Atmora

Atmoran Confederation Atmoraanse Statenbond
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin) “Splendour without diminishment” (English) “Pracht zonder ruïne” (Dutch)
Anthem:  Alexandria's Glory (offical) I Vow to Thee, My Country (unofficial)
Capital	Alexandria
Largest city	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	Katherine 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 Confederation (Dutch: Atmoraanse Statenbond), 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.

Etymology

While manying have debated the orgins of Atmora, the name is widely believed to have come from the Caerenic people in Brunna region of Lieseltania which they named "Allt Mór", meaning "Great Valley". By the time of the Lieseltan conquest of Atmora in 57 BCE later used the word Atmore to describe not only the Brunna region but the entire Atmoran continent. By the 14th century Luxian explorers later called it by Atmora.

History

Main article: History of Atmora

Geography

Main article: Geography of Atmora

Government and politics

Main articles: Politics of Atmora and Government of Atmora

Katherine II, High Queen of Atmora

Christopher A. Testarossa, Prime Minister of Atmora

Atmora is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Empress Henrietta II is the monarch and head of state of Atmora—being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Atmoran Government. The monarch's powers is limited and in practice, the use of the executive powers is directed by the Cabinet. The cabinet is responsible to the elected Parliament of Atmora and chosen and headed by the prime minister (at present Christopher A. Testarossa), the head of government. The monarch may, though, in certain crisis situations exercise their power without ministerial advice. The monarch in practice normally appoints the leader of the party that can obtain the confidence of a plurality in the House of Representatives of Atmora.

The monarch appoints all ministers of the Crown, military officers, Governors and High Commissioners, public offices, and so forth. Usually however the monarch will appoint the nominees from her ministers.

The Government is comprised of three branches:

• Legislative: the bicameral Parliament of Atmora, made up of the Senate (upper house) and the House of Representatives (lower house) who are elected by the constituents of their states.

• Executive: the Privy Council and the Council of Ministers, are in which executive powers are exercised. With the Prime Minister and Cabinet being appointed members of both the Privy Council and Council of Ministers by the monarch.

• Judiciary: the Supreme Court of Atmora, headed by the President of the Supreme Court of Atmora and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the Monarch

In the Senate, there are 158 senators; 142 from all the states and 16 from the territories. The House of Representatives has 528 members elected from constituencies from the States and territories, allocated on the basis of population of the states and territories.

Administrative Regions

Atmora is a federation composed of twenty-seven states (Staten) and sixteen territories (Rijkslanden). In turn, the states are subdivided intro Provinces (Provinciën), Regions (Staatslanden), and Districts (Gouwen). The territories are subdivided almost the same as states without the addition of provinces. States have more autonomy than territories, 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. Using its spending powers, the federal government can initiate national policies in states, such as the Atmora Health Act; the states 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

Main article: States and territories of the Atmoran Empire

Constituent states

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Kingdoms

Flag	Name	Capital	Largest city	Area (km²)	Population	Minister-president
Kingdoms of Atmora
	Lieseltania	Brühl	Sierrapolis	TBA	TBA	TBA
	Gallia			TBA	TBA	TBA
	Brunswick
	Larsenburg
	Asvarre
	Huldenberg

Grand Duchies

Flag	Name	Capital	Largest city	Area (km²)	Population	Minister-president
Grand Duchies of Atmora
	Brandenburg	Astene
	Guldenhof	Mariënburg	Castelré
	Rothenburg	Rothenburg
	Nordlivland	Mitau	Novigrad

Duchies

Flag	Name	Capital	Largest city	Area (km²)	Population	Minister-president
Duchies of Atmora
	Aldenburg	Aldenburg
	Menevia	Gwent	Nistelrode
	Lancaster	Lancaster
	Sayn-Ravenstein	Ravenstein

Principalities

Flag	Name	Capital	Largest city	Area (km²)	Population	Minister-president
Principalities of Atmora

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 Beliany.

Atmorans may be described either as a nationality or as a homogeneous Iravic ethnic group, that is closely related to neighboring Dutch, Belianese 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

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Languages

Main article: Languages of Atmora

Distribution of languages of Atmora
Dutch			49%
English			42%
Mizuhese			6%
Connuriste Deritain			3%

Atmora has twp official languages: English and Dutch. Besides English and Dutch, Mizuhese is regarded as an official language were Mizuhese make up a sizeable population. 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 Atmoran Dutch (Atmoraans Diets) speakers are 161,740,602, dispersed throughout the Atmoran Empire, while English speakers number 138,634,802. Total Mizuhese speakers are 19,804,972, spread out throughout the Atmoran states and territories. Meanwhile the fourth largest langauge Connuriste Deritain speakers are 9,902,486. Both Atmoran Dutch and Atmoran English have minor differences in vocabulary and semantic nuances from the varieties spoken respectively in the Netherlands and the United States of Conner. Many Atmoran Dutch people still speak dialects of Iravian in their local environment.”