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Second-level Administrative Divisions of Kiravia
Second-level administrative divisions of Kiravia (Kiravic: Idotorūix astrotheśkæ Kiraviá) are those administrative-territorial formations existing directly below the provinces of the Kiravian Federacy.
Most states and territories in Great Kirav are divided into 20-40 countyships/raions.
In some provinces, such as Niyaska, an intermediate level of administrative division between the province and the countyship/raion exists, but this is not present in all states or even throughout some provinces where it is present.
Terminology
The generic Kiravic term for Kiravian second-level administrative divisions is amtra, usually translated as "countyship" or "county". In federal subjects where Kiravic is not the traditional or official language, local terms such as x, y, z, are used instead, but almost always translated to amtra in Kiravic. Some federal subjects with multiple classes of second-level divisions other than countyships use deneþuriguv (variously translated as "bailiwick" or "magisterial district") as the generic term.
Under the Kiravian Union, the term amtra was replaced with raīon. After the Federal Restoration this change was reversed, but a few home-rule countyships nominally retain the title of raīon for themselves, whether out of nostalgia for the Kiravian Union or simple inertia. This difference in title has no governmental significance.
Typology
Classes
Most provinces have only one class of second-level division, the countyship.
Provincial laws sometimes define other classes of second-level administrative divisions distinct from countyships. The most common of these is the free city (víutisar), which is typically a populous, thoroughly urbanised municipality of special significance that is beyond the jurisdiction of any county. Free cities exist in Ventarya (X such cities), Hanoram (2 cities), Suderavia (one city), Valtéra (one city), Asperidan (one city), and the District of Coīnvra (one city).
Some sparsely-populated areas or frontier regions may be designated as districts (distriktuv) or peripheries (rymnivera). This is usually indicative of a smaller, weaker governmental apparatus with greater dependency on the provincial government than the subject's countyships. Districts exist in Verastia Territory, West Rhuon, and various parts of Kiravian Crona.
The East Arctic Mandate is divided into raīonya and vestra ("boroughs"), with the latter being functionally equivalent to independent cities.
Grades
Five unofficial grades of countyships may be defined, based on their degree of self-governance: autonomous countyships, home rule countyships, standard countyships, limited or departmental countyships, and non-governing countyships.
Autonomous countyships have special status, enjoy wide-reaching structural, functional, and fiscal autonomy, and enjoy exemptions from generally applicable state laws. Currently, all autonomous countyships are designated for Urom communities or National Minority populations, though there have been proposals to create autonomous countyships for other purposes, such as to govern the Holden Island bistate condominium or to expand casino gambling.
Home-rule countyships are self-organised (the countyship government is a fiscally and legally independent corporate entity from the provincial government, though functioning within the parameters of provincial laws and charged with administrative responsibilities by the province), and enjoy significant structural, functional, and fiscal latitude, in contrast to standard countyships, which have their structures fully and functions significantly defined by province-wide law and are fiscally accountable to the provincial government. Standard countyships are by far the most common type, followed by home rule countyships. Together, standard and home-rule countyships account for the vast majority of Kiravian second-level divisions and contain almost the entirety (>96%) of the Kiravian population. In some provinces, such as Hanoram State, all countyships are home-rule by default. In others, such as Cascada, home rule is granted on an individual basis by the legislature.
In some provinces, and for some specific countyships in other provinces, the countyship government does not exist as an entity distinct from the provincial government. These are classified as limited countyships. County-level powers are exercised by provincial agencies and appointees, usually in the absence of locally-elected officials or councils. In Itaho-Falkaria, for example, several sparsely-populated countyships are administered directly by the Territorial Forestry Service. In Sydona, Destran Raion is a "raion of republican subordination" administered by a Department of Metropolitan Affairs.
Some countyships have no government of their own, but nonetheless exist on paper and may be used as a judicial, statistical, and administrative district by other government agencies. In some cases, such non-governing countyships arose through attrition, as responsibilities of a previous county government were devolved to municipal governments and/or resumed by the state. This has occurred in several countyships in Fariva, the X cantons of Valēka (each of which is a countyship of Kiygrava State), and all countyships of Bissáv, all of which still have county courts and county registrars. In most cases, however, non-governing countyships are created in areas where no previous county-level government existed, such as islands with no permanent civilian population or small provinces whose territory is coterminous with a single county (Interlacunal District, Fanlin Island). There have been several instances in Kiravian history when entire counties have been depopulated by war, crop failures, or other exceptional circumstances. In Kyllera, individual countyship governments can cease to function for extended periods due to unrest (usually involving the Síruku aboriginals) and disease. In Daridia, it is not uncommon for certain rural counties to elect councils with hardline libertarian majorities that either vote themselves out of existence, refuse to carry out any business, or fail to convene at all.
Functions
The two quintessential county-level institutions are the county court and the county registry.
Courts
County courts are the courts of first instance for the overwhelming majority of judicial proceedings in Kiravia, both criminal and civil. Jurors are selected from among the residents of the county.
Registry
The county registry is the repository for a wide range of official records and documents. The county Registrar may be directly elected or appointed by the County Commission.
The county registry certifies and records titles and deeds and produces the county's cadastral map. It maintains the thramdastraterion ("household registry"), and issues and stores certificates of birth, death, and marriage. Where offered, domestic partnerships and civil unions are normally recorded at the county level. The county registry maintains (but does not always administer) the electoral rolls and election returns. Trusts are typically organised and registered at the county level, and in some provinces other non-corporate business entities - such as partnerships and registered associations - are registered at the county level as well.
Other Functions and Services
Other things counties often run are:
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Policing
[Role of amtra in policing]
Articles on Specific Countyships
- County Altair, Kastera
- County Ardrossan, Hanoram
- County Dannen, Devalōmara
- County Kant, Etivéra
- County Killary, Irovasdra
- County Manôt, Niyaska
- County Nescafé, North Æonara
- County Tapanin, Kiygrava
- Tomcollinsonia Countyship, Êrdesta Bay
- County Upśur, Hanoram
- Primóra City, Hanóram (independent city)
County Paramóra
| Paramóra | |
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| Subject |  Central Æonara
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| Seat | Sirana |
| Population | 2,112,000 |
| Government | Body County Commission Executive Mattéuv E.H. Iritūranuv (R) |
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| Website | www.paramóra.cae.kr |
Paramóra is a county (amtra) of Central Æonara, located on the South Atrassic coast. It encompasses the city of Sirana and the core of its metropolitan area, which extends outward into the adjacent counties. Xūrosar metropolitan area, and is primarily rural in character, with several growing exurban communities.
It is well-known as the site of the Thóridan Massacre during the Cromwelute Wars, when victorious Coscivian forces indiscriminately slaughtered the entire population of a Cromwelute town that had existed on the site of what it now the borough of Thóridan. The anniversary of this event is celebrated with local festivities, and is also commemorated during Sāxna Būraktorsk Gromhélulya, a federal holiday.
According to the 21200 Census, the population of Co. Altair was 72,000. 71.24% of the population reported themselves as belonging to the Arnórian Coscivian ethnosocial group, with 53.35% reporting it as their sole group identity. 22% of the population are Celtic-Kiravians, virtually all of them Kiravian Gaels.
Æonaran Coscivian is the predominant spoken language in the county and the main working language of the county government for most purposes, though Kiravic Coscivian and Kiravian Gaelic have auxilliary official status.
Six our of nine seats on the County Commission are held by the Renaissance Party, with the remainder held by the Democratic Party.
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Settlements
Incorporated Municipalities'
- Sirana (city)
- Sirana Beach (city)
- South Sirana (city)
- North Sirana (city)
- West Sirana (city)
- Saar-Æonara (city)
- Paramóra City (city)
- Northwest Sirana (city)
- Sirana Gardens
- Sirana Lakes
- Sirana Springs
- Pomplémusar (Grapefruit City)
Demarcated Communities'
- Inodarya
- Hh
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Unofficial Settlements
- Krātovil
Points of Interest
- Pitbull
Another Caucus List
| Caucus | Camp | ||
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| Shaftonist-Republican Alliance | Mainstream, pro-market conservatives and reformists, mainly in the Renascentist and Shaftonist-democratic tradition | Pro-admin. | |
| Caritist Social Union | Religiously-inspired centre- to centre-left economic reformers | Divided | |
| Coscivian National Congress | Coscivian nationalists and centre-authoritarian statists | Pro-admin. | |
| New Deal Alliance | Kirosocialists, other socialists and social-democrats, and other left-wing populists and nationalists. | Anti-admin. | |
| Authentic Historical Caucus | Market-skeptical and rural-oriented traditionalist conservatives, doctrinnaire theoconservatives and Islamists, Imperial Revivalists, and Southern regionalists. | Anti-admin. | |
| Union of Democrats & Independents | Liberal centrists, modern liberals, and dissident Shaftonist-Republicans | Anti-admin. | |
| Kiravian Free Alliance | Anti-establishment populists, libertarians, and others. | Anti-admin. | |
| Kiravia of Regions | Antifederalists, minority interest parties, and others. | Neutral |
Immigrants 🤮
| 21120 Census Pontevedra | |
|---|---|
| Country or Theme of Birth | Population |
 Great Kirav |
9,165,570 |
 Overseas Regions |
310,019 |
 The Cape |
243,490 |
 Cartadania |
241,403 |
.png){kind=small} Caphiria |
117,161 |
 Paulastra |
80,062 |
 Sydona Islands |
77,300 |
 Turkey |
69,835 |
 Corumm |
67,540 |
 Kelekona |
60,438 |
 Gongchakuo |
56,692 |
 Levantine Union |
55,022 |
 Biznatchistan |
52,758 |
 Titecaxha |
49,124 |
 D.R. Wiki |
47,091 |
 Telonaticolan |
47,058 |
 Chappaqua |
18,209 |
 Other countries and territories |
846,914 |
Bérasar
| 21120 Census Bérasar | |
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| Country or Theme of Birth | Population |
 Kiravian Federation |
9,165,570 |
| Overseas Regions |
310,019 |
 Faneria |
243,490 |
| Levantine Union |
241,103 |
| Caphiria |
117,161 |
 Hendalarsk |
80,520 |
 Caergwynn |
69,835 |
 Lilliputia |
52,758 |
| Corumm |
67,540 |
| Bigtopia |
60,438 |
| Gongchakuo |
56,692 |
| Cartadania |
55,022 |
| Marche Noir |
52,758 |
| Titecaxha |
49,124 |
| Sydona Islands |
7,300 |
| Telonaticolan |
47,058 |
.svg){kind=small} South Kirav |
18,209 |
| Other countries and territories |
846,914 |
National Service Suspension Order
| National Service Suspension Order 1988 | |
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| Citation | 991/112-0462 |
| Territorial extent | Kiravian Collectivity |
| Enacted by | Ivardus Kólsylvar |
| Enacted | 1988 AD |
| Related legislation | |
| National Service Act | |
| Summary | |
| Indefinitely suspended the recruitment and enlistment of new conscripts under the National Service system, while leaving registration requirements and other provisions of the National Service Act in operation. | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The National Service Suspension Order is an executive order issued by PE Ivardus Kólsylvar in 1988 AD. It exercised the authority reserved to the Prime Executive under the National Service Act to suspend the enlistment of new conscripts into the Kiravian Armed Forces on the basis of the military's manpower needs and logistical considerations.
Background
During the Sunderance, both the Kiravian Union and Kiravian Remnant practised military conscription. The Federalist government based on Æonara emulated the National Service system in place in the neighbouring Cape. The Kiravian National Service system was intended to mobilise the Remnant's much-reduced population in order to deter aggression against its remaining scattered territories and ultimately retake the Mainland, while fostering a sense of national unity and shared purpose. The Kiravian Union relied on both military conscription and corvée labour for defence, major infrastructure projects, and other labour-intensive public undertakings.
The 1985 draft was postponed on the Mainland due to the complexities of the reunification process, but went forward in the former Remnant and Sydona.
Reception
The suspension of conscription was welcomed by the military brass and enjoyed broad consensus among the political class. To the surprise of some, its reception among the general population was more tepid. Many citizens raised in the former Remnant, especially those who had completed their NS term, viewed the system as an important national institution and lifecycle milestone. Citizens from both halves of the newly-reunited nation shared concerns that reliance on volunteers would weaken the nation's defences. On the Mainland, where conditions for conscripts in the Kiravian People's Army had been less than stellar and memories thereof correspondingly less fond, there was less overt opposition to the order. However, many citizens raised in the Kiravian Union still had reservations about the end of conscription, including fears that, combined with the dominance of former Remnant officers in the new command structure, the reunified Kiravian Forces would not be a "people's army" representative of the national majority, but rather a repressive instrument of the Æonaran élite.
Several states, mostly in the former Remnant, vowed to preserve National Service at the provincial level, and their legislatures drew up plans to draft resident youth into their state defence forces and civilian service programmes. Of the several plans drafted, fewer were implemented, and most were abandoned within two years. The surviving Provincial Service systems in the former Remnant all saw their military component attenuated from full-time militia service to mandatory reserve and training programmes for men, and saw their civilian service programmes expanded and opened to both genders.
Provincial Service on the reserve + civilian corps model continues today in West Æonara, Umcara State, Suderavia, and the Krasoa Islands. Compulsory reserve service continues in Porfíria and Kyllera, and was temporarily reïntroduced in other parts of Kiravian Crona during the Deluge.