Chaucerin
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| Motto: "A Nation Is For The Good of Its People" | |
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| Region | Equilism |
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| Population | > 2 billion |
| Currency | Equilant |
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The United Combines of Chaucerin (the UCC, or The Combines) is a large island nation located in the region of Equilism. Chaucerin is located near the southern terminus of the Equilism Strait. The UCC is spread across two islands, the smaller island of Hauxland and The Chaucery Island. The nation is home to a large and diverse population that has preserved a continuous government for the last 1200 years. The nation's government is federal and is divided across three state units known as Combines. The UCC has a robust economy and an eclectic mix of traditional and more progressive beliefs. The Combines are world-renown for their military and civilian naval traditions.
Note: When referred to as ‘The Combines’ the name of the nation is still conjugated as a singular noun. As such, the grammatically incorrect ‘The Combines is…” will be considered proper, albeit colloquial usage.
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Present government
The present government of the Combines derives from an older, constitutional monarchy that was undone by an act of the Combine Parliament in 1544. At this time, the nation was divided into four Combines. These are;
- The Chaucery Combine
- The Hauxland Combine
- The Red Coast Combine
- The Umberin Combine (also called Umberland)
The tri-cameral legislature, called the Citadel is made up three Great Halls of government.
1.Walker’s Hall
Originally, a hall into which common citizens entered via a stone walkway to make motions or pleas before an assembled tribunal responsible bringing ‘common’ business before the rest of the Citadel. In the New Citadel Act of 1760, this house was amended to take in the local representatives of the various districts within each Combine.
2.Parliament Hall
The primary legislative body of the Citadel, the Parliament holds the elected representatives and acts as the main national assembly of the Combines. The head of state, the Director-General is drawn from the Parliament, mirroring common Parliamentary procedure. The Director-General leads the party with the most seats and forms a government made up of elected members from the same body.
3.Consular Hall
A holdover of the age of the monarchy, this body is an advisory group made up of the appointed Consuls who once oversaw the governance of the nations original 121 counties. The Consuls have no power to originate or undo legislation, but can return it to the Parliament with a 3⁄4 vote. Any decision of the Consular Hall can be overturned by a 2/3 vote of the Parliament.
The Parliament and the Consular Halls are referred to jointly as the Combinate Assembly.
Gameplay
Chaucerin is the UN delegate of Equilism.
