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| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 3 | | '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 3 | ||
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| '''Official languages''' || | | '''Official languages''' || [[Garán Gaelic]], [[Kalvertan Coscivian]] | ||
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| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || ARD | | '''Postal Abbreviation''' || ARD | ||
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[[Category:Kiravian federal subjects]] | [[Category:Kiravian federal subjects]] | ||
'''New Ardmore''' (Gaelic: ''Ardmór Nua'', Kiravic: ''Inoardmóra'') is an overseas region of the [[Should have been|Kiravian Collectivity]] comprising an archipelago in the | '''New Ardmore''' (Gaelic: ''Ardmór Nua'', Kiravic: ''Inoardmóra'') is an overseas region of the [[Should have been|Kiravian Collectivity]] comprising an archipelago in the [[Odoneru Ocean]]. Laying off the coast of mainland [[Levantia]] north of [[Ardmore]], New Armore has a predominantly [[Garán people|Garán]] heritage it shares with [[Ardmore]] and the [[Urcea|Urcean]] region of [[Carolina]], with further influences from [[Kiravia]], to which it has been politically linked for over XX years. Originating as a {{wp|rump state}} of Ardmore, the territories of New Ardmore - initially the ''Republic of Ardmore'' - became a formal protectorate of [[Kiravia]] in 19XX, with further integration establishing it as a free state under the Collectivity. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Pre-civil war=== | |||
{{Main|Ardmore#History}} | |||
===Civil war and republican period=== | |||
<!-- The comparatively remote yet strategic location of the islands made them a haven for pirates and smugglers for some time. After Ardmore's incorporation into Kiravia, Kiravian authorities were often willing to turn a blind eye to these illicit maritime undertakings for the right price, and during times of war Ardmore was an important home port for privateers. --> | <!-- The comparatively remote yet strategic location of the islands made them a haven for pirates and smugglers for some time. After Ardmore's incorporation into Kiravia, Kiravian authorities were often willing to turn a blind eye to these illicit maritime undertakings for the right price, and during times of war Ardmore was an important home port for privateers. --> | ||
=== | ===Death of the President-Regent and civil turmoil=== | ||
===Protectorate period=== | |||
With the civil apparatus of the Republic of Ardmore in shambles after five decades of rule by the President-Regent, pro-democratic elements managed to seize power. With an invasion by [[Ardmore]] appearing imminent, the new provisional government struck an accord with [[Kiravia]] to become a protectorate. Kiravian influence had been significant on the island since the 1950s, and a potential protectorate was proposed as early as 1960, though the prevailing [[Kirosocialist]] regime made such an agreement unlikely. The [[Treaty of Electorsbourg]] in 1989 officially transferred the islands to [[Kiravia]]n control, who established the Free State of New Ardmore; the Republic's government transferred its sovereignty to the Free State the same day the treaty was signed. As part of the Treaty, the new Free State no longer claimed sovereignty over the entirety of Ardmore and used the territorial name of "New Ardmore", long used abroad to refer to the rump state, as its new official name. | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
<!-- The government of New Ardmore takes the form of a semi-presidential republic, with legislative power belonging to the Dáil Aird Mhór and executive power belonging to the ''Tánaiste'' (referred to as the "Governor" or "Chief Executive" in Kiravic) and Cabinet. The Dáil Aird Mór is a unicameral body elected biennially at-large by party-list proportional voting with a {{wp|majority bonus system}}. The Chief Executive is directly elected every five years to a thrice-renewable term. New Ardmore is the only Kiravian state to employ a majority-bonus system, and one of twelve to limit the number of terms one can serve as Governor. --> | <!-- The government of New Ardmore takes the form of a semi-presidential republic, with legislative power belonging to the Dáil Aird Mhór and executive power belonging to the ''Tánaiste'' (referred to as the "Governor" or "Chief Executive" in Kiravic) and Cabinet. The Dáil Aird Mór is a unicameral body elected biennially at-large by party-list proportional voting with a {{wp|majority bonus system}}. The Chief Executive is directly elected every five years to a thrice-renewable term. New Ardmore is the only Kiravian state to employ a majority-bonus system, and one of twelve to limit the number of terms one can serve as Governor. --> | ||
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===Relations with the Levantine Union=== | |||
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===Political Landscape=== | ===Political Landscape=== | ||
The main divide in New Ardmore's political culture is between those with a more ''Levantine'' outlook - oriented toward Urcea and Fíannria and generally in favour of closer integration with the Levantine Union, and those with a more ''Boreal'' outlook - oriented toward [[Kiravia]] and [[Faneria]] and generally in favour of closer integration with the wider Kiravian Collectivity and Federacy. | The main divide in New Ardmore's political culture is between those with a more ''Levantine'' outlook - oriented toward Urcea and Fíannria and generally in favour of closer integration with the Levantine Union, and those with a more ''Boreal'' outlook - oriented toward [[Kiravia]] and [[Faneria]] and generally in favour of closer integration with the wider Kiravian Collectivity and Federacy. | ||
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|'''Republican-Renaissance Party'''<br><small>''Plaiduv Kéarita'inoguamsk''</small> | |'''Republican-Renaissance Party'''<br><small>''Plaiduv Kéarita'inoguamsk''</small> | ||
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|[[ | |[[Federalist Republican Alliance|FRA]] | ||
| Conservatism, Borealism | | Conservatism, Borealism | ||
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|'''Other Party'''<br><small>''Plaiduv Inox Isdul''</small> | |'''Other Party'''<br><small>''Plaiduv Inox Isdul''</small> | ||
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|[[ | |[[Popular Democratic Front|PDF]] | ||
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|'''Whiggamore Party'''<br><small>''Plaiduv | |'''Whiggamore Party'''<br><small>''Ƕigamórix Plaiduv''</small> | ||
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|'''JACOBITES???'''<br><small>''Íakovindurya???''</small> | |||
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|KFA | |KFA | ||
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===Local Governance=== | ===Local Governance=== | ||
Administratively, New Ardmore is divided into | Administratively, New Ardmore is divided into twenty countyships (''siorrachdan''). These are subdivided into burghs in built-up areas and hundreds in rural areas, both of which are in turn subdivided into {{wp|townlands}}. | ||
The [[Kiravian addressing system]] is in use in New Ardmore, with lots being numbered within townlands or quarters. Numbered blocks (''ram'') and circuits (''kontruv'') are rare outside of some newer suburban developments near Dundalk, with most address components represented by common geographic names. | |||
===Law=== | ===Law=== | ||
The legal system of New Ardmore is based heavily on {{wp|Brehon law}} principles and traditions, especially in matters of civil law or equity, and Brehon law was the main mechanism for social regulation and dispute resolution in Ardmore for most of its history, supplemented by canon law with the coming of Christianity. As statelike institutions began to replace clan-based governance, Ardmorean law took cues from Urcean jurisprudence while retaining most of its traditional character, and since integration with Kiravia it has been influenced by Cosco-Kiravian law. | The legal system of New Ardmore is based heavily on {{wp|Brehon law}} principles and traditions, especially in matters of civil law or equity, and Brehon law was the main mechanism for social regulation and dispute resolution in Ardmore for most of its history, supplemented by canon law with the coming of Christianity. As statelike institutions began to replace clan-based governance, Ardmorean law took cues from Urcean jurisprudence while retaining most of its traditional character, and since integration with Kiravia it has been influenced by Cosco-Kiravian law. | ||
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==Society== | ==Society== | ||
{{Main|Garán people}} | |||
[[File:Bermuda - St. Peter's Church main steeple in St. George - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|Architecture in Ardmore - Note the 24-hour clock rather than the 20-hour clock used in Coscivian areas]] | [[File:Bermuda - St. Peter's Church main steeple in St. George - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|Architecture in Ardmore - Note the 24-hour clock rather than the 20-hour clock used in Coscivian areas]] | ||
Ardmore has an {{wp|Insular Celtic}} culture with noticeable traces of Pretannic influence from early in its history, shaped by local geographic and climatic conditions, the Catholic faith, and contact with [[Coscivian civilisation]] by virtue of its status as a Kiravian federal subject. The state is rather homogeneous: 88% of the population of New Ardmore are ethnic Gaels. Most of the remainder are Coscivian-Kiravians or of Levantine backgrounds other than Gaelic. Ardmorean Gaelic, which is largely though not fully mutually intelligible with the varieties spoken in the Kiravian Gaeltacht, Faneria, and Fiannria and contains many archæic and endemic features, is spoken by 85.6% of the population as a first language. Kiravic Coscivian is an auxiliary official language and is widely understood in urban areas, though most long-term Coscivian residents in the islands find it necessary to learn Gaelic to get by. | Ardmore has an {{wp|Insular Celtic}} culture with noticeable traces of Pretannic influence from early in its history, shaped by local geographic and climatic conditions, the Catholic faith, and contact with [[Coscivian civilisation]] by virtue of its status as a Kiravian federal subject. The state is rather homogeneous: 88% of the population of New Ardmore are ethnic Gaels. Most of the remainder are Coscivian-Kiravians or of Levantine backgrounds other than Gaelic. Ardmorean Gaelic, which is largely though not fully mutually intelligible with the varieties spoken in the Kiravian Gaeltacht, Faneria, and Fiannria and contains many archæic and endemic features, is spoken by 85.6% of the population as a first language. Kiravic Coscivian is an auxiliary official language and is widely understood in urban areas, though most long-term Coscivian residents in the islands find it necessary to learn Gaelic to get by. | ||
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The economy of New Ardmore was historically agrarian, and agriculture remains an important activity across much of the archipelago, although services now employ the majority of the Ardmorean workforce. Ardmoreans engaged in many maritime-related business ventures during the age of the sale, ranging from legitimate commerce, ship repair and oceanic fishing to smuggling, privateering, and piracy. These activities declined with advances in shipping technology, which led to a long-term economic downturn for the archipelago, but have since been replaced with growing tourism, distillation, and healthcare industries. | The economy of New Ardmore was historically agrarian, and agriculture remains an important activity across much of the archipelago, although services now employ the majority of the Ardmorean workforce. Ardmoreans engaged in many maritime-related business ventures during the age of the sale, ranging from legitimate commerce, ship repair and oceanic fishing to smuggling, privateering, and piracy. These activities declined with advances in shipping technology, which led to a long-term economic downturn for the archipelago, but have since been replaced with growing tourism, distillation, and healthcare industries. | ||
Remittances from Ardmoreans working in other parts of the Kiravian Federacy are crucial to the islands' economy, with up to 26% of Ardmorean households classified as remittance-dependent by the state's Department of Human Economics. | Remittances from Ardmoreans working in other parts of the Kiravian Federacy and [[Levantine Union]] are crucial to the islands' economy, with up to 26% of Ardmorean households classified as remittance-dependent by the state's Department of Human Economics. | ||
[[Category:KRV]] | [[Category:KRV]] | ||
[[Category:Federal subjects of the Kiravian Federacy]] | [[Category:Federal subjects of the Kiravian Federacy]] | ||
[[Category:Sub-national Regions in | [[Category:Sub-national Regions in Kiravia]] | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||
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