Federal Kingdom of Ardenia
I will, to the best of my ability, defend this nation, her constitution, and her people, from all threats, foriegn or domestic.To the north of Weltkria lies a nation that prides herself on her freedom. Her liberty, the right of her people to choose. The inalienable rights of freedom, justice, happiness and liberty. She is not perfect, far from it. She is a naive nation, believing herself above Geography and the rule of the map. She is not a perfect nation - no, she is far from it. Despite this, her people are stuck in a naivete unmatched by all. The feeling of hope - of eventual progress, of the finality of history. Her people know that Democracy - freedom, the hope of all, will triumph over all. As war erupts around them and as the first cracks start to appear in a once-utopian state, only time will tell if Ardenia, and her people, survive.
Overview
The Kingdom of Ardenia is a Monarchial-consitutional union between a loose federation of 32 provinces and innumberable independent cities, each with their own government. It is the second-largest country in the world, followed by Weltkria - it borders the Weltkrian Northern border in the largest border wall in the world. Over 445 million people live in Ardenia itself, with 30 million living abroad. Currently lead by His Majesty King Erdu the Third and Federation Chief Representative Macallan, the Ardenian Government is a Federal-Consitutional Monarchy. The Ardenian Government follows a standard multilateral government - the Executive, Legislature and the Judical Branches - with the addition of the Monarchy. Theoretically, the reigning monarch has the authority to overrule the government, however, consitutional checks prevent this from occuring. Despite this, the two-party system has locked Ardenia in a state of constant deadlock. The lack of better solutions to the democratic issue has led Ardenia to become continually deadlocked, paralyzing critically important actions in the name of political brinkmanship.Finances
The Ardenian Central Bank, along with the Ardenian Stock Exchange, provide the main bulk of the Ardenian Economy. Billions of dollars are locked up in stocks, futures and similar holdings, while ACB sets inflation rates, interest rates, and prints the Ardenian Bill - ACB also issues the National Credit&Debit card, and authorizes smaller, private banks to hold Ardenian money. Nominal inflation rate is 2% per year, with interest rates currently at the lowest level in decades - 1%.Government
The Ardenian Government is a Federal Kingdom, a loosely unifed federation of nations unified by one executive branch - the King, and led by the Federation Nelki, indigenous for "Prime Minister" -Demography and Population
On average, around 1.1 people are born for every death, with a continual flow of over 500 thousand immigrants, legal or illegal, per year. Over 20% of the Ardenian Nation is made up by immigrants - with 220 million people, 44 million people are immigrants, many of which are naturalized. Population is centralized around the Maholvia River, the Western seaboard and Southern Seaboard, with large pockets in the Kaxen Mountain Range and cities in the middle of deserts, orginally established as communities to unify a large interstate system.
Territories
Provinces on the Western Seaboard, including the city of Strusrith, are the original 18 colonies that founded the Federal Republic of Ardenia. Expansions would be carved out through either colonial wars or massive territory purchases, with over 80% of the landmass of the Federal Kingdom sitting on acquired land. The Federal Kingdom is immense, massive yet cohesive kingdom, mainly due to the democratic and representative nature of the Federal Kingdom itself.
Military
The Federal Army is sworn to defend the People and the Constitution of Ardenia, and consists of over 1 million men scattered around a multitude of divisions, detachments, battalions and other organizational elements, and is considered one of the strongest militaries in the world.
Technological Level
The Federal Kingdom has the highest HDI in the world. Advances in bacteriophages and other such technologies have brought the medical field into a new light - cancer is down, while life expectancy is up. The first 150 year old - looking like a 75 year old man, has come onto the forefront, while genetherapy posseses the ability to save lives by the hundreds. Birth defects are a thing of the past, Cancer is rapidly being exterminated, and mass bacteriophage and virophage deployment have all but exterminated disease. The Federal Kingdom is also the most advanced power currently in space - even outdated Freedom-class vessels overmatch smaller Weltkrian spaceships, and never Nevoi class burners are able to easily counter Weltkrian advances in space.
Foreign Relations
Relations are negative, to say the least, with the Socialist Republic of Weltkria, due to a ongoing cold war. Central to Ardenian geopolitical policy is the Northern Lights Treaty Alliance, a alliance of democratic and liberal powers, centralized around the Horitian Ocean, split into multiple island chains to contain Weltkrian influence. Weltkrian influence is contained by moving powers and nations near Weltkria into the Ardenian sphere of influence, in a policy of total economic and international containment - trade between the two nations is near non-existent, with the exception of Cola-Co, a popular beverage - and only got in due to the yearly "Friendship Convention" between the two nations, where Weltkrian Priemier Johannes Schimdt quite liked the peculiar taste of the beverage.
Laws
The Ardenian Criminal Code covers all federal level, inter-province, crimes. Due to the high autonomy of each province, ACC has and can been superseded by local penal codes, with local laws, with the exception of martial law, treason and crimes against the state and humanity, along with human rights laws and laws violating the constitution of the state, superseding ACC. The constitution of the Ardenian state is the basis of all penal codes within Ardenia - all provinces must follow the rules within the constitution, lest they be sued by the National Court. Federal law enforcement is dealt with by a variety of three letter agencies, ranging from the nigh omnipotent Federal Intelligence Agency, which may or may not have files on every citizen, to the smaller but still formidable Ardenian Marshals and Investigative service.
Agriculture & Industry
Asteriod mining makes up a majority of the Ardenian GDP of 55 trillion; with a grand total of 10 trillion dollars coming from the support of asteriod mining or asteriod mining itself. Trillions of dollars come from the technological sector, with defense, healthcare, and engineering making up the bulk of the Ardenian Economy - and, with a higher-tech economy than the rest of the world, more menial tasks in industry have been fully automated. The Ardenian Economy is fully self sufficent - while being cutoff from the rest of the world would result in a major economic depression, Ardenian Argiculture produces more than enough food to feed the entire nation three times over - with the fertile breadbasket of Central Ardenia providing the majority of food to the country.
Trade & Transport
A wide spanning interstate highway system, airports and heavy-rail make up the bulk of Ardenian transportation options. Hundreds of regional airports are in service across the nation - with at least one or two international airports for each province, with some provinces possessing up to ten international airports. HAIX - which services the international finance district and ANSE in Hairia, is the busiest airport in Ardenia - with a whopping four runways, HAIX handles over 55 million international and domestic passengers per month. HSR lines, ran by the National Transport Consortium - a mixture of private and government companies, connect the scattered cities of the Western and Northern seaboards - while heavier rail is dealt with by the state-run but semi-private and profitable Arnrail, handling over 20 billion passengers per year. Frieght is all private - with the titans of NSTF and Northstar rail, providing the majority of freight transport nationwide.
Infrastructure
Three space elevators - one privately owned by Specialized Industries, make up the majority of ground-to-space transportation - and, with a sosphisticated skyhook system, transport thousands of tons of material cross-system every day. Hundreds of smaller spaceports and stations are owned by the Federal Kingdom or associated companies, with the ATRAS satellite system providing accurate navigation and internet to the people of Ardenia. The Federal Army itself holds over 800 monitoring stations in the outer belts, while a geostationary array of over 80 high-res spy and infra-red sattelites allow for rapid early warning of incoming threats.
Liberty, Unity, Egalitarianism
Founding Date
1682
Type
Political, International
Capital
Alternative Names
The Union, Federal Kingdom, Ardenia
Formation Type
Training Level
Professional
Veterancy Level
Veteran
Demonym
Ardenian
Ruling Organization
Leader Title
Founders
Head of State
Head of Government
Government System
Democracy, Parliamentary
Power Structure
Federation
Economic System
Market economy
Gazetteer
Strusrith
Penguin Islands
Penguin Islands
Currency
Ardenian Dollar
Legislative Body
Ardenian General Assembly
Judicial Body
Ardenian National Court
Executive Body
Chief Representatives' Office
Location
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
Organization Vehicles
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