Basileria-Belhavia relations
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Template:Infobox Bilateral relations
Relations between Basileria and Belhavia have spanned more than a century since Basileria's "National Awakening" in the late 19th century. As among the largest theocratic empires in the world who share conservative values and extensive regional trade ties, Belhavia and Basileria have had a positive bilateral relationship for the better part of the past 130 years. As members of the SOPCOMM, each is among the other's largest regional trading partners. The two nations share treaties over bilateral trade, regional trade, and extraditions, as well as Cold War-era military intelligence sharing.
According to a 2014 public poll conducted by the Provisa Times, Belhavia consistently ranks as among Basileria's top four favorite nations with 65% of Basilenes viewing Belhavia favorably. Belhavian and Basilerian political culture is similar in many aspects, with both having in common state-sponsored religio-social conservatism such as Belhavia's laws protecting its traditions and ways of life and Basileria's domestic sociocultural institutions. While both nations are led by conservative political forces, public opinion in Belhavia is much more economically libertarian and free-market.
Country comparison
| Template:Country data Basilene Empire Basilene Empire | File:NB flag in Pardes.png Empire of Belhavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Populations | 68 million (2015) | 132.95 million (2015) |
| Area | 3,862,634.00 sq mi | 2,867,735.00 sq mi |
| Population density | 17.6/sq mi | 46.1/sq mi |
| Capital | Basilerium | Provisa |
| Largest city | Basilerium | Dakos |
| Government | Theocractic parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Federal presidential constitutional monarchy |
| Current Leader | HIM Emperor Michael VII (head of state) Praetor Ioan Castriota (head of government) |
HIM Emperor Aaron III (head of state) President Eli Goldman (head of government) |
| Official languages | Basilene | None at federal level but English and Yiddish de facto |
| Main religions | Orthodoxy (88%) Catholicism (9%) Jewish (3%). |
Jewish (75.1%) irreligious (9.2%) Catholicism (7.9%) Islam (4.6%) various Protestant Christian sects (2.35%) Orthodox Christianity (0.5%) Yeosindo (0.35%). |
| GDP (nominal) (2015) | $1.081 Trillion ($15,900.00 per capita) | $6.997 Trillion ($51,918.73 per capita) |
| Military expenditures | $XXX.XXX billion (X.XX% of GDP) | $349.889 billion (5.01% of GDP) |
Law enforcement
Belhavian and Basilerian law enforcement agencies have a long history of cooperation since the 1980s. In the 1980s and early 1990s, both countries faced domestic problems concerning illegal drug use and trafficking, and set up an informal liaison between the Belhavian Department of Internal Security and Enforcement and the Basilerian Ministry for Christian Guidance on anti-drug and other bilateral, trans-border crime-fighting policies between the two nations.
In the late 1990s, the two countries signed a historic bilateral treaty called the Joint Counter Trans-Crime Agreement (JCTCA; pronounced "joctsa") to coordinate on combating illegal drug trafficking, trade in prohibited print and political materials, and other trans-national crime between Belhavia and Basileria. In 1998, Basilerian authorities raided a cell of BDLF terrorists and extradited them back to Belhavia for trial.
Military and security
During the Cold War, due to warming relations between both nations and the near proximity of Otterup Pact members such as Estovnia, Hornatyia, and Bariya, both nations began to share military intelligence with each other on pending threats from the Communist bloc.
In 2002, with the fall of the DSRA and OttPact, signaling the end of the Cold War, military intelligence-sharing programs ceased. However, Basileria permits ports-of-call inside its country by Belhavian warships without advance consent, a provision reciprocated by Belhavia.
Trade
Belhavia and Basileria are the Global South's 1st and 9th largest economies, respectively. As signatories of the Treaty of Sussex, Belhavia and Basileria are members of SOPCOMM, making the nations subject to its standardized tariff schedules, excise taxes, and border fees.
In addition, Belhavia and Basileria have an extensive bilateral trade agreement called the Belhavia-Basileria Bilateral Trade Agreement, which holds low tariffs over exports at around 2-8% and companies of either nation are subject to lighter regulation and oversight than those of other nations. Belhavians and Basilerians are subject to a flexible accelerated visa application program and are eligible for cross-border travel agreements. Citizens from both nations are exempted from seeking temporary visas for visits to either country at or less than two weeks.
Both nations have an interrelated trade relationship, with Basileria primarily exporting agricultural goods and foodstuffs, petroleum products, manufactured goods, and raw materials and Belhavia exporting high-end consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications equipment, financial instruments, medical equipment, and agrichemicals. Basileria accounts for 8.71% of all Belhavia exports and 6.53% of its imports.