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Great Union of Maroudian Republics Union Grand do Republicas Marudyenas (Maroudian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Um raiu do solu tra la tempeta (Maroudian) A ray of sunlight amid the storm
Anthem: "Lu cançu dul'avençerus" (Maroudian) "Song of the Adventurers"
Capital and largest city	Farros
Official languages	Maroudian
Recognised regional languages	Suriq Souçondiq Z
Ethnic groups	82.3% Maroyard 17.7% other
Religion	Laïcity X% Manichaeism X% Mandaeism X% Usilism X% XYZism X% other
Demonym(s)	Maroudian, Maroyard
Government	Federal premier-presidential constitutional republic
• President	Agostu Çama (14dF)
• Chancellor	Artur Scoç (14dF)
Legislature	Parlamento
• Upper house	Corts duli syefus
• Lower house	Corts duli deputatus
Population
• 2020 estimate	96,464,821
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	£2.683 trillion
• Per capita	£27,821
HDI	0.915 very high
Currency	Maroudian Lira (£) (MAL)
Time zone	UTC±N (WEST)
Date format	yyyy-mm-dd (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+41
ISO 3166 code	MR
Internet TLD	.mr

Maroudia, officially the Great Union of Maroudian Republics (Maroudian: Union Grand do Republicas Marudyenas), is a sovereign nation in southwestern Veleda. [NATIONS IT BORDERS HERE]. Maroudia also shares a close maritime border with the Greater Afthonian State to the south and the island of Drometia to the southeast. The nation's capital and largest city is Farros. Its population of 96,464,821 inhabits a land area of XKM² (Ymi²), with an average population density of Z people per square kilometer.

Following the Revolution of 1968 and an ensuing period of reforms in the 1980s, the Great Union and its democratized economy have experienced unprecedented growth. Today, Maroudia is one of the largest economies in Veleda and the world, with high levels of human development and post-industrial tertiary employment. As a large, developed state with growing influence, the Great Union is considered a regional power in global geopolitics. Maroudia is an active member of numerous international organizations, including as a founding member of the Concert of Nations, the Veledan Congress, and Z.

History

The fossil record of Maroudia indicates that the region was first settled by hominids around 1.5 million years ago. The first known hominin species to inhabit Veleda, Homo marudiensis, was discovered at the Aldaqyeza archaeological site in southern Lazafort.

Antiquity

Three major culture groups have been identified in the period pre-dating the rise of the Tolosan civilization: the !Celtiberians, the Rasnians, and Archaic Tolosans. These groups are theorized to be the indigenous cultures of their respective areas within Maroudia.

Later, in the XCENTURYBCE, the Nebrisi civilization arose in southern Maroudia as !Phoenicians arrived via expanding !Mediterranean trade networks.

Medieval Maroudia

Occupation by the Kastorian Empire in the south, vassalage in the north

Rise and fall of the Duchy, later Kingdom of Souçond under the Rivera dynasty

Maroudian Commonwealth

Formed in the wake of the !Napoleonic Wars through schemery and dubery at the !CONGRESSOFVIENNA

Succeeded by some unification into a Maroudian State at some point?

State probably develops Estado Novo (take your pic which one) characteristics, conservative, corporatist, anti-democratic dictatorship w/ repression of minority cultures: overthrown in 1968

Geography

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  Pontu Sant-Pau, near the historic village of Sant-Pau-em-Lega on the Lega River

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  Mt. St. Catherine, in the glacial Reíçan mountains

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  A typical scene of arid vineyards in the southwest

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  A stretch of Great Inland Sea coast in the south

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  A typical northern hilly forest in the Republic of Vaumarca

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  Stretches of farmland beneath the walled town of Castra, Republic of Cabrería

Demographics

Religion

State religious policy in Maroudia is governed by the principle of laïcity, which strictly secularizes public life and state affairs. No religion is allowed special treatment or preferential recognition by statue, and religious groups are expected to refrain from engaging in lobbying or attempting to influence policymaking. In return, religious groups are recognized by the government on purely legal grounds without regard for doctrine or belief. This policy, alongside a general tolerance and indifference towards other religions by Maroyards after the 1968 Revolution, has been credited with producing Maroudia's large irreligious population. Around 38% of Maroudia's population holds no religion; this group is the largest-growing religious demographic in the country.

Maroudia has historically been a religiously diverse region, and today no one faith counts the majority of the population as its adherents. Prominent religions that are recognized by the Union government include Manichaeism, Mandaeism, Usilism and some others once we develop religions.

The Manichean Church has held a strong position since arriving in Maroudia in the early 5th century CE. Due to this long history, much of which lacking a significant outside existential threat, Maroudian Manichaeism has deep and rich local traditions, as well as the intermittent seat of the westermost of the 12 apostles at Fijaç. In the modern day, the apostle (Maroudian: apóstolu) at Fijaç tentatively oversees a doctrinally-diverse Manichaean population represented by several bishops (Maroudian: episbus). These bishops themselves oversee presbyters, who manage the various groups of lay Elect in each Manichaean community. Due to the nature ...

Government and politics

Per the Grand and Sovereign Agreement, which functions as the Union's constitution, Maroudia is ruled as a representative democracy, organized as a federation of X constituent republics under an elected government in the premier-presidential style. The head of the federal government is the Chancellor, appointed by the President and entrusted to form a Cabinet. While the President is responsible for selecting a new Chancellor after new elections, they are not allowed to dismiss them; Chancellors and Cabinet members may only be removed through a successful motion of no confidence in the Parlamento, or Parliament. The system is designed with many layers of checks and balances in mind: at the federal level, power is clearly divided between the President, the executive Government, the justice system and the Parliament. Typically, the governing structures of each of the constituent republics reflects the basic structure of the federal government, though minor differences and diverse applications exist.

The legislative branch is embodied by the Parlamento, the bicameral parliament of Maroudia.

The executive branch is helmed by the President of Maroudia.

The judicial branch is comprised of the federal courts of Maroudia.

The Government is a sort of fourth branch, comprised of executive agencies underneath the Cabinet and Chancellor.

Law

As a federation, Maroudia's laws are divided into federal law, regional law (also known as republic law) and local law. These laws are drafted as civil law; major instruments of law include the Grand and Sovereign Agreement, the Maroudian Civil Code and the Code of Penal Justice, among others.

Administrative divisions

Republics and autonomous regions of the Great Union

Common Full Name	Official Full Name	Flag	Population (2020)	Capital
Republic of Cabrería	Republic of Cabrería		XMILLION	Privas
Republic of Gráutel	Union of the Three Leagues of Gráutel		XMILLION	Pelcheí
Republic of Lazafort	Republic of Lazafort		XMILLION	Fijaç
Republic of Maroudia	Grand Republic of Maroudia		XMILLION	Farros
Republic of Reíça	Union of Cantons of Reíça-X		XMILLION	Monfinetra
Republic of Souçond	Republic of Souçond		XMILLION	Redés
Republic of Vaumarca	Union of Vaumarcan Workers		XMILLION	Divión

Foreign affairs

Maroudia maintains foreign relations with nearly every state in the world.

The foreign policy of Maroudia has been guided by principles of internationalism, regional cooperation, socialism and security from powers perceived as hostile such as Afthonia. As a Veledan country with a large population and economy, Maroudia holds significant sway on the continent, and through its rising power has poised itself as a regional leader and hub for diplomacy, as seen through the [LEFT-WING EU THING IT DOMINATES], the 1992 Fijaç Accords, and its hosting of !UN bodies such as the X.

Culture

Street murals, both political and otherwise, are common in Maroudia.