BACKGROUND
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COMMONWEALTH OF MERCIAN KINGDOMS
Mercia / Mercian Commonwealth
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National Flag
Motto: Stand Firm and Strike Hard
National Anthem This is My Home
BACKGROUND
There are were Mercian Kingdoms, Hassop, Bretton and Calver. From the period between 890 - 1703 the three Kingdoms existed in a state of perpetual war and conflict in which sides often changed and each sought to make alliances to bring in support. This all came to a head however in 1604 when the King of Hassop, Cameron Beck defeated both neighbouring Kingdoms in battle and in the aftermath married the widow of the King of Bretton and adopted the son of the deceased King of Calver, thus forming the three Kingdoms under his authority. During the rest of his reign he put together a system of government that allowed each Kingdom to maintain an identity united by one High King.
Soon after he sent out expeditions to establish a trade empire seeing many coastal territories become not Mercian property but Hassopite holdings. This included the land today seen as the Commonwealth of The Iwi. This lead to awkward foreign affairs issues whenever the Commonwealth had a non Hassopite monarch while the King of Hassop still controlled his empire. By the early 1980's this empire vanished when the Iwi freed itself.
In 2016 under Queen Anna of Hassop the Commonwealth descended into chaos following her attempt to remove the popular King John of Bretton as a rival to her powers as High Queen. This saw the minority Cult of Helus population targetted and slaughtered with a total of around 800,000 Mercians being murdered. Following this her son Rupert took the throne in a chaotic election following her murder by her elder son Prince Robert. Rupert proved to be an awful King and died of a drug overdose in May 2017, with the country on the verge of chaos Princess Alexandria of Calver stepped in and established a new way forward for the country known as Liquid Geniusocracy and a Dual Monarchy.
Government Type:- Liquid Geniusocracy
Population:-:- 42,500,000
Capital City:- Fernwood (2million)
Demonym:- Mercians
ECONOMY
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Currency:- Shillings (100pence make 1 Shilling)
GDP per Capita:- $30,000
Unemployment Rate:- 4.2%
Main Industries:- Glass and metalware, industrial chemicals, optics, brewing & textiles.
PEOPLE
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Ethnicity:- 95% Mercian 5% Other
Languages:- Mercian & English
Religions:- 75% Christian, 15% Cult of Helus, 5% Jewish, 5% Other
Average Life Expectancy:- Male - 78 years / Female 80 years
GOVERNMENT
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Head of State:- Queen Internus Mary I of Mercia (Domestic Affairs) Queen Alienas Alexandria I of Mercia (Foreign Affairs)
Head of Government:- Prime Minister Zeke Gladwin
Name of Legislative Body:- Mercian Parliament