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Greater Afthonian State Μεγάλη Αφθονία Krátos (Afthonian) | |
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| Motto: Τάξη, Δύναμη και Πιστότητα Táxi, Dýnami kai Pistótita Order, Strength and Loyalty | |
| Anthem: Προώθησε την Αφθονία Proóthise tin Afthonía Advance Afthonia  | |
| Capital | Ilus |
| Largest Metropolitan Area | Elpis Metropolitan Area |
| Official languages | |
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| Ethnic groups (2023) | Afthonian 87% Others 13% |
| Religion | TBD |
| Demonym(s) | Afthonian |
| Government | De jure: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic De facto: Unitary Authoritarian Directorial Stratocracy |
• State Council | Apollon Lamprelis (High Councilor) Maria Mallaki (Deputy) TBD TBD TBD |
| Legislature | State Assembly |
| Establishment | |
• Kingdom of Elpis | Summer 80 BCE |
• Kingdom of Afthonia | Winter 121 CE |
• Afthonian Empire | 20 August 554 CE |
• Afthonian Confederation | 19 April 1830 |
• Emergency Military Government | XX TBD 1951 |
• Greater Afthonian State | 17 November 1960 |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 79,914,715 |
• 2023 census | 77,566,810 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total |  $2.750 Trillion |
• Per capita | $36,501 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $2.327 Trillion |
• Per capita | $30,547 |
| Gini (2023) | 24.3 low |
| HDI (2023) | 0.77 high |
| Currency | Asteri (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | Not Observed |
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY |
| Driving side | left |
| ISO 3166 code | AFT |
| Internet TLD | .aft |
Afthonia (Afthonian: Αφθονία; script: Afthonía), officially referred to as the Greater Afthonian State (Afthonian: Μεγάλη Αφθονία Krátos; script: Megáli Afthonía Krátos) is a !NotEuropean country. The country has a population of 77 million people placing it as the XXth most populous nation and has an estimated total area of XXX million/hundred thousand square kilometer (XXX square miles) which places it as the XXth largest nation. The country has a total population density of XXX/km2 (XXX/sq mi). The country is bordered by XXX to the XXX, XXX to the XXX and XXX to the XXX. It also shares maritime borders with XXX, XXX and XXX. The country claims and enforces an offshore exclusive economic zone that extneds 200 nautical miles which covers a total area of XXX km2 (XXX sq mi). At the highest level Afthonia is administratively divided under XX Prefectures governed by an elected Prefect, XX Special Administrative Territories (SAT) governed by an elected Chief Executive, among which XX of SATs are considered as part of Afthonia's overseas territories. The city of Ilum is the nation's historical political center and has been designated as its capital, whereas Elpis is the country's center of commerce and culture. Afthonian is the country's official language alongside XXX, XXX and XXX which are considered as regional languages. The earliest evidence of civilization that appeared in the lands of modern day Afthonia were known as the Gionans who most historians generally agree as the ancestors of modern day Afthonians.
In the modern era, Afthonia is considered as a regional power and portrays itself as a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic where people who hold public office are elected in free and fair elections. In practice however the country is generally considered as a unitary authoritarian directorial stratocracy. The country is led by the State Council which is a cabinet composed of XX members who collectively represent the country's head of government and is led by a High Councilor who serves as a first among equals and serves as as the nation's head of state. Legislative power is held by the State Assembly, a unicameral parliament. From an economic perspective, Afthonia has a combined GDP of $2.3 trillion, whereas its official currency is the Asteri. The country has historically been regarded as one of the breadbaskets of the continent due to its vast fertile lands that supported a strong agriculture industry. The discovery of liquified natural gas reserves in the mid 20th century has allowed the country to gradually rebuild its industry and economy and has returned to be one of the continent’s agricultural hubs alongside thriving engineering & manufacturing sectors. Its armed forces is known as the Afthonia Armed Forces and is comprised of the Afthonian Navy, Afthonian Army and Afthonian Air Force
The lands of modern day Afthonia has been controled by various powers throughout history, the most prominent of these include the League of Giona in late antiquity. Giona was eventually usurped by Elpis, a city state which eventually grew to establish the Kingdom of Elpis in 9 BCE. Elpis woud be succeeded by the Kingdom of Afthonia in the 1st century and expanded Afthonian influence in the region. King <INSERT NAME> would eventually reform the Kingdom into the Afthonian Empire in the year 554 when he consolidated his powers and eliminated the other ruling families. Afthonian civilization was able to sustain a large population growth due to its fertile lands which allowed it to cultivate a strong agricultural society to both sustain a growing population and trade its surplus products with its immediate neighbors to gain influence. By the mid 12th century the Empire had entered a period of stagnation, its territories beset by a series of rebelions, incursions by rival kingdoms and empires in the continent. In 1290 a succession crisis struck the Empire when <INSERT NAME>, heir apparent to Emperor <INSERT NAME>, was killed alongside her father in battle. The lack of a clear successor resulted in the Emperor's various children and distant relatives to lay claim to the throne. The Empire's complete disintegration was considered final by 1402, with each heir apparent establishing their own domains. The largest and most powerful of these powers included the Republic of Kastoria, League of Koroneia, League of Evinos, Republic of Prespa, Kingdom of Stratos and the League of Athos. It was during this period of time that the Afthonian states conducted various expeditions across the world, establishing a far flung trade network and outposts.
The Afthonians continued to remain divided until the late 18th century when the <INSERT NAME>, King of Stratos, proposed the establishment of a confederation between his Kingdom and various other small and middle Afthonian powers. This process eventually culmianted in the establishment of the Afthonian Confederation in 1830 with the express purpose uniting the Afthonian people under a common economic, foreign policy and defense umbrella. Modern day historians would categorize the confederation as one of the earliest examples of a supranational union and by 1855 the confederation had united all remaining Afthonian states. This confederation strived for closer integration, hoping to eventually transition from a confederal to a federal entity to solidify its legitimacy but this would not come to pass. An economic crisis in 1918 tested its member state's cohesion and unity with the confederation's central bank, which under the constitution was permitted to direct its member states monetary policy. The confederation's central bank was unable to effectively enforce its monetary policies due to some member states who did not abide by its direction and rulings. The situation reached a tipping point on July 1933 when Koroneia, one of the major Afthonian states, declared home rule and succeded from the confedaration marking the beginning of the Second Great Schism, a civil war. Prespa followed suit the following week as well. During this time the confederation's civilian leadership was usurped in a coup d'état by its armed forces, who assumed responsibility of governing the country and established an emergency military government. Active fighting was eventually ended on 3 May 1946 by an armistice though no formal peace treaty was signed between the warring factions. This led to a period of cold war known as the Shattered Union era where the divided Afthonian nations engaged in non-direct conflicts to absorb the other. On 15 November 1972 the Afthonian Confederation emerged victorious, officially annexing the remaining territories of Prespa & Koroneia. Not long after on 15 March 1973 the confederation was reorganized into the Greater Afthonian State and a civilian government restored.
Ethymology
History
Prehistory & Antiquity
The lands of modern day Afthonia has been inhabited by various species of archaic humans with fossil evidence dating back to 850,000 years ago. Archeological sites have been found near the cities of Elpis and Ilus with those of neanderthal origin being the most commonly found. Hunter-gatherer societies were most likely to be the most commonly found type of civilizations until the arrival of modern humans between 50,000 - 40,000 years ago who gradually became the dominant species by 35,000 BC. These modern humans would develop various cultures and societies in the area, though most of these were nomadic in nature due to the need to continuously migrate and seek out new hunting grounds to sustain themselves. The neolithic Revolution, more popularly known as the agricultural revolution, allowed humans to transition away from a nomadic to a sedentery based society and established the first permanent villages and eventually towns. The oldest permanent human settlement found to date is Giona which was established in 1200 BCE and is the origin of the Gionan civilization who modern day archeologists identify as the cultural ancestors of the Afthonians with the modern Afthonian language having Gionan roots and origins.
Ancient Afthonia
Middle Ages
Unification
Civil War & Fragmentation
Reunification
Contemporary Era
Geography
Government & Politics
Afthonia's government is divided into three main components: the State Council as the nation's executive branch, the State Assembly as the nation's legislature and the Supreme Court of Afthonia and Constitutional Court of Afthonia who both collectively represent the nation's highest judicial system. The State Council is a cabinet composed of XX memers who collectively serve as the nation's head of government whose members are referred to as Councilors. Each Councilor holds a ministerial position in government and is led by a High Councilor who is position of first among equals and serves as as the nation's head of state. The High Councilor is bestowed with special powers to allow the State Council to act decisively in times of emergencies. The role and power of the State Council is to propose bills to be reviewed by the State Assembly. Councilors are tyhpically leaders of political parties that have formed government in the State Assembly. In theory, as a legislative body, the State Assembly has the authority and power to serve as a check & balance the nation's executive branch as the State Assembly holds the power to pass or block any bill it receives from the executive. In practice however the State Assembly has been critcized to be merely ceremonial in nature, having rarely blocked any law or bill it received from the State Council. Members of the State Assembly are elected in what is largely considered as free elections althhough observers consider Afthonia nominally as a one-party state. This perception is the result of the State Assembly being largely dominated by the XXX-party that is supported by a network of smaller parties who are entirely subservient to the ruling party under a grand coalition. Leaders of parties within the grand coalition are all previous members of the armed forces who have retired. The nation's judicial branch is in theory independent of both the executive and legislative branches of government. It is comprised of two components: the Supreme Court of Afthonia and the Constitutional Court of Afthonia. The former serves as the nation's highest court of appeal which sits above all other courst and the latter serves to, among other things, review the constitutionality of bills and laws passed by the government and the resoltuion of disputes over the power of state institutions. Members of both courts are selected by the State Council and subject to approval of the State Assembly.