Asteria Inferior Common Market

Asteria Inferior Common Market

Members of ASTCOM, green
Formation	1992
Founded at	Gatôn, Satucin
Headquarters	Gatôn, Satucin
Membership	8 members Aucuria Belmonte Gapolania Jossia Nuvania Satavia Satucin Zaralaja
Secretary General	Alexander Brook-Bank from Satavia
Website	astcom.int

The Asteria Inferior Common Market, commonly called ASTCOM, is a trade bloc made up of seven Asterian nations.

Initial talks began in 1989, with the Kingsleigh Treaty being signed that year by Satavia, Nuvania and Satucin. Further talks culminated with the Treaty of Gatôn in 1992, which was signed by the signatories of the Kingsleigh Treaty and Aucuria, Belmonte, Gapolania Jossia and Zaralaja.

History

Initial talks of an Asterian trade bloc officially began in 1989, between Satavia, Nuvania and Satucin and culminated in an agreement signed in the Satavian town of Kingsleigh, in late 1989.

Talks continued on to 1992, when, the three original Kingsleigh Treaty signatures signed an agreement with Aucuria, Belmonte, Gapolania and Zaralaja, in the form of the Treaty of Gatôn, which lead to the creation of ASTCOM.

In 2007, ASTCOM relocated it's headquarters from it's original building to "The ASTCOM Center", a 1980s construction.

Member States

Nation	Capital	Language	Population	Gross domestic product (nominal) (in $)	GDP (nominal) per capita	Area (km²)	Year joined
Aucuria	Kalnaspilis	Ruttish	30,223,510	$213,649,992,190	$7,069	1,098,581	TBD
Belmonte	Castelonovo	Iustian	36,334,190	$831,616,940,720	$22,888	1,003,144	TBD
Gapolania	Nassea	Vespasian Novalian	19,625,443	$304,266,000,000	$15,503	634,224	TBD
Jossia	Tellaro	Vespasian	33,192,786	778,769,145,132	J$23,462	980,000	1992
Nuvania	Pietersburg	Asterians Estmerish	48,177,598	$1,392,091,694,210	$28,895	1,055,828	TBD
Satavia	Port Hope	Estmerish Hennish	21,501,500	$462,282,000,000	$21,500	663,130	TBD
Satucin	Gatôn	Gaullican	125,105,368	$1,690,673,943,152	$13,514	3,051,077	TBD
Zaralaja	Montes	Auratian Iustian	29,000,000	$530,700,000,000	$18,300	TBD	TBD

Structure

Secretary General

The Secretary General of ASTCOM is responsible for chairing debates and meetings, as well as being the public figurehead of the organisation. ASTCOM's current Secretary General is Alexander Brook-Bank, who is the second Secretary General from Satavia, and began his term on the 1st May 2020, and will serve untill 2024.

No.	Portrait	Name (Lifetime)	Nationality	Term of Office
				Term Start	Term End
1		TBD (TBD-TBD)	Satavia	1st May 1992	1st May 1996
2		TBD (TBD-TBD)	Satucin	1st May 1996	1st May 2000
3		TBD (TBD-TBD)	Zaralaja	1st May 2000	1st May 2004
4		TBD (TBD-TBD)	Aucuria	1st May 2004	1st May 2008
5		Cícero Schneider (1943-)	Belmonte	1st May 2008	1st May 2012
6		Lorenzo Avastima (1966-)	Gapolania	1st May 2012	1st May 2016
7		TBD (TBD-TBD)	Nuvania	1st May 2016	1st May 2020
8		Alexander Brook-Bank (1969-)	Satavia	1st May 2020	1st May 2024

Asterian Council

The Asterian Council is the central committee of ASTCOM, and is convened in ASTCOM's headquaters in Gatôn. The council has eight members - one from each member state, and the Secretary General, who chairs council meetings.

Council meetings are called, normally, once every month unless a member state petitions to the Secretary General for an extraordinary meeting.

ASTCOM's Headquarters, in Gatôn

Each country gets one vote - regardless of population size or economical power - and the Secretary General does not vote, unless the result returns a tie, normally due to an abstention. If a tie is reached, the Secretary General normally votes against, so as to retain the status quo, although the Secretary General does not have to vote against and can vote either way.

The council only votes on matters relating directly to ASTCOM, and does not intefere with international law cases brought upon one another member states, or force member states to adopt legislation internally.