Tianlong

Commonwealth of Aldia 阿尔迪亚联邦 Āěrdíyǎ Liánbāng
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "United We Stand"
Anthem: A Brand New Day
Location of Aldia denoted in green
Capital	Heping
Largest Metropolis	Fanrong Metropolitan Area
Official languages	Simplified Myrian
Recognised regional languages	Mizuhese
Traditional Languages	Traditional Myrian
Ethnic groups (2015)	Myrian 82% Orokin 14% Others 4
Demonym(s)	Aldian
Government	Confederate Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
• President	Huáng Lǐjiě (黄理解)
• Chancellor	Wú Míngzhì (吴明智)
• Chief Justice	Tada Aoki (青木ただ)
Legislature	Commonwealth Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Assembly
Formation
• Treaty of Shanliang	April 10th, 1870
• Treaty of Shukaku	September 12th, 1873
• Treaty of Fengfu	December 31st, 1881
• Articles of Confederation	June 1st, 1887
Area
• Total	5,654,250 km2 (2,183,120 sq mi) (3rd)
Population
• 2015 estimate	156,000,000 (155,730,192)
• Density	27.54/km2 (71.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	cR 8.495 Trillion
• Per capita	cR 47,439
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	cR 8.495 Trillion
• Per capita	cR 47,439
HDI (2015)	0.796 high
Currency	Commonwealth Credit (cR)
• Summer (DST)	Not Observed
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Driving side	left
Internet TLD	.ali

Aldia, officially the Commonwealth of Aldia, is a confederation of seven nation states and four territories located on the Myrian continent. It is bordered by the Fusou Empire on both its north and north-eastern lands and situated between both the Emporic & Anemoisic Oceans to the west & east respectively. Aldia covers an area of 5,654,250 km2 making it the fourth largest country in the world and has a population of approximately 155 million people as of 2015. Aldia is amongst the most southernmost nations in the world and controls a territory close to Antarctica. As a nation with peoples from a multicultural background the Commonwealth recognizes a variety of regional languages with the Simplified Myrian being the lingua franca of the nation. The national capital is Heping located in the Commonwealth Capital District and its most populous city is Fanrong located in the Republic of Fengfu. The name Aldia means "Unity" in Myrian.

The Myrian peninsula has been a valuable trade region, prior to the creation of a canal in the isthmus connecting the Emporic & Anemoisic Oceans, the city-states of the Myrian peninsula served as the gateways of maritime trade between the east and western worlds. Various kingdoms & empires rose to power throughout the early 3rd and 9th centuries and attempted to conquer the entirety of the Myrian continent. The most famous example being the Zhudao Empire (主导帝国), the largest empire to come into existence in the Myrian continent. Founded in the early 5th century and survived until the 10th century, the Zhudao Empire had a profound impact to the culture of the continent. After the collapse of the Empire the nations of Myria were split into a myriad of city-states, republics & kingdoms, all vying to reunite once again under a single banner. It was not until the 19th century did the idea of a peaceful Myrian integration became a popular notion amongst the Myrian nations. Years of negotiations & treaties saw the establishment of the Association of Myrian Nations and eventually the birth of the Commonwealth of Aldia in 1887.

The Commonwealth is led by an elected President who acts as the head of state and an elected Westminster style bicameral legislature. The Chancellor serves as the Head of Government and is appointed by the President as the person who commands the confidence of a majority in parliament. The unified military arm of Aldia is the Commonwealth Self-Defense Forces (CSDF) and maintained by a significant military budget. It is administered by the Commonwealth Military Administration (CMA) while the Chancellor serves as the commander-in-chief of the CSDF. In foreign relations Aldia maintains a policy of neutrality and maintains diplomatic relations with many nations across Heliste such as: the United States of Keija, the Atmoran Confederation & the Dominion of Mizuho.

Government & Politics

All citizens of the Commonwealth are born free & equal in dignity and rights. - Article 1, from the Articles of Confederation

The Commonwealth is a confederal parliamentary constitutional republic based on the Westminster system. The Articles of Confederation serves as the nations constitution and is the supreme law of the country. It outlines the powers and responsibilities given to the confederate government from its member nation states. The President is a popularly elected head of state, exercises executive power on the advice of his or her ministers. The Chancellor serves as the head of government and is appointed by the President as the person to command a confident majority in the Commonwealth Parliament. A Cabinet of Ministers is selected by the Chancellor who are then appointed by the President. The President are elected directly by the people with a single-non transferable vote system while members of the Commonwealth Parliament uses a system of proportional representation. The confederal government is separated into three distinct branches: Executive, Legislative & Judicial.

• Executive: The Executive body is led by the President of the Commonwealth who is the head of state and is the highest office in the Commonwealth. In this capacity they serve as the guarantor of the Commonwealth's constitution, holds limited reserve powers in the event of a political instability and can veto unconstitutional laws before they become law. The President is not permitted to draft legislation and they are, by tradition, expected to refrain from commenting directly towards current issues, especially if those issues are related to the party. This distancing from day-to-day politics and daily governmental issues allows the President to be a source of clarification in matters related to the constitution, voice criticism, influence public debate and act beyond party politics. The Chancellor of the United Colonies serves as the head of government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces and the director of domestic governance, policy-making, and foreign affairs. The Chancellor also chooses a council of ministers who is required to not be affiliated with any political parties.

• Legislative: The Commonwealth Parliament houses the central legislature of Aldia, all legislative decision making on the national level takes place in the Commonwealth Parliament. The Commonwealth Assembly is the lower house and proposes legislation to the upper house to be approved and ratified and monitors the executive body of the nation. A total of 520 seats can be obtained in the lower house. The Commonwealth Senate, the upper house, is comprised of 100 seats and is vested with significant powers as it has the capacity to either pass or block legislation put forward by the Chancellor and other parties in the Assembly. The power of impeachment also rests with the Commonwealth Senate. In both the Commonwealth Senate & Assembly, both government and opposition must secure half of the votes available in their respective houses in order to pass a legislative bill.

• Judicial: Most civil disputes are heard in local national Courts and appeals are heard before a High Commonwealth Court. The High Court of the Commonwealth is the country's highest court, and hears final cessation appeals and conducts case reviews. The Commonwealth Constitutional Court hears matters in regards to the legality of laws, general elections and the scope of the authority of state institutions. Since the invention of cryo-technology Aldia has ceased the practice of capital punishment and replaced it with an indefinite sentence in a cryo-prison. Those condemned are confined forever in cryostasis until they have served their sentence (or forever if they are sentenced for eternity, a time period made possible with cryo-tech).

Elections

General Elections occur once every ten years in the Commonwealth and is done so in every member state. All citizens of a member state over the age of 18 in the Commonwealth are eligible to elect both the President and members of the Commonwealth Parliament in General Elections. The Commonwealth has full authority to regulate & administer only elections related to the the Commonwealth's Legislature & Executive bodies. It does not have jurisdiction to intervene in the internal elections of its own member states. Both legislative & presidential elections occur concurrently and is held over a period of two days. Voting may be done in person and either by mail/online, approximately 55% of all votes in the last two elections were cast by mail or online. The Commonwealth Assembly has traditionally been dominated by one of two parties: the center-left Progressive People's Alliance and the center-right Conservative People's Coalition. This balance however has been changed since the 2012 election when it saw the rise of two new parties: the eco-centric Greens & the adiasceptic Commonwealth Reform Pact. The Commonwealth Senate sees a myriad of political alliances vying for power and no single alliance has ever secured 50% of all seats sine the 1998 elections.

Military

Taifeng Class Helicopter Landing Dock of the Commonwealth Navy

Main articles: Commonwealth Self-Defense Forces The Commonwealth Self Defense Forces (CSDF) is Aldia's unified military body and consists of the Commonwealth Navy, Commonwealth Army, Commonwealth Air Force, Commonwealth Marine Corps and the Commonwealth Coastal Guard. The Special Warfare Division (SpecWarDiv) houses all of Aldia's special forces units. The Commonwealth Self Defense Forces is administered by the Commonwealth Military Administration (CMA). and supported by a substantial domestic arms manufacturing industry. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) serves as the primary intelligence gathering and covert operations body of the Commonwealth. Originally, each member state of the Commonwealth continued to maintain their independent military forces and would only contribute forces to the CSDF during times of war. This requirement however was amended and now the CSDF serves as the nation's primary armed forces. However member states of the Commonwealth may maintain a Territorial Defense Forces that serve as the Commonwealth's militia & reserve forces. By Commonwealth law, in peace time a member state's head of government serves as a Territorial Defense Forces commander-in-chief. In times of war, or when certain laws are invoked, these forces may be called upon to serve for the Commonwealth.

Member States

The Commonwealth is comprised of fifteen member states, all of whom has transferred some of their sovereignty to the Commonwealth but also retains some. Seven of them are located on the planet Verda while the remaining eight are distributed among the four habitable worlds of the Aldian system.

Flag	Country	Capital	Currency	National Anthem	Type of Government	Official languages
	Independent Republic of Auriga	Auriga	Commonwealth Credits (CRC, cR)	"Here we stand"	Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic	Aldian Standard, Polystralian Standard
	Republic of Furlin	Bounty	Commonwealth Credits (CRC, cR)	"United in Diversity"	Constutional Parliamentary Monarchy	Furlinese, Katasian
	Kingdom of Gridania	New Gridania	Commonwealth Credits (CRC, cR)	"Forward unto dawn."	Absolute Monarchy	Polystralian Standard, Old Gretonese
	Republic of Nuson	Som	Nuson Dollar (NSD, ND$)	"Democracy, Liberty & Freedom"	Unitary Presidential Single-Party State	Simplified Sanmite
	United Republics of Erias	Tribute	Commonwealth Credits (CRC, cR)	"Peace"	Unitary Presidential Republic	Gretonese
	Holy See of Islivaria	Islivaria	Commonwealth Credits (CRC, cR)	"Nunc beati sunt" ("Here we are blessed")	Unitary Religious Absolute Monarchy	Islivarian
	Federal Republic of Randa	New Town	Commonwealth Credits (CRC, cR)	"We shall persevere"	Federal Constitutional Parliamentary Republic	Furlinese
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