Delamaria

Commonwealth of Delamaria
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Veritas, Deignitas Truth and Dignity
Capital	Labrador
Largest	Yorkerdam
Official languages	Anglish, Lysian, Variot
Recognised regional languages	Idahan, Wiscan, Jonjava
Ethnic groups (2020)	67% Western Europan, 14% Afropan Delamarian, 12.6% Native Delamarian
Demonym(s)	Delamaric
Government	Federal Semi-Presidential Commonwealth
• President	Deborah Van Roose
• Vice President	William Patton
• Governor-General	Angelina Hudson
• Speaker of the House	Edward Kingsland
Legislature	Commonwealth Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Delegates
Independant Colonies unified in 1825
• Formation of the Four Colonies	1640-1702
• Colonies Gain Independence	1798
• Treaty of Yorkerdam	1801
• Confederation	1819
• Treaty and Constitutional conference of Alberta	1825
• Annexation of Nassaua	1852
Population
• 2018 estimate	19,570,000
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	808 Billion (16th)
• Per capita	40,110 (11th)
Gini	55.9 high
HDI (2018)	0.82 very high
Currency	Labrador Franc (LRF)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+11

Delamaria, officially the Commonwealth of Delamaria, is a country located in Argis on Eurth. Made up of 19.5 Million Delamarians it comprises of both colonial and native people groups, primarily from Anglish heritage as well as Lysian, also with areas of both Variot and native majorities. Colonies first were founded in the late 1400s to 1500s, by europan powers, disregarding the current native populations who migrated to the central regions of the nation. The first colony, Henrytown, is located near present day Cape Hope, Providence , but the settlers would later move to the new colony of Rhodeport as their crops failed. The remains of the colony are now a !UNESCO world heritage site, and is one of the first colonial settlements in the new world.

Delamaria is a Federal Semi-Presidential Commonwealth, having its head of state being President Deborah Van Roose, an official elected directly by the people along with members of the Senate and the House of Delegates. The current controlling party is the United Party of Delamaria, Which currently holds a government trifecta. Delamaria's capital is the city of Labrador. The three largest settlements are Yorkerdam, Alberta and Labrador.

Etymology

Delamaria is thought to have been named after Georges LaMaria an explorer who wrote about the coastline of Delamaria prior to proper settlement. The scholar John Paul Jacques, one of the founders of Cape Hope, declared the land Delamaria in the memory of Lamaria, who was a family friend.

History

Indigenous Population

The indigenous population of Delamaria consists of the Idaha and Jonjava nations as well as the Wiscan tribe. The shared identity of native delamarians formed in the 18th century as treaties were first signed with major tribe groups by Europan colonies. First indigenous groups in Delamaria arrived in around 2500-2000 BCE. Initial contact between certain coastal tribes and Europan explorers and settlers was peaceful and trading relationships between small colonies and tribes were common. However as settlements became larger and more populous, settlers began expanding outwards constructing farms on land claimed by tribes, this lead to the Kartha War of 1699, which lead to the extinction of the Kartha people.

Europan Settlement

Fur traders in Delamaria, trading with native peoples, early 18th century

When Delamaria was first discovered by Europan explorers it was named Lysian Columbia by the Lysian explorer Louis Boneparte, though a few years later Anglish settlers declared the land Labradoria.

In the early days of colonization, many Europan settlers were subject to food shortages, disease, and attacks from Native tribes. Native Delamarians were also often at war with neighboring tribes and Europan settlers. In many cases, however, the natives and settlers came to depend on one another. Settlers traded for food and animal pelts; natives for guns, tools and other European goods. Natives taught many settlers to cultivate their crops. Europan missionaries and others felt it was important to "civilize" the Native Delamarians and urged them to adopt Europan agricultural practices and lifestyles. However, with the increased Europan colonization of Delamaria, the Native peoples were displaced and often killed. The native population of Delamaria declined after Europan arrival for various reasons, primarily diseases such as smallpox and measles, of which the Europans had built resistance to the diseases, whilst they were new to the native people.

Five Colonies

The "Five Colonies" is a term for the five major colonies in Delamaria, these include Lysian Columbia and Labradoria, as well as the Variot colonies such as Yorker and Nassaua and the small Cristinese colony of Porta, which acted more of a trading post. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the colonies, with the exception of Nassaua and Porta, gained independance, and immediately formed seperate governments, though conflicts were rare, the Delamarian War of 1804, between Labradoria and Lysian Columbia, was the bloodiest conflict in Delamarian history. The Act of Union of 1810 united Yorker and Labradoria into the 1st Federation of Delamaria, and as economic and social problems embroiled Lysian Columbia, the King decided to become part of the new Federation.

Confederation

In 1819 Lysian Columbia joined the Federation, into the 2nd Federation of Delamaria. With this King Charles of Lysian Columbia abdicated and ended the monarchy, in return for keeping his possessions. In 1825 the Constitutional conference of Alberta took place, officially forming the Commonwealth, and establishing elections, though only male landowners could vote initially. Albert Pritchett was the first President of Delamaria, though he was chosen to be the president at the conference, he won the first election with 89% of the electorate.

Politics

Government

President Deborah Van Roose

Delamaria is currenty governned by President Deborah Van Roose. The legistlative branch of Delamaria is comprised of the Commonwealth Congress, which itself is made jo of the Senate and the House of Delegates, each state is entitled to two senators, as well as at least one member of the house of delegates, with an additional member per 100,000 residents. The Executive branch of the Delamarian government is comprised of the Presidency and it's cabinet. The President is an official that is directly elected by the Delamarian populace, and, once inaugurated, nominates heads to all government departments, though most Presidents have disregarded some lower level department heads from previous administrations, and can allow some department directors to remain in their position through several presidencies, Andrea Wilverly has been the head of the Delamarian National Disease Centre, a department that reports to the Department of Health, since 1994. The Judicial Branch of the government is headed by the Supreme Court, this court usually handles cases concerning nationwide events, mostly in government matters. A vast majority of cases brought before it come from the Congress, Pritchett House, or a government department. Technically the court is avaliable for any cases within the judicial system, however it has a strict policy of elimination of cases that are deemed wastes of the court's time.

Law

Though Delamaria has one of the most efficient and professional police and justice systems in the world, the nation lacks laws surrounding corruption, which has led to many being acquitted due to a technicality, this isnt aided by the fact that lobbying of elected officials is common, and often to prevent large scale anti-corruption bills from passing. Law enforcement duties that take place on a national level are handled by the Department of Justice, which then pass down to the Investigation Bureau, commonly reffered to as InBe. However law enforcement duties that take place on a state level are handled by a State Police.

Foreign Relations and Military

Delamaria maintains good relations worldwide, with an extencive embassy and foreign missions program, the nation has access to almost any nation on Eurth via diplomatic channels. A part of this is due to tha major influence of the private sector on government policy, as the economist Norman Chompson said ""Good relations mean good business", though the country has been involved in some conflicts, a majority have been to preserve global and economic stability.