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The Federation of Caelapes
National flag	National Seal
Motto	Dum Spiramus Tuebimur
Anthem	One Cloud
Capital and largest city	Caelapes City
Languages   - Official   - Unofficial	English, French Dutch
Government   - Prime Minister   - Deputy nsMinister	Federal Republic Gordon Prothero Lewis Hammond
Area  - Total  - % water	2,474,004 km² 33.2%
Population  - Total (Aug 2007)	755,000,000
GDP (Q4 FY06–07)   - Total   - GDP/capita	15,216,305,500,000 CLM 20,150.00 CLM
Unemployment:	12.64%
National animal   - English name	Diomedea epomophora Great albatross
Five largest cities Caelapes City - 106.4 million Amberille (Côte d'Ambre) - 74.7 million Torine - 96.8 million Alessortown - 68.1 million Lafayette - 50.3 million
Economy	Waning free market economy (Very Strong)
Currency	1 Caelapene mark (CLM) = $1.34 U.S. dollars
Pronunciation (IPA)	/ˌkeɪlɑːpeɪz/
International abbreviations   - Government	CLP, CAE
Naval craft classification   - Military   - Civilian	ANC CMC
Internet TLD	.cp, .cae
UNHDI (May 2007)	.870 (UNHDI) – high
PDAS rating	C
Info: NationStates Sunset XML

The Federation of Caelapes is a small island nation located in a central region of the Atlantic Ocean. Though currently a minor nation, Caelapes has grown rapidly since the decision by Prime Minister Finch in April 2007 to lift the veil of secrecy over the nation and bring itself into the international stage.

The current landmasses controlled by Caelapes include five major islands, each with a small local government, and twenty minor outlying regions. The federal government of Caelapes is small, consisting of an elected prime minister and deputy minister, ten chosen governmental ministers, and fifteen representatives from each isle-state.

Government and politics

The government of Caelapes consists of the Executive Office of the Prime Minister, the Office of the Deputy Minister, Parliament, the former Office of the United Nations Compliance Ministry (which also housed the Caelapene ICPIN Central National Office) - now vacant, and the following eight ministries:

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Information Responsibilities and National Security (abbrev. IRANS)
• Ministry of the Interior
• Ministry of Social Development (abbrev. SocDev)
• Ministry of Labor and Commerce (abbrev. LabCom)
• Ministry of Human Wellbeing
• Ministry of Environmental Affairs

Reformation

During the May 2007 elections, incumbent Prime Minister Michael Finch was removed by Parliament and succeeded with Gordon Prothero, a young Populist politician from Misley. The major changes to Caelapene government after his elevation to Prime Minister has been termed the "reformation".

The first and most radical change was the abolishment of the Ministries of Defense and Justice, reconstructing them under the banner of Information Responsibilities (the former MoJ) and National Security (formerly MoD). Along with this change was a redesign of the emergency services in Caelapes. The traditional police forces were merged with fire brigades and emergency medical services to form Cri·Stop, short for Crisis/Crime Stop. Furthermore, the Federal Police was expanded, renamed to simply 'Police', and given vast and, in the eyes of some, invasive rights to investigate and apprehend lawbreakers.

Following in the footsteps of the successful merge of the Ministries of Defense and Justice, in mid-June the Caelapene Government announced the merger of the Ministries of Healthcare and Education, with the new name of the Ministry of Human Wellbeing. The refounded ministry received a major funding boost after its creation, whereas the budget of the Ministry of Labor & Commerce was drastically reduced. A small group of angered LabCom clerks protested the budget slashes publicly, and were summarily fired and arrested. The Police later dropped the charges against them and they were released.

The final change made by the Prothero administration was to the Ministry of Social Development. Under the Finch administration, SocDev was a small, unremarkable ministry primarily tasked with the encouragement of the arts and creating standards for the Ministry of Education. The ministry received a substantial budget increase and was re-tasked not only with the encouragement of arts and theatre but also with the encouragement of national pride and patriotism. Some government watchdog groups have labeled the new task as a "giant step toward turning Caelapes into a fascist police state," though these claims have been denied by officials in SocDev and the office of the Prime Minister.

Ministries

The eight ministries of Caelapes are located in a district of Caelapes City known by locals as Bluetown, from the vast amounts of blue in the area provided by the number of Caelapene flags flying in the area. The eight ministries are arranged around each other, with a central plaza providing an area designed for fellowship and relaxation during breaks. The four largest ministries -- IRIS, Foreign Affairs, Social Development, and Finance -- are located opposite each other, with two ministries on either side of the plaza. The four remaining ministries are located between the other four. Since there were ten ministries before the Government Reformation, the Ministries of IRIS and Human Wellbeing continue to occupy the ministry buildings of their constituent ex-Ministries.

Aeronavy

The Federal Aeronavy of Caelapes is the primary military force in the federation and is tasked with the defense of the islands of Caelapes. Though once funded and commanded by the Tannenmillian Armed Forces, Caelapes has regained unilateral control of its defensive forces. Despite its name, the Aeronavy maintains a respectable army, known as the Landgroup. Similarly, the airborne branch is known as the Aeroforce and the marine branch is known as the Seaforce. The Aeronavy is based off of the French military and widely employs French vehicles and armament.

Mobilizations

As it is primarily tasked with defense of the Caelapene islands, it is rare for the Aeronavy to be mobilized outside of Caelapes. However, Parliament has decided on two occasions to date that the national security of Caelapes was sufficiently endangered by extranational activity such that military response was necessary.

Freekish Invasion of British Londinium

During the Freekish invasion of British Londinium, a small selection of soldiers was sent to British Londinium to help the Londinian armed forces in protecting the remaining territories under their control as well as providing humanitarian aid for and evacuating the civilians to safer locations. Upon the Aeronavy's approach to British Londinium, fleet commanders received messages from nearby enemy fleets advising them to turn around and cease activity in the theater. These messages were controversially ignored by the commanding officers of the fleet and the Aeronavy pushed forward to Londinian waters. However, due to delays in diplomatic discussions between the Londinian government and Caelapes, the Caelapene fleet arrived the very day the Londinian government declared its surrender to the Freekish invaders.

Seditian Archipelago Incident

In July 2007, Caelapene bombers discharged bombs containing propaganda posters over the Lenonstallian city of Stallmond. The pamphlets, composed by the Ministry of IRANS, condemned the government of Lenonstall as being a "socialist dictatorship" and encouraged its citizens to take up arms and violently rebel, with Caelapene military support. With a superior military force, Caelapene soldiers were mobilized to strategic points throughout the Seditian Archipelago, blocking similar troop movements out of Lenonstall and blockading trade between Lenonstall and Zowali. Zowali responded by landing a small strike group of special operations soldiers north of the Caelapene city of Crougard. Tipped off by radar, Police swarmed the city, closing it down for six days as the Aeronavy scoured the surrounding forests. During that time, the three nations were at a stalemate, with Caelapes militarily stronger than either Lenonstall and Zowali, but threatened by their combined militaries. By the time Aeronavy scouts had located the Zowalian intruders, the wary nations had cooled enough to agree to peace talks. The meeting took place in the Caelapene city of Torine, and terms of peace were accepted eleven days later. Caelapes released its Zowalian prisoners and recalled its Aeronavy, and was forced to pay tributes to the Lenonstallian Government. Furthermore, the Ministry of IRANS and the Prime Minister issued a public apology for the incident.

The United Nations, of which Caelapes was a member at the time of the incident, condemned the Aeronavy's irresponsible use of military power and Caelapes was subsequently suspended by the UN Security Council. Caelapes has not been reinstated as of September 2007.

Foreign relations

As a former member of the United Nations General Assembly, Caelapes had maintained mostly positive relations with foreign nations following its departure from secrecy in May 2007. However, following the Government Reformation and the Seditian Archipelago Incident, international opinion of Caelapes has fallen dramatically. Economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations following the Incident have hurt the Caelapene economy and its citizens view of the Prothero administration. Diplomatic relations with Automagfreek and the other Gholgoth nations have been stalled since the British Londinium invasion, and there have been no foreign embassies built in Caelapes nor has Caelapes constructed an embassy in any foreign nations.