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| | conventional_long_name = United Commonwealth of Greater Prydane, Boreray and Monacair
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| |common_name = Lanestria
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| |image_flag = Flag of Lanestria.png
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| |image_coat = File:Emblem of the Sotirian Commonwealth.png
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| |symbol_type = Coat of Arms
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| |national_motto = {{unbulleted list|[[In God We Trust|In Deo Fidemus]]|{{small|In God We Trust}}}}
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| |national_anthem = [[Tis for Thee O'Lord]]
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| |capital = [[Providence (Lanestria)|Providence]]
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| |largest_city = [[Saint Dunstan]]
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| |official_languages = {{wp|English language|Lanestrian}}
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| |languages2_type = Religion
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| |demonym = Lanestrian
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| |government_type = {{wp|Unity}} {{wp|theocracy|theocratic}} {{wp|parliamentary republic}}
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| |leader_title1 = [[Lord President of Lanestria|Lord President]]
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| |leader_name1 = [[Edward Crane]]
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| |leader_title2 = [[Minister-General of Lanestria|Minister-General]]
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| |leader_name2 = [[James Caldwell]]
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| |leader_title3 = [[House of the Venerable (Lanestria)|Presider-General of the House of the Venerable]]
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| |leader_name3 = [[Praise-God Ashton]]
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| |legislature = [[Parliament of Lanestria|Parliament of Esteemed and Venerable]]
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| |upper_house = [[House of the Esteemed (Lanestria)|House of the Esteemed]]
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| |lower_house = [[House of the Venerable (Lanestria)|House of the Venerable]]
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| |sovereignty_type = Formation
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| |sovereignty_note =
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| |established_event1 = Law of States Act
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| |established_date1 = 1549
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| |established_event2 = Crown Rights Act
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| |established_date2 = 11 June 1598
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| |established_event3 = [[Lanestrian Civil War]]
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| |established_date3 = 1632-1641
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| |established_event4 = Commonwealth proclaimed
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| |established_date4 = 5 May 1641
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| |established_event5 = Devotion of Lanestria Act
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| |established_date5 = 12 January 1643
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| |established_event6 = General Governance Act
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| |established_date6 = 19 May 1936
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| |area_label = Total
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| |area_label = Total
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| |population_estimate = {{increase}} 71,485,119
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| |population_estimate_year = 2018
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| |population_census = 70,873,582
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| |population_census_year = 2013
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| |GDP_PPP = $2.724 trillion
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| |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $38,115
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| |GDP_nominal = $2.136 trillion
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| |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $29,887
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| |Gini = 33.51
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| |Gini_year = 2018
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| |HDI = 0.922
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| |HDI_year = 2018
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| |currency = Lanestrian steora
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| |currency_code = LNS
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| '''Lanestria''', officially the '''Lanestrian Commonwealth''' is a sovereign country located off the northwestern coast of the XXXX mainland. Lanestria includes the islands of [[Greater Prydane]], [[Boreray]] and [[Monacair]], and many smaller islands. Lanestria is surrounded by the XX Ocean, with the XXX to the west, XX to the north and the XX to the south and east. The Aire Sea separates Prydane, Boreray and Monacair. Lanestria's XXXX square kilometres (XXXXX sq mi) were home to an estimated 71.02 million inhabitants in 2018.
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| == History == | | == Executive branch == |
| == Geography ==
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| == Government and politics ==
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| Lanestria is a {{wp|unitary state|unitary}} {{wp|theocracy|theocratic}} {{wp|parliamentary republic}}. Lanestria has been a parliamentary republic since the [[Lanestrian Civil War]], which ended with the overthrow of the monarchy in 1641. The Constitution of Lanestria is uncodified and consists mostly of a collection of disparate written sources, including statutes, judge-made case law and international treaties, together with constitutional conventions. As there is no technical difference between ordinary statutes and "constitutional law", the Lanestrian Parliament can perform "constitutional reform" simply by passing Acts of Parliament, and thus has the political power to change or abolish almost any written or unwritten element of the constitution. No Parliament can pass laws that future Parliaments cannot change. The only formal document that can be described as a "constitution" is the Governance and Commonwealth Act of 1641, which formally dissolved the monarchy - the document is only two pages long and details that "monarch shall no herewith return to any territory or dominion of Lanestria."
| | '''State President of the Union''' (military): Serves for a single ten year term (subject to review vote at 5th year - here may be removed by two-votes at the Revolutionary Command Congress)<br> |
| === Government ===
| | '''First Minister of the Union''' (civil): Appointed by the State President from candidates presented by the United Front - becomes Chairman of the UF, serves at pleasure of the SP.<br> |
| | '''Deputy First Minister of the Union''' (military): Appointed by the State President from candidates presented by the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.<br> |
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| Lanestria has a parliamentary government based on the {{wp|Westminster system|Proctorian system}}. The [[Parliament of Lanestria]] meets in the [[House of Governance]] and has two houses: an elected [[House of the Venerable]] and an appointed [[House of the Esteemed]]. All bills passed require the assent of the Lord President before becoming law.
| | '''Central Committee of State''': Remains the ultimate collective decision making body - membership: SP (chair) FM, DFM, Chiefs of Military Branches (4/5), Finance Min, Foreign Min, Interior Min, Defence Min, Pres of Central Bank, Chief Justice, UF Chiefs for Policy and Research, Representatives of State to URs. Guaranteed majority to be military officers.<br> |
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| | '''Council of Union Ministers''' (civil-military): Non-military members are appointed by the FM, mil-members appointed by the SP. Tasked with implementing CCS decisions. <br> |
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| | Military to hold: Interior, Defence and Media ministries, civilians the rest - Foreign Minister subject to mutual agreement between FM and SP. No intel ministry. |
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| |caption1=[[Lord President of Lanestria|Lord President]] [[Edward Crane]]
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| |caption2=[[Minister-General of Lanestria|Minister-General]] [[James Caldwell]]
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| The position of Lord President, Lanestria's head of state, is held by the person elected by simple majority in the House of the Esteemed. This position is held for life and afforded mostly ceremonial powers. However, since the 20th century the office has been empowered to include the power of appointments for cabinet ministers, regional governors, military officers and the power to dissolve parliament at will. The Lord President is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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| The position of [[Minister-General of Lanestria|minister-general]], Lanestria's head of government, belongs to the person most likely to command the confidence of the House of the Venerable; this individual is typically the leader of the political party or coalition of parties that holds the largest number of seats in that chamber. The prime minister chooses a cabinet (with the approval of the House of the Venerable) and its members are formally appointed by the Lord President. The Lord President by convention is able to reject candidates before they are presented before the upper-house, and may also reject them if still approved by the upper-house.
| | '''Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces''': Political mirror to the Chiefs of the Defence Staff, same members.<br> |
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| | '''General Intelligence Service''': {{wp|military intelligence}} body but also tasked with protecting the state from internal and external threats. Completely carte blanche in terms of operations<br> |
| | '''Department for State Intelligence and Security''': Domestic and external spy service<br> |
| | '''Department for National Spiritual Mobilisation''': Tasked with propaganda, mass popular mobilisation<br> |
| | '''Department for National Renovationist Propagation''': Tasked with overseeing Zorasan's state media - all newspapers, radio stations, digital outlets and TV are ostensibly military controlled.<br> |
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| | '''Public mobilisation organisations are under the purview of the SCRAF but operate using UF members as leaders:''' |
| | '''Young Pioneers of the Union'''<br> |
| | '''Students of the Union'''<br> |
| | '''Sole trade union forgot the name'''<br> |
| | '''Union of Mothers and Daughters of the Union'''<br> |
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| The cabinet is traditionally drawn from members of the minister-general's party or coalition and mostly from the House of the Venerable but always from both legislative houses, the cabinet being responsible to both. Executive power is exercised by the minister-general and cabinet, all of whom are sworn into the Council of the Star Chamber, to become Commonwealth Ministers. The current Minister-General is [[James Caldwell]] who has been in office since 21 August 2014. Caldwell is also the leader of the [[Party of Tradition and Faith]]. For elections to the House of the Venerable, Lanestria is divided into 660 constituencies, each electing a single member of parliament (MP) by simple plurality. General elections are called by the lord president when either, the minister-general so advises or of his own choosing. The House of the Esteemed members are appointed by the Lord President and has 500 members. These seats are held for life and for 25% of members, the seats are inherited. The remaining 75% are replaced by appointments in wake of an incumbents death or resignation. Due to convention, members must be either ordained ministers or laypreachers of high renown and experience, this has led to the upper-house being nicknamed the "House of Saints."
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| | '''Supreme Assembly of the Union''': XXX members, appointed for five-year terms unlimited by the Front Department for Public Administration, drawn from UR assemblies. More power than current - has legislative power, holds civil and military office holders to account (ministers and agency heads). Between Revolutionary Command Congresses, the SAU is the principal forum for the hearing of reports by UF and government bodies. Limited power of purse, cannot reject defence budgets as proposed by the military. |
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| In 1977, the administrative system was dramatically reformed with the abolition of the historic counties and local authorities for a streamlined and tier-based structure. The 1977 reforms introduced Provinces, Municipal Provinces and Parishes.
| | '''United Front''': Sole political party permitted in the country. Mostly devoid of ideology and political mobilisation, officially exists to govern and administer the country and is entirely subordinated to the Central Committee of State. Premium on elevating technocratic apparatchiks over demagogues, its party schools are entirely devoted to educating students on administration, economics and foreign relations ostensibly to provide the state with capable operators. Has no involvement in state security, defence policy or repression, nor does it operate any media publications such as a newspaper or magazine.<br> |
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| | '''Front Department for Public Administration''': body tasked with identifing party members suitable for public office at local, state and national levels. Appoints the entire Supreme Assembly with SCRAF approval every five years. <br> |
| | '''Front Department for Policy Development''': Umbrella body covering numerous thinktanks tasked with designing policies and strategies for national government. <br> |
| | '''Front Department for Strategic Research''': Body tasked with studying public opinion and developing reports off data provided by the local and state levels for the FDPA. <br> |
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| Lanestria's current provinces are largely based on the country's historic and cultural regions. Administrative authority at the provincial level is shared between a parliament-appointed governor-general and an elected assembly, which is democratically elected by the province. The Municipal Provinces are headed by a democratically elected-mayor, who shares power with an elected city assembly.
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| The provinces are subdivided into parishes (which replaced the former counties), and these are further divided into districts. Lanestria has ten provinces, six municipal provinces and 3,491 parishes.
| | Held every five years, includes the senior UF officers and elite, SCRAF membership and a number of other senior military officers. Tasked with reviewing the record of the administration, electing a new state president and approving appointments or removing fail admins. Votes and approves/disapproves of proposed policies and strategies. |
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| | [[File:|50px]] [[Blackshyres]]
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| | [[File:|50px]] [[Saint Dunstan (province)|Saint Dunstan]]
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| | [[Saint Dunstan (Lanestria)|Saint Dunstan]]
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| | [[File:|50px]] [[Caertrayarnon (province)|Caertrayarnon]]
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| === Foreign policy ===
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| === Armed forces ===
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| == Economy ==
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| == Demographics ==
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| === Healthcare ===
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Zorasani government redux 2.0
Executive branch
State President of the Union (military): Serves for a single ten year term (subject to review vote at 5th year - here may be removed by two-votes at the Revolutionary Command Congress)
First Minister of the Union (civil): Appointed by the State President from candidates presented by the United Front - becomes Chairman of the UF, serves at pleasure of the SP.
Deputy First Minister of the Union (military): Appointed by the State President from candidates presented by the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Central Committee of State: Remains the ultimate collective decision making body - membership: SP (chair) FM, DFM, Chiefs of Military Branches (4/5), Finance Min, Foreign Min, Interior Min, Defence Min, Pres of Central Bank, Chief Justice, UF Chiefs for Policy and Research, Representatives of State to URs. Guaranteed majority to be military officers.
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Council of Union Ministers (civil-military): Non-military members are appointed by the FM, mil-members appointed by the SP. Tasked with implementing CCS decisions.
Military to hold: Interior, Defence and Media ministries, civilians the rest - Foreign Minister subject to mutual agreement between FM and SP. No intel ministry.
Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces: Political mirror to the Chiefs of the Defence Staff, same members.
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General Intelligence Service: military intelligence body but also tasked with protecting the state from internal and external threats. Completely carte blanche in terms of operations
Department for State Intelligence and Security: Domestic and external spy service
Department for National Spiritual Mobilisation: Tasked with propaganda, mass popular mobilisation
Department for National Renovationist Propagation: Tasked with overseeing Zorasan's state media - all newspapers, radio stations, digital outlets and TV are ostensibly military controlled.
↓
Public mobilisation organisations are under the purview of the SCRAF but operate using UF members as leaders:
Young Pioneers of the Union
Students of the Union
Sole trade union forgot the name
Union of Mothers and Daughters of the Union
Legislative branch and United Front
Supreme Assembly of the Union: XXX members, appointed for five-year terms unlimited by the Front Department for Public Administration, drawn from UR assemblies. More power than current - has legislative power, holds civil and military office holders to account (ministers and agency heads). Between Revolutionary Command Congresses, the SAU is the principal forum for the hearing of reports by UF and government bodies. Limited power of purse, cannot reject defence budgets as proposed by the military.
United Front: Sole political party permitted in the country. Mostly devoid of ideology and political mobilisation, officially exists to govern and administer the country and is entirely subordinated to the Central Committee of State. Premium on elevating technocratic apparatchiks over demagogues, its party schools are entirely devoted to educating students on administration, economics and foreign relations ostensibly to provide the state with capable operators. Has no involvement in state security, defence policy or repression, nor does it operate any media publications such as a newspaper or magazine.
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Front Department for Public Administration: body tasked with identifing party members suitable for public office at local, state and national levels. Appoints the entire Supreme Assembly with SCRAF approval every five years.
Front Department for Policy Development: Umbrella body covering numerous thinktanks tasked with designing policies and strategies for national government.
Front Department for Strategic Research: Body tasked with studying public opinion and developing reports off data provided by the local and state levels for the FDPA.
Revolutionary Command Congress
Held every five years, includes the senior UF officers and elite, SCRAF membership and a number of other senior military officers. Tasked with reviewing the record of the administration, electing a new state president and approving appointments or removing fail admins. Votes and approves/disapproves of proposed policies and strategies.