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Soltsteedish Commonwealth Soltsteedisch Gemeinweud
Motto: Wie sent en skal senten (Soltsteedish: "We are and shall be")
Anthem: Onäfhanlikheideslied (Soltsteedish: "Independence Hymn")
Location of Soltsteed in Esportiva
Region		Esportiva
Capital		St Christopher
Largest city		Port Michael
Official languages		Soltsteedish English
Languages of historical significance		Greek Italian French Spanish Swedish High German Scots Gaelic
Demonym		Soltsteedish Soltsteeder
Government		Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
-	King	William Thomas
-	Prime Minister	Jan-Mikäel Johanssen
-	Lawspeaker	Alexandre van de Graaf
Legislature		Grötlägstolen
Currency		Shilling (SCH)
Time zone		SST
		DST not observed
Date format		dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the		left
Internet TLD		.so

Soltsteed (/sɔːltˈstiːd/; locally /sɒlʔˈstiːʔ/; Soltsteedish pronunciation: /sʌlʔsteːt/), officially the Soltsteedish Commonwealth, is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy located on the eastern end of the Esportivan continent of Andarica.

Etymology

The name Soltsteed derives from Old Saxon: Solt is a dialectal form of the Saxon salt (which is reflected as saut in modern Standard Soltsteedish) and is cognate with the English word "salt"; the element steed derives from stedi, meaning "city" or "place". The name references the salt mines that were the source of Soltsteed’s historic wealth and fame. Most Germanic languages use calques such as Dutch Zoutstad German Salzstadt and archaic English Saltstead, while Romance languages tend to use names derived from Salia, such as French Selie.

History

Geography

Geology

Climate

Biodiversity

Politics

Soltsteed is organised as a democratic, parliamentary constitutional monarchy with universal suffrage. The Soltsteedish political system operates within the bounds of and derives its legitimacy from the 1947 Constitution, which regulates the powers of state institutions and the relationship between the state and the people; it is founded on the principles of responsible government, judicial independence and the rule of law and guarantees fundamental and universal human rights that cannot be infringed upon by the state.

Law and judiciary

Administrative divisions

Soltsteed is divided into 31 administrative counties (landen), which are grouped into three historic provinces: Walland in the north, Saxland in the south-east and Sealand in the south-west. The counties are in turn divided into ridings (tredinge), which are themselves divided into municipalities (gemeinden).

Ridings are governed by a directly elected riding council (tredingsraat) and have powers over housing, social service administration, planning applications, public transportation, utilities, leisure, recreation and waste collection. Counties are similarly governed by a county council (landesraat) and are responsible for roads management, waste disposal, policing, fire services, vehicle licensing, civil registries, transport planning, health services, tourism and water and flood defence. On the other hand, provinces and communes exist largely as points of geographic reference, and retain only limited administrative significance.

Military

Economy

Transport

Energy

Science and technology

Tourism

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Urbanisation

Language

Education

Healthcare

Religion

Culture

Architecture

Literature

Art

Music

Theatre

Film

Cuisine

Sport

Holidays

v t e Soltsteed topics Region: Atlantian Oceania History Tribal era Saxon settlement Mediaeval Soltsteed Union of the Crowns Anarchy Union of the Parliaments Glorious Revolution Civil War Democratisation Geography Climate Environment Flora and fauna Forests Mountains Rivers Subdivisions (Provinces Counties Ridings Communes) Politics Governance States General (National Council National Diet) Elections (Political parties Electoral system Direct democracy) Monarchy (William Thomas List) Chancellor (Claudie Michälssen List) Cabinet Foreign relations National budget National debt Law Constitution Judiciary (Supreme Court) Chapter IX institutions (Procuracy National Electoral Tribunal Human Rights Commission) Law enforcement (Camera) Military Soltsteedish Defence Forces (Army Armada Air Force Constabulary) Standards Decorations Uniforms Units Conscription Weapons of mass destruction Economy Currency (Central bank) Communications Communications Energy Media Poverty Social security Stock exchange Taxation Trade unions Transport Culture Architecture Art Cinema Cuisine Dance Folklore Literature Music Names Public holidays Sport Television Theatre Demographics Languages (Soltsteedish English) Religion People Education Health Symbols Flag Coat of arms Motto National anthem Royal anthem