United Federation of Nations
United Federation of Nations The Federation | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Capital | Phoenix |
| Largest city | Los Angeles |
| Demonym(s) | Federationer (Individual National Demonyns Also Used) |
| Government | |
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| Establishment | |
• Founding of the Federation | 5 April, 1805 |
| Area | |
• | 12,869,072.3 km2 (4,968,776.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2019 census | 225,563,778 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $14,355 trillion |
• Per capita | $42,400 |
| Currency | Federation Dollar (F$) |
| Time zone | Various |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy; CE(AD) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +25 |
The United Federation of Nations is an international state composed of seventeen member states, colonies and protectorates, unified under the ideals of liberty, justice, equality, trade, scientific advancement, peace and mutual protection. Unlike many of its neighbors and global partners, who derive their power from a single dominant force subjugating other polities within the boundaries of their territory, the Federation’s various Member States join willingly and are equals in the Federation’s democratic society, from the largest to the smallest.
History
Government and Politics
The Federation is a representative federal republic, with each of the individual member states retaining a significant degree of individual autonomy. The distinction broadly depends on whether a particular matter concerns a single member-state, in which case that member-state has broad authority to operate independently, or concerns multiple states, in which case the Federation Government holds authority.
The President
The Federation itself has an President as the head of state (and head of government), elected every four years with each individual President theoretically able to serve for an unlimited number of terms. As the President is the only Federation official directly elected by the entire Federation populous, the holder of the office possesses a significant amount of authority, responsibility and duties. The Federation lacks a strict separation of powers between the executive and legislative found in many governments, with the President serving as the head of the executive branch and the head of the Legislature. The President presides over all full sessions of the Council of the United Federation of Nations, with the option to preside over a sub-council, during which the President reserves the right to determine various points of order. That being said, the Federation Council never the less retains it’s independence from the President and can not be compelled by the President in any respects, although he can use various procedural actions, should he have sufficient support from other members. The President has the right to executive review of all legislation passed by the Federation Council and may veto a bill however the Council may overrule the veto if there is a super-majority.
The President also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Federation’s Armed Forces, and has the right to declare a state of emergency at any level, including member-state and sub-member-state, however doing this without the consent of the member-state government has no precedent as of 2018, although the President technically retains the power. Although commanding the Armed Forces, the President may not declare war, with that particular with being reserved to the Council. The President sets the course of the Federation’s foreign policy, although the council can overrule such directives if there is a sufficiently large majority opposed, and the President also appoints Federation Ambassadors. The President appoints a Presidential Cabinet, consisting of the heads of the executive departments, in order to assist him/her in governing, including:
• Secretary of the Exterior (Renée Palmer) • Secretary of Defence (Andrew Carson) • Secretary of Commerce (Louis Ramirez) • Secretary of Housing and Public Services • Secretary of Transport • Secretary of Justice (William Carmichael)
The Federation Council
Although the President possesses significant powers, the Federation Council also plays a vitally important role, and posses sufficient checks and balances on Presidential overreach. The Federation Council is responsible for passing all legislative bills, as well as controlling the budget and requiring the majority of Presidential appointees to be confirmed by the Council. Elevation to the Federation Council is determined by each member-state; with the majority being elected by the citizens of their member-state, although, for example, the Councillor from the Kingdom of Cascadia is appointed by the Parliament, and is therefore indirectly-elected. The Federation Council is unicameral, and each member-state gets one councillor, regardless of size or population, thereby ensuring equality of representation at the highest levels of the Federation Government, thereby truly ensuring equality between the member-states in determining the direction of the Federation.
The Council conducts much of its business by dividing itself into numerous sub-councils with jurisdiction over specific areas of import to the Federation; the Security Council, for instance, has jurisdiction over areas of wider Federation security. Some sub-councils are permanent, whilst others are created on an as-needed basis. During sub-council sessions, members of the sub-council could speak without having to be recognized by the sub-council chair; sub-council sessions were usually presided over by the chair of the sub-council rather than the President, though the President retained that option. The President was generally expected to solicit the active participation of the appropriate sub-council in determining executive policies; as such, through the sub-councils, which are not under the direct control of the Federation President, the Council is able to exercise significant influence upon the Federation President. It is through the sub-councils, which are not routinely presided over by the President (unlike the Full Council which constitutionally, as per the Articles of the Federation, must be presided over by the President), that the legislative asserts its independence from the executive.
The Federation Council currently consists of sixteen members:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of California:
Federation Councillor for the Kingdom of Arcadia:
Federation Councillor for the Commonwealth of the Mojave:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of Colorado:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of New Mexico:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of Texas: The Honourable Nathaniel Cartwright
Federation Councillor for the State of Malta: The Honourable Joseph Colerio
Federation Councillor for the Kingdom of Bahrain:
Federation Councillor for the Emirate of Qatar:
Federation Councillor for the Great Plains Republic:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of Canada:
Federation Councillor for the Commonwealth of Western Canada:
Federation Councillor for the Republic of the Dakotas:
Federation Councillor for the Kingdom of Spain: The Honourable Don Alfredo de Cortez
Federation Councillor for the Republic of Portugal: The Honourable Marco Costa
Federation Councillor for the Kingdom of Morocco: The Honourable Mohammed bin Siddig
The Federation Council maintains the following Committees:
- Council Select Committee on Security
- Council Select Committee on External Affairs
- Council Select Committee on Intelligence
- Council Select Committee on the Judiciary
- Council Committee on Commerce
- Council Committee on Housing and Public Services
- Council Committee on Transport
Infrastructure
The United Federation of Nations is knit together by a vast network of infrastructure…
Transportation
Personal transportation in the individual member-states of the Federation is dominated by automobiles, operating on a network of millions of miles of public roads and, in North America, one of the world’s longest highway systems. The Federation represents one of the world’s largest autombible markets, and has one of the highest rate of per-capita vehicle ownership in the world, with 800 vehicles per 1,000 citizens. Almost 40% of all personal vehicles are vans, SUVs or light trucks, emphasizing the utility value of automobile ownership, particularly in rural areas in North America.
Although transport of goods by rail is extensive, relatively low numbers of passengers under intercity rail to travel, partially due to low population density in some areas of the Federation. That being said, the Federation Government has invested heavily in developing high-speed rail connections in ‘high speed corridors’ where there is both the demand for services and a likelihood of the route turning a profit. Far more extensive, and profitable, is the civil airline industry; with two major airlines and dozens of smaller, regional airlines. The larger of the two, Federal Airlines, is the Federation’s flag-carrier and is partially subsided by the Federation Government, in return for which the airline has a legal requirement to provide a regular, ideally non-stop, service from North America to new member-states, and ideally between them as well, resulting in a large fleet and a huge number of destinations. The smaller of the two, Golden Gate Airways, is a privately-owned company, a subsidiary of Golden Gate International, the Federation’s largest corporation, is never the less a major airline, focusing primarily on high-quality long-haul flights, although it does operate some regional flights, largely between its hubs.
Economy
The United Federation of Nations supports a strong, robust economy, with a GDP of $14.355 trillion, with an annual growth in excess of 3.5%, ranking strongly in GDP per capita for most parts of the Federation. The Federation is a major importer and exporter of goods, both between Federation member-states and internationally, although exports per capita are relatively low. Thanks in no small part to being home to Silicon Valley, and other tech-heavy areas of states like California, the Federation is a leading exporter of technology, as well as transportation (and particularly aerospace) equipment due to the presence of major corporations like Boeing.
The Federation’s financial center is Los Angeles, with the Los Angeles Stock Exchange being one of the world’s largest per market capitalization of listed companies. The private sector accounts for the significant majority of the economy, with Federal Government activity account for 4% and member-state government account for 9%. Although the economy has reached a post-industrial level of development, with the services sector constituting a large portion of the economy, the Federation remains and industrial powerhouse.
Although agriculture accounts for a little under 1% of the GDP, the Federation is a top producer of corn and soybeans, as well as countless other crops including biotech crops, and whilst this makes up a relatively small part of the economy, it does allow the Federation to be largely self-sufficient agriculturally. Although oil exploitation has become a major part of the economy, since Qatar and Bahrain joined the Federation, the Department of Commerce is heavily investing in diversifying the economy of these two member-states to ensure they do not remain reliant on a finite resource.