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'''Ashkenang''', formally the '''Ashkenauk Confederated Republic''' is a country in northern [[Cusinaut]]. It spans a swathe of mostly land-bound seasonal tundra bordering [[Maloka]] to the west, [[Netansett]] to the south, and the [[Algosh Republic]] and [[New Harren]] to the east. It is composed of eleven states, one territory, and seven Semiautonomous Republics. | '''Ashkenang''', formally the '''Ashkenauk Confederated Republic''' is a country in northern [[Cusinaut]]. It spans a swathe of mostly land-bound seasonal tundra bordering [[Maloka]] to the west, [[Netansett]] to the south, and the [[Algosh Republic]] and [[New Harren]] to the east. It is composed of eleven states, one territory, and seven Semiautonomous Republics. It is a mostly M'acunist country that use to be part of the [[Northern Confederation]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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Ashkenang's government has been referred to by some scholars as a "{{wp|parliamentary democracy}} with extra steps" based on its practical values being balanced with the nominal traditions of the Northern Confederation. | Ashkenang's government has been referred to by some scholars as a "{{wp|parliamentary democracy}} with extra steps" based on its practical values being balanced with the nominal traditions of the Northern Confederation. | ||
===Confederated Council=== | ===Confederated Council=== | ||
The Confederated Council is the unicameral national legislature of Ashkenang. | The Confederated Council is the unicameral national legislature of Ashkenang. It consists of only 70 seats with each state having 5 representatives, each Semiautonomous Republic having 2, and the lone territory having 1 symbolic representative. The states pick their representatives through a process of votes cast by a group of elders in each subdivision of each state. Through this process the majority of the representatives are picked, who are mostly from the elders of each subdivision. In the Semiautonomous Republics the seats are chosen in a way decided upon by the republics that fits their traditional way of life. Some republics have universal votes while some have a similar elder system to elect individuals. In the lone territory the representative is appointed by the Council of Directors. This representative does not have to live within the territory but usually has lived in the territory during some part of their life. This representative is not allowed to officially belong to a party but usually has some alliegence to a certain party | ||
===Council of Directors=== | ===Council of Directors=== | ||
The Council of Directors is the executive branch of Ashkenang's government, comprised of twelve Directors. Per the Constitution, it serves as an executive committee, nominally sharing all executive authority but having the authority to appoint a chairperson - the President - to direct its affairs. In practice, this means that the President executes much of the day-to-day lead authority of the country under the approval and confidence of the Council. The remaining eleven Directors each have a specific policy portfolio and functionally serve as {{Wp|cabinet minister}}s. | The Council of Directors is the executive branch of Ashkenang's government, comprised of twelve Directors. Per the Constitution, it serves as an executive committee, nominally sharing all executive authority but having the authority to appoint a chairperson - the President - to direct its affairs. In practice, this means that the President executes much of the day-to-day lead authority of the country under the approval and confidence of the Council. The remaining eleven Directors each have a specific policy portfolio and functionally serve as {{Wp|cabinet minister}}s. This council is similar to the previous government of Canespa, the Congressional Company in function and structure. | ||
====President of the Council of Directors==== | ====President of the Council of Directors==== | ||
The President of the Council of Directors is the de facto chief executive of the country and is often referred to in foreign press as simply "the President". Though the President does not have direct authority as an individual to make war or peace or direct the affairs of the military, the position is viewed to have the confidence of a majority of the Council of Directors to direct its policy affairs. Accordingly, the President is envisioned by the constitution as having the ability to execute the broader dictates, policies, and aims of the sovereign Directors as its both its legal executor and leading representative. | The President of the Council of Directors is the de facto chief executive of the country and is often referred to in foreign press as simply "the President". Though the President does not have direct authority as an individual to make war or peace or direct the affairs of the military, the position is viewed to have the confidence of a majority of the Council of Directors to direct its policy affairs. Accordingly, the President is envisioned by the constitution as having the ability to execute the broader dictates, policies, and aims of the sovereign Directors as its both its legal executor and leading representative. | ||
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===Corporatism and Foreign Influence in Ashkenang=== | ===Corporatism and Foreign Influence in Ashkenang=== | ||
In a series of expansions beginning in the late 2010s but ramping up once the country became independent the Canasta Company expanded in the country. With this a new corporate lifestyle has been emerging, especially near the Canespan border as well as near the ___ River. | |||
===Political Parties=== | ===Political Parties=== | ||
The Confederation has a largely two-party political system split between the Blue Party and the Yellow Party; of these, the Blues are more conservative, pacifistic, religious, and focused on traditional life, whereas the Yellows are more militaristic and expansionist, supportive of Occidentalization, and promulgate a doctrine of centralization of power. Both are kept in check by a number of foreign advisors from abroad, as while Faneria maintains a large stake in Ashkenang's statebuilding process as its original patron nation, other Cronan powers (namely [[The Cape]] and [[ | The Confederation has a largely two-party political system split between the Blue Party and the Yellow Party; of these, the Blues are more conservative, pacifistic, religious, and focused on traditional life, whereas the Yellows are more militaristic and expansionist, supportive of Occidentalization, and promulgate a doctrine of centralization of power. Both are kept in check by a number of foreign advisors from abroad, as while Faneria maintains a large stake in Ashkenang's statebuilding process as its original patron nation, other Cronan powers (namely [[The Cape]], [[Arcerion]] and [[Canespa]]) have exerted influence in the area. In general, Arcerine, Capetian and especially [[Canespa|Canespan]] advisors have tacitly supported the Blue Party, whereas Faneria supports the Yellows due to its declared intent to build Ashkenang back into a hub of regional influence in [[Cusinaut]]. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
=== Sports === | |||
Lacrosse is the most popular sport followed by wrestling, specifically mixed martial arts has become widely popular within the borders of Ashkenang. The National Ashkenauk lacrosse league has gained widespread popularity. Due to the poor nature of the country the league was created and is owned by the Canasta Company, but has many shareholders within the country. This league was created shortly after the War of the Deluge as the previous league had become unprofitable and had lost a lot of infrastructure during the war. Though due to lack of capital even the new NAL league is relatively small. | |||
=== Religion === | |||
Ashkenang is a vary M'acunist nation and its culture shows. Ashkenauk M'acunism mainly follows the Man School with small minorities from the Plant School and Nature School. Despite being mainly M'acunist, small christian minorities have appeared but have been mostly unsuccessful in expansion, mostly due to the rough terrain and semi-autonomous republics within Ashkenang. | |||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
===Ethnic Groups and Semiautonomous Republics=== | ===Ethnic Groups and Semiautonomous Republics=== | ||
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===Health, Wealth, and Education=== | ===Health, Wealth, and Education=== | ||
== Economy == | == Economy == | ||
=== Electricity === | |||
=== Transportation === | |||
=== Currency === | |||
Ashkenang's currency is the Confederation Coin, which was the official currency of the Northern Federation and is the currency of many other Northern Federation break away states. | |||
== Military == | == Military == | ||
The Confederate Army consists of a single brigade-scale formation, organized as an 'Armored Regiment' more akin to an armored cavalry unit, supported by a Confederate Air Guard and Coast Guard. Ashkenang maintains four fighter aircraft and several scout planes and a small fleet of helicopters, as well as a few patrol boats for riverine and coastal patrol duties; it only has brown-water naval capabilities. By far the largest portion of the Confederate Army is made up of the Territorial Guards, a mixture of gendarmes and reservist forces maintained locally and called up in times of crisis to form a large militia force around the core of the Central Army. Ashkenang has drafted plans to expand the ground forces of the Confederate Army at an undetermined point in the future, with internal legal disputes and the threat of warlordism preventing such plans from being immediately implemented out of concern for unfettered military control of the civilian government. | The Confederate Army consists of a single brigade-scale formation, organized as an 'Armored Regiment' more akin to an armored cavalry unit, supported by a Confederate Air Guard and Coast Guard. Ashkenang maintains four fighter aircraft and several scout planes and a small fleet of helicopters, as well as a few patrol boats for riverine and coastal patrol duties; it only has brown-water naval capabilities. By far the largest portion of the Confederate Army is made up of the Territorial Guards, a mixture of gendarmes and reservist forces maintained locally and called up in times of crisis to form a large militia force around the core of the Central Army. Ashkenang has drafted plans to expand the ground forces of the Confederate Army at an undetermined point in the future, with internal legal disputes and the threat of warlordism preventing such plans from being immediately implemented out of concern for unfettered military control of the civilian government. | ||