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Soltsteedish Commonwealth
Soltsteedish Commonwealth Soltsteedisch Gemeinweud
	Motto: Wie sent en skal senten; (Soltsteedish: "We are and shall be")
	Anthem: Onäfhanlikheidlied; (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
Legislature	Senate
Currency	Mark (SOM)
Time zone	SST
	DST not observed
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the	left
Internet TLD	.so

Revision as of 03:07, 23 April 2017

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Soltsteed (/sɒltˈstiːd/; Soltsteedish pronunciation: /sʌltsteːt/), 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

Main article: History of Soltsteed

Geography

Geology

Climate

Biodiversity

Politics

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

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

Main article: Soltsteedish law

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Soltsteed

Soltsteed is divided into 31 administrative counties (graafschipen), 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).

Municipalities are governed by a directly elected municipal council (gemeindesraat) and have powers over housing, planning applications, leisure, recreation and waste collection. Ridings are similarly governed by a riding council (tredingsraat) and are responsible for social service administration, roads management, public transportation, utilities, waste disposal and fire services. Counties are the most autonomous entity of the three and are responsible for education, policing, vehicle licensing, civil registries, transport planning, health services, tourism and water and flood defence.

Military

Main articles: Royal Soltsteedish Defence Forces and Conscription in Soltsteed

Economy

Transport

Energy

Science and technology

Tourism

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Urbanisation

Language

Education

Healthcare

Religion

Culture

Architecture

Literature

Art

Music

Theatre

Film

Cuisine

Main article: Soltsteedish cuisine

Sport

Holidays

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 ==Etymology==
+The name ''Soltsteed'' derives from {{wp|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 {{wp|calque}}s such as {{wp|Dutch language|Dutch}} ''Zoutstad'' {{wp|German language|German}} ''Salzstadt'' and archaic English ''Saltstead'', while Romance languages tend to use names derived from ''Salia'', such as {{wp|French language|French}} ''Selie''.
 ==History==
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 ===Law and judiciary===
 {{main|Soltsteedish law}}
 ===Administrative divisions===
-{{main|Counties of Soltsteed|Ridings of Soltsteed|Municipalities of Soltsteed}}
+{{main|Administrative divisions of Soltsteed}}
+Soltsteed is divided into [[Counties of Soltsteed|31 administrative counties]] (''graafschipen''), 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 of Soltsteed|ridings]] (''tredinge''), which are themselves divided into [[Municipalities of Soltsteed|municipalities]] (''gemeinden'').
+Municipalities are governed by a directly elected municipal council (''gemeindesraat'') and have powers over housing, planning applications, leisure, recreation and waste collection. Ridings are similarly governed by a riding council (''tredingsraat'') and are responsible for social service administration, roads management, public transportation, utilities, waste disposal and fire services. Counties are the most autonomous entity of the three and are responsible for education, policing, vehicle licensing, civil registries, transport planning, health services, tourism and water and flood defence.
 ===Military===
 {{main|Royal Soltsteedish Defence Forces|Conscription in Soltsteed}}