Atmora

Atmoran Empire Atmoraanse Rijk
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin) “Splendour without diminishment” (English) “Pracht zonder ruïne” (Dutch)
Anthem:  Alexandriëslied (offical) I Vow to Thee, My Country (unofficial)
Capital and largest city	New Sierrapolis
Official languages	English • Dutch
Recognised regional languages	French • Mizuhese • German
Ethnic groups (2092)	45.7% Atmoran 24.3% Mizuhese 13.1% Westphalian 7.4% Connuriste 3.7% Voshaans 2% Ainoko 1.6% Slavic 1.4% Belian 0.6% First Nations 0.2% Other and mixed races
Religion	96.3% Irreligion 1.6% Christianity 1.2% Judaism 0.9% Shinto and Buddhism
Demonym(s)	Atmoran
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Henrietta II
• Prime Minister	Christopher A. Testarossa
• Deputy Prime Minister	Lysithea van Hresvelg
• Speaker of the House	Jurrian Grieshof
• President of the Senate	Jan-Hendrik Tiesselink
• Chief Justice	Boudewijn Luijendijk
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence from the Iravian Empire
• Atmoran Unification	15 December, 1812
• Confederation	6 January, 1813
• Constitution	13 May 1813
• Interregnum	6 June 2082
• Reunification	14 September 2088
Population
• 2093 estimate	330,082,862
• 2090 census	301,019,246
Gini (2092)	18.68 low (1st)
HDI (2090)	0.931 very high (2nd)
Currency	Atmoran Guilder (ƒ) (ATG)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
Internet TLD	.at, .gov, .mil and .edu

Atmora (/'ətmôrə/), officially the Atmoran Empire (Dutch: Atmoraanse Rijk), is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy laying in the middle of the Atmoran Ocean. It includes 18 constituent states, covers an area of 11,232,596.85 square kilometres, and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With about 725.8 million inhabitants, Atmora is the second most populous states in the Atmoran Ocean. After North Timeria, it is the third most popular immigration destination in the world. Atmora's capital and second largest metropolis is Alexandria, while it's largest city is Sierrapolis. The country's other major cities are Halifax, Anthold, Vianen, Lichtenburg City, Haastrecht, Brühl, Mariënburg, and Lüneburg.

Atmora is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Empress Henrietta II being the monarch. The country is officially bilingual at federal level. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. Its advanced economy is the second largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks. Atmora's long and complex relationships with the United States of Conner, Irav and North Timeria has had a significant impact on its economy and culture.

Atmora is a developed country and has the second highest nominal per capita income globally, and the second highest ranking in the Human Development Index. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, and education.

Etymology and terminology

The name 'Atmora' was first used in the 15th century when Iravian explorers named the land "Terra ad mare" meaning the Land Towards the Sea, until Iravian settlers renamed the land "Altmêre" the Iravianisation of term Terra Admare. When the Hyrukians and Deritains came they renamed the area Atmora the latinisation of the Iravian word Altmêre.

The standard way to refer to a citizen of Atmora is as a "Atmoran" or from the province/territory they're from.

History

Main article: History of Atmora

Aborignal History

TBD

Geography

Main article: Geography of Atmora

Politics

Main article: Politics of Atmora

Administrative Regions

Atmora is a federation composed of eighteen states and numerous colonies off world. In turn, these may be grouped into four main islands: Athabaska, Leuven, Caledonia and the Karelian Isles. States have more autonomy than colonies, having responsibility for social programs such as health care, education, and welfare. Together, the states collect more revenue than the federal government, an almost unique structure among federations in the world. Using its spending powers, the federal government can initiate national policies in provincial areas, such as the Atmora Health Act; the provinces can opt out of these, but rarely do so in practice. Equalization payments are made by the federal government to ensure that reasonably uniform standards of services and taxation are kept between the richer and poorer states.

Constituent states

States

Main article: States of the Atmoran Empire

Flag	Arms	Name	Capital	Largest city	Population	Governor	Minister-president
States of the Atmoran Empire
		Actium
		Alexandria
		Arcadia	Aliceburg	Aliceburg	47,670,000	The Duchess of Saanich	Gustaaf Fijneman
		Astraeus	New Sierrapolis Nieuw-Sierrapolis	New Sierrapolis Nieuw-Sierrapolis	104,728,152	The Marchioness of Ravenswood	Asuka Mortier-Tyberghein
		Asvarre
		Eirene
		Fredericia
		Georgia
		Heeslingen
		Juneau
		Katherina
		Liese
		Lorrenvaal	Lábatlan	Bloemfontein	27,294,496	Sijmen Grevenslag	Peter Kádár
		Lyria
		Markarth
		Menevia
		Meridian
		Miridem
		Muse
		New Brunswick
		Rusina	Tutelina	Tutelina	5,548,572	Lydia Ganseboom	Jurrian Botha
		Sedra	Appenzell	Appenzell	16,545,245	Sebastiaan Tielen	Edward Calevelds
		Sothea
		Sierraland
		Tarth
		Vesperia
		Vileyka

Territories

Main article: Territories of the Atmoran Empire

Government

Atmora has a parliamentary system within the context of a constitutional monarchy, the monarchy of Atmora being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The sovereign is Empress Henrietta II, who is also monarch of each of Atmora's dominions and colonies.

The direct participation of the royal and viceroyal figures in areas of governance is limited. In practice, their use of the executive powers is directed by the Cabinet, a committee of ministers of the Crown responsible to the elected House of Commons and chosen and headed by the Prime Minister of Atmora (at present The Countess of Lyria), the head of government. The monarch may, though, in certain crisis situations exercise their power without ministerial advice. To ensure the stability of government, Empress Henrietta II will usually appoint as prime minister the person who is the current leader of the political party that can obtain the confidence of a plurality in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is thus one of the most powerful institutions in government, initiating most legislation for parliamentary approval and selecting for appointment by the Crown, besides the aforementioned, lieutenant governors, senators, federal court judges, and heads of Crown corporations and government agencies. The leader of the party with the second-most seats usually becomes the Leader of Her Imperial Majesty's Loyal Opposition and is part of an adversarial parliamentary system intended to keep the government in check.

The Senate chamber within the Centre Block on Parliament Hill Each of the 338 members of parliament in the House of Commons is elected by simple plurality in an electoral district or riding. General elections must be called by the monarch, either on the advice of the prime minister, within four years of the previous election, or if the government loses a confidence vote in the House. The 105 members of the Senate, whose seats are apportioned on a regional basis, serve until age 75. Five parties had representatives elected to the federal parliament in the 2075 election: the Liberal Party of Atmora, the Conservative Party of Atmora , the New Democratic Party, the United New Socialist Party, Liberal Democratic Party of Atmora, and the Green Party of Atmora. The list of historical parties with elected representation is substantial.

Atmora's federal structure divides government responsibilities between the federal government and the states. States legislatures are generally unicameral and operate in parliamentary fashion similar to the House of Commons. Atmora's colonies also have legislatures, but these are not sovereign and have fewer constitutional responsibilities than the states. The colonial legislatures also differ structurally from their State counterparts.

The Bank of Atmora is the central bank of the country. In addition, the Minister of Finance and Minister of Industry utilize the Statistics Atmora agency for financial planning and economic policy development.

Law and Justice

The Constitution of Atmora is the supreme law of the country, and consists of written text and unwritten conventions. The Constitution Act, 1867, affirmed governance based on parliamentary precedent and divided powers between the federal and provincial governments. The Charter guarantees basic rights and freedoms that usually cannot be over-ridden by any government—though a notwithstanding clause allows the federal parliament and provincial legislatures to override certain sections of the Charter for a period of five years.

Atmora's judiciary plays an important role in interpreting laws and has the power to strike down Acts of Parliament that violate the constitution. The Supreme Court of Atmora is the highest court and final arbiter and has been led since 2055 by the Chief Justice Cynthia Keswick. Its nine members are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister and minister of justice. All judges at the superior and appellate levels are appointed after consultation with nongovernmental legal bodies. The federal Cabinet also appoints justices to superior courts in the provincial and territorial jurisdictions.

Common law prevails everywhere, where civil law predominates. Criminal law is solely a federal responsibility and is uniform throughout Atmora. Law enforcement, including criminal courts, is officially a provincial responsibility, conducted by provincial and municipal police forces. However, in most rural areas and some urban areas, policing responsibilities are contracted to the Atmoran Federal Police. Atmora's primary special response unit is Scepter 4 which overseen by the Minister of the Department of Public Safety.

Foreign Relations

Atmora has been an advocate for multilateralism, making efforts to resolve global issues in collaboration with other nations. However as of late Atmora has been leaning towards mercantilism with its newly established extrasolar colonies, while maintaining ties with the Systems Alliance

The nation is a founding member of the Systems Alliance and of the Material Continuum. In addition, the nation has military and economic cooperation agreements with nations such as Irav, the Royally United Provinces, the Republic of Weco, and the Atmoran Dominions. However, it is currently embroiled in the Cold War, and as such has hostile relations with the Strategic Defence Association; United States of Conner and North Timeria. However relations with North Timeria are the most normal compared to the hostile relations between the United States and the Confederation.

The nation's foreign relations department is the Department of Foreign Affairs, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, a post currently held by Virgil Perkins. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a senior member of the Atmoran Cabinet.

Military

See also: Atmoran Armed Forces

The Armed Forces of the Empire of Atmoran, officially, the Atmoran Armed Forces which consists of three professional service branches administered by the Department of National Defence: the Atmoran Army the Imperial Atmoran Space Command, the Imperial Atmoran Air Force. The commander-in-chief is the Atmoran Monarch, currently Empress Henrietta II, to whom members of the forces swear an oath of allegiance. The roles each branch is allowed to fill and the equipment they are allowed to operate is managed by the Department of National Defence (DND), and roles are regularly updated with changes in strategy, as well as tactical advancements.

Typically, the Imperial Army is responsible for conducting mass land operations, such as invasions and defenses. The Army primarily maintains infantry and land-based weaponry, though it also manages a fleet of amphibious vessels and some rotor vehicles. However most amphibious operations are done by the Imperial Marine Corps

The IASC is the spatial warfare arm of the Atmoran Forces. It is tasked with maintaining and operating all space vessels. On board all IASC vessels are the Imperial Marine Corps.

The Imperial Air Force is the aerial warfare arm of the Armed Forces. It is in control of all aerial warfare assets under the command of the Armed Forces, including fixed-wing aircraft, most rotary craft, and space weaponry. Instead of Imperial Air Force aircraft onboard the Imperial Navy aircraft carriers, the Atmoran Fleet Air Arm deals with the naval aerial operations.

These branches, along with the JSOFCOM - the special operations command of the Unified Atmoran Armed Forces, report directly to the Department of National Defence in Alexandria, in which the DND reports to the Atmoran Parliament

Economy

Main article: Economy of Atmora

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Atmora

Education

Main article: Education in Atmora

Ethnicity

Main article: Atmorans

Ethnic groups of Atmora (Census 2080)

  Atmoran (45.7%)

  Mizuhese (24.3%)

  Westphalian (13.1%)

  Connuriste (7.4%)

  Voshaans (3.7%)

  Ainoko (2%)

  Slavic (1.6%)

  Belian (1.4%)

  First Nations (0.6%)

  Other and mixed (0.2%)

Historically Atmorans were regarded as ethnic Iravians and viewed themselves as such, although this national identity was challenged by Atmoran nationalism after the fall of the Luxian Empire and even more so after the Atmoran Unification War. Atmora was part of the Iravian Empire until Atmora was annexed by the Luxian Empire in the 17th century. After the Atmoran Unification War and the formation of the Atmoran Confederation, Atmora as a country has made efforts to develop an Atmoran national identity among its populace, and nowadays most do not consider themselves Iravians. However, a minority of Atmorans still consider themselves to be Iravians and advocate for a "Grotere Dietsland", arguing that the historic boundaries of the Iravians people goes beyond the boundaries of modern-day countries, especially Atmora, the Netherlands and Irav.

Atmorans may be described either as a nationality or as a homogeneous Iravic ethnic group, that is closely related to neighboring Dutch, Iravians and Dutch-speaking Voshaans. Today 45.7% of the population are regarded as ethnic Atmorans. Followed by Mizuheses (24.3%), Westphalians (13.1%), Connuriste (7.4%), Voshaans (3.7%), Ainoko (2%), Slavic (1.6%), Belian (1.4%), First Nations (0.6%), Other (0.16%), Mixed races (0.04%)

Religion

WIP

Languages

Main article: Languages of Atmora

Distribution of languages of Atmora
Dutch			57%
English			43%

Atmora has twp official languages: English and Dutch. A number of non-official minority languages are spoken as well. As no census exists, there are no official statistical data regarding the distribution or usage of Atmora's two official languages or their dialects. However, various criteria, including the language(s) of parents, of education, or the second-language status of foreign born, may provide suggested figures. An estimated 57% of the Atmoran population speaks Dutch (often referred to as Atmoraans Diets), and 43% of the population speaks English.

“Total Iravian speakers are 501.25 million, dispersed throughout the Atmoran islands, while English speakers number 378.13 million. Both Atmoran Iravian and Atmoran English have minor differences in vocabulary and semantic nuances from the varieties spoken respectively in Irav and the United States of Conner. Many Atmoran Iravians people still speak dialects of Iravian in their local environment.” - WIP

Education

Atmoran public education is operated by the provincial and by local governments, regulated by the Atmoran Ministry of Education. Most children are required to attend school from the age of six or seven until they turn 18, by which they have graduated from the 12th grade. An estimated 0.05% of children are enrolled in private schools. Education is free in Atmora because it is provided by the government, and many students come from foreign nations because of this. This has made spend more on education per student compared to other nations.

Culture

Atmora's culture draws influences from its broad range of constituent nationalities, and policies that promote multiculturalism are constitutionally protected. In Aurora and New Derita, cultural identity is strong, and many French-speaking commentators speak of a culture of Aurora and New Derita that is distinct from Anglo-Atmoran or Dutch-Atmoran cultures. However, as a whole, Atmora is in theory a cultural mosaic – a collection of several regional, aboriginal, and ethnic subcultures. Government policies such as publicly funded health care, higher taxation to redistribute wealth, the outlawing of capital punishment, strong efforts to eliminate poverty, strict gun control, and the legalization of same-sex marriage are further social indicators of Atmora's political and cultural values.

Historically, Atmora has been influenced by Hyrukian, Iravian, Connerian, and aboriginal cultures and traditions. Through their language, art and music, aboriginal peoples continue to influence the Atmoran identity. Many Atmorans value multiculturalism and see Atmora as being inherently multicultural. Connerian media and entertainment are popular, if not dominant, in Anglo-Atmora; conversely, many Atmoran cultural products and entertainers are successful in the United States of Conner and worldwide. The preservation of a distinctly Atmoran culture is supported by federal government programs, laws, and institutions such as the Royal Atmoran Broadcasting Corporation (RABC), the United Provincical Broadcasting Company (UPBC), and the Imperial Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (IRTC).