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{{Infobox geopolitical organization
|name =              MASA
|image_flag =        Flag of MASA.svg
|flag_type =         [[Flag of MASA|Flag]]
|symbol_type =       <!-- Symbol, Emblem, Logo, etc. -->
|image_symbol =      <!-- Symbol image's filename -->
|motto =             <!-- "[motto]" -->
|englishmotto =      <!--English language version of motto-->
|anthem =            <!-- ''[anthem name]'' -->
|text_symbol_type =  <!-- for other types of text symbol -->
|text_symbol =       <!-- e.g. ''[hymn name]'' -->
|image_map =         LocationOfMASA.png
|loctext =           [[Middle Mavona (region)|Middle Mavona]], [[East Stratea]]
|map_width =         250px
|map_caption =       Location of MASA
|org_type =          {{wp|Economic union}}, {{wp|Military alliance}}, {{wp|Political union}}
|membership_type =   Member states
|membership =        {{flag|Agnia}}<br>{{flag|Atocha}}<br>{{flag|Patriarchate of Mavona}}<br>{{flag|Shkodër Federation}}
|admin_center_type = Capitals
|admin_center =      {{flagicon|Agnia}} [[Nazaré, Agnia|Nazaré]] ([[MASA Courts|Courts]], [[MASA Parliament|Parliament]])<br>{{flagicon|Agnia}} [[Ralume, Agnia|Ralume]] ([[MASA Defense Council|DC]], [[MASA Foreign Policy Council|FPC]])<br>{{flagicon|Shkodër Federation}} [[Shkodër, Bacalia|Shkodër]] ([[MASA Board of Auditors|BoA]], [[MASA executive branch|Executive]], [[MASA Central Bank|MCB]])
|languages_type =    Languages
|languages =         '''Main language:'''<br>{{wp|French language|Gagian}}<br>'''National languages:'''<br>{{wp|Portuguese language|Agnian}}<br>{{wp|Catalan language|Fulvanian}}<br>{{wp|Spanish language|Serran}}<br>{{wp|Albanian language|Stegtu}}<br>'''Regional languages:'''<br>{{wp|Mongolian language|Narulian}}<br>{{wp|Aragonese language|Oestgagian}}<br>{{wp|Asturleonese language|Quartan}}<br>{{wp|Pashto language|Razachi}}<br>{{wp|Kurdish language|Sarani}}<br>{{wp|Persian language|Tarsi}}<br>{{wp|Galician language|Vestan}}
|leader_title1 =     [[MASA Council of Ministers#Chair|Chairman]] of the [[MASA Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers]]
|leader_name1 =      {{flagicon|Shkodër Federation}} [[Urtash Zagreda]]
|leader_title2 =     [[MASA Parliament#President|President]] of the [[MASA Parliament]]
|leader_name2 =      {{flagicon|Atocha}} [[Sebastian Guerrero]]
|leader_title3 =     [[MASA Foreign Policy Council#Chair|Chairman]] of the [[MASA Foreign Policy Council|Foreign Policy Council]]
|leader_name3 =      {{flagicon|Agnia}} [[Reinaldo Oliveira]]
|leader_title4 =     [[MASA Defense Council#Chair|Chairman]] of the [[MASA Defense Council|Defense Council]]
|leader_name4 =      {{flagicon|Patriarchate of Mavona}} [[Alejandra España]]
|leader_title5 =     [[Supreme Court of MASA#Chief Justice|Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of MASA]]
|leader_name5 =      {{flagicon|Shkodër Federation}} [[Francesc Rofastes]]
|leader_title6 =     [[MASA Board of Auditors#Chair|Chairman]] of the [[MASA Board of Auditors|Board of Auditors]]
|leader_name6 =      {{flagicon|Shkodër Federation}} [[Sílvia Desplans]]
|leader_title7 =     [[MASA Central Bank#President|President]] of the [[MASA Central Bank]]
|leader_name7 =      {{flagicon|Agnia}} [[Carlota Monteiro]]
|leader_title8 =     [[Chief of Staff of the Free Middle Mavonan Armed Forces|Chief of Staff]] of the [[Free Middle Mavonan Armed Forces]]
|leader_name8 =      {{flagicon|Shkodër Federation}} General [[Raül Casabella]]
|legislature =       {{sp}}
|upper_house =       [[MASA Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers]]
|lower_house =       [[MASA Parliament]]
|established_event1 = [[United States of Middle Mavona]] dissolved
|established_date1 =  8 June 1985
|established_event2 = [[First Shkodër Treaty]] signed
|established_date2 =  31 October 1990
|established_event3 = [[Middle Mavonan War]] [[Treaty of Cowen|ended]]
|established_date3 =  18 December 1995
|established_event4 = [[Treaty of Nazaré]] signed
|established_date4 =  15 January 1996
|established_event5 = [[Shkodër Federation]] [[Second Shkodër Treaty|established]]
|established_date5 =  15 March 1999
|established_event6 = [[Treaty of Mavona (2002)|Treaty of Mavona]] ratified
|established_date6 =  1 June 2002
|established_event7 = Atocha, Mavona, and Shkodër Federation admitted into [[Trans-Tenific Partnership|TTP]]
|established_date7 =  5 May 2004
|established_event8 = [[East Stratean Free Travel Area|ESFTA]] established
|established_date8 =  1 June 2005
|established_event9 = [[Treaty of Atocha (2011)|Treaty of Atocha]] ratified
|established_date9 =  1 August 2011
|official_website =  www.masa.ms
|area_km2 =          893,847
|area_sq_mi =        {{convert|893847|km2|sqmi}}
|percent_water =     3.80%
|area_label =        Total
|population_estimate = {{Increase}} 121,567,924
|population_estimate_year = 2020
|population_density_km2 = {{Pop density|121567924|893847|km2|disp=num}}
|GDP_PPP =           ₭5.9 trillion
|GDP_PPP_year =      2020
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = ₭48,381
|GDP_nominal =       {{Increase}} ₭3.4 trillion
|GDP_nominal_year =  2020
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = {{Increase}} ₭28,156
|Gini =              42.3
|Gini_year =         2023
|Gini_change =       decrease
|HDI =               0.888
|HDI_year =          2020
|HDI_change =        increase
|currency =          [[MASA lira]] (₺)
|currency_code =     MSL
|time_zone = 
|utc_offset =        <!-- +N, where N is number of hours -->
}}

'''MASA''' is a {{wp|Political union|political}}, {{wp|Economic union|economic}}, and {{wp|Military alliance|military}} alliance of four [[East Stratea|East Stratean]] states: [[Agnia]], [[Atocha]], the [[Patriarchate of Mavona]], and the [[Shkodër Federation]]. While nominally a political union, MASA has some characteristics of both a {{wp|confederation}} and a {{wp|federation}}.

The [[Treaty of XXX]], which led to the end of the [[Third Great War]], had the [[United States of Middle Mavona]] be dissolved after referenda were held in its territory. When Third Coalition troops withdrew in 1989, the [[Middle Mavonan War]] began as many were not satisfied with the new borders. [[Bacalian Second Republic|Bacalia]], [[Green Fulvanian Second Republic|Green Fulvania]], and [[Yellow Fulvanian Second Republic|Yellow Fulvania]] briefly fought each other before signing the [[First Shkodër Treaty]] in late-1990. [[Oestgagian Second Republic|Oestgagium]], [[Quartan Second Republic|Quarto]], [[Serran Second Republic|Serro]], and [[Vestan Second Republic|Vestun]] then signed the [[Treaty of Ezcaray]] in mid-1991 as they faced a threat of invasion from the new allies. The former countries allied with Agnia when a [[Global Community Intervention in the Middle Mavonan War|Furbish-led intervention]] began in 1992, which the countries supported. It ended in a stalemate 1995, with Atocha and Mavona being liberated after being invaded by Serro earlier in the war. Atocha, Mavona, Agnia, and the Shkodër Treaty signatories increased cooperations with each other and with Gagium and The Furbish Islands, with the former four signing the [[Treaty of Nazaré]] in early-1996. The [[Second Shkodër Treaty]] officially established the Shkodër Federation in 1999, and in 2002 the [[Treaty of Mavona (2002)|Treaty of Mavona]] officially established MASA as an economic and political union. MASA institutions were further strengthened in the [[Treaty of Atocha (2011)|Treaty of Atocha]] signed in 2011.

MASA is governed by the 300 members [[MASA Parliament]], which is elected proportionately from each country, and the [[MASA Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers]], which is made up of the prime ministers of all members and some of their subdivisions, which serves as both an upper house and head of the [[MASA executive branch|executive branch]]. Foreign policy is controlled by the [[MASA Foreign Policy Council|Foreign Policy Council]], made up of the four foreign affairs ministers, while defense policy is controlled by the [[MASA Defense Council|Defense Council]], made up of the four defense ministers. The latter also controls the [[Free Middle Mavonan Armed Forces]], which was formed in 2014 when the armed forces of the members were merged. Other institutions include the [[MASA Courts]], tasked with interpreting MASA law and settling disputes between members, the [[MASA Board of Auditors|Board of Auditors]], the {{wp|supreme audit instutition}}, and the [[MASA Central Bank]], which controls monetary policy in the union and the [[MASA lira]].

The four countries cover an area of 893,847 square kilometers (345,116 square miles) and have a population of 101.6 million, and a GDP of ₭2.7 trillion. They are all members of the [[East Stratean Free Travel Area]] and the [[Trans-Tenific Partnership]]. They are all classified as emerging economies, and face many challenges including corruption, wealth inequality, and threats from their neighbors. High tensions remain between MASA and [[Middle Mavona]], with skirmishes frequently being fought on their borders, and with [[Pätschlàn]] which has allied with Middle Mavona.

==History==
===Post-Third Great War (1983-1990)===
===Middle Mavonan War (1990-1995)===
===Increasing cooperation (1995-2002)===
The name MASA was chosen for the new union, which is an acronym of the names of the four members.

===Formation to present (2002-present)===

==Member states==
Since its foundation in 2002, MASA has four member states:
*{{flag|Agnia}}
*{{flag|Atocha}}
*{{flag|Patriarchate of Mavona}}
*{{flag|Shkodër Federation}}
===Comparison===
===Enlargement===
Enlargement of MASA has been discussed numerous times with several [[Lower Mavona (region)|Lower Mavonan]] states.

All countries have agreed that joining the TTP and ESFTA would have to be a prerequisite to joining MASA due to their level of integration, but both groups have been more selective in their membership.

==Politics and governance==
===Treaties===
{{main|Treaty of Nazaré|Treaty of Atocha (2002)|Treaty of Mavona (2011)}}
===Council of Ministers===
{{main|MASA Council of Ministers}}
The Council of Ministers serves as both the upper house and the head of the executive branch of MASA. It has twelve {{wp|Ex officio member|''ex officio''}} members:

{{flag|Agnia}}:
* [[Prime Minister of Agnia]] - 2 votes
* [[First Minister of Amador]] - 1 vote
* [[First Minister of Barreiros-Vilamar]] - 0.5 votes
* [[First Minister of Loarre]] - 0.5 votes
{{flag|Atocha}}:
* [[Prime Minister of Atocha]] - 2 votes
{{flag|Patriarchate of Mavona}}:
* [[Prime Minister of Mavona]] - 2 votes
{{flag|Shkodër Federation}}:
* [[Prime Minister of the Shkodër Federation]] - no votes, but is able to break ties
* [[First Minister of Bacalia]] - 1 vote
* [[First Minister of Green Fulvania]] - 1 vote
* [[First Minister of Yellow Fulvania]] - 1 vote
* [[First Minister of Ayerbe]] - 0.5 votes
* [[First Minister of North Quarto]] - 0.5 votes

Chairmanship of the Council of Ministers can be held by any member, but in practice the position rotates between the four prime ministers. They have no set meeting place, but typically meet in one of the national capitals.

The main function of the Council of Ministers is to head the executive branch of MASA. Decisions are carried out by a majority vote acccording to the scheme outlined above.

The other function of the Council of Ministers is to act as the upper house. They have the ability to veto all legislation passed by the MASA Parliament, which can be done with a majority vote using the above scheme.
===MASA Parliament===
{{main|MASA Parliament}}
===Executive branch===
{{main|MASA executive branch}}
===Courts===
{{main|Supreme Court of MASA|MASA Courts}}
===Board of Auditors===
{{main|MASA Board of Auditors}}
===MASA Central Bank===
{{main|MASA Central Bank}}
===Foreign relations===
{{main|MASA Foreign Policy Council|Foreign Policy of MASA}}
===Defense===
{{main|MASA Defense Council|Free Middle Mavonan Armed Forces}}

==Geography==

==Economy==

==Demographics==

==Culture==

{{Manala topics}}
[[Category:Manala]]
[[Category:Stratea]]
[[Category:East Stratea]]
[[Category:Post-León Monarchy states]]
[[Category:MASA]]