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'''Pachaug''', officially the '''Municipal Community of Pachaug''' is an [[international charter city]] in [[Cusinaut]]. It is an official client of [[Urcea]] under the terms of the trade charter it signed in 2017, and was the first such charter city established in western [[Crona]]. Initially part of the [[Northern Confederation]], it was subjugated by [[Algoquona]] but subsequently established its semi-independence under the charter agreement in the aftermath of [[Operation Mission Shield]] and [[Operation Western Blizzard]].

Pachaug is a member of the [[Nysdra Sea Treaty Association]].

 

 

The city of Pachaug itself is designed in concentric rings divided by various irrigation canals, with the "inner circle" forming the center of political and economic life in the country.

In February [[2032]], the Communal Council held a vote to abrogate the Charter agreement. The final vote saw 14 vote in favor and 6 against, but the terms of the Charter required a unanimous vote. The failed vote led to mass demonstrations throughout February and March, as protestors objected to the perceived anti-democratic nature of the vote's results. Beginning in April, many Pachoy began to clash with city police. On Sunday, April 18th, a number of armed protestors stormed the Council Chambers, which precipitated a number of Pachoy sailors in the [[Nysdra Sea Guard]] to mutiny and seize the Guard's naval base in Pachaug, beginning the [[Pachoy Rebellion]].

Pachaug is an international charter city under Urcean administration, though in practice much of the domestic affairs of the city-state are handled by its native elected government modeled after some Occidental systems. The executive of Pachaug is called the Mayor-Intendent, who is elected by majority vote in years ending with 5 and 0, similar to the electoral calendar of Urcea. Pachaug employs universal adult suffrage for individuals over the age of 23. The Mayor-Intendent oversees most of the social and legal policies as well as some economic policies within the city, and he oversees the Charter Administration consisting of several ministries divided into various areas for the administration of state. The Mayor-Intendent is joined by the Communal Council, a 20-seat legislature divided into 18 districts by population and 2 at-large districts. The Council approves treaties, modifications to the city's charter, allocates budgetary funding to the Charter Administration, and executes other legislative roles. Joining the Charter Administration and Communal Council is the Charter Commission, a commission of three Urceans with some veto power over the affairs of state, especially with regards to zoning and economic provisions. Under the arrangement of the 2017 Charter, the Charter Commission and its subordinate agencies are largely responsible for the defense and economic planning for the city while providing "large-picture strategic goals", while the native government is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city-state and are responsible for ensuring the concerns of the local population are properly heard and understood by the Charter Commission.

Two major languages are spoken in Pachaug; [[Housatonic#Linguistic_demographics|Housatonish]] and [[Algosh_Republic#Linguistic_Demographics|Algosh]], both of which were in common use throughout the northeaster parts of the [[Northern Confederation]]. These languages are mutually intelligible, and largely are used to indicate class rather than ethnic background. The traditional mercantile elite of Pachaug and their descendants, who make up approximately a quarter of the population, speak Housatonish, while the remainder speak Algosh. [[Julian Ænglish]] is used for most diplomatic and commercial settings.

Pachaug is a member of the [[Nysdra Sea Guard]] (NSG), which serves as its primary naval and coast guard force. Like [[Housatonic]], Pachoy sailers make up a disproportionate presence within the NSG relative to their overall population share of [[NSTA]].