Caelapes
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| Féderati Qælapeo
Federation of Caelapes
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| Motto: Urbi ina arxi staruler (Caelapene; official) (Standing as a city on a hill) Proletarie dea mundi omno, soŝuer! (Caelapene; folk) (Proletariat of the world, unite!) |
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| Anthem: "Hymn of the Federation" |
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 Location of Caelapes within the Seditian Archipelago
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| Capital | Caelapes City | |||||
| Largest city | Torine | |||||
| Official languages | Caelapene, English | |||||
| Demonym | Caelapene | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | Prime Minister | Jordain Clement | ||||
| - | First Councilor | Tabitha Dautry | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | as State | August 9, 1714 | ||||
| - | as Republic | June 23, 1898 | ||||
| - | as Federation | June 20, 1957 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 161,476,772 km² 62,346,530 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 36.1 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 3,017,418,516 | ||||
| - | 2008 census | 2,914,739,211 | ||||
| - | Density | 29.4/km² 48.4/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | FY07 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $30.014 trillion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $30,043 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | FY07 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $31.4 trillion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $32,777 | ||||
| HDI (FY06) | 0.997 (high) | |||||
| Currency | Caelapene mark (QLM) |
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| Time zone | Seditian Time (SDT) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ql | |||||
| Calling code | +223 | |||||
Caelapes /keɪˈlɑ.peɪz/ (Caelapene: Qælapei; pronounced [keɪˈlɑpejɪ]), officially the Federation of Caelapes (Caelapene: Féderati Qælapeo, [ˈfeɪdʌrɑtsiː keɪˈlɑpeɪjoʊ]), is an island nation the Seditian Archipelagic region of the Atlantic Ocean. It borders the Roupe Sea to the east and shares joint sovereignty over the Tainy-Misleyan Sea Corridor with the Misley Free State. Other nearby nations are Zowali and Lenonstall. At 3 billion persons, Caelapes is the highest populated nation in the Seditian Archipelago Union and controls some 161 million square kilometres of territory, including maritime claims.
Caelapes is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of three departments divided into nine provinces. The capital is Caelapes City and the largest city is Torine. Caelapes has the highest HDI value in the Seditian Archipelago Union and heavily focuses government spending on education, mass transit, and welfare programs.
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History
Government and politics
Structure
Caelapes is a parliamentary democracy, with strong democratic traditions and a parliamentary government. Caelapene Parliament is a unicameral body. Parliament and the Prime Minister are kept in check by the High Council and the First Councilor, who, in tandem with the High Courts, interpret the laws passed by Parliament and both ensure that they are enforced and constitutionally valid.
Summary of governmental organization
- Name
- Caelapes / Qælapei (for conventional and legal use; "Federation of Caelapes / Féderati Qælapeo" is rarely used except by the state)
- Type of government
- federal parliamentary democracy
- Capital
- Caelapes City, Dept. Lapes
- Administrative divisions
- Three departments and one Overseas Department*: Lapes, Alessor, Dreas-Taine, Caelapene Osmiu*.
- Head of government
- Prime Minister Jordain Clement (since January 6, 2009).
- Cabinet
- Ministers (usually around thirty) chosen by the Prime Minister to lead various ministries and agencies. Traditionally most, if not all, cabinet ministers will be members of the leader's own party in Parliament; however this is not legally or constitutionally mandated, and occasionally the Prime Minister will appoint a cabinet minister from another party.
- Elections
- Following elections, the leader of the majority party in Parliament is usually designated to become Prime Minister. The First Councilor is elected directly by the people but may not be affiliated with the same party as the Prime Minister.
Current Government
Nearly three years following the beginning of the Misleyan Rebellion and seven years after the last general election in Caelapes, a liberal coalition passed a vote of no confidence and dissolved Parliament. In the resulting general elections, an upstart far-left political party, Vanguard of the People's Voice, took power and immediately ended the unpopular war by recognizing the sovereignty of Misley.
Culture and social development
Work in progress.
Foreign relations and military
Kutidie Qælapeo
The Kutidie Qælapeo (ca: Armed Forces of Caelapes, colloq. Aeronavy Caelapes) is the primary military force in the federation and is tasked with the defense of the islands of Caelapes. The armed forces are divided into four branches. The Kutidi Legio (ca: Caelapene Legion) is the army branch, with The Caelapene Aeroforce, or Kutidi Æro, is tasked with air defense and offense, including the maintenance of Caelapene orbital materiel. The Caelapene Navy, called Kutidi Aqao in the Caelapene language, maintains a powerful fleet of primarily French vessels. Finally, the Arskutidi Qælapeo (ca: Home Guard of Caelapes) act as an internal military police force as well as anti-terrorism and pro-loyalty task force within all Caelapene territories. The armed forces are based off of the French military and widely employ French vehicles and armament. Although once primarily tasked with defense of the Caelapene islands, the armed forces are becoming increasingly mobilized outside of Caelapes on peacekeeping missions, allied support, and military projection.
Foreign relations
As a former member of the United Nations General Assembly, Caelapes had maintained mostly positive relations with foreign nations following its departure from secrecy in May 2007. However, following the Prothero Reformation and the Seditian Archipelago Incident, international opinion of Caelapes has fallen substatially. Economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations following the Incident have hurt the Caelapene economy and its citizens' view of the Prothero government. Diplomatic relations with Automagfreek and the other Gholgoth nations have been stalled since the British Londinium invasion.
During the Whitney government, Caelapes joined a small alliance, the Coalition of Allied Powers. This alliance was disbanded during the Gholgoth war on British Londinium, when the nations of Gholgoth demanded its dissolution. Though Caelapene-Londinian relations have since spiraled, Caelapes maintains generally positive relations with former members of the Coalition.
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