BACKGROUND
A small Duchy that sits to the east of Marseilles, historically there was much tension between the two nations on several grounds. Many in Aquitaine knew that Marseilles coveted its lands so they did all they could to not provoke or give rise to a war with Marseilles. In 1962 following a Communist insurgency in Marseilles Aquitaine was subsequently invaded and annexed as part of Marseilles by the new Communist Regime, though just as their brothers and sisters Marseilles did they resisted and helped topple the Communist regime in 1995. Following this they petitioned for their independence to be recognized but instead in 1998 the ruling family of Aquitaine was assassinated, it was blamed on the Communists at the time. Only Daničle Aveline escaped the event thanks to the then Colonel Sebastian Cartier, who with elements remnants of the Aquitaine resistance and international help smuggled the newborn girl out of the country.
During the CTOMM mission the now General Cartier took the chance to assert Aquitaine independence with the support of Rokkenjima, this was initially frowned upon by the international community but following the conclusion of talks with the new Marseilles Government independence and sovereignty was restored, with the return of the legitimate Duchess occurring in mid November 2017.
Government Type:- Absolute Monarchy
Population:-:- 2,070,371
Capital City:- Avignane (750,000)
Demonym:- Aquitainites
ECONOMY
Currency:- Aquitaine Guilder (AG)
GDP per Capita:- $28,000
Unemployment Rate:- 4%
Main Industries:- Tea, brewing, clothes, spices, jewels
PEOPLE
Ethnicity:- Aquitainites (native) 88%, Marseillais 10%, Other 2%
Languages:- English, French, Latin
Religions:- Christianity 75%, Church of Materna 20%, Rosarity 3%, Other 2%
Average Life Expectancy:- Male 85 yrs/ Female 90 yrs
GOVERNMENT
Head of State:- Duchess Daničle Aveline
Head of Government:- Prime Minister Erik Gerets
Name of Legislative Body:- Royal Council