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Asteria Inferior Common Market
  • Asterians:Asteria Inferior Gemeenskaplike Mark
    Estmerish:Asteria Inferior Common Market
    Gaullican:Marché commun d'Asteria Inférieur
    Luzelese:Mercado Comun de Asteria Inferior
    Novalian:Zajedničko tržište Asteria Inferior
    Ruttish:Asteria Inferior bendroji rinka
    Vespasian:Mercato Comune di Asteria Inferiore
    Weranian:Asteria Inferior Gemeinsamer Markt
Astcom flag.png
Flag
Location of ASTCOM Nations (dark green) in Asteria Inferior (dark grey).
Location of ASTCOM Nations (dark green) in Asteria Inferior (dark grey).
CapitalGatôn, Satucin
Largest citiesGatôn, Pietersburg, Kalnaspilis
Official languages
Demonym(s)Asterian
TypeIntergovernmental organization and customs union
Member states
Leaders
Satavia Helena Warwick
Formation
• Kingsleigh Treaty
1989
• Treaty of Gatôn
1992
Population
• 2020 estimate
374,316,720
• Density
4,078/km2 (10,562.0/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
$34.399 tr
• Per capita
$4,073
Gini (2023)Steady 39.3
medium
HDI (2023)Increase 0.815
very high
Internet TLD.ast

The Asteria Inferior Common Market (Gaullican: Marché commun d'Asteria Inférieur; MACOAI), also known by its Estmerish abbreviation ASTCOM, is a trade bloc made up of nine Asterian nations.

Initial talks began in 1989, with the Kingsleigh Treaty being signed that year by Satavia, Nuvania and Satucin. Further talks culminated with the Treaty of Gatôn in 1992, which was signed by the signatories of the Kingsleigh Treaty and Aucuria, Arbolada, Azure Coast and Puramape.

History

Initial talks of an Asterian trade bloc officially began in 1989, between Satavia, Nuvania and Satucin and culminated in an agreement signed in the Satavian town of Kingsleigh, in late 1989.

Talks continued on to 1992, when, the three original Kingsleigh Treaty signatures signed an agreement with Aucuria, Arbolada, Belmonte, Gapolania, Adamantina, and Côte d'Azur, in the form of the Treaty of Gatôn, which lead to the creation of ASTCOM.

In 2007, ASTCOM relocated its headquarters from its original building to "The ASTCOM Center", a 1980s construction.

Member States

Nation Capital Language Population Gross domestic product
(PPP)
(in $)
GDP (PPP)
per capita
Area (km²) Year joined
 Arbolada Ponto Solar Luzelese
Weranian
25,948,906 $600,635,237,846 $23,100 916,967 1992
 Aucuria Kalnaspilis Ruttish 30,223,510 $695,149,000,000 $15,719 1,098,581 1992
 Azure Coast Sartoux Gaullican 22,575,970 $458,292,191,000 $20,300 TBD 1992
 Nuvania Pietersburg Asterians
Estmerish
48,177,598 $1,392,091,694,210 $28,050 1,055,828 1992
 Puramape Providence Gaullican 7,652,362 $190,061,714,994 $24,837 998,000 1992
 Satavia Port Hope Estmerish 24,581,912 $719,020,926,000 $29,250 600,105 1992
 Satucin Gatôn Gaullican 201,105,368 $2,683,673,943,152 $21,451 3,051,077 1992

Structure

Secretary General

The Secretary General of ASTCOM is responsible for chairing debates and meetings, as well as being the public figurehead of the organisation. ASTCOM's current Secretary General is Helena Warwick, who is the first Secretary General from Satavia, and began her term on the 1st May 2020, and will serve untill 2024.

No. Portrait Name
(Lifetime)
Nationality Term of Office
Term Start Term End
1 TBD
(TBD-TBD)
 Satucin 1st May 1992 1st May 1996
2 Azurenne Diplomat Jean Hugo.jpg Jean-Luis Hugo
(1938-2002)
 Azure Coast 1st May 1996 1st May 2000
3 TBD
(TBD-TBD)
 Aucuria 1st May 2000 1st May 2004
4 Celso Amorim.jpg Cícero Schneider
(1943-)
 Belmonte 1st May 2004 1st May 2008
5 Lorenzo Avastima.jpg Lorenzo Avastima
(1966-)
 Gapolania 1st May 2012 1st May 2016
6 Anna Finocchiaro 2015.jpg Rachele Siciliano
(1955-)
 Adamantina 1st May 2012 1st May 2016
7 María del Rosario112.jpg Carlene Barr
(1960-)
 Nuvania 1st May 2016 1st May 2020
8 Helen Zille DA Rally 2011.jpg Helena Warwick
(1951-)
 Satavia 1st May 2020 Incumbent

Asterian Council

The Asterian Council is the central committee of ASTCOM, and is convened in ASTCOM's headquaters in Gatôn. The council has nine members - one from each member state, and the Secretary General, who chairs council meetings.

Council meetings are called, normally, once every month unless a member state petitions to the Secretary General for an extraordinary meeting.

ASTCOM's Headquarters, in Gatôn

Each country gets one vote - regardless of population size or economical power - and the Secretary General does not vote, unless the result returns a tie, normally due to an abstention. If a tie is reached, the Secretary General normally votes against, so as to retain the status quo, although the Secretary General does not have to vote against and can vote either way.

The council only votes on matters relating directly to ASTCOM, and does not intefere with international law cases brought upon one another member states, or force member states to adopt legislation internally.

Customs Union

See Also

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