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The Kingdom is a member of the [[Nysdra Sea Treaty Association]]. | The Kingdom is a member of the [[Nysdra Sea Treaty Association]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
New Harren is named for [[Harren]], one of two core constituent parts of [[Urcea]]. | |||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
New Harren sits along the southeastern and eastern coast of [[Cusinaut]], a large peninsular region in [[Crona]]. Much of the country's coastal regions, especially in the southern half of the country, are temperate and suitable for large scale human habitation. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
===Prior to the 19th century=== | ===Prior to the 19th century=== | ||
{{Main|Northern Confederation}} | |||
The territory now encompassing New Harren was initially part of a larger entity in Western [[Crona]] known as the [[War of the Northern Confederation#Background|Northern Confederation]]. Established in the 17th century, the Northern Confederation aimed to solve long-standing disputes between a myriad of local tribes via Confederate arbitration. It was held that forming such a Confederation would help all members resist the incoming [[Levantia|Levantine]] traders, who had already extracted trade interests and established treaty ports in Crona, particularly in [[Quetzenkel]]. The Confederation was comprised of six "great tribes" along with many smaller tribes and Cronite city-states; the Mixcala, the Cheektowaga, the Tepetlcali, the Tonawandis, the [[Algoquona]], and the Schoharie. The Mixcala and Tepetlcali in particular frequently required Confederate intervention to prevent war. | The territory now encompassing New Harren was initially part of a larger entity in Western [[Crona]] known as the [[War of the Northern Confederation#Background|Northern Confederation]]. Established in the 17th century, the Northern Confederation aimed to solve long-standing disputes between a myriad of local tribes via Confederate arbitration. It was held that forming such a Confederation would help all members resist the incoming [[Levantia|Levantine]] traders, who had already extracted trade interests and established treaty ports in Crona, particularly in [[Quetzenkel]]. The Confederation was comprised of six "great tribes" along with many smaller tribes and Cronite city-states; the Mixcala, the Cheektowaga, the Tepetlcali, the Tonawandis, the [[Algoquona]], and the Schoharie. The Mixcala and Tepetlcali in particular frequently required Confederate intervention to prevent war. | ||
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{{Main|Nysdra Provisional Republic}} | {{Main|Nysdra Provisional Republic}} | ||
== Government == | == Government == | ||
New Harren, as a [[Benefactor confederacy|benefactor confederacy]], consists of several tribes, cities, and the | New Harren, as a [[Benefactor confederacy|benefactor confederacy]], consists of several indigenous polities, tribes, cities, and the primarily [[Occidental]] Rectory of New Harren under the loose executive presidency of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] and his Governor-General in his stead, who the King directly nominates and submits for the approval of the [[Concilium Daoni]] of [[Urcea]]. The Kingdom functioned without a constitution until the conclusion of the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. [[Riordan VIII|Riordan I]] in his capacity as King, in consultation with the constituent parts of the Kingdom, issued the Statutory Charter of [[2024]]. The Charter replaced a series of individual treaty relationships between the Crown and constituent nations with a constitutional structure wherein the constituents retained a large amount of rights and autonomy. Accordingly, the Kingdom of the Confederation of New Harren is largely characterized by its confederate nature. | ||
The Kingdom has a small central government apparatus, responsible for regulating relations between the constituent parts of the Kingdom as well as providing for the basic functions of a small welfare state. Much of the domestic policy decisions reserved to the constituent level of governance, though the Kingdom's legislature has broad discretion to keep local laws and statutes similar by providing for legal baselines for conduct and the regulation of economic activity. Under the King and Governor-General is the Grand Council of the Kingdom of New Harren, the Kingdom's legislature. | |||
Much of the government's activity is done under the purview of representatives of the [[Government of Urcea]]. | |||
===Executive=== | |||
The King, and consequently the Governor-General, has total control over the Kingdom's foreign policy, but relatively limited influence in the domestic affairs of the constituent parts of the Kingdoms save for the New Harren Rectory, where the Crown exercises direct control. | |||
The Governor-General's government in Port St. Charles has a number of executive agencies which have limited and specific legal authority; they are largely responsible for the provision of a basic administrative state in New Harren. | |||
===Legislative=== | |||
The Grand Council of the Kingdom of New Harren serves as the primary legislative body for the realm. It is comprised of three representatives from each of the constituent parts of the Kingdom elected every five years, on the same cycle as elections in [[Urcea]]. The Grand Council's thirty three members have a relatively limited mandate of governance due to the expansive rights reserved for the Kingdom's constituent parts, but it does have a major role in terms of regulating trade between the constituent units and the Kingdom's external trade policy. In practice, the Council serves primarily as an economic planning body, where the eleven constituencies gather and vote on large confederation-wide economic plans to be implemented within each of the constituent units. The Grand Council has extremely limited oversight of the Governor-General or the executive agencies. | |||
===Confederated units=== | |||
The eleven constituent parts of the Kingdom of New Harren are: | The eleven constituent parts of the Kingdom of New Harren are: | ||
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* The Tribal Dominion of Canandaigua | * The Tribal Dominion of Canandaigua | ||
* The Tribal Dominion of Saranac | * The Tribal Dominion of Saranac | ||
==== New Harren ==== | ==== New Harren ==== | ||
The Rectory of New Harren was established in 1858. It is the largest constituency in the Kingdom both in terms of geography and demography; it comprises nearly half of the Kingdom's territory and is populated by 9 million people, more than half of the Kingdom's 16.5 million population as surveyed in 2034. Originally the expansive but sparsely populated territory of the Schoharie, the Rectory of New Harren slowly expanded over tribal territory from 1858 to 1910, during which time the population grew rapidly. Like [[Urcea]]'s [[Government of Urcea#Province|provinces]], the Rectory has an elected executive (called a Deputy) and a bicameral legislature comprised of the Colonial Senate and Colonial Assembly. Much of the Rectory's government mirrors that of the [[Government of Urcea]], retaining a similar cabinet structure to that of the [[Concilium Purpaidá]]. The Rectory is divided into fifteen dioceses, again mirroring the [[Government of Urcea#Local%20Government|local government structure]] of [[Urcea]]. Unlike Urcea, New Harren does not employ a guild system, and it employs only two kinds of localities; the Urcean commune and the Urcean polis. | The Rectory of New Harren was established in 1858. It is the largest constituency in the Kingdom both in terms of geography and demography; it comprises nearly half of the Kingdom's territory and is populated by 9 million people, more than half of the Kingdom's 16.5 million population as surveyed in 2034. Originally the expansive but sparsely populated territory of the Schoharie, the Rectory of New Harren slowly expanded over tribal territory from 1858 to 1910, during which time the population grew rapidly. Like [[Urcea]]'s [[Government of Urcea#Province|provinces]], the Rectory has an elected executive (called a Deputy) and a bicameral legislature comprised of the Colonial Senate and Colonial Assembly. Much of the Rectory's government mirrors that of the [[Government of Urcea]], retaining a similar cabinet structure to that of the [[Concilium Purpaidá]]. The Rectory is divided into fifteen dioceses, again mirroring the [[Government of Urcea#Local%20Government|local government structure]] of [[Urcea]]. Unlike Urcea, New Harren does not employ a guild system, and it employs only two kinds of localities; the Urcean commune and the Urcean polis. | ||