Aredoa
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The Republic of Aredoa | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: "Prosper as One" | |
| Anthem: "Courage at Heart" | |
| Capital | Vahania |
| Official languages | English, Spanish |
| Demonym(s) | Aredoan |
| Government | Unicameral Democratic Parliamentary Republic |
| Maria Ortalez | |
| Alejandro Lopez | |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Aredoa |
| Chamber of Regions | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Independence from Spain | |
| 16 September 1876 | |
| 3 August 1879 | |
| Area | |
• | 144,755 km2 (55,890 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 3.6% |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 29,856,398 |
• 2013 census | 28,231,503 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Per capita | $36,860 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Per capita | $29,450 |
| Gini (2018) | 32.8 medium |
| HDI (2018) | .926 very high |
| Currency | Aredoan Pono (ADP) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Aredoan Standard Time) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +693 |
| Internet TLD | .ad |
Aredoa, officially the Republic of Aredoa, is a democratic parliamentary republic located in the International Democratic Union. The capital of Aredoa is Vahania, also the largest city. Aredoa has a population of 29,856,398 and covers an area of 144,755 km². The head of state is the President, who is directly elected by the people and fulfills a largely ceremonial yet constitutionally important role. The head of government is the Chief Minister, who is elected by the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Assembly and appointed by the President.
Aredoa was forcibly colonized by Spain in 1765. During the colonial period, the country was governed by the Colonial Governor of Aredoa who answered directly to the Spanish Crown. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, newer generations were growing increasingly disillusioned with colonial rule. A number of secret societies formed advocating for various native Aredoan interests, which all became strongly intertwined under the banners of self-determination and republicanism. After success in local elections in southern Aredoa, these republicans won a majority of seats in the 1876 General Election to the Colonial Parliament; they refused to take their seats in the powerless colonial body and instead formed the Revolutionary Aredoan Congress. At the first meeting of the Revolutionary Aredoan Congress, the Congress unanimously voted to issue the Aredoan Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary Aredoan Army subsequently moved into positions in the strongly republican south-west of Aredoa, marking the start of the Aredoan War of Independence.
On the 3rd of August 1879, Aredoa officially gained its independence with the promulgation of the Treaty of Vahania, resulting in a Spanish withdrawal from Aredoa. The Republic of Aredoa was proclaimed on the same day. The Constitution of Aredoa was ratified in February 1880, establishing the framework that lays out how Aredoa is governed to this day. Modern-day Aredoa is a multi-party democracy with a strong economy, in large part thanks to the thriving tourism industry which sees tourists arriving from near and far due to Aredoa's natural beauty and culture.
Etymology
History
Early History
The earliest known modern human remains in Aredoa date back to the late Palaeolithic period. Early settlers were reliant on the sea for their livelihood, and so the first recorded permanent settlements were in coastal areas.
As the Neolithic period arrived, large farming settlements came into fruition across Aredoa, eventually forming the first towns. There was great variety in how these local areas were administered: some practiced hereditary leadership, while others had tribal councils operated by the heads of the most influential families. Modern research has explored the nature of the communal leadership of a select few early settlements.
Based on early written records, the first resemblance of a unified Aredoa was c. 100 CE. Although the country was still very much governed on a local basis with no overarching national authority, it is from this period that local tribal leaders began meeting on a biannual basis as the various Aredoan settlements had developed cultural similarities making them distinct from settlements in bordering regions. Concepts of non-aggression and trade across towns were quickly developed; in later centuries, the tribes had developed some shared conventions on inheritance, disputes, and land ownership.
Spanish Colonial Rule
Aredoa pre-colonization
By the beginning of the eighteenth century, Aredoa still lacked strong national cohesion, although its borders were widely accepted and largely match the modern day borders. Three dynasties each controlled a region of Aredoa: The Velazah dynasty, controlling North-Eastern Aredoa, the Florron dynasty, controlling North-Western Aredoa, and the Mamanté dynasty, controlling Southern Aredoa.
The dynasty heads acted as something of an informal triumvirate in governing the country at large, particularly when it came to relations with external powers and developing a shared criminal system for high crimes, but each of the dynasty heads retained almost complete control over the governance of their region save for foreign affairs and justice.
In 1765, Aredoa was invaded by Spain. The three dynasties and their heads united in their opposition to the invasion and took up arms, under the lead of Silvestre Mamanté. Mamanté was killed in battle in June 1765, leaving the Mamanté dynasty without an heir of age. The heads of the Velazah dynasty fled Aredoa shortly after the death of Mamanté, while the Florron dynasty struck a deal with Spain to voluntarily bring its territorial holdings under Spanish control in exchange for an aristocratic future for their dynasty. A political vacuum had been created amongst the native Aredoans. Leaderless and demoralized, Aredoan opposition to Spanish conquest ended shortly after Mamanté's death, with the Empire of Spain soon assuming control of all of Aredoa.
Spanish Control
During the colonial period from 1765, Aredoa was ruled by the Colonial Governor of Aredoa, who answered directly to the Spanish Crown. The Colonial Governor was advised by the Council of Advisors, consisting of wealthy settlers and influential natives who had submitted to Spanish rule; this formed an aristocracy with Councillors wielding much political power and controlling significant swathes of land, often land that was forcibly removed from natives who opposed Spanish colonization.
Spanish rule saw rapid industrialization, with manufacturing and mining becoming more prominent. Rural Aredoa remained strongly agricultural- however, with the aristocratic class controlling over 70% of farmland from 1790, farmers grew poorer despite increased output due to the exorbitant rent charged by landlords onto their tenants (whose ancestors had owned, rather than rented, the land, before it had been forcefully reassigned to the elite Spanish settlers).
In 1823, decrees were introduced to liberalize Aredoa and eliminate the resentment that was slowly building up amongst the native people against the aristocracy. The Colonial Parliament of Aredoa was introduced, giving the illusion of democracy. However, only those with property of a set value or those with income of a set value were enfranchised to vote in or stand for election, resulting in just 15% of adult men being able to vote. As a result, the Colonial Parliament was dominated by the aristocratic class, with the sons of Councillors often serving in the body to gain experience before assuming their fathers' position on the Council of Advisors. Voting requirements were progressively relaxed over time, but the Colonial Parliament remained a largely toothless body that the administration was not accountable to.