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Revision as of 17:36, 8 September 2024

The Federal Republic of Tarper is a federation of twelve states. As the descendants of formerly sovereign states, the states retain a degree of sovereignty and self-government and maintain administrative independence from the Federal government, including independent legislatures and judiciaries.

Under the Articles of Federalization, certain policy areas, such as foreign affairs and defence, are the exclusive power of the Federal Assembly, while others fall under shared authority; the states retain all other powers not assigned to the Federation or expressly denied to them by the Articles of Federalization. Republics therefore have taxation power and responsibility over several other services.

Republics form the basis for apportioning the Federal Assembly and form constituencies for elections. Additionally, in areas under the states’ legislative authority, states have the power to enter into compacts among each other and, subject to parliamentary approval, treaties with foreign states.

History

The twelve current states are within the boundaries of historical kingdoms, counties, and regions. For example the state of Austerfluss retains the border of the Electorate/Kingdom of Austerfluss, meanwhile the states of Meerland and Vastridge are in historical regions that were never independent polities.

The total number of states has fluctuated over the years from three to twenty. When the United Kingdoms was founded the subdivisions included the Strander Kingdom, Kingdom of Astra, and Kingdom of Austerfluss; this number would increase to five after the East Plamyadien Crisis which saw the addition of the Archduchy of East Plamyadia and Duchy of Outer Comico. During the communist revolution, there came about 20 subdivisions due to the sheer amount of communist republics declaring independence. In 1923, the CTCR, reformed the Socialist Autonomous Republics into 10 states. During the republican period there was no change to the borders of the states, but archived documents tell of a plan to progressively remove the existence of the states by unifying them into one entity to give Mans Hinder full control. After the Second Tarperti Civil War, the decision to keep Terraum and Bergfeld sovereign from Astra and Nordstrand, respectively, was tossed around and soon accepted, bringing the total to 12 states in a federal system.

Structure

Each Tarperti state operates as a unitary parliamentary republic with differing amounts of state authority according to the state's respective category.

The categories in order of greater to lesser state authority are as follows:

  • Core Territories or Free States: Encompasses the main realms of the founding kingdoms of the United Kingdoms of Tarper. Federal and state power is divided 50/50.
  • Cultural Territories or Autonomous Republics: Encompasses states that contain non-Tarperti majority populations. Thanks to constant petitioning state authority has increased from a 10/90 state-federal power share to a 40/60 power share.
  • Satellite Territories or States and Free Cities: Encompasses territories that were conquered by the founding kingdoms. State-federal power share is 25/75.

List

State Code Integrated Capital Population Area (km²) Density Official languages Territorial Category
 Astra AT 21 June 2002 Himmelstadt 6,801,954 66,101 105 English Core
 Austerfluss AS 21 June 2002 Midflow 13,203,592 70,550 180 English Core
 Bergfeld BR 12 September 2001 Bergfeld 663,567 419 1,620 English Satellite
 Citrone CR 12 September 2001 1,904,212 755 2,465 English Satellite
 East Plamyadia EP 5 March 2002 Port de l'Est 16,281,572 58,176 275 English, French Cultural
 Longrove LG 21 June 2002 Hunters-Inn 6,313,614 21,100 293 English Satellite
 Meerland ML 12 September 2001 Croydon 2,936,486 15,763 180 English Satellite
 Nordstrand NS 12 September 2001 Long Beach 8,045,829 47,614 167 English Core
 Outer Comico OC 5 March 2002 Hellwald 4,036,369 18,416 220 English, Comican Cultural
 Terraum TA 5 March 2002 3,689,708 892 4,008 English Satellite
 Vastridge-Netherstrand VN 12 September 2001 St. Constantine 1,605,259 23,174 70 English Satellite
 Whylsental WT 12 September 2001 Great River 17,944,923 34,084 525 English Satellite
 Tarper TR Terraum 82,719,540 357,168 232 English, French

Former States

State Integrated Abolished
Kingdom of Astra 1 March 1901 19 May 1914
Kingdom of Austerfluss 1 March 1901 19 May 1914
Kingdom of the Strand 1 March 1901 19 May 1914
Archduchy of East Plamyadia 11 September 1904 19 May 1914
Duchy of Outer Comico 15 September 1904 19 May 1914
Autonomous Socialist Republic of the Lake 12 April 1912 1 May 1923
Tapia Socialist Autonomous Republic 12 April 1912 1 May 1923
Vastridge Sovereign Communist State 12 April 1912 1 May 1923
Netherstrand Socialist Republic 12 April 1912 1 May 1923
Socialist Republic of the Badlands 12 April 1912 1 May 1923
Black Forest Autonomous People's Republic 12 April 1912 1 May 1923
Midland Communist Region 12 April 1912 1 May 1923