The planet was once again opened to settlement and extensive colonization, with a desired climatic effect stabilizing on the planet in 2096. By the end of 2098, the population of Mars reached nearly 1 billion people, and a split in the systems of socialism began to emerge between certain colonial governments. The Germans and the British, remaining separate from one another, chose to create very homogeneous and efficient autocratic forms of government, while the Czechs established a much more democratic and representative form of government. Because of their totalitarian style of rule and staunch disposition against one another, the British and the Germans constantly waged war against one another. Remaining neutral from conflict, the Czech form of government grew much more appealing to the larger masses of both the Germans and the British, and a full scale revolution broke out in the British nation-states by 2113. Similar civil problems emerged in German-dominated societies by 2115, and the Czech form of government was adopted by the respective German and British colonies by 2118. Only four years later, in 2122, war emerged again between loyalists to the authoritarian regimes and supporters of the new democratic governments. Known now as the Unification War, the conflict consumed the entire planet for a period of about nine years. Eventually, a single, planetary government was established, and policies which infused democratic political change with lasting civil servant positions eventually saw the success of a single government. Rapid population, societal, and cultural growth across the planet led to the formation of the contemporary welfare state and the ideology of political and cultural independence from the Earth-bound predecessor peoples. By 2157, the population of Mars surpassed 2 billion people, and in 2186 it reached 3 billion.

The economy of Mars is considered to be highly developed and largely mixed market socialist. Tight government regulations on corporate systems have led to the establishment of wholly government owned economic practices in certain industries in order for the economy to remain both integrated and successful. The distance from Earth, the abundance of natural resources, and a supply of modified Earth-originated crops create a self sufficient planetary economy that consists of even portions of primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities. As there are no fossil fuels on Mars, the economic relies entirely on renewable sources of energy. Despite an abundance of natural resources and a controlled planetary environment, the Martian economy still focuses on the efficient and ecological usage of natural resources and certain industrial practices. With a welfare system that provides water, power, telecommunications, healthcare, and education universally, along with further housing, transportation, and clothing to those who cannot afford it themselves, the profits of government owned industry being reverted into the population have created an extremely equal income disparity and a society which has little value for personal gain. While citizens may not have many independent economic abilities, social and civil freedoms are extremely valued and Mars as a whole has a very accepting, open-minded, and transparent government, society, and culture.

Mars maintains contact with other human polities, namely the nation states of Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Sweden, and the Czech Republic, on the politically divided planet of Earth. The nation is an observer of the United Nations, and it also maintains some small-scale economic ties with certain governments on Earth as well.