Porto Capital
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| República deļa Şente deļo Porto Capital People's Republic of Porto Capital | |
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| Conventional short name: | |
| Local: | Porto Capital |
| Ingallish: | Porto Capital |
| Data codes: | PC, PCL |
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| Languages: | |
| Official: | Aro-Extreman (de facto) |
| Others: | Extreman, Arosian, Sanpatrician, Mezapatani, Mauretanian |
| Cities: | |
| Capital: | Porto Capital |
| Other: | Oran, Rate, São Sebastião, Sol, Cidade d'Ouro |
| Government type: | Democratic People's Republic |
| President: | Carlos Augusto de Melo |
| Area: | 270.000 km² (est.) |
| Population: | 14 150 000 Portocapitalians |
| Established: | 28th of December, 301 |
| Currency: | Silas |
| Organizations: | Melanian Sea Treaty Organization |
The People's Republic of Porto Capital (Aro-Extreman, Ļa República deļa Şente deļo Porto Capital; Extreman, Repuublyqà dèela Şèente dèe Pòorto Qaapytál; Arosian, República Popular do Porto Capital; Sanpatrician, República Popular del Puerto Capital; Mauretanian, Jamaxiría al'Puerto Capital; Mezapatani, Tekoha Tetã Porto Capital), also known simply as Porto Capital or by its abreviation PC, is the successor state of the former People's Republic of Extremo, and one of the sucessors of the Federal Republic of Brolecia and of the Empire of Mauretania. Located in the northwesternmost tip of the Melanian continent, it borders the Stervian Confederation to the south and east, and the Ordlandic enclaves of Mauré to the west and Costa da Prata to the east.
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[edit] Etymology
The name "Porto Capital", an obsolete Arosian form for "Main Haven" or "Great Port", has its origin in the city of Porto Divino. A beach near this city was the first landing point for the Mauretanian settlers and invaders who conquered northern Melania on the first decades after The Plague. The invaders named that beach Mars al'Kebir, the Mauretanian word for "Great Port". The Arosian-speaking peoples of the region translated Mars al'Kebir as "Porto Capital" and, over the time, this term came to be adopted by the other Liliance-speaking populations of the area as an euphemism for the whole Province of Oran.
During the final decades of the Empire, "Porto Capital" became the de facto name of the province. With the Peaceful Revolution, it was adopted as the name of the new People's Republic.
[edit] Administration
[edit] Government
The Government of the People's Republic of Porto Capital can be best described as a hybrid Presidentialist-Parliamentarist system. The Senate is the highest-level government body, capable of passing legislation, appointing the Ministers and overule any decision made by the President.
The President is the Head of State and Government of the nation, capable of passing legislation, determining the diplomatic policies and calling for Senate sessions. In case of war, the President will also have the role of Commander-in-Chief of the Portocapitalian armed forces. Essentially, the President is more of a figurehead, the non-voting chief of the Senate. He may pass legislation in his own, but, since such decisions can be declared void by the Senate, he has not much freedom to act without Senate support.
State- and City-level governments also exist. The State Governments are responsible for some minor tasks, such as as civilian infraestructure and Police forces: most of the day-to-day management of the country is left to the Ministeries. The States also have their Councils and Governors; in general, their functions are similar to the National level Senate and President. All the municipalities have their own Mayors and Councils.
All executive and legislative offices are direct-elected for five-year terms.
[edit] Administrative Divisions
Porto Capital is divided in three states, according to cultural and ethno-linguistic divisions: from north to south, they are Extremo, Guetaso and Bajapez. Each state is divided in a number of municipalities. In total, there are seventy municipalities, each encompassing a main city and, in most cases, a number of unincorporated towns and villages. Latelly, there have been talks regarding the creation of two more states out of Bajapez: Mauretania and Mezapatania.
An obsolete division, made immediatly after the Peaceful Revolution, had Porto Capital made up of sixteen districts, with the borders of the old Brolecian counties. After a referendum handed the district of Costa da Prata to Ordland, this division was mostly abandoned. It is still used in some sporting circunstances, and by the Portocapitalian Cruisan Church for its division in bishoprics.
[edit] Political Parties
Political parties are not allowed in Porto Capital. This decision was made by the leaders of the Peaceful Revolution on the very first days of the People's Republic, as the division of the government in parties would certainly destabilize it. Most politicians in Porto Capital, however, would label themselves as Socialists, Communists or Social-Democrats.
Although the government preffers to reffer to the People's Republic as a partyless state, this, in practice, makes Porto Capital a one-party state.
There are also small groups of Burovianists, and even smaller numbers of Nationalists (be they Mauretanians or Extremans).
[edit] History
(Main article: History of Porto Capital)
First setlled between 2900 BP and 2800 BP by the Extremans and the Mezapatani, the Portocapitalian territory was home for several early trading empires, such as the Maritime Alliance, the Djigarthan Empire and the Extreman Nation. As a consequence of The Plague on the Old Continents, several thousand Liliance-speaking Longerathian colonists settled on the land, introducing their languages and faiths to the native populations. The Extremans and the Mezapatani quickly assimilated the new Longerathian customs, and an unique, multi-language Northwestern Melanian culture did not take long to appear.
On 40 AP, the territory was invaded by the Mauretanians, a subdivision of the Iparalaspuqui people from southwestern Armatirion. Sailing on hundreds of ships to Northern Melania, one hundred thousand Mauretanians arrived in nowadays Porto Capital in no more than five years and began a time of conquest. Unfortunately, the locals did not have any kind of organized army. As the new Mauretanian Empire was being formed, it became a land of religious freedom, where all faiths could coexist peacefully. The original culture of the natives was not supressed by the Imperial authorithies, but rather incorpored Mauretanian elements.
In the next centuries, the Mauretanian Empire made itself as a strong and stable nation, establishing the Kingdom of Africablue as it's satellite state, and small colonies on nowadays Caledon. On the year 298, however, major riots erupted on most cities of the Empire due to severe economical and social problems that have appeared on the last decade. Disturbed by such internal disatisfaction, the Emperor of Mauretania decided to appeal the Republic of Ordland to intervene, and establish Mauretania as an Ordlandic Protectorate. Rebels, lead by Robbie Ellies, however, managed to get many important military victories in the so-called Mauretanian war, and a referendum was called to adequatelly divide the nation. The regions of Mauré, Joos and Nova Luxa, mostly tied to the elites, voted for the integration in the Ordlandic Protectorate. However, the other parts of the former Empire gave origin to two new independent nations: San Patricio and the Federal Republic of Brolecia.
Following the referendum in former Mauretania, the Federal Republic of Brolecia was granted independece by the United Nations of Vexillium. Former rebel leader Robbie Ellies was elected president of this new republic. The People's Republic of Extremo was later formed from the northernmost part of Brolecia, as an independent Extreman homeland associated to Brolecia. A short era of great prosperity began for these two nations.
However, three years after that, the Brolecian territory would again fall in anarchy. After yet another severe economical crisis, civil unrests erupted, and the government fell, with no means to curb them. Extremo tried to keep it's own way, but it's government also felt to the same crisis. Crime, famine, poverty rates increased very highly. People unrest was obvious. However, if the national governments had felt, the cities' have not. It was the cities' governments what prevented the territory to fall into complete anarchy.
In September 301, in the city of Oran, a group know as "The Peaceful Revolutionaries" appeared. In their Manifesto, they claimed that, if order was to be restored, the Liliance-speaking corelands of the old Mauretanian Empire (the Brolecian states of Guetaso and Bajapez, plus the Republic of Extremo) would have to unite and form a new, socialist-democratic nation.
The city of Oran was the first to pledge allegiance with the Revolutionaries, in the 6th of Setember 301, when it's mayor declared so. Soon after that, many other cities joined the Revolutionaries, some by a mayor's decree, most by referendums being called to confirm the people's will. By the end of November, nearly 75% of the territory was controled by them. Finally, on the 28th of December, after the referendum on the city of Vermelha, the People's Republic of Porto Capital was proclaimed. Carlos Augusto de Melo, one of the Revolutionary leaders, was granted the Presidency of the new nation.
[edit] Geography
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[edit] National Symbols
(Main article: Symbols of Porto Capital)
The national symbols of Porto Capital are its flag and coat of arms.
The Portocapitalian National Flag (Bandira Nazionaļ Portocapitaliana) is used on land as a civil and state flag - that is, it is flown by both the people and the government. It's ratio is of 13x9. It is made of three dark orange (RGB 204,51,0) stripes, two yellow (RGB 255,204,0) stripes, and a blue (RGB 0,0,128) triangle with a yellow line on it.
The Portocapitalian National Coat of Arms (Ļeira Nazionaļ Portocapitaliana) is just the national flag on a shield-like form. Actually, it is not a coat of arms, since it does not follow heraldical forms, but rather a seal.
Each color on Porto Capital's symbols has it's meaning. Dark orange stands for the people's strenght. Yellow, for the nation's natural resources. And blue, for their hope in a better future.
Other symbols can be found on the article Symbols of Porto Capital.
[edit] Economy
Although the country has been classified in the past as a neoliberal economy - due to many temporary incentives to foreign investiments, among other reasons, all now withdrawn - Porto Capital nowadays follows, essentially, a very controled market economy. All major industry is owned by the state, while agriculture is based on several colective farms. The service sector is currently being incentivated.
The Portocapitalian industry is, currently, not much developed, although it is more than enough to supply the internal market. It is based mostly on oil, mining and chemical companies, with a small electronics and computing industry. The main products - and exports - of Porto Capital, however, are agricultural products, mainly beans, coffee, maize and tropical fruits. Smaller ammounts of iron ore, oil, steel and wood are also exported. Main imports include motor vehicles, electronic products and textiles.
Notable Portocapitalian companies include PortoComm, AirPC, Petromax, Yellow Flag Lines, IngáliaNews, Corley Motors and BeloSoft.
The currency of Porto Capital is the Silas.
[edit] Military
(Main article: Military of Porto Capital)
Porto Capital's all-volunteer forces, made up of around 26 000 men and women, are under the responsability of the Ministery of Military Affairs. It is made of three branches: the Portocapitalian National People's Army (Armé Nazionaļ Popolara Portocapitaliana), the Portocapitalian National People's Navy (Marina Nazionaļ Popolara Portocapitaliana), and the Portocapitalian National People's Air Force (Seléstia Nazionaļ Popolara Portocapitaliana).
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[edit] Languages
(Main article: Languages of Porto Capital)
The most widely spoken mother-tongue in Porto Capital is Extreman, with 43% of the population, followed by Arosian (31%), Sanpatrician (23%), Ingallish (1%), Mezapatani (1%) and Mauretanian (0,5%). Local dialects and other languages (such as Stervian, Frankish from Listonia, and the McBoyo and Mixtuptecan languages of San Patricio) make up the remaining 0,5%.
Most Portocapitalian, however, speak two or three languages. Overall, the most spoken languages are the Aro-Extreman dialect (62%), Extreman (59)%, Arosian (48%), Sanpatrician (41%), Mauretanian (12%), Ingallish (10%), Phenixien (8%) and Mezapatani (4%).
Since mid-302, the Portocapitalian government has adopted Aro-Extreman as the nation's official language and, therefore, lingua franca.
[edit] Religion
Roughly 54% of the Portocapitalian citizens follow the Cruisan religion, most of them by the Portocapitalian Cruisan Church, formerly known as the Imperial Mauretanian Church. Cruisanism was first introduced in the country with the Longerathian colonizers, shortly after the Great Plague in the Old Continents. The Church is led by The Blessed One, the Father Bishop of Oran (Ļo Sacro, ļo Patro e Bispo de Oran), Jean Pallurez.
The patron saints of Porto Capital are St. John the Baptist and St. Sebastian.
Other 31% are Mounists, mostly all following the less conservative Mauretanian Sect, a heritage from the times of the Empire. Mauretanian Mounists in Melania follow the directives of the Sheikh of Oran, Djazair al'Zoulah - altough the Caliphate, the worldwide leadership of the sect, is exercised by His Imperial Majesty, The Emperor of Mauretania.
Other 9% are followers of Mezapatism, an indigenous religion, heired from the former Mezapatani civilization Also, some 6% are atheists.
The Portocapitalian government, despite not adopting a state religion, allows freedom of beliefs to all its citizens. Every religious grouping is allowed, as long as it complies to the Four Laws of Religious Freedom, better known on rest of the former Mauretanian Empire as the Four Rules of God: No aggressivity against any other religion, no aggressive recruitment or proselytism, no aggression against the moral rules of the majority of belivers from all the religions and no incitation to civil disorder.
[edit] Music
(Main article: Music of Porto Capital)
Contemporary Portocapitalian music can be said to originate by the 240ies, with Mauretanian folk music raai (itself influenced from other genres, such as classical Mauretanian music, Extreman and Guetasan folk, and jazz from Eras) giving origin to the fast and danceable escá (ska). Escá itself evolved into rocksteady and, later, rege (reggae). In the past two decades, these rhythms gave origin to eletronic-influenced dube (dub) and fast-paced regebilly.
Important Portocapitalian bands and solo artists from the past and from nowadays include Mathia al'Syahu, Roberto "Bob" de Mauré, Natanael Colé, Sqaaàtaa, La Mala Educación, Radiola, Ļos Speciales, Fundación Dube, Ligaliga, Solitáriu, Sid Colorbar and Şón Libre, among many others.
[edit] Sports
(Main article: Sports in Porto Capital)
Popular sports in Porto Capital include football and camel racing. Football is the only sport with a fully-working league system, while other sports (like basketball or rugby) only have amateur or semi-pro leagues.
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| • Government • History • Geography • Economy • Military • (Tech Talk) • | |||
| States: Extremo • Guetaso • Bajapez • Ceremonial Districts | |||
| Main Cities: Porto Capital • Oran • Rate • Sol • Cidade d'Ouro • (See all) | |||
| Culture: Symbols • Languages • Religion • Music • Sports • Culture Test |
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| Provinces: Oran | Isly | Djurdjura | Chelif | Zab | Mzab | Grand Sud | |||
| The Emperor of Mauretania | Mauretanian language Four Rules of God | Mauretanian Mounism | |||
| Successor States: San Patricio | Brolecia | Extremo | Listonia | Porto Capital | Stervia | |||
| Ordlandic Protectorate: Maure | Costa da Prata | Nova Luxa | Joos |
