House of Deputies of Sanctaria

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Sanctaria:

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The '''House of Deputies of Sanctaria''', more commonly known as simply the '''House of Deputies''', is a component of the [[Parliament of Sanctaria]], along with the [[President of Sanctaria|President]] and the [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]], and is the lower house of parliament of [[Sanctaria]]. The House of Deputies has met in the House of Deputies chamber in [[Parliament House]] since moving there from [[St. George's Palace]] in 2012.

The House of Deputies is a democratically elected body whose members are known as Members of Parliament (MPs). There are 460 members in the current parliament. Members are elected by via first-past-the-post system in each of the country's electoral districts. MPs may hold office until Parliament is dissolved and serve for constitutionally limited terms of up to five years after an election.

The House of Deputies was established in 1974, following the disestablishment of the Papal States of Sanctaria. The lower of the two houses making up the parliament, the House of Deputies in practice holds a little more power than the upper house, the Senate, in that a major responsibility for the House is to elect the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]] and keep the [[Government of Sanctaria|government]] to account. The Chancellor stays in office only so long as they retain the support, or "confidence", of the lower house.

==History==
The House of Deputies came into existence in 1974 when the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]], [[Aequitas IV]], announced that the Papal States of Sanctaria would be disestablished on his death, that the [[Church of Sanctaria]] would renounce all temporal power, and that each former constituent state of the Papal States would become independent countries. For what would become Sanctaria, Aequitas IV had a constitution drawn up and put to the people in early 1974 - this referendum passed and formally created the House of Deputies. The first election for the House of Deputies were held across several days in September 1974, but with the caveat that those elected would not take their seats until the death of the Patriarch. When Aequitas died on 19 November 1974, those elected a few months previous were deemed to have taken their seats.

The new constitution also established a [[Senate of Sanctaria|Senate]], and stipulated that the [[President of Sanctaria|President]], the new office of Head of State, would also formally form part of the [[Parliament of Sanctaria]] as their duties included signing all legislation into law.

From 1974 until 2012, the House of Deputies met in the Legislative Chamber in [[St. George's Palace]] in [[Sanctus]]. However as the number of MPs and Senators continued to grow, St. George's Palace soon became too small for their needs. A new [[Parliament House (Sanctaria)|purpose built parliament building]] was constructed in [[Temple Park]] near the center of Sanctus. Both the House of Deputies and the Senate moved there in 2012.

==Composition==
The House of Deputies currently has 460 members; this number works out at approximately one member per million people. Members are directly elected at least once in every five years by the people of [[Sanctaria]] under a system of [[wiki:single member plurality|single member plurality]], commonly called first-past-the-post. Membership of the House of Deputies is open to Sanctarian citizens who are 21 or older. A member of the House of Deputies is also sometimes known as an MP, or member of Parliament.

The electorate for the House of Deputies consists of [[Sanctaria|Sanctarian]] citizens over 18 years of age who are registered to vote. Until 2013, the constitution mandated compulsory voting, though this was never strictly enforced. Citizens are automatically placed on the register on their eighteenth birthday. The [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]] can, by making a request to the President, dissolve the House of Deputies early, thereby calling a general election. The President may refuse this request, and force a Chancellor to resign, but this power has never been invoked.

===Current composition===
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|[[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]
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|[[Sanctarian Conservative Party]]
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|[[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]]
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|[[New Sanctaria Party]]
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|[[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]]
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==Speaker==
{{Main|Speaker of the House of Deputies (Sanctaria)}}

The chairman, or presiding member, of the House of Deputies is the Speaker. The Speaker is chosen from among MPs but is expected to observe strict impartiality. Despite this, the government will usually try to select one of its own for the position, if its numbers allow. The Speaker does not vote except in the event of a tie. The current serving Speaker is [[Oliver Combs]], a member of the [[Democratic Left Party]], who was elected to the position on 03 March 2025.

==Procedure and powers==
In principle, the House of Deputies is only one of three components of the [[Parliament of Sanctaria|Parliament]], the others being the [[Senate of Sanctaria|Senate]] and the [[President of Sanctaria]]. In practice however, traditionally, the House has been slightly more dominant than the other branches. Though this has been equalised since 2013 with more powers given to the Senate, there are still some powers that are exclusive to the House of Deputies:

*Nominate, and approve, the [[Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]]
*Approve the budget
*Initiate money bills
*Nominate, but not approve, the Chancellor's nominees to [[Government of Sanctaria|cabinet]]

The President may not veto any bills passed by both houses of parliament, instead they may only refer to the [[Supreme Court of Sanctaria]] to test the constitutionality of the law. Prior to 2013, the Senate was unable to veto bills passed by the House too, but this has since been changed and any bill that has passed the House but fails in the Senate is considered a failed bill. The only exception is the budget which is sent to the Senate to review, but must ultimately be passed back to the House with "suggested corrections" for approval. Also prior to 2013, the House nominated and approved members of the cabinet, however following a referendum the Senate now approves all nominated officers of the state, including the cabinet, but now also members of the judiciary, heads of state agencies, and ambassadors among others.

The voting procedure in the House of Deputies consists of the Speaker, or a designated deputy, first putting the question in asking the MPs present to say ''Aye'' or ''Nay'' if they agree or disagree with the question or motion before them. The Speaker then gives his/her opinion as to the outcome of the voice vote. Deputies can challenge the decision of the Speaker, and demand a recorded vote by declaring ''Vote!''; the Speaker then calls ''Recorded Vote!'' and directs for the vision bells to ring. The bells ring for ten minutes to allow Deputies to return to the chamber if they are elsewhere in Parliament House. Once the bells have stopped ringing, the doors to the House chamber are locked.

The Speaker appoints four tellers, two for each side, and Deputies are given two minutes to vote. The vote is taken by electronic means whereby Deputies press either the Aye, Nay, or Abstain button on their desk. After the voting time has ended, a Division Paper is produced containing the result and is signed by the tellers. The Speaker announces the result.

A manual vote can be called by one of the tellers or by a leader of one of the parties or groups in the House. By tradition, the final vote to approve the budget, as well as the vote to approve the nomination for Chancellor, is done via manual means. A manual vote involves each member walking through either the Aye lobby or Nay lobby and signing their name to a Division Paper. Members wishing to abstain must remain in their seats in the House chamber.

===Committees===
The Parliament of Sanctaria uses committees for a variety of purposes. Committees consider bills in detail and may make amendments. Committees may also scrutinise Government agencies and departments. The House of Deputies has several select committees, each of which tends to have responsibility for a particular area of government. There are also several standing committees, which tend to concern themselves with more administrative matters of the House and its members rather than the consideration of legislation or government oversight.

====Standing committees====
*Committee on Administration
*Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests
*Committee on Procedure and Privileges
*Committee on House Business

====Select committees====
*Select committee on Agriculture & Rural Affairs
*Select committee on Business, Industry, & Trade
**Select sub-committee on International Trade
*Select committee on Climate Change & the Environment
**Select sub-committee on Climate Change
*Select committee on Culture, the Arts, & Heritage
**Select sub-committee on Sport
*Select committee on Devolution & Governmental Affairs
**Select sub-committee on Federalisation
**Select sub-committee on Petitions
*Select committee on Education
*Select committee on Energy, Renewable, & Natural Resources
**Select sub-committee on Nuclear Activities
*Select committee on Equality & Minority Affairs
*Select committee on Families & Youth Affairs
**Select sub-committee on Children
*Select committee on Foreign Affairs
*Select committee on Health
*Select committee on Homeland Security
**Select sub-committee on Defence Forces
**Select sub-committee on Intelligence
*Select committee on Infrastructure
**Select sub-committee on Housing
**Select sub-committee on Transport
*Select committee on Justice
*Select committee on Labour & Employment
*Select committee on Science, Innovation, & Technology
**Select sub-committee on Space
*Select committee on Social Welfare
*Select committee on the Treasury
**Select sub-committee on the Budget
**Select sub-committee on Public Accounts
*Select committee on World Assembly Affairs

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Huenya

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Sanctaria:

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The Huenyan Federation is a federal constitutional monarchy in the [[International Democratic Union]]. It borders [[Legionas]] and [[Eiria]] and occupies the western half of the landmass known as Huenya in the far southeastern portion of the IDU, in Caxcana.

==History==

===Pre-Imperial era===

The history of what is now the Huenyan Federation begins prior to the emergence of the Xiomeran Empire. The Itotemoc, Tepiltzin and Necatli tribes occupied the western half of Huenya, forming states centered around nascent city-states. The Necatli formed a state centered around the ''āltepētl'' of Necuatexi. To the immediate east of the Necatli, the Itotemoc state formed around the ''āltepētl'' of Ixtenco. To the east of the Itotemoc, the Tepiltzin formed their state around the ''āltepētl'' of Oacalco. In the far east of Huenya, the Xiomerans formed their state centered around their ''āltepētl'' of Tlālacuetztla.

These pre-Imperial city-states were ruled by dynastic, militaristic tribal leaders known as tlahtohqueh. The city-states expanded rapidly during the period 1200 AD to 1325 AD, forming new settlements and claiming territory. By 1250 AD, most of the land in Huenya had already been claimed by one of the four city-states, leading to rising tension between them. From 1325 AD to 1372 AD, the four Huenyan tribes would fight both large-scale and small-scale wars for territory and economic gain. They would form alliances, and end them just as quickly, while trading with each other during brief periods of peace. As the four city-states were evenly matched, none of them could gain a significant advantage, or find a way to end the cycle of constant conflict.

In the year 1372 AD, a major plague struck Huenya. The Itotemoc, Tepiltzin and Necatli tribal regions were devastated, losing thousands of lives and finding their militaries essentially crippled. The Xiomeran ruler Quiauhticue, upon hearing of the plague spreading in his neighboring rivals, shut down entry into Xiomera until the plague finally burned itself out in 1375 AD. Taking advantage of the weakened state of his rivals, Quiauhticue began a series of conquests between 1376 AD and 1387 AD. At the end of these wars, the Xiomeran Empire had conquered all of the island of Huenya.

From 1387 until 1515, Quiauhticue and succeeding Emperors would mandate the wholesale revision of Huenyan history, religion and politics to enshrine the Xiomerans as the pinnacle of their new Empire. Itotemoc, Necatli and Tepiltzin laws, literature and cultural artifacts were all ordered destroyed, replaced by Xiomeran ones strictly mandated by the Emperors in Tlālacuetztla. A mandatory two-track system of education was established, with schools called “telpochcalli” established for commoners and more rigorous schools called “calmecac” established for the nobility (and small numbers of especially high-performing commoners). After the formation of the Empire, Xiomera would allow the other tribes to continue selecting their own noble leaders (''tlatoani''). However, Xiomeran Emperors would install ''cihuacoatl'' (supreme judges and administrators) to monitor the other tribes’ ''tlatoani'' to make sure they were following the orders of the Emperor.

There would be attempts to reverse the Xiomeran conquest. In 1486, the Itotemoc ''tlatoani'' Nenexahual would lead a revolt while the Emperor Ixpan was ill, and would manage to regain independence for a brief period before his forces were overrun by a counterattack after Ixpan died and was replaced by his son, Patonal. In 1511, the Necatli would revolt as well, and Patonal would be forced to send an army to quell them. Both revolts were spurred by resentment from the other tribes at Xiomeran mandates designed to eliminate their power and position. All attempts to reverse the Xiomeran conquest would fail, leaving the western Huenyan tribes under the control of the Xiomeran Empire.

===Huenya during Xiomeran rule===

Throughout the centuries-long rule over the western half of Huenya by the Xiomeran Empire, the western half of Huenya was essentially treated as a colony by Xiomeran rulers. Xiomeran resettlement in western Huenya would make the Itotemoc, Tepiltzin and Necatli ethnic minorities in their own homelands. Society in western Huenya eventually developed into a defacto caste system, in which ethnic Xiomerans held the majority of wealth and dominant positions in virtually every field.

The teaching of anything related to the Itotemoc, Tepiltzin or Necatli cultures would be forbidden by the Xiomeran government, which was seeking to establish the Xiomeran culture as the dominant one in the land. These efforts would backfire beginning in the 1960s, with the rise of the idea of pan-Huenyanism. The concept of pan-Huenyanism, which considers all four tribes of Huenya to be a single people with a destiny to unite the entire subcontinent in a single democratic and equal state, was a direct challenge to the ideas of Xiomeran meritocracy and the "superiority" of Xiomeran culture. Supporters of the pan-Huenyan ideal would become the force keeping the idea of a Huenyan state free of Xiomeran domination alive despite the best efforts of the Imperial government to root it out.

===The Second Xiomeran Civil War and Huenyan independence===

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The Second Xiomeran Civil War, which initially began as a contest between different Xiomeran rulers for control of the sprawling Empire, would present the people of western Huenya with an opportunity to free themselves from Xiomeran rule. While the forces loyal to [[Yauhmi]], the deposed Xiomeran ruler, fought with those who had overthrown her, western Huenyans seized the chance to rebel against the oppressive Xiomeran government. The rebellion initially began as scattered uprisings in the Necatli region. The movement for independence would rapidly gain momentum after Xiomeran government forces backed by Shuellian mercenaries committed massacres in the cities of Acalan and Necuatexi, and set up internment camps for those Huenyans not of Xiomeran ethnicity. Within months, many ethnic Xiomerans in western Huenya also began to join the rebellion. Xiomeran government forces, facing both the Huenyan uprising and the attacks by forces loyal to Yauhmi, would prove unable to retain control over western Huenya. After overthrowing Emperor Xochiuhue and taking power, Empress Calhualyana ordered a full-scale withdrawal from western Huenya in order to maintain the independence of Xiomera itself. After the Jinyu peace talks and a public vote in Xiomera, the Xiomeran Empire formally gave up any claims to western Huenya, as well as Manauia Island and the Netlcoātl Islands. This would mark the formal establishment of the Huenyan Federation as an independent state.

==Geography and climate==

The Huenyan Federation occupies the western half of the island of Huenya in the South Xiomeran Sea. The country covers a wide range of climates and geography, from arid and mountainous in the west to high plains in its central and eastern areas. Huenya has four distinct seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring usually lasts from late March to early May, summer from mid-May to early September, autumn from mid-September to early November, and winter from mid-November to mid-March.

==Demographics==

===Population===

Huenya had an estimated population of 51,709,098 as of 2021. The capital city, Chuaztlapoc, is a relatively small city with a population of 585,177. The city was the original site of the government in exile under Yauhmi, and remained the capital after independence. Officials have complained that Chuaztlapoc's infrastructure is not robust enough to support a national capital, and that its historic status as a major religious and cultural center makes development to support the government difficult. Huenya announced plans in February 2021 to build a new capital center west of Chuaztlapoc to support the government. The largest city in Huenya is Ixtenco, the capital of the Itotemoc region and a major port, with a population of 9,963,000.

Huenya has a relatively high fertility rate of 3.903 as of July 2020. The country also has a relatively young population, with the median age of 24.5 years for males and 26 years for females as of July 2020. The Huenyan cultural preference for larger families, coupled with a longstanding push by the former Xiomeran government to boost the population in order to continue to fuel the consumption-based national economy, are believed to be the reasons for this trend. After the civil war, in the aftermath of independence, the Huenyan government began taking measures to curb the birth rate due to the nation's economic difficulties.

=== Education ===
Education in Huenya was shaped by the Xiomeran system of education. Like Xiomera, Huenyan education is a mix of traditional schooling with educational ideas and institutions imported from other countries. Huenyan schools typically have two branches before one gets to institutions of higher education: the ''calmecac'' or the ''telpochcalli''.

The ''calmecac'' began in ancient history as schools for the sons of nobles. In these schools, they learned literacy, history, religious rituals, calendrics, geometry, songs and the military arts. They also studied astronomy, theology and statesmanship. This would prepare the nobles' sons for their future roles as leaders, priests or healers. They would also serve as the place of learning for future scholars and artists.

The counterpart to the ''calmecac'', the ''telpochcalli'', taught commoner boys history and religion, agricultural skills and a craft or trade, preparing them for their future lives as workers. After graduation, they would be sent back to their families to begin their working life. Certain ''telpochcalli'' specialized in military roles, teaching fighting skills and techniques to particularly athletic or martially-capable boys, before routing them to the army for further training and eventual lives as soldiers.

The ''calmecac'' and ''telpochcalli'' have since evolved into more general-purpose educational institutions. The ''calmecac'' became elite schools for highly talented youth in both academic and athletic fields, the equivalent of "gifted and talented" institutions or magnet schools in other countries. They also stopped being exclusive to the sons of the nobility, becoming open both to commoners and to girls as well.

The ''telpochcalli'', for their part, became "standard" public schools for youth of all genders and abilities, teaching a more broad and advanced level of education than in ancient times. In recent years, the line between the ''calmecac'' and the ''telpochcalli'' has begun to blur with the adoption of curriculum such as STEM education in both institutions.

The history of higher education in Huenya began in 1889, when Xiomeran Empress Camaxtica launched the Imperial University System of Xiomera. The IUS institutions in Huenya separated and became the Huenyan National University System (HNU) after independence. The HNU schools are open admission, and offer a sliding scale for tuition and associated costs based on a student's income and family wealth.

Private schools were legalized in Huenya after independence, and a large number of new private schools and colleges have arisen in just the past few years. They range from institutions that are small standalone entities to large private systems run by different religious groups and non-religious entities. Private schools and universities affiliated with different political and social movements are also common, as are institutions run by large private educational corporations such as Huenya's Choice and the Light of Learning Corporation. Regardless of public or private status, all Huenyan schools must meet basic standards set by the Huenyan Department of Education. Homeschooling is not currently allowed in Huenya, a subject of strong debate within the country.

==Religion==

Huenya tends to be a secular nation, with 67.2% of the population identifying as non-religious. Of those Huenyans that do follow a specific faith, the breakdown is as follows: 23.9% indigenous Huenyan religion; 3.2% Christianity; 1.5% Islam; 1.4% Buddhism; 1.1% Hinduism; 1.0% Judaism; 0.6% Other. While most Huenyans no longer follow a religious path, the indigenous Huenyan religion still serves as a source of legitimacy and authority. The indigenous Huenyan religion also still serves as a source of cultural identity and pride within Huenyan society, with even many "non-religious" Huenyans still believing at least some aspects of it. In the wake of independence, due to the open support of pan-Huenyanism and the new Huenyan state by local religious leaders, experts have noted that support for the Huenyan religion has begun to see a significant rise.

The Huenyan indigenous faith is a polytheistic religion based around a pantheon of major and minor deities. The most significant deities are Tlaloc (rain god, deity of water); Quetzalcoatl (god of wind, the link between the earth and the sky), Tezcatlipoca (deity of cosmic struggle) and Huītzilōpōchtli (deity of the sun, and god of war). Huītzilōpōchtli serves as the preeminent deity in the Huenyan religion.

==Government and legal system==

The Huenyan Federation is a hybrid of aristocratic and democratic forms of government. It consists of an executive, legislative and judicial branch.
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'''Executive Branch'''

The executive branch of Huenya consists of an elected President and Vice-President. The current President is Xiadani, a member of the Unification Party.<br>
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'''Legislative Branch'''

Huenya’s legislative branch consists of a bicameral legislature, the Huenyan Federal Legislature. It is made up of two houses: the Chamber of Executives and the Chamber of Deputies.
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''Chamber of Executives:'' Each region of Huenya is led by a tlahtoāni of noble birth, who represents one of Huenya’s four original tribes. The tlahtoāni of each region serves as its representative to the Chamber of Executives, the “upper house” of the national legislature. Xiomerans living in the Xiomeran Autonomous State are led by the sovereign of Xiomera prior to the Second Xiomeran Civil War. The purpose of the Chamber of Executives, as spelled out in the Huenyan Constitution, is to ensure that the interests of each of Huenya’s original four ethnic groups are properly represented and protected.

In the event of a deadlock within the Chamber of Executives, the Chief Justice of the Huenyan Federal Court is called in to break the tie.

''Current members of the Chamber of Executives''

* Tlahtoāni of the Xiomerans: Yauhmi
* Tlahtoāni of the Tepiltzin: Cusuyo
* Tlahtoāni of the Itotemoc: Sirua
* Tlahtoāni of the Necatli: Macochu
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''Chamber of Deputies:'' The “lower house” of the Federal Legislature consists of 320 seats, with each state of Huenya allotted 80 seats. As a body “of the people”, the Chamber of Deputies is supposed to represent all Huenyans regardless of their ethnic background. The purpose of the Chamber of Deputies, as defined in the Huenyan Constitution, is to provide Huenyans who are not of noble birth a voice in governing their nation, and also to “advance the cause of Huenyan unification and transcending tribalism.”

Elections for the Chamber of Deputies, as well as state legislatures and governorships and municipal positions, are held every three years, on the first day of June, during the same elections that select the President and Vice-President.

The current representation on the Chamber of Deputies is as follows:

Unification Party: 153 seats

Party of Huitzilopochtli: 67 seats

Huenyan Peoples' Party: 21 seats

Green Party of Huenya: 20 seats

Democratic Socialists of Huenya: 12 seats

Huenyan Conservative Party: 10 seats

Huenyan Communist Party: 8 seats

Huenyan Centrist Coalition: 8 seats

Huenyan Womens' Party: 8 seats

Pirate Party of Huenya: 7 seats

Huenya Standing Tall: 6 seats<br>

'''Judicial Branch'''

The judicial branch of the Huenyan government is known as the Federation Courts System. It consists of local, regional and federal courts. The highest court in the land is the Huenyan Federal Court. By Federation law, each of the four Huenyan ethnic groups holds a seat on the Federal Court. A person of non-Huenyan ancestry also holds a seat on the Court, in recognition of the growing multicultural population of Huenya. Federal Court judges are nominated by the President and approved by the Federal Legislature. They serve life terms, but can be removed by a vote of the Federal Legislature if they are found to be unfit for the bench for either medical reasons or reasons of corruption. The Federal Court serves both as the highest court of Huenya and as a constitutional court.

''Huenyan Federal Court:''
* Xolama (Chief Justice)
* Colla
* Tiseo
* Amquis
* Kaarel Sepp

If the Federal court deadlocks, the tie is broken by the President of Huenya.

The judicial system consists of multiple courts with differing levels of jurisdiction. Trial courts (teccalli) hear civil and criminal cases. Appellate courts (tlaxitlán) review appeals from the teccalli. The Federation Courts System maintains its own constabulary that works with local and national police to serve summons and make arrests for noncompliance with those summons. Huenyan judges are appointed for life, but must take biennial tests to ensure their knowledge of the law as well as their mental fitness. Judges who fail those tests can be removed under Huenyan law. The Huenyan judiciary is also policed by a special branch of the national civil service to ensure honesty, ethical practice and impartiality. Huenyan judges who breach legal or ethical lines are removed from office, and can also face fines and imprisonment for severe breaches of the law. In other aspects, Huenya's legal system is similar to other countries. Double jeopardy is not allowed, trials are required to occur in a timely fashion, and the accused have the right to have attorneys assist them. All cases are tried publicly, and under oath, and defendants can request trial by jury.

Outside the federal level, Huenya is divided into four states (Necatli State, Itotemoc State, Tepiltzin State, and the Xiomeran Autonomous State). Each state is led by an elected governor, elected on the same election cycle as other Huenyan officials. Each state is further subdivided into five counties, which are themselves further subdivided into numerous municipalities.
==Military==

The ''Federation Defense Force'' falls under the command of the Secretariat of Defense, which in turn falls under the command of the Great Speaker and the Huenyan Assembly. Civilian control of the military is maintained via this chain of command.

The ''Huenyan Federation Army'' composes the ground forces of the Huenyan military, with the exception of special forces. It has a total troop strength of 464,000. It also maintains 2300 main battle tanks, 2800 armored fighting vehicles, 5800 artillery pieces, 200 rocket launchers, 60 guided missile systems and 700 helicopters of various types.

The ''Huenyan Federation Navy'' is the naval defense branch of the Huenyan military, and is also responsible for maintaining shore defenses such as artillery, anti-air and anti-ship missiles, and shoreline defensive installations. It has a total of 80,000 personnel. It maintains a 204-ship fleet and also maintains 190 Tzinali mobile anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) as well as various shore gun emplacements and fortifications.

The ''Huenyan Federation Air Force'' is the aerial defense branch of the Huenyan military; also responsible for the Huenyan Ballistic Defense Corps and Huenyan space-based operations. It has 60,000 total personnel. It maintains 630 aircraft of all types.

While the numbers of the Huenyan military are impressive on paper, experts have noted that most of the equipment the Huenyan military possesses was inherited from the Xiomeran Empire and that Huenya has neither the infrastructure nor the access to Xiomeran support that would be required to maintain the equipment over the long term.

'''Special forces'''

The ''Federation Special Forces'' consist of two groups: the Eagle Warriors (cuāuhmeh) and the Jaguar Warriors (ocēlōmeh). The Eagle Warriors are elite infantry, and the Jaguar Warriors elite armor and artillery forces. The two forces’ roles stem from historic places that these groups previously held in Huenyan society. They trace their lineages back to ancient Huenyan history, and are held in high esteem. The two forces work in concert on the battlefield, in a modern application of the concept of combined arms to ancient warrior societies.

In addition to the above special forces, a third group known as the Shorn Ones (cuachicqueh) exists above even the Eagle Warriors and Jaguar Warriors. The Shorn Ones represent the absolute best soldiers Huenya can produce, and serve as the palace guard and personal guard of the Huenyan monarchy. They are also utilized for the toughest missions that require the absolute best Huenyan military capability. They can be identified by the fact that their heads are shaven, except for a single long braid over their left ear, and for the face paint they wear (half red and half yellow). The total strength of the Huenyan special forces consists of 15,000 Eagle Warriors, 15,000 Jaguar Warriors and 3,000 Shorn Ones.

'''Rumored WMDs'''

Huenya inherited both nuclear and other WMD stockpiles from the Xiomeran Empire's military following the end of Imperial rule in Huenyan lands. The exact capabilities of the Huenyan military in terms of WMDs is highly classified.

==Economy and infrastructure==

Prior to the Second Xiomeran Civil War, what is now Huenya was a developed country with a high-income economy and one of the most industrialized economies in the IDU. However, during their withdrawal from the lands that now make up Huenya, the Xiomeran Empire engaged a "scorched earth" policy that resulted in the pillaging of much of Huenya's economic power. While Huenya has a highly educated and skilled workforce, the country has been thrust back into a developing status due to the destruction caused by Xiomera's withdrawal.

While there was significant devastation caused by the withdrawal, much of the infrastructure needed to support a modern economy remains present. Huenya has a highly developed and advanced transport network. The country maintains an extensive network of high speed railways, highways, air routes, bus routes and ferry services. The country maintains 543,000 miles of roadway, including 15,000 miles of national highways and 2,500 miles of special "high-speed" highways with no speed limits. The national transit service, FedRail, provides frequent rail service to all major cities, as well as most regional centers. Bus lines connect smaller cities and rural areas to the rail network. The rail system includes 885 miles of high-speed railways connecting major cities. Huenya also maintains 76 airports of varying sizes. Huenya also has an extensive and well-developed high-speed Internet infrastructure, with public wi-fi networks deployed in most major cities. Much of the country's economy and culture is centered around online technology. The infrastructure in place is being used as the foundation for the rebuilding of the national economy. Much of the rebuilding process is being jumpstarted through partnerships with [[Eiria]] and [[Laeral]].

Unlike Xiomera, whose economy is dominated by massive corporations, Huenya's government is encouraging entrepreneurship and small businesses, as well as start-ups, as a way to jumpstart the rebuilding of its economy. The Huenyan government has also redistributed many assets formerly owned by Xiomeran corporations in the country to new companies based in Huenya, as a way to get the country trading again with the outside world.

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'''Sanctaria''', officially the '''Divine Federation of Sanctaria''', is a sovereign country located on the western part of the continent of [[Occidia]] in the [[International Democratic Union]]. It is one of the largest countries in Occidia and in the region. The neighbouring countries are the [[Grosseschnauzer|Schnauzer Homelands]] to the north; and [[Munsteran]] and [[Sciongrad]] to the east. The population of 500 million is becoming increasingly urbanised, but rural communities are still the biggest concentration of population; urban areas are heavily concentrated on the western and southern seaboards. Sanctaria's capital is [[Sanctus]], which is also its largest city. The country's other major metropolitan areas are [[Corpus]], [[Haven]], [[Nicene]], and [[Cristi]].

Sanctaria was inhabited by indigenous Occidians for about 15,000 years before the arrival of Catholic missionaries in the late 10th century. After the colonisation of the area by [[Church of Sanctaria|Catholic missionaries and converts]], who named it ''Terra Sanctus'', various wars of conquest as well as conversions resulted in the formation of the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria on Christmas Day in 1380. The population, and Sanctaria’s influence abroad, grew steadily in subsequent centuries, and in 1528, upon the gaining of its first colony abroad, the Sanctaria was reorganised into an empire called the [[Papal States of Sanctaria]]. On 19 November 1974, the Papal States were disestablished, and the territory that was formerly the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria became independent, calling itself the Divine Republic of Sanctaria. On 01 January 2019, the country renamed itself as the Divine Federation of Sanctaria, after beginning a process of federalisation within the nation. Sanctaria is a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary republic comprising [[States of Sanctaria|six states and three city-states]].

Sanctaria is a highly [[developed country]], ranking among the top five of the region's largest economies. It has a high-income economy, with one of the world's highest per capita incomes. It is a regional power though has some of the region's lowest military expenditure. Sanctaria has a strong immigrant population with immigrants accounting for 13% of the population. Having one of the highest human development index and the highest ranked democracy in the region, the country ranks highly in quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties, and political rights, with all its major cities faring well in global comparative livability surveys. Sanctaria is a member of the [[General Assembly (World Assembly)|General Assembly]] and the [[Security Council (World Assembly)|Security Council]] of the [[World Assembly]], the [[Consortium of Independent Nations]], the [[League of IDU Nations]], and various other international bodies and agencies operating under the [[World Assembly Agencies|World Assembly]].

==Name==
The name ''Sanctaria'' is derived from the [[wiki:Latin|Latin]] ''Terra Sanctus'' ("holy land"), a name used by early missionaries to describe what is now considered western Sanctaria. As religious territory expanded, and indigenous peoples with their own languages brought under the influence of the [[Church of Sanctaria]], the name ''Terra Sanctus'' was eventually corrupted by the Latin-learning populace to ‘’Sancti Terra’’, before finally ‘’Sanctaria’’ came into common usage, approximately in the 1160s.

In 1380 the various territories were consolidated under the rule of the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]] as the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria, the first time the name ''Sanctaria'' was officially recognised as the name of the territory.

During the ensuing colonial expansion, Sanctaria was considered by successive Patriarchs as the mother country of all new territories acquired, hence why the collective name for the theocratic empire was the Papal States of Sanctaria.

==History==

{{Main|History of Sanctaria}}

===Early history===
Fossils found in eastern Sanctaria in 1887, such as the [[Kraken Skull]], show that ancient humans were present in Sanctaria at least 600,000 years ago. Hunting weapons as old as 300,000-years-old were discovered in a sea-cave just outside [[Frida Island]], where two wooden spears were unearthed. Evidence of modern humans, similarly dated, has also been found in caves in Sanctaria.

===Pre-Christian history===
The earliest written records of Sanctaria come from classical geographers in the region. These records tell of thirty or so nations, or tribal kingdoms, inhabiting every part of what is considered to be modern Sanctaria in 48 AD. The relationship between these kingdoms of ancient Sanctaria and other civilisations in the greater Occidian region is unclear. However, a number of finds of [[Laeral|Laeralian]] coins have been made, for example in the eastern mountain ranges of the country.

[[File:One Law Extract.jpg|thumb|left|A surviving extract from an incomplete copy of the One Law]]

Sanctaria continued as a patchwork of rival kingdoms but, beginning in the 3rd century, a concept of a culturally unifying rule of law emerged: the early written judicial system, the [[One Law]], administered by a professional class of jurists known as the ''sages''. It is believed that, while each tribal king exercised his own will and rule of law within his own kingdom, overarching subjects like fealty, hospitality, and crimes such as petty theft all the way up to regicide, were uniform across all kingdoms under the One Law; those who transgressed could be punished with uniform punishments in any jurisdiction, not just the one the crime was committed in.

These tribal kingdoms all practiced a similar polytheistic religion which modern scholars now call [[Ancient Sanctarian]]. While the names of some of the different deities differed from kingdom to kingdom, the structure and duties of the pantheon of the gods were fairly similar. The ''sages'' who acted as jurists also acted as priests to the different gods.

===Arrival of Christianity===
Records show that in 985, Bishop Julius arrived in Sanctaria on a mission from the [[wiki:Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] to discover new lands and minister to the "heathen natives". Julius is traditionally credited with preserving and codifying Sanctarian laws and customs and changing only those that conflicted with Christian practices. He is credited with introducing the [[wiki:Roman alphabet|Roman alphabet]], which enabled newly converted monks and prelates to preserve parts of the extensive oral literature. As he had lost contact and communication with the [[wiki:Catholic Church|See of Rome]], Julius set up his own branch of the church, which later came to be known as the [[Church of Sanctaria]], or the Sanctarian Catholic Church. In later centuries, the dogmatic tenets and faith of the church began to differ considerably from the original Catholic Church.

Sanctarian scholars excelled in the study of Latin learning and Christian theology in the monasteries that flourished shortly thereafter. The excellence and isolation of these monasteries helped preserve Latin, and later English, learning. Missionaries from Sanctaria soon began to spread to the other tribal kingdoms within the lands we now know as modern-Sanctaria, as well as further afield. These sowed the seeds for what later would become the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria, and after that the Papal States of Sanctaria.

===Nationhood===
[[File:Gregory VI.jpg|thumb|upright|Drawing of Patriarch Gregory VI (1380—1386) who declared the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria]]
By the 14th century, Sanctaria was divided politically into a shifting hierarchy of petty tribal kingdoms and over-kingdoms, many of which were now under the control of the [[Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria]]. Beginning in 1369, a trio of successive Patriarchs, Adrian II, Adrian III, and Gregory VI (known as the ''Warrior Patriarchs''), decided to pursue a policy of conquering the remaining lands in Sanctaria and bring them under papal control. Though the whole region of modern-Sanctaria was, by this time, adherent to the religion of the Church of Sanctaria, these Patriarchs believed that total temporal control, as opposed to the limited temporal control they enjoyed to this point, was necessary for the preservation and expansion of the religion.

A unified force from all the tribal kingdoms under the control of the Church was assembled, called ''The Blessed Army of the Patriarch'', and was dispatched to the kingdoms in the region that had refused thus far to cede authority to the Patriarch. The overwhelming numbers of the combined kingdoms in the Blessed Army was too much for the individual kingdoms still independent. Led personally on many occasions by whatever Patriarch was on the throne, between 1369 and 1380, the Blessed Army decimated the small kingdoms and forced them to capitulate in what became known as the ''Papal Wars''. Though Adrian III himself was fatally wounded in the Battle of the Mountain Pass in 1380, his successor, and the last of the ''Warrior Patriarchs'', Gregory VI, overcame the last of the chieftains. On Christmas Day 1380, Gregory VI declared himself, and his successors as Patriarch, Sovereign of the Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria, finally uniting all the tribal and petty kingdoms as one under the Church of Sanctaria.

===Colonial expansion===
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Centuries of international missionary efforts which led to the spread of the Church of Sanctaria into other nations had the consequence of many foreign leaders becoming devout subjects of the faith itself. In nations such as [[Galway and Athlone]] and [[Atlantaena]], the conversion spread rapidly, likely in part due to policies set by successive Patriarchs of a "top-down" approach; this policy of proslythising suggests attempting to convert leaders or highly influential figures first, as common folk or people on lower social levels would emulate those above them. It was a successful policy.

On 08 April 1528, the Grand Duke of Atlantaena announced that he, and his successors, would recognise the Patriarch as "the King of Kings on Earth", as set forth by Church of Sanctaria teachings. The then-Patriarch, Thomas IV, seized on this announcement, and after swift negotiations, declared on 11 May 1528 that Atlantaena had joined with the Papal Kingdom in a new empire - the "Papal States of Sanctaria" - with Sanctaria itself remaining the mother country. By the turn of the next century, the number of constituent countries within the Papal States would number fourteen.

While the Papal States become a global power quite quickly, with constituent nations not only in the [[International Democratic Union]] but also other [[region|regions]], an undercurrent of resentment was continuously present throughout the empire, further inflamed by successive Patriarchs referring to other nations within the Papal States as "colonies" of the mother nation, Sanctaria.{{efn|Today most scholars agree that the other constituent nations within the Papal States were in fact treated more likely colonies of Sanctaria than equal partners.}} In 1746, the Papal States suffered its first fracture when [[Mount Solace]], an island nation located far from the heart of the empire, attempted to become the first nation to leave the Papal States. Though the then-Patriarch Mark IV dispatched the ''Blessed Army'' and the rebellion was soon quelled, the violence with which the independence-movement was stopped shocked citizens throughout the entire Papal States.

[[File:Onward.jpg|thumb|left|''Onward'', a depiction of the sacking of Mount Solace during the quashing of their rebellion.]]

The atrocities committed during the put down of the Mount Solace rebellion, coupled with mounting laws and financial levies placed upon the colonies by what they increasingly viewed as an out-of-touch and distant (both figuratively and literally) leader inflamed independence movements within the constituent nations of the Papal States. Over the next century, the ''Blessed Army'' was further dispatched more than a dozen times to put a halt to what Church saw as "blasphemous treason". The heavy-handed actions were also used an example to coerce nations like [[Rapacellan]] and [[Vale Wren]], Sanctarian Catholic-majority nations rich in resources needed by the growing empire, to join the Papal States, further cementing the Patriarch's and Sanctaria's power across the globe in many regions. At its height, the Papal States consisted of twenty-one territories{{efn|The most territories, states, or colonies, at any one time within the Papal States was twenty-one; in the 1800s though some countries left, other territories were added. The total number of extant countries today who were at one point in time under the dominion or control of the Papal States is more than twenty-one.}}, many of whom were independent countries in their own right before the Church of Sanctaria intervened to subsume them into their imperial realm.

===Imperial decline and the Great War===
In August 1818, [[Galway and Athlone]] became the first colony to successfully leave the Papal States. Though their differences with Sanctaria was more theological than temporal, the reality that they were far from Sanctaria itself, and that the leaders of the country themselves wanted to break with Sanctaria was insurmountable for the Church. However, despite the success of Galway and Athlone, no other nation managed to gain independence before the end of the century when, in 1901, Mount Solace attempted another rebellion in the hopes of independence - this time, the Patriarch of the Church of Sanctaria didn't even bother to muster the Blessed Army, and Mount Solace was permitted to officially leave the Papal States.

Over the course of the 20th century, successive Patriarchs opted to treat the remaining remote parts of the empire with more fraternity and egalitarianism than they had previously, with many of the countries given permission to form their own governments, giving the Patriarch only a limited say into their affairs as head of state. While this succeeded in placating those in [[Munsteran]] and [[Buckingham]], for many other territories nothing short of full independence would suffice. Between 1921 and 1960, twelve constituent nations of the Papal States declared independence, starting with [[Vale Wren]] issuing their declaration of independence on Christmas Day 1921. The Church subsequently acknowledged their secession without fuss or ceremony, an act which served as a catalyst to encourage other nations to leave on their own timetable. By the time the [[Great War]] erupted in 1961, the Papal States consisted only of Sanctaria itself, along with Munsteran, Buckingham, [[Atlantaena]], [[The Uniea]], [[New Hertfordshire]], and [[San Georg]].
[[File:Templar Riots.jpg|thumb|upright|Destruction after the Templar Street Riots in March 1965.]]
In August 1961, the [[Tearvan Straits Incident|blockade of the Tearvan Straits]] by [[Darya]] culminated in various countries in the [[International Democratic Union]] declaring all out war, in a prolonged conflict that became known as the Great War. Almost immediately, Patriarch Paul XXIII announced that the Papal States would be "strictly neutral", ostensibly because war was not in keeping with the tenets of holy scripture, but more realistically because the Papal States was dealing with domestic turmoil as the empire was slowly declining - and that the numbers of the Blessed Army were heavily depleted with the loss of countries that contributed men to its ranks.

Though neutral, the Papal States had a strategically important position, with Buckingham being a northern neighbour of Darya, a primary antagonist of the conflict. As a result, significant numbers of Daryan refugees streamed into the Papal States through Buckingham, though many eventually found passage to the remaining more prosperous parts of the empire, like Sanctaria or Munsteran. As the conflict grew, emigrants from other countries on both sides of the conflict, like [[Lauchenoiria]] or [[Laeral]], also found themselves making their way into Buckingham, though the new Patriarch Aequitas IV took steps to limit onward travel from Buckingham to other parts of the Papal States, albeit not always successfully. In March 1965 in the city of [[Templar]] on the south coast of Sanctaria, extensive violence broke out between migrants from [[Great War|Pact]] countries and those from [[Great War|Coalition]] countries. The street fights, known as the Templar Street Riots, lasted over five days with least 115 people were killed, including ten children. In response, Aequitas IV ordered the borders of Buckingham closed to all travellers, except citizens of the Papal States, in April 1965.

Throughout the Great War, the Papal States acted when combatant airforces or navies encroached upon its airspace or maritime borders, particularly around Buckingham. Figures released at the end of the war showed that the Papal States interned hundreds of pilots from both sides who were shot down over its land or seas, with many of these individuals, particularly from the Pact side, deciding to stay in Buckingham after the conflict had ended.
[[File:GRL.jpg|thumb|left|A picture of the detonation of Project God's Righteous Love, the first Sanctarian nuclear bomb.]]
In Sanctaria itself, the Great War saw successive protests against the political status quo. There was still no directly elected parliament, and the suffragette movement had found a sympathetic foothold in the theocratic, patriarchal society that existed in the country at the time. The Templar Street Riots also saw a wave of xenophobic protests through Sanctaria's largest cities, demanding that migrants from both Pact and Coalition countries be deported; these protests were often met with counter-protests, with violence a common occurrence at these meetings. In addition, the remaining countries in the empire were agitating for more rights. When on 14th February 1969 the Papal States tested their first [[nuclear weapons in the IDU|nuclear weapon]] in an uninhabited and remote part of The Uniea, that country's populace reacted angrily, demanding secession from an empire that would test weapons of mass destruction in their territory. The Uniea declared independence in on June 13th 1971.

The social upheaval and significant imperial decline culminated in 1973 when Patriarch Aequitas IV announced that, on his death, the Papal States of Sanctaria would be broken up, and all remaining constituent countries would be fully independent and free to go their own separate ways. This was codified in the [[Aequitaen Accords|Aequitaen Treaty of 1974]]. In the summer of 1974, Patriarch Aequitas IV announced he was dying of cancer, and advised the countries that made up the Papal States to begin preparation for independence following his death. Many of the constituent countries, Sanctaria included, held elections in the early autumn so that governments and institutions would be able to carry on seamlessly following the Patriarch's death. On 19 November 1974, Aequitas IV died, and with him died the Papal States of Sanctaria, leaving the Church of Sanctaria remaining as a religious institution only, with no temporal or political power or holdings.

===Modern era===
Following the disbandment of the Papal States of Sanctaria, the Divine Republic of Sanctaria came into being. Comprising of the territory of the old Papal Kingdom of Sanctaria, the Divine Republic's initial few years post-heartland of the empire was a difficult one. Many of those who came to the Papal States' capital during the time of the empire left for their home countries. The wealth of many of the colonies no longer flowed to Sanctaria either.

Under the [[Constitution of Sanctaria|new constitution]], passed earlier in the year with the provision it would come into effect on the Patriarch's death, Sanctaria was a unitary bicameral parliamentary republic, with a strong executive led by a [[Prime Minister of Sanctaria|Prime Minister]], and a weakened head of state, the [[President of Sanctaria|President]]. Initially the lower house of parliament, the [[Sanctarian House of Deputies|House of Deputies]] was much stronger than the upper house, the [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]], but reforms over the next forty years strengthened the power of the upper house so that they became relatively equal. The government of the day, however, was formed from the lower house, the House of Deputies.

[[File:SSM.jpg|thumb|upright|Same-sex marriage was legalised in the country in 2005.]]

With the help of targeted Foreign Direct Investment in the late 70s and early 80s, Sanctaria's economy began booming, with the growth of its manufacturing and service industries. Despite a brief, but deep, recession in the mid-90s, Sanctaria's economy has been broadly stable since independence, and is now considered a regional powerhouse. It is believed that the highly educated workforce, and plethora of land available, has enabled Sanctaria to quickly recover from being newly-independent and developing, into a stable, highly developed regional power.

Social attitudes too have changed hugely since independence from the Church of Sanctaria. Though initial governments attempted to keep the mores and behaviours of its citizens under religious control, by the end of the 90s, Sanctarian society at large was very much liberal in its outlook. Abortion and divorced were legalised during the [[Government of Sanctaria#4th Government of Sanctaria|Democratic Left government in the 90s]], something that was reported as a defining moment for a country than, only twenty-five years previous, was devoutly Catholic and anti-abortion and anti-divorce. Same-sex marriage was later legalised in 2005, with many commentators saying that it "cemented Sanctaria's status as a liberal democracy".

In 2018 the [[Government of Sanctaria#8th Government of Sanctaria|DLP government led by Charlene Hendry]] held a referendum that would significantly change the state institutions and organisations of Divine Republic of Sanctaria. Nicknamed the ''Great Devolution Bill'', the law would federalise the nation, giving significant power to individual states with Sanctaria itself. The [[Sanctarian federalisation referendum, 2018|referendum]] was held in late 2018 and was passed with a significant margin. On 01 January 2019, the Divine Republic was renamed as the Divine Federation of Sanctaria, marking another milestone in the nation's political and social development.

==Geography==
Sanctaria makes up most of the western half of the [[Occidia|Occidian]] landmass. Its maritime borders consists of the [[Gulf of Sanctaria]] to the south, and the [[Tenebric Ocean]] to the west.

Land relief in Sanctaria shows great variation within relatively small areas. The eastern and northern regions are more mountainous, while moving west and south the terrain descends from the high mountain ranges, through hilly uplands, into broad, low plains, which are vast in the central region. This extended lowland is known as the [[Great Sanctarian Plain]].

Sub-regions contain their own complex features, as does central Sanctaria itself, where the relief contains many plateaus, river valleys and basins that complicate the general trend. Island sub-regions are special cases, as they are often upland areas that were once joined to the mainland until rising sea levels cut them off.

===Climate===
The climate of Sanctaria is of a temperate, continental nature, with a maritime climate prevailing on the western coast and a mediterranean climate in the south. The climate is strongly conditioned by a warm ocean current coming across the [[Union Sea]], which warms the western region to levels unattainable at similar latitudes on other continents. Western Sanctaria is oceanic, while eastern Sanctaria is continental and dry. Four seasons occur in western and eastern Sanctaria, while southern Sanctaria experiences a wet season and a dry season. Southern Sanctaria is hot and dry during the summer months. The heaviest precipitation occurs downwind of water bodies due to the prevailing westerlies, with higher amounts also seen in upland areas. Tornadoes can occur within Sanctaria, but tend to be weak.
[[File:Sanctarian vineyard.jpg|thumb|A vineyard in [[Glorionis]] on the south coast of Sanctaria.]]
Mildest climate within Sanctaria occurs in the island of [[Siam Island|Siam]], where the average temperature varies from 19 °C (66 °F) during the day and 13 °C (55 °F) at night in winter to 26 °C (79 °F) during the day and 19 °C (66 °F) at night in summer. This island lies on the border of the [[Gulf of Sanctaria]] and the [[Union Sea]]. As for the land on the Sanctaria continent, mildest climate occurs in the southwest part of the country, in the state of [[Aquitanium]]. Along one particular coastal strand, the average temperature varies from 10–14 °C (50–57 °F) during the day and about 5 °C (41 °F) at night in January to 22–26 °C (72–79 °F) during the day and 15–16 °C (59–61 °F) at night in the middle of summer.

===Geology===
The geology of Sanctaria is hugely varied and complex, and is influenced by various geological processes, including tectonic activity, sedimentation, and erosion.

The country's terrain exhibits a wide range of formations, including mountains, hills, plains, and river valleys. The eastern part of Sanctaria is known for its mountainous features, characterized by the presence of ancient ranges and highlands. These mountains, such as those found [[Terra Monticolarum]], were formed through tectonic collisions and uplift over millions of years. They offer breathtaking vistas, deep valleys, and rugged landscapes.

In contrast, the central states of Sanctaria, such as [[Glorionis]], [[Novum Aeternum]], or [[Novum Limium]], feature more gentle topography with rolling plains and low-lying hills. These areas of extended lowland, known collectively as the [[Great Sanctarian Plain]], are predominantly composed of sedimentary rocks, including sandstone, limestone, and shale. The deposition of sediments over time, often through ancient river systems and seas, has given rise to the formation of these plains and the fertile soil that supports agricultural activities in the region.

Volcanic activity has also played a role in shaping Sanctaria's geology. While not as prominent as in some other countries, Sanctaria is home to several dormant or extinct volcanoes. These volcanic formations have influenced the country's landscape and contributed to the presence of unique rock formations and volcanic soils. The volcanic activity has left behind deposits of lava and volcanic ash, enriching the soil and supporting diverse vegetation.

Sanctaria's coastline along its western and southern borders exhibits a mix of geological features, including cliffs, bays, and sandy beaches. The interaction between the land and the sea has shaped the coastal landscape through erosion, deposition, and the formation of coastal landforms. Waves and currents have carved cliffs and coves, while sediment deposition has resulted in the creation of beaches and barrier islands.

===Flora===
Having lived side-by-side with agricultural peoples for millennia, Sanctaria's animals and plants have been profoundly affected by the presence and activities of man. There are few areas of untouched wilderness currently found in Sanctaria, except for various national parks.

[[File:Sanctarian forest.jpg|thumb|left|A view of the Great Mountain Forest, located in [[Terra Monticolarum]], eastern Sanctaria.]]

The main natural vegetation cover in Sanctaria is mixed forest. The conditions for growth are very favourable. In the west, an unusually warm ocean current warms the continent. Southern Sanctaria could be described as having a warm, but mild climate. There are frequent summer droughts in this region. Few corners of mainland Sanctaria have not been grazed by livestock at some point in time, and the cutting down of the pre-agricultural forest habitat caused disruption to the original plant and animal ecosystems.

Probably 80 to 90 percent of Sanctaria was once covered by forest. It stretched from the Gulf of Sanctaria to the northern borders. Although over half of Sanctaria's original forests disappeared through the centuries of deforestation, Sanctaria still has over one quarter of its land area as forest, such as the broadleaf and mixed forests in [[Novum Limium]], mixed rainforests in southeastern [[Terra Monticolarum]] and the oak forests in the west of the country. During recent times, deforestation has been slowed and many trees have been planted. However, in many cases monoculture plantations of conifers have replaced the original mixed natural forest, because these grow quicker. The plantations now cover vast areas of land, but offer poorer habitats for many Sanctarian forest dwelling species which require a mixture of tree species and diverse forest structure.

In temperate Sanctaria, mixed forest with both broadleaf and coniferous trees dominate. The most important species in central and western Sanctaria are beech and oak. In the south, many olive trees have been planted, which are very well adapted to its arid climate; Cypress is also widely planted in southern Sanctaria.

===Fauna===
Glaciation during the most recent ice age and the presence of man affected the distribution of Sanctarian fauna. As for the animals, in many parts of Sanctaria most large animals and top predator species have been hunted to extinction. Today wolves (carnivores) and bears (omnivores) are endangered. Once they were found in most parts of Sanctaria. However, deforestation and hunting caused these animals to withdraw further and further east.

Sanctarian wild cat, foxes (especially the red fox), jackal and different species of martens, hedgehogs, different species of reptiles (like snakes such as vipers and grass snakes) and amphibians, different birds (owls, hawks and other birds of prey) are also present throughout the region.

Important Sanctarian herbivores are snails, larvae, fish, different birds, and mammals, like rodents, deer and roe deer, boars, and living in the mountains, marmots, steinbocks, chamois among others. A number of insects add to the biodiversity.

Sea creatures are also an important part of Sanctarian flora and fauna. The sea flora is mainly phytoplankton. Important animals that live in Sanctarian seas are zooplankton, molluscs, different crustaceans, squids and octopuses, fish, dolphins, and whales.

==Government and politics==
{{Main|Government of Sanctaria|Politics of Sanctaria}}
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Sanctaria is a [[federalism|federal]] [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[republic]]. Citizens are usually subject to three levels of government: federal, state, and local. The local government's duties are commonly split between county and municipal governments. In almost all cases, executive and legislative officials are elected by a plurality vote of citizens. There is some proportional representation at the federal level, though it is much more common at lower levels of government.

The federal government is separated into three branches:
* Legislature: the bicameral [[Federal Parliament of Sanctaria|Parliament]], defined in the [[Constitution of Sanctaria|constitution]] as comprising the [[President of Sanctaria|President]], the [[Sanctarian Senate|Senate]], and the [[Sanctarian House of Deputies|House of Deputies]];
* Executive: the [[Government of Sanctaria|Government]], comprising the [[Federal Chancellor of Sanctaria|chancellor]] and secretaries of state;
* Judiciary: the [[Supreme Court of Sanctaria]] and other [[Sanctarian court system|federal courts]], whose judges are appointed by the President on advice of the Government.

In the Senate (the upper house), there are 40 senators: four from each [[States of Sanctaria|state]], and four elected by Sanctarian citizens living abroad. Senators are elected via proportional representation by means of the single transferrable vote. The [[Sanctarian House of Deputies|House of Deputies]] (the lower house) has 460 members elected from single-member electoral divisions, commonly known as "cantons", allocated to states on the basis of population.

Elections for both chambers are not usually held simultaneously; senators have seven-year terms, while those from the lower house have five-years terms; if less than 2.5 years remain of the senate's term when the [[Federal Chancellor of Sanctaria|Chancellor]] seeks a dissolution, he or she has the option to also dissolve the Senate. The Senate may also decide themselves to dissolve before their seven-year term ends, by majority vote. Until 2015, voting was compulsory for all citizens 18 years and over in every jurisdiction.

The party with majority support in the House of Deputies forms the government and its leader, or designated individual, becomes Chancellor. In cases where no party has majority support, coalitions may be formed. If no coalition can be formed before a specific date, decided by the outgoing government prior to dissolution, then another election must be held.

There are two major political groups that usually form government, federally: the center-right [[Sanctarian Conservative Party]] and the center-left [[Democratic Left Party (Sanctaria)|Democratic Left Party]]. Independent members and several minor parties, for example the [[Christian Union Party (Sanctaria)|Christian Union Party]] and the [[Green Party (Sanctaria)|Green Party]], have achieved representation in the federal parliament in both the upper and lower houses.

In February 2025, the Democratic Left Party, led by [[Bethany Greer]], [[Sanctarian general election, 2025|won a majority of seats]] in the House of Deputies, and formed a government on 03 March 2025.

===States===
{{Main|States of Sanctaria}}

Sanctaria has nine states, three of which are cities —[[Aquitanium]] (AQ), [[Corpus]] (CS), [[Galvium]] (GV), [[Glorionis]] (GL), [[Haven]] (HV), [[Novum Aeternum]] (NA), [[Novum Limium]] (NL), [[Sanctus]] (SC), and [[Terra Monticolarum]] (TM).

Under the constitution, the federal Parliament has the power to legislate on any subject, whereas the states may legislate only within the subject areas enumerated either by the constitution, or those which the federal Parliament chooses to devolve itself. For example, state parliaments have the power to legislate with respect to education, criminal law and state police, transport, and local government. Federal laws prevail over state laws to the extent of any inconsistencies.

Each state has its own unicameral assembly; in the three city states, these are the existing city councils, while in the other six states, these are known as state assemblies. The states are sovereign entities, although subject to certain powers of the Federation as defined by the Constitution. The head of the government in each state is the [[Premiers of the Sanctarian states|Premier]], while in the city states it is called the Governing-Mayor. The head of state in each state, the state equivalent to the [[President of Sanctaria|President]], is the [[Governors of the Sanctarian states|Governor]].

[[File:waflag.svg|thumb|left|The flag of the [[World Assembly]], a voluntary intergovernmental organisation.]]

===Foreign relations===
Over recent decades, Sanctaria's foreign relations have been driven by a desire to have a closer association with other nations within the [[International Democratic Union]]; in recent years, Sanctaria was a driving force behind the creation of a regional council, the [[Council of IDU States]], and one of its own statesmen served as Secretary-General of the body before the council was disestablished. Sanctaria later joined the council's successor, the [[IDU States Assembly]] and following that body's dissolution in 2021, the country then joined the [[League of IDU Nations]].

Sanctaria is also a member of the [[World Assembly]], having also been a member in its predecessor, the [[United Nations]]. As a member of the WA, Sanctaria also has a presence in both the [[General Assembly (World Assembly)|General Assembly]] and the [[Security Council (World Assembly)|Security Council]]. [[Sanctarian Ambassador to the World Assembly|Representatives from Sanctaria]] have authored many pieces of international legislation in the body, the entire work of which Sanctaria is largely in compliance with. Sanctaria has also represented the region of the IDU as its [[WA Delegacy of the IDU|World Assembly Delegate]] on three occasion.

Being a member of the World Assembly, Sanctaria is also member of the various agencies, organisations, and commissions created by the body, including but not limited the [[World Health Authority]], the International Trade Administration, the Global Emigration, Security, Travel And Passport Organisation, and the World Assembly Development Foundation.

Sanctaria is a founder member of the [[Consortium of Independent Nations]], a voluntary political association comprised of sovereign states that were previously constituent states or territories of the [[Papal States of Sanctaria]]. Along with [[Grosseschnauzer]], [[Bears Armed]], [[Sciongrad]], and [[Laeral]], Sanctaria is also a founder member of the [[G-5 major nations|G5]], which aims to secure a peaceful and prosperous [[International Democratic Union]] via mediation, conflict resolution, and mutually agreed economic policies.

===Military===
{{Main|Sanctarian Defence Forces}}

Sanctaria's military, the [[Sanctarian Defence Forces]] (SDF), is organised into ''the Army'' (Army and special forces), ''the Navy'' (Navy and marines), ''the Air Force'' (Air Force), and ''the Coastguard'' (Coastguard and marine rescue services) branches. In absolute terms, Sanctarian military expenditure was, in 2020, at S£380 billion.

As of 2020 the SDF employed roughly 728,000 active duty service members, with about 108,000 reserve volunteers. Reservists are available to the Defence Forces and participate in defence exercises and deployments abroad. Since 2001 women may serve in all functions of service without restriction. About 187,000 female soldiers are on active duty.

The role of the SDF is described in the [[Constitution of Sanctaria]] as defensive only. But after a ruling in 2007 the term "defence" has been defined to not only include protection of the borders of Sanctaria, but also crisis reaction and conflict prevention, or more broadly as guarding the security of Sanctaria anywhere in the [[International Democratic Union]].

==Economy==
Sanctaria is a highly developed social market economy. It has one of the largest national economies in [[Occidia]].

In 2014, Sanctaria recorded the highest trade surplus in the [[International Democratic Union]]. Sanctaria is one of the largest exporters in the world with trillions of [[Sanctarian pound|pounds]] in goods and services exported in 2016. The service sector contributes significantly toward the total GDP, with industry and agriculture close behind. Exports account for 41% of national output. The top 10 exports of Sanctaria are vehicles, machinery, chemical goods, electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, transport equipment, basic metals, food products, and rubber and plastics.

The economy of Sanctaria is one of the largest manufacturing economies in the [[International Democratic Union]] and it is less likely to be affected by a financial downturn.

Energy in Sanctaria is sourced predominantly by nuclear power, then gas, wind, biomass (wood and biofuels), hydro and solar. Sanctaria is the leading producer of wind turbines in the [[International Democratic Union]].

85% percent of all Sanctarian companies are small and medium-sized enterprises, which are mostly family-owned. Of the world's 2000 largest publicly listed companies measured by revenue, 554 are headquartered in Sanctaria.

[[File:Cristi International Airport.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of [[Cristi]] International Airport, in [[Terra Monticolarum]], in eastern Sanctaria]]

===Transportation===
Personal transportation is dominated by automobiles, which operate on a vast network of public roads, including some of the [[International Democratic Union|region]]'s longest highway systems. A leading automobile market, Sanctaria has the high rate of per-capita vehicle ownership, with 650 vehicles per 1,000 Sanctarians. About 40% of personal vehicles are vans, SUVs, or light trucks. The average adult spends 45 minutes driving every day. In 2017, there were 425,009,283 motor vehicles—including cars, vans, buses, freight, and other trucks, but excluding motorcycles and other two-wheelers.

Mass transit accounts for 9% of total work trips. Transport of goods by rail is extensive, though relatively low numbers of passengers (approximately 50 million annually) use intercity rail to travel, partly because of the low population density throughout much of the Sanctarian interior. However, ridership on the national intercity passenger rail system, grew by almost 50% between 2000 and 2010, largely due to government initiatives to increase numbers using public transport. Also, light rail development has increased in recent years. Bicycle usage for work commutes is largely minimal nationally, but in high density urban areas is quite popular.

The civil airline industry is entirely privately owned, while most major airports are publicly owned.

==Demography==
With a population of almost 518 million according to the 2026 census, Sanctaria is of the most populous countries in the [[International Democratic Union]]. Its population density stands at 117.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (303.3 per square mile). The overall life expectancy in Sanctaria at birth is 80.19 years (77.93 years for males and 82.58 years for females). The fertility rate of 1.41 children born per woman (2016 estimates), or 8.33 births per 1000 inhabitants, is one of the lowest in the [[International Democratic Union|IDU]]. Since the 1990s, Sanctaria's death rate has exceeded its birth rate. However, Sanctaria is witnessing increased birth rates and migration rates since the beginning of the 2010s, particularly a rise in the number of well-educated migrants. Approximately 45 million Sanctarians live abroad.

Sanctaria is a popular immigration destination. As of 2026, 11% of the country's population did not have citizenship. The majority of migrants live in western Sanctaria, in particular in urban areas. Regarding the immigrant background, 16% of the country's residents were of immigrant or partially immigrant descent in 2026.

===Language===
English is the official language of Sanctaria, with French and Latin also recognised as additional languages worthy of special recognition.

According to the 2026 census, English is the only language spoken in the home for close to 81.9% of the population. A considerable proportion of first- and second-generation migrants are bilingual.

===Religion===
{{Main|Church of Sanctaria}}
[[File:St. George's Basilica.jpg|thumb|[[Basilica of St. George in Heaven|St. George's Basilica]] in [[Sanctus]], capital of Sanctaria.]]

Forms of Christianity have dominated religious life in what is now Sanctaria for over 1000 years. Although a majority of citizens still identify with Christianity in many surveys, regular church attendance has fallen dramatically since the middle of the 20th century, while immigration and demographic change have contributed to the growth of other faiths. This has led some commentators to variously describe Sanctaria as a multi-faith, or secularised society.

In the 2001 census 71.6% of all respondents indicated that they were Christians. 15% of respondents stated that they had no religion, with a further 7% not stating a religious preference. A survey in 2014 showed only one in ten Sanctarians actually attend church weekly.

The [[Church of Sanctaria]] is the established church in Sanctaria, though it retains no political or temporal power or influence. Despite having an established church, however, [[Constitution of Sanctaria|Sanctaria's constitution]] also provides for religious freedom.

===Health===
Healthcare in Sanctaria is a state matter and each state has its own system of private and publicly funded health care, together with alternative, holistic and complementary treatments. Public healthcare is provided to all Sanctarian permanent residents and is federally mandated to be mostly free at the point of need, being paid for from general taxation. The [[World Health Authority]] ranked the provision of healthcare in Sanctaria as one of the best in the [[International Democratic Union]]. Since 1993 expenditure on healthcare has been increased significantly.

Regulatory bodies are organised on a federal basis such as the General Medical Council, the Nursing Council, and non-governmental-based regulatory bodies. However, political and operational responsibility for healthcare lies with the state governments; each [[Sanctarian Health Service]] practice has different policies and priorities, resulting in contrasts.

===Education===
Sanctarian public education is operated by state governments, but items like curricula and school standards are regulated by the [[Department of Education (Sanctaria)|federal Department of Education]]. Children are required to attend school from the age of six or seven until they turn 18; some states allow students to leave school at 16 or 17 if they have completed final exams.

About 12% of children are enrolled in parochial or private schools. Homeschooling is not permitted. Some 90% of Sanctarian college students attend [[public university|public universities]].

Sanctaria has many competitive private and public institutions of higher education. These tertiary education institutions are regulated by the federal government, regardless of the state they are located in.

==Culture==
Sanctaria's culture is influenced by its history as a developed state, a liberal democracy, [[G-5 major nations|a great power]] and its predominantly Christian religious life; its history as the mother nation of an empire means that former colonies also influenced the development of culture in the nation. The wider culture of [[Occidia]] has also influenced Sanctarian culture, and Humanism, religious diversity, and representative democracy developed from culture in the region as a whole.

[[File:STV HQ.jpg|thumb|left|The headquarters of [[Sanctarian Television]] (STV).]]

As a result of the Papal States of Sanctaria, significant Sanctarian influence can be observed in the language, law, culture and institutions of a geographically wide assortment of countries both within the region of the [[International Democratic Union]] and beyond, including [[Munsteran]], [[Buckingham]], [[Mount Solace]], [[Galway and Athlone]], and [[Atlantaena]]. These states, now fully and wholly independent, remain among some of Sanctaria's closest allies. In turn the empire also influenced Sanctarian culture, particularly Sanctarian cuisine.

===Media===
[[Sanctarian Television]] (STV) is Sanctaria's public service broadcaster, funded by a television licence fee and advertising. STV operates two national television channels, STV-1 and STV-2. Other independent national television channels are available, as are both national and international subscription-based television providers.

Supported by the [[Sanctarian Film Board]], the Sanctarian film industry grew significantly since the 1980s, with the promotion of indigenous films as well as the attraction of international productions.

A large number of regional and local radio stations are available countrywide. A survey showed that a consistent 80% of adults listen to a mixture of national, regional and local stations on a daily basis. STV operates a radio arm, called [[Sanctarian Radio]] (SRO), which operates four national stations: SRO-1, SRO-2, SRO-Classic, and SRO-Talk. There are also many independent national stations.

Sanctaria has a traditionally competitive print media, which is divided into daily national newspapers and weekly regional newspapers, as well as national Sunday editions. The strength of the international press is a unique feature of the Sanctarian print media scene, with the availability of a wide selection of [[International Democratic Union|IDU]] published newspapers and magazines.

Approximately 82% of Sanctarian households had Internet access in 2013 compared to the [[Occidia|Occidian]] average of 79% but only 67% had broadband access. [[File:Archery.jpg|thumb|A group of Sanctarians participating in an archery competition.]]

===Sport===
About 29% of Sanctarians over the age of 15 regularly participate in organised sporting activities.

Association football is the most popular sport in Sanctaria, but archery is the officially designated national sport. With more than 38.8 million official members, the Sanctarian Football Association is the largest sports organisation of its kind in the nation.

Other popular spectator sports include winter sports, boxing, basketball, handball, volleyball, ice hockey, tennis, horse riding and golf. Sanctaria is a powerhouse in water-based sports, such as swimming, sailing, rowing and surfing as well.

Sanctaria is one of the leading motor sports and cycling countries in the world too.

Historically, however, Sanctaria does not tend to take part in international sporting competitions or organisations, such as the [[IDU Football Championship]] or Olympics, but recent governments have made efforts to reverse this policy.

==Notes==
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Sanctarian Federal Statistics Office

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The '''Sanctarian Federal Statistics Office''' ('''SFSO'''), also called the '''Federal Statistics Office''', is the principal statistical agency of the [[Government of Sanctaria]], responsible for the collection, analysis, and publication of official statistics relating to the [[Sanctaria|Divine Federation of Sanctaria]]. The office operates under the [[Treasury (Sanctaria)|Treasury]], although it maintains statutory independence in the production and publication of official statistics.

The SFSO is responsible for conducting the federal census, maintaining national population estimates, and producing statistical reports on the economy, employment, demographics, and social conditions. It also works with other government departments and agencies to establish common statistical standards and ensure consistency in the collection and reporting of official data.

== Organisation ==

The SFSO is headed by a Director-General, who is responsible for the administration of the agency and oversees its statistical programmes. Although the office receives its funding through the Treasury, the Director-General retains responsibility for statistical methodologies, the content of official publications, and the timing of their release.

The office works alongside federal departments, state governments, and other public bodies in the collection and analysis of statistical information. It also maintains national statistical databases and makes official datasets available to government institutions, researchers, businesses, and the general public.

== Responsibilities ==
The principal responsibilities of the SFSO include:

* Conducting the federal population and housing census.
* Producing national and state population estimates and demographic projections.
* Collecting and publishing economic statistics, including inflation, employment, wages, and national accounts.
* Compiling statistics relating to education, housing, health, and other social indicators.
* Establishing statistical standards for federal government departments and agencies.
* Publishing official statistical reports and maintaining publicly accessible statistical databases.

== Federal census ==
{{Main|Census in Sanctaria}}

The SFSO is responsible for the planning and administration of the federal census, which provides a comprehensive account of the population and households of Sanctaria. Census information is used in public administration, government planning, the allocation of public resources, and demographic research.

The most recent federal census was conducted on 31 January 2026, with the first national and state population figures published on 30 October 2026. The census recorded a national population of 517,934,289, with more detailed demographic and household statistics scheduled for publication during 2027.

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