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Since democratization, the Cape's international relations have been based on the 16th Amendment of the Federal Constitution: establishing {{wp|self-determination}}, diplomacy, and cooperation as the fundamental principles on how the Capetian state should interact with other countries and organizations. According to the Constitution, the President of the Federacy acts as the nation’s chief diplomat with broad powers to determine foreign policy objectives, although the task commonly falls to the Prime Executive. | Since democratization, the Cape's international relations have been based on the 16th Amendment of the Federal Constitution: establishing {{wp|self-determination}}, diplomacy, and cooperation as the fundamental principles on how the Capetian state should interact with other countries and organizations. According to the Constitution, the President of the Federacy acts as the nation’s chief diplomat with broad powers to determine foreign policy objectives, although the task commonly falls to the Prime Executive. | ||
The Cape’s formerly belligerent and ideological foreign policy has softened, although elements of it remain; the country shares tense or lacks formal diplomatic relations with a handful of ideologically opposed [[League of Nations]] member states. | The Cape’s formerly belligerent and ideological foreign policy has softened since democratization, although elements of it remain; the country shares tense or lacks formal diplomatic relations with a handful of ideologically opposed [[League of Nations]] member states. Contemporary Capetian foreign policy is based heavily on the principle of {{wp|multilateralism}} - it is a founding member of the [[Southern Crona Conference]] and the informal [[League of the Free Republics]]. The nation seeks partnerships with fellow [[Crona]]n, [[Coscivian]], and {{wp|Gaelic}} countries; it participated alongside them in the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. | ||
===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
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The Cape Armed Forces is the national {{wp|military}} of the Federacy of the Cape. Born out of the [[National Revolutionary Army]], the Cape Armed Forces have evolved to become one of the most well-funded militaries in the Eastern Hemisphere. It consists of the [[Cape Ground Forces]], the [[Cape Aerospace Forces]], the [[Republican Navy]], and the [[Cape Strategic Forces]]. | The Cape Armed Forces is the national {{wp|military}} of the Federacy of the Cape. Born out of the [[National Revolutionary Army]], the Cape Armed Forces have evolved to become one of the most well-funded militaries in the Eastern Hemisphere. It consists of the [[Cape Ground Forces]], the [[Cape Aerospace Forces]], the [[Republican Navy]], and the [[Cape Strategic Forces]]. | ||
With a small professional contingent of 310,000 soldiers, the armed forces rely heavily on the Cape’s {{wp|conscription}} program | With a small professional contingent of 310,000 soldiers, the armed forces rely heavily on the Cape’s {{wp|conscription}} program. Most citizens, regardless of gender, are drafted into the armed forces at 18 for a period of up to 12 months. As such, the country can call upon a force of almost two million reservists in times of war. The armed forces have historically served an outsized role in Capetian politics, and are perceived as the guarantors of the nation’s independence. The country therefore devotes a relatively high 5.7% of the national GDP on defense; with the funds spent on the maintenance of a large tank force, a {{wp|blue-water navy}}, and a suspected stockpile of [[Nuclear weapons and the Cape|nuclear weapons]] to be delivered through a growing fleet of {{wp|nuclear submarine}}s. | ||
===Human rights=== | ===Human rights=== | ||