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Republic of Satavia | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Anthem: All Earthly Things Above Alle aardse dingen hierboven | |
 Location of Satavia, in Green, in Asteria Inferior | |
| Capital and largest city | Port Hope |
| Official languages | Estmerish Hennish |
| Recognised national languages | Dupowek |
| Ethnic groups (2015) | |
| Demonym(s) | Satavian |
| Government | Parliamentary Republic |
| Arthur Livingstone-Scott | |
| Jago Elliot | |
| Legislature | Parliament of Satavia |
| County Court | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Establishment | |
• First Euclean Trade Posts | 1548 |
• Colonisation by the Sotirian Commonwealth | 1649 |
• Transfer to Estmere | 1747 |
• Home Rule Granted | 1816 |
• Independence | 1935 |
| Area | |
• Total | 663,130 km2 (256,040 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 21,501,500 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate |
• Total | $462.2 Billion |
• Per capita | $21,500 |
| Gini (2015) |  44.3medium |
| HDI (2015) |  0.761high |
| Currency | Satavian Guilders |
| Time zone | UTC+ 11 (Satavian Standard Time) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +47 |
| Internet TLD | .sa |
Satavia, officially the Republic of Satavia (Hennish: Republiek Satavia), is an Island Nation in Western Asteria Inferior, and shares a Maritime Border with Nuvania. Satavia consists of the Satavian Isles and the Patrick Islands, an autonomus dependency of Satavia. The capital, largest city and biggest financial center is Port Hope, which had previously been known as Hope Town. Satavia is made up of 6 historical provinces, namely Hope Province, Northern Hope, Andersland, Dukeminster, Camburton Province and Ballyleigh and 22 counties.
• Gains independence 1935 following coup and liberation
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Etymology
History
Pre-Historical
Colonisation Period
Dominion of Satavia
Great War
February Coup
Satavian Crisis
Recent History
Geography
Climate
Government & Politics
 Conservative: 142 seats Opposition SDP: 37 seats Liberals: 17 seats Independent Labour: 29 seats Green: 1 seat Republican Party: 11 seats Monarchist: 9 seats Socialist People's Party: 1 seat Independents: 2 seats |
Satavia is a parliamentary republic, previously having no written constitution until the 1935 February Coup. Satavia's seperation of powers extends to the judiciary, executive and legislature. Satavia's head of state is, legally, the Governor-General, however, in practice the position holds no power whatsoever, and powers usually vested in a head of state are invested in Satavia's head of governemnt, the Prime Minister. Like the majority of Estmere's former colonies, Satavia loosely follows the Northabbey Model.
The Parliament of Satavia, Satavia's bicameral legislature, is made up of the House of Representatives, the directly-elected lower house, and the County Court, made up, in part, by unelected peers (however, succesive Government's have kept a policy of not awarding new peerages) and, the majority, as County Senators, who are elected every 5 years (with the exception of counties in Ballyliegh, where it is 7 years). The County Court is Satavia's upper house, and has the power to review and refuse to pass legislation, where it then gets returned to the House of Representatives to be ammended.
Electoral System
Administrative Divisions
Province
Satavia is divided into six provinces, the Hope Province, Northern Hope, Andersland, Dukeminster, Camburton Province and Ballyleigh, with Camburton Province being the least populous (with 77,392 people in 2008), and the Hope Province being the most populous (with just over 9.5 million people, of which four million live in Port Hope.
Until 2008, there were seven provinces, but the two smallest (the Upper Highlands and the Lower Highlands) were amalgamated into the newly-formed Camburton Province. Provinces are merely symbolic, and described officially as "Historic Provinces". Each province has a Governor-General, directly subordinate to the Governor-General of Satavia. Often these posts are given to former Prime Ministers and politicians, with two former politicians, Johan de Vilock and Charles Hisloep-Freeke currently holding the position of governor of the Hope Province and Andersland respectively.
Satavia's Emergency Services opperate along provincial boundaries, with the Hope Province Fire Service operating in both the Hope Province and Northern Hope, whilst the Andersland Fire Service, Dukeminster Fire Service and the Balleyleigh and Camburton Fire Service all operate along provincial borders.
| Province | Provincial Town | Population | Governor | ||||
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 Hope Province
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Port Hope | 9,549,162 | Governor of the Hope Province | ||||
 Northern Hope
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Adamstown | 3,999,748 | Governor of the Nothern Hope | ||||
 Andersland
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Northhaven | 1,051,713 | Governor of Andersland | ||||
 Dukeminster
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Kingsleigh | 988,345 | Governor of Dukeminster | ||||
 Camburton Province
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Camburton | 77,392 | Governor of Camburton Province | ||||
 Ballyleigh
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Port Arthur | 5,822,539 | Governor of Ballyleigh Province | ||||
County
Satavia's second teir subdivision are counties (and, more recently, metropolitan areas), which were established over time during the colonisation of Satavia. Most counties have a Lieutenant Governor, directly subordinate to the Governor of their respective province (with the exception of the Patrick Islands, whose Lieutenant Governor reports to the Governor-General of Satavia), County Camburton has County Sheriff, and a couple have a County Council Executive. The Metropolitan Area of Adamstown has a Mayor, whilst Port Arthur, Port Edward and Port Hope all have a "Commander of the Garrison", with the Commander of the Garrison at Port Hope being ex officio held by the Governor of the Hope Province.
These Lieutenant Governors hold no power and are merely symbolic roles - Counties without a Lieutenant Governor have an elected representative (Lieutenant Governors are appointed by the Governor of the respective province, and are not elected). Counties with a Lieutenant Governor also have an elected representative, but the Lieutenant Governor remains the ceremonial head of the county.
Districts
The third and lowest level subdivision is the District. Districts are smaller than counties, and are somewhat comparable to a municipality. Districts are usually run by a town council, or something to a similar effect. There are 289 districts in Satavia, many of which are called 'boroughs', most of which are in cities, however, some are located ruraly - albeit this is rarer.