United Kingdom of Vordania and Haldavia
United Kingdom of Vordania and Haldavia | |
Motto: God Save the King | |
Anthem: God Save the King | |
Capital | Vordisvy |
Languages | Vordanian (de facto official); Baeltic (several languages spoken by Beltic groups in Vordania and Haldavia) |
Government King Prime Minister |
Constitutional Monarchy William IX Charles Moore |
Founding Act of Union |
1980 |
Population | 4,870,000,000 |
Currency | Mark |
Contents
History
(Main article: History of Vordania and Haldavia)
Politics
(Main article: Elections in Vordania and Haldavia)
(Main article: Political Parties in Vordania and Haldavia)
The United Kingdom of Vordania and Haldavia is a constitutional monarchy, ruled by the Vaedrian Dynasty. Until 1870 separate branches of the same family ruled the two nations independently, however intermarriage between the reigning King Charles IV of Vordania and Queen Helena II of Haldavia united the dynasty as one. After this efforts were made to formally unite the two nations, who had been heavily interdependent with a shared history for over a thousand years. On the 1st of January 1880 an Act of Union came into effect uniting the two nations with a common Parliament located in the Vordanian capital.
Monarchy
Legislature
The United Kingdom is largely governed from its legislature based in Vordisvy, consisting of two chambers, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, collectively known as the Houses of Parliament. The House of Commons retains greater significance, as its is responsible for legislation creation. The House of Lords serves as a reviewing chamber.
House of Commons
The House of Commons consists of 700 members, 525 from Vordania and 175 from Haldavia, all elected via universal suffrage under a first past the post system. The Prime Minister is drawn from the largest party in the House of Commons, and is free to form a government composed of members from both Houses. The House of Commons serves as legislative body, creating new laws, which after having been debated, voted upon and reviewed are sent to the House of Lords. Currently the largest Party in the House of Commons is the Conservative Party, working in coalition with their Unionist allies. One notable problem in the House of Commons is the under representation of Haldavia. If Haldavia constituencies were of a similiar size to Vordanian constituencies, there would be an extra 87 seats for Haldavia. It is unclear as to why the Haldavian Parliament accepted this when the Act of Union was passed, but it has been important in reducing the impact of the anti-union vote within the House of Common itself.
House of Lords
The House of Lords is composed of 520 peers, 472 of whom are hereditary Lords Temporal, 48 are Lords Spiritual, drawn from the established Episcopal Church. 342 Lords Temporal and 32 Lords Spiritual come from Vordania, the remainder from Haldavia (130 and 16 respectively). The House of Lords does not have the same legislation creation ability as the House of Commons, however it is responsible for reviewing and amending proposed legislation, and must vote on legislation if the House of Commons backs a Bill. The House of Lords has a permanent veto over any piece of legislation, giving it huge power. Opposition Liberals, Socialists and Nationalists are committed to removing this veto, due to the fact that the House of Lords has an in built Conservative majority.
Issues
The single most important issue in the politics of the United Kingdom is that of Home Rule, primarily for Haldavia, but also for the regions of Bordonia and Braedonia. The Union of Vordania and Haldavia was brought about in 1880, at a time when Catholics in Haldavia were still denied the vote. Catholic opposition to the Union was strong, and the Liberal government of McKlintock brought about Catholic emancipation in Haldavia with the aim of securing their votes. However this led to the creation of a Home Rule movement in Haldavia advocating the Repeal of the Union. A low intensity guerilla war has been fought in parts of Haldavia since, and the issue of Home Rule currently splits the nation. However in recent times it has led to massive Conservative and Unionist majorities, as they have been able to rally around the flag, and present their opponents as Catholic traitors to a largely Protestant electorate in Vordania.
Geography
Vordania
Haldavia
Beltic Fringe
Economy
Category | Vordania | Haldavia | Collectively |
---|---|---|---|
GDP [1] [2] | $119.087 Trillion | $57.994 Trillion | $177.081 Trillion |
GDP Per Capita | $36,665 | $35,787 | $36,373 |
Govt. Spending | 4.8% | 12.8% | 7.4% |
Unemployment | 2.82% | 2.71% | 2.78% |