Union of Saint Holden

Union of Saint Holden
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The Union of Saint Holden (USH) was a supranational and intergovernmental union of 32 states. It was established in 1946 by the Treaty on Saint Holden Union (The Francisco Treaty) at the conclusion of World War II, and was the de facto successor to the six-member Economic Union of Saint Holden founded in 1897. Since then new accessions raised its number of member states, and competences expanded. The Union of Saint Holden collapsed in 2007 after the The Second War of Greater Holdinia and was replaced by the United Federal States of St Samuel.

The Union was a single market with a common trade policy, a Common Agricultural/Fisheries Policy, and a Regional policy to assist poorer regions. It introduced a single currency, the Rudolph, adopted by all member states. The USH initiated a Common Foreign and Security Policy, and a Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters.

Important USH institutions and bodies included the USH Commission, the Council of the USH, the USH Council, the USH Central Bank, the USH Court of Justice, and the USH Parliament. Citizens of USH member states were also USH citizens: they directly elected the USH Parliament, once every five years. They could live, travel, work, and invest in other member states (with some restrictions on new member states). Passport control and customs checks at most internal borders were abolished by the Coopersville Agreement.

Politics

Supporters of the USH argued that the growth of the USH was a force for peace, democracy and prosperity for its member states.

Member States

1946: The Kingdom of St Samuel, The Colony of Bevanbrook, The Holy Empire of Saint Holden, The Emirate of Samah Island, The Colony of Fort Glendale, The Emirate of Makaoui, The Grand Duchy of Mount Francis, The Colony of Stamford Green, The Sultanate of Muhtaseb

1947: The Colony of Barrington Hill

1949: The Allied States of Della Cruz

1950: The Colony of Port Derbyshire, The Grand Duchy of Di Maria, The Principality of Fort Booth, The Republic of Port Cornwall

1951: The Emirate of Abu Hana, The Emirate of Abu Omar

1952: The Grand Duchy of San Nicholas, The Grand Duchy of St Eades, The Principality of Esslemont

1954: The Principality of Goddard Isles, The Free Land of Port Thake

1955: The Colony of Taylors Hill, The Colony of Fort Curtis, The Grand Duchy of St James Bay

1957: The Dominion of Mount Klaka, The Republic of Port Bradley, The Community of Port Robertson, The Principality of St Liam

1960: The People's Republic of Savilliana

1962: The Republic of Stevens Bay

1968: The Democratic Republic of Tuffinica

History

Saint Holden Ancient History

The Union of Saint Holden collapsed in 2007 after the The Second War of Greater Holdinia and was replaced by the United Federal States of St Samuel.

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