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The '''Levantine Union''' ('''LU''') is a political and economic union of | The '''Levantine Union''' ('''LU''') is a political and economic union of nine member states that are located primarily in [[Levantia]]. It has an area of more than 14 million square kilometers, and an estimated population of over 2.5 billion. The LU has developed an internal single market through a standardized system of laws that apply in all member states. LU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the internal market, enact legislation in justice and home affairs, and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries, and regional development. The Union emerged out of the former [[Holy Levantine Empire]], which provided for a degree of economic interoperability for nearly a millennium. Since 2018, the Union has more actively involved itself in the common defense and military preparedness of its members via the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]]. Within the Union, passport controls have been abolished. A monetary union was already in place during the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], and the Levantine Union [[Taler]] is the currency of the Union. The de facto religion of the Levantine Union is [[Catholicism]]. | ||
The Levantine Union's immediate precursor, the "Istroya Pact", was a common market, open borders, and mutual defense agreement signed in 19XX between [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] in the wake of the functional end of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. With the end of the Empire's institutions, the various Levantine states that comprised it suddenly found themselves with closed borders, tariffs, and independent economies. The Pact was intended to last the duration of the [[Second Great War]] in order to link the two nations and economies together during the crisis and was not intended to be a permanent institution, but soon became indispensible to both nations. At the end of the war, Urcea and Burgundie replaced the Istroya Pact with the Levantine Union Treaty, signed on June 1st, 1954, joined by the rebuilding and reorganizing [[Deric States]] and by [[Anglei]]. This treaty strengthened the already close union between the states. On January 1st, 1955, [[Fiannria]] joined the Union. [[Yonderre]] was later admitted to the union in 1962, being the | The Levantine Union's immediate precursor, the "Istroya Pact", was a common market, open borders, and mutual defense agreement signed in 19XX between [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] in the wake of the functional end of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. With the end of the Empire's institutions, the various Levantine states that comprised it suddenly found themselves with closed borders, tariffs, and independent economies. The Pact was intended to last the duration of the [[Second Great War]] in order to link the two nations and economies together during the crisis and was not intended to be a permanent institution, but soon became indispensible to both nations. At the end of the war, Urcea and Burgundie replaced the Istroya Pact with the Levantine Union Treaty, signed on June 1st, 1954, joined by the rebuilding and reorganizing [[Deric States]] and by [[Anglei]]. This treaty strengthened the already close union between the states. On January 1st, 1955, [[Fiannria]] joined the Union. [[Yonderre]] was later admitted to the union in 1962, being the first member who was not a member of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] at any point. In [[2030]], [[Bicariana]] was admitted to the union following its independence from [[Urcea]], which acquired the island from [[Cartadania]] in [[2021]]. The [[Dissolution of the Deric States|Deric States was dissolved]] in the 2020s and 2030s, consolidating the number of member states to the nine presently part of the Union. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The [[Holy Levantine Empire]] was reestablished in the 10th century out of the [[Southern Kingdom of the Levantines|Southern]] and [[Eastern Kingdoms of the Levantines]], binding its people and princes together under the authority of the [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and [[Imperial Diet]]. They reminded bound together for a millennia, but the [[Second Fratricide]] effectively brought the Empire to a sudden end in 193X, leaving the economies and political structures of [[Catholic Levantia]] in chaos. The [[Treaty of Corcra]] ended the [[Second Great War]] in southern Levantia and set forth the future settlement of agreements between the former states of the Empire, but such an agreement did not immediately come about as a consequence of the war and the ongoing violence in [[Dericania]] known as the [[Third Fratricide]]. Consequently, [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] agreed to the so-called Istroya Pact, which bound the two nations together in common defense, free travel, and a common market. The Pact was viewed as a wartime expedient, but the relative economic stability within the two nations even during wartime lead to widespread political support for renewing and expanding the agreement. | The [[Holy Levantine Empire]] was reestablished in the 10th century out of the [[Southern Kingdom of the Levantines|Southern]] and [[Eastern Kingdoms of the Levantines]], binding its people and princes together under the authority of the [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and [[Imperial Diet]]. They reminded bound together for a millennia, but the [[Second Fratricide]] effectively brought the Empire to a sudden end in 193X, leaving the economies and political structures of [[Catholic Levantia]] in chaos. The [[Treaty of Corcra]] ended the [[Second Great War]] in southern Levantia and set forth the future settlement of agreements between the former states of the Empire, but such an agreement did not immediately come about as a consequence of the war and the ongoing violence in [[Dericania]] known as the [[Third Fratricide]]. Consequently, [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] agreed to the so-called Istroya Pact, which bound the two nations together in common defense, free travel, and a common market. The Pact was viewed as a wartime expedient, but the relative economic stability within the two nations even during wartime lead to widespread political support for renewing and expanding the agreement. | ||
With the end of the Great War in 1953, the Levantine great powers could end the Third Fratricide in Dericania. Decades of war and sudden economic isolation had depressed the Deric economy, necessitating an infusion of capital from Urcea and Burgundie. Given the popularity and success of the program, as well as the obligation under the Treaty of Corcra to settle the Holy Levantine Empire, Urcea and Burgundie began to negotiate what would become the Levantine Union Treaty, which they agreed to on June 1st, 1954, establishing the Levantine Union. The Deric States, which had been founded earlier in the year, agreed to join the Levantine Union in October of 1954 following the conclusion of the Third Fraternal War. Fiannria decided to join effective 1955. With Fiannria joining, the entire area of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] in [[1930]] had been rebound together under the terms of the Union. | With the end of the Great War in 1953, the Levantine great powers could end the Third Fratricide in Dericania. Decades of war and sudden economic isolation had depressed the Deric economy, necessitating an infusion of capital from Urcea and Burgundie. Given the popularity and success of the program, as well as the obligation under the Treaty of Corcra to settle the Holy Levantine Empire, Urcea and Burgundie began to negotiate what would become the Levantine Union Treaty, which they agreed to on June 1st, 1954, establishing the Levantine Union. The Deric States, which had been founded earlier in the year, agreed to join the Levantine Union in October of 1954 following the conclusion of the Third Fraternal War. Fiannria decided to join effective 1955. With Fiannria joining, the entire area of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] in [[1930]] had been rebound together under the terms of the Union. | ||
=== 20th Century === | === 20th Century === | ||
The Levantine Union's primary program in the two decades following the [[Second Great War]] concerned reconstruction of the [[Deric States]], which had been plagued by more than two decades of war. In 1956, the [[Levantine Union Diet]] voted to create the Levantine Union Economic Development Agency, which would use funds from [[Urcea]] primarily to rebuild the infrastructure of the Deric States. | The Levantine Union's primary program in the two decades following the [[Second Great War]] concerned reconstruction of the [[Deric States]], which had been plagued by more than two decades of war. In 1956, the [[Levantine Union Diet]] voted to create the Levantine Union Economic Development Agency, which would use funds from [[Urcea]] as well as [[Caphiria]]n war reparations primarily to rebuild the infrastructure of the Deric States. | ||
=== Modern history === | === Modern history === | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|{{flag|Urcea}} | |{{flag|Urcea}} | ||
| | |775,224,985 | ||
|$ | |$43,402,501,909,872 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{flag|Fiannria}} | |{{flag|Fiannria}} | ||
| | |452,439,073 | ||
|$17,332,000,000,000 | |$17,332,000,000,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{flag|Burgundie}} | |{{flag|Burgundie}} | ||
| | |387,243,994 | ||
|$19,186,991,571,290 | |$19,186,991,571,290 | ||
|- | |||
|{{flag|Lapody}} | |||
|169,069,937 | |||
|$6,905,932,664,611 | |||
|- | |||
|{{flag|Rhotia}} | |||
|131,396,801 | |||
|$5,214,824,950,803 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{flag|Yonderre}} | |{{flag|Yonderre}} | ||
| | |101,140,490 | ||
|$5,814,427,471,610 | |$5,814,427,471,610 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{flag|Hollona and Diorisia}} | |{{flag|Hollona and Diorisia}} | ||
|19,958,242 | |19,958,242 | ||
|$783,496,192,704 | |$783,496,192,704 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{flag|Anglei}} | |{{flag|Anglei}} | ||
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|$652,692,378,324 | |$652,692,378,324 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{flag| | |{{flag|Bicariana}} | ||
| | |1,627,073 | ||
|$ | |$93,722,658,946 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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The Global Defense Corollary is an agreement among Levantine Union members within the auspices of the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]] relating to defense of territories beyond the borders of the Union. The agreement, an "opt-in" signatory agreement, commits its members to a {{wp|defense pact}} encompassing all overseas territories of the signatory nations, requiring all members to participate in a conflict should a foreign territory or union state of a Union member come under attack. The Corollary only applies to the overseas territories and associated states of those participating nations. Presently, [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] are the signatory members of the Corollary. | The Global Defense Corollary is an agreement among Levantine Union members within the auspices of the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]] relating to defense of territories beyond the borders of the Union. The agreement, an "opt-in" signatory agreement, commits its members to a {{wp|defense pact}} encompassing all overseas territories of the signatory nations, requiring all members to participate in a conflict should a foreign territory or union state of a Union member come under attack. The Corollary only applies to the overseas territories and associated states of those participating nations. Presently, [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] are the signatory members of the Corollary. | ||
=== ''Cort de Antics'' === | |||
{{Main|Cort de Antics}} | {{Main|Cort de Antics}} | ||
The ''Cort de Antics'' is a court embedded within the Levantine Union which is responsible for adjudicating competing noble claims and awarding compensation for nobles dispossessed during the [[Fraternal Wars]] in addition to other dispossessed nobles. As a consequence of its jurisdiction, the ''Cort'' has functionally become the highest court of peerage law in Levantia. The ''Cort'' consists of one judge nominated by each member nation; judges are confirmed by the Levantine Union Diet. | The ''Cort de Antics'' is a court embedded within the Levantine Union which is responsible for adjudicating competing noble claims and awarding compensation for nobles dispossessed during the [[Fraternal Wars]] in addition to other dispossessed nobles. As a consequence of its jurisdiction, the ''Cort'' has functionally become the highest court of peerage law in Levantia. The ''Cort'' consists of one judge nominated by each member nation; judges are confirmed by the Levantine Union Diet. | ||
The ''Cort'' was created in | The ''Cort'' was created in 1950 in order to resolve disputes between member states of the Deric States and [[The Dispossessed|deposed Deric nobles]] in the wake of the [[Third Fratricide]], although the ''Cort'' was soon expanded to adjudicating all rival noble claims. The ''Cort'', since its creation, has accrued the world's largest library of ancestral and feudal records, documents which are necessary for determining claims. Throughout its history, the ''Cort'' has become involved in several high-profile claim disputes, including a large series of claims of Derian nobles against [[Burgundie]] in the 1970s. | ||
=== Union Administraton === | === Union Administraton === | ||
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The economy of the Levantine Union is the integrated economies of its member states, which have been tied together not only by the [[Levantine_Union#Economic_Development_Agency|Economic Development Agency of the Levantine Union]] and common market established by the [[Levantine_Union#Market_and_Currency_Authority|Levantine Union Market and Currency Authority]], but also by the historic ties of the member nations of the Union. As nearly all members of the Union were members of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], which also had a common market and shared tariffs to a certain extent, the member economies of the Union organically grew together and have been closely related for more than a millennia. | The economy of the Levantine Union is the integrated economies of its member states, which have been tied together not only by the [[Levantine_Union#Economic_Development_Agency|Economic Development Agency of the Levantine Union]] and common market established by the [[Levantine_Union#Market_and_Currency_Authority|Levantine Union Market and Currency Authority]], but also by the historic ties of the member nations of the Union. As nearly all members of the Union were members of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], which also had a common market and shared tariffs to a certain extent, the member economies of the Union organically grew together and have been closely related for more than a millennia. | ||
The Levantine Union economy is the largest in the world, comprising a substantial share of the world's {{wp|gross domestic product}}. The Union, through its member states and especially [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]], have a significant global trade presence, and the Union's economic influence over both [[Crona]] and [[ | The Levantine Union economy is the largest in the world, comprising a substantial share of the world's {{wp|gross domestic product}}. The Union, through its member states and especially [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]], have a significant global trade presence, and the Union's economic influence over both [[Crona]] and [[Audonia]] is considerable. | ||
The transportation networks of the Levantine Union are mostly integrated, with some exceptions, allowing for open and free transit of people and goods throughout most of the Levantine continent. | The transportation networks of the Levantine Union are mostly integrated, with some exceptions, allowing for open and free transit of people and goods throughout most of the Levantine continent. | ||
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===Energy=== | ===Energy=== | ||
===Infrastructure and transport=== | ===Infrastructure and transport=== | ||
====Passenger Rail Corridor Identification and Development Program==== | |||
The Passenger Rail Corridor Identification and Development Program is an Union-wide adoption of the [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[21st_Century_Burgoignesc_Power_Projection_Stratagem#Passenger_Rail_Corridor_Identification_and_Development_Program|Passenger Rail Corridor Identification and Development Program]], in [[2033]]. Each route accepted into the program is granted ₮500,000 toward planning activities and is prioritized for future national funding. The program looks to track commercial traffic on the routes identified and seeing if there are ways to route through goods traffic or to consolidate/reroute goods traffic to prioritize passenger traffic. | |||
[[Category: Organizations]] | [[Category: Organizations]] | ||