Iconia
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The Iconian Empire
Imperii Iconii
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| Motto | "Credere nemo" (Trust no one) | ||||
| Common Name | Iconia | ||||
| Anthem | The Holy Empire under the Blessed Crown / Joy of the plebeians | ||||
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| Denonym | Iconian | ||||
| Official languages | Iconian, Zeouli, Urojf | ||||
| Currency | Imperial Crowns (IC) | ||||
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| Capital | Nolas | ||||
| Government | Constitutional Federal Monarchy | ||||
| Foundation | 2072 | ||||
| Followed by | Urojf,Kercia | ||||
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| Ethnicities | % Iconian
% Urojf |
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| Population | 7,907,160 | ||||
| Area | 43,349 km² km² | ||||
Not to be confused with Ikonia.
Etymology
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Geography
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Climate
Most of the Iconian Empire has a temperate climate, with generally moderate stable temperatures all year round. The temperature varies with seasons and could drop bellow -16°C in winter or rise above 41°C in summer. The northernmost inland parts experience continental subarctic climate while the temperate climate prevails in its southern part. The prevailing winds are predominantly from the west along the nations centre, causing the majority of eastern Viridia and western Urojf to be drier.
Biodiversity
The Iconian Empire forests are mostly made up of evergreen species, and are home to many endangered and unique species developed due to mountain based isolation from the surrounding Doren continent. Many animal and plant varieties became extinct during the iconian era of opening to the outside, during which wealthy foreigners hunted many unique animals for large profits. Although this era provided Iconia with much needed world-wide excitement in economic investments, it degraded and exploited both Iconian kerbal and animal populations. This threat led the environmentalists and government to establish the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act to provide a legal framework to protect many of the Iconian ecoregions and the species within those regions.
Currently, the Ministry of Energy and Environment is managing and overseeing the Iconian indigenous species' biodiversity and securing national parks. There are three World Heritage sites and twelve national parks through the nation, with more than two thousand endangered species.
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Politics
The Iconian Empire is a federal-state under a constitutional monarchy. His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of the Iconian Empire, is the monarch and Head of State of the Iconian Empire and traditionally of the Aquilian Kingdom. The Iconian Empire's Constitution is uncodified and consists mainly of a collection of written statues and constitutional conventions. The constitution establishes the Parliament and Imperial Government which are performing the management of the state. The Parliament of the Iconian Empire can modify the constitution only with a supermajority vote.
Government
The Iconian Empire's parliament has two houses, an elected Chamber of Deputies and a partly elected Imperial Senate. All enacted laws are given Imperial and Consular Assent before becoming a law. The position of Consul as the Head of Government belongs to the person who is appointed by the party or coalition with the highest number of seats in the Imperial Senate. The Consul chooses his cabinet Ministers and appoints Judges of the Imperial Supreme Court and Praetors of Courts of Appeal. The Consul and his Ministers from the Imperial Government are exercising the executive power of the Iconian Empire.
The legislative branch is the Parliament of the Iconian Empire divided between the Imperial Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
The Chamber of Deputies is divided into 121 constituencies electing three parliament members with four-year mandates each. The general elections are held every four years. The Imperial Senate is divided into 121 constituencies electing a single senator with a six-year mandate each. The Chairman of the Imperial Senate is Princeps Senatus. The traditions of the culture have established the usage of former aristocratic titles for elected governmental officials. Only a few titles remain entirely inherited.
Subdivisions
The organisation of the Local Government of the Empire is complex. The modern organisational parts of the Empire have been forming themselves through the ages and remained implanted in these traditional patterns until this day. The highest organisational division is the Imperial Government, followed by Royal governments and Regional assemblies. Each county has its representatives in its Ducal assembly. Chamber of Deputies, which is constituted of Ducal representatives, votes on Kingdom-wide regulations, and finally, the Kingdom-wide representatives belong to the Federal Imperial government and maintain the Imperial Government.
The local governments of the Kingdom of Aquilia and Lucia are both split between four Duchies, which are created from 7 counties in Aquilia and 3 in Urojf. One duchy forms the Kercian Kingdom. The major cities such as the City of Vavatch and Nolas have their own administrative regions counted as ceremonial counties.
Political Parties
The main political parties of the Iconian Empire are the Central Development Party, Constitutional Democratic Party and Green Party. The opposition is formed from Labour Part, Imperii Iconii, Social Democratic Party and Iconian Communist Party.
Law
The Empire of Iconia's established law is a hybrid system based on both common-law and civil-law principles. The Imperial Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal for civil, criminal and military appeal cases under the law.
Law enforcement in the state is the responsibility of the local (Municipal Police, State Police) and federal police (Iconian Federal Agency) offices. The rate of incarceration in the Empire is believed to be currently around 24 per 100 000. Although the rate and the prison population of the Empire are on the decrease, it never transpired to reach any maximal height as the capital punishment established by the law is working as a deterrent. The Ministry of Internal Affairs manages law enforcement.
The Juridical Branch of the Iconian Empire is consisting of the Imperial Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts and the County Courts. The head jury of the Imperial Supreme Court is Quaestor Sacri Palatii. The Head jury of the Court of Appeal is Praetor, and Praetor Peregrinus head the High Court.
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