Greater Antillia
Kingdom of Greater Antillia Reino Unido das Grandes Antilhas | |
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| Motto: "Independência ou morte" (Creole-Antillian) "Independence or death!" | |
| Anthem: Hino da Real | |
| Capital | Williamsburg |
| Official languages | Antillian-Creole, English, and Saheli |
| Demonym(s) | Antillian |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• King | Guilherme IV |
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| Legislature | Gbara Gerais |
| Chamber of Peers | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 48,936,733 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | 1.7 trillion |
• Per capita | $36,318 |
| Gini (2020) | 34.3 medium |
| HDI (2020) |  0.890very high |
| Currency | Coventrian Ducat (₫) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | 711 |
| ISO 3166 code | GAT |
| Internet TLD | .GAT |
Greater Antillia, officially known as the United Kingdom of Greater Antillia and Taino, with it being historically known as Caraïbes and or Coventrey depending on what part of the kingdom you are in; it was once known to foreigners in legend as the Fortunate Isles or the Kingdom of the Covent, is a sovereign nation. It covers an area of XXX square kilometres (XXX sq mi) and has a population of more than 48 million people.
Greater Antillia's capital is Williamsburg, while its largest city is Ekos. Other major cities include Saint-Domingue, Niani, Richmond, Portsmouth, Orleans, Montreal, Charlottesville, Hampton, Annapolis, Levis, Salem, Winchester, Sainte-Croix, Laval, Roanoke, Norfolk, Suffolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Nantucket, East Beach, Newport, Charleston, Santiago, and Southampton.
Greater Antillia is a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. The current monarch is King Guilherme IV who is head of government. His Prime Minister (PLACEHOLDER) is head of government overseeing the Council of Ministers and sitting on the King's advisory body known as the Council of State. Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Gbara Gerais, consisting of the Chamber of Peers and the Chamber of Deputies.
It is divided into 24 regions. Greater Antillia is a developed country, with an advanced high-income economy. It is known throughout the world for its high standards of living, its healthcare, and its educational system. It has been categorized as "very high" in the Human Development Index. It is also consistently ranked as one of the safest countries in the world to live in.
Etymology
The name of the archipelago known as Greater Antillia has a variety of different origins coming from various different languages and cultures. The commonly establish orgin of the name comes from the Creole-Antillian term Ante-Ilha, which loosely translates into English as the Island of the other, or the Fore-Island. While other historians claim the Archipelago's name Antillia is a mistranslation of the mytical island Atlantis. While other historians claim the modern name to be an English corupution of the Arabic name of the island Altiniyn, a reference to the islands being the original home of dragons.
Whatever the case and origin of the name Greater Antillia, the name only came into modern usuage after the unification of the northern kingdom of Caraïbes and the southern kingdom of Coventrey under a single monarch in 1651, before that period the islands as a whole were only refered to as Greater Antillia, and did not denote a political entity.
History
The region known presently as Greater Antillia has been inhabited for nearly 60,000 years, which is since the Paleothic Era. In 711 AD Mari Djata, a local noble in the Mande region established himself as the first King of Caraïbes, and the first monarch of the long lasting Sahel dynasty. The original Kingdom of Caraïbes was a precursor for the modern United Kingdom of Greater Antillia, having been established in the 8th century making it one of the oldest countries in the world.
The most notable monarch of the dynasty beside the founder was the 9th century King Musa Kankou the Great, whose wealth was so vast that he was said to be the richest man to ever live. The Kingdom of Coventrey, a nominal vassel of the Sahelian empire declared independence from the Sahelian empire at the end of the 12th century, by then Caraïbes was in a serious decline, the last moderately effective King being Mamadou IV whose sixty-three year long reign began promising only for it to be dashed as a result of the continued desintigration of the once great Caraibean empire. The Sahel dynasty after lasting 500 years was overthrown by a rival noble house in 1269 AD. Successive dynasties, the Duguwa (1269 AD - 1452 AD), Ghaniya (1452 AD - 1536 AD), and Shurafa (1536 AD - 1651 AD) all tried to replicate the earlier successes of the Sahelian dynasty to some degree
The Kingdom of Coventrey was established after Afonso, Count of Coventry and High Steward of Coventrey, defeated the forces of King Mamadou VI at the battle of Santiago on 19th June 1190 and established the House of Keita on the throne. Afonso declared himself king on that day, his descendants continue to rule Coventrey (and eventually came to rule the Kingdom of Caraibes by inheritence). to this day. Afonso established his capital at Saint-Domingue The capital was not established at Williamsburg until 1306 where it remains today. The House of Keita died out in the male line in 1588 and the country was seized by the Kingdom of Caraïbes in connection with an ancient treaty that stipulated that if the line of Keita died out in the male line the kingdom would revert to Caraïbes.
For twenty years the people of Coventrey suffered under the over lordship of King Idris II until Guilherme Porter, a descendant in the female line declared himself king sparking the Coventrian Restoration War. Guilherme, Duke of Powhatan, known to history as Guilherme II staked his claims on the grounds of being the only legitimate descendant of the house of Keita albeit a female line. The clergy, nobility, and the populace rallied to the young mans cause and within months the country had ousted the Caraïbean viceroy however war and mutual hostility between Coventrey and Caraïbes would exist until 1651 when peace was finally reached through a personal union that united the kingdom in the person of King Afonso V, the first king of United Kingdom of Greater Antillia.
Geography
Government and politics
Coventrey is a constitutional monarchy, with a hereditary monarch and a bicameral legislature known as the Gbara Gerais, consisting of the Chamber of Peers and the Chamber of Deputies. The executive branch consists of the State Council, its subcommittee the Council of Ministers which is chaired by the Prime Minister who is himself nominated and appointed by the monarch with the consent of the Chamber of Deputies.
The Gbara Gerais is made up of two champers, the Chamber of Peers and the Chamber of Deputies. The chamber of peers consists of 105 peers appointed from the nobility and the clergy; while the chamber of Deputies consists of 345 democratically elected deputies who serve five-year terms.
Administrative divisions
Greater Antillia is administratively divided into 2 kingdoms, Coventrey and Caraïbes; 1 principality Hispanolia, and 1 directly adminstered territory that of Taino. The two Kingdoms are further subdivided into 24 regions which are divided into x counties.
Regions
- Maurisia
- Maghreb
- Manden
- Jolof
- Kanem
- Bornu
- Hausailand
- Mossiland
- Andalusica
- Segou
- Gambia
- Ekos
Economy
The mixed market economy of Greater Antillia is varied with a heavy dependence on its natural resources, agriculture and a robust tourism sector. There is a significant private sector dominated by reputable privately held corporations in addition to government owned corporations operating in key economic sectors such as mining, airlines, media, and entertainment. Greater Antillia despite its relatively small size is rich in natural resources such as oil, iron, gold, timber, and diamonds.
An estimated 45% of the workforce is employed in the agricultural industry in some fashion. Agricultural products include barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatos, tomatos, tangerines, maize, rice, millet, and sorghum. Greater Antillia produces a significant amount of hash and is one of the world's largest producers of cannabis. The country also possesses a substantial livestock population and several ports along the coast which are excellent for fishing.
The mining sector is considered to be one of the three pillars of the Greater Antillia economy with the other two being agriculute and tourism. Greater Antillia mines such minerals as diamonds, gold, copper, iron ore, salt, and zinc. In addition to this the kingdom's major exports include diamonds, petroleum, lead, cannabis, sugar, tobacco, cotton, and timber.
The country's stock exchange in Williamsburg list 60 publicly traded companies.
Economic History
Up until the 19th century, the country was largely an agricultural society, with large sugar, cotton, rice, indigo, and tobacco plantations spread throughout the country. Over the last century and a half the Coventrian economy has transitioned to a diversified mix of services, manufacturing, agriculture, mining, and trade.
The agricultural based economy of Greater Antillia was until the late 19th century strongly based on a mixture of serf/slave labor. Slavery would exist in Greater Antillia until King Guilherme III issued a decree freeing the slaves in 1881. During much of the 18th and mid 19th centuries, the country's economy was dominated by five large agriculture and land development firms, these were James Forten Group, Wilcox & Company, Cuffee & Smith, Leidesdorff Inc, and R. Gordon & Co, of these only Wilcox & Company & James Forten Group remains on the list of the ten largest companies in Greater Antillia.
The 1800s saw the rise of several retail establishments that grew to become full service department stores, these were Alexander's, Goodrich & Company, Emporium, and Blumstein's, Pearson's and La Croix Brothers. Later on in the suceeding century Ware's, and Fuller's were established to cater to opposite ends of the market. The 18th century also saw the establishment of the Daniel Ruggles Bookstore chain, the Downing, the J. S Trower restaurant chain and so forth.
The 19th and 20th century is notable in Coventrey for a rise in cosmetics, banking, and service and entertainment companies such as A. Overton Cosmetics, Allie Munroe Cosmetics, Watkins Manufactering Company, Williamson Products Company; Royal Capital Bank, Carver Savings Bank, Mitchell Industrial Bank, J. Forten Bank, Church-Settle Solvent Bank & Trust, and Roanoke Mutal Life; which began to dominate the business sector by the close of the 20th century.
The advent of the 20th century saw the rise of new companies such as Patterson Motor Company, Sengstacke-Abbott Communications, Baldwin Foods, Fuller Enterprises, Williamson Publishing Company, Harold Parks Food Processing, Mckissack Construction, the Pat Chappelle Company, A.C Galvston Industries, Grayson Media, P.A. Payton Realty, Sullivan Development Group, Peterson & Allen Real Estate several of which are among the largest companies in Greater Antillia today. Other large companies include Berry Hotels, Calvert Estate Development, Amos Confectionery, Harvey's Chicken Shack, A. C. Brown Supermarkets, Ellington's Foods, and Gibson Entertaiment
Demographics
Major cities
The United Kingdom of Greater Antillia has over the course of the last few centuries become a highly urbanized country with the largest cities being Ekos (5.2 million), Williamsburg (3.979 million), Saint-Domingue (2.695 million), Niani (2.035 million), Richmond (1.845 million), Portsmouth (1.645 million), Orleans (1.543 million), Montreal (1.280 million), Kangaba (1.03 million), Charlottesville (978,420), Hampton (885,708), Annapolis, (881,549), Levis (753,675), Salem (693,400), Djenne (615,221), Winchester (608,660), Sainte-Croix (531,902), Laval (515,439), Roanoke (474,069), Norfolk (345,064), Suffolk (300,420), Plymouth (278,492), Bristol, 230,436) Nantucket (194,500), East Beach (179,883), Newport (159,428), Charleston (150,000), Santiago (136,286), Timbuktu (120,000) Southampton (112,210). An estimated 30.3 million people live in the thirty largest cities in Greater Antillia, which averages out to about 63% of the population.
Religion
Greater Antillia is a very religious country with an estimated 75% of the population being of the Roman Catholic faith, 15% being Protestant and the remaining 10% adhering to other religions. The Catholic church continues to serve as the state church of the kingdom, a role it has held for the last six hundred years.
Langauges
The official language of Greater Antillia is Creole-Antillian, which is a mixed language aulgmented and barrowed from earlier romance languages. The Creole-Antillian language is believed to have derived from early speakers of the ancient Covent civilization who may have had some exposure to the latin language.
Education
The educational system in Coventrey is divided into preschool (for those under age 6), basic education (for 9 years), secondary education (for 3 years), and higher education. Education in the country is compulsory until age 16. The estimated literacy rate for the country in 2020 was 85%.
The most prestigious places for higher learning are the ten oldest universities in the country, they are: Timbuktu University, Saint-Domingue University, Salem University, King's College, Santiago College, Sainte-Croix University, Roanoke University, Richmond College, Queen's College, Annapolis University, Montreal University, and Nantucket University.
Timbuktu University and Salem University the two oldest centers of higher learning in the country were established in the medieval ages, being established in the 9th and 15th centuries respectively
There are a number of prestigious elite boarding schools which act as feeder schools for the country's most elite universities; these are Howard College (1567, Morehouse College (1667), Avery College (1860) and the all girls Spelman College (1781).
Culture
Over the course of a thousand years Greater Antillia has developed a uniquely blended culture with specific influences from various civilizations which traversed the region. As a result of its long history, Greater Antillia is renowned for its numerious historic and national landmarks, which have long been touted as tourist attractions.
The United kingdom of Greater Antillia is home to multiple heritage sites and tourist attrractions of international importance including: the four ancient capital cities of Timbuktu, Kangaba, Djenne, and Niani; Williamsburg old city, historic center at Saint-Domingue, The port-city of Ekos; the castle complex at Dakajalan, the beach resorts at Maurigadir, the medieval universities at Timbuktu, Saint-Domingue, and Salem, historic center of Sainte-Croix, São Gabriel Castle, Mbanza National Park, Monastery of Calenga, Ambriz Monastery, Luanda Monastery, Tower of Saint Francis, São Cristóvão Palace, Powhatan Ducal Palace, Soyo Wine region, the Alcazar of Orleans, and the film studios of Warzazat.
Architecture
The traditional architecture of Coventrey is distinctively unique to Coventrey. The Pedro-Denisine architectural style (itself an offshoot of the Post-Gothic) noted for its ornamentation and sumptuous features was popular throughout the kingdom from the 14th to the mid 16th centuries. Later Pedro-Denisine architectural style popularity was replaced by the Restoration architecture of the 17th century, of which the Bristoline architectural style popular by the 18th century was a subset. The Bristoline architectural style was a restrained version of the neoclassical architectural style popular in other parts of the world at the time.
Cuisine
The traditional cuisine of Coventrey is noted for its hearty flavor, often being high in fat, sodium, and starch, with yams, peanuts, corn, rice, okra, sorghum, poultry, pigs, and waterfowl being consumed by the majority of the population.
Common dishes of Coventrian origin include, fried chicken, fried fish, banana pudding, sweet potato pie, chitterlings, pigs feet, hoecake, black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, grits, and cornbread.