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=== Provinces ===
=== Provinces ===
[[File:Map_of_Deseret.png|frame|center|Map of Deseret's Provinces and Major Cities - 2019]]
[[File:Map_of_Deseret.png|frame|center|Map of Deseret's Provinces, Major Cities, and Major Roads - 2019]]


Deseret is divided into 8 provinces.
Deseret is divided into 8 provinces.

Revision as of 01:20, 12 December 2019

Republic of Deseret

𐐡𐐮𐐹𐐲𐐺𐑊𐐮𐐿 𐐲𐑂 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻
(Deseretan)
Flag of Deseret
Flag
Coat of Arms of Deseret
Coat of Arms
Motto: From Justice Comes Unity
Anthem: High on the Mountain Top
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Map of Deseret
Map of Deseret
CapitalNauvoo
Largest cityBountiful
Official languagesDeseretan Anglic
Ethnic groups
(2015)
List
  • 62% Nephite
  • 31% Lamanite
  • 3% Darenite
  • 4% other
Religion
List
Demonym(s)Deseretan
GovernmentFederal presidential liberal republic
• Executive
Calvin F. Murray
Gideon Edwards
Noah S. Bohnert
LegislatureFederal Assembly
Provincial House
National Senate
Formation
August 23, 1823
• Constitutional Convention
March 16, 1913
• Ratification
September 30, 1918
Area
• Total
308,160 km2 (118,980 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate
28,360,000
• 2015 census
26,841,310
• Density
92.03/km2 (238.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2015 estimate
• Total
$891 billion
• Per capita
$31,430
GDP (nominal)2015 estimate
• Total
$1,112 billion
• Per capita
$39,220
HDI (2015)0.901
very high
CurrencyDeseretan dollars ($)
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+019
Internet TLD.de

Deseret (/dɛzəˈrɛt/; Deseretan: 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻), officially known as the Republic of Deseret and informally as the Deseretan Confederation, is a country located in south-western Borealis, bordered by Mahonri Bay to the west, the Merchant's Sea to the south-west, the Isidorian Sea to the south, and Hammer Bay to the east. The geography of Deseret varies from a warm, humid coast to forested highlands surrounding Lake Halcyon.

The emergence of a unified Deseretan identity began in the early-mid 18th century, with the creation of the Smithic religion. While previous empires had occupied the region, such as the Jaredite Kingdom between the 4th century BCE and the 2nd century CE, the idea of a single Deseretan culture would come about first in the Nephites, and later in the Lamanites. The resulting First Nephite Empire, Lamanite Kingdom, and Second Nephite Empire would precede the formation of the Kingdom of Deseret after the Great Smithic War in 1823. As the Kingdom collapsed in the early 20th century, the modern Republic of Deseret was established as a successor.

Deseret's 28 million people are reasonably urbanized, though a significant portion of the population lives in small cities scattered around the nation. Much of the population is located along the Moab and Jordan rivers, and along the coast of the nation. A large majority of the population follow the Smithicist religion, with other religions making up most of the remainder.


Etymology

Deseret comes from the ancient Jaredite word dezarnetii, meaning "community" or "hive". It is often mistranslated as the word for "honeybee" (dzarunmosit). The name first came into use with the teachings of the early Smithic church, and was originally used to describe a "city upon which the lord [God] would bring prosperity to the devout." With the formation of a Deseretan identity in the 18th century, the concept grew to encapsulate a kingdom of devout Smithics, which made it an obvious name for the emerging Smithic-led state preceding the Great Smithic War.

History

The Smithic State

As the Church suffered from considerable revocations and restrictions of their exercised power by the waning Second Nephite Empire, the movement for the Church to form its own state grew significantly among the clergy and devout. The formation of organizations, such as the Sons of the Saints and the Onyx Bees, drew in thousands of young, disenfranchised Smithics. Church President Daniel Jules Charleson resisted the movement, seeking to maintain as much of the status quo as possible and pushing for a political peace.

Darwin II (1790) by Alvin Ardenson

The policy of peace ended abruptly with the assassination of Emperor Darwin II (pictured left) by the Onyx Bees in July of 1819. In the following weeks, with the strong personality of Darwin II removed, the empire shattered. As various generals took up armies to carve out regions from the former imperial territories, the remnant of the empire retaliated with the seizure of property and the mass arrest of Smithics. In the chaos, President Charleson and the First Presidency was killed, believed to have been assassinated, though it is unclear by who.

With the empire collapsing around them and the death of the First Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve opted to elect Samuel Mordecai, a young bishop over the largest ward in Bountiful, as temporary president as an intended sacrificial lamb during the time of upheaval. This proved to be a miscalculation, as President Mordecai proved to be far more ambitious and influential than the Quorum could have expected. Almost immediately, he began mobilizing the manpower of the Church's followers to prepare for securing his position and the position of the Church in the coming years.

The Collapse & Confederalization

By the turn of the 20th century, the Deseretan Church had accumulated egregious amounts of debt trying to keep order in the face of a schism and maintain the bloated theocratic system that had emerged after the death of President Mordecai. The unrest of the nation grew as Lord President Barlow enacted the Midnight Reforms in an attempt to reign in the Nauvites and quell urban unrest.

Government

Politics

The government of Deseret is laid out according to the Confederal Instrument of Government, the legal constitutional framework of government ratified in 1918. This establishes Deseret as a federal republic, with power divided between the federal government based in Nauvoo and the various provinces. The federal government is divided into three branches, the Executive Cabinet headed by the Chief Executive; the legislative Federal Assembly divided into two houses, the Provincial House lead by the First Minister and the National Senate lead by the First Citizen; and the judicial Federal Judicial Court.

Federal

Federal Executive
Federal Legislature
Federal Judiciary

Deseret's judiciary is capstoned by the Federal Judicial Court, which acts as the final arbitrator on all judicial matters. The court is comprised of the highest ranking judge of each province, making it 6 High Judiciaries of the Provincial Courts and 2 Executive Justices of the Lamanite Courts, and a Chief Judiciary appointed by the Chief Executive and confirmed by the National Senate. Due to this structure, the court is only assembled when needed to deliberate on Constitutional matters, with the Chief Judiciary taking a role of judicial advisor in Federal court cases.

Military

The Deseretan Defense Forces (DDF) are responsible for the nation's defense from hostile foreign powers and domestic humanitarian duties. It is composed of three component parts: the National Defense Organizational Command (NDOC), the Federal Specialized Forces (FSF), and the Provincial Reservist Forces (PRF). Within the FSF, the three traditional military branches of Army, Navy, and Aviatry exist, fulfilling the role of specialized operations for the nation.

The DDF is a quota conscripted force based around the Provincial Nation Fulfillment System. Under this, each province is responsible for conscripting, training, and maintaining a reservist force. Typically, these reservists are only involved part-time in their military duties. When needed by the Federal Specialized Forces, reservists may be called to one of the three branches. From here, the federal government provides them specialized training to operate within the required branch and deploys them to wherever they are needed, usually from just a few months to upwards of 2 years. After this, they can return to their reservist role or extend their contract of service.

Provinces

Map of Deseret's Provinces, Major Cities, and Major Roads - 2019

Deseret is divided into 8 provinces.

Flag Province
Local name
Postal Abbr. Population Divisions Governor House Seats
Placeholder Flag.png Antipas
𐐂𐑌𐐻𐐨𐐹𐐪𐑅
AT
𐐂𐐓
X million X districts Nathaniel Jeneum X
Placeholder Flag.png Bountiful
𐐒𐐵𐑌𐐻𐐲𐑁𐐲𐑊
BN
𐐒𐐤
X million X districts Henry Limher X
Placeholder Flag.png Helaman
𐐐𐐩𐑊𐐪𐑋𐐪𐑌
HL
𐐐𐐢
X million X districts Rachel Gibbs X
Placeholder Flag.png Inheritance
𐐆𐑌𐐸𐐯𐑉𐐮𐐻𐐲𐑌𐑅
IN
𐐆𐐤
X million X districts Joseph Laird X
Placeholder Flag.png Ishmael
𐐆𐑇𐑋𐐨𐐲𐑊
IM
𐐆𐐣
X million X districts Clarence Kib X
Placeholder Flag.png Laman
𐐢𐐩𐑋𐐯𐑌
LA
𐐢𐐁
X million X districts Zachariah Lamoni X
Placeholder Flag.png Nauvoo
𐐤𐐪𐑂𐐭
NA
𐐤𐐂
X million X districts Emmett Gilgal X
Placeholder Flag.png Nephi
𐐤𐐨𐑁𐐴
NP
𐐤𐐙
X million X districts John Newcomb X

Culture

Festivals

Festivals are an important cultural keystone in Deseret, including harvest festivals, religious festivals, and cultural festivals. The most important annual festivals include the singles festivals, Christmas, and the Moroni Festival. The cultural significance of festivals can be traced back to c. 300 BCE, with the harvest festivals of the ancient Jaredites. As Smithic doctrine emerged, festivals became an important time of community gathering and worship during the early church.

Singles Festivals and Marriage

Singles festivals, also known as coupling festivals or match festivals, are a traditional Deseretan festival around the height of summer. Intended for communities to gather and single Deseretans to seek out possible partners for romantic relationships, the festivals are some of the largest and most popular in the country, only behind Christmas and the Moroni Festivals.

For Smithics, singles festivals typically act as the first step in a process of finding a suitable marriage partner.