MASA

MASA
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Location of MASA
Location	Middle Mavona, East Stratea
Capitals	Nazaré (Courts, Parliament) Ralume (DC, FPC) Shkodër (BoA, Executive, MCB)
Languages	Main language: Gagian National languages: Agnian Fulvanian Serran Stegtu Regional languages: Narulian Oestgagian Quartan Razachi Sarani Tarsi Vestan
Type	Economic union, Military alliance, Political union
Member states	Agnia Atocha Patriarchate of Mavona Shkodër Federation
Leaders
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Urtash Zagreda
• President of the MASA Parliament	Sebastian Guerrero
• Chairman of the Foreign Policy Council	Reinaldo Oliveira
• Chairwoman of the Defense Council	Alejandra España
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of MASA	Francesc Rofastes
• Chairwoman of the Board of Auditors	Sílvia Desplans
• President of the MASA Central Bank	Carlota Monteiro
• Chief of Staff of the Free Middle Mavonan Armed Forces	General Raül Casabella
Legislature
• Upper house	Council of Ministers
• Lower house	MASA Parliament
Establishment
• United States of Middle Mavona dissolved	8 June 1985
• First Shkodër Treaty signed	31 October 1990
• Middle Mavonan War ended	18 December 1995
• Treaty of Nazaré signed	15 January 1996
• Shkodër Federation established	15 March 1999
• Treaty of Mavona ratified	1 June 2002
• Atocha, Mavona, and Shkodër Federation admitted into TTP	5 May 2004
• ESFTA established	1 June 2005
• Treaty of Atocha ratified	1 August 2011
Area
• Total	893,847 km2 (345,116 sq mi)
• Water (%)	3.80%
Population
• 2020 estimate	121,567,924
• Density	136.00529/km2 (352.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	₭5.9 trillion
• Per capita	₭48,381
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	₭3.4 trillion
• Per capita	₭28,156
Gini (2023)	42.3 medium
HDI (2020)	0.888 very high
Currency	MASA lira (₺) (MSL)
Website www.masa.ms

MASA is a political, economic, and military alliance of four East Stratean states: Agnia, Atocha, the Patriarchate of Mavona, and the Shkodër Federation. While nominally a political union, MASA has some characteristics of both a confederation and a federation.

The Treaty of XXX, which led to the end of the Third Great War, had the United States of Middle Mavona be dissolved after referenda were held in its territory. When Third Coalition troops withdrew in 1989, the Middle Mavonan War began as many were not satisfied with the new borders. Bacalia, Green Fulvania, and Yellow Fulvania briefly fought each other before signing the First Shkodër Treaty in late-1990. Oestgagium, Quarto, Serro, and Vestun then signed the Treaty of Ezcaray in mid-1991 as they faced a threat of invasion from the new allies. The former countries allied with Agnia when a Furbish-led intervention began in 1992, which the countries supported. It ended in a stalemate 1995, with Atocha and Mavona being liberated after being invaded by Serro earlier in the war. Atocha, Mavona, Agnia, and the Shkodër Treaty signatories increased cooperations with each other and with Gagium and The Furbish Islands, with the former four signing the Treaty of Nazaré in early-1996. The Second Shkodër Treaty officially established the Shkodër Federation in 1999, and in 2002 the Treaty of Mavona officially established MASA as an economic and political union. MASA institutions were further strengthened in the Treaty of Atocha signed in 2011.

MASA is governed by the 300 members MASA Parliament, which is elected proportionately from each country, and the Council of Ministers, which is made up of the prime ministers of all members and some of their subdivisions, which serves as both an upper house and head of the executive branch. Foreign policy is controlled by the Foreign Policy Council, made up of the four foreign affairs ministers, while defense policy is controlled by the Defense Council, made up of the four defense ministers. The latter also controls the Free Middle Mavonan Armed Forces, which was formed in 2014 when the armed forces of the members were merged. Other institutions include the MASA Courts, tasked with interpreting MASA law and settling disputes between members, the Board of Auditors, the supreme audit instutition, and the MASA Central Bank, which controls monetary policy in the union and the MASA lira.

The four countries cover an area of 893,847 square kilometers (345,116 square miles) and have a population of 121.6 million, and a GDP of ₭3.4 trillion. They are all members of the East Stratean Free Travel Area and the Trans-Tenific Partnership. They are all classified as emerging economies, and face many challenges including corruption, wealth inequality, and threats from their neighbors. High tensions remain between MASA and Middle Mavona, with skirmishes frequently being fought on their borders, and with Pätschlàn which has allied with Middle Mavona.

History

Increasing cooperation (1995-2002)

The name MASA was chosen for the new union, which is an acronym of the names of the four members.

Member states

Since its foundation in 2002, MASA has four member states:

• Agnia
• Atocha
• Patriarchate of Mavona
• Shkodër Federation

Enlargement

Enlargement of MASA has been discussed numerous times with several Lower Mavonan states.

All countries have agreed that joining the TTP and ESFTA would have to be a prerequisite to joining MASA due to their level of integration, but both groups have been more selective in their membership.

Politics and governance

Treaties

Main articles: Treaty of Nazaré, Treaty of Atocha (2002), and Treaty of Mavona (2011)

Council of Ministers

Main article: MASA Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers serves as both the upper house and the head of the executive branch of MASA. It has twelve ex officio members:

Agnia:

• Prime Minister of Agnia - 2 votes
• First Minister of Amador - 1 vote
• First Minister of Barreiros-Vilamar - 0.5 votes
• First Minister of Loarre - 0.5 votes

Atocha:

• Prime Minister of Atocha - 2 votes

Patriarchate of Mavona:

• Prime Minister of Mavona - 2 votes

Shkodër Federation:

• Prime Minister of the Shkodër Federation - no votes, but is able to break ties
• First Minister of Bacalia - 1 vote
• First Minister of Green Fulvania - 1 vote
• First Minister of Yellow Fulvania - 1 vote
• First Minister of Ayerbe - 0.5 votes
• First Minister of North Quarto - 0.5 votes

Chairmanship of the Council of Ministers can be held by any member, but in practice the position rotates between the four prime ministers. They have no set meeting place, but typically meet in one of the national capitals.

The main function of the Council of Ministers is to head the executive branch of MASA. Decisions are carried out by a majority vote acccording to the scheme outlined above.

The other function of the Council of Ministers is to act as the upper house. They have the ability to veto all legislation passed by the MASA Parliament, which can be done with a majority vote using the above scheme.

MASA Parliament

Main article: MASA Parliament

Executive branch

Main article: MASA executive branch

Courts

Main articles: Supreme Court of MASA and MASA Courts

Board of Auditors

Main article: MASA Board of Auditors

MASA Central Bank

Main article: MASA Central Bank

Foreign relations

Main articles: MASA Foreign Policy Council and Foreign Policy of MASA

Defense

Main articles: MASA Defense Council and Free Middle Mavonan Armed Forces