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The country has a primarily mild Oceanic climate, though the metropolitan region varies from warm Mediterranean to Humid Continental. Overseas territories have an even broader climatic range. The nation is a {{wp|Federation|federal}} {{wp|Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential}} {{wp|Republic|republic}}, with executive authority shared between a directly elected Premier, the [[First Deputy of Meronnia|First Deputy]] of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Meronnia|Chamber of Deputies]], and the Directory, a limply empowered holdover of the early Republican government.
The country has a primarily mild Oceanic climate, though the metropolitan region varies from warm Mediterranean to Humid Continental. Overseas territories have an even broader climatic range. The nation is a {{wp|Federation|federal}} {{wp|Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential}} {{wp|Republic|republic}}, with executive authority shared between a directly elected Premier, the [[First Deputy of Meronnia|First Deputy]] of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Meronnia|Chamber of Deputies]], and the Directory, a limply empowered holdover of the early Republican government.
The origin of a national identity for Meronnia began in the late 600s after the exit of the [[Orthurian Empire]] from the region, particularly after [[Louemagne|Louel the Great]] (or Louemagne) claimed the title of "King of all Mèrons" in 698. The Grimoalding dynasty of Louel the Great would go on to further success and unified much of what is considered Meronnia today. In 757 [[Lothair II|Lothair the Knight]], who had converted to [[Beoin|Beoism]] earlier that decade, defeated the last major resistance to his rule in the region and was crowned the first Emperor of Mèrona. The Empire would last more than two centuries before civil war between rival claimants to the throne brought the period to an end.
Between 999 and 1281, the Meronnian region was disunited, with between three and five kings overseeing the feudal realms of the Meronnian-speaking region and the neighboring areas. Philip Rusét, in 1281, issued the Philippine Proclamation claiming the divine right to rule as King of Mèronie, after his marriage to the royal Adelaide of Blénoir. The new Kingdom underwent an age of flourishing arts and culture, as well as scientific innovation, through the 1300s and 1400s, which built a reputation for Meronnia as a place of learning and arts.
The Meronnian Colonial Empire had its beginnings in the early 1500s, and the prosperous kingdom quickly settled towns along the northern coast of Meridiq across the Rosel Sea. The sovereignty of Meronnia was interrupted for 32 years from 1551 to 1583 after [[Philip the Great|Philip I/IV]], the [[Produzland|Produes]] King, inherited the Meronnian crown. After his death, the Kingdoms of Meronnia and Produzland again split due to differences in succession law.
The late kingdom period was dominated by religious conflict and peasant uprisings, while the Meronnian monarchs focused their attention on supporting Produes allies and the expansion of colonial holdings, particularly in the South of [[Nori]]. Between 1731 and 1771, a period of revolutions saw the loss of several valuable colonial holdings, most significantly [[Carelia]], as well as the permanent overthrow of the Meronnian monarchy and the establishment of the Federal Republic.
Meronnia underwent an industrial revolution and drained significant amounts of unusable wetlands, swamps, and tidal areas throughout the 1800s. They carefully avoided direct participation in the [[Olympic War]], but volunteer divisions fought on multiple fronts and the impact on the global economy led to rationing of key goods in the Republic. Since the end of the Olympic War, Meronnia has withdrawn from almost all colonial possessions, invested more in Space Sciences than any other nation in Olympus, and seen significant growth in GDP year-over-year.


Meronnia is a center for arts, sciences, and philosophy. Meronnia is a developed country with a very high standard of living and fairly low income inequality, though there have been recent concerns about rising housing prices. Meronnia is heavily involved in international affairs and participates in a number of international bodies. It is the leading member of the [[OIM]], an organization initially founded as a post-colonial community of Mèronais-speaking nations.
Meronnia is a center for arts, sciences, and philosophy. Meronnia is a developed country with a very high standard of living and fairly low income inequality, though there have been recent concerns about rising housing prices. Meronnia is heavily involved in international affairs and participates in a number of international bodies. It is the leading member of the [[OIM]], an organization initially founded as a post-colonial community of Mèronais-speaking nations.

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The Federal Republic of Meronnia
République Fédérale de Mèronie
Flag of Mèronie
Flag
Motto: Liberté, Solidarité, Prospérité
Liberty, Solidarity, Prosperity
Anthem: Le Chant Du Depart
"Song of the Departure"
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Official Map of the Federal Republic and Territories
Official Map of the Federal Republic and Territories
CapitalSenone
Official languagesMèronais
Recognised regional languagesVaalse, Cabecan, Tavitan
Demonym(s)Mèron
GovernmentFederal semi-presidential republic
• Premier
Pierre-Antoine Tremblay
Maximilien Sardou
LegislatureChambre des Députés
Establishment
• Crowning of Lothair II
757
• The Philippine Proclamation
1281
• Signing of the Commune Constitution
1771
Area
• Total
646,571.4 km2 (249,642.6 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
66,762,700
• Density
103.26/km2 (267.4/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
L551 Billion
• Per capita
L8,253.10
Gini (2020)29.2
low
HDI (2020)0.889
very high
CurrencyLivre ((L))
Date formatddmmyyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+122
ISO 3166 codeMR
Internet TLD.mr

Meronnia (Mèronais: Mèronie), officially the Federal Republic of Meronnia (Mèronais: République Fédérale de Mèronie), is a nation in Western Lira with several overseas territories. Metropolitan Meronnia is bordered by the Bay of Bicscay and the Inoran Ocean to the West, Lunderfrau to the North, Winst to the East, Arideo to the Southeast, Cisparrania to the South, and Produzland to the Southwest. The capital and largest city is Senone, with 2,812,000 living in the Senone Commune. The country's 47 Communes and 5 other Territories span a total of 646,571.4 km2 (249,642.6 sq mi), with a total population of 66.8 million people.

The country has a primarily mild Oceanic climate, though the metropolitan region varies from warm Mediterranean to Humid Continental. Overseas territories have an even broader climatic range. The nation is a federal semi-presidential republic, with executive authority shared between a directly elected Premier, the First Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies, and the Directory, a limply empowered holdover of the early Republican government.

Meronnia is a center for arts, sciences, and philosophy. Meronnia is a developed country with a very high standard of living and fairly low income inequality, though there have been recent concerns about rising housing prices. Meronnia is heavily involved in international affairs and participates in a number of international bodies. It is the leading member of the OIM, an organization initially founded as a post-colonial community of Mèronais-speaking nations.

Etymology

The origin of Meronnia is as a geographic term, Merona, describing the area the majority of the modern nation exists on, though the origins of this terminology are unclear (it is believed to have originated somewhere in Western Lira). The tribes, and later, kingdoms that inhabited the area became known as the Mèrons, and a gradual linguistic shift over several hundred years was confirmed in 1281 when Philip Rusét in his proclamation claimed the title of King of Mèronie. The Lorian exonym settled on Meronnia around the same time.

Both the exonym and endonym roughly mean Land of the Mèrons. As the word Mèron originally means those living in Merona or Mèronie, the cyclical nature of the meanings of these terms has drawn some attention as a source of humor for linguists.

The modern demonym for the nation of Meronnia is "Mèron" (or Meron/Meronnian in Lorian).

History

Prehistory and Early History (-650)

Imperial Period (651-1000)

Interregnum Period (1001-1280)

Early Kingdom Period (1281-1500)

Middle Kingdom Period (1501-1650)

Late Kingdom Period (1651-1730)

Revolutionary Period (1731-1790)

Early Republic Period (1791-1920)

Middle Republic Period (1921-)

Geography

Politics

Economy

Demographics

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