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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
|conventional_long_name = Ardmori Cooperative Republic | |conventional_long_name = Ardmori Cooperative Republic | ||
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|alt_coat = <!--alt text for coat of arms--> | |alt_coat = <!--alt text for coat of arms--> | ||
|symbol_type = <!--emblem, seal, etc (if not a coat of arms)--> | |symbol_type = <!--emblem, seal, etc (if not a coat of arms)--> | ||
|national_motto = Aonaichte ann an Obair, Aonaichte tro Eachdraidh | |national_motto = "Aonaichte ann an Obair, Aonaichte tro Eachdraidh!" | ||
|englishmotto = ( | |englishmotto = (United in work, united through history!) | ||
|national_anthem = {{wp|Ons Heemecht|Ardmór a Char}}<br />{{center|1="Dear Ardmore"<div style="padding-top:0.5em;"> </div>}}[[File:Ons Heemecht.ogg]] | |national_anthem = {{wp|Ons Heemecht|Ardmór a Char}}<br />{{center|1="Dear Ardmore"<div style="padding-top:0.5em;"> </div>}}[[File:Ons Heemecht.ogg]] | ||
|royal_anthem = | |royal_anthem = | ||
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|ethnic_groups = {{ublist|item_style=white-space:nowrap; | |ethnic_groups = {{ublist|item_style=white-space:nowrap; | ||
|{{Tree list}} | |{{Tree list}} | ||
* 93.1% Ardmori | * 93.1% [[Ardmori people|Ardmori]] | ||
** 69.83% Gaelo-Ardmori | ** 69.83% [[Western Garán people|Gaelo-Ardmori]] | ||
** 15.82% Ænglo-Ardmori | ** 15.82% [[Ænglish people in Ardmore|Ænglo-Ardmori]] | ||
** 5.2% Old Ardmori | ** 5.2% [[Ardmen revivalism|Old Ardmori]] | ||
** 2.25% Istroyo-Ardmori | ** 2.25% [[Istroyan revivalist communities|Istroyo-Ardmori]] | ||
{{Tree list/end}} | {{Tree list/end}} | ||
|6.9% Other | |6.9% Other | ||
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|45.1% [[Ardmori State Fellowship Church|Fellowite]] | |45.1% [[Ardmori State Fellowship Church|Fellowite]] | ||
|34.6% [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] | |34.6% [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] | ||
|13.2% Irreligious | |13.2% [[Irreligiosity in Ardmore|Irreligious]] | ||
|4.6% [[College of Levantine Churches|Collegiate]] | |4.6% [[College of Levantine Churches|Collegiate]] | ||
|2.5% Other | |2.5% [[Religion in Ardmore|Other]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|religion_year = 2034 | |religion_year = 2034 | ||
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|area_rank = | |area_rank = | ||
|area_km2 = 73,270.76 | |area_km2 = 73,270.76 | ||
|population_estimate = 18, | |population_estimate = 18,456,607 | ||
|population_census = | |population_census = 18,276,501 | ||
|population_density_km2 = 249.44 | |population_density_km2 = 249.44 | ||
|GDP_nominal = $552,352,413,222 | |GDP_nominal = $552,352,413,222 | ||
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Ardmore is a small sub-archipelago within the [[Ardmori Isles]], an archipelago in the [[Odoneru Ocean]] that is located off the southwestern coast of mainland [[Levantia]]. The small sub-archipelago that makes up Ardmore consists of [[Great Ardmore]], which is the largest island of both Ardmore and the Ardmori Isles and is home to the vast majority of Ardmore's population, and four small peripheral islands that surround Great Ardmore. To its east is the [[Mirana Sound]] which is sheltered by the Ardmori Isles. The four smaller islands each have names of their own, the most well-known of these names being ænglicizations of their Garán Gaelic names. The largest of the peripheral islands is named [[Beremore]] (''Béaramór''; "Big Bear"), and to its southeast is [[Bofinemore]] (''Bófinemór''; "Big Cow") which is the second-largest of the peripheral islands. The smallest two peripheral islands are closer to mainland Levantia which, respectively, are named [[Valentia]] (Ballentia; ''Béilinse''; "Mouth Island") and [[Inisharan]] (''Inisárain''; "Kidney Island"). | Ardmore is a small sub-archipelago within the [[Ardmori Isles]], an archipelago in the [[Odoneru Ocean]] that is located off the southwestern coast of mainland [[Levantia]]. The small sub-archipelago that makes up Ardmore consists of [[Great Ardmore]], which is the largest island of both Ardmore and the Ardmori Isles and is home to the vast majority of Ardmore's population, and four small peripheral islands that surround Great Ardmore. To its east is the [[Mirana Sound]] which is sheltered by the Ardmori Isles. The four smaller islands each have names of their own, the most well-known of these names being ænglicizations of their Garán Gaelic names. The largest of the peripheral islands is named [[Beremore]] (''Béaramór''; "Big Bear"), and to its southeast is [[Bofinemore]] (''Bófinemór''; "Big Cow") which is the second-largest of the peripheral islands. The smallest two peripheral islands are closer to mainland Levantia which, respectively, are named [[Valentia]] (Ballentia; ''Béilinse''; "Mouth Island") and [[Inisharan]] (''Inisárain''; "Kidney Island"). | ||
The sub-archipelago comprises just over 73,270.76km<sup>2</sup> in land area. Being a nation that solely consists of islands, Ardmore's geography is almost entirely just above sea level, with the sole exception being on Great Ardmore which has Ardmore's only mountain and highest point [[Mount Mac Shuibhne]], named in honor of Ardmore's first post-Civil War leader [[Ardghar Mac Shuibhne]]. Asides from being home to Ardmore's only mountain, Great Ardmore is home to a few hills which are presently unnamed due to their lack of notability compared to Mount Mac Shuibhne. None of the peripheral islands have any hills or mountains that are of note. | The sub-archipelago comprises just over 73,270.76km<sup>2</sup> in land area. Being a nation that solely consists of islands, Ardmore's geography is almost entirely just above sea level, with the sole exception being on Great Ardmore which has Ardmore's only mountain and highest point [[Mount Mac Shuibhne]], named in honor of Ardmore's first post-Civil War leader [[Ardghar Mac Shuibhne]]. Asides from being home to Ardmore's only mountain, Great Ardmore is home to a few hills which are presently unnamed due to their lack of notability compared to Mount Mac Shuibhne. None of the peripheral islands have any hills or mountains that are of particular note. | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
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====Early medieval era==== | ====Early medieval era==== | ||
{{main|Medieval Ardmore}} | {{main|Medieval Ardmore}} | ||
[[File:Brain_Boru_sculpture_outside_Chapel_Royal_outside_Dublin_Castle.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Sclupture of Duke [[Con Rose of Rosmore|Con Rose]] of [[Duchy of Rosmore|Rosmore]], one of the greatest heads of the ducal [[House of Rose]] and ancestor of the royal [[House of Cannan]].]] | |||
The early medieval era in what is now Ardmore began with the Age of Raiders when the various clans of the Ardmori Isles began to transform into feudal dynasties. These clans were under a loose cooperative organization that consisted of the chief's extended family, with each having a common set of shared values of honor and a strict code of discipline within a social hierarchy. Indeed, this organization would eventually transform into the basis for a formal feudal structure alongside the development of feudal dynasties. Due to many of these feudal dynasties not having much in terms of means to produce a sizeable amount of wealth due to the largely non-arable geography of the Ardmori Isles, the heads of these dynasties soon resorted to conducting land raids against both [[Calinthia]] and, to a much lesser extent due to its ability to effectively fight back, [[Urcea]]. Indeed, one of Ardmore's earliest greatest heroes, Pádraig MacDowell of the House of Kilkken, was killed in 877 while conducting a raid on the Urcean coast. | The early medieval era in what is now Ardmore began with the Age of Raiders when the various clans of the Ardmori Isles began to transform into feudal dynasties. These clans were under a loose cooperative organization that consisted of the chief's extended family, with each having a common set of shared values of honor and a strict code of discipline within a social hierarchy. Indeed, this organization would eventually transform into the basis for a formal feudal structure alongside the development of feudal dynasties. Due to many of these feudal dynasties not having much in terms of means to produce a sizeable amount of wealth due to the largely non-arable geography of the Ardmori Isles, the heads of these dynasties soon resorted to conducting land raids against both [[Calinthia]] and, to a much lesser extent due to its ability to effectively fight back, [[Urcea]]. Indeed, one of Ardmore's earliest greatest heroes, Pádraig MacDowell of the House of Kilkken, was killed in 877 while conducting a raid on the Urcean coast. | ||
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==Government== | ==Government== | ||
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| image1 = Michael_D._Higgins_2006.jpg | |||
| caption1 = [[Duncan Hamill]], [[President of Ardmore]] for 2035 | |||
| image2 = Enda_Kenny_EPP_2014_(cropped).jpg | |||
| caption2 = [[Kellen Melns]], [[Chairman of the Ardmori Board of Labor|Board of Labor Chairman]] since 2029 | |||
| image3 = Simon_Harris,_April_2024_01_(cropped).jpg | |||
| caption3 = [[Aloysius Rooney]], [[President of the Ardmori General Assembly|General Assembly President]] since 2031 | |||
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{{main|Politics of Ardmore|President of Ardmore}} | {{main|Politics of Ardmore|President of Ardmore}} | ||
The government of Ardmore functions as a {{wp|unitary}} {{wp|parliamentary republic}} under a {{wp|syndicalism|syndicalist}} {{wp|dominant-party system}} governed by the [[Popular Left Coalition]], itself governed by the [[Co-operative Party of Ardmore]] (formerly the [[Syndicalist Party of Ardmore|Syndicalist Party]] before 2000). The Ardmori political structure is based upon the fundamental principles of {{wp|cooperative|cooperative ownership}}, {{wp|direct democracy}}, and {{wp|workers' self-management|workers' control of the means of production}}. These principles line up with the [[Constitution of Ardmore|constitution]]'s adherence to the principles of {{wp|syndicalism}} which has officially governed Ardmore since 1931; syndicalism decentralizes economic and political power into the hands of autonomous cooperatives. These cooperatives, whether they be a workers' cooperative or a community cooperative, serve as the foundational baseline for local governance in both the realms of politics and economics within Ardmore. Since 2000, the Ardmori political sphere has opened as the country moves away from its revolutionary phase and begins to establish formal diplomatic relations with non-socialist countries; the nation's {{wp|head of state}} since that year is the [[President of Ardmore]] who serves a {{wp|titular leader|ceremonial role}} with no powers and instead serves an exclusively diplomatic role. | The government of Ardmore functions as a {{wp|unitary}} {{wp|parliamentary republic}} under a {{wp|syndicalism|syndicalist}} {{wp|dominant-party system}} governed by the [[Popular Left Coalition]], itself governed by the [[Co-operative Party of Ardmore]] (formerly the [[Syndicalist Party of Ardmore|Syndicalist Party]] before 2000). The Ardmori political structure is based upon the fundamental principles of {{wp|cooperative|cooperative ownership}}, {{wp|direct democracy}}, and {{wp|workers' self-management|workers' control of the means of production}}. These principles line up with the [[Constitution of Ardmore|constitution]]'s adherence to the principles of {{wp|syndicalism}} which has officially governed Ardmore since 1931; syndicalism decentralizes economic and political power into the hands of autonomous cooperatives. These cooperatives, whether they be a workers' cooperative or a community cooperative, serve as the foundational baseline for local governance in both the realms of politics and economics within Ardmore. Since 2000, the Ardmori political sphere has opened as the country moves away from its revolutionary phase and begins to establish formal diplomatic relations with non-socialist countries; the nation's {{wp|head of state}} since that year is the [[President of Ardmore]] who serves a {{wp|titular leader|ceremonial role}} with no powers and instead serves an exclusively diplomatic role. | ||
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The [[Cooperative Legislative Assembly]] serves as Ardmore's legislative branch. Since 1931, the Cooperative Legislative Assembly is a {{wp|bicameral}} legislature; the Board of Labor is the upper house, and the General Assembly is the lower house. The Cooperative Legislative Assembly makes use of {{wp|fusion of powers}} much like most other systems of government that use a {{wp|parliament}}. Prior to the year 2000, the fusion of powers was even more apparent as there was no well-defined delineation between the executive and the legislative; the Board of Labor, as such, became the upper legislative house even after the reforms implemented in the year 2000. The exact responsibilities that the Board of Labor has in the legislative branch include the ability to propose legislator {{wp|bill (law)|bills}} (bills proposed by either of the head and chair of the Board of Labor are considered executive bills), and the ability to debate and vote on whether or not a given bill should become a law; responsibilities that are commonly expected in the legislative branch. There are 125 members in the Board of Labor, which includes the Chairman and the General Assembly President, with 124 of the members each representing a syndicate from which they are elected by to serve a three-year term. | The [[Cooperative Legislative Assembly]] serves as Ardmore's legislative branch. Since 1931, the Cooperative Legislative Assembly is a {{wp|bicameral}} legislature; the Board of Labor is the upper house, and the General Assembly is the lower house. The Cooperative Legislative Assembly makes use of {{wp|fusion of powers}} much like most other systems of government that use a {{wp|parliament}}. Prior to the year 2000, the fusion of powers was even more apparent as there was no well-defined delineation between the executive and the legislative; the Board of Labor, as such, became the upper legislative house even after the reforms implemented in the year 2000. The exact responsibilities that the Board of Labor has in the legislative branch include the ability to propose legislator {{wp|bill (law)|bills}} (bills proposed by either of the head and chair of the Board of Labor are considered executive bills), and the ability to debate and vote on whether or not a given bill should become a law; responsibilities that are commonly expected in the legislative branch. There are 125 members in the Board of Labor, which includes the Chairman and the General Assembly President, with 124 of the members each representing a syndicate from which they are elected by to serve a three-year term. | ||
The General Assembly is the lower house of the Cooperative Legislative Assembly, and is legally required to have a minimum of 250 members, each representing the | The General Assembly is the lower house of the Cooperative Legislative Assembly, and is legally required to have a minimum of 250 members, each representing the communitarian collectivities throughout the country and are elected for a three-year term. However, the Constitution stipulates that there is no specified maximum membership count for the General Assembly, the 250 members are only there to form the basis of a legislative {{wp|quorum}}. Indeed, the General Assembly allows for any member of the general public to not only enter the General Assembly while it is in session at any given time but also to actively participate in said session, serving as the basis for Ardmore's commitment to {{wp|direct democracy}} and consensus-building. On average, just over one thousand people actively participate in the General Assembly each day. Like the Board of Labor, the General Assembly may propose legislator bills and debate and vote on said bills to determine whether or not it should pass, but the General Assembly reserves the exclusive right to veto any new laws that have been approved by the head and chair of the Board of Labor; the grace period for a General Assembly veto is four weeks. The General Assembly is also the only legislative house that has multiple non-socialist parties represented, but to ensure that these parties are unable to dismantle the current co-operative syndicalist system there are partisan quotas set up to ensure that at least two-thirds of the General Assembly are seated by members of any of the member parties in the Popular Left Coalition. | ||
===Judiciary=== | ===Judiciary=== | ||
{{main|Judiciary of Ardmore}} | {{main|Judiciary of Ardmore}} | ||
The Ardmori judicial system operates on the fundamental principles of {{wp|conflict resolution}} with a heavy emphasis on community involvement and democratic justice. Disputes that occur are typically resolved through the use of local judicial assemblies or even specialized tribunals; these organizations are composed of representatives directly elected by the affected communities. The primary purpose of the Ardmori judicial system is to interpret laws, mediate disputes, and to ensure the fair administration of the rule of law in accordance with the preamble of the constitution which espouses the values of equality and cooperative solidarity. There is no established force for {{wp|policing}}; the Ardmori police force was abolished in 1931 due to it being seen as nothing more than a tool for the royalist government and thus was deemed to be irredeemable. Instead, law enforcement is a community-based approach where the citizens of the community are expected to remain vigilant, and the right to make a {{wp|citizen's arrest}} is a constitutional guarantee. | The Ardmori judicial system operates on the fundamental principles of {{wp|conflict resolution}} with a heavy emphasis on community involvement and democratic justice. Disputes that occur are typically resolved through the use of local judicial assemblies or even specialized tribunals; these organizations are composed of representatives directly elected by the affected communities. The primary purpose of the Ardmori judicial system is to interpret laws, mediate disputes, and to ensure the fair administration of the rule of law in accordance with the preamble of the constitution which espouses the values of equality and cooperative solidarity. There is no established force for {{wp|policing}}; the Ardmori police force was abolished in 1931 due to it being seen as nothing more than a tool for the royalist government and thus was deemed to be irredeemable. Instead, law enforcement is a community-based approach where the citizens of the community are expected to remain vigilant, and the right to make a {{wp|citizen's arrest}} is a constitutional guarantee. | ||
===Local governance and collectivities=== | |||
Although a {{wp|unitary state}}, Ardmore is highly decentralized on the subnational level, with the primary form of local governance coming from the [[community cooperatives]]. Groups of community cooperatives are known as [[communitarian collectivities]], of which there are 250. The primary representative of a given communitarian collectivity is elected by the entirety of the citizenry of the collectivity, and these representatives make up the entirety of the required membership of the [[General Assembly (Ardmore)|General Assembly]]. They are considered the civic equivalent to the largely economic and labor-related syndicates, all the way down to both entities serving as the main constituency for one of Ardmore's legislative houses. However, although these representatives are the foremost political figures of their respective collectivities, they do not hold a monopoly on representation in the General Assembly as the Constitution guarantees that the citizenry has the right to participate in General Assembly sessions with the same rights and privileges as the collectivity representatives. | |||
===Political Parties=== | ===Political Parties=== | ||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
With a population of 18,276,501 in the 2034 census, which is an increase of 6% over the past five years since the 2029 census, Ardmore's birthrate far exceeds its immigration rate with 5.72 births per woman on average every five years. In 2034, more than 1,096,000 live births have occurred compared to 556,696 in deaths, while immigration to the country has only accounted for 0.4% of the total population growth. Historically, this high birthrate has existed since the 1970s. The average life expectancy for men in Ardmore is 80.2 years, while for women it is 84.5 years. The median age for Ardmore in 2034 was 25.5 years, which was a decrease from the median age of 28.2 years in 2029. A stable economy with a robust and easily accessible universal healthcare system has allowed for the high birthrate to happen without a need for immigration; detractors, however, have claimed that immigration rates are low due to tight border controls which were not relaxed until the year 2000. | With a population of 18,276,501 in the 2034 census, which is an increase of 6% over the past five years since the 2029 census, Ardmore's birthrate far exceeds its immigration rate with 5.72 births per woman on average every five years. In 2034, more than 1,096,000 live births have occurred compared to 556,696 in deaths, while immigration to the country has only accounted for 0.4% of the total population growth. Historically, this high birthrate has existed since the 1970s. The average life expectancy for men in Ardmore is 80.2 years, while for women it is 84.5 years. The median age for Ardmore in 2034 was 25.5 years, which was a decrease from the median age of 28.2 years in 2029. A stable economy with a robust and easily accessible universal healthcare system has allowed for the high birthrate to happen without a need for immigration; detractors, however, have claimed that immigration rates are low due to tight border controls which were not relaxed until the year 2000. As of 2034, the immigration rate for Ardmore has remained stagnant as a result with a very minimal rate of growth in the past three decades. | ||
===Ethnic groups=== | ===Ethnic groups=== | ||