Fakolana-Yisrael relations

Fakolan-Yisraeli relations

Fakolana	Yisrael
Diplomatic mission
Fakolan Embassy, Yerushalayim	Yisraeli Embassy, Fakolanum
Envoy
Ambassador AMBASSADOR	Ambassador AMBASSADOR

Relations between Fakolana and Yisrael have spanned more than two and a half centuries since the modern founding of Fakolana in the late 18th century.

Country comparison

	Template:Country data Fakolana Grand Duchy of Fakolana	Kingdom of Yisrael
Populations	3.1 million (2018)	20.2 million (2018)
Area	13,872 km2	150,304 km2
Population density	11,516.07/km2	???
Capital	Fakolanum	Yerushalayim
Largest city	Fakolanum	Dervaylik
Government	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy	Federal presidential constitutional monarchy
Current Leader	CRM Grand Duke Gaius VII (head of state) Tribune Kaeso Veturius (head of government)	HRM King Yaakov II (head of state) President Noah Feldman (head of government)
Official languages	Latin, Sydalene	Modern Hebrew, Allamunnic English and Yiddish
Main religions	Alban (84%) Catholicism (3%) Jewish (1%). [TO BE EDITED]	Jewish (75.1%) irreligious (9.2%) Catholicism (7.9%) Islam (4.6%) various Protestant Christian sects (2.35%) Orthodox Christianity (0.5%) Yeosindo (0.35%). [TO BE EDITED]
GDP (nominal) (2015)	$225 billion ($72,447 per capita)	$823.97 billion ($40,705 per capita)
Military expenditures	$XXX.XXX billion (X.XX% of GDP) [TO BE EDITED]	$349.889 billion (5.01% of GDP) [TO BE EDITED]

History

Main articles: Fakolan Border War, Zivan Occupation, Astrapolis Treaty, and Fakolana and the West Scipian Wars

Zivan Strip

The Zivan Strip is a former disputed territory in western Fakolana that was a point of tension between Fakolana and Yisrael for over 60 years, and continues to be an area of local controversy. Primarily Jewish in makeup, the region has been traded between both nations through military and diplomatic means.

The origin of the dispute came in 1893 with the escalation of a military standoff between Duchess Auria Sapientia of Fakolana and PRESIDENT TBD of Yisrael, leading to the Fakolan Border War. Much of the fighting took place in the Strip, which had been firmly controlled by the Yisraeli state for decades. With the Fakolan victory, the region was forcibly demilitarized but retained by Yisrael.

With Sapientia's death and the coronation of Duke Gaius VI, Zivan was again targeted, this time by Tribune Ancius Patrionum. In November of 1919 Fakolan troops were ordered to march into the Strip, taking the territory. With Yisrael's ongoing civil war, it was unable to respond to the act of aggression.

Trade and economics

Main article: Banking in Yisrael

Rivalry (1980s - present)

Main article: Fakolan-Yisraeli economic rivalry

Military and security

Both countries have agreed to a demilitarized zone 10 kilometers on either side of their border. Each side requires the other's consent to deploy military forces within this zone. Since the treaty, neither side has vetoed a request by the other.

Fakolana and Yisrael have a regional intelligence-sharing program as well as local joint antipiracy efforts. However, due to Fakolana's longstanding ties to the Latinic states and Yisrael's cordial but lingering-wariness relationship with the same, neither country has extensive coordination with the other on military and security affairs.

Border controls and immigration

Main articles: Fakolana-Yisrael border and Entry fee (Yisrael)

Yisrael and Fakolana each require a reciprocal visa program for visitors from the other country's citizens and permanent residents. However, Yisrael has a waiver for dual citizens with both Yisraeli and Fakolan citizenship to enter the country without the need for a visa, but simply producing a valid passport.

Yisrael charges an entry fee for all persons, citizen or non-citizen alike, entering the country. The current charge is $25 shekels. However, dual citizens and registered regular cross-border business travelers are exempt.

See also

• Sydalon-Yisrael relations