//Part of a series on [[nations:Battkhortostan|Battkhortostan]]//
===== Government of Battkhortostan =====

====State Authority====

The old semi-democratic government has been reformed into a triumvirate composed of [[people:loganthered|LoganTheRed, General Secretary of the General People's Committee]]; [[people:san_marcos|San_Marcos, People's Commissar of War and Foreign Affairs]]; and [[people:sikandar|Sikandar, Guide and Brother-Leader of the Revolution]]. The triumvirate holds near absolute power in Battkhortostan and forms the leadership of the [[:nations:b-nbp|Battkhortostan National-Bolshevik Party]].

==== State Bureaucracy ====

=== General People's Committee ===

Carries out the will of the head of government and state and the General People's Congress. Only one person may be secretary of a committee, and that person may be secretary of only one committee. Any resident is free to join a committee as a member with approval of the committee secretary. Secretary positions are appointed by triumvirate members and filled by party members.

**Current Committees:**
  - Committee of Architecture
    - Work with Committee of Zoning to provide appropriate space for new buildings, approve of buildings, and plan demolition of unsatisfactory buildings.
    - Beautify buildings which are not deemed unsatisfactory but not to optimal quality standards.
  - Committee of Blanda
    - Make sure minorities are represented in national government through affirmative action programs.
  - Committee of Foreign Affairs 
    - Negotiate alliances and planned battles.
    - Keep a record of relations with other nations.
    - Plan and construct embassies.
  - Committee of Industry
    - Organize and maintain national industries.
  - Committee of Propaganda/AgitProp
    - Aids in deciding names of streets, buildings, cities, etc.
  - Committee of Record Keeping
    - Organizes government documents, keeps a historical record, and keeps a census.
  - Committee of Transportation
    - Plan and organize rail tunnels/routes.
    - Negotiate linkages with foreign governments.
    - Recquisition labor for mining/construction of tunnels.
  - Committee of Zoning
    - May authorize buildings, zone plots for development, build roads and plant trees.

Currently defunct and under review.
=====Laws=====

Battkhortostan is governed by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shariah_law|Shariah law]].
=====Customs and Mores=====
  * Do not harm fellow Battkhortis.
  * Replant every tree cut with a sapling of its own kind.
  * Use and donate often to community chests.
  * Every room in every structure of Battkhortostan should have at least 3 block high ceilings to allow for headroom.
  * No Ukrainian architecture.
==== See Also ====
[[nations:Battkhortostan:bx_demographics|Demographics of Battkhortostan]]

[[nations:Battkhortostan:bx_foreign_relations|Foreign Relations of Battkhortostan]]

[[nations:battkhortostan:military_of_battkhortostan|Military of Battkhortostan]]