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Democratic Republic of Tìrmon | |
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 Map of Tìrmon | |
| Capital | Ùrraon |
| Largest city | Beltra |
| Official languages | Ghàelic |
| Recognised regional languages | Caitasi |
| Ethnic groups (2019) | |
| Demonym(s) | Tirmoni |
| Government | Socialist Republic |
| Màiri Mac Duibhshíth | |
| Douglas Blààn | |
| Legislature | Shannad |
| Assembly of Tìrmon | |
| States Council | |
| Establishment | |
| 38 BCE | |
• Independence of the Ghàelic Kingdoms following the collapse of the First Sabarine Empire | 468 AD |
• Formation of the Ghàel Alliance | 15 October 1581 |
• War of the Siarach League | 27 April 1799 |
| 8 April 1917 | |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 28,000,000 |
• 2019 census | 27,840,097 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | 1.213 Trillion |
• Per capita | $43,576 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | 808.782 Billion |
• Per capita | 29,051 |
| HDI (2019) |  0.889very high |
| Currency | Cùinn |
| Time zone | UTC-1 (UTC) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +84 |
| Internet TLD | .ti |
Tìrmon (Ghàelic: Tìrmuyne, Caitasi: Tyhrnòn), officially the Democratic Republic of Tìrmon is a sovereign state in Auressia, in the Western Hemisphere of Levilion. The Democratic Republic of Tìrmon governs over four Constituent Countries, Mòrainea, Innsea, Caitas and Adaua, as well as the Capital City District, or Ceanna-Sgìre, Ùrraon. The geography of Tìrmon is characterised by rocky terrains such as mountains and highlands in the North, smooth grasslands and farms in the interior, and dense forests along the South. Tìrmon borders Castelana to its Southeast, and the Hesperian Ocean on all other sides.
The population of Tìrmon is roughly 28 million as of 2020 estimates. While Tìrmon is a less urbanised nation than is typical, population centres are the most common in the Central Belt between Innsea and Central Mòrainea, where the cities of Beltra, Ùrraon, Kinross and Arrdea lie. Lush farmlands and small towns fill the landscape between population centres. A former member of the Occidental Confederacy, it unilaterally withdraw following the overthrow of the Tìrmoni Monarchy in 1912 and the establishment of a Socialist Republic.
History
Pre-History [Before 1200 BCE]
Tìrmons human history begins with the migration of early nomadic hunter-gatherer cultures over 1 million years ago to the Mòrainean Lowlands and Caitasi Forests. Human presence in Tìrmon remained constant since their introduction, through harsh glacial periods. Eventually a sedentary human population developed with the introduction of Proto-Indo-Europeans and Farming roughly 8000 BCE.
Proto-Indo-Europeans developed into an indigenous tribal culture beginning about 7000 BCE, known today as the Droungo Culture. They developed a distinct language isolate since largely lost to history; only a few examples of archeological evidence provide hints about the language and culture to this day.
The Droungo eventually began to be displaced with the arrival of the Old Ghàel settlers in 1200 BCE; the Droungo Culture was effectively distinct by the turn of the millenium, with its people either displaced or integrated into the new dominant Ghàelic culture.
Ghàelic Culture and Sabarian Contact [1200 BCE - 0 AD]
The Old Ghàels
Conflict and occupation under Sabaria [0 AD - 1503]
Kingdom of Mòrainea [1503 - 1917]
War of the Siarach League [1799 - 1805]
Revolution and Formation of Tìrmon [1917 - Present]
Geography
Government & Politics
Tìrmon is a Federal Semi-Presidential Republic rooted in traditions of Socialism and Syndicalism. It operates under a bicameral legislative system, with the Assembly of Tìrmon serving as the Upper House, and the States Council as the Lower House. The Official Residence of the President is in Arrdea, while the Legislatures are seated in the captal of Ùrraon.
The President of Tìrmon serves as the Head of State, and is elected for a six-year term with a two-term limit. The President is elected in popular elections that are usually concurrent to legislative elections. They are the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Tìrmon, as well as the Chief of the Executive Branch of the Tìrmoni Government. It is possible to impeach the president with impeachment proceedings taking place in the Assembly of Tìrmon, and a confirmation vote by the States Council; however, to date, this has not occurred. Màiri Mac Duibshìth became the incumbent President on 12 April 2015.
The Ard-Ashoonyn (Chief of States) serves as the Head of Government and is selected by the States Council, requiring a 3/4 approval of the council to select an Ard-Ashoonyn. The Ard-Ashoonyn chairs States Council meetings, acting as a mediator and Speaker of sorts; in the case of a 2-2 tie, the Ard-Ashoonyn acts as a tie-breaking vote. The Official Residence of the Ard-Ashoonyn is in Ùrraon. The current Ard-Ashoonyn is Douglas Blààn from Skeall, Adaua, officially taking office on 12 November 2011.
The Assembly of Tìrmon is a constituency-based FPTP system, electing 272 Seats from all four Constituent Countries as well as the Ceanna-Sgìre (Capital City District). Tìrmon is a de facto dominant-party system, with the United Socialist Labour Party having won every legislative election since its formation in 1968; in recent years, however, this has shown to be shifting, with the USLP losing seats in every legislative election at the federal and state level since 2011. There are six represented political parties in the Assembly, with the USLP forming a majority government. The Maritime Social Alliance, Co-operative Republican Movement and the Free Farmers' Union form the opposition in a Coalition, together holding 84 Seats.
The States Council is an Assembly of only four Riochdaires (Representatives) - one from each Constituent Country - and the elected Ard-Ashoonyn, who only votes in the case of a tie. The States Council is notable for being the smallest Legislature in Levilion, having been established in 1918 following the Tìrmoni Revolution and a growing demand for the emancipation of Innsea and Adaua. The last major change to the States Council came in 1944, following the Second Great War, when a Constitutional Amendment gave full emancipation to Caitas and added the tie-breaking vote as a power of the Ard-Ashoonyn.