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Arucian Cooperation Organization
  • Gaullican:Organisation de coopération des Aruciennes
    Vespasian:Organizzazione della cooperazione aruciana
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  Full members   Associate members   Observers
  Full members
  Associate members
  Observers
HeadquartersSan Pietro, Imagua and the Assimas
Largest cities
Official languagesEstmerish, Gaullican, Vespasian
TypePolitical and economic union
Member states
GovernmentSupranational organisation
• Chairman
Giuliani Bianchi
Establishment
August 1, 1988
Area
• Total
158,897 km2 (61,350 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate
13,474,715
• Density
84.8/km2 (219.6/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$150.16 billion
• Per capita
$11,144
Currency

The Arucian Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental regional organization, comprised of five member states, two associate member states, and seven observer states situated in the Western Arucian Sea and Eastern Arucian Sea.

Established in 1988 with the Treaty of Jameston, the Arucian Cooperation Organization promotes economic cooperation and integration between its member states, as well as to coordinate foreign policy among its members. To this end, the Arucian Cooperation Organization has established a common customs area in 1993, freedom of movement in 2003, and a common market in 2017 among its member states.

History

Background

The Arucian Cooperation Organization has its roots in the aftermath of the Great War, when the Community of Nations established a political structure for the Arucian Federation, which comprised of former Gaullican possessions in the Arucian Sea and was jointly administered by Estmere, Etruria, Rizealand, and Werania. The Arucian Federation had a central government nominally overseeing nine autonomous districts, but in practice, the government of the Arucian Federation was weak and most powers were exercised by the districts.

In 1945, the four western districts of the Arucian Federation and Imagua merged into the United Provinces. Under the leadership of Pierre Voloix, the United Provinces assumed administration over the Assimas and New Accadia (present-day Bonaventura) following the end of the Solarian War. However, tensions between Imagua and the rest of the federation led to Imagua's expulsion in 1948, and subsequent tensions between Voloix and the Chloesian provinces led to the disintegration of the United Provinces by 1954.

Although the United Provinces ceased to exist, some mechanisms to facilitate cooperation between the former members of the United Provinces, such as the Central Bank of the Arucian which continued to provide a currency union among the former member states, continued to function. Furthermore, the newly-independent Sainte-Chloe and Carucere maintained extensive economic and political ties, which helped foster cooperation in the Golden Isles, although relations deteriorated as the oligarchic government in Carucere tried to maintain their grip on power.

In the aftermath of the Sugar Crash, economist Marques Pettygrove proposed the establishment of an Arucian economic union, believing that unifying the Arucian economies would help "protect the Arucian from complete economic collapse" in the event of another recession. However, Pettygrove's suggestions were largely ignored by Arucian governments during the 1970s, and would only be taken into consideration following the Recession of 1980 due to the economic consequences of the recession across the Arucian.

Establishment and early years

During the 1980s, the governments of Carucere, Imagua, Île d'Émeraude, and Sainte-Chloe began to negotiate the creation of an organisation to unite the Arucian economies. One of the things that they ruled out was a political union, seeing it as being too closely similar to the United Provinces.

Contemporary era

Structure

Chairman

The head of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, or the Chairman, is a position that rotates every three years among the heads of government of the member states of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, with the current holder as of 2020 being TBD.

The responsibility of the Chairman of the Arucian Cooperation Organization is to help administer the day-to-day operations of the ACO (in a role analogous to that of a head of government), as well as represent the ACO at international events as the equivalent to a head of state.

Committees

As of 2020, there are five committees under the aegis of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, each devoted to a certain field of regional integration.

Committee Acronym Purpose
Committee for Finance and Planning CFP Coordinating financial policies among its members
Committee for Foreign and Community Relations CRÉC Coordinating the ACO's foreign policy
Committee for Trade and Economic Development CCDÉ Coordinating trade and economic development among its members
Committee for Legal Affairs CAJ Advises the members of the ACO on how to deal with regional crime and security
Committee for Budgetary Affairs CAB Providing a budget for the ACO

Agencies

As of 2020, there are TBD agencies operating under the Arucian Cooperation Organization. While these organizations are autonomous, they all report back to, and receive funding from the Arucian Cooperation Organization.

(TBC)

Members

As of 2020, the Arucian Cooperation Organization has five full members, seven observers, and two associate members participating in its institutions.

Associate members

As of 2020, there are two associate members of the Arucian Cooperation Organization. Associate members are regions under the direct control of another state within the Arucian region: thus, while they participate in most of the institutions of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, they are exempt from participating in certain areas, particularly the common market and customs union.

Nation Capital Language Population Gross domestic product
(nominal)
GDP (nominal)
per capita
Area (km²) Year joined
Template:Country data Estmere St Roberts and Fleming St Johns Estmerish
Robertian Creole
183,291 TBD TBD 2,133 TBD
Gaullica Îles des Saints Saint-Thomas Gaullican TBD TBD TBD 38,385 2018

Full members

As of 2022, there are five full members of the Arucian Cooperation Organization. Full members participate in all areas of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, including the common market and customs union.

Nation Capital Language Population Gross domestic product
(nominal)
GDP (nominal)
per capita
Area (km²) Year joined
Bonaventura Bonaventure Sermoni Vespasian 3,298,969 $26,368,659,217 $7,993 40,015 1988
Carucere Carucere Kingston Gaullican 537,238 $5,698,483,466 $10,607 8,166 1988
 Île d'Émeraude Port-au-Grégoire Gaullican 1,546,923 $19,888,789,011 $12,857 133,970 1988
File:ImaguaFlag.png Imagua Cuanstad Estmerish
Vespasian
1,344,679 $22,211,891,505 $17,001 24,085 1988
 Sainte-Chloé Port de la Sainte Gaullican 10,342,850 $77,199,032,400 $7,464 120,982 1988

Observers

As of 2020, there are seven observer states of the Arucian Cooperation Organization. Observer states are allowed to participate in at least one of the bodies and/or institutions of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, but are ineligible to vote in affairs concerning the Arucian Cooperation Organization.

Nation Capital Language Population Gross domestic product
(nominal)
GDP (nominal)
per capita
Area (km²) Year joined
 Ardesia São Agostinho & Rémont Luzelese 54,335,100 $409,197,638,100 $7,531 1,494,868 TBD
 Aucuria Kalnaspilis Ruttish 30,223,510 $213,649,992,190 $7,069 1,098,581 TBD
File:Eldmark.png Eldmark Hammarvik Blostlandic 34,764,129 $816,957,031,500 $23,500 1,614,037 TBD
Template:Country data Estmere Morwall Estmerish 58,690,373 $2,630,854,660,098 $44,826 282,679 TBD
 Gaullica Verlois Gaullican 87,176,289 $3,694,783,939,058 $42,383 786,321 TBD
 Rizealand Camden Estmerish 64,571,281 $2,652,743,120,048‬ $41,531 1,831,549 TBD
 Satucin Gatôn Gaullican 125,105,368 $1,690,673,943,152 $13,514 3,051,077 TBD

Relations

quite friendly to COMSED and the Euclean Community, less so with Soravia, ROSPO, and IFDS

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