Sainte-Mélitine
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United Phalansteries of Sainte-Mélitine Phalanstères-Unis de Sainte-Mélitine Phalanstéria-Petéïna Karaïpire-Mélitine | |
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| Motto: "Joie, Fidélité, Droit" "Via, Jérovia, Léï" ("Joy, Faith, Law") | |
| Capital and largest city | Tétan Marangatou |
| Official languages | Principean Paurois Tchatchais |
| Recognised regional languages | Blaykish Runasimi Tatinawa |
| Demonym(s) | Melitinian |
| Government | Semi-theodemocratic kritarchic council republic |
• High Elder | Marie-Proserpine Alençon-Dumas |
• Vice High Elder | Maïnumpé Hôvuin |
| Legislature | Assembly of the Phalansteries |
| Establishment | |
• Colony of Sainte-Mélitine founded | November 2, 1566 |
• Belmont Revolution | September 30, 1796 |
• Melitinian secession | May 3, 1831 |
• United Phalanteries established | May 10, 1910 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,799,184 km2 (694,669 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 1.11 |
| Population | |
• 2022 census | 45,288,473 |
• Density | 25.2/km2 (65.3/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $2.062 trillion |
• Per capita | $45,522.80 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $1.416 trillion |
• Per capita | $31,279.12 |
| Gini (2022) |  14.4low |
| HDI (2022) |  0.790high |
| Currency | Livre tétanois (₶) (LTM) |
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd, CE |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +20 |
| Internet TLD | .sm |
The United Phalansteries of Sainte-Mélitine (Principean: Phalanstères-Unis de Sainte-Mélitine; Paurois: Phalanstéria-Petéïna Karaïpire-Mélitine), commonly known as Sainte-Mélitine, is a country in southern Marceaunia Minor. Bordered by Amandine to the north and Rocia to the northeast, Sainte-Mélitine covers an area of 1,799,184 km2 of diverse landscapes. Over 45 million people are citizens of Sainte-Mélitine, largely living in self-organized political units called "phalansteries". Each phalanstery is home to between 1,000 and 3,000 inhabitants and there are over 20,000 phalansteries in Sainte-Mélitine. The largest urban centre and political core of Sainte-Mélitine is Tétan Marangatou, an ancient fishing settlement that became the colonial capital of the region. The political system of Sainte-Mélitine is a council republic with socio-religious elders acting as representatives for their communities. While ostensibly a theocratic state, there is no state-enforced religion in Sainte-Mélitine, nor any requirement for worship or religious activity for political involvement.
Prior to Auressian colonization, the area of modern-day Sainte-Mélitine was inhabited by indigenous Paurois-, Tchatchais-, and Runasimi-speaking tribes. The indigenous societies cultivated maize, cassava, and yerba-mate, and established communalist agricultural societies across the region. In the 16th century CE, the Tchatcha kingdom of Calquouin was the predominant hegemonic power in the south of the continent. Auressian explorers made expeditions along the coasts of southern Marceaunia Minor in the first half of the 16th century, making contact with indigenous groups in the 1540s The colony of Terre-de-Sainte-Mélitine was established as a Blaco-Vervillian in 1566 CE, based in the stronghold of Fort Dumont. Throughout the early-17th century, Auressian influence in the south expanded through the seizure of arable land, displacing indigenous groups into the arid and mountainous interior. Indigenous persons were also enslaved in service of the planter economy, which was reliant on the cultivation of cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, and tea. In 1796, the Belmont Revolution initiated a series of wars of independence in the Auressian colonies, resulting in the foundation of the Confederation of Southern Marceaunia. In 1831, the planter aristocracy of the south seceded from the Confederation, founding the Republic of Sainte-Mélitine. By the turn of the 20th century, the Republic was embroiled in civil conflict between the planters and an alliance of indigenous tribes and adherents of the Sansseauist movement, culminating in the overthrow of the plants in 1910 and the foundation of the United Phalansteries.
Sainte-Mélitine has a developed late-industrial economy, though it retains a significant agricultural sector. In addition to acting as political administrative divisions, phalansteries are also core economic units in a market socialist economy. Leading exports include lithium, salt, textiles, garments, and heavy manufactured goods.