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| − | + | # Remplon (2 January 1606) | |
| − | + | # Talmon (4 February 1606) | |
| − | + | # Western Espanol (5 February 1606) | |
| − | + | # Caesarion (7 February 1606) | |
| − | + | # Eastern Espanol (18 February 1606) | |
| − | + | # Valdell (1 March 1606) | |
| − | + | # Antioch (10 March 1606) | |
| − | + | # Meia (12 March 1606) | |
| − | + | # Langilan (19 March 1606) | |
| − | + | # Tasmania (23 March 1606) | |
| − | + | # Harichol (30 March 1606) | |
| − | + | # Silirion (3 April 1606) | |
| − | + | # Swynton (18 April 1606) | |
| − | + | # Jumeira (28 April 1606) | |
| − | + | # Freicatia (13 May 1606) | |
| − | + | # Aegyptus (10 February 2022) | |
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Revision as of 07:15, 19 July 2018
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| The United Republic of Sarenium | ||||
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| Motto: Sarenium , suus populus , suus bestia quod suus terra. | ||||
| Anthem: I Vow to Thee My Country | ||||
 Map of Sarenium
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| Region | POLATION | |||
| Capital | Sydney | |||
| Official languages | English | |||
| Demonym | Saren | |||
| Government | Parliamentary Republic | |||
| - | President | Peter Cosgrin | ||
| - | Prime Minister | Jacob Kilkenny | ||
| - | Chief Justice | Susan Kiefel | ||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||
| - | Lower house | House of Commons | ||
| Establishment | ||||
| - | Constitution of 1607 | 14 May, 1607 | ||
| - | Act of Separation of the Branches | 1 January, 1742 | ||
| - | Act of the Removal of Authority | 1 July, 1935 | ||
| - | Act of Reversion | 7 June 1963 | ||
| - | Executive Act of National Identity | 9 October 1995 | ||
| - | Act of Groundwork for Balance | 6 April 2006 | ||
| - | Act of Distinguished Balance | 31 July, 2016 | ||
| Population | ||||
| - | 2022 estimate | 820mn (3) | ||
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate | |||
| - | Total | $57.23tr (2nd) | ||
| - | Per capita | $69.7k | ||
| Gini (2016) | 38.7 medium |
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| HDI (2016) | 0.90 very high |
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| Currency | Saren Dollar (SUD) |
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| Time zone | GMT + 1 | |||
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy | |||
| Calling code | +61 | |||
| Internet TLD | .sa | |||
Sarenium, officially the United Republic of Sarenium, is a country comprising the west of the African continent, the west of Europe and numerous smaller islands. Neighbouring countries include Slattsenw to the north-east, States of Southwestern Africa to the south-east and Liverite directly east.
Sarenium has been a longtime commonwealth creator, its conquests from the monarchy period of 600BCE to 1400CE led to longtime hatred for religious centers. As a result, most of Sarenium is predominantly atheist and since the 1500s, it has been the crown leader of the democratic forefront. Sarenium has since then been considered a valuable member of New Polation, giving the world the first of recorded history, the first inventions of sailing, gunpowder and democracy. Sarenium's largest city and capital is Sydney, the CBD of the city houses nearly 600,000 people whereas the Greater Sydney area houses over 60 million people, Sydney is positioned south of the Strait of Gibraltar, making it one of the most touristic and trade-vital cities.
Sarenium is a developed country and one of the wealthiest in the world, with the world's 5th-largest economy. Sarenium's military expenditure is the world's 6th-largest. Sarenium ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance, such as quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and political rights.
Contents
History
Pre-1300s
As early as 230BCE, Sarenium has had a recorded history. Saren soil was confined to Espanol and the tip of Africa by agreement with native tribes. The Sarens perfected writing and built the first messaging network, the Royal Messengers, they became famed for their capabilities and their usage was well known to hostile elements of the Germanic Banner. Saren ideals of heredity and inheritance of rank were left to be, the Senate kept the Monarch in check but overall, it maintained a relatively basic posture. By 600CE, Sarenium had evolved to control southern Franco and all of Western Africa, its sights were set on the wealthy nations of South Africa, subjugating and controlling most of those nations by the end of the 7th Century and beginning the naval age. Sarenium began with discovering and dominating much of South America and making strong ties to Northern Americans, it became well known that Sarenium was a powerful nation by the end of the 14th century as it had controlled all of Africa and almost all of South America. Worship of the Pantheon was widespread and without a doubt a very vital essence to the Monarchy.
Age of Enlightenment
Having expanded to encompass all of Africa, Sarenium was launched into a war when its dominions in Aegyptus were attacked by the unified Middle East which initially reached the River Nile before reaching Cairo. At Cairo the initial armies were held back until reinforcements arrived. Saren superior naval strength ensured their control of the Suez Canal and their subjugation of Israel, Jordan and their crossing of the Red Sea led to invading Saudi Arabia. This led to sweeping victories against the tactically disadvantaged Middle Eastern Empire. Sarenium proceeded to occupy Riyadh, Baghdad and pillaged the burned Dubai. Occupying the gold rich Arab territories resulted in Sarenium expunging Islam from much of the major settlements and the initiation of teachings of the Pantheon. This was until 1505 when the first signs of Sydney's collapse were imminent. Sarenium proceeded to withdraw the cash reserves in the Middle East and lessened troop numbers, inviting rebellion and a no-cost withdrawal was made. Power was handed back to the Middle East and since Sarenium had done so kindly and returned 40% of the 'stolen gold' it was difficult for nationalists promising vengeance to rise to power. As a result of this, the Middle East remained relatively undamaged by the Purges and economic downfall of the Monarchy. A full 100 years later, Sarenium re-emerged and is now considered a global superpower.
Late 1500s to Early 1600s
The Monarchy had begun to be seen as corrupt and with the wealth it had acquired, bickering politicians and disconnect between the classes began to cause mass waves of hatred against the Monarchy and Senate. With the Slatsen Tribes emerging a new threat loomed in the north of the Rhine River. Saren military structure was highly above others and prevented catastrophic military coups and maintained order and respect. As a result, the military did little to aid the populace. In 1546, King Oswald IV died in suspicious circumstance, resulting in his son, King Fahariaz XXI being crowned. Fahariaz took the meaning of 'suspicious circumstance' far too seriously and began to persecute educators, scholars and brought dissent upon the people. In 1556, 1569 and 1591, three purges were carried out. The first two ordered the killing of almost one thousand soldiers, generals and scholars. The third ended his respect and deemed him a traitor to the gods when he killed two priests in the process. The two priests were low level members of the Pantheon but were nonetheless important. Throughout his monarchy, the presence of General Julius Caesar proved a threat, Julius Caesar was stationed in south-western Polack, his proximity to Sydney worried many of the elder Senators. In 1591, the threat of a Caesar interference went so high that he was given a message stationing his legion (XIII Fulimantia) in South Polack. Upon hearing of the purge that ensued months after he chose to take over the Governorship of Brasilia, taking over the Saren Navy command there and maintaining proximity. In 1594, he returned to Sydney and ran for the Senate, winning a seat and taking control of a party known as the 'Civics Party'. His public persona made him ideal for revolution and he brought about one, in 1599.
The Triumvirate
Caesar's revolution was built for the people, to appease the wealthy Senators and to keep himself alive, he opted for equal power. Between his close confident, Marc Antony and one of the Senate's greatest orators, Senator Savafid. The House of Savafid had been 9th in line to the Monarchy and by effect was most disappointed in the removal of the monarch. Instead, Savafid agreed to take on the role of 'Consul', the leader of the Senate. Caesar became Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Marc Antony became the People's Tribune. This agreement was short lived, in 1603, a messenger ran through Sydney alarming the public to the death of Julius Caesar. Marc Antony feared for his life and his former military status made him the head to turn to in the eyes of most Generals. Generals Tiberius and Zelekh were both stations with their legions in Espanol and prepared to march south when the order from Savafid came to stand down. Marc Antony was killed leaving Sydney to rejoin Tiberius and Zelekh by a crossbowman later killed by the Extraodinarii of Savafid. The Praetorian Guard left Sydney for Brasilia and returned with Legion XIII two years later only to be ordered back to Brasilia. In later years, Savafid began to burn much of Caesar's dream of what is today called a democracy, he clenched the military with an iron grip and threatened starvation on the families if any hostility was shown. In 1604, Caesar's son, 'Augustus' Octavian Caesar was found to have survived a house fire intended to kill him. Octavian became convinced that Savafid was responsible and disappeared into the public before he could be hunted prompting the burning of the Great Library in Gibraltar. The Library housed documents about the monarchy, Caesar, important events, people and legislation. Protected by the Guard of the One Hundred, Savafid personally chose to attack it in an official visit to the library. His personal Extraordinarii were there in assistance.
The First Democracy
Octavian returned to Brasilia where he mustered an army nearly 7 legions large, he had support from the Espanol Legions and was capable of returning with his father's will and Caesar's secretly written constitution. The Legions sailed to Melbourne on the south-east tip of Espanol and marched north. Other than one legion, Savafid had the rest of his loyal legions in the Middle East or away on Madagascar. His nearest legion was in Sicily and its Governor was loyal to Caesar and kept the information from the general. Savafid was killed under Patricide charges and his death sparked Octavian creating the first Saren constitution in 1607. His victory in implementing the constitution came at the cost of a civil war which lasted six months. His seven legions managed to conquer most of the states within weeks. In November of 1606, they began to occupy Valdell. Their victory at Perth led to them being able to delay the arrival of Savafid's Sicily reinforcements. After their success in Valdell, Caesar turned his attention to Sydney. Unaware that Savafid had taken refuge in Gibraltar, Caesar broke the Statute of Imperium and marched his armies, under his authority, into Remplon. Crossing the River Yarraltuma and nearing Sydney. It would be in early December that he'd learn that Savafid had left a small garrison to defend Sydney which in turn allowed Caesar to ambush Savafid at Gibraltar. Keeping Savafid unaware that Sydney had rebelled against loyalists, Caesar entered Gibraltar under the guise of a merchant and watched the execution of the Governor of Sicily. Learning of the sooner arrival of Savafid's three Sicilian Legions, Caesar acted quickly. On Christmas, he triggered a rebellion in the day against the rule of Savafid. The rebellion resulted in the loss of the watchtower of Hansul and Savafid took refuge in Neuschwanstein Castle as Caesar's army marched into the city that night. The following day, Savafid was surrounded and the following March when the snow completely ebbed and melted, the armies of Caesar marched onto Savafid's castle. The day of April 12 became known as Freedom Day as the new constitution was proclaimed by Emperor Caesar. May 14 became titled as Constitution Day as the first ever Saren election was held.
The 100 Year War
Sarenium was wounded in its internal feud that it allowed Slatsen tribes to unify under a single banner. Instilling confidence in a wounded military was costly and took time, time in which the Sarens lost northern France and most of Italy. Territorial disputes began to ring out and as a result, the newly created constitution of Sarenium called upon the military to adhere to the Presidency. President Octavian Caesar served for a period of 12 years, pushing the Slatsens back before he resigned to prevent the recreation of a monarchy. Traditionally, the President was seen as a superior office and many amendments were made to prevent the Presidency gaining too much power. In 1654, the Sarens lost the first major battle, after a forty year stalemate, they lost the Battle of Nice, losing Nice was a major blow to the Saren navy and it served as a symbolic loss to Sarenium as it was not taken back until 2010. The war ended in 1711 after the Sarens were proving to relentless and the battle was becoming a loss to the Slatsens. Slattsenw only completed reparation repayment in 1821, exactly 110 years after they first began to pay. This 100 Year War resulted in Sarenium gaining access to gunpowder, the precursor to rifles and by the war's end, the large debate over Saren prowess became moot as Sarenium had granted independence to all of South Africa and much of the East. Maintaining the South American territories by granting semi-autonomy, Saren dominance was diminished.
Constitution of 1742
The powers of the President became too many, and after realizing how much the President is let loose, the decision to separate the Presidency from Parliament was made. The first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, was sworn in by the President and served for a period of five years before losing the general election, he was re-elected in 1950 and served two separate terms.
Post 1800s
As the industrial revolution raged, Sarenium's wealth was restored and it could return to maintaining South America freely, that was not the case as poverty struck out at South America with the flu and Sarenium opted to provide limited assistance out of fear rather than to protect its colony. This resulted in another continent being relinquished and the reasons are still the source of heated debate today, in 1866 the Saren Parliament issued a formal apology and paid nearly 40mn Dollars in assistance fees as a sign of apology. This was accepted and the relations between Sarenium and those nations remains peaceful. The 1800s saw an affluence of Saren literature and educational successes. Often accorded the title of the 'Prosperous Years'. After The Saren Civil War ended in 1860 and by 1880, full reconstruction had occurred. Significant Saren progresses were made under the Disraeli Legacy and the further empowerment of Parliament over the Presidency sealed the fate of the democratic principles of the nation. In 1896, the most serious female bid for the Saren Presidency since Victoria Windsor was made, while unsuccessful, it was highly public and garnered further attention as making Sarenium the beacon of democracy.
World War I
On 7 March 1914, the Independent Republic of Marseilles, a city state, under Saren protection was annexed and invaded by the Slatsen Republic. Slattsenw had done so as retaliation for a murdered uncle to the Supreme Premier. Sarenium retaliated by all out war and the short two year war resulted in a stalemate. On 30 June 1916, the Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versailles in Paris which declared Marseilles would be incorporated into Slattsenw by right of reconquest, the City-State had only been declared in 1902. Slattsenw agreed to pay reparations to Vyrmshire, Vaquas and Sarenium in exchange for the restoration of Slatsen rule in the former City State. The resulting peace was short lived. The Slatsen Civil War reignited fears of a second World War and by 1934 it was evident that peace between the two superpowers would be fragile under Nazi Slattsenw.
World War II
Unlike its predecessor, the second world war was a devastating conflict for the entire world, not just the Northern Hemisphere. Conflict raged across South America and trench warfare was employed in the Himalayas between Sarens and Russian Troops. The War saw the emergence of The United Republic as a superior technological and tactical rival. Initially the war resulted in Slatsen occupation across Eastern Espanol and a significant portion of Western Espanol, however, the war quickly changed tides and a firm retaliatory strike against Slattsenw succeeded in winning the war. It became the only time in Slatsen history, since federation, that Empiren was occupied by an enemy force.
Post-War Era
From 1948 till 1953, significant distrust waned across the world, between Sarenium and Slattsenw. While the Slatsen Reich was abolished and a Kaiser's return prevented, until the Restoration of Complete Autonomy in 1953, Slattsenw-Saren Relations and Slatsen images across the world were plastered with negative connotations. By 1960, both Sarenium and Slattsenw had recovered from the war, Sarenium having rebuilt destroyed lands and Slattsenw having reunited the populace. In 1962, hope for a Saren-Slatsen Free Trade Agreement was rooted in the Governance of Prime Minister Kennedy's policies. In 1963, Kennedy announced the two nations would negotiate the agreement, to the Slatsen Banner, his assassination delayed the accomplishment of the talks till late 1965. The FTA was abolished in 1998 by President Addams.
Present Day
Since the 1950s, Sarenium has held annual technology and social justice meetings among international activists. Saren universities rank in the top worldwide, however, high school and primary education are somewhat less funded. Gay marriage has been legal in Sarenium since 1978 , social justice has been continually highly ranking in Government priorities. It is considered a global superpower through its scientific and technological advancements. Much of Saren power does not lie in its own military might (which while impressive, ranks 2nd in the world) but instead in cautious alliances.
Government and Politics
The Saren Government is the longest surviving continuous government. It is the first form of democratic and people's representation. Any and all legislation that is passed or approved can only be passed by a majority rule to signify that the majority were in favor.
Sarenium is a parliamentary republic with the federal government is separated into three branches:
- The legislature: the bicameral Parliament, defined in section 1 of the constitution as comprising the President, the Senate, and the House of Commons;
- The executive: the Federal Executive Council, which in practice gives legal effect to the decisions of the cabinet, comprising the prime minister and ministers of state who advise the President;
- The judiciary: the High Court of Sarenium and other federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the President on advice of the Federal Executive Council.
In the Senate (the upper house), there are 105 senators: seven from each of the fifteen states. The House of Commons (the lower house) has 630 members elected from single-member electoral divisions, commonly known as "electorates" or "seats", allocated to states on the basis of population, with each original state guaranteed a minimum of five seats. Elections for the house are held every five years; senators have five-year-terms which are appointed by the President.
The SEC (Saren Electoral Commission) uses preferential voting for all elections with the exception of. Voting is compulsory for all enrolled citizens 18 years and over in every jurisdiction, as is enrollment. The party with majority support in the House of Commons forms the government and its leader becomes Prime Minister. In cases where no party has majority support, the President has the constitutional power to appoint the Prime Minister and, if necessary, dismiss one that has lost the confidence of Parliament.
In August 2016, Ryan Halbourn successfully challenged Adrian Hemsley for leadership of the Conservatives, and was sworn in as the 78th Prime Minister of Sarenium. The most recent federal election was held on 20 October 2018 and resulted in the Conservatives forming a majority government.
President and Prime Minister
The President of Sarenium is currently Peter Cosgrin (since 3 July 2021), following the 2021 election and his office is considered to be head of state and commander-in-chief but is seen as a ceremonial and tie-breaking position. He appoints the Senate to single-twelve-year terms. The President also formalizes the Prime Minister by appointment and is regarded to be an impartial leader.
The Prime Minister is a conventionally declared as the head of government and in effect, exercises commander-in-chief responsibilities. They must also wield the superiority of the house and must;
- Hold no foreign allegiance of any nature (citizenship etc.). (Constitutionally Mandated)
- Be 18 years of age or older. (Constitutionally Mandated)
- Be of sane mind (Constitutionally Mandated)
Foreign Relations
Foreign Affairs is conducted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, it is primarily the responsibility of Foreign Secretary, Henry Deruthesdan who also directs the operations of the Foreign Affairs Regulation Authority. Sarenium shares strong defense ties with Vaquas and the Ivy Hinterlands. It also has a working relationship with Slattsenw, Vyrmshire and a strong bond with Akarov and the Finnish Democratic Republic.
The Saren system of Foreign Affairs, in particularly Ambassadorships is very strict and the post of Ambassador is not one easily acquired.
Geography and Climate
Composed of fifteen states, Sarenium's climate varies depending on the location. Those north of Sydney will find themselves enjoying temperate and generally mild conditions while those inland south of Sydney will endure warmer conditions for 3/4s of the year until winter in which mild conditions occur. Most of these inland populations are low in population, other than Canberra, Harichol and Darwin, Freicatia. Both are cities of size but face challenges as far as cooling and usability of services.
Environment
Sarenium imposes strong environmental protection laws and they are all enforced by the EPA and as a result, many Saren forests, jungles and oases remain untapped, deforestation is illegal without a permit and sustainable removal of trees is the only method permitted, where the root must be removed and soil replaced with nourishing soil to ensure the replacing tree can regrow.
States
Main Article: States and Territories of Sarenium
The seventeen States of the United Republic all assented to statehood on differing days, however, on 14 May 1606, the original fifteen states ascended to the position. The states are listed below in order of statehood;
- Remplon (2 January 1606)
- Talmon (4 February 1606)
- Western Espanol (5 February 1606)
- Caesarion (7 February 1606)
- Eastern Espanol (18 February 1606)
- Valdell (1 March 1606)
- Antioch (10 March 1606)
- Meia (12 March 1606)
- Langilan (19 March 1606)
- Tasmania (23 March 1606)
- Harichol (30 March 1606)
- Silirion (3 April 1606)
- Swynton (18 April 1606)
- Jumeira (28 April 1606)
- Freicatia (13 May 1606)
- Aegyptus (10 February 2022)
- Lybiya (12 February 2022)
Military
$41.75 Trillion Saren Dollars are spent annually on the Saren Defense Budget. Although the Defense Budget formally accounts for 25% of the public expenditure, it also includes a classified segment which is intended for use by the NIA and SBF. The Saren Defense Force itself is composed of three different branches and is spread out across Africa, and utilizes bases in Vyrmshire and the Far Middle East. Sarenium also holds the most advanced arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of travelling almost 9,000km and striking any target within the space of minutes.
