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'''Meckelnburgh''',<ref group="note" name="offname">Official names in national languages: [[Meckelnish language|Meckelnish]]: ''Meckelnburg'' (/mɛk.ɛln.bʏrx/); [[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: ''Meckelmbourg'' (/mɛk.ɛlm.buʁ/); [[Aspiranto]]: ''Mekelnburgo'' (/mek.eln.burg.o/). Official names in regional languages: [[Wikipedia:Old English|Eastmoorlandish]]: ''Meccelnburh'' (/mek.keln.burx/); [[Froyalanish]]: ''Meckelnborg'' (/mɛk.eln.pɔrk/); [[Jääkieli]]: ''Meckelnburg'' (/mek.eln.byrg/).</ref> (/mɛk.əln.bɜɹg/ MEK-əln-burg), officially the '''Kingdom of Meckelnburgh''', is a sovereign nation in northern [[Apollonia]], on the [[Wikipedia:Arctic circle|Arctic Circle]]. The kingdom includes the Genevelond Peninsula, Treynor Archipelago, and Glanurchy Island, and the separate Fifty Elk Island and Jääland Peninsula. The kingdom as a whole has a total area of <s>276,000</s> square kilometers and, as of {{AN|1711}}, a population of <s>6.3 million</s>, a <s>sixth</s> of whom reside in Meckelnburgh proper. Its [[capital]] and largest city is [[Alexandretta]].
The '''Kingdom of Meckelnburgh''',<ref group="note" name="offname">Official names in national languages: [[Meckelnish language|Meckelnish]]: ''Meckelnburg'' (/mɛk.ɛln.bʏrx/); [[Alexandrian language|Alexandrian]]: ''Meckelmbourg'' (/mɛk.ɛlm.buʁ/); [[Aspiranto]]: ''Mekelnburgo'' (/mek.eln.burg.o/). Official names in regional languages: [[Wikipedia:Old English|Eastmoorlandish]]: ''Meccelnburh'' (/mek.keln.burx/); [[Froyalanish]]: ''Meckelnborg'' (/mɛk.eln.pɔrk/); [[Jääkieli]]: ''Meckelnburg'' (/mek.eln.byrg/).</ref> (/mɛk.əln.bɜɹg/ MEK-əln-burg), commonly known simply as '''Meckelnburgh''', is a sovereign nation in northern [[Apollonia]], on the [[Wikipedia:Arctic circle|Arctic Circle]]. The kingdom includes the Genevelond Peninsula, Treynor Archipelago, and Glanurchy Island, and the separate Fifty Elk Island and Jääland Peninsula. The kingdom as a whole has a total area of <s>276,000</s> square kilometers and, as of {{AN|1711}}, a population of <s>6.3 million</s>, a <s>sixth</s> of whom reside in Meckelnburgh proper. Its [[capital]] and largest city is [[Alexandretta]].


The Kingdom of Meckelnburgh is not a federation, but a sovereign unitary state of three constituent countries. It unites three autonomous legal systems of Meckelnburgh, the Prince-Archabbacy of Salem, and the Grand Duchy of Iselande, joined under the monarch. Constitutionally, of the kingdom's affairs are managed by Meckelnburgh, holding ultimate power on behalf of all three constituents.
The Kingdom of Meckelnburgh is not a federation, but a sovereign unitary state of three constituent countries. It unites three autonomous legal systems of Meckelnburgh, the Prince-Archabbacy of Salem, and the Grand Duchy of Iselande, joined under the monarch. Constitutionally, of the kingdom's affairs are managed by Meckelnburgh, holding ultimate power on behalf of all three constituents.

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Kingdom of Meckelnburgh
Koninkrijk Meckelnburg (me)
Royaume du Meckelmbourg (ax)
Reĝlando de Mekelnburgo (ao)
Meckelnburgh flag.png

Flag

Meckelnburgh coat of arms.png

Coat of Arms

Motto: "Aŭguro de pli bonega tempaĝo" (ao)

"An Omen of a Greater Age"

Anthem: "Ode to Our King and Flag"
Meckelnburgh map 2.png
Map versions 16.8.4–
Capital
and largest city
Alexandretta
Official language Istvanistani
National languages Meckelnish · Aspiranto · Alexandrian
Recognized regional languages Eastmoorlandish · Jääkieli · Froyalanish
Ethnic groups 75.8% Meckelnish
7.8% Seal Fishers
4.4% Jääkieli
3.5% Vepsios
2.7% Britannics
2.0% Froyalaners
0.6% Black Travellers
3.2% Other
State religion Church of Meckelnburgh
Religious affiliation 57.0% Irreligious
37.1% Nazarene
—27.3% Albigensian
—7.1% Catholic
—0.8% Orthodox
—1.9% Other
3.2% Ethnic religions
1.1% Ashkenatzi
1.6% Other
Demonyms Meckelner
Adjectives Meckelnburghish · Meckelnish
Government Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
• Monarch Ĉielero III
• Chancellor Marie-Claude Giraud
• Lord Speaker Wilburn Arkwright
• Chamber of Deputies President Émilien Plamondon
• Chief Justicar Devyn Blackwood
Legislature Parliament
• Upper house College of Lords
• Lower house Chamber of Deputies
Formation (Norton)
People's Republic of Hell ca.1448–1450
Ashinthael (Menelmacar) 1450–ca.1500
Slobovia ca.1500–ca.1539
Time of the Five Kingdoms ca.1539–ca.1551
New Territory (Gralan Empire) ca.1551–ca.1572
Era of Troubles 16th–17th century
Crowsilver (Goldshire, Shireroth) 17th century–1663
Admitted to the Micras Cartography Society 13.V.1685
Current constitution 2.XV.1697
Rise of the Meckelnburghish realm 1710
Area
• Total 276,300 km2 (106,700 sqmi)
• Water 1.41%
Population
• 1711 estimate 6,336,950
• Density 22.9/km2 (59.4/sqmi)
Currency Meckelnburgh crown (₵) (MCK)
Time zone CMT-1½, -2 (MBT and MBET)
Calendar Norton Calendar
Date format dd.MMM.yyyy
Mains electricity 120 V–60 Hz
Driving side right
Calling code +42
Abbreviation MCK
Internet TLD .mb

The Kingdom of Meckelnburgh,[note 1] (/mɛk.əln.bɜɹg/ MEK-əln-burg), commonly known simply as Meckelnburgh, is a sovereign nation in northern Apollonia, on the Arctic Circle. The kingdom includes the Genevelond Peninsula, Treynor Archipelago, and Glanurchy Island, and the separate Fifty Elk Island and Jääland Peninsula. The kingdom as a whole has a total area of 276,000 square kilometers and, as of 1711 AN, a population of 6.3 million, a sixth of whom reside in Meckelnburgh proper. Its capital and largest city is Alexandretta.

The Kingdom of Meckelnburgh is not a federation, but a sovereign unitary state of three constituent countries. It unites three autonomous legal systems of Meckelnburgh, the Prince-Archabbacy of Salem, and the Grand Duchy of Iselande, joined under the monarch. Constitutionally, of the kingdom's affairs are managed by Meckelnburgh, holding ultimate power on behalf of all three constituents.

By Meckelnburgh, the kingdom has two short borders with Angsax and Ashinthael. To the west is the Tallandor Bay, across are Insulia, Senya and Shireroth. In its southwest are the waters of the Inner Sea, which Hurmu borders. By Salem, the kingdom lies off Angsax. By Iselande, the kingdom borders the Nurthaven and Antruusbuurg Canal, a territory of Lac Glacei. To the west is the Clear Sea. across again lies Angsax and Lac Glacei, and the Arctic Ocean to the north, across are further islands of Lac Glacei.

Meckelnburgh has an extensive coastline, facing the Tallandor Bay in the south and Northern Sea in the north. In Iselande, the Clear Sea faces its south and the frozen oceans of the Arctic Pole, its north. As the Arctic Circle bisects across Meckelnburgh, the maritime shores help regulate the kingdom’s climate throughout, bringing warmer temperatures than expected. High precipitation is also a result across the kingdom.

Queen Ĉielero III, of the House of Meckelnburgh-Serkwais, is the kingdom’s current monarch. Marie-Claude Giraud is the Chancellor. As a unitary state with a semi-constitutional monarchy, the kingdom divides state power between Parliament and the monarch, as determined by the 1697 AN constitution. The courts are accountable to Parliament, while the cabinet to the monarch. The Church of Meckelnburgh, the state church, is also represented in the systems of government, by its canon courts and ecclesiastical administration.

Meckelnburgh was established in 1685 AN as a merger of many petty lords by Vilhelmo IV. It was proclaimed by the Treaty of Nakko after periods of disorder and the region’s abandonment of the final imperial powers. Prior to Meckelnburgh, the region was home to numerous other peoples and nations. The incorporation of Iselande in 1710 AN lead to the wider Meckelnburghish Realm.

The kingdom is a combined state of Meckelnburgh, Salem, and Iselande, the latter two having devolved autonomy. The constituents use two levels of administrative subdivisions: provinces and municipalities. As a unitary state, the provinces have no political purpose, but are administrative bodies. Municipalities enjoy limited self-rule through popular elections.

Salem in particular is governed under the Church of Meckelnburgh and its canon law, as an ecclesiastical entity, but which are still accountable to the monarch as Lord Protector. As vestige of the feudal era, the monarch, in the immediate possession of the crown of Meckelnburgh, holds the distinct Lordship of Serkwais, off the Alexandretta coast.

The kingdom emphasizes the welfare state within an advanced mixed market. Its government and crown has large ownership positions in numerous sectors, including industrial, services and entertainment—gambling is one of the largest sources of income for the crown.

The kingdom emphasizes durable rights in speech, equality and political representation, while facing continued social stratification between common and aristocratic classes. Nonetheless, the kingdom is considered a "full democracy" by the Micras Democracy Index. A continuous social democratic coalition has held power in Parliament through the kingdom's history, resulting in numerous social and labor reforms.

The majority of the kingdom's population is white Meckelnish, descendant from its three traditional language groups: Istvanistani, Alexandrian and Meckelnish. A sizable minority of Britannics and Froyalaners reside in the far north on Glanurchy Island, whose languages receive local recognition. The Aspiranto language is official in Meckelnburgh as well, as the liturgical language of the church, and in the Prince-Archabbacy of Salem. After the incorporation of Iselande, Jääkieli became another recognized regional language.

Etymology

The name "Meckelnburgh" derives from the Old Holzer term for the Alexandretta Fortress, where it meant "broad fortress." The original fortress stands still on the Alexandretta coast, since renamed for the capital city. "Meckelnburghish" is the demonym for people and things associated with the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh (e.g. Meckelnburghish throne). This contrasts with the similar term "Meckelnish," which refers to the ethic peoples of Meckelnburgh proper and their culture (e.g. Meckelnish language).

History

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Official names in national languages: Meckelnish: Meckelnburg (/mɛk.ɛln.bʏrx/); Alexandrian: Meckelmbourg (/mɛk.ɛlm.buʁ/); Aspiranto: Mekelnburgo (/mek.eln.burg.o/). Official names in regional languages: Eastmoorlandish: Meccelnburh (/mek.keln.burx/); Froyalanish: Meckelnborg (/mɛk.eln.pɔrk/); Jääkieli: Meckelnburg (/mek.eln.byrg/).