Arsania (Pacifica)

Arsanian Commonwealth Jumuiya ya Madola ya Arsanian (Eswatsan) Arsán Nemzetközösség (Orszonish)
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Motto: Birlikte Sonsuza Together Forever
Anthem: Dörtnala Mart Galloping March
Location of Arsania in the South Pacific
Largest city	Altiniyye
Official languages	Arsanic
Recognised regional languages	Eswatsan Orszonish
Ethnic groups (2020 census)	36% White Arsan 32% Black Arsan 10% Eswatsan 9% Ornezsi 8% Illisi 5% Blue Arsan
Religion (2020 census)	73% Sufism 17% Rationalism 10% Indigenous Beliefs
Demonym(s)	Arsanian
Government	Presidential Federal Republic
• President	Evren Karadeg
• Vice President	Aisha Malik
Legislature	Commonwealth Assembly
Area
• Total	425,568 km2 (164,313 sq mi)
Population
• 2023 estimate	46,812,480
• Density	110/km2 (284.9/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$ 733.22 billion
• Per capita	$ 15,663
Gini (2023)	41.9 medium
HDI (2023)	0.734 high
Currency	Arsanian Lira (A₺) (ARL)
Time zone	UTC+3
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy CE
Driving side	left
Calling code	+177
World Forum Code	AR
Internet TLD	.as

Government and Politics

Arsania is a federal Commonwealth, where its 9 Eyalets have high degrees of autonomy. The central government of Arsania, hosted in the city of Atiniyye, is divided into three main branches; the Executive Cabinet led by the President, the legislative branch in the form of the Commonwealth Assembly, and the Supreme Court which carries the judicial duties of the central government at the highest level. The central government, or usually referred to as the Commonwealth Government, is stipulated and arranged within the Commonwealth Treatises of 1992.

The Executive Cabinet comprised the Commonwealth’s ministries and departments that run the daily administration and governance of the Commonwealth at the national level. There are currently 7 Commonwealth Ministries, and 12 Commonwealth Departments. The Executive Cabinet is formed and led by the Commonwealth President, which is elected by the Commonwealth Assembly for a single term of five years. The President is the Head of State and Government of Arsania, which entitled him or her to executive powers that includes appointing ministers and departmental chairmans into the Executive Cabinet, making diplomatic decisions and setting foreign policies, appointing and receiving foreign dignitaries, and so on. The President also has powers to propose laws to the Assembly and to enact Presidential Decrees which carry the weight of law for his/her term in office. Beyond these powers, the President also has special powers such as granting pardons to felons, distributing honours, and to declare emergencies during times of national troubles. The President also held the title of the Chief of the Armed Forces, High Police Commissioner, Chairman of the National Economic Committee, and the Protector of the Sufi League, representing his roles in defence, security, economic policy, and religious duties. The President is elected through a national election held every five years, and can hold office for up to two terms.

The Commonwealth Assembly is the sole unicameral representational body of Arsania. The Deputies of the Assembly are elected from their local constituencies, and are responsible to legislate and debate laws, oversee the Executive Cabinet, approve annual budgets, and other legislative duties. To execute these responsibilities, the Assembly is separated into several ‘functional committees’ such as the Defence Committee, the Commerce Committee, and several others that are formed or dismissed in an ad-hoc fashion. The Assembly can also summon members of the government and the public for questioning and hearing to help them fulfil their legislative functions. The Deputies are elected for a five-year term by their electorates in a mixed-proportional representation voting system, ensuring that local representation and vote percentages are accounted for when allocating seats in the Assembly. The Assembly Speaker, elected once every year from amongst his or her peers, is tasked to chair and mediate debates according to the Assembly’s rules. There are currently 469 Deputy seats in the Assembly, which changes according to population and electoral map changes.

Besides the main branches of government, there are also independent agencies separate from these branches, and serve directly under the Commonwealth Treatises of 1992. These agencies include the Anti-Corruption Commission which was formed in 1992 to combat rampant corruption and was given huge independence to operate free of interventions, while at the same time, given privileges to demand cooperation from government bodies, including the armed forces, the police, and intelligence agencies. The Commonwealth Audit Board oversaw and kept the accountability of government and large corporations’ financial transactions. The Commonwealth Reserve which is Arsania’s central bank and mint, regulates monetary policies of the Commonwealth, and is the sole body that can print and circulate Arsanian Liras. The Sufi League, which comprises all major scholars of the Sufi faith within Arsania, presides over Sufi laws in Arsania, and represents the faith’s opinions and demands to the government. The Judicial Commission decided upon the appointment of judges, to test their qualification, and oversee their conduct in court. The National Economic Committee, which is chaired by the President, represents the major economic sectors of the Commonwealth, including both shareholders and trade unions, and helps the government formulate annual economic and welfare policies.

Law and Order

The law system of Arsania took the form of the Common Law system, where cases are determined through the use of precedents and opinions made by previous or higher rulings. The old Imperial Code was abolished following the Iqlima Revolution of 1932, and the new Commonwealth Government decided to adopt the new system on the basis of flexibility. Arsanian secular court system is arranged into three levels; the Commonwealth Level, the State Level, and the District Level. The Commonwealth Supreme Court is the highest judicial body of Arsania where all cases that have been appealed to them are dealt through a cessation decision, and its decisions become precedent for all interpretation of laws. There are seven sitting judges of the Supreme Court, all appointed for life by the Judicial Commission, and are only impeachable through the approval of the Commission, the Assembly, and the President. Besides the secular court system, the Sufi adherents have their own Religious Court, where they deal with matters such as divorce, inheritance dispute, and others through the use of Sufi laws. Though secular courts also dealt with these kinds of cases, the Religious Court dealt them with much more privacy and less public scrutiny. The Religious Court and their judges are under the supervision of the Sufi League.

The Commonwealth Police is the main law-enforcement body of Arsania. The Police is administered by the Ministry of the Interior, and serves under court rulings. States, however, have their own Police force within their own jurisdiction, but they are put under the chain of command of the Commonwealth Police. There are approximately 20,000 officers serving in the Commonwealth Police, and approximately 30,000 more in the numerous State police forces. Beyond the Police, the Commonwealth Civil Guard, a branch of the Commonwealth Ground Forces and administered by the Ministry of Defence, helped carry out security duties, especially in rural areas. The Internal Intelligence Bureau is the main internal intelligence agency of the Commonwealth, dealing with security issues, working together with the Police and the Civil Guard. The National Security Committee is an ad-hoc representational body, chaired by the Police Commissioner, to coordinate security measures and discuss threats within the borders of the Commonwealth.

Administrative Division

Arsania is divided into nine States or Eyalets, one Special Region, and four Metros. This first-tier division, usually referred to as State Governments, is governed by elected Governors and local State Assembly. Since the ratification of the Commonwealth Treatises of 1992, the Eyalets received huge autonomous powers, including the right to raise their own local taxes and set their own local laws, and also responsibilities into local infrastructure and emergency services. The Eyalets have their own constitutions, and though generally operate in similar fashion, have their own unique set of rules and customs. The Eswatsa Special Region has the highest level of autonomy amongst the divisions, where they kept much of their local customs, including their own local division, law enforcement force, and especially their traditional elective monarchical system, though it has been revised into a constitutional system since 2011. Metros on the other hand are led by elected Mayors and local Metro Assembly, and functioned much like Eyalets, except that they are much more urbanised. Eyalets and Metros are further divided into Districts for administrative reasons. Districts are non-political divisions, and are there for only administrative services such as publishing citizen identification papers, birth and death certificates, and registrations into welfare programs. Districts would be further divided into Communes, which are administered by elected Chairmans and Communal Assemblies.

List of Division

Commonwealth Eyalets / States

• Beyazar
• Ilkesi
• Koymir
• Markiisi
• Merkezi
• Ornezşti
• Saribolge
• Uzşehir
• Yurusler

Special Region

• Eswatsa

Metro

• Altiniyye
• Beyazşehir
• Cayakale
• Kirmizisi

Military

The Commonwealth Defence Force (Topluluğu Savunma Kuvvetleri) abbreviated as the TSK, is the military branch of the Commonwealth Government. The TSK is divided into three main branches; the Commonwealth Ground Forces, the Commonwealth Air Forces, and the Commonwealth Special Forces.

Geography

Arsania covers an area of around 425,568 square kilometres. Arsania is naturally bordered by the Zambezi River in the west, separating it from Sallodesia, and confluences of the Marahu River in the North and South. To the east lies the Great Bailtemmic Ranges, where Arsania’s highest peak, Mount Mavitepe (5,700 m) is located. This area, which is occupied by the Ilkesi Eyalet, is prone to earthquakes due to its position near a subduction zone. The vast majority of Arsania lies on the Central Marahu Basin, an expansive and relatively flat area with little to no elevation changes. The Marahu River is one of the largest river systems in Bailtem. Its main body flows from the Central Bailtem Lake, which is one of the largest freshwater bodies in the world, and split Arsania into two, before meeting the Seiko Sea in Southwestern Pelinai. The river’s main tributaries within Arsania are the Kopluku River which flows from Mount Mavitepe, Biraz River which flows from Penhalonga Peak in Sallodesia, and the Sagliki River which separates the Ornezsti Eyalet from the rest of Arsania. Because of the River, Arsania is geographically separated into Eastern Arsania and Western Arsania. Eastern Arsania has around 60% of the population and thus is more densely populated than Western Arsania. It hosted the nation’s biggest city and capital, Altiniyye, and the fourth largest city, Cayakale. However, the area here is much more rural, where most of the manduse is for agricultural purposes. Western Arsania, containing around 40% of the population, is much more urbanised due to much of its lands being undeveloped wilderness. The Eswatsa Special region and the Uzşehir Eyalet occupies the grassland plains known as the Uzstan Plain in the southwestern area of Arsania. This area is sparsely populated and produces little agriculture.

Climate

Almost the entirety of Arsania fell under the humid subtropical climate. This climate represents hot and humid summers that have a mean temperature of around 22 °C and mild winters, with mean temperature of around 10 °C. Only Ilkesi Eyalet receives a small mediterranean and polar climate near the Great Bailtemmic Ranges. The Central Marahu Basin receives year-round precipitation, with huge increases during spring and summer time. Storm season lasted between September to February, and is the main cause of Marahu River’s annual flooding. The region’s narrow shape and its location where cold and warm wind met causes Arsania to suffer through tornados in winter, some has been recorded reaching type 4 and has caused huge damages, especially in and around the Uzstan Plain. Blizzards and heavy snowfall in Ilkesi follows the patterns of seasonal storms in the rest of Arsania, though Eastern Arsania received larger water volume due to the rain-shadow effect of the Mountains.

Economy

Arsania is considered an upper-middle income country, with a relatively high human development index. Arsania is classified as a developing economy, and part of the emerging newly-industrialised countries in Pacifica. However, poverty is still a significant problem in the nation, with around 4% of its people living under the poverty line, and almost 32% are prone to economic upheavals. Unemployment rate in Arsania has been stagnant at around 7%, and the government is trying to absorb the unemployed through strategic investments, including expansions of state-owned manufactories. Economic disparity also plagued the economy, with the nation being classified as medium in its Gini index, and around 20% of its citizens earned more than 80% of the total annual income. Services comprise more than 73% of the GDP, mostly in financial, telecommunication, and government services, with a significant contribution from the informal service sector. Around 30% of the GDP is contributed by the manufacturing sector, and the remainder 7% came from the agriculture sector. Arsanian economy is relatively diversified, though its manufacturing sector has been dominated by the textile and food industry. Arsania enjoyed a trade surplus for the past five years, exporting primarily textiles and raw resources, while importing almost all of its energy needs. Economic growth has been taking pace since the 2010s, though had slowed in more recent years due to the uncertain foreign investment climate. Due to rising inflation, the government and the Commonwealth Treasury has been enacting deflationary policies that kept back the growth rate from expected trajectories.

The biggest agricultural goods produced in Arsania are rice, cotton, corn, and dairy products. Arsania is one of the largest exporter of raw cotton in Pacifica, though much of the harvest went straight to supply Arsania’s huge textile industry. The textile industry employs almost 18% of Arsania’s workforce in 2023, and is the largest manufacturing chain in the country. In the mining sector, Arsania extracts large amounts of nickel and quartz sand. These raw resources are mostly imported to be turned into high-end electronics in other countries, but recently the government began a series of initiatives designed to develop the electronic industry in Arsania. Apart from these, Arsania mines little amounts of iron ores, precious metals, and limestone. In the service sector, the government comprises the largest percentage of employment, with the telecommunication and financial services trailing behind it.