Republic of Belmonte
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Republic of Belmonte | |
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| Motto: "Egregiam Fidem, Caritatem, Patria" | |
| Belmonte Belmonte | |
| Capital | Belmonte City |
| Largest city | Ocampo |
| Recognised national languages | English, Spanish |
| Demonym(s) | Belmonteese |
| Government | Parlimentary Republic |
| Emilia Cullen | |
| Lucan Bautista | |
• Deputy Prime Minister | Casandra Ibarra |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Establishment | |
• Independence from West Monroe | January 1, 1701 |
• Military Coup | March 23, 1934 |
• Current Constitution | June 5, 1974 |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 3,196,073 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $36,610 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $117.008,220,000 |
| Gini (2020) | 41 medium |
| HDI (2015) | .894 very high |
| Currency | Ibican Dollar (ID) |
| Date format | mm-dd-yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +2 |
| Internet TLD | .bm, .bmt |
The Republic of Belmonte, commonly referred to as Belmonte, is a unitary semi-presidential republic divided in half by the Belmonte Range. On one side of the mountains, the coastline of the nation is home beaches that serve as a major tourist destination, as well as dense rain forests. The interoir of the country is furthur divided by the Belmonte River and Lake Belmonte. On the west side of the lake, the many rivers carrying run off from the mountains serve to create the nations "Fertile Creseant", home to most of the nation's farmland and the capital, Belmonte City. On the east side, the oil rich Madej Desert stretches across the border and into Ibica and Calejo. While providing much of the nation's income, the desert is very sparsley populated
Belmonte had long been in the sphere of influence of the Monroe Empire, being fully subjegated and treated as a territory of the empire, though never under their full political control. When joining Ibica, West Monroe was not permitted to retain control over Belmonte. The Monroan prince that reigned over the territory took advantage of the situation to set up his own kingdom, supported by the newly created Ibica. This kingdom lasted until 1954, while enacting limited democratic reforms overtime. By the time of the coup, Belmonte had been a one party state under a constitutional monarchy since 1911. Belmonte's Democratic Action Party was facing many accusations of corruption and mismanaging Belmonte's resources, such as giving preferential treatment of foreign oil companies. This government was topled by a military coup, which continued giving preferential treatment to foreign companies and spending lavishly on vanity projects, including the forming of Lake Belmonte and the creation of Belmonte City as a planned capitol city. The Junta was topled by foreign intervention in 1957 after attempting to nationalize the oil industry.
Today, Belmonte is a developed nation with an economy balanced between tourism in the south, oil in the north, and a strong agricultural and service base in the center of the nation. Belmonte boasts a strong democracy with the highest voter turnout rate than most of the continent. Belmonte has a high standard of living and is a member of the Ceralis Forum.