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{{Infobox Nation | | {{Infobox Nation | | ||
| − | title=The | + | title=The Greater Economic Union of New Manth| |
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region=[[Gatesville]] | | region=[[Gatesville]] | | ||
| − | motto= | + | motto=Aut Caesar aut nihil. | |
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language=[[Arabic]], ([[English]], [[French]]) | | language=[[Arabic]], ([[English]], [[French]]) | | ||
| − | capital= | + | capital=Cairo | |
| − | largest_city= | + | largest_city= Cairo | |
| − | population= | + | population= 1200 million | |
| − | currency= | + | currency=marka (=~$1.76 US) | |
| − | government_type= [[ | + | government_type= [[Capitalist Paradise]] | |
| sovereignty_type= Independence | | sovereignty_type= Independence | ||
| − | | sovereignty_note= '' | + | | sovereignty_note= ''November 15, 1811'' |
| established_event1= Conquest of Cairo | | established_event1= Conquest of Cairo | ||
| established_date1= August 2, 1802 | | established_date1= August 2, 1802 | ||
| − | |established_event2= | + | |established_event2=Consecration of the first Emperor, Charles Armaud I |
| − | | established_date2=November 17, | + | | established_date2=November 17, 1811 |
| − | | established_event3=The | + | | established_event3=The Great Revolution |
| − | | established_date3=February, | + | | established_date3=February, 1940-March 1943 |
| − | | established_event4= | + | | established_event4=The Liberation Movement |
| − | | established_date4=August | + | | established_date4=August 9, 1998| |
| − | leader_name1= ''' | + | leader_name1= '''UCPLC''' | |
| − | leader_title1= ''' | + | leader_title1= '''Legislature''' | |
| − | leader_name2 | + | leader_name2= Central Command Executive | |
| − | + | leader_title2= Executive branch| | |
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}} | }} | ||
| − | + | The Greater Economic Union of New Manth is a large and densely populated nation located in Northeast Africa and centered in Egypt, the administrative and industrial heartland and the historical core of the country. | |
| − | + | Arising out of the chaos of the Napoleonic Wars two hundred-odd years ago, modern Manth has grown from a small French-controlled territory in Egypt into a sprawling federation controlling dozens of formerly independent nations and territories, and has expanded overseas to establish a number of colonies in far corners of the world. | |
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| − | New Manth stretches from | + | New Manth stretches from west of Carthage in the District of Tunisia to south of Kampala. |
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| + | Despite its size, much of the nation is barren desert with very few inhabitants and little infrastructure. Several attempted reclamation projects have made little impact on the vast expanses of the Sahara, and since the Liberation such costly attempts have largely been abandoned, leaving vast swaths of the country all but deserted and population extremely concentrated along the coasts and riversides - especially, of course, the Nile, which in its winding course flows past several of the nations' greatest cities. | ||
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| − | + | Since the Liberation, the supreme instrument of government has been, nominally, the United Cities and Provinces Legislative Council (UCPLC). Representatives serve a six-year term with no limit on successive terms served, and elections are held every three years (with half of the seats up for election in every cycle. | |
| − | + | However, the UCPLC takes a secondary place in national politics to the Central Command Executive, which controls the military and law enforcement apparatus and fulfils most of the actual functions of government. The supremacy of the CCX has been confirmed with a series of acts passed by the UCPLC, each 'temporarily' extending the extraconstitutional powers wielded by Central Command. | |
| − | + | There is a civil high official, currently Hassan Kamal, who is officially styled President of the Union and holds ''de jure'' executive power, but the office currently wields little real power and is, under the aforementioned legislation, superseded by military command until current crises facing the state are dealt with. | |
| − | + | Central Command itself is organized in a strict military hierarchy, with the High Commander effectively wielding dictatorial power, followed in eminence by commanders of each Denomination and a joint council comprising the highest-ranked officers serving in the Executive. | |
| − | + | The current High Commander is Saad al-Baradei, having taken over from the previous commander Halys Reisschart in late 2007 upon the latter's retirement. | |
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== History == | == History == | ||
(Under construction)''' | (Under construction)''' | ||
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| + | OUTDATED | ||
'''The First Settlement (1802-1809)''' | '''The First Settlement (1802-1809)''' | ||
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'''The First World War (1914-1918)''' | '''The First World War (1914-1918)''' | ||
| − | Despite protests at home, New Manth entered the First World War as allies of the French. However New Manthian forces saw little fighting on the European continent, as most military action was directed against the Ottoman Empire or at the Central Powers' African colonies. During the war, the first of the great New Manthian corporations, Alexandria Oil & Steel | + | Despite protests at home, New Manth entered the First World War as allies of the French. However New Manthian forces saw little fighting on the European continent, as most military action was directed against the Ottoman Empire or at the Central Powers' African colonies. During the war, the first of the great New Manthian corporations, Alexandria Oil & Steel, was chartered by the government in order to assist the war effort. |
'''Anticolonialism and African Conquests (1918-1939)''' | '''Anticolonialism and African Conquests (1918-1939)''' | ||
| − | Though New Manth had fought with the French in the First World War, public sentiment towards the war was never friendly and only became more bitter after New Manth was denied hoped-for Ottoman territories. The French aristocracy became ever more unpopular as they continued to stand by their European allies. In the early thirties the Islamic faith began to experience a resurgence, and unrest rose as the Christian monarchs cracked down on the Muslims, largely native Egyptians. | + | Though New Manth had fought with the French in the First World War, public sentiment towards the war was never friendly and only became more bitter after New Manth was denied hoped-for Ottoman territories. The French aristocracy became ever more unpopular as they continued to stand by their European allies. In the early thirties the Islamic faith began to experience a resurgence, and unrest rose as the Christian monarchs cracked down on the Muslims, largely native Egyptians. Islamic nationalism, often combined with some variation of Marxist revolutionary rhetoric, proved a large headache on the home front during the interwar years. |
Foreign affairs were looking bright despite unrest at home, however. New Manth annexed Ethiopia in 1932 and Eritrea in 1937 after brief struggles, and acquired control over the tiny French Somaliland in 1938 as part of a treaty with France, in return for promises of mutual defense against Nazi Germany. Further expansion south was driven by New Manthian corporations, spearheaded by Alexandria Oil and Steel, despite the government's increasing wariness towards the largely Egyptian-controlled companies, which claimed large tracts of land as their own and chartered private security forces to oversee their shares of the captured territories. | Foreign affairs were looking bright despite unrest at home, however. New Manth annexed Ethiopia in 1932 and Eritrea in 1937 after brief struggles, and acquired control over the tiny French Somaliland in 1938 as part of a treaty with France, in return for promises of mutual defense against Nazi Germany. Further expansion south was driven by New Manthian corporations, spearheaded by Alexandria Oil and Steel, despite the government's increasing wariness towards the largely Egyptian-controlled companies, which claimed large tracts of land as their own and chartered private security forces to oversee their shares of the captured territories. | ||
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'''The Great Rebellion (1940-1943)''' | '''The Great Rebellion (1940-1943)''' | ||
| − | New Manthian losses in France brought anti-government sentiment to an all-time high. When John II instituted a draft in an effort to renew troop numbers, rioting broke out and this time there were not enough troops to suppress the protesters. A bloody civil war soon broke out, with government loyalists and the French aristocracy on one side ranged against native Egyptian protesters on the other. Armed with covert aid from a number of unknown backers, the riots grew into a full-scale, organized rebellion which soon came to rival the weakened Royal Army. | + | New Manthian losses in France brought anti-government sentiment to an all-time high. When John II instituted a draft in an effort to renew troop numbers, rioting broke out and this time there were not enough troops to suppress the protesters. Riots turned into armed insurrection as it became clear that various revolutionary parties had built up large stockpiles of weaponry and A bloody civil war soon broke out, with government loyalists and the French aristocracy on one side ranged against native Egyptian protesters on the other. Armed with covert aid from a number of unknown backers, the riots grew into a full-scale, organized rebellion which soon came to rival the weakened Royal Army. |
The First Corporate Council and the Seizure of the ''Queen Marie'' | The First Corporate Council and the Seizure of the ''Queen Marie'' | ||
Latest revision as of 21:23, 15 October 2007
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| Flag of New Manth | |
| Motto: Aut Caesar aut nihil. | |
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| Region | Gatesville |
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| Capital | Cairo |
| Largest city | Cairo |
| Official Language(s) | Arabic, (English, French) |
| Government | Capitalist Paradise |
| - Legislature | UCPLC |
| - Executive branch | Central Command Executive |
| Independence | November 15, 1811 |
| - Conquest of Cairo | August 2, 1802 |
| - Consecration of the first Emperor, Charles Armaud I | November 17, 1811 |
| - The Great Revolution | February, 1940-March 1943 |
| - The Liberation Movement | August 9, 1998 |
| Population | 1200 million |
| Currency | marka (=~$1.76 US) |
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The Greater Economic Union of New Manth is a large and densely populated nation located in Northeast Africa and centered in Egypt, the administrative and industrial heartland and the historical core of the country.
Arising out of the chaos of the Napoleonic Wars two hundred-odd years ago, modern Manth has grown from a small French-controlled territory in Egypt into a sprawling federation controlling dozens of formerly independent nations and territories, and has expanded overseas to establish a number of colonies in far corners of the world.
Geography
(Under construction)
New Manth stretches from west of Carthage in the District of Tunisia to south of Kampala.
Despite its size, much of the nation is barren desert with very few inhabitants and little infrastructure. Several attempted reclamation projects have made little impact on the vast expanses of the Sahara, and since the Liberation such costly attempts have largely been abandoned, leaving vast swaths of the country all but deserted and population extremely concentrated along the coasts and riversides - especially, of course, the Nile, which in its winding course flows past several of the nations' greatest cities.
Government
(Under construction)
Since the Liberation, the supreme instrument of government has been, nominally, the United Cities and Provinces Legislative Council (UCPLC). Representatives serve a six-year term with no limit on successive terms served, and elections are held every three years (with half of the seats up for election in every cycle.
However, the UCPLC takes a secondary place in national politics to the Central Command Executive, which controls the military and law enforcement apparatus and fulfils most of the actual functions of government. The supremacy of the CCX has been confirmed with a series of acts passed by the UCPLC, each 'temporarily' extending the extraconstitutional powers wielded by Central Command.
There is a civil high official, currently Hassan Kamal, who is officially styled President of the Union and holds de jure executive power, but the office currently wields little real power and is, under the aforementioned legislation, superseded by military command until current crises facing the state are dealt with.
Central Command itself is organized in a strict military hierarchy, with the High Commander effectively wielding dictatorial power, followed in eminence by commanders of each Denomination and a joint council comprising the highest-ranked officers serving in the Executive.
The current High Commander is Saad al-Baradei, having taken over from the previous commander Halys Reisschart in late 2007 upon the latter's retirement.
History
(Under construction)
OUTDATED
The First Settlement (1802-1809)
New Manth was founded in 1802 by the Imperial Order of Manth, a military order of French royalists exiled following the French Revolution. Arriving in Egypt in the midst of the turmoil following Napoleon's rapid conquest of and then retreat from the country, the Manthians were able to establish themselves as the dominant power in Egypt after several years of intermittent war against the native Egyptians and the Ottoman Empire.
Consolidation and Expansion (1809-1831)
Finally securing their hold on Egypt after defeating an invading Ottoman army at the Battle of Alexandria, New Manth entered a phase of reconstruction and consolidation of their hold on Egypt. Manthian attention during this time period was mostly focused inward, with the exception of skirmishes with the Ottomans which pushed the Manthian border to Suez. It was during this time that the New Manthians renamed Cairo as New Manth and officially proclaimed independence from all foreign powers.
The Golden Years (1831-1914)
The Golden Years are commmonly said to have started with the ascension of New Manth's first Emperor, Charles Armaud I. Charles entered into a program of combined economic reforms and military modernization which helped make New Manth one of the region's premier military powers. Charles is also credited with fostering the widespread resurgence of Christianity in New Manth, partially as a means to unite the populace against the Islamic Ottomans. Later kings carried on Armaud I's legacy with mixed success, however, as the state's successes were overshadowed by the growing specter of native Egyptian nationalism and anti-French sentiment. Still the Golden Ages are generally held to have lasted until the dawn of the First World War, and Charles Jean Armaud II was successful in expanding the borders of New Manth to reach Khartoum in 1880.
The First World War (1914-1918)
Despite protests at home, New Manth entered the First World War as allies of the French. However New Manthian forces saw little fighting on the European continent, as most military action was directed against the Ottoman Empire or at the Central Powers' African colonies. During the war, the first of the great New Manthian corporations, Alexandria Oil & Steel, was chartered by the government in order to assist the war effort.
Anticolonialism and African Conquests (1918-1939)
Though New Manth had fought with the French in the First World War, public sentiment towards the war was never friendly and only became more bitter after New Manth was denied hoped-for Ottoman territories. The French aristocracy became ever more unpopular as they continued to stand by their European allies. In the early thirties the Islamic faith began to experience a resurgence, and unrest rose as the Christian monarchs cracked down on the Muslims, largely native Egyptians. Islamic nationalism, often combined with some variation of Marxist revolutionary rhetoric, proved a large headache on the home front during the interwar years.
Foreign affairs were looking bright despite unrest at home, however. New Manth annexed Ethiopia in 1932 and Eritrea in 1937 after brief struggles, and acquired control over the tiny French Somaliland in 1938 as part of a treaty with France, in return for promises of mutual defense against Nazi Germany. Further expansion south was driven by New Manthian corporations, spearheaded by Alexandria Oil and Steel, despite the government's increasing wariness towards the largely Egyptian-controlled companies, which claimed large tracts of land as their own and chartered private security forces to oversee their shares of the captured territories.
The Second World War (1939-1945)
On the outbreak of World War II, King John Armaud II declared his intention to stand by New Manth's treaty obligations to the French and enter World War II on the side of the Allies. Violent protests in the capital and other major cities were put down with military force, and New Manthian forces embarked for Europe to fight against the Germans. They had barely arrived when they were caught up in the massive German blitzkrieg washing over France. Many were captured without a fight when the French surrendered.
The Great Rebellion (1940-1943)
New Manthian losses in France brought anti-government sentiment to an all-time high. When John II instituted a draft in an effort to renew troop numbers, rioting broke out and this time there were not enough troops to suppress the protesters. Riots turned into armed insurrection as it became clear that various revolutionary parties had built up large stockpiles of weaponry and A bloody civil war soon broke out, with government loyalists and the French aristocracy on one side ranged against native Egyptian protesters on the other. Armed with covert aid from a number of unknown backers, the riots grew into a full-scale, organized rebellion which soon came to rival the weakened Royal Army.
The First Corporate Council and the Seizure of the Queen Marie
At this moment of stalemate, one of the most famous series of events in New Manthian history played out in Suez. On June 19th, 1942, 'mercenaries' (now believed to have actually been Wehrmacht soldiers) working for Alexandria Steel and Oil Corp, Integrated Auto, North Egypt Electric, Mattan Textiles and Manufacturing and Reisschart Shipping Company, five of New Manth's biggest corporations, seized control of the Suez Canal and detained the supply ship Queen Marie, which was passing through the Canal carrying munitions, fuel and over six hundred tanks being shipped from Ethopia to aid embattled Royal army forces in Egypt.
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The Corporatists (1953-1998)
Recent History (1998-present)
