Ausonia

Ausonian Commonwealth République ausonienne (French)
Flag Emblem
Motto: "Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno" (Latin) "One for All, All for One"
Anthem: Cantique des Ausoniens (French) Psalm of the Ausonians
Capital	Châlons
Largest city	Savonnes
Official languages	French
Recognised regional languages	18 languages Arpitan Aranese Catalan Cournullian Cartanian Chermisian English Gallo Melitan Mosellan Norman Occitan Picard Romansh Royanais Valaisan Walloon
Recognized territorial languages	Afar Australic Danish L'nuk Papiamento Somali
Demonym(s)	Ausonian ausonien
Government	Federal diarchic semi-direct democracy under a constitutional parliamentary republic
• Captains-Regent	Françoise Aucoin Mireille Ribault
• Lord President	Bernard Jaqueil
• Speaker of the Senate	Elmire Aslane
Legislature	Senate
• Upper house	House of Peers
• Lower house	House of Commons
Area
• Total	586,947 km2 (226,622 sq mi)
• Water (%)	3.62%
Population
• 2019 estimate	146,861,648
• Metropolitan Ausonia, estimate 2019	146,861,648
• 2015 census	146,652,493
• Density	260/km2 (673.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$6.877 trillion
• Per capita	$46,827
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$5.621 trillion
• Per capita	$38,272
Gini (2018)	28.7 low
HDI (2018)	.935 very high
Currency	Ausonian livre (AUL; ₤)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy (AD)
Driving side	left
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 provinces, two free cities, and two special municipalities, in addition to six constituent territories scattered throughout the world, with 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. ​ Modern humans first arrived to the territory that would become Ausonia by around 40,000 years ago, with the region playing host to various Ausonic and 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 Ausonio-Valessian culture. After the collapse of the empire, various Germanic and Slavic peoples migrated from Central Adria and established tribal confederations, among them the Allemanni and 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. ​ 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 patrician governments who were largely resistant to the rise of 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 and his increasingly-autocratic Regency Council, especially as regional magnates in the south banded together under the Confederacy as a counter. It would ultimately culminate in the 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. ​ The modern federal republic would be established in 1848, when a series of bread riots caused by famine would lead to a series of reforms by the Liberal-led government. After a short-lived civil war by a coalition of Catholic states, a new constitution was be promulgated, guaranteeing universal suffrage and ensuring the transition to the current federal system. With numerous minor additions, this constitution is still in force today. ​ 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 Oïl dialects, Ausonian identity is rooted in a common historical and geographical background and shared values such as federalism and direct democracy. ​ 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

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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 Auseno-Roman 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 1848) ​

Early history

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Middle Ages

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The War of Unification

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19th and 20th centuries

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Recent history

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Geography

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Climate

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Biodiversity

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Government

Main article: Politics of Ausonia

Direct Democracy

Main article: Voting in Ausonia

Law

Main articles: Law of Ausonia and Judiciary of Ausonia

See also: Law enforcement in Ausonia

Subdivisions

Main article: Subdivisions of Ausonia

Demographics

Religion

Main article: Religion in Ausonia

Language

Main article: Languages of Ausonia

Culture

Main article: Culture of Ausonia

See also: Pillarization in Ausonia

Media

Main article: 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 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. 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.

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 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.

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, spreading to the rest of the country after the War of Unification before being 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.