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[[File: | [[File:Бишкек, Жогорку Кенеш ночью сверху.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Palace of the Republic in Tekuma is emblematic of the post-Deluge marble construction boom in Copake.]] | ||
Copake is a constitutional {{wp|federal republic}} governed by the provisions of the Northeastern Charter, a document adopted in [[2034]]. The Charter provides for what has been described as an "asymmetric federal republic", wherein a large number of the federal units operate with significant autonomy. More than other democratic states, Copake's system is largely defined by its federal units, called Regions and Ranges. Regions are traditionally defined geographic areas, encompassing cities and the people living within them, and the country is divided into six regions. Citizens of regions are counted in the traditional Occidental fashion, with residency within a region considered to be sufficient to make an individual a citizen of a region. Ranges, however, are not based on geography but rather on individual and familial identity. Ranges are the political unit by which the nomadic peoples of Copake are represented, with the various tribal groups organized into fourteen distinct ranges. Ranges are generally organized along the lines of shared familial heritage (though not always). Individuals registered within ranges are eligible to vote for their ranger government and representatives but not the regional representation of any region they are in during election season. Though they are not geographic in scope, ranges nonetheless have constitutionally guaranteed rights to certain historical geographic areas on which grazing and other nomadic activities occurred. These areas, called ranger zones, are governed directly by the national government despite being within the nominal borders of regions. Ranges and regions hold elections for their own internal governance along the same basis as national elections. | Copake is a constitutional {{wp|federal republic}} governed by the provisions of the Northeastern Charter, a document adopted in [[2034]]. The Charter provides for what has been described as an "asymmetric federal republic", wherein a large number of the federal units operate with significant autonomy. More than other democratic states, Copake's system is largely defined by its federal units, called Regions and Ranges. Regions are traditionally defined geographic areas, encompassing cities and the people living within them, and the country is divided into six regions. Citizens of regions are counted in the traditional Occidental fashion, with residency within a region considered to be sufficient to make an individual a citizen of a region. Ranges, however, are not based on geography but rather on individual and familial identity. Ranges are the political unit by which the nomadic peoples of Copake are represented, with the various tribal groups organized into fourteen distinct ranges. Ranges are generally organized along the lines of shared familial heritage (though not always). Individuals registered within ranges are eligible to vote for their ranger government and representatives but not the regional representation of any region they are in during election season. Though they are not geographic in scope, ranges nonetheless have constitutionally guaranteed rights to certain historical geographic areas on which grazing and other nomadic activities occurred. These areas, called ranger zones, are governed directly by the national government despite being within the nominal borders of regions. Ranges and regions hold elections for their own internal governance along the same basis as national elections. | ||