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|population_estimate = | |population_estimate = 94,721,808 | ||
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|GDP_nominal = $ | |GDP_nominal = $5.411 trillion | ||
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|currency = Arcer Pound | |currency = [[Arcer Pound]] | ||
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Arcerion's foreign policy is a mixture of pro-free market and capitalist missions, such as its strong relationships with Urcea, Burgundie, and the New Archduchy, as well as traditional anti-socialist alliances and cultural ties with nations like Alstin. Arcerion also has made inroads into the Polynesian Sea, identifying Stenza as an emerging partner, with Arco-Stenzan relationships strengthening both economically and militarily since 2000. Arcerion maintains tepid and infrequent diplomatic relationships with non-Occidental nations in Crona, due to Indigenous support for Communism and Socialism in the Fourth Bush War and historical animosity between Ardmori and Gaelic settlers and Indigenous tribes. | Arcerion's foreign policy is a mixture of pro-free market and capitalist missions, such as its strong relationships with Urcea, Burgundie, and the New Archduchy, as well as traditional anti-socialist alliances and cultural ties with nations like Alstin. Arcerion also has made inroads into the Polynesian Sea, identifying Stenza as an emerging partner, with Arco-Stenzan relationships strengthening both economically and militarily since 2000. Arcerion maintains tepid and infrequent diplomatic relationships with non-Occidental nations in Crona, due to Indigenous support for Communism and Socialism in the Fourth Bush War and historical animosity between Ardmori and Gaelic settlers and Indigenous tribes. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Arcerion's Etymology roughly can be translated based of early Ardmori settlers language morphing into a local Arco subset of the Ænglish language. The prefix '<nowiki/>''ar''' means ''<nowiki/>'high','' whereas the suffix ''"Ceirean"'' is roughly translated to that of a sea monster. It is inferred from this that early Ardmori settlers believed that a sea monster lived off the coast of Chester-on-Moore, in what is now the Songun Sea. Based off of the wreck of two different ships, they named the place "''Ar''-''Ceirean"'' which over time was changed through local dialects and spelling to "Air-cerion," with a meaning translating to the place by the cliffs where monsters are. | Arcerion's Etymology roughly can be translated based of early Ardmori settlers language morphing into a local Arco subset of the Ænglish language. The prefix '<nowiki/>''ar''' means ''<nowiki/>'high','' whereas the suffix ''"Ceirean"'' is roughly translated to that of a sea monster. It is inferred from this that early Ardmori settlers believed that a sea monster lived off the coast of [[Chester-on-Moore]], in what is now the Songun Sea. Based off of the wreck of two different ships, they named the place "''Ar''-''Ceirean"'' which over time was changed through local dialects and spelling to "Air-cerion," with a meaning translating to the place by the cliffs where monsters are. | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
''Main article: [[Geography of Arcerion]]'' | ''Main article: [[Geography of Arcerion]]'' | ||
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''Main Article: [[Arcer Heartland]]'' | ''Main Article: [[Arcer Heartland]]'' | ||
The Arcer Heartland, when referring to the geographic and cultural region of | The Arcer Heartland, when referring to the geographic and cultural region of Arcerion, is the central land area of the country, which encompasses most of [[Northlea Governorate]]. It does not border the [[Malentine Sea]], but instead is cross-secitoned by the Innis, Leigh, and Cochrane Rivers. It is commonly used to refer to Arcerion's agricultural and cultural centre, and is a central theme in the national identity of Arcerion as seen in [[Arco Determinism]]. It is culturally rooted in agrarian lifestyles, traditional conservative values, and strong communal assistance. | ||
==== Innis River Basin ==== | ==== Innis River Basin ==== | ||
''Main Article: [[Innis River Basin]]'' | |||
The Innis River Basin comprises the area at the end of the Innis River where it meets the Malentine Sea. The Innis River, one of the largest freshwater rivers in Crona, flows into a lowland delta at the northern edge of Norham Governorate. Together with the Cochrane River, these two inland water features comprise a significant amount of fresh water used for agriculture, including farming, subsistence water, and used for hydroelectric power generation. The Innis River Basin also comprises some of the most arable and high-yield farmland in Crona due to the amount of minerals and nutrients in the lowland bogs and moors in this area. It was the scene of bitter fighting during the Fourth Bush War, where it was defended against Communist insurgents. The city of Dunborough sits on the edge of both the Innis and Cochrane Rivers, at the Southern edge of the basin. Due to the fresh water resources and strategic location on the Kelekonese border, the area is particularly important to Arcerion. | The Innis River Basin comprises the area at the end of the Innis River where it meets the Malentine Sea. The Innis River, one of the largest freshwater rivers in Crona, flows into a lowland delta at the northern edge of Norham Governorate. Together with the Cochrane River, these two inland water features comprise a significant amount of fresh water used for agriculture, including farming, subsistence water, and used for hydroelectric power generation. The Innis River Basin also comprises some of the most arable and high-yield farmland in Crona due to the amount of minerals and nutrients in the lowland bogs and moors in this area. It was the scene of bitter fighting during the Fourth Bush War, where it was defended against Communist insurgents. The city of Dunborough sits on the edge of both the Innis and Cochrane Rivers, at the Southern edge of the basin. Due to the fresh water resources and strategic location on the Kelekonese border, the area is particularly important to Arcerion. | ||
==== Gibson Gap ==== | ==== Gibson Gap ==== | ||
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== Economy and Infrastructure == | == Economy and Infrastructure == | ||
=== Economy === | === Economy === | ||
[[File:Sectors of GDP.png|thumb|Sectors of Arcerion's GDP.]] | ''Main article: [[Economy of Arcerion]]''[[File:Sectors of GDP.png|thumb|Sectors of Arcerion's GDP.]] | ||
The | The Arcer economy can be considered to be robust, and is appraised by most to be a mix market economy, although some government regulators wish to see a greater emphasis on command-style economic policies to protect Arco interests. This leads to the population of ~94,000,000 having a GDP per capita of $56,490, and a total national GDP of $2.957 trillion. Economists would consider the Arcer economy to be Agrarian/Industrial, with most pointing out that Arcerion can't seem to decide if it wants to fully embrace industry or retain its agricultural and traditional economic practices. The Arcer economy revolves predominantly around its exports, and is an export-focused economy, being almost self-sufficient. Its main exports are usually defined by the governate that they emanate from, with each of the four governates having a distinctly different economic intake and output. | ||
Foxhey, the smallest of the Arco governates, has a mostly agrarian economy. It also boasts a healthy fishing sector, which thrives during the Malentine Sea's spring and summer. Characterized by its traditional economy, the small towns and villages export wheat, barley, and other grain crops. It is ranked as one of the most productive economies from a provincial-standpoint in Arcerion. The second-smallest economy comes from Norham, in the Northeast. Due to political instability along the Northern Arco border, Norham is essentially a slightly larger version of Foxhey. Small cottage farms and local market industry define its exports | Foxhey, the smallest of the Arco governates, has a mostly agrarian economy. It also boasts a healthy fishing sector, which thrives during the Malentine Sea's spring and summer. Characterized by its traditional economy, the small towns and villages export wheat, barley, and other grain crops. It is ranked as one of the most productive economies from a provincial-standpoint in Arcerion. | ||
The second-smallest economy comes from Norham, in the Northeast. Due to political instability along the Northern Arco border, Norham is essentially a slightly larger version of Foxhey. Small cottage farms and local market industry define its exports, making it a central hub for imports to much of the Upper Peninsula. The two giants of the Arcer economy, the twin governates of Northlea and Moorden can at best be contrasted by their cities and rural areas. In Northlea, the cities are bustling centers of market economic power, with stock exchanges, [[Banking in Arcerion|banks]], and financial institutions serving as the white-collar backbone of the governate's economy. Beyond the cities, Northlea's vast size and rolling plains are covered in patchwork [[Agriculture in Arcerion|industrial farms]], with government subsidies on farming machinery and equipment allowing it to become the breadbasket of the South-Eastern Peninsula. This serves in direct contrast to Moorden. Moorden's large mountains are home to some of Crona's largest industrial mining facilities, and the governate's capital, Easthampton, is a massive industrial city with large manufacturing centers (such as [[Aeroco|Aeroco's]] aerospace facilities) and raw ore processing facilities, giving it the nickname 'Steelhampton.' | |||
=== Transportation and Infrastructure === | === Transportation and Infrastructure === | ||
[[File:Arco National Railway Service.jpg|thumb|299x299px|A freight train run by the Arco national Railway Service (ANRS) departs from central Moorden bound for Easthampton. ]] | [[File:Arco National Railway Service.jpg|thumb|299x299px|A freight train run by the Arco national Railway Service (ANRS) departs from central Moorden bound for Easthampton. ]] | ||
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Subordinate to each governorate are Counties, which are municipal subdivisions of their respective Governorate and are responsible for local policing, waste removal, road works and repair, schooling as dictated by federal and gubernatorial law, and public programs. | Subordinate to each governorate are Counties, which are municipal subdivisions of their respective Governorate and are responsible for local policing, waste removal, road works and repair, schooling as dictated by federal and gubernatorial law, and public programs. | ||
=== Judiciary === | === Judiciary === | ||
''Main Article: [[Law Enforcement in Arcerion]]'' | |||
Arcerion has multiple level of courts that regulate crime, punishment, and regulatory functions as mandated by legislation. The first of these is the individual county courts, both civil and criminal. These are superseded by larger courts, usually the Governorate's individual Supreme Courts. The Supreme Court of Arcerion is the third branch of the federal government (along with the Executive and Legislative), and is composed of 12 Justices, each of whom is nominated by the Prime Minister when there is a vacancy, and confirmed via the Senate's Crown-in-Absentia powers. | Arcerion has multiple level of courts that regulate crime, punishment, and regulatory functions as mandated by legislation. The first of these is the individual county courts, both civil and criminal. These are superseded by larger courts, usually the Governorate's individual Supreme Courts. The Supreme Court of Arcerion is the third branch of the federal government (along with the Executive and Legislative), and is composed of 12 Justices, each of whom is nominated by the Prime Minister when there is a vacancy, and confirmed via the Senate's Crown-in-Absentia powers. | ||
=== Foreign Relations === | === Foreign Relations === | ||
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Arcerion's history has been mostly comprised of Ænglish-speaking cultures from the Occidental world, and primarily Levantia. While Arcer citizens have developed many distinct accents and culturally distinct dialects within Ænglish, it is still recognizable as Ænglish to non-native speakers. Over 90% of Arcerion speak some form of Ænglish as its primary language, and within the nation nearly 1/3rd have a second language, reflecting Arcerion's immigrant roots. Arcerion's government uses Ænglish as its official language and it is the only mandated language that is taught in schools and legislated. In some rural parts of Arcerion, Gaelic is still spoken daily, although the amount of Arcers that are monolingual Gaels is less than 1.5%. Indigenous languages are spoken by the Indigenous permanent residents, and there is a wide variety spoken between the Washakaran Basin and the Kelekonese Border area. | Arcerion's history has been mostly comprised of Ænglish-speaking cultures from the Occidental world, and primarily Levantia. While Arcer citizens have developed many distinct accents and culturally distinct dialects within Ænglish, it is still recognizable as Ænglish to non-native speakers. Over 90% of Arcerion speak some form of Ænglish as its primary language, and within the nation nearly 1/3rd have a second language, reflecting Arcerion's immigrant roots. Arcerion's government uses Ænglish as its official language and it is the only mandated language that is taught in schools and legislated. In some rural parts of Arcerion, Gaelic is still spoken daily, although the amount of Arcers that are monolingual Gaels is less than 1.5%. Indigenous languages are spoken by the Indigenous permanent residents, and there is a wide variety spoken between the Washakaran Basin and the Kelekonese Border area. | ||
=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||
Arcerion is a nation that has a variety of religions, most of them coming from immigrants in Levantia. The only non-Levantine religion belongs to the Indigenous peoples of Arcerion, who worship a variety of different gods and deities that are not Occidental. Arcerion has a growing irreligious movement that believes that as the government is already secular, even if founded upon Protestant values and teachings, that the population should trend this way as well. Over the 20th century, the irreligious movement has increased markedly, and by 2022 it was at its highest, and estimated to continue to grow among young people and new immigrants. Efforts by the Protestant Church of Arcerion to combat the growing rise of irreligious youth have seen a level of cooperation between Anglicans and Protestants not usually seen in Arcerion. The majority of Catholics in Arcerion arrive from Urcea or former members of the Holy Levantine Empire. Religion in Arcerion is not entwined with the state as in some other nations, and it has been secular since the granting of semi-soveriengty in 1890. {{bar box | |||
|title=Ethnic Groups in Arcerion (2022) | |title=Ethnic Groups in Arcerion (2022) | ||
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== Culture and Society == | == Culture and Society == | ||
=== Arcer Culture === | === Arcer Culture === | ||
''Main Article: [[Culture in Arcerion]]'' | |||
Arcer society and culture is largely influenced by Ardmori island culture, as well as influences from Levantine Ængles and Gaels. As a nation of immigrants, Arcerion is generally considered to be a 'melting pot' of different cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds. While early on in its history Arcerion had social classes well defined by the Ardmori peerage system, these slowly were either disregarded or dismantled, and the idea of landed gentry and landowners were replaced with the communal spirit of settling the Arco frontier. Arcer culture largely revolves around a series of social norms based upon Arco Determinism, which is the governing social ethos and comunal memory of the Arco nation. | Arcer society and culture is largely influenced by Ardmori island culture, as well as influences from Levantine Ængles and Gaels. As a nation of immigrants, Arcerion is generally considered to be a 'melting pot' of different cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds. While early on in its history Arcerion had social classes well defined by the Ardmori peerage system, these slowly were either disregarded or dismantled, and the idea of landed gentry and landowners were replaced with the communal spirit of settling the Arco frontier. Arcer culture largely revolves around a series of social norms based upon Arco Determinism, which is the governing social ethos and comunal memory of the Arco nation. | ||
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=== Arco Determinism === | === Arco Determinism === | ||
''Main Article: [[Arco Determinism]]'' | ''Main Article: [[Arco Determinism]]'' | ||
Arco Determinism, also known as Frontier Spirit, is the governing political and cultural philosophy of Arcer citizens, a group of Cronan-naturalized Ardmori and Gaelic peoples who arrived between the 18th and 20th centuries to Southern Crona. The central ideology of Arcerion is a cultural and societal belief that the Arcer people (of the two major migratory groups during the colonial era) are destined to settle, civilize, and create a modern Occidental state in Crona. Concurrent to this, it is a common goal of the society and culture to defend Arcerion and its people, and by extension extend the rule of the Ardmori Crown. It also represents a common ethnic and cultural heritage from AEngles, Gaels, and Ardmori peoples on values such as community, the family compact, and self-reliance. | Arco Determinism, also known as Frontier Spirit, is the governing political and cultural philosophy of Arcer citizens, a group of Cronan-naturalized Ardmori and Gaelic peoples who arrived between the 18th and 20th centuries to Southern Crona. The central ideology of Arcerion is a cultural and societal belief that the Arcer people (of the two major migratory groups during the colonial era) are destined to settle, civilize, and create a modern Occidental state in Crona. Concurrent to this, it is a common goal of the society and culture to defend Arcerion and its people, and by extension extend the rule of the Ardmori Crown. It also represents a common ethnic and cultural heritage from AEngles, Gaels, and Ardmori peoples on values such as community, the family compact, and self-reliance. | ||
[[File:NARL celebration.jpg|thumb|Members of the [[National Arco Rugby League|Easthampton Mountainmen]] celebrate wining the 2022 Season Championship for the National Arco Rugby League after a nearly undefeated season. ]] | [[File:NARL celebration.jpg|thumb|Members of the [[National Arco Rugby League|Easthampton Mountainmen]] celebrate wining the 2022 Season Championship for the National Arco Rugby League after a nearly undefeated season. ]] | ||
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