Palmyrion (Greater Dienstad)

Royal Palmyrian Commonwealth Maharlikang Mankomunidad ng Palmyria
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Motto: Hiraya Manawari (May our wishes be fulfilled) Other traditional mottos: Libertad, Tenacidad, Justicia (Liberty, Tenacity, Justice) Providence, Country, Nature, and Community
Anthem: Palmyria Kong Minumutya (My Revered Palmyrion)
Capital	Alexandria
Largest	Quezon City
Official languages	Palmyrian and English
Recognised national languages	Palmyrian
Recognised regional languages	Various other languages in the Palmyrian language family
Ethnic groups (2023)	75.2% Palmyriana 98.7% Marshite 8.3% Romandean 4.1% Stevidian 2.7% Othersb
Religion (2023)	51% Bathalan faithc 33% Marshismc 10% Christianity 4% Islam 2% Minor faiths
Demonym(s)	Palmyrian
Government	Federal parliamentary monarchy
• Monarch	Lakambini Elizabeth the Commoner (2019-)
• Chancellor	Ricardo Duterte
• Chief Justice	Raniag Aglipay
• Senate President	Harold Dimaculangan
• House Speaker	Sakura Angel Takahashi
Legislature	Commonwealth Assembly
Independence  from the Holy Empire of Stevid
• Declaration	1800
• Recognized	1820
• Royal Confederacy	1820-1935
• Disunion Era	1935-2000
• Current constitution	2000
Area
• Total	6,975,750 km2 (2,693,350 sq mi)
• Water (%)	16
Population
• 2023 estimate	2,075,000,000
• 2020 census	2,013,662,951
• Density	288.66/km2 (747.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$63,539,120,755,854
• Per capita	$31,554
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$58,990,929,916,050
• Per capita	$29,295
Gini (2023)	0.495 low
HDI (2023)	0.750 high
Currency	Palmyrian Sterling Peso (PSP)
Time zone	Palmyrian Standard Time
Date format	DD MMM YYYY
Driving side	right
Calling code	+97
ISO 3166 code	RPC
Internet TLD	.rpc
Encompasses all of the Palmyrian ethnolinguistic nations descended from the Proto-Palmyrians in the first migrations during the 4th Century AD, alongside those absorbed by Stevidian colonization during the colonial era. Any of the indigent groups that were not absorbed by the Proto-Palmyrian descendant civilisations and two centuries of Stevidian colonization, and in the process retaining their customs and traditions. The Bathalan and Marshite faiths are sister-faiths; by virtue of Palmyrion's entry into the Romani-Mar'si Union on 2015, the Commonwealth Charter was modified to adopt Marshism - and by virtue of sister-faithhood Bathalism - as the state faith of Palmyrion.

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Palmyrion (Palmyrian: Palmyria), officially the Royal Palmyrian Commonwealth (Palmyrian: Makahang Mankomunidad ng Palmyria), is a sovereign country in the southern tip of the Greater Dienstadi continent of [CONTINENT NAME]. The Royal Commonwealth is composed of its 40 constituent provinces and its overseas territories, primarily the Protectorate of Palawan, the Protectorate of Northern Frojo, and the Protectorate of Eastern Vekta. It shares land borders to the north and east by its long-time allies Holy Marsh and Romandeos, respectively; to its west is the [NAME] sea, which serves as a maritime border between the Royal Palmyrian Commonwealth and the Solisian Union; to its south lies the Palmyro-Aquileian Strait, a maritime border between Palmyrion and the nation of Aquileie; to the east of its southern archipelago is the Imbrinian dependency of Philotas Islands. The Royal Commonwealth occupies a vast swath of land, covering nearly 6,975,750 square kilometers of land (exempting insular bodies of water), 16% of which is freshwater bodies such as rivers and lakes. It had an estimated 2,008,329,872 on 2018, which makes it rank as one of the least populated countries in Greater Dienstad.

The Royal Commonwealth is a federation ruled by a semi-parliamentary monarchy. The monarch is Lakambini Elizabeth the Commoner, who has reigned since 2019. Its capital is Aragon, with Quezon being the largest; both cities are global cities and major financial centers. Other major urban centers in the Royal Commonwealth are the cities of Naga, Iloilo, Sultan Kudarat, Cebu, Davao, Makati, Batangas, and the vassal city-state of Port Elizabeth on Palawan. It has 40 provinces, each with their own unique ethnic and sociocultural identities; these ethnicities and sociocultural identities have undergone a vast extent of cultural and genetic intermingling, and this intermingling has resulted into a high degree of ethnic, social, cultural, and political homogeneity and unity among the native Palmyrian populace. Palmyrion in its most recent reincarnation is relatively young, having existed only since 2000 - for nearly the past 1,600 years of its existence as a distinct ethnic identity from their Marshite origins, Palmyrion has existed as 8 states before its most recent incarnation as the Royal Commonwealth. While Palmyrion has a staunch opposition to unlawful occupation of sovereign states by foreign powers, Palmyrion had, ironically, obtained some dependencies, namely the Protectorate of Palawan, the Protectorate of Eastern Vekta, and the Protectorate of Northern Frojo, in order to help these territories stabilize and develop in preparation for future independence.

The Royal Commonwealth is a developed, high-income nation. It also has a high Human Development Index, the result of many ongoing social welfare, sanitation, and healthcare policies of the government, combined with a financially and academically literate populace, a free, robust, well-regulated, and highly-productive market, and a well-paid, highly skilled, and highly productive labor force. In its existence as the Royal Confederacy, it has been one of the latecomers to the regional wave of industrialization, but quickly caught up with the use of groundbreaking scientific and technological advances, discoveries, and inventions in its industrial pursuits despite having to begin from a small capital base during its early days as a sovereign state that had just broken free from Spanish colonial rule. The Royal Commonwealth is touted as an emerging great power with an increasingly-improving military and economic capability to pursue a stronger and more visible place in worldwide geopolitics. It is currently a member of a select number of influential diplomatic coalitions, ranging from the International Freedom Coalition, to the Romani-Mar'si Union.

Etymology

The name Palmyria is not a native invention, but rather the result of a combination of Stevidian colonial rule and significant Macabeean merchant activity. Macabeean merchants paid homage to the coconut plant's importance as a versatile plant to the various kingdoms, sultanates, and fiefdoms that inhabited present-day Palmyrion, especially during the Makiling Hegemonic Era. The lands encompassed by present-day Palmyrion were referred to in Macabeean correspondence and publication as Tierra de los Palmeras, or land of the palms, with the Stevidians following suit and calling it the Palmerian Domain. With the formation of the Governorate-General of the Palmerian Dominion, under Lord Governor Isaac Palmer, the etymology of Palmyrion was sealed.

Eventually, linguistic corruption would transform "Palmeria" into "Palmyria", leading into the present-day endonym Palmyria. Palmyrion is essentially a portmanteau of "Palmyrian Dominion".

History

Prehistory

Recent discoveries of stone tools and fossils of butchered animal remains in Kalinga, Iloilo, and Naga has pushed back evidence of early hominins in present-day Palmyrion to as early as 800,000 years. However, the metatarsal of the Macahambus Man, reliably dated by both carbon-14 dating and uranium-series dating to about 70,000 years ago remains the oldest human remnant found in the Royal Commonwealth to date. Aetas and Negritos were among the first inhabitants of modern-day Palmyrion, but reliably dated remnants of permanent settlements date back only to the arrival of the Founder Clans back in 400CE. Some of these settlements still exist today and have become parts of modern-day cities, towns, and villages, which have since then become heavily modernized by the pace of technology.

Precolonial Epoch

Makiling Hegemonic Era (1105 - 1655CE)

The Hegemony of Makiling was signed in 1105, forming the Makiling League.

Colonial era (1655-1800)

Palmyrion was colonised by the Stevidians.

The Royal Confederate Era (1800-1935)

The Partition of 1935

The Royal Confederacy splits into three: the communists form the Palmyrian People's Republic in the Cagayan Valley Province, the Christofalangists form the Christian Falangist Republic encompassing the Tagalog, Zambal, Bicol, Batangas, and Visayan provinces. Royal Confederates flee to Vigan, with the Ilocano and Cordilleran provinces in their grasp.

Disunion Era (1935-2000)

Continental War (1940-1947)

Four-way between the PPR, the CFR, the Royal Confederacy, and the Islamic Alliance. Status quo ante bellum, but with the formation of Alexandria Freeport as the shared capital of the Communists, Christofalangists, and the Royal Confederacy, while being situated deep in Christofalangist territory. Muslim Republics of Sulu and Mindanao declare independence.

Salvation War (1951-1955)

Christofalangist Republic invade and annex the Muslim Republics of Sulu and Mindanao.

Ber War (September-December 1968)

The People's Freeport of Tuguegarao, situated at the mouth of the Cagayan River, was using its People's Freeport status too freely for the commies to be comfortable with, forming good relations with both the Royal Confederacy and the Christofalangists. The city becomes a proxy battleground as militias sponsored by the three factions vie for control of the city in a three-way proxy war amidst the heavy monsoon flooding and a dengue outbreak. Ceasefire is reached by December 1968. Tuguegarao's freeport status is revoked.

Cordilleran War (1971-1977)

Communists attempt to break into Royal Confederacy-held Cordilleras. Royal Confederacy drives the Palmyrian People's Republic back.

The Bangsamoro (1977-1988)

In 1975, Islamic People's Party win elections in CFR-held Mindanao and Sulu. In 1977, IPP declare independence, forming the Bangsamoro, and ban other political parties and religions on their turf. The CFR invades them in 1978, leading to the 1978-1988 Bangsamoro-Christofalangist War.

Reunion Crisis (1990s)

The CFR and the PPR buckle under the weight of their repression and isolation. Liberal parties win in both the PPR and CFR. Reunification talks with the Royal Confederacy begin.

The Royal Commonwealth (2000-present)

The present-day Royal Commonwealth is formed through the reunification of Palmyrion as "a federation of peoples governed by a parliamentary monarchy" with the adoption of the 2000 Royal Commonwealth Charter.

Politics

Governance

Palmyrion is essentially a federation governed by a semi-parliamentary monarchist government. The present-day constitution of the Royal Commonwealth is the 2000 Commonwealth Charter. According to the constitution, Palmyrion's head of state is the Monarch, who, according to the Article of Monarchy, has the title of Lakan if they are male, Lakambini if they are female, or according to 2017 amendments, Eminencia if they prefer a gender-neutral title; their respective manners of address are "His Majesty", "Her Majesty", and "Their Majesty", respectively. The three most visible powers of the Palmyrian monarch include: appointment of the prime minister; dissolution of Parliament; and issuance of Royal Prerogatives.

The following are the branches of the Royal Commonwealth's government:

• Executive - Palmyrion is a monarchy, and its head of state is the Monarch, whose seat of power is the Sampaguita Throne at the Royal Citadel (with a specific room wherein the monarch does their day-to-day business), and who gains power via absolute primogeniture; natural-born children have first order of precedence, followed by adopted children (with order of adoptions dictating position in the royal line). The head of government is the Chancellor, who is elected by popular vote alongside the legislative branch every five (5) years, and must maintain the confidence of the Assembly to remain in power, lest they be voted out of power by a no-confidence consensus from the Assembly. The Chancellor supervises the Commonwealth Council, a cabinet of Vice-Chancellors each leading a department or a cabinet-level agency.
• Legislative - The Commonwealth Assembly is the main legislative branch of Palmyrion, and consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Chamber of Senators. Both the House of Representatives and the Chamber of Senators have 480 seats, divided into 40 groups of 12 (1 group of 12 for every province in the Royal Commonwealth).
• Judiciary - Palmyrion's highest court is the Supreme Court, with 40 Provincial Circuit Courts overseeing their respective provinces' Administrative Circuit Courts. It also has other adjoining courts, like the Court of Appeals, which cater to appeals, and the Sandiganbayan, a court specially for cases related to graft and corruption.

Foreign Relations

Palmyrion maintains its foreign relations with the rest of the world mostly via multilateral trade and sociocultural exchange. While its relations with prominently capitalist nations are warm, it views socialist countries with suspicion, taking care not to enter into military commitments or close, if not intimate, economic relations with such nations. As a signatory to the Amistad Declaration, it has also adopted a policy of bellum aeternum, or "eternal war", against states whose governments espouse slavery of any form, and provides military and law enforcement aid to countries who de jure have abolished and banned slavery but are otherwise facing problems in stamping out slavery.

Palmyrion is a member of, notably, the Western Pact (a pact for western Greater Dienstadi nations), the International Freedom Coalition, and the Capitalist Internationale; additionally, it is also a member of the Greater Prussian Alliance by virtue of its membership in the Capitalist Internationale. It is also a member-state of the Romani-Mar'si Union, a superstate consisting prominently of Holy Marsh, Romandeos, and Palmyrion. Strategic partners include Holy Marsh and Romandeos, while Allanea and fellow Northwest Mutual Assistance Agreement member-states Eitoan, Relica, and the Timocratic Republic are considered major (but not strategic) allies of the Royal Commonwealth. Its ties with other Greater Dienstadi nations and powers are relatively positive and normal, though its relations with the Ordenite Reich and the Ralkovian Empire are considered by many to be negative beyond normalisation at worst and totally nonexistent at best.

Military

The Armed Forces of Palmyrion (Pal. Sandatahang Lakas ng Palmyria) serves as the armed military force of the Royal Commonwealth, responsible for the armed defense of Palmyrian interests both domestic and foreign. It is composed of the following branches:

• Palmyrian Army - The Palmyrian Army (Pal. Hukbong Katihan ng Palmyria) is the land-based branch of the Armed Forces of Palmyrion, focusing on land-based missions alongside the other branches of the military. Its missions include conventional and asymmetric mechanized, airborne, and air assault warfare, and ground-based air and maritime defence roles.
• Palmyrian Navy - The Palmyrian Navy (Pal. Hukbong Pandagat ng Palmyria) is the maritime component of the Armed Forces of Palmyrion, focusing on maritime-based missions alongside the other branches of the military. Its missions include naval-based maritime warfare and air defence roles, and amphibious warfare through its sub-branch the Marine Corps (Pal. Hukbong Katihang Pandagat ng Palmyria).
• Palmyrian Aerospace Forces - The Palmyrian Aerospace Forces (Pal. Hukbong Himpapawid ng Palmyria) is the air and space component of the Armed Forces of Palmyrion, focusing on aerospace-based missions alongside other branches of the military. Its primary mission is to help obtain and secure aerospatial supremacy and security for Palmyrian forces and allies thereof.
• Palmyrian Civil Defence Force - The Palmyrian Civil Defence Force (Pal. Hukbong Pananggol-Bayan ng Palmyria) is one of the two national police forces, along with the Palmyrian National Police, and is a gendarmerie-type branch of the Armed Forces of Palmyrion. Formed on 2018 from the split of the Constabulary, it specializes on military internal security and coast guard duties, while filling a niche role in Palmyrian law enforcement. It can also be deployed overseas to support military units in internal security roles.

Palmyrian military doctrine is primarily rooted in hybrid warfare. Kinetically, its strategic, operational, and tactical outlook is based on combined arms warfare, with the aim of achieving comprehensive dominance over any military adversary. As an expansive nation of rough tropical jungle terrain, a premium is placed on highly-mobile formations such as light infantry, strategically supported by air power. This outlook is paired with the need for a blue-water navy tasked with guarding its expansive trade routes. At the non-kinetic level, the military coordinates with other bodies of government to execute a spectrum of operations including psychological warfare, political warfare, and economic warfare.

The AFP maintains a two-year conscription policy. Upon exit from the Palmyrian basic education curriculum as high school graduates, conscripts are enlisted into basic training (which takes four months), followed by advanced individual training in their chosen military occupational specialty (which takes another four months); upon completion of both basic and advanced training, conscripts are to serve for two years in the branch of their own choosing. Once they complete their term of service, they are given a choice between joining the professional active force as NCOs, relegation into the reserve force, or leaving the military altogether.

Statistics, Armed Forces of Palmyrion (2018)
Branch	Active	Reserve	Total
Palmyrian Army	1,200,000	400,000	1,200,000
Palmyrian Navy	1,600,000	800,000	2,100,000
Palmyrian Marine Corps	200,000	100,000	300,000
Palmyrian Air Force	1,200,000	400,000	1,200,000
Palmyrian Civil Defence Force	1,600,000	400,000	1,600,000
GRAND TOTAL	5,800,000	2,200,000	8,000,000

Administrative Divisions

Palmyrion is subdivided into 12 federal subjects, each of which is further subdivided into 40 provinces. Each province is further subdivided into counties, themselves containing cities, towns, and villages.