Cachette de Lions
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| Motto: Licentia pro totus | |
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| Region | Lea Halalela |
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| Capital | Whiscombe |
| Official Language(s) | English, French (German, Italian, Polish and Welsh also recognised as minority languages) |
| Leader | Daniel Syzcki (Liberal Party) |
| Population | 100,000,000 |
| Currency | Cachette de Lions Lura |
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Cachette de Lions, officially the Democratic Republic of Cachette de Lions (French: La république démocratique de Cachette de Lions) is a state in the region of Lea Halalela, comprising of the mainland territory of Lyondeterre and the island of Brookesland. Cachette de Lions is a multi-party republic, with the head of state being the elected leader of the majority party under the title Prime Minister of Cachette de Lions. The current Prime Minister is Daniel Syzcki of the Liberal Party. The nation is a member of the United Nations.
History
Cachette de Lions was originally two separate nations, one being the English-speaking island country of Brookesland, and the other being French-speaking Lyondeterre on mainland Lea Halalela. There has been human habitation in the area which now exists as Cachette de Lions for approximately 1,500 years. Lyondeterre was established as a nation in 1317 as a monarchy, with its capital in what is now the third-largest city in Cachette de Lions, Jeansité-sur-Blanche. The monarchy was overthrown in 1867, and the nation became a republic, with the first Prime Minister being Théo Martin, leader of the Conservative People's Party, who came to power on January 8, 1868. Brookesland was founded in 1802, as a republic. Its capital was initially in New Chester (now the second largest city in Cachette de Lions), but moved to Whiscombe in 1899. The two merged in 1920. The country had significant economic strength through the first few years of existance, but after the crash of 1929, it never recovered, and has only performed moderately well at best. The nation, however, has been respected as a haven of civil rights since the early 1960s, when it welcomed over 2 million asylum seekers, legalised homosexuality, and lowered the voting age to 16. Gay marriage was legalised in 1999.
Government and politics
The current Prime Minister of Cachette de Lions is Daniel Syzcki of the Liberal Party. He has held this position since 1998, and the party has held power since 1983. There are currently two major political parties in Cachette de Lions, the Liberal Party (Parti libéral) and the Social Democrats (Démocrates sociaux). The third party, the Conservative People's Party (Parti conservatrice et populaire), currently only has 33 Members of the Cachette de Lions Parliament (of 531 in total), but formed the first two governments in Cachette de Lions, between 1920 and 1930. Aside from this, there are many minor parties and independents, which usually compete in elections with a low success rate (although, some seats have voted consistently for independent candidates).
Demographics
Cachette de Lions has welcomed many immigrants over time, and thus has large numbers of ethnic groups. Whilst those of European descent are seen to make up a large majority of Cachette de Lions citizens, only 52% of the country is actually of this origin. Approximately 21% of the country is descended from African peoples, 19% are Chinese, 5% are Hispanic, 2% is Asian, and 1% is made up of other races.
Languages
Due to the influx of asylum seekers, Cachette de Lions has a huge variety of peoples with different mother tongues. However, there are currently only 2 official languages, English and French. English speakers make up approximately 48% of the population, whilst French speakers make up 39%. Also considered for official language status are Polish and German both of which make 4% each. 3% speak Italian, 1% speak Welsh, and 1% speak other languages. Polish, German, Italian and Welsh are all recognised as minority languages.
Cities
Of Cachette de Lions' large population of 100 million, a large majority take residence in urban areas; approximately 88%, according the 2003 census. The ten largest cities are as follows:
1) Whiscombe (2,428,189)
2) New Chester (1,927,118)
3) Jeansité-sur-Blanche (1,695,508)
4) Nouveau-Calais (1,225,940)
5) Tours (1,086,342)
6) New Bradford (928,445)
7) Le Mans (876,238)
8) Nouveau-Toulouse (824,004)
9) Dieppe (790,413)
10) Brighton (772,179)
