Government Type

Government type works a lot like the National Religion concept. When you first create your nation and select your government type a random government type will be selected for your people’s “desired government.” If your nation's government type is not the same as your people’s desired government then your nation’s population happiness will be negatively affected (-1 happiness). You can view hints about your people's desired government type on the View My Nation page. There are also other "hidden" ways to determine your population's desired government. You can only change your government type once every 3 days.

Government Hints
When your government is not of the type your people want, you will receive a hint as to the type of government they do want. A list of the hints for each government is below:


 * Capitalist - They desire a government that will invest heavily in business ventures.
 * Communist - They desire a government that supports common ownership of all national possessions.
 * Democracy - They desire a government that makes decisions based on fair elective processes.
 * Dictatorship - They desire a supreme ruler who is in charge of all national matters.
 * Federal Government - They desire a government of strong central powers that will reside over issues such as national defense, disaster relief, and foreign affairs.
 * Monarchy - They wish to be ruled by a royal family.
 * Republic - They wish to be ruled by the people themselves and more specifically do not want to be ruled by a royal family.
 * Revolutionary Government - They desire a government that is based on radical change.
 * Totalitarian State - They desire a government that exercises total control over its subjects.
 * Transitional - They do not desire a permanent government but instead prefer something more temporary.