Ausonia

Ausonian Commonwealth République ausonienne (French)
Flag Emblem
Motto: "Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno" (Latin) "One for All, All for One"
Anthem: Cantique des Ausoniens (French) Psalm of the Ausonians
Capital	Châlons
Largest city	Savonnes
Official languages	French
Recognised regional languages	16 languages Arpitan Aranese Catalan Cournullian Cartanian English Gallo Melitan Mosellan Norman Occitan Picard Romansh Royanais Walloon
Recognized territorial languages	Afar Australic Danish L'nuk Papiamento Somali
Demonym(s)	Ausonian ausonien
Government	Federal diarchic semi-direct democracy under a constitutional parliamentary republic
• Captains-Regent	Françoise Aucoin Mireille Ribault
• Lord President	Bernard Jaqueil
• Speaker of the Senate	Elmire Aslane
Legislature	Senate
• Upper house	House of Peers
• Lower house	House of Commons
Area
• Total	586,947 km2 (226,622 sq mi)
• Water (%)	3.62%
Population
• 2019 estimate	146,861,648
• Metropolitan Ausonia, estimate 2019	146,861,648
• 2015 census	146,652,493
• Density	260/km2 (673.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$6.877 trillion
• Per capita	$46,827
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$5.621 trillion
• Per capita	$38,272
Gini (2018)	28.7 low
HDI (2018)	.935 very high
Currency	Ausonian livre (AUL; ₤)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy (AD)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+33
Internet TLD	.au

​ Ausonia (French: Ausonie), officially the Ausonian Commonwealth, is a sovereign nation in southwestern Adria. It is bounded by ?? to its north, the Eurythic Ocean to its west, ?? to its south, and ?? to its east. It is a federal republic comprised of forty provinces, two free cities, and two federal territories, in addition to six constituent territories scattered throughout the world, with Châlons as the seat of the federal authorities. While the country is highly mountainous, with much of its land dominated by high mountain chains which are some of the tallest in Adria, the majority of its population of more than 146.9 million are concentrated in the rugged Mesette plateau.

Modern humans first arrived to the territory that would become Ausonia by around 40,000 years ago, with the region playing host to various Ausonic and Aranic tribes up until it was conquered by the Valessian Empire in 200 BCE. During the ensuing period, Valessian religion, language, and cultural traditions influenced and combined with the cultures of the natives, creating a distinct Ausonio-Valessian culture. After the collapse of the empire, various Germanic and Slavic peoples migrated from Central Adria and established tribal confederations, among them the Allemanni and Carantani. Over time, these confederations became the basis of powerful kingdoms, duchies, and baronies, in particular the Principality of Beauvais which consolidated much of the surrounding territories to form the Kingdom of Ausonia by 1253.

Even though much of present-day Ausonia was unified under the royal House of Montcalm, power was mostly in the hands of regional nobles and patrician governments who were largely resistant to the rise of absolutism. As the royal domains began to usurp power, they began forming alliances to secure their rights and privileges. These tensions would escalate during the 16th century, during rule of the child-king Francis II and his increasingly-autocratic Regency Council, especially as regional magnates in the south banded together under the Confederacy as a counter. It would ultimately culminate in the War of Unification which would finally unify the country under the Confederacy (united as the Commonwealth), with a relatively powerless monarch ruling over the old royal domains.

The modern federal republic would be established in 1848, when a series of bread riots caused by famine would lead to a series of reforms by the Liberal-led government. After a short-lived civil war by a coalition of Catholic states, a new constitution was be promulgated, guaranteeing universal suffrage and ensuring the transition to the current federal system. With numerous minor additions, this constitution is still in force today.

A largely Valessic country, Ausonia today is a cosmopolitan, religiously diverse, and multilingual society, with numerous regional identities stemming from linguistic differences and the Catholic-Protestant axis. Though a majority of Ausonians are speakers of various Oïl dialects, Ausonian identity is rooted in a common historical and geographical background and shared values such as federalism and direct democracy.

Ausonia is also a developed, high-income economy, dominated primarily by the service and financial sectors. It is one of the top countries in the world in terms of economic competitiveness, thanks to its advanced infrastructure and strong work ethic. Owing to their individualistic mindset forged over the centuries, there is a strong emphasis on self-reliance and personal responsibility, with welfare services generally small compared to its neighbors. Despite this, Ausonians generally enjoy a high standard of living and quality of life.

History

Etymology

The origins of the name "Ausonia" predate the emergence of the Valessian Empire and come from the Greco-Latin name to denote the Aurunci, a Auseno-Celtic people that inhabited much of southern and south-central Ausonia, near present-day Savonnes. The original name is of uncertain origin, but it was generally after the initial Valessian conquest of their territory that the term spread to encompass much of present-day Ausonia, eventually adopted as a regional term by the Auseno-Roman population. The subsequent evolution of the Romance languages, and the Oïl dialects in particular changed the term to modern Ausonie.

The official name for the state is République ausonienne. The term originated from the Latin res publica ("common/public thing") and is traditionally rendered as the "Commonwealth", which is an English calque. It predates the modern usage to denote a republic (though the country has also been a modern republic since 1848)

Government

Main article: Politics of Ausonia

Direct Democracy

Main article: Voting in Ausonia

Law

Main articles: Law of Ausonia and Judiciary of Ausonia

See also: Law enforcement in Ausonia

Subdivisions

Main article: Subdivisions of Ausonia

Province/Territory/Free City Capital Area (in km2) Population (2019 estmate) File:AUS Albret flag.svg Albret Villefranche 34,984 16,862,911 File:AUS Anjou flag.svg Anjou Belfort 27,311 2,738,382 Aran Argelneaux 27,041 2,158,229 File:AUS Ardennes flag.svg Ardennes Noyon 6,981 2,432,342 Argovia Saint-Pierre 6,981 693,076 File:AUS Armagnac flag.svg Armagnac Bergerac 2,642 457,236 File:AUS Artois flag.svg Artois Arras 28,411 5,235,221 Beauvais Clermont 17,680 7,622,635 File:AUS Cartanie flag.svg Cartania Châtillon 5,429 1,068,454 File:AUS Caux flag.svg Caux Alençon 29,616 3,243,774 Cerdenia Sainte-Colombe-sur-Mer 19,370 4,388,228 File:AUS Chalons flag.svg Châlons 789 3,915,273 Cornouaille Ploërmel 76,787 6,026,967 File:AUS Dauphine flag.svg Dauphiné Reims 25,421 5,722,283 File:AUS Dombes flag.svg Dombes Cully 6,537 3,145,433 File:AUS Escaut flag.svg Escaut Charleroi 13,199 1,803,915 File:AUS Forez flag.svg Forez Mâcon 5,655 2,892,294 File:AUS Gatine flag.svg Gâtine La Rochelle 11,639 2,758,330 File:AUS Gévaudan flag.svg Gévaudan Albi 8,203 3,394,221 File:AUS Gironde flag.svg Gironde Draguignan 14,218 2,828,112 File:AUS Gruyere flag.svg Gruyère Parthenay 9,772 3,456,732 File:AUS Landes flag.svg Landes Brétigny 10,882 4,156,363 File:AUS Manche flag.svg Manche Saint-Lô 25,466 3,944,222 File:AUS Marche flag.svg La Marche Vienne 9,459 4,744,227 Melite La Goulette 637 211,922 Moselle Montbéliard 16,661 3,349,235 File:AUS Namur flag.svg Namur Gembloux 9,092 1,784,346 File:AUS Nivelles flag.svg Nivelles Basseterre 45 11,558 File:AUS Oise flag.svg Oise Boulogne-Billancourt 4,243 1,817,223 File:AUS Perche flag.svg Perche Créteil 20,108 5,733,382 File:AUS Ponthieu flag.svg Ponthieu Montreux 4,282 2,633,211 File:AUS StMartin flag.svg Saint-Martin Port-Mirabeau 66 33,261 File:AUS Saumurois flag.svg Saumurois Soisson 5,854 2,722,228 Savonnes 1,272 9,221,752 Touraine Amboise 22,032 5,145,753 File:AUS Valais flag.svg Valais Cérgy 9,155 2,118,331 File:AUS Valenciennes flag.svg Valenciennes Cambrai 8,222 2,272,375 File:AUS Vaucluse flag.svg Vaucluse and Champétoile Nivelles 2,076 363,404 File:AUS Vevey flag.svg Vevey Argenteuil 3,196 1,677,765 File:AUS Vexin flag.svg Vexin Pontoise 3,931 4,922,967 File:AUS Vivarais flag.svg Vivarais Oloron-les-Bains 8,731 3,277,329 Constituent territories In addition to the main federation, Ausonia also includes six self-governing constituent territories (territoires constituants), which have significant autonomy in domestic affairs, and have separate parliaments and executives. For the most part however, these territories rely on Ausonia on matters like foreign policy, defence, and nationality. They are often considered the last remnants of Ausonia's vast colonial empire. ... Military Foreign Relations Economy Energy Transportation Demographics Religion Main article: Religion in Ausonia Language Main article: Languages of Ausonia Education Health Culture Main article: Culture of Ausonia See also: Pillarization in Ausonia Art Music Architecture Cuisine Media Main article: Media in Ausonia The freedom of the press and the right to free expression are both guaranteed in Article 1 the Ausonian constitution, which provides the bedrock for a flourishing media industry that is the largest in Adria. In particular, the country boasts a large and well-developed television market, with the vast majority of Ausonian households - over 90% - having access to satellite or cable television broadcasting a wide range of free-to-air public and commercial stations. The most prominent television networks include the ARF network of regional public broadcasters, as well as the commercial broadcasters Antenne 3, TAL, Telecinq, and La 7. Due to the variety of regional languages, imported TV programmes and interviews with responses in a foreign language, are virtually always shown with the original audio and subtitled, with the main exception being programmes directed to children. Ausonia historically boasted the greatest number of newspaper titles published in proportion to its population and size, commonly divided into broadsheets and tabloids that appeal to certain sectors of society and are often affiliated with the major parties. The most popular newspapers include the newspapers of record Le Standard and Le Post, as well as Courrier de la Patrie, and sports paper L'Équipe. Over the past two decades, free dailies have made a breakthrough, the most popular of which are Metro and En Direct. Weekly magazines have a much stronger and more diversified reader base, with more than 350 specialised weekly magazines published in the country. Sports Units of Measurement Main article: Ausonian units of measurement Unlike most countries in Adria, Ausonia maintains its own units of measurement that are holdovers of the old system of measurements used in the Kingdom, spreading to the rest of the country after the War of Unification before being updated numerous times to the present. The metric system on the other hand, has been steadily gaining some acceptance among Ausonians, being used for distances (especially on expressways to other countries) and temperature. Attempts to start the full process of metrication have either stalled in Senatorial committees or were defeated in federal initiatives, the last major attempt being in 2004. Public Holidays See Also Notes