Grand Commonwealth

Grand Commonwealth
Official language	English
Capital	Shahanshai Tara
Date founded	April 29, 2005
Government	Commonwealth

(Following is copied from MicroWiki. The information is dated, but it should provide a foundation.)

The Grand Commonwealth was officially launched on April 29th, 2005 after many months of secret planning.

The Commonwealth was formed when five nations handed over their authority for Foreign Affairs and Defence to a central Parliament. The nations remained sovereign in every other sense. The five foundation members were the Republic of Aerlig, Kingdom of Babkha, Sovereign Order of Treesia, Kingdom of Alteria and the Empire of Lemuria. The nations are united under the Charter of the Grand Commonwealth

Since this date, the Commonwealth membernations have been joined by two other nations, the Republic of Karnali and Interland, as well as the removal of one, Lemuria.

The Commonwealth is governed by a Central Parliament called the Majlis-i-Dharma. At the beginning of each session, the MiD elects an executive officer known as the Taoiseach. The ceremonial head of state is known as the Shahan-Ri.

The capital city of the Commonwealth is Sahanshai Tara, which is located within the Commonwealth Capital Territory. The Commonwealth Capital Territory (CCT) is free from the juristiction of any of the Commonwealth's memberstates, and is under the direct control of the Commonwealth Government.