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|national_motto =    "{{wp|Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno}}" <small>({{wp|Latin language|Latin}})</small><br><small>"One for All, All for One"</small>
|national_motto =    "{{wp|Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno}}" <small>({{wp|Latin language|Latin}})</small><br><small>"One for All, All for One"</small>
|national_anthem =    [[Cantique des Ausoniens]] <small>({{wp|French language|French}})</small><br>''Psalm of the Ausonians''<br>
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|official_languages = {{wp|French language|French}}
|official_languages = {{wp|French language|French}}
|regional_languages = {{Collapsible list
|regional_languages = {{Collapsible list
|title = ''16 languages''
|title = ''17 languages''
|{{wp|Luxembourgish language|Arlonnais}}
|{{wp|Arpitan language|Arpitan}}
|{{wp|Arpitan language|Arpitan}}
|{{wp|Chechen language|Aranese}}
|{{wp|Flemish language|Artesian}}
|{{wp|Catalan language|Catalan}}
|{{wp|Corsican language|Corsic}}
|{{wp|Breton language|Cournullian}}
|{{wp|Breton language|Cornovian}}
|{{wp|Slovene language|Cartanian}}
|{{wp|English language|English}}
|{{wp|Gallo language|Gallo}}
|{{wp|Gallo language|Gallo}}
|{{wp|Poitevin-Saintongeais|Gatinais}}
|{{wp|Maltese language|Melitan}}
|{{wp|Maltese language|Melitan}}
|{{wp|Alsatian language|Mosellan}}
|{{wp|Alsatian language|Mosellan}}
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|{{wp|Occitan language|Occitan}}
|{{wp|Occitan language|Occitan}}
|{{wp|Picard language|Picard}}
|{{wp|Picard language|Picard}}
|{{wp|Piedmontese language|Piedmontese}}
|{{wp|Romansh language|Romansh}}
|{{wp|Romansh language|Romansh}}
|{{wp|Poitevin-Saintongeais|Royanais}}
|[[Treverian language|Treverian]]
|{{wp|Catalan language|Septiman}}
|{{wp|Walloon language|Walloon}}
|{{wp|Walloon language|Walloon}}
}}
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| languages2_type = Recognized territorial&nbsp;languages
| languages2_type = Overseas regional&nbsp;languages
| languages2 = {{ubl|{{wp|Afar language|Afar}}|{{wp|Tahitian language|Australic}}|{{wp|Danish language|Danish}}|{{wp|Mi'kmaq language|L'nuk}}|{{wp|Papiamento}}|{{wp|Somali language|Somali}}}}
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|{{wp|Afar language|Afar}}
|{{wp|Arabic language|Arabic}}
|{{wp|Somali language|Galkayan}}
|{{wp|Kabyle language|Kabyle}}
}}
|demonym =            [[Ausonian people|Ausonian]]<br>''ausonien''
|demonym =            [[Ausonian people|Ausonian]]<br>''ausonien''
|government_type =    {{wp|Federal}} {{wp|diarchy|diarchic}} {{wp|semi-direct democracy}} under a {{wp|constitutional}} {{wp|parliamentary republic}}
|government_type =    {{wp|Federal}} {{wp|diarchy|diarchic}} {{wp|parliamentary republic}}
|leader_title1 =      [[Captains Regent of Ausonia|Captains-Regent]]
|leader_title1 =      [[Captains Regent of Ausonia|Captains-Regent]]
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|leader_title2 = [[Lord President of Ausonia|Lord President]]
|leader_title2 = [[Lord President of Ausonia|Lord President]]
|leader_name2 = [[Bernard Jaqueil]]
|leader_name2 = [[Elmire Aslane]]
|leader_title3 = [[Senate (Ausonia)#Leadership|Speaker of the Senate]]
|leader_title3 = [[Senate (Ausonia)#Leadership|Speaker of the Senate]]
|leader_name3 = [[Elmire Aslane]]
|leader_name3 = [[Victoire Martin]]
|legislature =        [[Senate (Ausonia)|Senate]]
|legislature =        [[Senate (Ausonia)|Senate]]
|upper_house =        House of Peers
|upper_house =        House of Peers
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|area_magnitude =  
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| area_label                = Ausonia proper
| area_label                = Ausonia proper
|area_km2 = 586947
|area_km2 =
|area_sq_mi = 226274.012
|area_sq_mi =  
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|percent_water = 3.62%
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|area_label = Total
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|population_estimate = 146,861,648
|population_estimate =  
|population_estimate_year = 2019
|population_estimate_year = 2021
|population_census = 146,652,493
|population_census =  
|population_census_year = 2015
|population_census_year = 2020
|population_density_km2 = 260
|population_density_km2 =  
|population_label2  = Metropolitan Ausonia, estimate 2019
|population_label2  = Metropolitan Ausonia, estimate 2020
|population_data2 = 146,861,648
|population_data2 =  
|GDP_PPP = $6.877 trillion
|GDP_PPP =  
|GDP_PPP_year = 2018
|GDP_PPP_year = 2020
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $46,827
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $46,827
|GDP_nominal = $5.621 trillion
|GDP_nominal =  
|GDP_nominal_year = 2018
|GDP_nominal_year = 2020
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $38,272
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $38,272
|Gini =              28.7
|Gini =              28.7
|Gini_year =          2018
|Gini_year =          2020
|HDI =                .935
|HDI =                .935
|HDI_year =          2018
|HDI_year =          2020
|currency =          [[Ausonian livre]] ({{wp|ISO 4217|AUL}}; ₤)
|currency =          [[Ausonian livre]] ({{wp|ISO 4217|AUL}}; ₤)
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|calling_code =      +33
|calling_code =      +33
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'''Ausonia''' ({{wp|French language|French}}: ''Ausonie''), officially the '''Ausonian Commonwealth''', is a {{wp|sovereign nation}} in southwestern [[Adria]]. It is bounded by ?? to its north, the [[Eurythic Ocean]] to its west, ?? to its south, and ?? to its east. It is a {{wp|federal}} {{wp|republic}} comprised of [[Subdivisions of Ausonia|forty provinces, two free cities, and two federal territories]],  in addition to six {{wp|Dependent territory|constituent territories}} scattered throughout the world, with [[Châlons (Ausonia)|Châlons]] as the seat of the federal authorities. While the country is highly mountainous, with much of its land dominated by high mountain chains which are some of the tallest in Adria, the majority of its population of more than 146.9 million are concentrated in the rugged [[Mesette]] plateau.


{{wp|Modern humans}} first arrived to the territory that would become Ausonia by around 40,000 years ago, with the region playing host to various {{wp|Gauls|Ausonic}} and {{wp|Vainakh peoples|Aranic}} tribes up until it was conquered by the [[Valessian Empire]] in 200 BCE. During the ensuing period, Valessian religion, language, and cultural traditions influenced and combined with the cultures of the natives, creating a distinct {{wp|Gallo-Roman|Ausonio-Valessian}} culture. After the collapse of the empire, various {{wp|Germanic peoples|Germanic}} and {{wp|Slavic peoples|Slavic}} peoples migrated from Central Adria and established tribal confederations, among them the {{wp|Allemanni}} and {{wp|Carantanians|Carantani}}. Over time, these confederations became the basis of powerful kingdoms, duchies, and baronies, in particular the [[Principality of Beauvais]] which consolidated much of the surrounding territories to form the [[Kingdom of Ausonia]] by 1253.
'''Ausonia''' ({{wp|French language|French}}: ''Ausonie''), officially the '''Ausonian Commonwealth''', is a {{wp|sovereign nation}} in southwestern [[Adria]]. It is bounded by ?? to its north, the [[Eurythic Ocean]] to its west, ?? to its south, and ?? to its east. It is a {{wp|federal}} {{wp|republic}} comprised of [[Subdivisions of Ausonia|forty-one provinces, two free cities, and five overseas provinces]], in addition to seven {{wp|Dependent territory|overseas territories}} scattered throughout the world, with [[Châlons (Ausonia)|Châlons]] as the seat of the federal authorities. The country's topography is largely varied between its southern mountain chains, including some of the tallest mountains in Adria, and the flat northern plains, where a slight majority of its population of ?? reside.  


Even though much of present-day Ausonia was unified under the royal [[House of Montcalm]], power was mostly in the hands of regional nobles and {{wp|Patrician (post-Roman Europe)|patrician}} governments who were largely resistant to the rise of {{wp|absolute monarchy|absolutism}}. As the royal domains began to usurp power, they began forming alliances to secure their rights and privileges. These tensions would escalate during the 16th century, during rule of the child-king [[Francis II of Ausonia|Francis II]] and his increasingly-autocratic {{wp|regency|Regency Council}}, especially as regional magnates in the south banded together under the [[Ausonian Confederacy|Confederacy]] as a counter. It would ultimately culminate in the [[War of Ausonian Unification|War of Unification]] which would finally unify the country under the Confederacy (united as the Commonwealth), with a relatively powerless monarch ruling over the old royal domains.
{{wp|Modern humans}} first arrived to the territory that would become metropolitan Ausonia by around 40,000 years ago, with the territory largely inhabited by {{wp|Gauls|Ausones}} throughout the {{wp|Iron Age}}. The [[Valessian Empire]] would conquer the territory in 70 BCE, bringing their religion, language, and cultural traditions in the ensuing period, influencing and combining with the cultures of the natives to form a distinct {{wp|Gallo-Roman|Ausone-Valessic}} culture. The collapse of the empire in the 5th century CE would lead to a migration by {{wp|Germanic peoples|Germanic}} peoples, establishing tribal confederations that would be the basis of powerful kingdoms, duchies, and baronies, consolidating into a unified [[Kingdom of Ausonia|kingdom]] in the twelfth century CE.


The modern federal republic would be established in 1848, when a series of {{wp|bread riots}} caused by {{wp|famine}} would lead to a series of reforms by the [[Liberal Party (Ausonia)|Liberal]]-led government. After a [[Particularist Rebellion|short-lived civil war]] by a coalition of Catholic states, a new [[Ausonian Constitution of 1848|constitution]] was be promulgated, guaranteeing {{wp|universal suffrage}} and ensuring the transition to the current [[Federalism in Ausonia|federal system]]. With numerous minor additions, this constitution is still in force today.
Despite unification, the Kingdom was a highly decentralized {{wp|feudalism|feudal state}} in which the authority of the king and the royal [[House of Beauvais-Mézières]] was barely felt. Power was instead held by the various feudal magnates, who resented royal usurpation of their traditional rights and privileges, and formed alliances from which to secure their interests. The {{wp|Protestant Reformation}} and the emergence of the Ausonic Reformed Church exacerbated divides, until the reign of the child-king [[Francis II of Ausonia|Francis II]] and his increasingly-autocratic {{wp|Regency Council}}, which culminated in the [[War of the Provinces]]. The victory of the feudal magnates led to the formation of the Commonwealth, with the monarchy largely stripped of its powers in a highly liberal system of its time. It was also in the early Commonwealth period that the country became Adria's dominant cultural, political, and military power, with a vast colonial empire across the world.  


A largely {{wp|Romance languages|Valessic}} country, Ausonia today is a {{wp|cosmopolitan}}, {{wp|religious pluralism|religiously diverse}}, and {{wp|multilingualism|multilingual society}}, with numerous regional identities stemming from linguistic differences and the Catholic-Protestant axis. Though a majority of Ausonians are speakers of various {{wp|Oïl}} dialects, Ausonian identity is rooted in a common historical and geographical background and shared values such as {{wp|federalism}} and {{wp|direct democracy}}.  
In 1815, a series of {{wp|bread riots}} caused by famine broke out in multiple cities across Ausonia, whose brutal suppression at the hands of the confederal military triggered a [[Ausonian Revolution|revolution]] led primarily by the {{wp|bourgeoisie}} allied with the lower classes. The resulting [[Ausonian Constitution of 1815|constitution]] would confirm the present federal system while guaranteeing {{wp|universal suffrage}} under a {{wp|republic|republican government}}. With numerous minor additions, the constitution has survived numerous crises and [[Communard War|a civil war]] and remains in force to this day. It would be under this era (1815-1922) that Ausonia would reach its economic and military zenith.
 
A largely {{wp|Romance languages|Valessic}} country, Ausonia today is a {{wp|cosmopolitan}}, {{wp|religious pluralism|religiously diverse}}, and {{wp|multilingualism|multilingual society}}, with numerous regional identities stemming from linguistic differences and the Catholic-Protestant axis. Though a majority of Ausonians are speakers of various {{wp|Gallo-Romance languages|Ausonic}} languages, Ausonian identity is rooted in a common historical and geographical background and shared principle of {{wp|states' rights|state sovereignty}}.  


Ausonia is also a {{wp|developed country|developed}}, {{wp|World Bank high-income economy|high-income economy}}, dominated primarily by the service and financial sectors. It is one of the top countries in the world in terms of economic competitiveness, thanks to its advanced infrastructure and strong work ethic. Owing to their individualistic mindset forged over the centuries, there is a strong emphasis on self-reliance and personal responsibility, with {{wp|welfare state|welfare services}} generally small compared to its neighbors. Despite this, Ausonians generally enjoy a high standard of {{wp|standard of living|living}} and {{wp|quality of life}}.
Ausonia is also a {{wp|developed country|developed}}, {{wp|World Bank high-income economy|high-income economy}}, dominated primarily by the service and financial sectors. It is one of the top countries in the world in terms of economic competitiveness, thanks to its advanced infrastructure and strong work ethic. Owing to their individualistic mindset forged over the centuries, there is a strong emphasis on self-reliance and personal responsibility, with {{wp|welfare state|welfare services}} generally small compared to its neighbors. Despite this, Ausonians generally enjoy a high standard of {{wp|standard of living|living}} and {{wp|quality of life}}.
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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
The origins of the name "Ausonia" predate the emergence of the [[Valessian Empire]] and come from the Greco-Latin name to denote the ''Aurunci'', a {{wp|Gauls|Auseno-Celtic}} people that inhabited much of southern and south-central Ausonia, near present-day Savonnes. The original name is of uncertain origin, but it was generally after the initial Valessian conquest of their territory that the term spread to encompass much of present-day Ausonia, eventually adopted as a regional term by the {{wp|Gallo-Roman|Auseno-Roman}} population. The subsequent evolution of the {{wp|Romance languages}}, and the {{wp|Oïl dialects}} in particular changed the term to modern ''Ausonie''.
The origins of the name "Ausonia" predate the emergence of the [[Valessian Empire]] and come from the Greco-Latin name to denote the ''Aurunci'', a {{wp|Gauls|Auseno-Celtic}} people that inhabited much of southern and south-central Ausonia, near present-day Savonnes. The original name is of uncertain origin, but it was generally after the initial Valessian conquest of their territory that the term spread to encompass much of present-day Ausonia, eventually adopted as a regional term by the {{wp|Gallo-Roman|Ausone-Valessian}} population. The subsequent evolution of the {{wp|Romance languages}}, and the {{wp|Oïl dialects}} in particular changed the term to modern ''Ausonie''.


The official name for the state is ''République ausonienne''. The term originated from the Latin ''res publica'' ("common/public thing") and is traditionally rendered as the "Commonwealth", which is an English calque. It predates the modern usage to denote a {{wp|republic}} (though the country has also been a modern republic since 1848)
The official name for the state is ''République ausonienne''. The term originated from the Latin ''res publica'' ("common/public thing") and is traditionally rendered as the "Commonwealth", which is an English calque. It predates the modern usage to denote a {{wp|republic}} (though the country has also been a modern republic since 1815).


===Early history===
===Early history===
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===Middle Ages===
===Middle Ages===


===The War of Unification===
===The War of the Provinces===


===19th and 20th centuries===
===19th and 20th centuries===
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===Biodiversity===
===Biodiversity===
===Subdivisions===
{{main|Subdivisions of Ausonia}}
====Bailiwicks====
{{main|Bailiwicks of Ausonia}}
====Overseas territories====
{{main|Overseas territories of Ausonia}}


==Government==
==Government==
{{main|Politics of Ausonia}}
{{main|Politics of Ausonia|Government of Ausonia}}
{{also|List of political parties in Ausonia}}
[[File:Budapest Parlament1.jpg|350px|left|thumb|The Federal Palace in [[Châlons (Ausonia)|Châlons]], the seat of the Senate]]


===Direct Democracy===
The fundamental basic principles of the Ausonian government is outlined in its [[Ausonian Constitution of 1815|constitution]], which is the oldest in Adria and among the oldest in the world. Influenced by the traditions and norms of the old Commonwealth and the liberal-democratic principles of the {{wp|Enlightenment}}, it outlines the basic and political rights of all citizens, outlines the three principal branches of the government, and formalizes the division of powers and responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments. Ausonia is the oldest {{wp|federation}} in the world, whose basic structure and political culture (dubbed the [[Châlons system]]) were emulated around the world with [[Ausonian colonial empire|its colonial empire]].
{{Main|Voting in Ausonia}}
 
The national legislature, the [[Senate (Ausonia)|Senate]], is a bicameral body that meets in Châlons and is comprised of two houses: the elected [[House of Commons (Ausonia)|House of Commons]] and the appointed [[House of Peers (Ausonia)|House of Peers]]. All Ausonian citizens over the age of 21 elect the 828 members of the Commons, which employs a system of parallel voting whereby almost three-quarters of all are elected via {{wp|single transferable vote|STV}} constituencies, and the remainder via province-wide {{wp|party-list proportional representation|party-list PR}}. The House of Peers's 856 members are largely appointed (a holdover of the pre-Revolution Senate), a majority of which are appointed by the bailiwick councils.
 
In addition to the Senate, Ausonia also possesses a unique institution known as the [[General Assembly (Ausonia)|General Assembly]], whose main role is to elect the Captains-Regent, consider new amendments to the Constitution before sending to the provinces for ratification, and to debate legislation deemed to be of such importance to warrant the citizenry's input. Its 1,512 members are comprised of the House of Peers, as well as representatives from various sectors of Ausonian society. This institution meets irregularly, meeting every 2-6 times per decade, and largely take the role of referenda in other parts of the world as (while legal) referenda at the national level tend to be extremely rare.
 
Executive power resides in the [[Captains-Regent of Ausonia|Captains-Regent]], the dual {{wp|heads of state}} elected for a single eight-year term by the General Assembly, and the [[State Council (Ausonia)|State Council]] chaired by the [[Lord President of Ausonia|Lord President]]. The Lord President's position is given to the person who could command the {{wp|confidence and supply|confidence}} of both chambers of the Senate, and is typically (though not always) the leader of the party/coalition with a majority of the Commons.


===Law===
===Law===
{{main|Law of Ausonia|Judiciary of Ausonia}}
{{main|Law of Ausonia|Judiciary of Ausonia}}
{{also|Law enforcement in Ausonia}}
{{also|Capital and corporal punishment in Ausonia}}
[[File:Police Horses (8657840027).jpg|350px|right|thumb|Members of the Mounted Division of the [[Gendarmerie (Ausonia)|Gendarmerie]] in Savonnes.]]
 
Generally, there are two zones of judicial law used in the country, as the settlement reached after the end of the War of the Provinces allowed each province to retain their own separate judicial systems and {{wp|customary law|''coutumes''}}, which remained undisturbed with the creation of the modern Commonwealth. Over time, these systems coalesced into two unified systems used for the ''zone coutumier'' ('customary zone') and ''zone de droit écrit'' ('zone of written law'), with the [[House of Peers#Judicial Committee|Judicial Committee]] of the House of Peers serving as both the {{wp|court of last resort}} and {{wp|consitutional court}}, effectively serving as the highest court in the land for both jurisdictions, as well as the overseas territories.
 
Laws in the ''zone coutumier'' is generally based around {{wp|common-law}} principles, which revolve around court judges which, subject to statute, develop laws by interpreting legislative action, precedent, and common sense to the facts presented to them to give an explanatory judgement of the relevant legal principles, which are then recorded and held binding for future cases (''{{wp|stare decisis}}''). The principal courts in the zone is the General Court which are divided into separate tribunals for both civil ([[High Court of Justice (Ausonia)|High Court of Justice]]) and criminal cases ([[Penal Tribunal]]), both of which can be appealed to the [[Court of Appeal (Ausonia)|Court of Appeal]].


===Subdivisions===
The laws of the ''droit écrit'' are a hybrid of both common-law and {{wp|civil-law}} systems, incorporating aspects of {{wp|Roman law|Valessian law}}. The principal courts within the system are the [[Bailiff Court]] which handle both civil and criminal cases, and the appellate [[Court of Cassation]]. This system is unique in having three possible verdicts in a criminal court: "{{wp|guilt (verdict)|guilty}}" "{{wp|acquittal|not guilty}}" and "guilty without sanction" (''coupable sans sanction''), which results in no punishment given to the convicted.
{{main|Subdivisions of Ausonia}}


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In both zones, all trials employ an {{wp|adversarial system}} before a {{wp|jury}} comprised of a mixture of qualified individuals and {{wp|lay judges}}, though petty crimes could be tried before a single {{wp|professional judge}}. {{wp|Capital punishment}} is legal in both the federal and provincial level and routinely employed for the most heinous of crimes, though {{wp|corporal punishment}} is also employed as well. Courts also have the ability to strip persons of their public confidence, rendering them ineligible to vote or stand for election.
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|- style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! style="width:200px;"| [[Subdivisions of Ausonia|Province/Territory/Free City]] !! style="width:140px;"| Capital !! style="width:85px;"| Area <br><small>(in km<sup>2</sup>)</small> !! style="width:85px;"| Population<br><small>(2019 estmate)</small>
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Albret_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Albret]]
| [[Villefranche]]
| style="text-align:right;" |34,984
| style="text-align:right;" |16,862,911
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Anjou_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Anjou]]
| [[Belfort]]
| style="text-align:right;" |27,311
| style="text-align:right;" |2,738,382
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Aran_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Aran]]
| [[Argelneaux]]
| style="text-align:right;" |27,041
| style="text-align:right;" |2,158,229
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Ardennes_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Ardennes]]
| [[Noyon]]
| style="text-align:right;" |6,981
| style="text-align:right;" |2,432,342
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Argovie_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Argovia]]
| [[Saint-Pierre]]
| style="text-align:right;" |6,981
| style="text-align:right;" |693,076
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Armagnac_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Armagnac]]
| [[Bergerac]]
| style="text-align:right;" |2,642
| style="text-align:right;" |457,236
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Artois_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Artois]]
| [[Arras]]
| style="text-align:right;" |28,411
| style="text-align:right;" |5,235,221
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Beauvais_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Beauvais]]
| [[Clermont]]
| style="text-align:right;" |17,680
| style="text-align:right;" |7,622,635
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Cartanie_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Cartania]]
| [[Châtillon]]
| style="text-align:right;" |5,429
| style="text-align:right;" |1,068,454
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Caux_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Caux]]
| [[Alençon]]
| style="text-align:right;" |29,616
| style="text-align:right;" |3,243,774
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Cerdagne_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Cerdenia]]
| [[Sainte-Colombe-sur-Mer]]
| style="text-align:right;" |19,370
| style="text-align:right;" |4,388,228
|-
| colspan=2| [[Image:AUS_Chalons_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] ''[[Châlons (Ausonia)|Châlons]]''
| style="text-align:right;" |789
| style="text-align:right;" |3,915,273
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Cornouaille_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Cornouaille]]
| [[Ploërmel]]
| style="text-align:right;" |76,787
| style="text-align:right;" |6,026,967
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Dauphine_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Dauphiné]]
| [[Reims]]
| style="text-align:right;" |25,421
| style="text-align:right;" |5,722,283
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Dombes_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Dombes]]
| [[Cully]]
| style="text-align:right;" |6,537
| style="text-align:right;" |3,145,433
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Escaut_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Escaut]]
| [[Charleroi]]
| style="text-align:right;" |13,199
| style="text-align:right;" |1,803,915
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Forez_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Forez]]
| [[Mâcon]]
| style="text-align:right;" |5,655
| style="text-align:right;" |2,892,294
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Gatine_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Gâtine]]
| [[La Rochelle]]
| style="text-align:right;" |11,639
| style="text-align:right;" |2,758,330
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Gévaudan_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Gévaudan]]
| [[Albi]]
| style="text-align:right;" |8,203
| style="text-align:right;" |3,394,221
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Gironde_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Gironde]]
| [[Draguignan]]
| style="text-align:right;" |14,218
| style="text-align:right;" |2,828,112
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Gruyere_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Gruyère]]
| [[Parthenay]]
| style="text-align:right;" |9,772
| style="text-align:right;" |3,456,732
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Landes_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Landes]]
| [[Brétigny]]
| style="text-align:right;" |10,882
| style="text-align:right;" |4,156,363
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Manche_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Manche]]
| [[Saint-Lô]]
| style="text-align:right;" |25,466
| style="text-align:right;" |3,944,222
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Marche_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[La Marche]]
| [[Vienne]]
| style="text-align:right;" |9,459
| style="text-align:right;" |4,744,227
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Melite_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Melite]]
| [[La Goulette]]
| style="text-align:right;" |637
| style="text-align:right;" |211,922
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Moselle_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Moselle]]
| [[Montbéliard]]
| style="text-align:right;" |16,661
| style="text-align:right;" |3,349,235
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Namur_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Namur]]
| [[Gembloux]]
| style="text-align:right;" |9,092
| style="text-align:right;" |1,784,346
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Nivelles_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] ''[[Nivelles]]''
| [[Basseterre]]
| style="text-align:right;" |45
| style="text-align:right;" |11,558
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Oise_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Oise]]
| [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| style="text-align:right;" |4,243
| style="text-align:right;" |1,817,223
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Perche_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Perche]]
| [[Créteil]]
| style="text-align:right;" |20,108
| style="text-align:right;" |5,733,382
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Ponthieu_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Ponthieu]]
| [[Montreux]]
| style="text-align:right;" |4,282
| style="text-align:right;" |2,633,211
|-
| [[Image:AUS_StMartin_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] ''[[Saint-Martin]]''
| [[Port-Mirabeau]]
| style="text-align:right;" |66
| style="text-align:right;" |33,261
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Saumurois_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Saumurois]]
| [[Soisson]]
| style="text-align:right;" |5,854
| style="text-align:right;" |2,722,228
|-
| colspan=2| [[Image:AUS_Savonnes_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] ''[[Savonnes]]''
| style="text-align:right;" |1,272
| style="text-align:right;" |9,221,752
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Touraine_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Touraine]]
| [[Amboise]]
| style="text-align:right;" |22,032
| style="text-align:right;" |5,145,753
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Valais_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Valais (Ausonia)|Valais]]
| [[Cérgy]]
| style="text-align:right;" |9,155
| style="text-align:right;" |2,118,331
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Valenciennes_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Valenciennes]]
| [[Cambrai]]
| style="text-align:right;" |8,222
| style="text-align:right;" |2,272,375
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Vaucluse_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Vaucluse and Champétoile]]
| [[Nivelles]]
| style="text-align:right;" |2,076
| style="text-align:right;" |363,404
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Vevey_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Vevey]]
| [[Argenteuil]]
| style="text-align:right;" |3,196
| style="text-align:right;" |1,677,765
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Vexin_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Vexin]]
| [[Pontoise]]
| style="text-align:right;" |3,931
| style="text-align:right;" |4,922,967
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Vivarais_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Vivarais]]
| [[Oloron-les-Bains]]
| style="text-align:right;" |8,731
| style="text-align:right;" |3,277,329
|}


===Constituent territories===
====Law Enforcement====
{{main|Constituent territories of Ausonia}}
{{main|Law enforcement in Ausonia}}
In addition to the main federation, Ausonia also includes six self-governing constituent territories (''territoires constituants''), which have significant autonomy in domestic affairs, and have separate parliaments and executives. For the most part however, these territories rely on Ausonia on matters like {{wp|foreign policy}}, {{wp|defence (military)|defence}}, and {{wp|nationality}}. They are often considered the last remnants of Ausonia's [[Ausonian Empire|vast colonial empire]].


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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"
|- style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! style="width:200px;"| [[Constituent territories of Ausonia|Constituent Territory]] !! style="width:140px;"| Capital !! style="width:85px;"| Area <br><small>(in km<sup>2</sup>)</small> !! style="width:85px;"| Population<br><small>(2019 estmate)</small>
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Bonaires_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Bonaires]]
| [[Fort-Orange]]
| style="text-align:right;" |343
| style="text-align:right;" |99,220
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Carquere_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Carquère]]
| [[Pointe-à-Ditrique]]
| style="text-align:right;" |298
| style="text-align:right;" |64,271
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Galdogob_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Galdogob]]
| [[Tadjoura]]
| style="text-align:right;" |10,381
| style="text-align:right;" |433,772
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Ile-Charenton_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Île-Charenton]]
| [[Charlesbourg]]
| style="text-align:right;" |4,280
| style="text-align:right;" |129,320
|-
| [[Image:AUS_Ste-Marguerite_flag.svg|25px|border|link=]] [[Sainte-Marguerite]]
| [[Frédéricstade]]
| style="text-align:right;" |805
| style="text-align:right;" |204,886
|-
|}


===Military===
===Military===
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{{main|Religion in Ausonia}}


===Language===
===Languages===
{{main|Languages of Ausonia}}
{{main|Languages of Ausonia}}


===Education===
===Education===
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{{main|Culture of Ausonia}}
{{main|Culture of Ausonia}}
{{see also|Pillarization in Ausonia}}
{{see also|Pillarization in Ausonia}}


===Art===
===Art===
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===Media===
===Media===
{{main|Media in Ausonia}}
{{main|Media in Ausonia}}
The freedom of the press and the right to free expression are both guaranteed in Article 1 the Ausonian constitution, which provides the bedrock for a flourishing media industry that is the largest in Adria. In particular, the country boasts a large and well-developed television market, with the vast majority of Ausonian households - over 90% - having access to satellite or cable television broadcasting a wide range of {{wp|public television|free-to-air public}} and commercial stations. The most prominent television networks include the [[ARF]] network of regional public broadcasters, as well as the commercial broadcasters [[Antenne 3]], [[TAL]], [[Telecinq]], and [[La 7 (Ausonia)|La 7]]. Due to the variety of regional languages, imported TV programmes and interviews with responses in a foreign language, are virtually always shown with the original audio and subtitled, with the main exception being programmes directed to children.
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Ausonia historically boasted the greatest number of newspaper titles published in proportion to its population and size, commonly divided into broadsheets and tabloids that appeal to certain sectors of society and are often affiliated with the major parties. The most popular newspapers include the {{wp|newspapers of record}} [[Le Standard]] and [[Le Post]], as well as [[Courrier de la Patrie]], and sports paper [[L'Équipe]]. Over the past two decades, free dailies have made a breakthrough, the most popular of which are [[Metro]] and [[En Direct]]. Weekly magazines have a much stronger and more diversified reader base, with more than 350 specialised weekly magazines published in the country.


===Sports===
===Sports===
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===Units of Measurement===
===Units of Measurement===
{{main|Ausonian units of measurement}}
{{main|Ausonian units of measurement}}
Unlike most countries in Adria, Ausonia maintains its own {{wp|units of measurement}} that are holdovers of the old system of measurements used in the Kingdom, spreading to the rest of the country after the War of Unification before being updated numerous times to the present.  
Unlike most countries in Adria, Ausonia maintains its own {{wp|units of measurement}} that are holdovers of the old system of measurements used in the Kingdom and updated numerous times to the present.  


The metric system on the other hand, has been steadily gaining some acceptance among Ausonians, being used for distances (especially on expressways to other countries) and temperature. Attempts to start the full process of metrication have either stalled in Senatorial committees or were defeated in federal initiatives, the last major attempt being in 2004.
The metric system on the other hand, has been steadily gaining some acceptance among Ausonians, being used for distances (especially on expressways to other countries) and temperature. Attempts to start the full process of metrication have either stalled in Senatorial committees or were defeated in initiatives by the General Assembly, the last major attempt being in 2004.


===Public Holidays===
===Public Holidays===
The Commonwealth officially recognizes 14 public holidays at the federal level, which federal law requires the closure of most businesses and non-essential services with paid compensation, as well as three "memorial days" which are recognized as such for their historical significance despite being working days.
Additional days are often recognized as public holidays at the provincial level, typically religious festivals with deep connections to the local area (ie feast days of {{wp|patron saints}}). In addition, Sundays are typically recognized by many virtually all provinces and territories as a "day of contemplation", which give it a status similar to public holidays in addition to both Easter Sunday and Pentecost.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Name !! Holiday/<br>Mem. Day!! Date !! style="width:950px" |Notes
|-
| {{wp|New Year's Day}}<br><small>''Jour de l'an''</small> || Holiday || 1 January ||
|-
| {{wp|Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany}}<br><small>''Épiphanie''</small> || Holiday || 6 January ||
|-
| {{wp|Good Friday}}<br><small>''Vendredi saint''</small> || Holiday || Easter Sunday -2 ||
|-
| {{wp|Easter Sunday}}<br><small>''Pâques''</small> || Holiday || {{wp|Date of Easter|''movable''}} ||
|-
| {{wp|Easter Monday}}<br><small>''Lundi de Pâques''</small> || Holiday || Easter Sunday +1 ||
|-
| Memorial Day<br><small>''Jour du souvenir''</small> || Mem. Day || 9 March || Commemorates the dead of Ausonia's wars, especially those fighting in the [[Communard War]] against the socialist forces of the [[People's Republic of Ausonia|People's Republic]]. Also honours [[Jean-Jacques Barrande de Saint-Pierre]], whose birthday falls on this date. Considered the informal start of spring in the Commonwealth.
|-
| {{wp|Feast of the Ascension|Ascension}} || Holiday || Easter Sunday +39 ||
|-
| {{wp|Pentecost Sunday}}<br><small>''Pentecôte''</small> || Holiday || Easter Sunday +49 ||
|-
| {{wp|Midsummer Eve}}<br><small>''Réveillon de l'été''</small> || Holiday || 23 June ||
|-
| {{wp|Midsummer Day}}<br><small>''Fête de l'été''</small> || Holiday || 24 June ||
|-
| Eleventh Night<br><small>''11ème nuit''</small> || Holiday || 11 July || The day before the Twelfth
|-
| [[The Twelfth (Ausonia)|The Twelfth]]<br><small>''Le 12ème''</small> || Holiday || 12 July || Celebrates the victory of the Commonwealth forces in the [[Battle of Vassy]] and the [[War of the Provinces]]. Is the {{wp|national day}} of the Commonwealth.
|-
| Constitution Day<br><small>Jour de la constitution</small>|| Mem. Day || 19 October || Honours the adoption of the [[Ausonian Constitution of 1815|Constitution of 1815]]
|-
| {{wp|Christmas Eve}}<br><small>''Réveillon de Noël''</small> || Holiday || 24 December ||
|-
| {{wp|Christmas Day}}<br><small>''Noël''</small> || Holiday || 25 December ||
|-
| {{wp|Boxing Day}}<br><small>''Après-Noël''</small> || Holiday || 26 December ||
|}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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[[Category: Ausonia]]
[[Category: Ausonia]]

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Ausonian Commonwealth

République ausonienne (French)
Flag of Ausonia
Flag
National Emblem of Ausonia
Emblem
Motto: "Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno" (Latin)
"One for All, All for One"
Anthem: Cantique des Ausoniens
(English: "Psalm of the Ausonians")
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CapitalChâlons
Largest citySavonnes
Official languagesFrench
Recognised regional languages
17 languages
Overseas regional languages
Demonym(s)Ausonian
ausonien
GovernmentFederal diarchic parliamentary republic
Elmire Aslane
Victoire Martin
LegislatureSenate
House of Peers
House of Commons
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Per capita
$46,827
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Per capita
$38,272
Gini (2020)28.7
low
HDI (2020).935
very high
CurrencyAusonian livre (AUL; ₤)
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy (AD)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+33
Internet TLD.au

Ausonia (French: Ausonie), officially the Ausonian Commonwealth, is a sovereign nation in southwestern Adria. It is bounded by ?? to its north, the Eurythic Ocean to its west, ?? to its south, and ?? to its east. It is a federal republic comprised of forty-one provinces, two free cities, and five overseas provinces, in addition to seven overseas territories scattered throughout the world, with Châlons as the seat of the federal authorities. The country's topography is largely varied between its southern mountain chains, including some of the tallest mountains in Adria, and the flat northern plains, where a slight majority of its population of ?? reside.

Modern humans first arrived to the territory that would become metropolitan Ausonia by around 40,000 years ago, with the territory largely inhabited by Ausones throughout the Iron Age. The Valessian Empire would conquer the territory in 70 BCE, bringing their religion, language, and cultural traditions in the ensuing period, influencing and combining with the cultures of the natives to form a distinct Ausone-Valessic culture. The collapse of the empire in the 5th century CE would lead to a migration by Germanic peoples, establishing tribal confederations that would be the basis of powerful kingdoms, duchies, and baronies, consolidating into a unified kingdom in the twelfth century CE.

Despite unification, the Kingdom was a highly decentralized feudal state in which the authority of the king and the royal House of Beauvais-Mézières was barely felt. Power was instead held by the various feudal magnates, who resented royal usurpation of their traditional rights and privileges, and formed alliances from which to secure their interests. The Protestant Reformation and the emergence of the Ausonic Reformed Church exacerbated divides, until the reign of the child-king Francis II and his increasingly-autocratic Regency Council, which culminated in the War of the Provinces. The victory of the feudal magnates led to the formation of the Commonwealth, with the monarchy largely stripped of its powers in a highly liberal system of its time. It was also in the early Commonwealth period that the country became Adria's dominant cultural, political, and military power, with a vast colonial empire across the world.

In 1815, a series of bread riots caused by famine broke out in multiple cities across Ausonia, whose brutal suppression at the hands of the confederal military triggered a revolution led primarily by the bourgeoisie allied with the lower classes. The resulting constitution would confirm the present federal system while guaranteeing universal suffrage under a republican government. With numerous minor additions, the constitution has survived numerous crises and a civil war and remains in force to this day. It would be under this era (1815-1922) that Ausonia would reach its economic and military zenith.

A largely Valessic country, Ausonia today is a cosmopolitan, religiously diverse, and multilingual society, with numerous regional identities stemming from linguistic differences and the Catholic-Protestant axis. Though a majority of Ausonians are speakers of various Ausonic languages, Ausonian identity is rooted in a common historical and geographical background and shared principle of state sovereignty.

Ausonia is also a developed, high-income economy, dominated primarily by the service and financial sectors. It is one of the top countries in the world in terms of economic competitiveness, thanks to its advanced infrastructure and strong work ethic. Owing to their individualistic mindset forged over the centuries, there is a strong emphasis on self-reliance and personal responsibility, with welfare services generally small compared to its neighbors. Despite this, Ausonians generally enjoy a high standard of living and quality of life.

History

Etymology

The origins of the name "Ausonia" predate the emergence of the Valessian Empire and come from the Greco-Latin name to denote the Aurunci, a Auseno-Celtic people that inhabited much of southern and south-central Ausonia, near present-day Savonnes. The original name is of uncertain origin, but it was generally after the initial Valessian conquest of their territory that the term spread to encompass much of present-day Ausonia, eventually adopted as a regional term by the Ausone-Valessian population. The subsequent evolution of the Romance languages, and the Oïl dialects in particular changed the term to modern Ausonie.

The official name for the state is République ausonienne. The term originated from the Latin res publica ("common/public thing") and is traditionally rendered as the "Commonwealth", which is an English calque. It predates the modern usage to denote a republic (though the country has also been a modern republic since 1815).

Early history

Middle Ages

The War of the Provinces

19th and 20th centuries

Recent history

Geography

Climate

Biodiversity

Subdivisions

Main article: Subdivisions of Ausonia

Bailiwicks

Main article: Bailiwicks of Ausonia

Overseas territories

Main article: Overseas territories of Ausonia

Government

Main articles: Politics of Ausonia and Government of Ausonia
See also: List of political parties in Ausonia
The Federal Palace in Châlons, the seat of the Senate

The fundamental basic principles of the Ausonian government is outlined in its constitution, which is the oldest in Adria and among the oldest in the world. Influenced by the traditions and norms of the old Commonwealth and the liberal-democratic principles of the Enlightenment, it outlines the basic and political rights of all citizens, outlines the three principal branches of the government, and formalizes the division of powers and responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments. Ausonia is the oldest federation in the world, whose basic structure and political culture (dubbed the Châlons system) were emulated around the world with its colonial empire.

The national legislature, the Senate, is a bicameral body that meets in Châlons and is comprised of two houses: the elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Peers. All Ausonian citizens over the age of 21 elect the 828 members of the Commons, which employs a system of parallel voting whereby almost three-quarters of all are elected via STV constituencies, and the remainder via province-wide party-list PR. The House of Peers's 856 members are largely appointed (a holdover of the pre-Revolution Senate), a majority of which are appointed by the bailiwick councils.

In addition to the Senate, Ausonia also possesses a unique institution known as the General Assembly, whose main role is to elect the Captains-Regent, consider new amendments to the Constitution before sending to the provinces for ratification, and to debate legislation deemed to be of such importance to warrant the citizenry's input. Its 1,512 members are comprised of the House of Peers, as well as representatives from various sectors of Ausonian society. This institution meets irregularly, meeting every 2-6 times per decade, and largely take the role of referenda in other parts of the world as (while legal) referenda at the national level tend to be extremely rare.

Executive power resides in the Captains-Regent, the dual heads of state elected for a single eight-year term by the General Assembly, and the State Council chaired by the Lord President. The Lord President's position is given to the person who could command the confidence of both chambers of the Senate, and is typically (though not always) the leader of the party/coalition with a majority of the Commons.

Law

Main articles: Law of Ausonia and Judiciary of Ausonia
See also: Capital and corporal punishment in Ausonia
Members of the Mounted Division of the Gendarmerie in Savonnes.

Generally, there are two zones of judicial law used in the country, as the settlement reached after the end of the War of the Provinces allowed each province to retain their own separate judicial systems and coutumes, which remained undisturbed with the creation of the modern Commonwealth. Over time, these systems coalesced into two unified systems used for the zone coutumier ('customary zone') and zone de droit écrit ('zone of written law'), with the Judicial Committee of the House of Peers serving as both the court of last resort and consitutional court, effectively serving as the highest court in the land for both jurisdictions, as well as the overseas territories.

Laws in the zone coutumier is generally based around common-law principles, which revolve around court judges which, subject to statute, develop laws by interpreting legislative action, precedent, and common sense to the facts presented to them to give an explanatory judgement of the relevant legal principles, which are then recorded and held binding for future cases (stare decisis). The principal courts in the zone is the General Court which are divided into separate tribunals for both civil (High Court of Justice) and criminal cases (Penal Tribunal), both of which can be appealed to the Court of Appeal.

The laws of the droit écrit are a hybrid of both common-law and civil-law systems, incorporating aspects of Valessian law. The principal courts within the system are the Bailiff Court which handle both civil and criminal cases, and the appellate Court of Cassation. This system is unique in having three possible verdicts in a criminal court: "guilty" "not guilty" and "guilty without sanction" (coupable sans sanction), which results in no punishment given to the convicted.

In both zones, all trials employ an adversarial system before a jury comprised of a mixture of qualified individuals and lay judges, though petty crimes could be tried before a single professional judge. Capital punishment is legal in both the federal and provincial level and routinely employed for the most heinous of crimes, though corporal punishment is also employed as well. Courts also have the ability to strip persons of their public confidence, rendering them ineligible to vote or stand for election.

Law Enforcement

Main article: Law enforcement in Ausonia

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Military

Foreign Relations

Economy

Energy

Transportation

Demographics

Religion

Main article: Religion in Ausonia

Languages

Main article: Languages of Ausonia


Education

Health

Culture

Main article: Culture of Ausonia
See also: Pillarization in Ausonia

Art

Music

Architecture

Cuisine

Media

Main article: Media in Ausonia

(Rewrite in Progress)

Sports

Units of Measurement

Main article: Ausonian units of measurement

Unlike most countries in Adria, Ausonia maintains its own units of measurement that are holdovers of the old system of measurements used in the Kingdom and updated numerous times to the present.

The metric system on the other hand, has been steadily gaining some acceptance among Ausonians, being used for distances (especially on expressways to other countries) and temperature. Attempts to start the full process of metrication have either stalled in Senatorial committees or were defeated in initiatives by the General Assembly, the last major attempt being in 2004.

Public Holidays

The Commonwealth officially recognizes 14 public holidays at the federal level, which federal law requires the closure of most businesses and non-essential services with paid compensation, as well as three "memorial days" which are recognized as such for their historical significance despite being working days.

Additional days are often recognized as public holidays at the provincial level, typically religious festivals with deep connections to the local area (ie feast days of patron saints). In addition, Sundays are typically recognized by many virtually all provinces and territories as a "day of contemplation", which give it a status similar to public holidays in addition to both Easter Sunday and Pentecost.

Name Holiday/
Mem. Day		 Date Notes
New Year's Day
Jour de l'an		 Holiday 1 January
Epiphany
Épiphanie		 Holiday 6 January
Good Friday
Vendredi saint		 Holiday Easter Sunday -2
Easter Sunday
Pâques		 Holiday movable
Easter Monday
Lundi de Pâques		 Holiday Easter Sunday +1
Memorial Day
Jour du souvenir		 Mem. Day 9 March Commemorates the dead of Ausonia's wars, especially those fighting in the Communard War against the socialist forces of the People's Republic. Also honours Jean-Jacques Barrande de Saint-Pierre, whose birthday falls on this date. Considered the informal start of spring in the Commonwealth.
Ascension Holiday Easter Sunday +39
Pentecost Sunday
Pentecôte		 Holiday Easter Sunday +49
Midsummer Eve
Réveillon de l'été		 Holiday 23 June
Midsummer Day
Fête de l'été		 Holiday 24 June
Eleventh Night
11ème nuit		 Holiday 11 July The day before the Twelfth
The Twelfth
Le 12ème		 Holiday 12 July Celebrates the victory of the Commonwealth forces in the Battle of Vassy and the War of the Provinces. Is the national day of the Commonwealth.
Constitution Day
Jour de la constitution		 Mem. Day 19 October Honours the adoption of the Constitution of 1815
Christmas Eve
Réveillon de Noël		 Holiday 24 December
Christmas Day
Noël		 Holiday 25 December
Boxing Day
Après-Noël		 Holiday 26 December

See Also

Notes

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