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{{Infobox country
|conventional_long_name = Ausonian Commonwealth
|native_name =        ''République ausonienne'' <small>({{wp|French language|French}})
|common_name =        Ausonia
|image_flag =        Flag of Ausonia.svg
|alt_flag =          Flag of Ausonia
|image_coat =        Emblem of Ausonia.png
|alt_coat =          National Emblem of Ausonia
|symbol_type =        Emblem
|national_motto =    "{{wp|Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno}}" <small>({{wp|Latin language|Latin}})</small><br><small>"One for All, All for One"</small>
|national_anthem =    [[Cantique des Ausoniens]] <br>{{small|(English: "Psalm of the Ausonians")}}<div style="padding-top:0.5em;">[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0uNN9gi0UM]]</div>
|image_map =          <!--e.g. LocationCountry.svg-->
|alt_map =            <!--alt text for map-->
|map_caption =        <!--Caption to place below map-->
|image_map2 =        <!--Another map, if required-->
|alt_map2 =          <!--alt text for second map-->
|map_caption2 =      <!--Caption to place below second map-->
|capital =            [[Châlons (Ausonia)|Châlons]]
|largest_city =      [[Savonnes]]
|official_languages = {{wp|French language|French}}
|regional_languages = {{Collapsible list
|title = ''17 languages''
|{{wp|Luxembourgish language|Arlonnais}}
|{{wp|Arpitan language|Arpitan}}
|{{wp|Flemish language|Artesian}}
|{{wp|Corsican language|Corsic}}
|{{wp|Breton language|Cornovian}}
|{{wp|Gallo language|Gallo}}
|{{wp|Poitevin-Saintongeais|Gatinais}}
|{{wp|Maltese language|Melitan}}
|{{wp|Alsatian language|Mosellan}}
|{{wp|Norman language|Norman}}
|{{wp|Occitan language|Occitan}}
|{{wp|Picard language|Picard}}
|{{wp|Piedmontese language|Piedmontese}}
|{{wp|Romansh language|Romansh}}
|[[Treverian language|Treverian]]
|{{wp|Catalan language|Septiman}}
|{{wp|Walloon language|Walloon}}
}}
| languages2_type = Overseas regional&nbsp;languages
| languages2 = {{unbulleted list
|{{wp|Afar language|Afar}}
|{{wp|Arabic language|Arabic}}
|{{wp|Somali language|Galkayan}}
|{{wp|Kabyle language|Kabyle}}
}}
|demonym =            [[Ausonian people|Ausonian]]<br>''ausonien''
|government_type =    {{wp|Federal}} {{wp|diarchy|diarchic}} {{wp|parliamentary republic}}
|leader_title1 =      [[Captains Regent of Ausonia|Captains-Regent]]
|leader_name1 = {{unbulleted list
| [[Françoise Aucoin]]
| [[Mireille Ribault]]
}}
|leader_title2 = [[Lord President of Ausonia|Lord President]]
|leader_name2 = [[Elmire Aslane]]
|leader_title3 = [[Senate (Ausonia)#Leadership|Speaker of the Senate]]
|leader_name3 = [[Victoire Martin]]
|legislature =        [[Senate (Ausonia)|Senate]]
|upper_house =        House of Peers
|lower_house =        House of Commons
|sovereignty_type =  <!--Brief description of country/territory's status ("Independence [from...]", "Autonomous province [of...]", etc)-->
|sovereignty_note =
|established_event1 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->
|established_date1 =  <!--Date of first key event-->
|established_event2 = <!--Second key event-->
|established_date2 =  <!--Date of second key event-->
<!--......-->
|established_event9 = <!--(up to nine distinct events may be included)-->
|established_date9 =
|area_rank =
|area_magnitude =
| area_label                = Ausonia proper
|area_km2 =
|area_sq_mi =
|area_footnote =      <!--Optional footnote for area-->
|percent_water =
|area_label =
|area_label2 =        <!--Label below area_label (optional)-->
|area_data2 =        <!--Text after area_label2 (optional)-->
|population_estimate =
|population_estimate_year = 2021
|population_census =
|population_census_year = 2020
|population_density_km2 =
|population_label2  = Metropolitan Ausonia, estimate 2020
|population_data2 =
|GDP_PPP =
|GDP_PPP_year = 2020
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $46,827
|GDP_nominal =
|GDP_nominal_year = 2020
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $38,272
|Gini =              28.7
|Gini_year =          2020
|HDI =                .935
|HDI_year =          2020
|currency =          [[Ausonian livre]] ({{wp|ISO 4217|AUL}}; ₤)
|time_zone =          <!--e.g. GMT, PST, AST, etc, etc (wikilinked if possible)-->
|utc_offset =        <!--in the form "+N", where N is number of hours offset-->
|time_zone_DST =      <!--Link to DST (Daylight Saving Time) used, otherwise "not observed"-->
|utc_offset_DST =    <!--in the form "+N", where N is number of hours offset-->
|DST_note =          <!--Optional note regarding DST use-->
|date_format =        dd.mm.yyyy ({{wp|AD}})
|drives_on =          left
|cctld =              .au
|iso3166code =        AU
|calling_code =      +33
}}
 
'''Ausonia''' ({{wp|French language|French}}: ''Ausonie''), officially the '''Ausonian Commonwealth''', is a {{wp|sovereign nation}} in southwestern [[Adria]]. It is bounded by ?? to its north, the [[Eurythic Ocean]] to its west, ?? to its south, and [[Aldria and Prinzipina]] and ?? to its east. It is a {{wp|federal}} {{wp|republic}} comprised of [[Subdivisions of Ausonia|forty-one provinces, two free cities, and five overseas provinces]], in addition to seven {{wp|Dependent territory|overseas territories}} scattered throughout the world, with [[Châlons (Ausonia)|Châlons]] as the seat of the federal authorities. The country's topography is largely varied between its southern mountain chains, including some of the tallest mountains in Adria, and the flat northern plains, where a slight majority of its population of ?? reside.
 
{{wp|Modern humans}} first arrived to the territory that would become metropolitan Ausonia by around 40,000 years ago, with the territory largely inhabited by {{wp|Gauls|Ausones}} throughout the {{wp|Iron Age}}. The [[Valessian Empire]] would conquer the territory in 70 BCE, bringing their religion, language, and cultural traditions in the ensuing period, influencing and combining with the cultures of the natives to form a distinct {{wp|Gallo-Roman|Ausone-Valessic}} culture. The collapse of the empire in the 5th century CE would lead to a migration by {{wp|Germanic peoples|Germanic}} peoples, establishing tribal confederations that would be the basis of powerful kingdoms, duchies, and baronies, consolidating into a unified [[Kingdom of Ausonia|kingdom]] in the twelfth century CE.
 
Despite unification, the Kingdom was a highly decentralized {{wp|feudalism|feudal state}} in which the authority of the king and the royal [[House of Beauvais-Mézières]] was barely felt. Power was instead held by the various feudal magnates, who resented royal usurpation of their traditional rights and privileges, and formed alliances from which to secure their interests. The {{wp|Protestant Reformation}} and the emergence of the Ausonic Reformed Church exacerbated divides, until the reign of the child-king [[Francis II of Ausonia|Francis II]] and his increasingly-autocratic {{wp|Regency Council}}, which culminated in the [[War of the Provinces]]. The victory of the feudal magnates led to the formation of the Commonwealth, with the monarchy largely stripped of its powers in a highly liberal system of its time. It was also in the early Commonwealth period that the country became Adria's dominant cultural, political, and military power, with a vast colonial empire across the world.
 
In 1815, a series of {{wp|bread riots}} caused by famine broke out in multiple cities across Ausonia, whose brutal suppression at the hands of the confederal military triggered a [[Ausonian Revolution|revolution]] led primarily by the {{wp|bourgeoisie}} allied with the lower classes. The resulting [[Ausonian Constitution of 1815|constitution]] would confirm the present federal system while guaranteeing {{wp|universal suffrage}} under a {{wp|republic|republican government}}. With numerous minor additions, the constitution has survived numerous crises and [[Communard War|a civil war]] and remains in force to this day. It would be under this era (1815-1922) that Ausonia would reach its economic and military zenith.
 
A largely {{wp|Romance languages|Valessic}} country, Ausonia today is a {{wp|cosmopolitan}}, {{wp|religious pluralism|religiously diverse}}, and {{wp|multilingualism|multilingual society}}, with numerous regional identities stemming from linguistic differences and the Catholic-Protestant axis. Though a majority of Ausonians are speakers of various {{wp|Gallo-Romance languages|Ausonic}} languages, Ausonian identity is rooted in a common historical and geographical background and shared principle of {{wp|states' rights|state sovereignty}}.
 
Ausonia is also a {{wp|developed country|developed}}, {{wp|World Bank high-income economy|high-income economy}}, dominated primarily by the service and financial sectors. It is one of the top countries in the world in terms of economic competitiveness, thanks to its advanced infrastructure and strong work ethic. Owing to their individualistic mindset forged over the centuries, there is a strong emphasis on self-reliance and personal responsibility, with {{wp|welfare state|welfare services}} generally small compared to its neighbors. Despite this, Ausonians generally enjoy a high standard of {{wp|standard of living|living}} and {{wp|quality of life}}.
 
==History==
 
===Etymology===
The origins of the name "Ausonia" predate the emergence of the [[Valessian Empire]] and come from the Greco-Latin name to denote the ''Aurunci'', a {{wp|Gauls|Auseno-Celtic}} people that inhabited much of southern and south-central Ausonia, near present-day Savonnes. The original name is of uncertain origin, but it was generally after the initial Valessian conquest of their territory that the term spread to encompass much of present-day Ausonia, eventually adopted as a regional term by the {{wp|Gallo-Roman|Ausone-Valessian}} population. The subsequent evolution of the {{wp|Romance languages}}, and the {{wp|Oïl dialects}} in particular changed the term to modern ''Ausonie''.
 
The official name for the state is ''République ausonienne''. The term originated from the Latin ''res publica'' ("common/public thing") and is traditionally rendered as the "Commonwealth", which is an English calque. It predates the modern usage to denote a {{wp|republic}} (though the country has also been a modern republic since 1815).
 
===Early history===
 
===Middle Ages===
 
===The War of Unification===
 
===19th and 20th centuries===
 
===Recent history===
 
==Geography==
 
===Climate===
 
===Biodiversity===
 
===Subdivisions===
{{main|Subdivisions of Ausonia}}
 
====Bailiwicks====
{{main|Bailiwicks of Ausonia}}
 
====Overseas territories====
{{main|Overseas territories of Ausonia}}
 
==Government==
{{main|Politics of Ausonia|Government of Ausonia}}
{{also|List of political parties in Ausonia}}
[[File:Budapest Parlament1.jpg|350px|left|thumb|The Federal Palace in [[Châlons (Ausonia)|Châlons]], the seat of the Senate]]
 
The fundamental basic principles of the Ausonian government is outlined in its [[Ausonian Constitution of 1815|constitution]], which is the oldest in Adria and among the oldest in the world. Influenced by the traditions and norms of the old Commonwealth and the liberal-democratic principles of the {{wp|Enlightenment}}, it outlines the basic and political rights of all citizens, outlines the three principal branches of the government, and formalizes the division of powers and responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments. Ausonia is the oldest {{wp|federation}} in the world, whose basic structure and political culture (dubbed the [[Châlons system]]) were emulated around the world with [[Ausonian colonial empire|its colonial empire]].
 
The national legislature, the [[Senate (Ausonia)|Senate]], is a bicameral body that meets in Châlons and is comprised of two houses: the elected [[House of Commons (Ausonia)|House of Commons]] and the appointed [[House of Peers (Ausonia)|House of Peers]]. All Ausonian citizens over the age of 21 elect the 828 members of the Commons, which employs a system of parallel voting whereby almost three-quarters of all are elected via {{wp|single transferable vote|STV}} constituencies, and the remainder via province-wide {{wp|party-list proportional representation|party-list PR}}. The House of Peers's 856 members are largely appointed (a holdover of the pre-Revolution Senate), a majority of which are appointed by the bailiwick councils.
 
In addition to the Senate, Ausonia also possesses a unique institution known as the [[General Assembly (Ausonia)|General Assembly]], whose main role is to elect the Captains-Regent, consider new amendments to the Constitution before sending to the provinces for ratification, and to debate legislation deemed to be of such importance to warrant the citizenry's input. Its 1,512 members are comprised of the House of Peers, as well as representatives from various sectors of Ausonian society. This institution meets irregularly, meeting every 2-6 times per decade, and largely take the role of referenda in other parts of the world as (while legal) referenda at the national level tend to be extremely rare.
 
Executive power resides in the [[Captains-Regent of Ausonia|Captains-Regent]], the dual {{wp|heads of state}} elected for a single eight-year term by the General Assembly, and the [[State Council (Ausonia)|State Council]] chaired by the [[Lord President of Ausonia|Lord President]]. The Lord President's position is given to the person who could command the {{wp|confidence and supply|confidence}} of both chambers of the Senate, and is typically (though not always) the leader of the party/coalition with a majority of the Commons.
 
===Law===
{{main|Law of Ausonia|Judiciary of Ausonia}}
{{also|Capital and corporal punishment in Ausonia}}
[[File:Police Horses (8657840027).jpg|350px|right|thumb|Members of the Mounted Division of the [[Gendarmerie (Ausonia)|Gendarmerie]] in Savonnes.]]
 
Generally, there are two zones of judicial law used in the country, as the settlement reached after the end of the War of the Provinces allowed each province to retain their own separate judicial systems and {{wp|customary law|''coutumes''}}, which remained undisturbed with the creation of the modern Commonwealth. Over time, these systems coalesced into two unified systems used for the ''zone coutumier'' ('customary zone') and ''zone de droit écrit'' ('zone of written law'), with the [[House of Peers#Judicial Committee|Judicial Committee]] of the House of Peers serving as both the {{wp|court of last resort}} and {{wp|consitutional court}}, effectively serving as the highest court in the land for both jurisdictions, as well as the overseas territories.
 
Laws in the ''zone coutumier'' is generally based around {{wp|common-law}} principles, which revolve around court judges which, subject to statute, develop laws by interpreting legislative action, precedent, and common sense to the facts presented to them to give an explanatory judgement of the relevant legal principles, which are then recorded and held binding for future cases (''{{wp|stare decisis}}''). The principal courts in the zone is the General Court which are divided into separate tribunals for both civil ([[High Court of Justice (Ausonia)|High Court of Justice]]) and criminal cases ([[Penal Tribunal]]), both of which can be appealed to the [[Court of Appeal (Ausonia)|Court of Appeal]].
 
The laws of the ''droit écrit'' are a hybrid of both common-law and {{wp|civil-law}} systems, incorporating aspects of {{wp|Roman law|Valessian law}}. The principal courts within the system are the [[Bailiff Court]] which handle both civil and criminal cases, and the appellate [[Court of Cassation]]. This system is unique in having three possible verdicts in a criminal court: "{{wp|guilt (verdict)|guilty}}" "{{wp|acquittal|not guilty}}" and "guilty without sanction" (''coupable sans sanction''), which results in no punishment given to the convicted.
 
In both zones, all trials employ an {{wp|adversarial system}} before a {{wp|jury}} comprised of a mixture of qualified individuals and {{wp|lay judges}}, though petty crimes could be tried before a single {{wp|professional judge}}. {{wp|Capital punishment}} is legal in both the federal and provincial level and routinely employed for the most heinous of crimes, though {{wp|corporal punishment}} is also employed as well. Courts also have the ability to strip persons of their public confidence, rendering them ineligible to vote or stand for election.
 
====Law Enforcement====
{{main|Law enforcement in Ausonia}}
 
<nowiki>[WIP]</nowiki>
 
===Military===
 
===Foreign Relations===
 
==Economy==
 
===Energy===
 
===Transportation===
 
==Demographics==
 
===Religion===
{{main|Religion in Ausonia}}
 
===Languages===
{{main|Languages of Ausonia}}
 
===Education===
 
===Health===
 
==Culture==
{{main|Culture of Ausonia}}
{{see also|Pillarization in Ausonia}}
 
 
===Art===
 
===Music===
 
===Architecture===
 
===Cuisine===
 
===Media===
{{main|Media in Ausonia}}
(Rewrite in Progress)
 
===Sports===
 
===Units of Measurement===
{{main|Ausonian units of measurement}}
Unlike most countries in Adria, Ausonia maintains its own {{wp|units of measurement}} that are holdovers of the old system of measurements used in the Kingdom and updated numerous times to the present.
 
The metric system on the other hand, has been steadily gaining some acceptance among Ausonians, being used for distances (especially on expressways to other countries) and temperature. Attempts to start the full process of metrication have either stalled in Senatorial committees or were defeated in initiatives by the General Assembly, the last major attempt being in 2004.
 
===Public Holidays===
The Commonwealth officially recognizes 14 public holidays at the federal level, which federal law requires the closure of most businesses and non-essential services with paid compensation, as well as three "memorial days" which are recognized as such for their historical significance despite being working days.
 
Additional days are often recognized as public holidays at the provincial level, typically religious festivals with deep connections to the local area (ie feast days of {{wp|patron saints}}). In addition, Sundays are typically recognized by many virtually all provinces and territories as a "day of contemplation", which give it a status similar to public holidays in addition to both Easter Sunday and Pentecost.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Name !! Holiday/<br>Mem. Day!! Date !! style="width:950px" |Notes
|-
| {{wp|New Year's Day}}<br><small>''Jour de l'an''</small> || Holiday || 1 January ||
|-
| {{wp|Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany}}<br><small>''Épiphanie''</small> || Holiday || 6 January ||
|-
| {{wp|Good Friday}}<br><small>''Vendredi saint''</small> || Holiday || Easter Sunday -2 ||
|-
| {{wp|Easter Sunday}}<br><small>''Pâques''</small> || Holiday || {{wp|Date of Easter|''movable''}} ||
|-
| {{wp|Easter Monday}}<br><small>''Lundi de Pâques''</small> || Holiday || Easter Sunday +1 ||
|-
| Memorial Day<br><small>''Jour du souvenir''</small> || Mem. Day || 9 March || Commemorates the dead of Ausonia's wars, especially those fighting in the [[Communard War]] against the socialist forces of the [[People's Republic of Ausonia|People's Republic]]. Also honours [[Jean-Jacques Barrande de Saint-Pierre]], whose birthday falls on this date. Considered the informal start of spring in the Commonwealth.
|-
| {{wp|Feast of the Ascension|Ascension}} || Holiday || Easter Sunday +39 ||
|-
| {{wp|Pentecost Sunday}}<br><small>''Pentecôte''</small> || Holiday || Easter Sunday +49 ||
|-
| {{wp|Midsummer Eve}}<br><small>''Réveillon de l'été''</small> || Holiday || 23 June ||
|-
| {{wp|Midsummer Day}}<br><small>''Fête de l'été''</small> || Holiday || 24 June ||
|-
| Eleventh Night<br><small>''11ème nuit''</small> || Holiday || 11 July || The day before the Twelfth
|-
| [[The Twelfth (Ausonia)|The Twelfth]]<br><small>''Le 12ème''</small> || Holiday || 12 July || Celebrates the victory of the Commonwealth forces in the [[Battle of Vassy]] and the [[War of the Provinces]]. Is the {{wp|national day}} of the Commonwealth.
|-
| Constitution Day<br><small>Jour de la constitution</small>|| Mem. Day || 19 October || Honours the adoption of the [[Ausonian Constitution of 1815|Constitution of 1815]]
|-
| {{wp|Christmas Eve}}<br><small>''Réveillon de Noël''</small> || Holiday || 24 December ||
|-
| {{wp|Christmas Day}}<br><small>''Noël''</small> || Holiday || 25 December ||
|-
| {{wp|Boxing Day}}<br><small>''Après-Noël''</small> || Holiday || 26 December ||
|}
 
==See Also==
 
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{AusoniaTopics}}

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