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Commonwealth of Taconia
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Motto: "In Unioe Salus" Sotirian Salvation in Union
Location of the Union of Taconia (green) in Asteria Superior (grey).
Official languages	Estmerish
Recognised regional languages	Ghaillish
Government
• President	Gerry Hayes
• Premier	Michael Daly
Legislature	Congress of Taconia
Area
•	1,831,549.44 km2 (707,165.19 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	64,571,281
• 2018 census	60,231,470
• Density	34.8/km2 (90.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$2,719,874,492,256
• Per capita	$42,582
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$2,652,743,120,048‬
• Per capita	$41,531
Gini (2020)	32.1 medium
HDI (2020)	0.913 very high
Currency	Pound (TPD)
Driving side	right

Taconia, officially the Commonwealth of Taconia (-) is a sovereign country located in the continent of Asteria Superior. It borders Cassier to the north, Chistovodia to the east and Marchenia to the south while all of its west is bathed by the Vehemens Ocean, in which two of its special territories are located. It is home to approximately 64 million people, which concentrate on the north and west coasts. [ City ] is the capital of the country and is considered an important political and financial centre for the region.

The earliest known inhabitants of Taconia were Inidegenous peoples who spoke !Algonquian languages. These tribes lived on the country’s western coastline. Pre-colonial history is defined largely by conflicts and interactions between these !Algonquian tribes. In the Taconian Interior, Indigenous peoples known as the Chippewa (Ojibwe) inhabited the vast plains. There is less archeological and recorded history of these tribes, much of their history is oral. Assim Asteris, an explorer employed by the Caldish Crown, charted Asteria Superior for the first time on behalf of the Eucleans. Additional journeys were made and contact was established with varying !Algonqian tribes for the first time. A small settlement known as [who cares right now] was established in 1523. Despite initial struggles, its relative success resulted in later colonial settlement in the mid-1500s. Settlement of Taconia drew the interest of Estmerish investors, who through the Vehemens Company sponsored colonial expeditions to Taconia’s northern coastline. The first Estemerish settlement was established in 1571. Estmere and Caldia continued to colonize the region, cutting deals or finding conflict with the Native tribes. Slavery first began on the island of St. Ellen’s, which was a Caldish colony with a suitable climate for plantation farming. It was later expanded to the Taconian mainland, but numbers were not substantial as neither the Caldish or Estmerish established significant plantations on the mainland.

Independentist revolts started after the Kindalk Massacre, in the [ Caldish region ], which sparkled a feeling of dissatisfaction with colonialist powers and marked the commencement of the Asterian War of Secession. The colonies of New Estmere, [ Caldia ] and Nou Remana concentrated most of the conflicts against Gaullican domination and in 1765 united against loyalist forces under the Continental Convention that unified the three territories under the United Colonies. As revolts continued and the secession of the territories became a reality, independentists would receive support from the Euclean traditional rivals of Gaullica; Estmere and Etruria declared war against the Gaullican Empire, opening a front in Euclea and another in the south of Asteria Superior. The Treaty of Vicalvi meant the secessionist victory, with the Gaullican formal recognition of independence of the United Colonies and the later division between Taconia and Marchenia.

At the start of the 20th Century, Taconia played a crucial role in the Asterias, with a relatively developed industrial capacity and a growing quality of life. The country remained distanced from Coian and Euclean conflicts until the burst of the Great War, in which Taconia’s forces joined the Allied front fighting alongside Eldmark and Marchenia against Entente forces and in particular, Satucine and Gaullican functionalist influence in the Asterias. In the aftermath of the war, economic difficulties arose in Taconia and the economic recovery proved too slow. This led to the to the first electoral loss of the United Conservatives in [ years ] years; [ president name; FDR ] led the nation as the first President from the Progressive Party and introduced several social democratic policies under the Canmond Pact, that established the Taconian welfare state and a large industrial capacity through state investment with consensus from most of the political system. Taconia joined the Community of Nations intervention against Etruria in the Solarian War, bolstering its international credentials. It was also during this period that Taconia increased its international influence through the creation of development credits to nations in the Asterias Inferior and the initiatives for world’s peace. Major economic growth continued during the upcoming decades. While the Progressive Party laid the foundations of this success, the traditionally dominant United Conservatives and Liberal Party returned to power starting in the late 1950s. The first signs of financial deterioration emerged during the 1980s. With the Liberal Party returned as to its historical role of one of the two government parties, the party achieved the government in 198_ and led Taconia under large periods of neoliberal policy. While in opposition, a period known as the Progressive Party’s wilderness years, the party reformed into the New Progressive Party. It continued to serve as the third party but rebounded during the late 1990s and early 2000s. In the wake of the 2005 World Financial Crisis, which significantly impacted Taconia, the Liberal Party entered a period of decline and were overtaken by the New Progressive Party as the flagbearer of the Taconian “left”. The party won the presidency for the first time in over 50 years in 2015.

Taconia often leads several socio-economic metrics, regionally, it usually is placed at the top or near it in rankings related to personal security, economic freedom, quality of life, healthcare and education. The nation is a federal semi-presidential republic and counts with a bicameral legislature. It is a founding member of several organisations, such as the IDF, OAN, CN, NVO, ICD and ASTRA, and is an observer of other organisations like COMSED.