Aureliana

The Federal Territory of Aureliana Le Territoire Fédérale d'Auréliana
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: Brille, ô promesse de la liberté
Anthem: 'L'hymne d'Auréliana'
Capital and largest city	Saint-Lazare
Official languages	Auvernian
Recognized languages	Aurelian
Ethnic groups	Auvernian (95.2%) Indigènes (4.3%) Other (0.5%)
Demonym(s)	Aurelian
Government	Federal Territory
• Governor-General	Louis Montand
• Prime Minister	Bruno Percival
Legislature	Territorial Congress
• Upper house	The Senate
• Lower house	The Assembly
History
• Discovery	1821
• The Luistian Expedition	1852
• The Auvernian Expedition	1868
• Auvernian Protectorate Status Established	1871
• First Auvernian Settlements	1875
• The Great War Begins	1912
• The Revolution of 1925	May 8th, 1925
Population
• 1931 estimate	210,234
Currency	Auvernat (AVT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	33

Aureliana, officially the Federal Territory of Auvernia (Auvernian; Le Territoire Fédérale d'Auréliana), is a dependent semi-autonomous state located in Eastern Antarctica. Aureliana is bordered solely by Hawaiki to her East, to her south and west meeting the practical limitations of her extent by the large glacial ice which covers most of the continent. The population of the country is largely concentrated in northern towns with smaller rural populations in the southern Tundra. The most populous areas are the capital district centered around the city of Saint-Lazare. Outside of the capital district most of central and southern Auvernia is forested or mountainous marked by large national parks and small human settlements. Aureliana is a federal territory of the Auvernian Federation with its own Territorial Congress consisting of a Senate and Assembly mirroring the government of Auvernia and has a separation of powers between its Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches. Finally, Aureliana is principally a Catholic state based upon the same principles of popular sovereignty, republicanism, and national unionism which its homeland is based upon. A major distinction between Auvernian and Aurelian government is that the Governor of Aureliana is appointed by the Auvernian Senate with the approval of the Auvernian President, though the Governor must be a resident of Aureliana. Aureliana was once totally unpopulated with the indigenous Nāngai people having arrived as recently as the late 1600s. The late nature of human arrival has allowed for the many diverse species native to the land to remain intact as many national parks have been established to preserve the pristine beauty of the forests and mountains the country is known for. First contact between the indigenous people and Luistian sailors was made in 1852 after an expedition from Luistia, and a small town containing descendants of that expedition remains in the capital district. However, most inhabitants of Aureliana are Auvernian settlers who began arriving in the 1870s.

Etymology

Aureliana is named after Queen-Consort Aurelia, who was the wife of Sovereign Pierre I and grand-aunt of reigning Sovereign Charles. The name is also identical to that of a territory in Duquesne by the same name which is named after the wife of King Henri VII of Auvernia. Originally the similarity was coincidental, however the name of both are currently attributed to her since the most recent royal restoration in Auvernia which took place in 1881.

Security Forces

Aurelian Gendarmerie

The Aurelian Gendarmerie serves in a dual role as a police force in rural provinces and as a paramilitary compliment to the Auvernian naval infantry garrison. With 3,400 active servicemembers and over 20,000 reservists, the Gendarmerie is divided into five regiments, three mounted police regiments, one fire patrol regiment and a bicycle regiment. The mounted police operate throughout the countryside whereas the fire patrol is dispersed throughout Aureliana and the bicycle regiment acts as a compliment to the St Lazare District Police.

Aurelian Coast Guard

The Aurelian Coast Guard is a 2,000 man volunteer Coast Guard responsible for conducting Aureliana's coastal surveillance and meeting Aureliana's maritime protection needs, including in relation to icebreaking, illegal immigration, import inspection, fisheries, and quarantine-related issues.

AFTCG "Courage"

Aurelian Coastal Defense Regiment

A significant component of the Aurelianan Security Forces is the Coastal Defense Regiment. 1,200 men strong, the regiment provides battery support to Saint-Lazare protecting it from potential harassment by hostile warships, mans a series of towers along the coast which spot and record all ships entering and exiting the port and providing an early warning system to Aureliana's broader Security Forces apparatus, and oversees the network of mines which would be placed in the harbor in the event of an imminent naval invasion.

A 16" Coastal Defense Gun operated by the Coastal Defense Regiment