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Delkoran States
Delkoran States
Also known as:; Delkorsk Stater (Delkoran)
Category	Federated state
Location	Kingdom of Delkora
Number	7 (as of 2020)
Populations	2,853,421 (Lebøvenland) - 24,982,252 (Cybria)
Government	State government
Subdivisions	County; Municipality

Latest revision as of 19:28, 12 January 2021

The states of Delkora are the seven constituent states comprising the Kingdom of Delkora. As a result of Delkora's origins as a union of formerly independent fiefdoms and petty kingdoms, the country's states each maintain distinct regional cultures and identities that predate the Kingdom itself.

History

The forerunners of the modern Delkoran states were various petty kingdoms that emerged between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE, which were later consolidated during Delkora's Viking Era.

Much of the Delkoran Middle Ages and Early Modern period were characterized by a vacillation of power between Delkoran monarchs and the regional jarls, with the national monarch sometimes commanding significant power, and at other times relegated to an essentially ceremonial figurehead. In either case, the monarch's reign was inevitably contingent on having the support of the jarls, who frequently moved to oust unfavorable monarchs.

Following the constitutional convention that convened at the conclusion of the Delkoran Civil War in 1833, the states continued to function as essentially absolute monarchies even as democratic reforms were adopted at the federal level. This changed with the Jarls Amendment of 1885, which reduced the jarls to constitutional monarchs and shifted power to the state parliaments.

Throughout the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, severe economic disparities began to emerge between different states as the northern states derived major benefits from booming trade, while the southern states experienced high unemployment, neglected infrastructure, and severe population loss as people moved to the booming southern cities. Efforts were made under the New Kingdom program of the 1960's and 70's to remedy these disparities. Major programs included the Federal Equalization Fund Act of 1964, the establishment of the Office of Rural Development in 1965, and the expansion of highway and railroad construction projects sponsored by the Federal Public Works Commission beginning in the late 1960's. These programs helped reduce economic inequality between the states, but some disparities exist to the present.

Regionalism and, in some cases separatism, have been salient issues in recent decades. The state of Lebøvenland has long had a unique cultural identity and has been host to a small but notable separatist movement.

Government

Each Delkoran state is governed by a directly-elected state parliament that has the authority to pass laws related to any of the powers granted to it by the federal constitution, as well as any not delegated exclusively to the federal government. All seven state parliaments are elected using some variation of proportional representation, with elections occurring every four years, typically in years that do not coincide with federal elections. All five are unicameral.

After an election, parties attempt to form a government in a manner similar to the Federal Parliament. The resulting executive cabinet is led by a first minister who serves as head of government and is collectively responsible to the state parliament.

Each state has a constitutional court that is the ultimate authority on all questions involving the meaning of its constitution. State constitutional courts have the power of judicial review with respect to laws passed by their state and actions taken by their state government.

Each state has a hereditary head of state called a jarl, whose role, like the national monarch, is now mostly ceremonial, limited to granting royal assent to state laws, presiding over the opening of parliament and other official events, formally appointing the state government, and representing their state within the Kingdom and abroad. Also like the national monarch, the jarls possess theoretically wide-ranging reserve powers that can be exercised in times of crisis.

Subdivisions

Each state is divided into counties, which consist of groups of municipalities. The entire territory of Delkora is divided into municipalities, with no unincorporated areas. As a result, some municipalities consist of only a few small towns and large stretches of uninhabited forests or grasslands. Their powers and responsibilities vary from state to state.

As of 2019, there are 154 counties in Delkora and 4,658 municipalities.

List

State	Capital	Monarch	Head of Government	Legislature	Population	Chamber of Representatives Seats
State of Banderhus	Falbaard	Tormund IV	Asbjørn Bonde (K)	Banderhus State Parliament	15,405,519	81
State of Cybria	Eldenvard	Æsa VII	Astrid Marett (A)	Cybrian State Parliament	24,982,252	128
State of Førelskov	Gothendral	Gustav III	Anjela Hansen (L)	Førelskov Assembly	22,405,912	118
Free State of Lebøvenland	Raikonir	-	Bárður Ólavsson (K)	Lebøvenland House of Representatives	2,853,421	16
State of Norenstal	-	-	Berit Thrane (U)	Norenstal Assembly	8,656,402	46
State of Norvia	Grafholmen	Brette VIII	Elin Albrechtsen (L)	Norvish House of Delegates	9,582,742	50
State of Vassengård	Izenhoth	Harald III	Erna Karlsen (K)	Vassengård State Parliament	12,372,686	61

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-The '''states of Delkora''' are the seven constituent states comprising the [[Delkora|Kingdom of Delkora]]. The present day states evolved out of unions of the early Delkoran ''varden'', small agricultural communes, that began emerging around 1500 BCE. Each is organized as a constitutional monarchy similar to the federal one.
+The '''states of Delkora''' are the seven constituent states comprising the [[Delkora|Kingdom of Delkora]]. As a result of Delkora's origins as a union of formerly independent fiefdoms and petty kingdoms, the country's states each maintain distinct regional cultures and identities that predate the Kingdom itself.
 ==History==
-The precursors to the modern Delkoran states were unions consisting of several allied ''varden'' in a particular region. Each union typically elected a ''høj herre'' (lit. "high lord") who was essentially a military commander responsible for coordinating the defense of the union's constituent ''varden''. Different unions often went to war with one another, and over time the most militarily successful ones began amassing significant swaths of territory. Two of the most influential early unions were the Cybrian Union centered around the Trydenvar River in central Delkora and the Faurelian Alliance in eastern Delkora, the forerunners of the modern states of Cybria and Faurelia respectively.
+The forerunners of the modern Delkoran states were various {{wp|petty kingdom}}s that emerged between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE, which were later consolidated during Delkora's [[Delkora#Viking Era and consolidation|Viking Era]].
-By 127 CE, the Cybrian Union had emerged as the dominant union after defeating the Faurelians in a series of wars in the preceding decades that ended with the Cybrians expanding their territory to the Darzenbrom River, which continues to serve as the border between the two states to the present day. The Cybrian high lord Ashild I, hoping to cement Cybrian hegemony, forged an alliance with the Bandorelan League, the forerunner of the modern state of Bandorel, and launched a campaign northward against the Vassens and Norvians. The resulting Northern Wars lasted two centuries and ultimately ended with the Vassens and Norvians repelling the invaders. These and later conflicts, as well as cultural differences, would help to contribute to a north-south divide in Delkoran society that persists in various ways to the present day.
+Much of the Delkoran Middle Ages and Early Modern period were characterized by a vacillation of power between Delkoran monarchs and the regional ''jarls'', with the national monarch sometimes commanding significant power, and at other times relegated to an essentially ceremonial figurehead. In either case, the monarch's reign was inevitably contingent on having the support of the jarls, who frequently moved to oust unfavorable monarchs.
-Infighting between the various Delkoran unions continued until around 300 CE, when the [[Makedonian Empire]] began encroaching on the southern coast of Delkora. The high lords convened in the city of Vydenhelm in 327 and negotiated the Vydenhelm Covenant, an arrangement whereby they would call a temporary truce to unite against the Makedonians. The Delkoran-Makedonian Wars stretched several centuries, finally ending with the Cybrian high lord Illyar l leading Delkoran forces to a decisive victory in the Battle of Norenstal in 982. With the Makedon threat eliminated, Illyar declared himself King of the Delkorans, an arrangement the high lords accepted on the condition that they would retain sovereignty in their respective states. The city of Norenstal was subsequently established as the capital of the newly formed kingdom.
+Following the constitutional convention that convened at the conclusion of the [[Delkoran Civil War]] in 1833, the states continued to function as essentially absolute monarchies even as democratic reforms were adopted at the federal level. This changed with the Jarls Amendment of 1885, which reduced the jarls to constitutional monarchs and shifted power to the state parliaments.
-Much of the Delkoran Middle Ages and Early Modern period were characterized by a vacillation of power between the national monarch and the high lords, with the national monarch sometimes commanding significant power, and at other times relegated to an essentially ceremonial figurehead. In either case, the monarch's reign was inevitably contingent on having the support of the high lords, who frequently moved to oust unfavorable monarchs.
+Throughout the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, severe economic disparities began to emerge between different states as the northern states derived major benefits from booming trade, while the southern states experienced high unemployment, neglected infrastructure, and severe population loss as people moved to the booming southern cities. Efforts were made under the [[New Kingdom]] program of the 1960's and 70's to remedy these disparities. Major programs included the Federal Equalization Fund Act of 1964, the establishment of the Office of Rural Development in 1965, and the expansion of highway and railroad construction projects sponsored by the Federal Public Works Commission beginning in the late 1960's. These programs helped reduce economic inequality between the states, but some disparities exist to the present.
-Following the constitutional convention that convened at the conclusion of the [[Delkoran Civil War]], the states continued to function as essentially absolute monarchies even as democratic reforms were adopted at the federal level. This changed with the High Lords Amendment of 1888, which reduced the high lords to constitutional monarchs and shifted power to the state parliaments.
+Regionalism and, in some cases separatism, have been salient issues in recent decades. The state of Lebøvenland has long had a unique cultural identity and has been host to a small but notable separatist movement.
-Throughout the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, severe economic disparities began to emerge between different states as the Sundering Sea states of Bandorel, Cybria, and Faurelia derived major benefits from booming trade, while the northern states of Vassengaard and Norvia experienced high unemployment, neglected infrastructure, and severe population loss as people moved to the booming southern cities. Efforts were made under the [[Economy of Delkora|New Kingdom]] program of the 1960's and 70's to remedy these disparities. Major programs included the Federal Equalization Fund Act of 1964, the establishment of the Office of Rural Development in 1965, and the expansion of highway and railroad construction projects sponsored by the Federal Public Works Commission beginning in the late 1960's. These programs helped reduce economic inequality between the states, but some disparities exist to the present.
+==Government==
+Each Delkoran state is governed by a directly-elected state parliament that has the authority to pass laws related to any of the powers granted to it by the federal constitution, as well as any not delegated exclusively to the federal government. All seven state parliaments are elected using some variation of proportional representation, with elections occurring every four years, typically in years that do not coincide with federal elections. All five are unicameral.
-Regionalism and, in some cases separatism, have been salient issues in recent decades. The state of Lebøvenland has long had a unique cultural identity as a result of its cultural ties to Syara and physical separation from the rest of the Kingdom. Lebøvenland separatism was a salient political issue at various times throughout the late 20th Century. The movement was never able to gain traction, however, due in part to internal divisions between those who wanted the state to secede from Delkora and become an independent country, and those, primarily within the island's large Syaran-Delkoran community, who favored a union with Syara.
-==Government==
+After an election, parties attempt to form a government in a manner similar to the [[Delkoran Federal Parliament|Federal Parliament]]. The resulting executive cabinet is led by a first minister who serves as head of government and is collectively responsible to the state parliament.
-Each Delkoran state is governed by a directly-elected state parliament that has the authority to pass laws related to any of the powers granted to it by the federal constitution, as well as any not delegated exclusively to the federal government. All five state parliaments are elected using some variation of proportional representation, with elections occurring every four years, typically in years that do not coincide with federal elections. Since the abolition of the Cybrian House of Lands in 1932, all five are unicameral. After an election, parties attempt to form a government in a manner similar to the Federal Parliament. The resulting executive cabinet is led by a first minister who serves as head of government and is collectively responsible to the state parliament.
 Each state has a constitutional court that is the ultimate authority on all questions involving the meaning of its constitution. State constitutional courts have the power of judicial review with respect to laws passed by their state and actions taken by their state government.
-The high lords serve as mostly ceremonial heads of state, granting royal assent to state laws, presiding over the opening of parliament and other official events, dissolving parliament at the expiration of a term or the state government's loss of confidence, representing their state within the Kingdom and, with the consent of the federal government, foreign nations, and serving as commanders-in-chief of their respective states' [[Royal Delkoran Armed Forces|Home Guard]]. Like the national monarch, they possess theoretically wide-ranging {{wp|reserve powers}} that can be exercised in times of crisis. Under the Delkoran Constitution, the high lords are considered co-equal to the national monarch, meaning they are each at the apex of their own separate royal hierarchies that are independent from the federal one. Accordingly, they can issue peerages, establish orders of chivalry, and otherwise exercise their royal prerogative without input from the national monarch, and can also not be compelled to render an oath of loyalty to them.
+Each state has a hereditary head of state called a ''jarl'', whose role, like the national monarch, is now mostly ceremonial, limited to granting royal assent to state laws, presiding over the opening of parliament and other official events, formally appointing the state government, and representing their state within the Kingdom and abroad. Also like the national monarch, the jarls possess theoretically wide-ranging {{wp|reserve powers}} that can be exercised in times of crisis.
 ==Subdivisions==
-Each state is divided into counties, which consist of groups of municipalities. The entire territory of Delkora is divided into municipalities, with no {{wp|unincorporated area|unincorporated areas}}. As a result, some municipalities consist of only a few small towns and large stretches of uninhabited forests or grasslands.
+Each state is divided into counties, which consist of groups of municipalities. The entire territory of Delkora is divided into municipalities, with no {{wp|unincorporated area|unincorporated areas}}. As a result, some municipalities consist of only a few small towns and large stretches of uninhabited forests or grasslands. Their powers and responsibilities vary from state to state.
-The exact procedures by which counties and municipalities are formed and governed vary between states. In general, a county is governed by a county council consisting of anywhere between 5 and 30 members. The council proposes ordinances that then have to be approved by the county commission, usually a smaller body with anywhere between 3 and 10 members that serves as the executive branch of county government. Members of both are elected using proportional representation, with council members being elected as representatives of the county's constituent municipalities, while commissioners are elected at-large, representing the entire county.
+As of 2019, there are 154 counties in Delkora and 4,658 municipalities.
-Municipalities are typically governed collectively by a municipal council elected using proportional representation, with the council president serving as a ceremonial "mayor." The largest municipalities have a separately elected mayor. Large metropolitan areas often have the status of both a county and municipality, with the municipal council in these areas exercising the functions of both a county and municipal council.
-As of 2019, there are 372 counties in Delkora and 4,658 municipalities.
 ==List==
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-  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:BandorelSeal.png|50px]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:Flagge Kelmis.svg|100px]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Bandorel]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Banderhus]]
   | style="text-align:center" |Falbaard
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[High Lord Toren IV]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Tormund IV]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Asbjørn Bonde]] ([[List of political parties in Delkora|Kon]])
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Asbjørn Bonde]] ([[Conservative Party (Delkora)|K]])
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Bandorelan Parliament]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Banderhus State Parliament]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |14,005,519
+  | style="text-align:center" |15,405,519
-  | style="text-align:center" |75
+  | style="text-align:center" |81
 |- style="background:#eee"
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:CybriaSeal.png|50px]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:Flag of Rotterdam.svg|100px]]
   | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Cybria]]
   | style="text-align:center" |Eldenvard
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[High Lord Æsa VII]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Æsa VII]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Kamila Boerenheim]] ([[List of political parties in Delkora|NL]])
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Astrid Marett]] ([[National Labor|A]])
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Cybrian Parliament]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Cybrian State Parliament]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |28,805,912
+  | style="text-align:center" |24,982,252
-  | style="text-align:center" |155
+  | style="text-align:center" |128
 |- style="background:#eee"
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:FaureliaSeal.png|50px]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:Flag of Fontaine-l'Evêque.png|100px]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Faurelia]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Førelskov]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |Jaerevik
+  | style="text-align:center" |Gothendral
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[High Lord Gustav III]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Gustav III]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Anjela Hansen]] ([[List of political parties in Delkora|L]])
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Anjela Hansen]] ([[Liberal Party (Delkora)|L]])
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Faurelian Assembly]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Førelskov Assembly]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |23,782,252
+  | style="text-align:center" |22,405,912
-  | style="text-align:center" |128
+  | style="text-align:center" |118
 |- style="background:#eee"
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:LyboffSeal.png|50px]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:Flag of Hoogstraten.svg|100px]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Lebøvenland]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |Free State of<br>[[Lebøvenland]]
   | style="text-align:center" |Raikonir
   | style="text-align:center" |-
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Aðalbjørg Østergaard]] ([[List of political parties in Delkora|Kon]])
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Bárður Ólavsson]] ([[Conservative Party (Delkora)|K]])
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Lebøvian House of Representatives]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Lebøvenland House of Representatives]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |953,421
+  | style="text-align:center" |2,853,421
-  | style="text-align:center" |5
+  | style="text-align:center" |16
 |- style="background:#eee"
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:NorenstalSeal.png|50px]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:Heerlen vlag.svg|100px]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |Free City of<br>[[Norenstal]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Norenstal]]
   | style="text-align:center" |-
   | style="text-align:center" |-
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Eva Dafengar]] ([[List of political parties in Delkora|NL]])
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Berit Thrane]] ([[Communist Party of Delkora|U]])
   | style="text-align:center" |[[Norenstal Assembly]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |8,528,475
+  | style="text-align:center" |8,656,402
   | style="text-align:center" |46
 |- style="background:#eee"
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:NorviaSeal.png|50px]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:Ninove vlag.svg|100px]]
   | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Norvia]]
   | style="text-align:center" |Grafholmen
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[High Lord Brette VIII]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Brette VIII]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Tobias Talbengaard]] ([[List of political parties in Delkora|L]])
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Elin Albrechtsen]] ([[Liberal Party (Delkora)|L]])
   | style="text-align:center" |[[Norvish House of Delegates]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |5,182,742
+  | style="text-align:center" |9,582,742
-  | style="text-align:center" |28
+  | style="text-align:center" |50
 |- style="background:#eee"
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:VassengaardSeal.png|50px]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[File:Flag of Lubbeek.svg|100px]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Vassengaard]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |State of<br>[[Vassengård]]
   | style="text-align:center" |Izenhoth
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[High Lord Drothmar III]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Harald III]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Fyörvyn Dorbenger]] ([[List of political parties in Delkora|L]])
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Erna Karlsen]] ([[Conservative Party (Delkora)|K]])
-  | style="text-align:center" |[[Vassengaard Parliament]]
+  | style="text-align:center" |[[Vassengård State Parliament]]
-  | style="text-align:center" |11,785,621
+  | style="text-align:center" |12,372,686
-  | style="text-align:center" |63
+  | style="text-align:center" |61
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