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|native_name = Aontas na Lorcáinann
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|demonym = Sheahan
|demonym = Lorcanian
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|government_type = {{wp|Federation|Federal}} {{wp|presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic|constitutional republic}}
|leader_title1 = [[President of Sheah|President]]
|leader_title1 = [[President of Lorcania|President]]
|leader_name1 = [[Gréagóir Ó Gribín]]
|leader_name1 = [[Cormac Ó Néill]] ([[Liberal Party (Lorcania)|L]])
|leader_title2 = [[Taoiseach of Sheah|Taoiseach]]
|leader_title2 = [[Vice-President of Lorcania|Vice-President]]
|leader_name2 = [[Móirne Uí Peatáin]]
|leader_name2 = [[Liam Richmond]] ([[Liberal Party (Lorcania)|L]])
|leader_title3 = [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Lorcania|Speaker]]
|leader_name3 = [[Corey Campbell]] ([[Liberal Party (Lorcania)|L]])
|leader_title4 = [[Chief Justice of Lorcania|Chief Justice]]
|leader_name4 = [[Samhaoir Nic Thóm]] ({{wp|Independent politician|I}})
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|upper_house = [[House of Notables of Lorcania|House of Notables]]
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|lower_house = [[House of Commons of Lorcania|House of Commons]]
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|established_date1 = 11 August 1765
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|established_date2 = 22 December 1771
|established_event3 = Constitution
|established_date3 = 6 January 1778
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|currency_code = SSH
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'''Sheah''' ({{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Sídhe''), officially the '''Union of Sheah''' ({{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Aontas na Sídhe''), is a {{wp|federation}} of twelve provinces centred in the federal capital of [[Calderdon]].
'''Lorcania''' ({{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Lorcáinann''), officially the '''Union of Lorcania''' ({{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Aontas na Lorcáinann''), is a {{wp|federation}} of twelve states in northwestern [[Asteria Superior]], bounded by the [[Vehemens Ocean|Vehemens]] to the west and bordering [[Cassier]] to the north and [[Nuxica]] to the south. With a population of 46.5 million, Lorcania is considered a regional power. [[Calderdon]] is the capital, while [[Na Naoimh]] is the largest city.
 
Prior to contact with [[Euclea]], the region was inhabited primarily by the {{wp|Iroquoian peoples|Hauronian}} and {{wp|Algonquian peoples|Rakensian}} peoples. After [[Assim Asteris]] opened the country up to colonisation in 1488, the kingdoms of [[Caldia]] and [[Estmere]] became the primary colonial powers in the region. Their colonies in the area would grow considerably in the following years, although in the aftermath of the [[Gilded Wars]] the entire region would be come under [[Gaullica|Gaullican]] control alongside the rest of the western seaboard. The local {{wp|Amendism|Amendist}} populations clashed with the new [[Solarian Catholic Church|Catholic]] ascendancy, which helped to fuel anti-Gaullican and {{wp|Creole nationalism|colonial nationalist}} sentiments, eventually culminating in the [[Kindalk Massacre]] in 1764 and Lorcanian involvement in the [[Asterian War of Secession|War of Independence]]. Following the victory of the United Colonies during the war, dreams of a pan-Asterian federation were dashed, and the northern and southern colonies went their separate ways.
 
The seven states of Lorcania entered into federation in 1771, ratifying a constitution by the next year. Five additional states would be admitted to the union throughout post-independence history. From the 1800s onward, the Union would engage in the Eastward Drive, in which it attempted to expand through the interior of the Asterian continent in order to obtain an eastern port. These ambitions would culminate in the [[Interior Wars]] with the other Asterian powers, and ultimately the Union would be unsuccessful in gaining a foothold in the east. Following increasing societal pressures and a powerful {{wp|Georgism|single-tax}} movement, Lorcania would experience societal upheaval throughout the 1910s, culminating in the [[Great Reforms]] of 1927, which would extend voting privileges to all and introduce a land tax across the Union. During the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], Lorcania engaged in armed neutrality, before eventually joining the Grand Alliance. In the post-war era, the Union engaged in a brief stand-off with syndicalist [[Chervolesia]], before embracing a broader foreign policy.
 
Today, Lorcania is a {{wp|Federation|federal}} {{wp|presidential system|presidential}} {{wp|republic|constitutional republic}}, operating a mixed economy with a GDP (PPP) per capita of $45,408. Lorcania is unique in that it maintains a land tax across all sectors. The current [[President of Lorcania|President]] is [[Cormac Ó Néill]], while the current [[Vice-President of Lorcania|Vice-President]] is [[Liam Richmond]]. The union is a member of the [[Community of Nations]], [[International Council for Democracy|ICD]], [[International Trade Organisation|ITO]] and [[Global Institute for Fiscal Affairs|GIFA]].
 
==Etymology==
 
==History==
===Prior to Euclean contact===
===Colonial period===
===Independence and federation===
{{main|Asterian War of Secession}}
===Eastward Drive===
{{main|Eastward Drive|Interior Wars}}
===Upheaval and the Great Reforms===
{{main|Great Reforms}}
===Great War===
{{main|Great War (Kylaris)}}
===Post-war era===
 
==Geography==
===Environment===
===Flora and fauna===
 
==Politics==
{{main|Politics of Lorcania}}
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|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Pete Buttigieg by Gage Skidmore.jpg|140px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Bill de Blasio 11-2-2013.jpg|140px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:John Thune official photo.jpg|140px]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Cormac Ó Néill]]<br /><small>[[President of Lorcania|President]] since 2015</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Liam Richmond]]<br /><small>[[Vice-President of Lorcania|Vice-President]] since 2015</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Corey Campbell]]<br /><small>[[Speaker of the House of Commons of Lorcania|Speaker]] since 2015</small>
|}
===Government===
===Federal subjects===
{{main|States of Lorcania|Regions of Lorcania}}
Lorcania is a federation, comprised of twelve constituent states. These states are also grouped together into three cultural heritage regions, based on the linguistic character of the states. There is the {{wp|Irish language|Ghaillophone}} [[Sheah]] ({{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Sídhe''), the {{wp|English language|Estmerophone}} [[New Estmere]] ({{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Astaena Nua'') and the {{wp|Allophone (Canada)|allophone}} [[Eastern Territory]] ({{wp|Irish language|Ghaillish}}: ''Críoch an Oirthir'').
 
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Region<br>(Réigiún)'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''State<br>(Stát)'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Capital'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Population'''
| align="center" colspan=2 style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Governor<br>(Gobharnóir)'''
| align="center" colspan=2 style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Governing party'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Location'''
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[New Estmere]]
 
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Ardmont.png|40px]] [[Ardmont]]}}
| [[Alwoodley]]
| 10,393,427
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
|[[Natalie Palmer]]
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
| [[Liberal Party (Lorcania)|Liberals]]
|! rowspan="12" style="width:4em; background:#fff;"|{{Lorcania commonwealths|float=center}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Kingswood.png|40px]] [[Kingswood]]}}
| [[Innsmouth]]
| 4,529,698
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
|[[Irvin Reed]]
| style="background-color:#d94a1a"|
|[[Democratic Socialist Caucus|DSC]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of New Vernon.png|40px]] [[New Vernon]]}}
| [[Dorchester]]
| 3,924,271
| style="background-color:#F0DC82"|
|[[Samuel Charles Louis|S.C. Louis]]
| style="background-color:#F0DC82"|
|[[National Party (Lorcania)|Nationals]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Providence.png|40px]] [[Providence (Lorcanian state)|Providence]]}}
| [[Harbington]]
| 1,654,563
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
| [[Andrew Murray]]
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
| [[Liberal Party (Lorcania)|Liberals]]
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Sheah]]
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Abhainn.png|40px]] [[Abhainn]]}}
| [[Manning]]
| 2,029,698
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
|[[Lachtín Ó Sluagháin]]
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
| [[Liberal Party (Lorcania)|Liberals]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Cait Nua.png|40px]] [[Cait Nua]]}}
| [[Ballincor]]
| 1,360,394
| style="background-color:#F0DC82"|
|[[Glassán Ó Breislin]]
| style="background-color:#F0DC82"|
|[[National Party (Lorcania)|Nationals]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Ealagheann.png|40px]] [[Ealaghleann]]}}
| [[Kilnagross]]
| 6,943,116
| style="background-color:#cccccc"|
|[[Sinéad Mhic Céin]]
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
| [[Liberal Party (Lorcania)|Liberals]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Mhuire.png|40px]] [[Mhuire]]}}
| [[Teampaill]]
| 256,398
| style="background-color:#F0DC82"|
|[[Nuala Uí Máille]]
| style="background-color:#F0DC82"|
|[[National Party (Lorcania)|Nationals]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Na Naoimh.png|40px]] [[Na Naoimh (state)|Na Naoimh]]}}
| {{nowrap|[[Na Naoimh]]}}
| 8,033,694
| style="background-color:#d94a1a"|
|[[Téide Ní Síthigh]]
| style="background-color:#d94a1a"|
|[[Democratic Socialist Caucus|DSC]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Eastern Territory]]
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Casafont.png|40px]] [[Casafont]]}}
| [[Sheldon]]
| 3,127,893
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
|[[Morgan Hughes]]
| style="background-color:#44A1D7"|
| [[Liberal Party (Lorcania)|Liberals]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Kanohasdi.png|40px]] [[Kanohasdi]]}}
| {{nowrap|[[Fort Dowell]]}}
| 1,928,345
| style="background-color:#cccccc"|
|[[Bill Wohali]]
| style="background-color:#c2a36e"|
|[[Indigenous Movement|Indigenous]]
|-
| {{nowrap|[[File:Seal of Lycoming.png|40px]] [[Lycoming]]}}
| [[Morley]]
| 1,762,394
| style="background-color:#F0DC82"|
|[[Travone Jackson]]
| style="background-color:#F0DC82"|
|[[National Party (Lorcania)|Nationals]]
|-
|}
 
===Foreign relations and military===
 
==Economy==
===Agriculture===
===Tourism===
===Transport===
===Energy===
===Science and technology===
 
==Demographics==
===Language===
===Religion===
===Ethnic groups===
===Education===
===Health===
 
==Culture==
===Art===
===Music===
===Cinema===
===Literature===
===Philosophy===
===Society===
===Architecture===
===National symbols===
===Fashion and design===
===Cuisine===
===Sport===
===Public holidays===
{{Lorcania navbox}}

Latest revision as of 18:07, 6 December 2023

Union of Lorcania

Aontas na Lorcáinann
Flag of Lorcania
Flag
Seal of Lorcania
Seal
Motto: "Unitatem et Liberum"
"In Unity and Freedom"
Lorcania location.png
Location of the Union of Lorcania (green) in Asteria Superior (grey).
CapitalCalderdon
LargestNa Naoimh
Official languages
Recognised regional languages
Demonym(s)Lorcanian
GovernmentFederal presidential constitutional republic
• President
Cormac Ó Néill (L)
Liam Richmond (L)
• Speaker
Corey Campbell (L)
Samhaoir Nic Thóm (I)
LegislatureParliament
House of Notables
House of Commons
Independence 
• Declaration
11 August 1765
• Federation
22 December 1771
• Constitution
6 January 1778
• Amendment
17 July 1802
• Great Reforms
30 June 1927
Area
• Total
1,740,856 km2 (672,148 sq mi)
• Water (%)
0.9
Population
• 2019 estimate
48,129,000
• 2016 census
46,571,281
• Density
26.75/km2 (69.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2016 estimate
• Total
$2.115 trillion
• Per capita
$45,408
GDP (nominal)2016 estimate
• Total
$1.876 trillion
• Per capita
$40,293
CurrencyShilling (SSH)
Time zoneUTC+9 to +10
Date formatmm.dd.yyyy, CE
Driving sideright
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Lorcania (Ghaillish: Lorcáinann), officially the Union of Lorcania (Ghaillish: Aontas na Lorcáinann), is a federation of twelve states in northwestern Asteria Superior, bounded by the Vehemens to the west and bordering Cassier to the north and Nuxica to the south. With a population of 46.5 million, Lorcania is considered a regional power. Calderdon is the capital, while Na Naoimh is the largest city.

Prior to contact with Euclea, the region was inhabited primarily by the Hauronian and Rakensian peoples. After Assim Asteris opened the country up to colonisation in 1488, the kingdoms of Caldia and Estmere became the primary colonial powers in the region. Their colonies in the area would grow considerably in the following years, although in the aftermath of the Gilded Wars the entire region would be come under Gaullican control alongside the rest of the western seaboard. The local Amendist populations clashed with the new Catholic ascendancy, which helped to fuel anti-Gaullican and colonial nationalist sentiments, eventually culminating in the Kindalk Massacre in 1764 and Lorcanian involvement in the War of Independence. Following the victory of the United Colonies during the war, dreams of a pan-Asterian federation were dashed, and the northern and southern colonies went their separate ways.

The seven states of Lorcania entered into federation in 1771, ratifying a constitution by the next year. Five additional states would be admitted to the union throughout post-independence history. From the 1800s onward, the Union would engage in the Eastward Drive, in which it attempted to expand through the interior of the Asterian continent in order to obtain an eastern port. These ambitions would culminate in the Interior Wars with the other Asterian powers, and ultimately the Union would be unsuccessful in gaining a foothold in the east. Following increasing societal pressures and a powerful single-tax movement, Lorcania would experience societal upheaval throughout the 1910s, culminating in the Great Reforms of 1927, which would extend voting privileges to all and introduce a land tax across the Union. During the Great War, Lorcania engaged in armed neutrality, before eventually joining the Grand Alliance. In the post-war era, the Union engaged in a brief stand-off with syndicalist Chervolesia, before embracing a broader foreign policy.

Today, Lorcania is a federal presidential constitutional republic, operating a mixed economy with a GDP (PPP) per capita of $45,408. Lorcania is unique in that it maintains a land tax across all sectors. The current President is Cormac Ó Néill, while the current Vice-President is Liam Richmond. The union is a member of the Community of Nations, ICD, ITO and GIFA.

Etymology

History

Prior to Euclean contact

Colonial period

Independence and federation

Main article: Asterian War of Secession

Eastward Drive

Main articles: Eastward Drive and Interior Wars

Upheaval and the Great Reforms

Main article: Great Reforms

Great War

Main article: Great War (Kylaris)

Post-war era

Geography

Environment

Flora and fauna

Politics

Main article: Politics of Lorcania
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Cormac Ó Néill
President since 2015 		Liam Richmond
Vice-President since 2015 		Corey Campbell
Speaker since 2015

Government

Federal subjects

Main articles: States of Lorcania and Regions of Lorcania

Lorcania is a federation, comprised of twelve constituent states. These states are also grouped together into three cultural heritage regions, based on the linguistic character of the states. There is the Ghaillophone Sheah (Ghaillish: Sídhe), the Estmerophone New Estmere (Ghaillish: Astaena Nua) and the allophone Eastern Territory (Ghaillish: Críoch an Oirthir).

Region
(Réigiún) 		State
(Stát) 		Capital Population Governor
(Gobharnóir) 		Governing party Location
New Estmere Seal of Ardmont.png Ardmont Alwoodley 10,393,427 Natalie Palmer Liberals
Seal of Kingswood.png Kingswood Innsmouth 4,529,698 Irvin Reed DSC
Seal of New Vernon.png New Vernon Dorchester 3,924,271 S.C. Louis Nationals
Seal of Providence.png Providence Harbington 1,654,563 Andrew Murray Liberals
Sheah Seal of Abhainn.png Abhainn Manning 2,029,698 Lachtín Ó Sluagháin Liberals
Seal of Cait Nua.png Cait Nua Ballincor 1,360,394 Glassán Ó Breislin Nationals
Seal of Ealagheann.png Ealaghleann Kilnagross 6,943,116 Sinéad Mhic Céin Liberals
Seal of Mhuire.png Mhuire Teampaill 256,398 Nuala Uí Máille Nationals
Seal of Na Naoimh.png Na Naoimh Na Naoimh 8,033,694 Téide Ní Síthigh DSC
Eastern Territory Seal of Casafont.png Casafont Sheldon 3,127,893 Morgan Hughes Liberals
Seal of Kanohasdi.png Kanohasdi Fort Dowell 1,928,345 Bill Wohali Indigenous
Seal of Lycoming.png Lycoming Morley 1,762,394 Travone Jackson Nationals

Foreign relations and military

Economy

Agriculture

Tourism

Transport

Energy

Science and technology

Demographics

Language

Religion

Ethnic groups

Education

Health

Culture

Art

Music

Cinema

Literature

Philosophy

Society

Architecture

National symbols

Fashion and design

Cuisine

Sport

Public holidays


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