Espinario
Republic of Espinario | |||
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Motto: Unity and order | |||
Anthem: File:Espinario anthem.mp3 | |||
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Capital | San Clemeta (executive and legislative) Yugo (constitutional and judicial) | ||
Largest city | San Clemeta | ||
Official language(s) | Martino | ||
Official religion(s) | Nazerene | ||
Demonym | Espinarion | ||
- Adjective | |||
Government | Federal dominant-party presidential constitutional republic | ||
- President | Damián Espinar | ||
- Legislature | National Assembly of Espinario | ||
Establishment | 1689 AN | ||
Area | |||
Population | 17 million | ||
Active population | 1 | ||
Currency | Espinarion Peso (EOP) | ||
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Driving side | right | ||
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National animal | |||
National food | Salteñas | ||
National drink | Cocktails | ||
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Abbreviation | ESP |
Etymology
History
Geography
Government and politics
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs of Espinario are headed by President and founder, Damien Espinar and managed by the Ministry of Espinarion Affairs. As a very young nation, the nation is not yet a member of the Micronational Cartography Society and does not have any links with either the Raspur Pact despite neighbouring member nations of the organisation.
Military
Espinario has a large military presence. Due to ongoing issues with drug cartels, military surveillance is standard in every town and village in Espinario. President Damián Espinar is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Approximately 154,000 of the total population are active personnel.
Administrative divisions
Espinario has three main provinces, Norte (North), Central and Sur (South).
Major towns and cities
San Clementa is recognised as the executive and legislative capital of Espinario and Yugo is the legislative capital.
Economy
Espinario has a mixed economy dominated by two main industries, agriculture and mining. These two industries count almost 40% of the nations GDP. Two-thirds of Espinario's is controlled by the private sector. Despite the ability of precious and valuable materials, Espinario is heavily in debt with high inflation and many resource shortages are commonly reported throughout the whole country. The Espinarion government has attempted to change things for the better but corruption continues to plague the nation's economy as a whole. Roughly 25% of Espinario's population lives in poverty.
Demographics
Religion
Nazarene is the national religion of Espinario with around 70% of its population following the Autocephalous Nazarene Church of Alexandria, a Catholic denomination. The rest of the population is either agnostic or followers of the Covenanted Nazarene Church of Benacia or Orthodox Churches.