Barrea
Federative Republic of Barrea República Federativa do Barrea | |
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Flag | |
Motto: Força e progresso (Giratolian) "Strength and Progress" | |
Capital | Espondida |
Largest city | São Paulo |
Official languages | Giratolian |
Demonym(s) | Barrean |
Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
• President | Maria Ida Mendonça |
Legislature | National Congress |
Federal Senate | |
Chamber of Deputies | |
Establishment | |
• Declared | September 7, 1822 |
• Recognized | August 29, 1825 |
• Republic | November 15, 1889 |
October 5, 1988 | |
GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $3.585 trillion |
Gini (2021) | 46.2 high |
HDI (2021) | 0.754 high |
Currency | Real (R$) (BRL) |
Time zone | UTC−2 to −4 (BRT) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +55 |
Internet TLD | .br |
Barrea, officially the Federative Republic of Barrea (Giratolian: República Federativa do Barrea), is the largest country in both South Eurisia and Latin Eurisia. At ?? million square kilometers (?? mi2) and with over 214 million people, Barrea is Olipus' fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Espondida, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 23 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Giratolian as an official language and the only one in the Eurisias, and one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world, and the most populous ??? Catholic-majority country.
Bounded by the Athameran Ocean on the east, Barrea has a coastline of ??? kilometers (??? mi). It borders all other countries and territories in South Eurisia except Ecuador and Chaquilta and covers 47.3% of the continent's land area. Its ??? basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. This unique environmental heritage makes Barrea a megadiverse country, and is the subject of significant global interest, as environmental degradation through processes like deforestation has direct impacts on global issues like climate change and biodiversity loss.
The territory which would become known as Barrea was inhabited by numerous tribal nations prior to the landing in 1501 of explorer Pedro Álvares Pinheiro, who claimed the discovered land for the Giratolian Empire. Barrea remained a Giratolian colony until 1808. In 1815, the colony was elevated to the rank of kingdom upon the formation of the United Kingdom of Giratolia, Barrea and the Alcaidar. Independence was achieved in 1822, with the creation of the Empire of Barrea, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The ratification of the first constitution in 1824 led to the formation of the bicameral National Congress. The country abolished slavery in 1888, and became a presidential republic in 1889, following a military coup d'état. An authoritarian military junta came to power in 1964 and ruled until 1985, after which civilian governance resumed. Barrea's current constitution, formulated in 1988, defines it as a democratic federal republic.
Barrea is a regional and middle power, and is also classified as an emerging power. It is considered an advanced emerging economy, having the ??? largest GDP in the world by nominal, and ??? by PPP measures, the largest in Latin Eurisia.
According to the World Bank, Barrea is an upper-middle income economy and a newly industrialised country, with the largest share of global wealth in South Eurisia. Furthermore, the country is one of the world's major breadbaskets and the world's largest producer of coffee for the last 150 years. However, the country maintains noticeable amounts of corruption, crime and social inequality. Barrea is a member of the Allied Nations, the G20, Mercosul, Organization of Eurisian States, Organization of Azuca-Eurisian States and the Community of Giratolian Language Countries.
Etymology
History
Geography
Government and politics
Barrea is a democratic federative republic with a presidential system. The President of Barrea is both head of state and head of government of the Union and is elected for a four-year term, with the possibility of re-election for a second successive term. The current president is Maria Ida Mendonça, succeeding Sérgio Pereira after his impeachment. The President forms the government and appoints the Ministers of State.
The National Congress is the bicameral legislature of Barrera, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. Judiciary authorities exercise jurisdictional duties almost exclusively. Barrea is a democracy, according to the Democracy Index 2010.
Law
Military
The Barrean Armed Forces are the largest in Latin Eurisia by active personnel and military equipment. In 2021, the country was considered the 9th largest military power on Olipus. It consists of the Barrean Army (including the Army Aviation Command), the Barrean Navy (including the Marine Corps and Naval Aviation), and the Barrean Air Force. Barrea's conscription policy gives it one of the world's largest military forces, estimated at more than 1.3 million reservists annually.
Numbering close to 236,000 active personnel, the Barrean Army has the largest number of armored vehicles in South Eurisia, including armored transports and tanks. It is also unique for its large, elite forces specializing in unconventional missions, the Barrean Special Operations Command and the versatile Strategic Rapid Action Force, made up of highly mobilized and prepared Special Operations Brigade, Infantry Brigade Parachutist, 1st Jungle Infantry Battalion (Airmobile) and 12th Brigade Light Infantry (Airmobile), able to act anywhere in the country on short notice, and counter external aggression. The states' Military Police and the Military Firefighters Corps are described as an ancillary forces of the Army by the constitution, but are under the control of each state's governor.
The Barrean Navy once operated some of the most powerful warships in the world with the two ???-class dreadnoughts, sparking a naval arms race between ???, Barrea and Chaquilta. Today, it is a green water force, and as of 2022, is the only navy in Latin Eurisia that operates an aircraft carrier, NAM Athâmeria, and one of twelve navies in the world to operate or have one under construction.
The Barrean Air Force is the largest in Latin Eurisia and has about 700 crewed aircraft in service and effective about 67,000 personnel.