Commonwealth of Adelaar

The Commonwealth of Adelaar
The Commonwealth of Adelaar;
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Capital	Styvaria
Official languages	Alathran ; Rhumisc
Religion	Johnactualism Shermanism Purificationism
Demonym	Adelaaran
Membership	Empire of Styvaria Empire of Dahlfaustn Kingdom of Adelaar
Government	Monarchist Assembly
Establishment	March 17, 13 AC
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The Commonwealth of Adelaar, also known as the Adelaaran Commonwealth, Adelaar or the C.O.A, is the dominant nation on the continent of Adelaar. Founded on March 17, 13 AC, the Commonwealth of Adelaar is a loose union between the largest states of Adelaar. With its capital in Styvaria, its largest cities include Trachonos and Cathalos. Adelaar uses a system of Assembly, with the leading monarchs coming to their own agreements between the province they manage. It is a confederation, with the three states having equal power and influence and the only power one may have over another is from differences in population or doctrine.

As it is a new nation, a comprehensive governmental system has not been implemented yet, and as of now, the militaries and legal systems of each nation prior to unification still act independently of each other, meaning if the nation comes to war before a constitution or military charter can be ratified or at least agreed upon, it may cause instability. However, as of yet, the states seem to be working very well together.

Geography

The C.O.A is spread throughout the Continent of Adelaar, although many of its largest cities are on Adelaar's coasts, its own capital of Styvaria is instead positioned on a river leading to inner Adelaar. The C.O.A also has an extensive array of mountain ranges in its territory, which have commonly been used for mountain forts. Adelaar's territory also extends into the many islands to the west and east of the mainland.

Adelaar's rock content is sporadic, with the northwest mainly being composed of Calcite and Diorite, with the rest being composed of primarily Stone.

Due to Adelaar's large north-south territorial span and the large mountain ranges across the continent, the climate of the Commonwealth varies greatly depending on what province you are in, with the northwest having a Dry Continental Climate, the southwest and east having a Humid Continental Climate, and the countless islands to the west of the mainland having a Subtropical Climate.

History

Background: Before the Commonwealth

The first inklings of a united Adelaar started with the first realms on the continent with Rhumlaantd controlling much of northern Adelaar, and Sondorboren controlling southern Adelaar.

After the fall of both realms, many smaller kingdoms begun to pop up across Adelaar, including Reva, Ælfscyn, and Kylindor. Many of which went on to unite into Aprela, which is to date the largest political entity to inhabit Adelaar. Not soon after however, infighting destroyed Aprela, splitting into the Republic of Adelaar and a renewed Kylindor.

After a period of semi-isolation in Adelaar, the many realms of Adelaar coalesced into 4 main kingdoms. The Empire of Styvaria, the Empire of Dahlfaustn, the Kingdom of Adelaar and the Kingdom of Gnelfscyn.

Confederation of Adelaar

The Confederation of Adelaar was a short-term precursor to the Commonwealth of Adelaar. Although the Confederation attempted to institute Democratic processes to an All-Adelaar state. The government was weak, and failed to gain much traction in terms of international recognition, leading it to be effectively dismantled upon the election of its first Grand Councillor.

Establishment

After the failures of the Confederation of Adelaar, the leaders of Adelaar almost immediately started discussing unifying in a more federalized state. While the discussions surrounding unification were nearly ever present, the official discussion regarding unification only took place moments before the realms of Adelaar agreed.

The three founding members, King Zeneth The Unifier, Emperor Hildebod Paeleos, and High Queen Irena Trachon, all joined their realms into one on March 17, 13 AC.

Cultures

Styvarians

Pre-unification, the Empire of Styvaria was the largest nation in the region (and is currently where the capital, Styvaria City, lies), and so a majority of the current population are ethnically and/or culturally Styvarian, with 38% of the population being Styvarian

Eidolites

Eidolites, already one of the most common ethnicities in Adelaa'r, make up 23% of the nation's population.

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Drekifolk

The majority population of the now-fallen Drakedom of Drachenland, the Drekifolk, lived in the Kingdom of Adelaar from the Drakedom's all the way to today. Making up 14% of the population, when paired with the fact that the old House of Tiberia lives on as a noble family within the Commonwealth, it seems that the CoA truly is Drachenland's successor as the conqueror of Northern Adelaar.

Seamen

The poorly-named Seamen of Seaman City make up 13% of the population, which, considering how high the population of the Commonwealth is, is actually quite a lot.

Boreans

Boreans make up 11% of the population.

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Other

An added 1% of the population do not publicly identify as any culture, ethnicity, or species.