Casanares

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Republic of Casanares and Alba-Laettana

Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Desteaptate Bohemiae Laettan: Awaken, Bohemians
Anthem: Camino A Sant Vicenç Spanish: On the way to Sant Vicenç
Capital	Albarán (executive) Santa Eufrasia (legislative)
Largest city	Albarán
Official language(s)	Laettan and Spanish
Government President Vice President	Republic Lucián Marrotto Martha Calé
Independence - Viceroyalty of the Atlantic - Independence from Spain - Re-Unification	October 17th, 1402 May 25th, 1816 March 11th, 1952
Area  • Total  • Water (%)	362,619 km² (62nd) 5.6%
Population  • December 2008 est.  • 2005 census  • Density	46,106,979 (28th) 46,003,652 128/km² (83rd)
GDP (PPP)  • Total  • Per capita	2008 estimate $1.324 Trillion (11th) $28,715 (29th)
HDI (2003|2008)	0.934 25th (high) –
Currency	Unio (Û)
Time zone  • Summer (DST)	GMT -1 (UTC{{{utc_offset}}}) {{{time_zone_DST}}} (UTC{{{utc_offset_DST}}})
Internet TLD	.cas
Calling code	+598

The Republic of Casanares and Alba-Laettana is administratively a congressional republic with a president as its head of state. The Country also has a royal family who were recognised by the constitution when the country ceased to be a kingdom. The current king, His Majesty Bal-Alorio I has almost no political power except in Alba-Laettana where he remains an important influential figure; he is also the third in line to the presidency but his role is largely ceremonial. Ever since re-unification in 1952 the nation has remained solidly united under its "One Country, Two Nations" philosophy. Casanares' current president is Lucián Marrotto of the National Democratic Party who succeeded the Socialist Antonio Lasséc in the highly disputed 2008 Presidential Election.

Background Information

Casanares is a bi-continental nation with territories in two sub-continents, in South America where the former colonial territory is located and in Atlantica-Alba where Alba-Laettana emerged as a nation in around 100 BC after the remaining Greek and Seldon-Celtic tribes and the Romans became a single organised society occupying the southern region around the basin of the River Borgon.

Casanares shares borders with Argentina and Uruguay in South America and in Atlantica-Alba, it borders Seldonia and Valicia. The country has had a turbulent history and in spite of the distance separating its two territories, it has remained strongly unified since 1402 when the Spanish invaded Alba-Laettana with a powerful Armada from the Canary Islands to set up what would become the Viceroyalty of the Atlantic from which Christopher Columbus and his Conquistadors set sail for the New World in 1492. Both territories separated from 1898 to 1952 after General Manuel de Triana declared the South American territory as independent, later becoming its dictator; Alba-Laettana was also suppressed under King Bal-Sagoth X until his death in 1950. Politicians from both sides declared an end to the partition and a new constitution was written up in 1951. The nation finally achieved re-unification on March 11th 1952. The combination of external influences with the interactions of the culturally and politically differentiated regions of the two territories has produced a dramatic history; typified by alternating periods of unity and disunity, under very different regimes.

History

After a long and hard series of violent conflicts between different ethnic groups and tribes , the area now known as Alba-Laettana became a region of the Roman Empire known as Albarania. During the early Middle Ages it came under pagan and christian rule at different intervals. Later it was conquered by organised religious armies of militants from different regions: pagan Seldons from the east and christian Romans from the south exchanged power several times through war, deception and even marriage, both taking it in turns to supress the Celts (whether Christian or Pagan) from the west and north. Through a very long and fitful process, the Christian kingdoms in the south gradually accepted Pagan rule in the east, finally extinguishing the last remnant of religious unrest in Zoria in 1301, when the 'Cartis Libiris' was signed into law by Pagan King Bal-Sammoth; it allowed christians and pagans to live side by side without fear of persecution. In 1402 the Spanish began their colonisation of the Canary Islands where the Guanche peoples were exterminated. That same year the Spanish invaded Alba-Laettana and began their Siege of Albarán and other coastal cities and settlements which lasted only 3 weeks. An already impoverished nation fell prey to Spain's expansionist ambitions and its rule would last more than 400 years. The Spanish never systematically eliminated the Laettan dynasties and they even tolerated Paganism (to an extent), the Inquisition Directory carried out its work with discretion and its governors ruled through the Laettan monarchs so as to ensure minimal exposure to the fact that the country was under occupation by a foreign power thereby greatly reducing the risk of rebellion; as a result resistance to Spanish rule was minimal. In 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail from Albarán and reached the Americas. A global empire began and Alba-Laettana had become its first organised colony and was given the name of the Viceroyalty of the Atlantic which also included the Canary Islands and Spanish Morocco. Spain became the strongest kingdom in Europe and the leading world power during the 16th century and first half of the 17th century; but continued wars and other problems eventually led to a diminished status. The French invasion of Spain in the early 19th century led to chaos; triggering independence movements that tore apart most of the empire and left Alba-Laettana in a favourable position to consider its independence; it finally did so in 1816.

In the South American territory, the first Laettans and Europeans arrived in 1509, Spain, with the aid of soldiers from Alba-Laettana established a permanent military post on the south bank of river Cares (present day San Martin River). The first city was founded in 1532 on the site of the old military post and was given the name of Santa Eufrasia del Rio Fernando (now commonly known simply as ‘Santa Eufrasia’). In 1776 it became the capital of the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata (present day Casanares, Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay) but was quickly replaced by the economically important Buenos Aires in September of the same year and Casanares was instead incorporated into the Viceroyalty of the Atlantic. So even though Alba-Laettana and Casanares were only politically and administratively unified for the first time in 1776, the year 1532 is usually considered as the year when Laettan pioneers set off for the New World and made contact with the native inhabitants of what would become its South American territory; what many consider to be the "mainland". On May 25th 1808, after the confirmation of the rumours about the overthrow of King Ferdinand VII of Spain by Napoleon, the Laettan King Ferdinand II and the Governor of Casanares, Don Augusto de los Lamentos immediately began making plans to secede from Spain. The Surrender of Madrid guarantees Laettan independence during the Peninsular War. Spanish colonies in the New World follow suit and Casanares' independence was declared on May 25th, 1816 after it was secured through battles led by the Independence leader, General José de San Martín and financial assistance from King Ferdinand II.

Santa Eufrasia became the capital of the Kingdom of the Atlantic (obtaining its name from the Viceroyalty era) after Ferdinand II decided to rule from there as he preferred its climate to that of rainy Albarán and took his entire court with him. He ruled until his death 10 years later. In his will he stipulated that the name of the country should be changed to the Kingdom of Casanares and Alba-Laettana but many began to refer to it as Casanares only for it is a shorter name, that remains the case to this day.

Casanares enjoyed growing prosperity especially when the Santa Eufrasia harbour was constructed and integrated the country into world trade. In the 1880s further expansion inland led to the “New Agricultural Revolution” In Politics, Centrist forces dominated Casanarean Politics until 1918 when their traditional rivals, the Populares (right wing) won control of government democratically for the next 12 years (2 presi- dential terms under president Estebán Solís).

Geography and climate

Casanares covers an area, of 280,785 km². It can roughly be divided into three parts: the fertile plains of the Pampas in the southern part of the country, the centre of Casanares's agricultural wealth; the flat and heavily populated areas of the coast; and the dense rainforest to the north and east; itshighest point located in the province of Nicolas. The Catanagua, at 2,140 metres, is the highest mountain in Casanares.

The plains west and south from Santa Eufrasia are among the most fertile in the world. The western part of La Pampa Plana province and the province of Lozada also have plains, but they are drier.

Major rivers include the San Martin, Gonzales, and Colorado, the largest river. The latter two flow together before meeting the Atlantic Ocean. The Casanarean climate is predominantly temperate with extremes ranging from subtropical in the north to mild in the south.

The country has a claim over Antarctica, where it has maintaned a constant occupied presence for more than a century.

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