Arucian Cooperation Organization

Arucian Cooperation Organization Gaullican: Organisation de coopération des Aruciennes Vespasian: Organizzazione della cooperazione aruciana
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Full members   Associate members   Observers
Headquarters	San Pietro, Imagua and the Assimas
Largest cities	Full and associate states: Port de la Sainte, Sainte-Chloé Including observers: Gatôn, Satucin
Official languages	Estmerish, Gaullican, Vespasian
Type	Political and economic union
Member states	5 full members Bonaventure Carucere Île d'Émeraude Imagua and the Assimas Sainte-Chloé 2 associates Template:Country data Estmere St Roberts and Fleming Îles des Saints 7 observers Ardesia Aucuria Eldmark Template:Country data Estmere Gaullica Rizealand Satucin
Government	Supranational organisation
• Chairman	Giuliani Bianchi
Establishment
• Treaty of TBD	TBD, 1988
Area
• Total	158,897 km2 (61,350 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate	13,474,715
• Density	84.8/km2 (219.6/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$150.16 billion
• Per capita	$11,144
Currency	Arucian shilling Emeraudian denar

The Arucian Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental regional organization, comprised of five member states, two associate member states, and seven observer states situated in the Western Arucian Sea and Eastern Arucian Sea.

Established in 1988 with the Treaty of TBD, the Arucian Cooperation Organization promotes economic cooperation and integration between its member states, as well as to coordinate foreign policy among its members. To this end, the Arucian Cooperation Organization has established a common customs area in 1993, freedom of movement in 2003, and a common market in 2017 among its member states.

History

Background

The Arucian Cooperation Organization has its roots in the aftermath of the Great War, when the Community of Nations established a political structure for the Arucian Federation, which comprised of former Gaullican possessions in the Arucian Sea and was jointly administered by Estmere, Etruria, Rizealand, and Werania. The Arucian Federation had a central government nominally overseeing nine autonomous districts, but in practice, the government of the Arucian Federation was weak and most powers were exercised by the districts.

In 1945, the four western districts of the Arucian Federation and Imagua merged into the United Provinces. Under the leadership of Pierre Voloix, the United Provinces assumed administration over the Assimas and New Accadia (present-day Bonaventura) following the end of the Solarian War. However, tensions between Imagua and the rest of the federation led to Imagua's expulsion in 1948, and subsequent tensions between Voloix and the Chloesian provinces led to the disintegration of the United Provinces by 1954.

Although the United Provinces ceased to exist, some mechanisms to facilitate cooperation between the former members of the United Provinces, such as the Central Bank of the Arucian which continued to provide a currency union among the former member states, continued to function. Furthermore, the newly-independent Sainte-Chloe and Carucere maintained extensive economic and political ties, which helped foster cooperation in the Golden Isles, although relations deteriorated as the oligarchic government in Carucere tried to maintain their grip on power.

In the aftermath of the Sugar Crash, economist Marques Pettygrove proposed the establishment of an Arucian economic union, believing that unifying the Arucian economies would help "protect the Arucian from complete economic collapse" in the event of another recession. However, Pettygrove's suggestions were largely ignored by Arucian governments during the 1970s, and would only be taken into consideration following the Recession of 1980 due to the economic consequences of the recession across the Arucian.

Establishment and early years

• ACO established in 1988
• ACO customs union established in 1993
• freedom of movement in 2003

Contemporary era

• ACO common market established in 2017
• talks about a currency union among its members?

Structure

Chairman

The head of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, or the Chairman, is a position that rotates every three years among the heads of government of the member states of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, with the current holder as of 2020 being TBD.

The responsibility of the Chairman of the Arucian Cooperation Organization is to help administer the day-to-day operations of the ACO (in a role analogous to that of a head of government), as well as represent the ACO at international events as the equivalent to a head of state.

Committees

As of 2020, there are five committees under the aegis of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, each devoted to a certain field of regional integration.

Committee	Acronym	Purpose
Committee for Finance and Planning	CFP	Coordinating financial policies among its members
Committee for Foreign and Community Relations	CRÉC	Coordinating the ACO's foreign policy
Committee for Trade and Economic Development	CCDÉ	Coordinating trade and economic development among its members
Committee for Legal Affairs	CAJ	Advises the members of the ACO on how to deal with regional crime and security
Committee for Budgetary Affairs	CAB	Providing a budget for the ACO

Agencies

As of 2020, there are TBD agencies operating under the Arucian Cooperation Organization. While these organizations are autonomous, they all report back to, and receive funding from the Arucian Cooperation Organization.

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Members

As of 2020, the Arucian Cooperation Organization has five full members, seven observers, and two associate members participating in its institutions.

Associate members

As of 2020, there are two associate members of the Arucian Cooperation Organization. Associate members are regions under the direct control of another state within the Arucian region: thus, while they participate in most of the institutions of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, they are exempt from participating in certain areas, particularly the common market and customs union.

Nation	Capital	Language	Population	Gross domestic product (nominal)	GDP (nominal) per capita	Area (km²)	Year joined
Template:Country data Estmere St Roberts and Fleming	St Johns	Estmerish Robertian Creole	183,291	TBD	TBD	2,133	TBD
Îles des Saints	Saint-Thomas	Gaullican	TBD	TBD	TBD	38,385	2018

Full members

As of 2022, there are five full members of the Arucian Cooperation Organization. Full members participate in all areas of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, including the common market and customs union.

Nation	Capital	Language	Population	Gross domestic product (nominal)	GDP (nominal) per capita	Area (km²)	Year joined
Bonaventure	Sermoni	Vespasian	3,298,969	$26,368,659,217	$7,993	40,015	1988
Carucere	Kingston	Gaullican	537,238	$5,698,483,466	$10,607	8,166	1988
Île d'Émeraude	Port-au-Grégoire	Gaullican	1,546,923	$19,888,789,011	$12,857	133,970	1988
Imagua	Cuanstad	Estmerish Vespasian	1,344,679	$22,211,891,505	$17,001	24,085	1988
Sainte-Chloé	Port de la Sainte	Gaullican	10,342,850	$77,199,032,400	$7,464	120,982	1988

Observers

As of 2020, there are seven observer states of the Arucian Cooperation Organization. Observer states are allowed to participate in at least one of the bodies and/or institutions of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, but are ineligible to vote in affairs concerning the Arucian Cooperation Organization.

Nation	Capital	Language	Population	Gross domestic product (nominal)	GDP (nominal) per capita	Area (km²)	Year joined
Ardesia	São Agostinho & Rémont	Luzelese	54,335,100	$409,197,638,100	$7,531	1,494,868	TBD
Aucuria	Kalnaspilis	Ruttish	30,223,510	$213,649,992,190	$7,069	1,098,581	TBD
Eldmark	Hammarvik	Blostlandic	34,764,129	$816,957,031,500	$23,500	1,614,037	TBD
Template:Country data Estmere	Morwall	Estmerish	58,690,373	$2,630,854,660,098	$44,826	282,679	TBD
Gaullica	Verlois	Gaullican	87,176,289	$3,694,783,939,058	$42,383	786,321	TBD
Rizealand	Camden	Estmerish	64,571,281	$2,652,743,120,048‬	$41,531	1,831,549	TBD
Satucin	Gatôn	Gaullican	125,105,368	$1,690,673,943,152	$13,514	3,051,077	TBD

Relations

quite friendly to COMSED and the Euclean Community, less so with Soravia, ROSPO, and IFDS