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|native_name = ''<small>The Union</small>'' | |native_name = ''<small>The Union</small>'' | ||
|common_name = Albany | |common_name = Albany | ||
|image_flag = | |image_flag = File:UnionFlag1.jpg | ||
|alt_flag = Flag of the Union | |alt_flag = Flag of the Union | ||
|image_coat = | |image_coat = File:CrestoftheUnion.jpg | ||
|alt_coat = Coat of arms of the Union | |alt_coat = Coat of arms of the Union | ||
|symbol_type = Coat of arms | |symbol_type = Coat of arms | ||
|national_motto = ''Suum cuique'' <br>To each, his own | |national_motto = ''Suum cuique'' <br>To each, his own | ||
|national_anthem = ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- | |national_anthem = ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbEB-R8qCCc]'' <br/>"Hymn of the Union" | ||
|image_map = | |image_map = File:UnionofAlbanyMap1.jpg | ||
|map_caption = Location of the Union | |map_caption = Location of the Union | ||
|image_map2 = | |image_map2 = | ||
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'''Albany''', officially the '''The Greater Union of Albany''', is a large North | '''Albany''', officially the '''The Greater Union of Albany''', is a large North Arcadian nation of 415 million people located on an archipelago encompassing a land are of '''2,783,042 km2'''. To the nation's West are [[Akarus]], and [[Sartoria]] while to the East the nation is bordered by sea by [[Sovyonok]]. Currently the Union is considered a superpower in Vestan politics and serves as the leader of the [[Commonwealth of Nations of Vesta|Commonwealth of Nations]] bloc of various nations with interests held together by a mutual dislike of the elitist Valentian Alliance and the ability of them to meddle in the affairs of other. The Union of Albany draws it name, Albany, from the isles of Alba that it sits on. The Union today is a direct successor to the former [[Cambrian Empire]] that was abolished in a 2026 referendum that also saw that Empire's monarchy alsoabolished in the wake of the [[Great War of Vesta|Great War]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===The Dark Ages of Alba=== | ===The Dark Ages of Alba=== | ||
====The Petty Kingdoms==== | ====The Petty Kingdoms==== | ||
==== | =====Great Banner Houses===== | ||
* '''Attenborough''' - Attenhall, Hudson | |||
* '''Bannock''' - Highmere, The Highlands | |||
* '''Beckett''' - Amwyn, Cambria | |||
* '''Dyne''' - Lacelport, Lancelia | |||
* '''Ghalen''' - Gardefort, Galois | |||
* '''Hedwig''' - Caerleon, Prydwyn | |||
* '''Highfield''' - Caernarvon, Carason | |||
* '''Jessero''' - Blackhall, Nemedia | |||
* '''Laurion''' - Port Lauro, Poitevia | |||
* '''Lennox''' - Amberstead, Cambria | |||
* '''Oberland''' - Richardson, Averant | |||
* '''Osborne''' - Inverburg, Gwent | |||
* '''Patterson''' - Lyre Falls, Lyria | |||
* '''Thatcher''' - fort, The Red Marches | |||
* '''Wellington'''- Toft, Gawain | |||
* '''Vant''' - Galavant, Galden | |||
===Post War Empire and the First Union=== | ===Post War Empire and the First Union=== | ||
===Civil War=== | ===Civil War=== | ||
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====Era of Cooperation==== | ====Era of Cooperation==== | ||
===Egian War=== | ===[[Egian War]]=== | ||
A major conflict between the Union of Albany and the Mydic Empire, 2040-2042 that would see fighting limited to the [[Egian Archipelago]], [[Mikti Islands]] and the Cosmic Sea. Casualties and damage on both sides would be high. The Mydic Empire suffered largescale damage to the two Island groups and several coastal ports that would take nearly two decades to fully recover from. The manpower and material cost of the war on both sides was high and the Union would be forced into moderate reparations for a decade at the war's conclusion. The islands themselves remained in the Empire's hands and the Union's efforts to recover them have remained stalled since. | |||
===Rise of the Blocs=== | ===Rise of the Blocs=== | ||
===New Cold War=== | ===New Cold War=== | ||
{{Template:AlbanyUniontopics}} | {{Template:AlbanyUniontopics}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:24, 22 February 2023
The Greater Union of Albany The Union | |
|---|---|
 Flag
 Coat of arms
| |
Motto: Suum cuique To each, his own | |
Anthem: [1] "Hymn of the Union" | |
 Location of the Union | |
| Capital | New Gate |
| Largest city | New Haven |
| Official languages | Cambrian |
| Demonym(s) | Albanese |
| Government | |
• King | King Owen I |
• Prime Minister | PM Oliver Cooper |
• Prince of the Tides | Lucan Ghalen |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| House of Lords | |
| House of Commons | |
| Establishment | |
• Vezaria Founded | 98 |
• Vezaria Destroyed | 211 |
• Council of Crowns | 917 |
• Great Struggle | 1428 |
• Imperial Reformation | 1702 |
• Abolition of the Empire | 2023 |
• Second Union | 2036 |
| Population | |
• 2070 census | 415,000,000 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $26 Trillion |
• Per capita | $63,000 |
| Gini (2070) |  30.7medium |
| HDI (2070) |  .880very high |
| Currency | Union Pound (AUP) |
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd (official) dd-mm-yyyy (common use) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +09 |
| Internet TLD | .ua |
Albany, officially the The Greater Union of Albany, is a large North Arcadian nation of 415 million people located on an archipelago encompassing a land are of 2,783,042 km2. To the nation's West are Akarus, and Sartoria while to the East the nation is bordered by sea by Sovyonok. Currently the Union is considered a superpower in Vestan politics and serves as the leader of the Commonwealth of Nations bloc of various nations with interests held together by a mutual dislike of the elitist Valentian Alliance and the ability of them to meddle in the affairs of other. The Union of Albany draws it name, Albany, from the isles of Alba that it sits on. The Union today is a direct successor to the former Cambrian Empire that was abolished in a 2026 referendum that also saw that Empire's monarchy alsoabolished in the wake of the Great War.
History
Pre-History
Vasarian Colonisation
The Client States
Vasarian Withdrawal and Fall of Vezaria
The Dark Ages of Alba
The Petty Kingdoms
Great Banner Houses
- Attenborough - Attenhall, Hudson
- Bannock - Highmere, The Highlands
- Beckett - Amwyn, Cambria
- Dyne - Lacelport, Lancelia
- Ghalen - Gardefort, Galois
- Hedwig - Caerleon, Prydwyn
- Highfield - Caernarvon, Carason
- Jessero - Blackhall, Nemedia
- Laurion - Port Lauro, Poitevia
- Lennox - Amberstead, Cambria
- Oberland - Richardson, Averant
- Osborne - Inverburg, Gwent
- Patterson - Lyre Falls, Lyria
- Thatcher - fort, The Red Marches
- Wellington- Toft, Gawain
- Vant - Galavant, Galden
Post War Empire and the First Union
Civil War
Second Union
Era of Cooperation
Egian War
A major conflict between the Union of Albany and the Mydic Empire, 2040-2042 that would see fighting limited to the Egian Archipelago, Mikti Islands and the Cosmic Sea. Casualties and damage on both sides would be high. The Mydic Empire suffered largescale damage to the two Island groups and several coastal ports that would take nearly two decades to fully recover from. The manpower and material cost of the war on both sides was high and the Union would be forced into moderate reparations for a decade at the war's conclusion. The islands themselves remained in the Empire's hands and the Union's efforts to recover them have remained stalled since.