Nation/Omerica

Commonwealth of Omerica
Commonwealth of Omerica Communauté d’Omérique (fr)
	Motto: Concordia universalis; (Latin: "Universal harmony")
	Anthem: March of Freedom
Capital	Port-des-Saints
Largest city	Charlottesville
Official languages	English ; French;
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
Legislature	Parliament
Area
Population
Currency	Omerican florin (ORF)
Time zone	CST
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy AD
Drives on the	left
Internet TLD	.or

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Omerica (/ˌoʊməˈriːkə/; French: Omérique, [ɔmeʁik]), officially known as the Commonwealth of Omerica (French: Communauté d’Omérique), is a sovereign state and federation of twenty-four cantons. Located at the far northern end of the ? continent, Omerica is a cosmopolitan and multilingual state and shares a sense of community founded upon common historical ties, maritime symbolism and shared liberal democratic values.

Etymology

History

Main article: History of Omerica

Geography

Geology

Climate

Biodiversity

Politics

Main articles: Politics of Omerica, Elections in Omerica, and List of political parties in Omerica

Omerica is governed as a federal parliamentary democratic republic. The Constitution of Omerica governs the set-up of the Omerican state and the prerogatives and duties of its institutions. The bicameral Parliament of Omerica exercises legislative power and scrutinises the executive. The directly-elected House of Representatives is the lower house and consists of 200 members elected by single transferable vote (STV). Barring an early dissolution, the House is elected to a four-year term by universal and secret suffrage.

The House of Councillors is the upper house and consists of 48 members representing the cantons of Omerica. Councillors are indirectly elected, with each canton’s delegation appointed to represent its government; delegations to the House can be recalled their appointing canton at any time, meaning that each canton’s elections affects the composition of the upper house.

The President of Omerica is the head of state of the Commonwealth and is elected to a single, non-renewable seven-year term by a joint sitting of Parliament. The President formally acts as commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth Defence Forces and represents Omerica abroad, though these powers are exercised on the advice of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, which is appointed by the President and must maintain the confidence of the House of Representatives. The Cabinet is charged with executing the domestic and foreign policy of the state. It directs and co-ordinates the work of government institutions and bears full responsibility for all executive acts of the federal government, including those formally exercised by the President. The Cabinet must answer to Parliament for all executive acts and policy decisions and may be removed by a vote of the House of Representatives.

The single transferable vote system allows many different parties to effectively compete for political office. Omerican politics has historically been characterised as a "three-party system", with Omerican Socialist Party on the left and Reformist Party and Liberal Democratic Union on the right predominating elections. These three parties have continuously been the largest in Parliament since the introduction of universal suffrage, though the regionalist Federation of Civic Forces, populist Alliance for the Republic, environmentalist Movement 1988 and centrist Radical Left have recently found prominence.

Law and judiciary

Main article: Omerican law

Administrative divisions

Main articles: Cantons of Omerica and Local government in Omerica

Omerica is a federation of twenty-four cantons, which enjoy permanent constitutional status and, in comparison with other countries, a large degree of autonomy. Each canton is constitutionally equal in status and is fully self-governing, with its own constitution, parliament, government and judiciary.

Republic	Code	Federated	Capital	Population	Area (km²)	Density	GDP pc (NSD)	Official language(s)
Alleos	AL	9 June 1829 (1829-06-09)	Volubourg	2,100,213	11,741	179	41,202	French
Altomare	AM	22 September 1813 (1813-09-22)	Romainbourg	3,110,907	3,051	1,020	47,653	French
Braganza	BR	6 June 1846 (1846-06-06)	Sassari	1,767,270	3,852	459	42,408	French
Bridgecastle	PC	19 September 1816 (1816-09-19)	Saint-Jean	1,476,180	7,258	203	50,251	French
Charlottesville	CV	1 January 1983 (1983-01-01)	—	5,610,545	558	10,055	47,893	French
Coleraine	CR	17 March 1828 (1828-03-17)	Derry	2,665,499	8,010	333	42,938	English
East Calaverde	EC	28 February 1826 (1826-02-28)	Saint-Christophe	6,311,646	8,382	753	46,575	French
Emerald Isles	EM	25 August 1864 (1864-08-25)	Wharfland Ferry	1,824,352	6,224	293	44,341	English
Free State	FS	30 June 1821 (1821-06-30)	Nassau	6,463,963	6,958	929	43,555	English
Great Arden	GA	1 August 1817 (1817-08-01)	Templemore	2,310,855	7,447	310	46,910	English
Heathmoor	HE	17 November 1882 (1882-11-17)	Strongford	1,368,355	8,210	167	40,927	English
Marche Rouge	MR	1 November 1858 (1858-11-01)	Chalons !Châlons	308,643	1,695	182	44,679	French
Mespalia	ME	1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)	Christiana	7,461,993	1,310	5,696	53,416	English
New Guernsey	NG	3 March 1852 (1852-03-03)	Castlerock	293,088	682	430	62,294	English
New Vaucluse	NV	18 August 1868 (1868-08-18)	Bayonette	710,622	5,768	123	43,606	French
North Provence	NP	21 April 1886 (1886-04-21)	Carthagène	1,229,654	9,395	131	40,911	French
Port-des-Saints	FC	12 December 1829 (1829-12-12)	—	1,909,375	820	2,329	60,658	English
Romainbourg	RB	1 January 1971 (1971-01-01)	—	3,191,185	204	15,643	63,451	French
Seafoam Islands	SF	1 March 1844 (1844-03-01)	Saint Anne	757,549	1,477	513	50,994	English
South Provence	SP	18 April 1811 (1811-04-18)	Syracuse	1,646,248	9,408	175	38,979	French
Strathavon	SA	28 March 1823 (1823-03-28)	Falconhurst	4,170,152	8,547	488	43,839	English
Terreneuf	TN	11 February 1877 (1877-02-11)	Epiteaux !Épiteaux	480,228	1,806	266	38,049	French
West Calaverde	WC	28 February 1950 (1950-02-28)	Westhaven	4,742,764	16,044	296	43,699	English
Westavon	WA	1 January 1932 (1932-01-01)	Bristol	3,577,573	8,157	439	45,453	English, French
Windstead	WS	2 July 1819 (1819-07-02)	Langholm	2,231,881	12,725	175	45,835	English
Omerica	OR	—	Port-des-Saints	67,720,740	149,729	452	47,166	English, French