Anglei
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United Angle States | |
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Motto: E pluribus unum (Out of many, one) | |
| Location | Location of Anglei (green) in Levantia (gray) |
| Capital and largest city | Holchester |
| Official languages | Julian Ænglish |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
• Prince | Andrew IV |
| House of States | |
| National Assembly of the United Angle States | |
| Establishment | |
• Concordat of Donnebourg | 18 June 1884 |
• Constitution of the United Angle States | 7 April 1890 |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 14,445,273 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $652,692,378,324 |
• Per capita | $45,183 |
| Currency | Taler (₮) |
The United Angle States, also called Anglei, is a country in Levantia, located north of the Ionian Mountains and south of the Vandarch. It is a member of the Levantine Union. The territory of modern Anglei was established during the Nordmontaine War, when the Kingdom of Angla was partitioned into its constituent duchies and divided into the Imperial Kingdom of Urcea and Kingdom of Dericania. The five duchies which previously made up the core region of Angla retained its strong Ænglish identity and were eventually the home of Ænglish nationalism in the 19th century. The unification of the duchies were permitted by the Holy Levantine Empire in part due to rising sentiments of Burgophobia, as many Derian people and Ænglish people alike believed a potential invasion of the duchies by Yonderre was imminent. The five duchies became the United Angle States in 1884 by the Concordat of Donnebourg, which was affirmed by the Imperial Diet. The same year, Anglei became a free state within the Holy Levantine Empire.
Etymology
Geography
History
Second Great War
Anglei declared its neutrality in the Second Fratricide, declaring it a "Derian internal matter", and remained neutral with the conflict's escalation into the Second Great War. Despite its neutrality, the country was invaded by the Urcean Royal and Imperial Army on April 14th and capitulated on April 17th. The country remained occupied until the Treaty of Corcra ended the Levantine theater of the war. Throughout the occupation, the country's neutral status was maintained and occupying forces were primarily concerned with ensuring military and supply transit through the country as well as the open status of the Carolina-Grand Canal.
Government
Prince of the United Angle States
The Prince of the United Angle States serves as the constitutional monarch and head of state of Anglei. The Prince's control over the military and apparatus of state is nominal, but retains an important role within the legislature. The Prince is responsible for choosing the party which will form a government and is responsible for assembling a governing majority within the Assembly.
The Prince of the United Angle States is a lifetime position like most other monarchies, but unlike many Levantine monarchies it is an elective monarchy. Upon the death of the Prince, ten thousand citizens are chosen at random to serve in a body called the "Principal Electorate". These citizens then elect from their number 300 members who serve as the "Council for Succession and the State of the Union", who are responsible for deliberating and choosing the next Prince. There are no limitations on who may serve as Prince (or Princess) other than being an individual who is a baptized member in good standing of the Levantine Catholic Church and is at least age 25. In practice, the House of Porter has ruled Anglei since its inception, though the Council has not always chosen along the line of direct primogeniture. This system of succession has sometimes been referred to as "electoral sortition".