Delamaria

Commonwealth of Delamaria
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Veritas, Deignitas Truth and Dignity
Capital	Labrador
Largest	Yorkerdam
Official languages	Anglish, Lysian, Variot
Recognised regional languages	Idahan, Wiscan, Jonjava
Ethnic groups (2020)	67% Western Europan, 14% Afropan Delamarian, 12.6% Native Delamarian
Demonym(s)	Delamaric
Government	Federal Semi-Presidential Commonwealth
• President	Deborah Van Roose
• Vice President	William Patton
• Governor-General	Angelina Hudson
• Speaker of the House	Edward Kingsland
Legislature	Commonwealth Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Delegates
Independant Colonies unified in 1825
• Formation of the Four Colonies	1640-1702
• Colonies Gain Independence	1798
• Treaty of Yorkerdam	1801
• Confederation	1819
• Treaty and Constitutional conference of Alberta	1825
• Annexation of Nassaua	1852
Area
•	135,000 km2 (52,000 sq mi)
Population
• 2018 estimate	40,170,000
• Density	297/km2 (769.2/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	1,611,000,000,000 (10th)
• Per capita	40,110 (11th)
Gini (2021)	55.9 high
HDI (2018)	0.82 very high
Currency	Labrador Franc (LRF)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy AD
Driving side	right
Calling code	+11

Delamaria, officially the Commonwealth of Delamaria (Lysian:Communauté de Delamaria), is a country located in Argis on Eurth. Made up of 40.1 Million Delamarians it comprises of both colonial and native people groups, primarily from Anglish heritage as well as Lysian, also with areas of both Variot and native majorities. Colonies first were founded in the late 1400s to 1500s, by europan powers, disregarding the current native populations who migrated to the central regions of the nation. The first colony, Henrytown, is located near present day Cape Hope, Providence , but the settlers would later move to the new colony of Rhodeport as their crops failed. The remains of the colony are now a !UNESCO world heritage site, and is one of the first colonial settlements in the new world.

Delamaria is a Federal Semi-Presidential Commonwealth, having its head of state being President Deborah Van Roose, an official elected directly by the people along with members of the Senate and the House of Delegates. The current controlling party is the United Party of Delamaria, Which currently holds a government trifecta. Delamaria's capital is the city of Labrador. The three largest settlements are Yorkerdam, Alberta and Labrador.

Etymology

Delamaria is thought to have been named after Georges LaMaria an explorer who wrote about the coastline of Delamaria prior to proper settlement. The scholar John Paul Jacques, one of the founders of Cape Hope, declared the land Delamaria in the memory of Lamaria, who was a family friend. However a New Chester University paper states that early settlers named the land in memorly of a Henry Delamare, the supposed captain of a settling ship who died in the corse of transporting them, however this is disputed.

History

Indigenous Population

The indigenous population of Delamaria consists of the Idaha and Jonjava nations as well as the Wiscan tribe. The shared identity of native delamarians formed in the 18th century as treaties were first signed with major tribe groups by Europan colonies. First indigenous groups in Delamaria arrived in around 2500-2000 BCE. Initial contact between certain coastal tribes and Europan explorers and settlers was peaceful and trading relationships between small colonies and tribes were common. However as settlements became larger and more populous, settlers began expanding outwards constructing farms on land claimed by tribes, this lead to the Kartha War of 1699, which lead to the extinction of the Kartha people.

Europan Settlement

Fur traders in Delamaria, trading with native peoples, early 18th century

When Delamaria was first discovered by Europan explorers it was named Lysian Columbia by the Lysian explorer Louis Boneparte, though a few years later Anglish settlers declared the land Labradoria.

In the early days of colonization, many Europan settlers were subject to food shortages, disease, and attacks from Native tribes. Native Delamarians were also often at war with neighboring tribes and Europan settlers. In many cases, however, the natives and settlers came to depend on one another. Settlers traded for food and animal pelts; natives for guns, tools and other European goods. Natives taught many settlers to cultivate their crops. Europan missionaries and others felt it was important to "civilize" the Native Delamarians and urged them to adopt Europan agricultural practices and lifestyles. However, with the increased Europan colonization of Delamaria, the Native peoples were displaced and often killed. The native population of Delamaria declined after Europan arrival for various reasons, primarily diseases such as smallpox and measles, of which the Europans had built resistance to the diseases, whilst they were new to the native people.

Many settlers were inticed by a number of economic speculative bubbles such as the fur trade, exotic plant trade as well as the construction boom in the late 18th century. Major exports of early colonies were flowers, fur, vegetables native to the new world as well as tobacco.

Five Colonies

The "Five Colonies" is a term for the five major colonies in Delamaria, these include Lysian Columbia and Labradoria, as well as the Variot colonies such as Yorker and Nassaua and the small Cristinese colony of Porta, which acted more of a trading post. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the colonies, with the exception of Nassaua and Porta, gained independance, and immediately formed seperate governments, though conflicts were rare, the Delamarian War of 1804, between Labradoria and Lysian Columbia, was the bloodiest conflict in Delamarian history. The Act of Union of 1810 united Yorker and Labradoria into the 1st Federation of Delamaria, and as economic and social problems embroiled Lysian Columbia, the King decided to become part of the new Federation.

Confederation

In 1819 Lysian Columbia joined the Federation, into the 2nd Federation of Delamaria. With this King Charles of Lysian Columbia abdicated and ended the monarchy, in return for keeping his possessions. In 1825 the Constitutional conference of Alberta took place, officially forming the Commonwealth, and establishing elections, though only male landowners could vote initially. Albert Pritchett was the first President of Delamaria, though he was chosen to be the president at the conference, he won the first election with 89% of the electorate.

Politics

Government

President Deborah Van Roose

Delamaria is currenty governned by President Deborah Van Roose. The legistlative branch of Delamaria is comprised of the Commonwealth Congress, which itself is made jo of the Senate and the House of Delegates, each state is entitled to two senators, as well as at least one member of the house of delegates, with an additional member per 100,000 residents. The Executive branch of the Delamarian government is comprised of the Presidency and it's cabinet. The President is an official that is directly elected by the Delamarian populace, and, once inaugurated, nominates heads to all government departments, though most Presidents have disregarded some lower level department heads from previous administrations, and can allow some department directors to remain in their position through several presidencies, Andrea Wilverly has been the head of the Delamarian National Disease Centre, a department that reports to the Department of Health, since 1994. The Judicial Branch of the government is headed by the Supreme Court, this court usually handles cases concerning nationwide events, mostly in government matters. A vast majority of cases brought before it come from the Congress, Pritchett House, or a government department. Technically the court is avaliable for any cases within the judicial system, however it has a strict policy of elimination of cases that are deemed wastes of the court's time.

Law

Though Delamaria has one of the most efficient and professional police and justice systems in the world, the nation lacks laws surrounding corruption, which has led to many being acquitted due to a technicality, this isnt aided by the fact that lobbying of elected officials is common, and often to prevent large scale anti-corruption bills from passing. Law enforcement duties that take place on a national level are handled by the Department of Justice, which then pass down to the Investigation Bureau, commonly reffered to as InBe. However law enforcement duties that take place on a state level are handled by a State Police.

Foreign Relations and Military

Delamaria maintains good relations worldwide, with an extencive embassy and foreign missions program, the nation has access to almost any nation on Eurth via diplomatic channels. A part of this is due to tha major influence of the private sector on government policy, as the economist Norman Chompson said "Good relations mean good business", though the country has been involved in some conflicts, a majority have been to preserve global and economic stability. Delamaria's deiplomatic missions are managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs, which is currently headed by Acting Secretary Lyndon Powell. The first diplomatic mission of Delamaria was the embassy in Selbourne, Seylos, since then the nation has become heavily involved in international politics and relations, and often mediates in treaties, agreements and conflicts.

The Delamarian Embassy in Selbourne, Seylos.

The military of Delamaria is managed by the Department of Defence, the military itself is made up of five branches, the Army, the Air force, the Navy, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard. Until 1982 the air force was a division of the navy, as was the marine corps until 1977. Delamaria has one of the regions most powerful air forces, the the nation taking pride in the branch's power. The Military is currently run by the Joint Defence Council, which is made up of the highest officers of each branch, their primary duties are to manage their branch, as well as to advise the President and Secretary of Defence on defence related matters.

States and Territories

The Commonwealth is made up of 30 states and two territorries. Every state is entitled to its own government, headed by a governor, judicial system, and legistlature. Every state is also entitled to two senators, and at least one member of the house of delegates, with another being added per 100,000 residents. The largest state by land area is Fleuria, and the smallest is New Bedford.

Flag	Name	Capital	Governor	Population
	Providence	Rhodeport	James Leckhampsted Jr.	690,000
	New Bedford	Quimby	Martha Evergreen	850,000
	Labrador	Labrador	John Wyatt	2,200,000
	Vadergart	Felderling	Willem Beakman	6,420,000
	New Guernsey	Danbridge	David Saperstein	820,000
	Crownsland	Eastminster	Selina Greenspan	2,420,000
	Georgeland	Birden	Anne Terton	402,000
[[File: ]]	Cardborough	Lagavulin	Ed McGlauchlan	350,000
[[File: ]]	Owland	Fredricksburg	Adam Traeger	1,094,000
[[File: ]]	Verconsin	Enport	Chris Quedin	990,000
[[File: ]]	New Beaumont	Beaverbrook	Vacant	854,000
[[File: ]]	Orme Island	Henley	J. Jonas Tucket	1,112,000
[[File: ]]	Bayland	Maine DeNom	Carla McCarthy	1,258,000
[[File: ]]	Dowager	Grant	Harlan Grantham	490,000
[[File: ]]	Radnor	Bodmonton	John DeMarches	1,832,000
[[File: ]]	Dalais	Alberta	Marcus Stuyvesant	2,724,000
[[File: ]]	Severn	Orléans	Jean LaFayette	1,692,000
[[File: ]]	Fleuria	Briselle	Martin DeGaulle	3,152,000
[[File: ]]	Deveraux	Chevrot	Francis Santrope	1,358,000
[[File: ]]	Nassaua	Meyerville	Frederik Ingram	1,078,000
[[File: ]]	Geriana	Klausberg		938,000
[[File: ]]	New Flanders	Fifenbaum	Tilda Whinpeg	414,000
[[File: ]]	Alpen	Alpenapolis	James D. Davies	390,000
[[File: ]]	New Cheshire	Carcan	Andrea Whitehouse	1,190,000
[[File: ]]	Hyannis	Port Kennedy	John FitzGerald	934,000
[[File: ]]	Gerandy	Fort Michael	Thomas Redman	648,000
[[File: ]]	Kallister	St Stephen's	Ed Baldwin	624,000
[[File: ]]	Swansylvania	Usesses	Ron Edwards	984,000
[[File: ]]	Chalnor	Edmonton City	Ben Wright	1,394,000
[[File: ]]	Pawnee	Bruxen	Marlene Knope	1,604,000

Economy

As of 2021 Delamaria is the 10th largest economy on Eurth, and the third in Argis. The nation boasts large production centres, though it is a primarily service economy, partly as companies we're incentivised to use automation rather than labour, as working conditions laws became strict in the 1990s, and government grants for technologies became common. Today the nation is home to some of the worlds largest companies, though much of their operations are conducted overseas, Delamaria's openess towards big business is a driving factor for businesses moving to many of Delamaria's major business hubs, such as Yorkerdam and Labrador. The government tries to keep out of the way of business, as many acts of congress have limited the state's power over private enterprise, however the government does have rules regarding mergers and monopolies, of which none have ever been effectively formed, furthering competition leading to lower costs and better quality products.

Science and Technology

Delamaria has been a leading force of scientific research and technological advancement, mostly due to fierce competition within the private sector, that has made Delamaria's citizens some of the healthiest, most intelligent, and having one of the best standards of living. Delamaria maintains a small space program, though it has yet to send a person into space, it has sent hundreds of sattelites into orbit, primarily for telecommunications, internet and entertainment purposes.

The nation is the producer of many healthcare technologies, that are then exported around the wurld. Pewlett Quander (PQ) is one of the wurld's largest producers of MRI machines, Ultrasound machines, and drugs such penicillin, paracetomol as well as vaccines.

Manufacturing

The nation has a large manufacturing sector, producing chemicals, agricultural products, industrial machinery, healthcare and technology, pharmaceuticals, aircraft and even a weapons and munitions sector. Though a majority of products exported are machine made, with few humans involved in the manufacturing process, they are some of the most coveted and sought after products in the world, though mostly bought by other large businesses rather than selling directly to customers.

Delamaria's largest corporation is Conover, which is one of the wurld's largest agricultural and chemical companies, as well as being involved in numerous other industries such as energy and extraction, it is the wurld's largest producer of corn syrup and palm oil, along with an assortment of chemicals, which it exports across the Eurth.

Energy and Extraction

Delamaria's energy sources are primarily natural gas, wind and oil based. Though fossil fuels are largely going out of fashion as it becomes less popular among the Delamarian public, Delamaria is home to some of the wurld's largest oil companies, such as DP and Cargill's own oil and gas division. The nation has one of the wurld's largest strategic oil reserve, the DSPR, and is reducing oil exports as global oil supplies dwindle.

Delamaria also boasts a large mining sector, particularly involved in copper, aluminium and nickel, it has also increased its deep sea mining programs off the coast of Nassaua, where gold, silver, cobalt and manganese is thought to be found.