Ebrary

Christian Commonwealth of Ebrary       Republica Christian de Ebraria (Ebrarese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Deo et patriae"
Anthem: Hymn of Ebrary
[[File:|250px]] Map of Ebrary
Capital and	Ceres
Official languages	Ebrarese
Recognised regional languages	Vorstish, Gallasian
Ethnic groups	Ebrarian, Vorstish, Gallasian, Others
Demonym(s)	Ebrarian (Ebrariano)
Government	Unitary dominionist presidential Christian republic
•     Protector Soveran (Sovereign Protector)	Daniel Lucas
•     Presidente (President)	Carlos Renaldo
Legislature	Parliamento (Parliament)
• Upper house	Senato (Senate)
• Lower house	Assemblea Popular (Popular Assembly)
Area
•	297,770 km2 (114,970 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	22,130,469
Currency	Ebro (EBR; ∉)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.eb
Preceded by Kingdom of Ebrary

Ebrary (Ebrarese: Ebraria), officially the Christian Commonwealth of Ebrary (Ebrarese: Republica Christian de Ebraria), is a country located on Eurth, on the continent Argis, in the Yeeland region. Ebrary borders the Adlantic Ocean on its southwestern and eastern shores with its north and west bordering the countries of [insert future neighbors]. Its fifteen provinces and one autonomous region span an area of (area) km2 ((area) sq mi) and over 22 million people. Ceres is the nation's capital and largest metropolis, and other major cities include Arsa, Corbo, Miron, Gana, Cierala, and Urtedo. The Government of Ebrary is a Christian authoritarian state which includes elements of a presidential republic and theocracy, with a large amount of authority vested in the autocratic "Sovereign Protector".

Ebrary was long inhabited by the Old Ebrarians, Celtic tribes who inhabited the area roughly coinciding with modern Ebrary. Ebrary was settled by Aroman-speaking Christian settlers during the fifth to seventh centuries, who eventually developed a common ethno-cultural identity as Ebrarians. Ebrary became a unified kingdom in the 10th century upon being conquered by seafaring Buranians, and during the 16th century, Ebrary became the center of the Amendant Reformation. Following the Ebrarian Civil War, the Republic of Ebrary was declared in 1932. However, efforts to nationalize its major industries and curb foreign ownership in the economy led to a foreign-backed coup in 1943 and the reinstatement of the monarchy. After the Ebrarian Revolution, the current Christian Commonwealth was established in 1983 by Daniel Lucas, who became the country's first (and current) Sovereign Protector.

Etymology

When the area now known as Ebrary was settled by the Aroman-speaking conquerors in the 5th century CE, they were led by General Marcus Ebraius to conquer and settle the coast of the nation. Originally the settlers referred to the country as Ebrarae, and made Ebrarius one of their ruling Consuls. By the 7th century, the Ebrarian chronicles began referring to the region as Ebraria in extant sources. The Anglish exonym "Ebrary" is derived from the native name Ebraria.

History

Pre-Aroman era

The Old Ebrarian (Ebrero-Celtic) culture developed from the 6th century BC, and possibly as early as the 5th century BC in the western and southern coasts of the Ebrarian peninsula. The Old Ebrarians lived in villages and walled-towns and their communities were tribal in organization. The Old Ebrarians in the southern coasts were more urbanized than their inland neighbors to the north. The Old Ebrarian peoples were by and large Celtic, and had an understanding of metalworking, writing, and agriculture.

Aroman settlement period

Knowledge of the Aroman settlement period is drawn from a number of sources, chiefly the account Victor Ex Ebrarae written by Marcus Ebraius detailing his conquest of southern Ebrary and subsequent establishment of the city of Ceres. Other sources include a small number of extant Aroman writings which mention Ebraius or the latter migration of Aromans to settle Ebrary. The Aroman settlement of Ebrary is principally thought to have occurred from the early fifth to mid-seventh centuries.

The period began with a series of military campaigns led by Aroman statesman and general Marcus Ebraius from 403-415 CE, where his army progressively conquered the lands of southern Ebrary and founded the city of Ceres. Ebraius states his task was God-given, and his efforts to forcibly convert the Ebraro-Celtic inhabitants of the area he conquered are likened to a sort of proto-crusade by many historians. The city of Ceres, now the capital city of Ebrary, was established in 413 at the location of the Ebraro-Celtic village of Kenfar.

In the year 510, after word of the successful conquest reached the Aroman Empire a steady flow of Christian migrants from all walks of life took the oceanic journey to Ebrary. It is estimated a large portion of them died en route of disease, ill-weather, or raiding by Ebraro-Celtic pirates, but a large number eventually settled in temperate southern Ebrary. Ebraius established Ceres as an independent polis, himself being made the first Consul of the new city and having a republican government complete with a Senate. Other Aroman settlements established their own independent governments, with only a tentative allegiance to Ceres.

After the death of Ebraius, migration from the Aroman Empire began to wane but did not completely cease for some number of years. Settlers from Europa and native-born Aroman-Ebrarians founded multiple settlements inland, and the Aromano-Ebrarian Confederacy began to develop as a loose confederation of independently-governed city states in Ebrary.

Genetic markers of Aroman migrations

Genetic testing has confirmed the large-scale migration of Aroman peoples to Ebrary, tentatively supporting the conclusion that the Aromance-speaking incomers, while contributing substantially to the current Ebrarian gene pool, did not replace the previous Ebrarian population. A study in 2002 by the Ebrarian Institute of Sciences found evidence of a large Aroman migration from the Europan continent, impacting 60-100% of the male gene pool in southern Ebrary. However, this and other similar studies have been criticized with claims that genetic similarity could be rooted in earlier, prehistoric movements of peoples. However, in 2017, three studies were published, based on data collected from skeletons found in Old Ebrarian, Aroman, and late medieval era graves in Ceres, Gana, and Cierala, concluded that the ancestry of the modern Ebrarian population contains large contributions from both Aroman migrants and Ebraro-Celtic natives, as well as a small but statistically significant Norse contribution.

Government and Politics

Parties and elections

Ebrary has operated under a three-party system since 1991, when the Center Reformist Party was formed, which is currently the largest party in Ebrary. The other two major parties are the Ecumenical Dominionist Party and the Farmer-Labor Party. The Center Reformist Party is generally considered to be center to center-right in orientations, while the Farmer-Labor Party is considered center-left, and the Ecumenical Dominionist Party is right-wing to far-right. There are other political parties in Ebrary, but they do not hold any seats. In order for a political party to be legally allowed to run candidates in Ebrarian elections, the party must be approved by the High Ecumenical Council as both Christian and patriotic.

Currently, the Popular Assembly is controlled by a coalition of Center Reformists and the Farmer-Labor Party, and the Senate is narrowly controlled by the Ecumenical Dominionist Party. The current President is Carlos Renaldo, a Center Reformist who heads a "unity cabinet" which incorporates members of each party proportional to each party's representation in the Popular Assembly.

Sovereign Protector

Providence Castle in Ceres, official residence of the Ebrarian Sovereign Protector

The head of state of Ebrary is known as Sovereign Protector, who heads the High Ecumenical Council. The office is held for life, and an individual can only be removed from office by a 4/5ths vote of the Supreme Court. The protector exercises a veto power over laws passed in the Parliament, may refer any law to review by the Supreme Court prior to enactment into law, appoints certain seats in the Senate, may dissolve the Parliament, has the right to attend cabinet meetings, moderates and votes in meetings of the High Ecumenical Council, and can refer treaties to popular referendum. Upon the death, resignation, or removal of a Sovereign Protector, the Senate and High Ecumenical Council will vote on a replacement in a joint session.

President and cabinet

The Palatio Presidential in Ceres, official residence of the Ebrarian President

The head of government of Ebrary is the President, who is elected by an instant-runoff voting method to a five year term with a two term limit. The power of the president includes the execution and enforcement of national law, and the responsibility to appoint national executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers, and some seats in the Senate. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Ebrarian armed forces, excepting the Christian Defense Legion. While a veto is reserved solely to the Sovereign Protector, the president may introduce bills directly to the Popular Assembly for consideration, review, and voting, and call a special meeting of Parliament in the event of a national emergency.

The Cabinet of Ebrary consists of the heads of executive branch's national ministerial departments, appointed by the president, with approval of the Senate. All members of the cabinet serve at the leisure of the president. The president may designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed office-holders in the executive branch as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet. The Sovereign Protector also holds the right to attend Cabinet meetings, although he is not considered a de jure member of the Cabinet.

Legislature

The Palatio de Estalta in Ceres, meeting place of the Ebrarian Parliament

The national legislature of Ebrary is the bicameral Parliament, made up of the Senate and the Popular Assembly. The Parliament makes national law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove the President and sitting members of the cabinet and the judiciary. The Parliament may, by a 4/5ths vote of the Popular Assembly and a 3/5ths vote of the Senate, override a veto by the Sovereign Protector.

The Senate is the upper house, with 40 appointed members who serve life terms. Senate appointments are allocated to different institutions in the government and Ebrarian society. The Ecumenical High Council, Sovereign Protector, President, Ecclesiastical Amendant Church, Christenist Union, and the Theology School at Ceres University all appoint varying numbers of Senators, and two seats are hereditary seats. The Senate regulates its own membership and may vote by a 2/3rds majority to unseat one of its own members at any time, but the Sovereign Protector may reinstate a Senator whom he believes was wrongfully unseated. The Senate is presided over by the Consul, who is selected from amongst its membership by a simple majority of Senators. The Consul holds the ability to break a tie vote if the occasion occurs.

The Popular Assembly is comprised of 125 members directly elected by the people of Ebrary using mixed-member proportional representation, where each voter places a vote for his single-seat constituency and one for a political party. It is presided over by the First Assemblyman, whom is generally a member of the largest political party in the assembly. Seats are apportioned to the various provinces and two independent cities proportionally, excepting the Northern Region which is constitutionally allocated 10 seats.

Demographics

Ethnicity

People Groups of Ebrary
Ethnicity			Percentage
Ebrarian			70.2%
Gallasian			18.7%
Vorstish			8.8%
Other			2.3%

Religion

Religion in Ebrary
Religion			Percentage
Ceresism			37.8%
Christenism			24.2%
Sanctity Movement			19.6%
Parishism			12.6%
Lamenterism			3.1%
Orthodox			0.7%
Other Christian			1.5%
Other Non-Christian			0.5%

While Ebrary has no established church, the official religious doctrine of the state is Amendantism. Citizens who profess to be trinitarian Christians are granted full voting rights in Ebrary, assuming other qualifications are also met. Non-Christians are not forbidden to be residents of Ebrary, but they must register with the state and cannot evangelize within the country.

Amendantism is the dominant religious grouping in the Ebrary, accounting for over 97% of all Ebrarians. Ceresist Christians collectively form the largest religious denomination in Ebrary, all belonging to the Ecclesiastical Amendant Church of Ebrary. Other Amendant categories include Christenists, the Sanctity movement, Parishists, and Lamenterists. The largest non-Amendant Christian group are recent converts to the Orthodox Church.