Latao

Latao

Flag of Latao
Motto: We make the World go around
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Region	Atlantian Oceania
Capital	Luzern
Official Language(s)	German
Leader	NEC
Population	1 Billion
Currency	Latinum
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Latao at a Glance

This Book of Facts on Latao provides official information about the Congederacy of Latao. You are introduced to political and cultural specialities about the country which mght be of interests when dealing or negotiating with Latao.

Overview

Latao is a moderate-sized country in the sunny south of Atlantian Oceania with Mediterranean flair. Its strong economy and the abolition of income tax, made Latao to the Monaco of Oceania. The country is an economic powerhouse of the entire region and it still has a stunning environment to offer, that is appreciated by many tourists from all over the world.

Facts

Country Name:	Confederacy of Latao, Confoederazio Latinum
Climate:	North: Temperate climate, Middle and South: Mediterraanean
Location:	Atlantian Oceania
Neighbors:	Value
Field:	No direct neighbors; Holy Saints in the north; Outlands in the west; Nyssa* in the east
Size:	Moderate Atlantian Oceania
Capital:	Luciaria, Luciaria-District
Population:	;gt1.5 billion
Languages:	German, English
Religion, Churches:	45 % Christ Catholic 45 % Evangelist 10 % None or other
National Holiday:	June 4, Foundation of the Confederacy, 1848
State Form:	Democratic and Republican Federal State
State Organization:	Two-Chamber parliament with direct democracy
State Leader:	Federal President; operates as part of the seven members of the National Executive Committee (NEC)
Prime Minister:	None; administrative head of government is the Federal President as equal member of the NEC
Foreign Minister:	Nadia Pumia
Parliament:	Two-Chamber parliament, common: Federal Assembly Confederacy Council: 300 seats, President: Tanja Weiss Senator Council: 45 seats, President: Frederick Menna
Governmental Parties:	Latao People Party (right-winged) Latao Democrats (middle-right) Fortuna Latinum (conservative)
Opposition:	Numerous small parties, green and social-wings, nationalists
Unions:	Latao Business Alliance Christian Workers Union
State Order:	Federal State containing 15 Districts with strong liberty and special autonomy-region Nyssa-Island
International Memberships:	Latao is a member of all important regional and international organizations
Largest Medias:	Televaion Radio Newspapers
Currency:	Latinum (LAT)
GDP per Capita:	;gt $44.000
Country Code:	CL, LT
Internet TLD:	.CL
Dial Code:	007

UN-Classification

The Confederacy of Latao is a huge, economically powerful nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population enjoys a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

There is no government in the normal sense the word; however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Law & Order, and Education. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Gambling.

State Organization

The Confederacy of Latao consists of 15 Districts, each formed by numerous Municipalities and the island Nyssa as special-autonomy zone.

Confederacy

The Confederacy of Latao is the administrative top level of the nation. It concentrates the base State leading authorities, which enjoy some exclusive special privileges over Districts and Municipalities.

The Confederacy operates the centralized Executive, Legislative and Judicative authorities, which form the final instances of the governing bodies. It deals with all matters of national interest and releases authoritative laws for all Districts and Municipalities, based on the Confederacy-Constitution (federal Constitution).

Some of the most important competences of the Confederacy are federal law, military & financial management on the State level and the exclusive privilege of international relationships.

Capital City

Capital of Latao is the city of Luciaria, located in the Luciara-District, which is quite in the middle of the country.

District

Districts form the actual parts of the land that makes up the Confederacy of Latao. As the nation’s pre-title tells, Latao is a federal State. This means, every District has wide independence within the country. That’s why a District is also often referred to as a State. Therefore, every District has its own Executive, Legislative and Judicative authorities, which operate on District/State level.

The District (or State) has competence over most matters that affect it. Every District has its own Constitution and may inherit laws from it, as long these laws and the underlying District-Constitution do not violate the federal Constitution of the Confederacy or federal laws. Districts have also control over their law enforcement authorities (such as police) and their tax authorities, as well as financial management and numerous local administrative privileges.

Names and Facts

The 15 Districts of Latao:

District Name	Capital	Code
Terium	Tera	TM
Luciaria	Luciaria	LC
Itonia	Iton	IT
Virgo	Virgo	VI
Curazia	Curia	CA
Siate	Siate	SI
Enea	Enium	EA
Novara	Novara	NO
Mediteranea	Media	ME
Enigma	Casineum	EN
Impotia	Imporia	IM
Domenica	Domenica	DO
Fiona	Fiona	FI
Name	Capital	Code
Vente	Venta	VT
Nyssa*	Nyssa	NY

Nyssa

The small island in the sea, located eastern of Latao’s mainland named Nyssa is a special autonomy region. For more information, please see the ‘Foreign Policies’-section related to Nyssa-Island.

Municipality

Most Municipalities have their own Executive and Legislative authorities – some of them even their own Judicative. In some Districts, several Municipalities centralize all of these authorities (which is based either on historical inheritance or simple financial optimization). This administrative local form of State Organization is called a Region.

The Municipality or Region has competence over many local matters, such as tax authorities, financial management and numerous local administrative privileges.

State Institutions

The Federal Constitution demands the separation of powers within the entire nation. Therefore, the State of Latao is founded on three fundamental institutions:

Executive

The Executive authorities of all levels of the nation are elected directly by the people for a period of four years. It leads together with the Legislative by releasing laws and directives and giving orders to the Legislative. After the seven members have been chosen directly by the citizens of Latao, both chambers of the parliament elect one of them to the Federal President. This election must take place within the first week after the election.

The Executive authorities on District and Municipality level consist of five members, including a president. There are a few differences in the organization of the federal Executive authority, which is named the National Executive Committee (NEC) as described below:

1. The NEC consists of seven members, including a president.
2. The NEC-members take the office as a “full-time job” and are paid by the State of Latao.
3. The way the NEC is assembled is based on the strength of each political party in the federal Legislative (Confederacy Council) – the stronger a party is, the more people it can send to the NEC.
4. No District may send more than one member to the NEC at once.

Federal President

Roger Omsec, Secretary of TaCom-Ministry (Traffics / Communication / Environment)

Ministries

The following gives an introduction to the administrative organization of the Confederacy:

• Domestic Ministry

Secretary: Thomas Banda

The Ministry of Domestic Affairs is responsible to internal policies of Latao and deals with matters of daily live for Latin people. The domestic Ministry works in close co-operation with the Ministry of Police & Military for security issues and border-protection.

Departments:

• Migration & Citizenship [link to new page]

The Department for Migration and Citizenship is responsible how foreigners may enter to Latao and receive the Latin passport, which allows them to work and vote in Latao.

• Foreign Affairs

Secretary: Nadia Pumia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the first partner to get in contact with foreign nations or international organizations. Political issues are usually submitted to the responsible Ministry inside Latao, or directly taken up by the Federal President.

Departments: (external links)

• Co-operation & Development

This Department is responsible to all embassies of Latao in the world.

• Regional Integration

This Department is responsible to the relations between Latao and the Atlantian Oceania Regional Council

• Justice

Secretary: Huber Darwin <Description>

• Police / Military

Secretary: Stefan Pinos The Ministry of Police & Military is responsible to internal and external security issues. As the military often is used inside Latao to support regular police forces and other civil helpers, the Ministry of Police was merged into here.

Departments:

• AORDO

This Department is responsible for all official functions between Latao and the Atlantian Oceania Regional Defence Organization, the strategic security alliance of Latao in the world.

• Financials

Secretary: Rudolf Ossa The Ministry of Finance is responsible to all financial matters of the Confederacy.

• Economy & Commerce

Secretary: Patrick Olven

The Ministry of Economy & Commerce is responsible for the concerns & interests of the economy and may operate directly with foreign authorities.

• Traffic / Communication / Environment

Secretary: Roger Omsec

The Ministry of Traffic / Communications and Environment is responsible for the traffic infrastructure, incl. airports and sea management as well was communication & medias and land planning concerns.

Departments:

Motorway & Vehicles (Link: Plates)

Legislative

The Legislative authorities of all levels of the nation are elected directly by the people for a period of four years. It leads together with the Executive by releasing laws and giving orders to the Executive. There are a few differences in the organization of the authorities of the State levels as described below:

On the Confederacy Level:

1. Latao’s parliament is a two-chamber legislative. The big chamber is named Confederacy Council (CC) and represents the people of Latao, while the small chamber, the Senator Council (SC) – which is sometimes simply referred to as Senate represents the Districts of the country.
2. The number of citizen living in a District determines the number of people that District may send to the Confederacy Council (CC). The Confederacy Council itself is limited to 300 seats.
3. The Senator Council (SC) is limited to 45 seats, which means, that each District may send exactly three people to the Senate to represent it.

On the District Level:

1. The parliaments of the Districts are also two-chamber legislatives, organized the same way as the federal parliament. The terms used to refer to District-level parliaments are Small Chamber and Big Chamber. The small Chambers represent the Municipalities and the Big Chambers represent the people who live in the District.
2. The number of citizen living in a Municipality determines the number of people that Municipality may send to the District Council (DC).
3. The numbers of seats in the Chambers depend on the District’s Constitution and may vary.

Names and Facts

• Confederacy Council President: Tanja Weiss

• Senator Council President: Frederick Menna

Judicative

The Judicative authorities of all levels of the nation ere elected directly by the people for a period of four years. It controls the governing bodies (Executive and Legislatives) by wrangling over legal matters and it may cancel laws that are in conflict with constitutional definitions.

The first instance for justice cases is the Judicative authority of the Municipality or Region. Adjustments can be taken up to the Confederacy Judicative (Confederacy Court), which then is final.

Names and Facts

• Supreme Court President: Lexpert Tarmos

Electoral System

The electoral system of Latao defines basic rules that apply to all institutions at all levels of the nation:

1. Officials are elected directly by the people of Latao
2. The election period is four years

The only indirect election is the Federal President; he is a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and voted by the parliament in the first week after the NEC has been chosen by the people.

Periods

Complete renewal elections for an institution are held on the second Sunday of October, every four years. Renewal elections are held in change every two years:

x: Local Elections (Municipality & District)
x + 2 years: National Elections (Executive, Legislative, Judicative)

The number of terms is currently not limited by the constitution, although this point is frequently discussed in the country; ideas vary from two up to four terms.

Replacement elections are held only for members of the Executive and Judicative (this applies to all levels of the nation) – in case a member quits his/her service due to any reasons, the replacement elections must be held within 60 days from the date of quit. For members of the Legislative, the free seat is automatically taken by the candidate of the same party, who took the second place on the last election.

Under any circumstances, the term of the replacement member ends with the next renewal elections (if the replacement member was not elected anymore in the next renewal).

Voters

Everyone is encouraged to vote who meets the following requirements:

1. Citizen of the Confederacy of Latao
2. Completed their 18th year of living
3. Must be related to Latao

Citizens of Latao, who reside outside the country may participate the election on their own bill. (Before Latao abolished income taxes, the fees were added to the next tax bill, now a payment of 5 Latinums must be made before the official documents are sent to the voter, which incl. a permission check, performed by the Municipality where the voter lived last.)

The third paragraph means, that a voter must have a clear relation to the country. For example, children of migrated Latin citizens who never lived in Latao, or other “pure holders of a passport”, that sometimes don’t even know the language, cannot vote.

Electioneers

Everyone is encouraged to run for political office who meets the following requirements:

1. Citizen of Latao
2. Completed 18th year of living
3. Residing in Latao
4. Must not have any criminal records related to manipulation of elections or corruption

Electioneers must have resided in Latao for at least five years without a bigger interruption (of a maximum of one year). All electioneers must reside in Latao on the date of election and during the entire term, when they hold an office. Candidates for Judicative authorities also need a valid license as judge or lawyer for the Confederacy of Latao, incl. the District they operate. (This is because every District has its own constitution and laws beside federal law).

Constitution

The Constitution of the Confederacy of Latao defines a democratic federal state with direct-democracy. Citizens and Parliament members, may request to change the constitution and laws using the democratic instrument ‘Referendum’.

Dogmas

We believe in Democracy, Neutrality, Freedom and Federalism packed into free social-market economy. Our keywords to success are strong political rights for citizens, low tax duties and wide economic freedoms.

Constitutional Referendum

The Constitutional Referendum is the most powerful democratic instrument in the Confederacy of Latao. This type of referendum targets at changing one or more articles in either the Federal Constitution or a District’s Constitution. A Constitutional Referendum can be called either by members of the parliament or by the citizens directly:

Constitutional Referendum called by Citizens

The Citizens of the Confederacy of Latao may force a poll for changes in the constitution by collecting signatures. 100.000 signatures are required to call a poll on Federal Level. A smaller number of signatures, that is defined by the Districts Constitutions, is required to call a local poll for changes in the constitution on District Level.

Constitutional Referendum called by Parliament

The Members of the Legislative (Confederacy Council & Senator Council) may force a poll for changes in the constitution by collecting endorsements from other members. 10 endorsements (out of 300) are required to call a poll for changes in the constitution on Federal Level from the Federal Council; 2 endorsements (out of 45, 2 per District) are required to call a poll for changes in the constitution on Federal Level from the Senator Council

Administrative Referendum

The Administrative Referendum targets at changing one or more laws on either Federal or local (Districts & Communities) Level. Since these changes are not deeply reflected in the Constitution, an Administrative Referendum can be held easier than a Constitutional Referendum. An Administrative Referendum can be called directly by the citizens:

Administrative Referendum called on Federal Level

The Citizens of the Confederacy of Latao may force a poll for changes in laws on Federal Level by collecting 50.000 signatures.

Administrative Referendum called on District Level

The Citizens of the affected District may force a poll for changes in laws on District Level by collecting signatures. The number of required signatures is defined by the District’s Constitution.

Administrative Referendum called on Community Level

The Citizens of the affected Community may force a poll for changes in laws on Community Level by collecting signatures. The number of required signatures is defined by the Community’s local government (Execute & Legislative authorities)

Internal Policies

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Current Discussions

There are currently three major issues discussed in the government of Latao:

Prime Minister

Latao is currently being ruled by a committee of seven members, including a president. The president of this committee (NEC) only has minor privileges over his colleges; such as planning meetings and representing the country in abroad. When it comes to make a decision, all members of the NEC must participate on an internal vote.

The issue currently discussed in the government and the medias (as well as the society) is if this should be changed. The job of the Federal President would then be called Prime Minister and the holder would have clear competences over the NEC. If the issue would pass, the Prime Minister would be elected directly from the citizens of Latao after the other “common” seven members of the NEC have been elected. The elected seven members can then run for the office of the Prime Minister. (Currently, the Federal President is voted indirectly by the members of the NEC)

Representative Office

Where required, for example in the Atlantian Oceania regional council or the UN, Latao is represented by the Federal President.

The issue currently discussed in the government and the medias (as well as the society) is if this should be changed and a new office should be created. This new job would be titled Federal President in case the above issue passes or probably simply President if not. The idea is to create an office that represents the Confederacy of Latao in all other nations or international institutions without being “abused” by the political parties for their interests, to guarantee stability by political independence. The holder of this office would not have permissions to rule, but he/she can support the government with suggestions.

Limited Terms

There is currently no limitation for political terms defined by the constitution. The constitution only says, that a term is four years; for all offices on all administrative levels of the nation. We never saw a holder of an office for more than four terms (16 years).

The issue currently discussed in the government and the medias (as well as the society) is if terms should be limited. The ideas vary from two up to four terms.

Political Parties

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Outlawed Organizations

The Confederacy Council recently banned the foreign organization Vilitan Antiparticulates as it is considered a foreign power’s manipulation instrument.

Foreign Policies

Latao's primary interests in its foreign policies are the good relations with its regional neighbor countries in Atlantian Oceania. The Latin Confederacy is interested in economy & trade relationships with its neighbors.

The country spends most of its attention and political work to its relationship with the new formed Federation of Like-minded States (FLMS) as well as its friend nations Starblaydia and Nova Roma.

Latao in the World

Latao’s interests in the world are usually related to its own benefits and its economy. As we believe in liberty and sovereignty for all people and nations, we are not highly active in international political manners. Latao however participates in several strategic alliances and organizations for co-operation and development as well as security.

Embassies (General Info)

The Confederacy of Latao does not operate embassies in every country. We do currently not have any embassies outside the region of Atlantian Oceania.

Citizens of other countries that wish to get in contact with officials or Latin authorities, please use the embassy that is closest to your location. You may see on the list of embassies, which place that is responsible for you. People living outside of Oceania, are encouraged to send their request directly to the office for International Communication (Ministry of foreign Affairs) to Latao.

Please note, that specific terms may apply for a country, even if that country is served by a Latin embassy located in another nation. Regarding services and terms please see the declaimer below.

The service times of an embassy may vary, please note, that we can only serve requests made in either the official language of Latao (German) or English – any other documents will be ignored. We do not provide translation services; please contact your local service provider instead.

Please use the official forms for any requests and fill them in correctly. Invalid forms or other, “hand-made” documents will be ignored or extra charged.

Official embassy buildings are called “Embassy of the Confederacy of Latao”. Since many processed are internally submitted to the responsible ministry in Latao, your request may take up to 10 weeks to proceed – express requests are available in some embassies.

Embassies (List)

In here you may find the official list of Latin embassies in the world:

• The Nation of Abattoir, City of Lavingrad
• The Protectorate of Starblaydia, City of Jhanna
• Sacrosanct Realm of Xile, City of New Babylonia
• Holy Republic of Kingsford, City of Arms of Nobles
• Bedistan, City of Columbia
• Free Republic of Lamoni, City of Nephi
• Chacor

Observer Stations

• AORDO, Tabeck

• UN-Headquarters

The political observer station for the United Nations Organization is currently not in service. Latao frequently participates inside the region of Atlantian Oceania on UN-votes thru its regional UN-delegate nation, which is currently Abbatoir.

• FLMS

The political observer station for the FLMS-alliance is not yet in service.

• Atlantian Oceania Regional Council

The political observer station for the Atlantian Oceania is currently not in service.

Latao in the Region

Latao’s interests in the region are primary of the same nature as its interests in the world. The nation however spends most of its attentions to regional affairs.

Alliances

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FLMS

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Memberships

Latao is a member of most important regional and international organizations:

• Atlantian Oceania Regional Cuncil
• AORDO
• FLMS

Regional Council

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AORDO

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Nyssa

The small island, located in the sea eastern of Latao’s mainland is currently a special-autonomy region that the Confederacy of Latao claims as its territory. Fact is that the island’s international status is not yet clearly defined. Nyssa has been inhabited by the Latin people for centuries as they are sharing language and culture.

Being a special-autonomy zone means, that the island is not currently a fully District in the Confederacy. Nyssa has its own government but requires the big “father-land” of Latao in many matters. The Federal President of Latao has the latest word over all important and international affairs that affect the island.

The Confederacy wishes to integrate Nyssa regularly as its 16th province, but this plan is controversial inside the nation, because the island is not that well developed as the mainland and might need intensive financial care. The opinion on the island itself is more complicated. Some parties would like to join Latao officially as a District under the Constitution of the Confederacy of Latao, while the majority obviously favorites the status quo. There is even a violent group of separatists that demand independence for Nyssa, which Latao always has rejected in past.

The Confederacy considers the Nyssa-question as an internal affair and does currently not wish the Atlantian Oceania Regional Council to interfere. It’s not clear if the Nyssanians wish that. The only group that explained they would like to call the Regional Council are fundamental separatist groups that the Confederacy declared ‘Terrorists’. The fact, that these groups do not dissociates them selves from violence, probably makes that call irrelevant.

As mentioned above, Nyssa has its own government, elected directly by the people of the island. The head of the government, the “Prime Minister” is however chosen by the National Executive Committee of the Confederacy of Latao.

Outlands

As Latao (currently) doesn’t have any direct members, the so-called Outlands refer to the no-mans land, international simply described as “Spot 17”, which is located in the west of Latao’s mainland.

The few people living in that area have genetically and in history nothing to do with the people of Latao and it’s unknown if they ever form a state on that territory.

The outlands of Spot 17, have been declared a neutral zone by the Regional Council of Atlantian Oceania, but they are however more or less, frequently managed by the Latao and Fmjphoenix, though both states to not have the legal right to claim the land as their own territory.

Latao as well as Fmjphoenix is growing, which means that the residing nomads in the outlands of Spot 17 more and more move inside the area. Latao and frequently extends cities on these territory, buildings which are created illegally, as the government knows, that this territory is not Latin. That’s why Latao does not provide any service such as protection thru police outside it’s international borders. As a result of this, the outlands are a dangerous place, where Latins drive out to take acts that would be against the law inside Latao.

Unofficial Latin squads however patronize the outlands near Latao and the Confederacy tolerates it, as it is receiving money from more or less illegal or dubious sources, such as rubbery, drug-dealing, illegal gambling or smuggling.

Although, theoretically illegal, the Latin State collects taxes from the nomads in the outlands, for providing “general services” (it’s known that Latao provides nearly nothing to these people).

Current Discussions

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Sarzonia Conflict

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FLMS-Membership

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Bilateral Contracts

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Nova Roma

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Starblaydia

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Military

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Army

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Air Force

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Navy

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Special Forces

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Intelligence Services

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Geography

Latao is located in the south of Atlantian Oceania. It does not have any direct neighbor nations. After the state border of the western Districts lie the outlands. In the north, divided by the Kialiutu Sea, is the nation of Holy Saints. In the Secocia Sea in the east, is the Nyssa-island located.

Map

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History

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Early Antiquity

The Latins ancient ancestry is the southern region of Ille de France. During the millenniums, the Latin culture traveled to the region of Atlantian Oceania, where ancient eternal curia was founded, by the lords Lixus and Delaria as the legend tells.

Sent from the outer realms, the rulers of the eternal curia managed to make their city well known in the area of today’s District with the same ancient name. They started to organize structures to manage food and protection.

The legend says that Lixus killed his own sister after she refused to born a son of clean blood.

During the first two centuries of the ancient nations, the situation was unclear. Historical sources report of numerous priests and emperors during that area.

After that period, the first “renaissance” in the curia began. The first democratic-like structures were founded by the son of a rich olive dealer named Itanius. He probably could get this position thru inheritance from his father.

Itanius was fascinated by the ideas of the ancient writings related to Demokratia. With the support of mighty war lords, he forced the creation of the first Senate in Atlatiantian Oceania, named Senatium with him, Itanium on top.

This position of concentration of power, quickly leaded to trouble. After a rough period of a estimated century long, Itanium and most of his Senators got murdered sooner or later.

After these times of internal instability, the Senatium got forgotten. Until a new man entered the stage of the eternal curia: Sidanus.

The brilliant mathematician and scientist went up the social hierarchy quickly with his revolutionary discovering of physics and theology.

After the death of the high priest of the curia, he reached the top of the eternal city-state. He quickly reorganized the old, corrupted Senatium that wasn’t much more than a shadow-assembly and created the office of the emperor.

The emperor was after Sidanus, the emperor was voted by the members of the Senatium, which consisted of military generals, priests and rich dealers. The new stability achieved in this era allowed the eternal curia to bring itself quickly into the center of the ancient world. High priests of surrounding city-states joined the eternal curia, which allowed them to create the first modern army in southern Oceania. This new instrument empowered the curia to extend its territory. This process was the fundament of the Imporio Latinum; the eternal realms. During the centuries, the curia growed rapidly and conquered the entire southern island of Atlantian Oceania.

The curia Latinum spread the base for trading, science and theology in the known (southern) ancient world. The curia Latinum was an empire, consisting of states, ruled by generals, while that building was hold together by the Senatium, which was finally taken nearly completely by traders, who gained fabulous wealth thru the new territories. The emperor was now elected by the Senatium. Though he had full control over the entire empire and often killed local generals that refused to follow him, he was a marionette of the Senatium.

Based on this fundament, emperor Luciaria took over the curia, which was now an integrated realm, even provided with roads.

Ancient Integration

Luciaria replaced the local generals and let the people from all city-states elected their represantives into the Senatium. The creation of a common currency accorded to be highly conducive to the integration era of the empire. He tricked the generals and finally gained full control over the military and secured its support in the Senatium and the citizens of all city-states with money and personal benefits. Under his leasing, the eternal curia Luciaria (what then was the official name) become the mightiest empire in the known world.

Forsake

For reasons, that aren’t clear yet for today’s historical scientists, the ancient empire collapsed. The citizens of the ancient city-states formed new, independent nations during the centuries and the Latin culture vanished in these areas outside the borders of today’s Latao.

The eternal curia however stayed, but the original ancient city lost relevance as the city of Luciaria was the central point of the Latin culture now.

Medieval Times

With the collapse of the ancient empire, the dark and rough medieval times began in the region. Wide parts of the know-how discovered and developed by the ancient empire was lost during the centuries.

The cities inside the mainland of today’s Latao started to go their own ways. Most of them were ruled by the wealthy or religious priests with more or less dictator-like methods.

The Latin cities, ancient city-states started to battle for territory which formed the District’s we know from today. As these were dangerous times, the local leaders of these states (as the districts were called) began to create contracts, where they agreed not to attack themselves and to protect the lands from foreign aggressions. The parties of these contracts however had the right to expand their territory on areas not hold by members of the contracts.

During the centuries, these contracts brought a new form of state organization: The “oath council”. This council came together a few times per year and discussed issues that affected all Latin states. This form of state organization worked fine until the modern era.

Modernity

As the centuries went by, the democracy demanded its power back. The oath council, that was assembled only of rich and upper nobility couldn’t stand the pressure from the people anymore.

Revolutions broke out in more and more states, which lead to the collapse of the oath council. As the (in some states bloody) revolutions all had similar goals, the new powers came together and negotiated about a common future for the Latin people.

The idea was finally born to create a new state for all Latin people; by keeping local freedoms the states have been hard-earned for centuries.

It should have taken another 50 years until these ideas became reality.

The reformatory hold a referendum to legitimate their ideas. This voting wasn’t as free and unforced as today’s elections. After the referendum was held, the oath council agreed that it’s been replaced with the institutions declared by the new constitution.

The Confederacy of Latao was born. The former states that inherited the millenniums-old culture of the eternal curia’s city-states were united as Districts and formed a new sovereign nation from that day on. The young parliament decided Luciaria to be capital city of the new formed nation.

Modern History

During the last 50 years, Latao was an inconsiderable country, with a well-functioning local economy, but was not really rich or mighty.

Latest Developments

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People & Culture

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Way of Life

Latao is a nation, which’s society is pretty much into fashion, style and glamour. The Mediterranean land on the southern-west island of Oceania, is loved by the rich and famous from all over the world. Actors, Economy-Bosses, National Leaders, Athletes as well as more or less famous Stars and Starlets regularly celebrate their stands in Latao.

Also the political elite of the nation is an active part of this high-society. Even the highest ministers enjoy wild and wet party nights with models and actresses, the rainbow press frequently reports of night-long alcohol excesses, sometimes even with prostitutes, which are celebrated in exclusive dance clubs or huge yachts in Latao’s waters.

The fashion and beauty industry therefore is an important and influential economy-branch in the nation. Latao also hosts the headquarters of many large multi-national companies. Its economical strength and the fact, that no one got to pay tax, made Latao one of the richest countries in the world and a place for the international rich and famous, as well as shady figures.

Asides numerous beauty contests, show awards and fashion shows held, Latao’s powerhouse is the financial place that contains hundreds of private banks, insurances and stock exchanges. Another powerful branch is gambling and the car-manufacturing industry as well as the so-called new economy.

Notable is the deep linkage between the political leading of the state and its economy. It’s obviously widely accepted, that most members of the government also are the bosses of big multi-national corporations. Latao might be the only country in the world, where official secretaries wear Puma, Nike or Coca-Cola clothes while the background is decorated with the BMW and Microsoft logos. This specific feature is what the Latins call their “Network”. Even members of the Executive authorities may run large companies, the Federal President for example, owns Latao’s favorite broadcasting network, the shmoo entertainment group.

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