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Montelimar

Flag of Montelimar
Motto: More aut honorabilis vita
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Region	Europe
Capital	Valmy
Official Language(s)	French, German, English
Leader	Grand Duke Armand Phillippe de Brissac
Population	1.633 billion +
Currency	Livre
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Grand Duchy of Montelimar

The Grand Duchy of Montelimar was established in 1085 after a five year civil war that ended the Montelimarean Confederacy, with the Crowning of Henri de Brissac, the Duke of Brissac, as the nation's first Grand Duke . For nearly a thousand years, the Brissac Family has ruled Montelimar. Some are held in high esteme, while a few are less than memorable, but for the most part, they have ruled justly and wisely.

Factfile

General Information

Country Name

Conventional Long Form: Grand Duchy of Montelimar

Conventional Short Form: Montelimar

Local Long Form: Grand Duché de Montelimar

Local Short Form: Montelimar

Currency: Livre (L1= 1 Euro)

Languages: French, German, English

Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, other

Head of State and Commander of the Armed Forces: Grand Duke of Montelimar

Head of Government: Prime Minister (Appointed by the Grand Duke)

Capital: Valmy

Largest City: Mormant

Administrative Divisions

The Grand Duchy is made up of 23 Provinces. (Province / Capital)

1) Ile-De-Montelimar / Valmy

2) Brissac / Rouen

3) Bourgogne / Dijon

4) Loirte / Orleans

5) Meuse / Bar-le Duc

6) Ardennes / Charleville

7) Trois-Pont / Quimpere

8) Fontaine-Harcourt / Fontaine-Harcourt

9) Picardie / Chantilly

10) Nord / Lille

11) Alsace / Strasbourg

12) Luynes / Chambery

13) Lorraine / Nancy

14) Auvergne / Clermont

15) Aquitaine / Bordeaux

16) Pas-De-Mormant / Mormant

17) Loire / Sainte Etienne

18) Calvados / Caen

Algérie Provinces

19) Constantine / Vladivastuk

20) Khenchela / Novograd

21) Djelfa / Djelfa

22) Mostaganem/ Mostaganem

23) Ain Defla / Ain Delfa

Government

A Limited Constitutional Monarchy with the executive power vested in the person of the Grand Duke, who has veto power over all legistation.

Grand Duke

His Royal Grace, Grand Duke Armand Phillippe de Brissac is the Head of State and Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces of Montelimar. Though the constitution prevents the Grand Duke from ruling by decree, he does set national policy and has veto power on legislation. Technically also Head of Government, the everyday running og the government is in the hands of the Prime Minister.

The position of Grand Duke is hereditary. At present, the Crown Princess Alexadra de Brissac, sister of Grand Duke Armand, is hier to the thrown.

Prime Minister

Though answerable to the Grand Duke, the Prime Minister is in charge of the administration of His Royal Grace's Government and resides over the Grand Council.

Ministries

Prime Minister: Louis-Charles d'Albert, Duc de Luynes

Foreign: Marquis Henri de Mezinac

Defence: Count Marcel Truveau, Marshal of Montelimar

Justice: Countess Catherine-Henrietta de Bellier

Internal Security: Chevalier Nicholas Beautru

Finance: Baron Michel Particelli

Health & Welfare: Dr. Eugene Caumont

Labor: Jean Louis Murat

Interior: Countess Marie Delanie

Commerce: Vicomte Maurice DeVey

Education: Professor Antonette Kerry

Culture: Baron Claude de Rassel

Transportation: Jarrod Bassac

Communications: Marie Conde

Agriculture: Vidame Reginald Courie

Energy: Jean de Choisy

Parliament

The Assembly (Lower House): 553 Deputies directly elected by the citizenry.

Speaker of the Assembly (Elected by the Assembly): Bernard Massone

Assembly make up:

Royalist Party: 359 (65%)

Social Democrat Party: 111 (20%)

Fascist Party: 22 (4%)

Communist Party: 44 (8%)

Environmentalist Party: 17 (3%)

Grand Chamber: 46 members appointed by the Council of Nobles of each of the 23 provinces

Prime Minister presides over the Grand Council and casts deciding vote in case of a tie.

Courts

Tribunal Royale (High Court): 7 Judges appointed for life by Grand Duke.

Tribunal de la Provence (Appeals Court): 5 Judges, appointed for 10 year terms by Grand Duke. 1 court per province.

Tribunal Grande Instance (High District Court): 3 elected judges, 5 year terms

Tribunal d'Instance (Lower Didtrict Court): 3 elected judges, 2 year terms

Economy

Industries: Mining, Oil, Infromation Technology, Automobile, Aerospace, Shipping, Beef, Fishing, Publishing

Chief Crops: Grains (Oats, Barley, Wheat), Corn, Fruits, Cotton, Grapes/Wine and Vegetables.

Minerals: Iron Ore, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Bauxite, Coal.

Crude Oil Reserves: 143 million bbls.

Other Resources: Forests, Hydro Power, Limestone.

GDP per capita is 25,000 (euros)

Major Corporations

Cinq-Mars Industries: Automobile Manufacturing, Military Vehicles

Robichau Internationale: Oil Production, Mining, Petrochemical

Botanique Baie Navigation: Shipping, Cruiseline

Vendome Steel: Steel and Metal Refining, Ship Building

Air Montelimar: National Airlines

Beaufort Aviation: Aircraft Manufacturing

Combined Ducal Consortium

The Combined Ducal Consortium or CDC is a quasi inter-government group of defence contractors jointly administerd by the Governments of the Grand Dukedoms of Montelimar and Gothmouge and the Duchy of Baronovia to develop and manufacture weapons systems and material for their respective armed forces.

Geography

Located in Southeastern Europe, northwest of the Caspian Sea. Borders the Unclaimed Territory to the North, Baronovia to the west, the Caspian Sea to the southwest, Gothmouge to the South and the Eastern Sea to the east. The provinces of Algérie (East Arabia) are located south of the primary provinces with Gothmouge to the northwest, Hapsburg-Scranton to the northeast, the Eastern Sea to the southeast and West Arabia to the southwest.