Melvenia

Kingdom of Melvenia Korolevst das Melvenjya (Melvenian)
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Motto: Ob yenidem koro "United by the King"
Anthem: "Oh Ivand, the King"
Capital and largest city	Macrovik
Official languages	Melvenian
Recognised national languages	Melvenian
Ethnic groups (2023)	White (86%) Mixed (6%) Black (2%) Other (6%)
Demonym(s)	Melvenian
Government	Unitary semi-presidentialist constitutional monarchy
• His Majesty the King of Melvenia	Sergui Zarev
• President	Artem Stepanov
• Prime Minister	Ivan Sokorin
Legislature	Duma
• Upper house	House of Lords
• Lower house	House of Commons
Establishment
• United Counties of Trimekev	25 AD
• Grand Duchy of Melvenia	978 AD
• Feudal Union of Trimkovs	1245 AD
• Absolute Kingdom of Melvenia	May 5th, 1492
• First Civil War	June 3rd, 1789
• United States of Melvenia	May 13th, 1795
• Second Civil War	July 1st, 1842
• Absolute Czardom of Melvenia	March 1st, 1850
• Kingdom of Melvenia	December 25th, 1934
• Current Constitution	November 1st, 1936
Population
• 2023 estimate	60,242,102
• 2023 census	60,242,102
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	ACU 4.4T (not ranked)
• Per capita	ACU 73,047
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	ACU 3.94T (not ranked)
• Per capita	ACU 65,308 (not ranked)
Gini (2023)	47 high
HDI (2023)	0.911 very high
Currency	Melvenian Ruble (M₽)
Time zone	UTC 0
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+414
ISO 3166 code	ME
Internet TLD	.me

Government

The Kingdom of Melvenia is a monarchy governed by a unitary, representative, and constitutional model according to the 1936 constitution. The constitution establishes three levels of government: the central government, provincial governments, and municipal governments. According to the constitution, the provinces are responsible for enforcing national laws within their territories, collecting taxes to send to the central government, and having certain competencies over health and education. Every six years, each province elects its governor and the members of the Provincial Assemblies through universal suffrage using a "first past the post" system with an electoral college. On the other hand, the municipalities are responsible for implementing local policies, and their representatives are also elected democratically. They are in charge of collecting taxes and then sending them to the provincial government.

The legislative power in the country is represented by the Duma, composed of the House of Commons (lower chamber) and the House of Lords (upper chamber). The Duma is responsible for creating and voting on new laws, approving the annual national budgets, and having the power to remove the Prime Minister. The House of Commons has representatives who are elected every four years by all citizens over the age of 18. There are a total of 501 electoral districts, each represented by one representative. The candidate with the most votes in each district wins the seat, while the others are eliminated. The representatives vote for the President of the Government, who must secure at least 251 votes to be elected. The President, after being appointed, designates the Prime Minister.

The House of Lords' representatives are also elected every four years, concurrently with the House of Commons. The House of Lords can reject proposals from the House of Commons once, sending them back for a second vote. If the proposal is approved again, the House of Lords must pass it. Each province elects 12 representatives regardless of population. The voting system used is Limited Voting.