Alexandria Territory
Alexandria Territory | |
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 Flag | |
 Alexandria Territory, with major cities and the Cordelia Federal District. | |
| Country | Meridon |
| Capital | Port Sistine |
| Largest city | Port Sistine |
| Territory | July 3, 1640 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary |
| • Body | Alexandria Territorial Council |
| • Chief Minister | Ria Kawakami (TBD) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 120,263,787 |
Alexandria is a territory of Meridon, bound primarily to Alexandria Island and its outlying minor islans. It is bordered to the west by the Southern Islands territory, to the south by Ohawe Territory and Mahine Territory, and to the east by Helena Territory and Smith Island Territory. The capital and largest city of the territory, not counting the Cordelia Federal District, is Port Sistine, with other notable cities being Alanstown, Cossetton, Amber Coast, Carterstown, and Vincents. Alexandria Territory is home to roughly TBD million people, and is the largest and most populous island in Meridon.
Alexandria has been inhabited the longest of any island in the Meridonian archipelago, with evidence of habitation being carbon-dated to as far as 6,000 years ago with evidence of preserved sailing materials and domiciles by ancient Tangaran cultures. Tangaran tribal cultures operated in a variety of communities and groups until the 1500s. From 1554 and the arrival of European settler groups, native presence was gradually reduced until it was almost totally eradicated in the 1582-1558 First Colonial War when settler groups massacred or drove off the vast majority of native populations from the island. Alexandria was the driving force during the industrialization of the archipelago, and has remained its most populous throughout its incorporation into the Federal Republic. Alexandria urbanized heavily from the late 19th to the mid 20th century and is one of the most urbanized islands in Meridon, with roughly 65% of the population living in urban centers.
Alexandria is host to expansive agricultural and industrial ventures. It is home to the headquarters to some of its most prominent companies, including the Tarass-Ortum Motor Company, Blackriver Industrial, Eureka, and Silkroad. Alexandria is famous for its coffee and cocoa production- the Copperpoint Blend harvested from beans cultivated on Copperpoint Mountain are served in coffeehouses globally. Alexandria's economy is highly diversified, and has the largest economic output of any Meridonian territory. Alexandria also has large-scale agricultural ventures focused inland and to the southern end of the island, which produce large amounts of wheat, grains, and livestock.
Etymology
Alexandria Territory derives its name from Alessandro Verraci, an !Italian explorer who is credited by some explorers as having initially discovered the island in 1554- although this claim is contested with some historians citing !English explorer Richard Tafts as having discovered the island. Early cartographers referenced the island as Allesandra or Isla Allesandra.. Settlers into the city-state era generally referred to the island as Alessandra or Isla Allessandra, referred to in scholastic texts as Alexandria, a name which eventually stuck.
History
Geography
Politics
Government
Government in Alexandria is organized into parliament, the executive, and the judicial system. As a Meridonian federal territory its relation with other territories is governed by the Constitution of Meridon. The capital of the territory is in Port Sistine, where all branches of government are based. As is common with other electoral systems in Meridon, Alexandria uses a single transferable voting system in its elections.
Alexandria Territory is one of five Meridonian territories including Silvers Island, Smith Island,Kalua, and Helena to use a parliamentary system of government, where legislative support is required for a government to remain in power. The Alexandria Territorial Council meets in the TBD NAME Territorial Council Building in Port Sistine.
Executive branch
The executive branch of the Alexandria territorial government is headed by the Chief Minister, who concurrently serves as the head of an elected political party's Alexandria territorial branch. Whichever party has the most seats in the Territorial Council will form a government either by itself or with parties in coalition. With the assent and approval of the Territorial Council, the Chief Minister will appoint # executive officers: A Vice Chief Minister, a Chief Secretary, Chief Comptroller, Territorial Treasurer, and Chief of the Territorial Educational Department. The Chief Minister also directly appoints without Council approval a myriad list of heads of executive offices, departments, and groups. Most of these groups are overseen by a 'supraoffice', which organizes and manages entities performing broader functions such as healthcare, financial services, transportation, et cetera; into more cohesive groupings. These agencies are created, maintained and deestablished with the consent and authority of the Territorial Council. Executive office holders are term-limited to three terms of three years, although they may continue to serve as members of the Territorial Council given they are re-elected.
Legislative branch
The Alexandria Territorial Council is the parliamentary legislature of the Territory, consisting of a unicameral body of ### amount of Councilmen/Councilwomen, also referred to by the postnomial of Member of Territorial Council (MTC) or more specifically as Member of Territorial Council Alexandria (MTCA), as differentiated from Member of Council (MC) reserved for members of the Meridonian Federal Council. All members of the Territorial Council are elected for three-year terms, but do not have term limits. Alexandria has a mandatory retirement age for MTCs of 85.
Judicial branch
The territorial judicial system of Alexandria is the largest of the eleven territories, comprising of over 1,0judges. Courts are maintained at the territorial, circuit, district, and muncipality levels.
Alexandria, along with Helena and Mahine Territories, are the only territories in Meridon that do not perform capital punishments.
