Difference between revisions of "Azores Islands"
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| − | The '''''República Católica Açoreana''''' (Azorean Catholic Republic) is an economically powerful nation, ruled by an authoritarian meritocratic and devote regime. | + | The '''''República Católica Açoreana''''' (Azorean Catholic Republic) is an economically powerful nation, ruled by an authoritarian, meritocratic and devote regime. |
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| − | + | The ACR deviates from classical [[Wikipedia:Fascism|Fascism]], founding its own stream of neofascism. It is a nation based on capitalist, catholic and meritocratic values. | |
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| − | + | '''Ruling Party:''' Partido Nacional-Republicano (National Republican Party), only legal political organisation and major corporation, investing in fields such as the pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries | |
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| − | + | '''Head of State:''' His Eminence ''Pontifex Maximus'' Bonifacius XII | |
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| + | '''Head of Government:''' Proconsul Arantes Barbosa | ||
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| + | '''Executive Branch:''' ''Conselho Nacional'', composed by the fifteen Rectors and the Proconsul | ||
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| + | '''Legislative Branch:''' ''Senado Republicano'', composed of two hundred Tribunes | ||
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| + | '''Judicial Branch:''' ''Supremo Tribunal'', whose Supreme Judge is appointed by the Proconsul | ||
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| + | '''Administrative Divisions:''' Five: Ponta Delgada (Capital), Vila Franca, Mercoburg, Anglovictoria and Nova Angola | ||
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| + | ==International Politics== | ||
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| + | The Azorean Republic has established itself as a paladin of justice and fairness in Europe. Defying established powers and defending the opressed, the Azores are known for their not so politically correct stances in cases where International Law is ignored. | ||
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| + | '''Formal Allies:''' [[Nosterra]], [[Gunnlandia]], [[Kheion]], [[Qantrix]] | ||
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| + | '''International Membership:''' [[Free Market States]], [[Pact of Steel]], [[European Union]], [[Organisation for a Nationalist Europe]] and many other minor organisations. | ||
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| + | '''Close Relations:''' [[Hugoland]], [[Twente]], [[Medolai]], [[Erlangen-Ansbach]], [[Helvetic Confederation]]. | ||
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The Republic is based on a free-market, capitalist economy where the State assumes the role of a [[Wikipedia:Police_state|Police State]], i.e., only intervenes indirectly, creating laws without which the market would not be able to function correctly. | The Republic is based on a free-market, capitalist economy where the State assumes the role of a [[Wikipedia:Police_state|Police State]], i.e., only intervenes indirectly, creating laws without which the market would not be able to function correctly. | ||
The Azores house some of the largest corporate groups in Europe, notably the [[Sociedade Faria e Castro]], [[McBonifacius]], the [[Partido_nacional_republicano|PNR]] and the [[Commercial Bank of Ponta Delgada]]. | The Azores house some of the largest corporate groups in Europe, notably the [[Sociedade Faria e Castro]], [[McBonifacius]], the [[Partido_nacional_republicano|PNR]] and the [[Commercial Bank of Ponta Delgada]]. | ||
| + | A notable characteristic of the Azorean free-market economy is the excellent public education system, which guarantees that every Azorean gets the same opportunities in life. This is the very basic principle of Azorean meritocracy. | ||
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| + | '''GDP per capita:''' $52,000 | ||
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| + | '''Major Industries:''' Banking, Insurance, Pharmaceutics, Petrochemistry, Nuclear energy. | ||
| − | + | '''Major Trading Partners:''' Nosterra, Gunnlandia, Kheion, Qantrix, [[Great Brittania]]. | |
==The Azorean Church== | ==The Azorean Church== | ||
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The Azorean Church is headed by the Head of State, His Eminence ''Pontifex Maximus'' Bonifacius XII. It is part of the [[Twentish Catholicism|Twentish Catholic Church]] and the Pontifex is a loyal servant of His Holiness Patriarch Nicodemus. | The Azorean Church is headed by the Head of State, His Eminence ''Pontifex Maximus'' Bonifacius XII. It is part of the [[Twentish Catholicism|Twentish Catholic Church]] and the Pontifex is a loyal servant of His Holiness Patriarch Nicodemus. | ||
| − | There are five Archdioceses in the Azores: Ponta Delgada, Vila Franca, Mercoburg, Anglovictoria and Nova Angola, each ruled by an Archbishop | + | There are five Archdioceses in the Azores: Ponta Delgada, Vila Franca, Mercoburg, Anglovictoria and Nova Angola, each ruled by an Archbishop. |
Azoreans are widely regarded as one of the most devote peoples in Europe. National church attendance ratings usually hit 70%. | Azoreans are widely regarded as one of the most devote peoples in Europe. National church attendance ratings usually hit 70%. | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 2 May 2005
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| Flag of Azores Islands | |
| Motto: "Vos estis sal terrae" | |
| Region | Europe |
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| Capital | Ponta Delgada |
| Official Language(s) | Azorean, Portuguese, Latin |
| Leader | Pontifex Maximus Bonifacius XII |
| Population | 4 billion |
| Currency | Azorean Franc |
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The República Católica Açoreana (Azorean Catholic Republic) is an economically powerful nation, ruled by an authoritarian, meritocratic and devote regime.
Government
The ACR deviates from classical Fascism, founding its own stream of neofascism. It is a nation based on capitalist, catholic and meritocratic values.
Ruling Party: Partido Nacional-Republicano (National Republican Party), only legal political organisation and major corporation, investing in fields such as the pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries
Head of State: His Eminence Pontifex Maximus Bonifacius XII
Head of Government: Proconsul Arantes Barbosa
Executive Branch: Conselho Nacional, composed by the fifteen Rectors and the Proconsul
Legislative Branch: Senado Republicano, composed of two hundred Tribunes
Judicial Branch: Supremo Tribunal, whose Supreme Judge is appointed by the Proconsul
Administrative Divisions: Five: Ponta Delgada (Capital), Vila Franca, Mercoburg, Anglovictoria and Nova Angola
International Politics
The Azorean Republic has established itself as a paladin of justice and fairness in Europe. Defying established powers and defending the opressed, the Azores are known for their not so politically correct stances in cases where International Law is ignored.
Formal Allies: Nosterra, Gunnlandia, Kheion, Qantrix
International Membership: Free Market States, Pact of Steel, European Union, Organisation for a Nationalist Europe and many other minor organisations.
Close Relations: Hugoland, Twente, Medolai, Erlangen-Ansbach, Helvetic Confederation.
Economy
The Republic is based on a free-market, capitalist economy where the State assumes the role of a Police State, i.e., only intervenes indirectly, creating laws without which the market would not be able to function correctly. The Azores house some of the largest corporate groups in Europe, notably the Sociedade Faria e Castro, McBonifacius, the PNR and the Commercial Bank of Ponta Delgada. A notable characteristic of the Azorean free-market economy is the excellent public education system, which guarantees that every Azorean gets the same opportunities in life. This is the very basic principle of Azorean meritocracy.
GDP per capita: $52,000
Major Industries: Banking, Insurance, Pharmaceutics, Petrochemistry, Nuclear energy.
Major Trading Partners: Nosterra, Gunnlandia, Kheion, Qantrix, Great Brittania.
The Azorean Church
The Azorean Church is headed by the Head of State, His Eminence Pontifex Maximus Bonifacius XII. It is part of the Twentish Catholic Church and the Pontifex is a loyal servant of His Holiness Patriarch Nicodemus.
There are five Archdioceses in the Azores: Ponta Delgada, Vila Franca, Mercoburg, Anglovictoria and Nova Angola, each ruled by an Archbishop.
Azoreans are widely regarded as one of the most devote peoples in Europe. National church attendance ratings usually hit 70%.
History
First colonized by the Roman Empire, the Azores Islands quickly became an important trade outpost, in the middle of the Sea of Liberation. Despite the collapse of the Empire, the Azoreans maintained its culture and language, through isolation and protectionism.
This isolation was broken in the early 12th century, when Twentish missionaries arrived in the Azores and quickly converted the population into Twentish Catholicism. The Reabertura, as it is called the period in which the Azores reopened themselves to the rest of Europe lasted until the 14th century. Soon, the various Azorean city-states organized themselves into a Merchant Republic. The following centuries were times of extreme prosperity, with the foundation of the Ponta Delgada Stock Exchange in 1609.
The 19th century liberal revolutions triggered times of chaos. Several revolutions against the corrupt and authoritarian Senate took place throughout this century. At the same time, the Industrial Revolution, together with the development of modern liberalism were taking place. In 1904, the city of Mercoburg was taken by a Communist guerrilla, which soon transformed into an enormous army. A civil war between several factions and cities devastated the country until 1923, when a Democratic Republic was installed.
This was the foundation of the Federation of the Azores Islands, a prosper and democratic neoliberal Republic which steadily ruled until 2003. In 2003, after the resignation of the Prime Minister Artur Câmara, the conservative Prof. José do Canto took charge as PM. It was the begining of a silent putsch, which included stealthy constitution changes and would only end 4 months later with the proclamation of the Azorean Fascist Republic.
