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|government_type = <!--(often a compound multi-wikilinked term, e.g. "Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic", etc)-->Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy | |government_type = <!--(often a compound multi-wikilinked term, e.g. "Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic", etc)-->Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy | ||
|leader_title1 = <!--(for a country, usually the head of state's (wikilinked) title, e.g. "President", "Monarch")-->[[Grand Duke of Volhynia]] | |leader_title1 = <!--(for a country, usually the head of state's (wikilinked) title, e.g. "President", "Monarch")-->[[Grand Duke of Volhynia]] | ||
|leader_name1 = | |leader_name1 = Grand Duke Vasil III | ||
|leader_title2 = <!--(could be "Vice President", otherwise "Prime Minster", etc, etc)-->Chancellor | |leader_title2 = <!--(could be "Vice President", otherwise "Prime Minster", etc, etc)-->Chancellor | ||
|leader_name2 = Milka Burak | |leader_name2 = Milka Burak | ||
|leader_title14 = <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)--> | |leader_title14 = <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)--> | ||
|leader_name14 = | |leader_name14 = | ||
|legislature = <!--Name of the country/territory's governing body, e.g. "Parliament", "Congress", etc-->Parliament | |legislature = <!--Name of the country/territory's governing body, e.g. "Parliament", "Congress", etc-->[[Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia]] | ||
|upper_house = <!--Name of governing body's upper house, if given (e.g. "Senate")--> | |upper_house = <!--Name of governing body's upper house, if given (e.g. "Senate")-->[[Council of State]] | ||
|lower_house = <!--Name of governing body's lower house, if given (e.g. "Chamber of Deputies")--> | |lower_house = <!--Name of governing body's lower house, if given (e.g. "Chamber of Deputies")-->[[Chamber of Deputies]] | ||
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|sovereignty_type = <!--Brief description of country/territory's status ("Independence [from...]", "Autonomous province [of...]", etc)-->Independence from [[Ahrana]] | |sovereignty_type = <!--Brief description of country/territory's status ("Independence [from...]", "Autonomous province [of...]", etc)-->Independence from [[Ahrana]] | ||
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|established_event1 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->[[ | |established_event1 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->[[Duchy of the Volhynians]] proclaimed | ||
|established_date1 = <!--Date of first key event-->1307 | |established_date1 = <!--Date of first key event-->1307 | ||
|established_event2 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->Ahranian vassalisations | |established_event2 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->Ahranian vassalisations | ||
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Volhynia's economy is largely agricultural across the majority of the nation, though with oil and mineral extraction in certain regions also providing a large amount of the country's economic output. In urban and coastal regions, the economy is largely service based, with expanding financial and information technology sectors. Volhynia maintains good relations with its neighbors and is a member of the [[Inner Sea Organisation]]. | Volhynia's economy is largely agricultural across the majority of the nation, though with oil and mineral extraction in certain regions also providing a large amount of the country's economic output. In urban and coastal regions, the economy is largely service based, with expanding financial and information technology sectors. Volhynia maintains good relations with its neighbors and is a member of the [[Inner Sea Organisation]]. | ||
=History= | |||
=Government, Politics, and Administration= | |||
The Government of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia is a Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy which was first established in 1307 by Royal Decree by the Ahranaian King, ??Unknown King??, for his youngest son, Prince ??Unknown Prince??. The Duchy was elevated to Grand Duchy Status in 1565 by Royal Decree by another Ahranaian King, ??Unknown King??, for the Duke of Volhynia's support through the wars of ??Unknown War name and time??. | |||
==Executive== | |||
The Executive Level of the Government is made up of two offices, the Grand Duke, and the Chancellor. Both are subject to the People and the Constitution of the Grand Duchy which was adopted in 1805 creating an Official Constituional Monarchy in Volhynia. | |||
===Grand Duke=== | |||
The Grand Duke of Volhynia is the Head of State who serves in a ceremonial position but does hold some reserve powers in government to be used with the Grand Duke deems necessary. The current House that holds the seat of Grand Duke is the [[House of Kovach-Zydik]], which has held the seat of Grand Duke since 1825. The Grand Duke signs any Law sent by the Parliament and the Government to sign into Law, Receives all Foreign Ambassadors and Visitors to Volhynia, Commander-in-Chief of the Volhynian Armed Forces, | |||
==Legislative== | |||
{{main|Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia}} | |||
The Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia is a bicameral legislature that has full legislative authority over all lands of the Grand Duchy of Volhyina. The Legislature is made up of the [[Council of State]] and the [[Chamber of Deputies]]. Both Chambers of Parliament are the full legislative authority at the Federal Level of the Grand Duchy. | |||
===Council of State=== | |||
The Council of State is composed up of thirty-five members that are elected by the people to serve a six-year term renewable two times total. The Council of State acts as the Upper Chamber of Parliament giving it the power to determine where the Governments budget is applied and how it is used, final decision on any Acts of War, oversees any Impeachment Trial of a Chancellor or Executive Minister of Government, and has final say on the final round of Government appointees and Judicial Justices. | |||
To be a member of the Council of State a person must be between the ages of twenty-one to sixty-five years old, no criminal convictions, have a majority of the vote from a Parliamentary Election, and not be a member of a Regional Government upon taking the oath of office (this also includes and applies to anyone hold federal office). In addition to these requirements, it is not required to be a member of a Political Organization to hold a seat in the Council of State which is the only Chamber of the Parliament where most of its members are Independent from Party Politics. | |||
===Chamber of Deputies=== | |||
The Chamber of Deputies is composed up of one hundred and fifty Deputies that are elected by the people to serve a six-year term renewable two times total. The Chamber of Deputies acts as the Lower Chamber of Parliament making it the Chamber of the People. The Chamber of Deputies drafts all Laws, Constitutional Amendments, Declarations of War or Peace, enact a Military Draft for the Armed Forces of the Grand Duchy, and hold a joint Committee with the Council of State over the Government Budget. | |||
==Judicial== | |||
The Judicial section of the government of the Grand Duchy is made up of three separate Judicial Administrations; Constitutional, Private, Administration. The court structure is done as the following: [[Constitutional Court of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia|Constitutional Court]], [[Justices of the Peace of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia|Justices of the Peace]], [[District Tribunals of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia|District Tribunals]], [[Superior Court of Justice of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia|Superior Court of justice]], [[Social Jurisdiction of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia|Social Justice Courts]], and the [[Administrative jurisdiction of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia|Administrative Courts]]. | |||
Each Court in the Judicial are independent from the other levels of government including Regional Government in addition to each other. Each Court is headed by a three justice or judge Pannel who serve a fifteen year term not renewable, unless in extreme cases such as War, Occupation and so forth. | |||
=Military and Law Enforcement= | |||
=Economy= | |||
=Demographics= | |||
=Culture= | |||
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Revision as of 06:38, 2 December 2022
Grand Duchy of Volhynia | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital | Prykarpattia |
| Official languages | Sentralslavisk |
| Recognised regional languages | Østskandinavien |
| Religion | Orthodox |
| Demonym(s) | Volhynian |
| Government | Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
| Grand Duke Vasil III | |
• Chancellor | Milka Burak |
| Legislature | Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia |
| Council of State | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Independence from Ahrana | |
• Duchy of the Volhynians proclaimed | 1307 |
• Ahranian vassalisations | 1507 |
• Grand Duchy created | 1565 |
• Independence from Ahrana | 1912 |
| Area | |
• Total | 229,900 km2 (88,800 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 16,450,000 |
• Density | 71/km2 (183.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | 329,000,000,000 (25th) |
• Per capita | 20,000 (23rd) |
| Currency | Volhynian Kroner (₮) (VKR) |
Volhynia, or formally the Grand Duchy of Volhynia, is a country located in mid Argis, in the Argic Great Lakes region, bordering Uppsund to the west, Dazhdinia and Littland to the east. Volhynia is located on the Intrian Sea. It has a population of 16.4 million Volhynians, with a population density of 71 people per square kilometer. Volhynia's capital and largest city is Prykarpattia.
Volhynia is a Constitutional Monarchy, led by a hereditary Grand Duke, the Chancellor of Volhynia, who is elected from the Federal Assembly to serve at the Grand Dukes pleasure. Volhynia gained independence from Ahrana in 1912, after several centuries of Ahranaian subjugation which followed Ahranaian vassalisations of shattered Volhynian duchies.
Volhynia's economy is largely agricultural across the majority of the nation, though with oil and mineral extraction in certain regions also providing a large amount of the country's economic output. In urban and coastal regions, the economy is largely service based, with expanding financial and information technology sectors. Volhynia maintains good relations with its neighbors and is a member of the Inner Sea Organisation.
History
Government, Politics, and Administration
The Government of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia is a Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy which was first established in 1307 by Royal Decree by the Ahranaian King, ??Unknown King??, for his youngest son, Prince ??Unknown Prince??. The Duchy was elevated to Grand Duchy Status in 1565 by Royal Decree by another Ahranaian King, ??Unknown King??, for the Duke of Volhynia's support through the wars of ??Unknown War name and time??.
Executive
The Executive Level of the Government is made up of two offices, the Grand Duke, and the Chancellor. Both are subject to the People and the Constitution of the Grand Duchy which was adopted in 1805 creating an Official Constituional Monarchy in Volhynia.
Grand Duke
The Grand Duke of Volhynia is the Head of State who serves in a ceremonial position but does hold some reserve powers in government to be used with the Grand Duke deems necessary. The current House that holds the seat of Grand Duke is the House of Kovach-Zydik, which has held the seat of Grand Duke since 1825. The Grand Duke signs any Law sent by the Parliament and the Government to sign into Law, Receives all Foreign Ambassadors and Visitors to Volhynia, Commander-in-Chief of the Volhynian Armed Forces,
Legislative
The Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia is a bicameral legislature that has full legislative authority over all lands of the Grand Duchy of Volhyina. The Legislature is made up of the Council of State and the Chamber of Deputies. Both Chambers of Parliament are the full legislative authority at the Federal Level of the Grand Duchy.
Council of State
The Council of State is composed up of thirty-five members that are elected by the people to serve a six-year term renewable two times total. The Council of State acts as the Upper Chamber of Parliament giving it the power to determine where the Governments budget is applied and how it is used, final decision on any Acts of War, oversees any Impeachment Trial of a Chancellor or Executive Minister of Government, and has final say on the final round of Government appointees and Judicial Justices.
To be a member of the Council of State a person must be between the ages of twenty-one to sixty-five years old, no criminal convictions, have a majority of the vote from a Parliamentary Election, and not be a member of a Regional Government upon taking the oath of office (this also includes and applies to anyone hold federal office). In addition to these requirements, it is not required to be a member of a Political Organization to hold a seat in the Council of State which is the only Chamber of the Parliament where most of its members are Independent from Party Politics.
Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is composed up of one hundred and fifty Deputies that are elected by the people to serve a six-year term renewable two times total. The Chamber of Deputies acts as the Lower Chamber of Parliament making it the Chamber of the People. The Chamber of Deputies drafts all Laws, Constitutional Amendments, Declarations of War or Peace, enact a Military Draft for the Armed Forces of the Grand Duchy, and hold a joint Committee with the Council of State over the Government Budget.
Judicial
The Judicial section of the government of the Grand Duchy is made up of three separate Judicial Administrations; Constitutional, Private, Administration. The court structure is done as the following: Constitutional Court, Justices of the Peace, District Tribunals, Superior Court of justice, Social Justice Courts, and the Administrative Courts.
Each Court in the Judicial are independent from the other levels of government including Regional Government in addition to each other. Each Court is headed by a three justice or judge Pannel who serve a fifteen year term not renewable, unless in extreme cases such as War, Occupation and so forth.
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