United Kingdom of Meckelnburgh
Kingdom of Meckelnburgh | |||
Koninkrijk Meckelnburg (me) Royaume du Meckelmbourg (ax) Reĝlando de Mekelnburgo (ao) | |||
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Motto: "Aŭguro de pli bonega tempaĝo" (ao)
"An Omen of a Greater Age" | |||
Anthem: "Ode to Our King and Flag" | |||
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 |
Meckelnburgh,[note 1] (/mɛk.əln.bɜɹg/ MEK-əln-burg), officially the Kingdom of 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. Following the unification of the Meckelnish tribes, the name was adopted as a symbol of the kingdom as a whole.
Both "Meckelnburghish" and "Meckelnish" are demonyms for people and things associated with Meckelnburgh. "Meckelnburghish" refers to the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh and its government (e.g. Meckelnburghish throne) while "Meckelnish" refers to the peoples of Meckelnburgh and their culture (e.g. Meckelnish language).
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Notes
- ^ 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/).