[center][h2][b]Republic of Mumbaka[/b][/h2] [i][b]National Reference[/b][/i][/center] [u][i][b]Government[/b][/i][/u] President: Isa Samadi Vice President: Sayid Alim Prime Minister: Arken Mijiyet Foreign Minister: Justice Shire Defense Minister: Robson Vera Minister of the Interior: Tendai Hove Minister of State Security: Shimmer Magwa Press Secretary: Makani Gappah [u][i][b]Political Divisions[/b][/i][/u] There are 17 political Districts known as Provinces. The information below contains the provincial name, Provincial capital and population of the province as well as the number of seats in the National Assembly in parenthesis. Sippikaku (Sibaku) 127,000 (3) Ruboga (Bigaya) 105,000 (3) Kindado (Boway) 201,000 (6) Martiga (Marnir) 387,000 (11) Bebunsi (Bebuni) 490,000 (14) Muchupuka (Muchakos) 56,000 (1) Kiamali (Kiamraka) 753,000 (22) Kandable (Kandalu) 508,000 (15) Gayaba (Gayaga) 2,113,000 (64) Timpala (Ntumpala) 104,000 (3) Muhama (Muhanmara) 24,000 (1) Mobani (Moban) 147,000 (4) Pumyala (Pumyala) 29,000 (1) Mandejlini (Kyoroti) 117,000 (3) Rukuzo (Gayekuzo) 600,000 (18) Mobeyna (Mobe) 89,000 (2) Mukere (Mukele) 33,000 (1) National Assembly: 172 Representative members Representation is based on population (1 Representative per 33,000 citizens, rounded down) Must have at least 51% majority vote to pass legislation. (88 votes) Samadi controls Gayaba (64 votes), Kiamali (22 votes) and Kandable (15 votes), for a total of 101 votes. [i][b]Notable members: [/b][/i] Itai Balakasi, Representative from Kindado, Socialist party pushing for the removal of President Samadi. Kudzai Daudpota, Representative from Gayaba, supports President Samadi Tanatswa Sibanda, Representative from Kiamali, supports President Samadi Tashinga Gunda, Representative from Kandable, supports President Samadi. The president married Tashinga’s sister. Mutsa Dabengwa Chido Masiyiwa Farai Mahere [u][i][b]Major Cities[/b][/i][/u] Capital City: Gayaga, 1,320,000 Cities: Kiamraka 520,000 Gayekuzo 450,000 Bebuni 367,000 Kandalu 330,000 Marnir 290,000 Hakaba 125,000 Moban 110,000 Boway 95,000 Kyoroti 88,000 Ntunpala 78,000 Mobe 67,000 Sibaku 55,000 Bigaga 50,000 Lawyadado 47,000 Marbera 45,000 Muchakos 42,000 Oweru 40,000 Jirere 39,000 Bonret 38,000 Dodoa 30,000 Bugemkabanda 29,000 Sargaruen 27,000 Mukele 25,000 Pumyala 22,000 Muhanmara 18,000 Murobya 12,000 Kanuyunga 9,000 City Population: 4,368,000 Rural Population: 1,515,000 Total Population: 5,883,000 [b]Economy:[/b] Mumbaka is an agrarian culture with limited government controlled industry in the major cities (8 largest cities). In Western Mumbaka there are several privately owned diamond, gold and iron mines. A few of the diamond mines are controlled by the government. Western businessmen have urged President Samadi to protect their business interests which has led to the private military contracts. Their focus will be in protecting the diamond mines. [b]Currency:[/b] Mumbaka Shilling (Exchange: 1 MSX = 0.00025 Euros or 1 Euro = 4,000 MSX) The people of Mumbaka are Metabeke tribesmen who suffered an attempted genocide in neighboring Zimbabwe. They were fortunate enough to settle into the Lake Zathura region with dense forests in the east and the Soka and Melani Mountains in the west. [b]Racial composition:[/b] 53% Metabeke (Ndebele), 22% Mixed African tribal races, 9% Middle Eastern Arabic, 8% Indian, 5% Asian, 3% European.