Aurelia
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Realm of Aurelia  Capital: St Michael
Population: TBD (TBD) Motto: 'In Faith and Unity' Anthem: Rule Aurelia |
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Aurelia, officially the Realm of Aurelia is an island country located in southern Uletha. St Michael is the capital and former largest city, but was overtaken by Nova Aurelia in population. Aurelia's is a constitutional monarchy, with the King of Ingrea as head of state along with a parliament. The de facto head of state is his representative, the Governor-General. Parliament holds most of the power, while the Governor-General signs bills into law on behalf of the sovereign. Aurelia has Catholicism as its state religion, and over 90% of the population indicated it as their belief in the 2020 census.
Aurelia began to be colonised in the early 1800s by the Ingerish, who discovered it to be mostly uninhabited. A Colonial Secretary was set up in 1851, and Aurelia functioned as a dominion of the Kingdom of Ingrea. In 1932, the Kingdom started to devolve power to Aurelia, which culminated in Aurelia being granted the right to independence from the Kingdom, while retaining the King as the head of state.
Government and politics
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| Government of Aurelia | |
| Constitutional monarchy | |
| Capital | Saint Michael |
| Head of state | |
| • Monarch | The King of Ingrea |
| • Governor-General | The Baroness Whittaker |
| Legislature | Parliament of Aurelia |
| • Upper house | House of Lords |
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| • Lower house | House of Commons |
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| Judiciary | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |
| Prime Minister
Chancellor of the Exchequer Foreign Secretary | Sir Harry Clifton
Emma Barrington
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| Lord Chancellor
Lord President of the Council | The Lord Archer
The Baroness Cameron |
Major political parties | |
HM Government
CDU: 411 seats
HM Most Loyal Opposition SDLP: 121 seats
Crossbench LIB: 72 seats ANP: 9 seats ARP: 7 seats Ind: 6 seats FFP: 6 seats NUP: 5 seats DUP: 5 seats GRN: 4 seats WSP: 2 seats HPP: 1 seat | |
| AN, ASUN, Ingerish Commonwealth, SUECC | |
The government of Aurelia is mostly centred around the parliament. Aurelia has a unicameral legislature in which Members of Parliament (MPs) debate, scrutinise, and refine bills before they are presented to the Governor-General to be signed into law. The monarch and viceroy no longer have such a large roll in affairs as they used to—the power now is in the hands of the House of Commons—and by extent the people they represent.
Deputy: Angela Smith
Prime Minister: Andrew Hayes
Chester Adams
John Cleveland
Deputy: Angela Smith
Preceded by: James Harding
Succeeded by: John Cleveland
Preceded Bay: James Harding
Majority: 3,267 (31.8%)
Preceded by: Percy West
Succeeded by: Wade Grey
Born: Harold Reginald Clifton
2 September 1962 (age 62)
Southwark, Saint Michael, Aurelia
Political party: Christian Democratic Union
Spouse: Emma Elizabeth Barrington (m. 2007)
Children: 2
Alma mater: University of Saint Michael (LLB)
University of Ashbourne (BCL)
Occupation: Politician · barrister
Website: harryclifton.ra
Prime Minister: Chester Adams
John Cleveland
Sir Harry Clifton
Preceded by: Sir Bernard Reddy
Succeeded by: Bob Bingham
Born: Jane McAnulty
7 January 1950 (age 74)
Harbury, Aurelia
Political party: Social Democratic Labour Party
Spouse: Nigel Whittaker
Children: 3
Alma mater: University of Harbury (BA)
Occupation: Politician · military officer · lecturer
Allegiance: Aurelia
Branch/service: Aurelian Territorial Forces
Aurelian Army
Years of service: 1972–1995
Rank: Lieutenant General
Political Parties
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| Parties | Seats | Position | |
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union | 411 | Centre-right |
| SDLP | Social Democratic Labour Party | 121 | Centre-left |
| LIB | Liberal Coalition | 72 | Centre |
| NAT | National Party | 9 | Centre-right |
| ARP | Aurelian Republican Party | 7 | Left |
| Ind | Independent | 6 | - |
| FFP | Future First Party | 6 | Centre |
| NUP | National Unity Party | 5 | Far-right |
| DUP | Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | Right |
| GRN | Green Party of Aurelia | 4 | Left |
| WSP | Workers' Solidarity Party | 2 | Far-left |
| HPP | Humanist Peoples' Party | 1 | Far-left |
The political landscape of Aurelia has been dominated by the main two parties—the Social Democratic Labour Party, and the Christian Democratic Union—for most of its existence. Coalition governments are not uncommon, however majorities are more abundant. The CDU has been the governing party for the past 14 years, but in the last two terms has been propped up by the LCP and the NUP respectively. Polls show that the CDU and the Prime Minister have very positive approval rates across the citizens of Aurelia.
Christian Democratic Union
The Christian Democratic Union is a social conservative, pro-Uletha political party, and one of the two major establishment parties. The CDU began its existence as the Reform Party in 1855, then joined with the Christian Family Party to become the United Party in 1921. The name was changed to Christian Democratic Union in 1948. The CDU is the popular centre-right party, however it has an ideology of Christian Democracy, combining conservative social values with more left-wing economic policies like fair tax rates, universal healthcare and education, and one of the world's best welfare states.
Social Democratic Labour Party
The Social Democratic Labour Party is a socialist, pro-union and workers, pro-Uletha political party. It began in 1851 as the Liberal Party, then renamed to Liberal-Labour Party in 1932, Labour in 1952, and finally adopted its current name, the SDLP, in 1973. The SDLP is a centre-left party with more socialist economic policies than the CDU, however they are quite close together. The social policy is also more left-wing, however Aurelia is broadly conservative so it isn't really comparable to left-wing parties in other parts of the world.
Liberal Coalition
The Liberal Coalition is a classical-liberal, radical centrist alternative to the major parties. It also has establishment views, but the Coalition is positioned in-between the CDU and SDLP. The party is very popular among suburban voters, and younger voters. Although they are a centrist party, they are more radical, with popular policies like a universal basic income and a flat tax rate. They also have a lot of policies based on transport and government investment. The Coalition often plays kingmaker when one of the larger parties cannot form a majority government.
National Party
The National Party is a social conservative, agrarian political party. It holds a very similar political position to the CDU. It started off as the Country Party when they broke off from the United Party in 1945, and was then renamed as the National Party in 1968. The Nats, as they are known colloquially, mostly appeal to rural and country voters. They have popular agrarian policies and pro-farmer ideals. If the CDU doesn't have a majority government, they normally turn to the National Party before the Liberal Coalition. Sometimes the CDU agrees with the Nats to not stand candidates in some rural constituencies.
Aurelian Republican Party
The Aurelian Republican Party is a left-wing, nationalist political party. The party formed in 1925 as the Independence Party, but changed their name to the ARP in 1957. The ARP advocates for increased independence from Ingrea. Some of their views include establishing a semi-presidential republic, and breaking ties with the King of Ingrea and Governor-General as the Head of State. The party is most popular among young anti-establishment college students.
Future First Party
The Future First Party is a centrist green party, formed in 1992. Sometimes the FFP is referred to as a 'teal party' by left-wing parties and voters because they don't adopt radical left-wing social policy as well as their green stance. The party's main policies are about preserving and saving the natural environment to ensure future generations have a good life on the planet. In other policy, they are centrist, though less radical than the Liberal Coalition. They slightly lean to the CDU, and have been in a coalition agreement with them multiple times. Often they're seen as a conservative green party.
National Unity Party
The National Unity Party is a far-right, anti-immigration, Uletha-skeptic, anti-establishment political party. The party formed in 2008. The party advocates for Aurelia's immediate withdrawal from the Association of South Ulethan Nations, which they see as a predatory bureaucracy that puts Aurelian interests second to the 'globalist agenda'. They also seek to close Aurelia's borders to most immigrants, which they see as a threat to the hard working citizens of Aurelia. The NUP has been censured multiple times, and leaders have been forced to resign.
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is a soft Uletha-skeptic, anti-Catholic, and unionist political party. It formed in 1936, after Aurelia gained independence from the Kingdom of Ingrea. At first, they advocated for the newly independent Aurelia to be re-absorbed into Ingrea. Later, they changed policy to a position of maintain current integration and relations with Ingrea. They are seen as the opposite and rival of the Aurelian National Party. The DUP is an anti-Catholic party. Most of their voters are minority Protestant Christians.
Green Party of Aurelia
The Green Party of Aurelia is an environmentalist, pro-Uletha, socialist political party formed in 1983. Originally, it held more centrist social views, but then moved past the SDLP into the left-wing. Some of their policies include increased restrictions on oil and gas exploration, a carbon tax, and innovating in the climate restoration space. They are sometimes criticised as being to focused on socialism rather than environmentalism, so another party, the Future First Party, was formed to solve people's worry.
Workers' Solidarity Party
The Workers' Solidarity Party is a far-left, communist, pro-union and workers rights, social conservative political party. The WSP split from the Labour Party (now SDLP) in 1969. They adopt communist values similar to Marxism and Leninism. They are regarded as a fringe party, and are mostly popular among some working-class labourers. Normally they only win one to three constituencies, mostly heavily industrialised ones.
Humanist Peoples' Party
The Humanist Peoples' Party is a far-left, socialist, pro-rights party. They are the most far-left party in terms of social views, and advocate for policies like transgender rights and human rights. The party mainly gains support among younger college students.
Legislature
The legislature of Aurelia is divided into two chambers, the House of Commons and the Aurelia Committee of the Privy Council. The House of Commons is elected every four years by citizens of Aurelia, and is presided over by the Speaker of the House of Commons. On the other hand, the Aurelia Committee of the Privy Council (ACPC) is appointed by the government of the day (i.e. the Cabinet). It is presided over by the Lord President of the Council. The job of the ACPC is to scrutinise bills and send them back to the Commons for revision, and to advise the Governor-General. Thus, most of the members of the committee are professionals in their respective fields and not career politicians. Members of the ACPC are given a life peerage.
Cabinet
The Cabinet (Clifton Ministry) is the main component of the executive branch of government. They are sometimes known as 'the government of the day'. Cabinet deals with the day-to-day affairs of running a country. It is comprised of Government Ministers who can be from either the upper or lower houses, and also important civil servants.
Economy
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Currency
Aurelia uses the Aurelian Pound (£) as its currency, modelled after the currency of Ingrea. Aurelian currency is unusual in the fact that it is not a decimalised currency (e.g. 1 unit broken into 100 sub-units). Instead, the Aurelian Pound is broken up as the older Ingrean currency was. The pound is broken up into 20 shillings, and each shilling is broken up into 12 pence. Thus, there are 240 pence in a pound.
The Aurelian Pound is pegged to the gold standard at £1 equalling 0.0123 troy ounces of gold. This gives a very high valuation of a single pound equaling approximately 24 USD. Thus, most everyday transactions are performed using lower denomination coins and notes. Physical cash is very widely used, cards are only used for credit, you can't have a debit card.
| Value | Name | Value (in approx. USD) |
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| Coins | ||
| 1d | Penny | 0.10 |
| 3d | Thrupence | 0.30 |
| 6d | Sixpence | 0.60 |
| 1s | Shilling | 1.20 |
| 2s | Florin | 2.40 |
| 2s 6d | Half Crown | 3.00 |
| 5s | Crown | 6.00 |
| 10s | Half Sovereign | 12.00 |
| £1 | Sovereign | 24.00 |
| Notes | ||
| 10s | 12.00 | |
| £1 | 24.00 | |
| £2 | 48.00 | |
| £5 | 120.00 | |
| £10 | 240.00 | |
| £20 | 480.00 | |
| £50 | 1,200.00 | |
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| Currency | Aurelian Pound (£) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Monetary authority | HM Treasury · Bank of Aurelia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Total | $563.265 billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Per capita | $112,653 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HDI (2020) |  0.955very high | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal exports | Financial services, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace equipment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal imports | Computer chips, oils and fuels, paper products, vehicles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| • Driving side | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Minimum age | 15 (motor vehicles) 16 (motorcycles except motorways) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Maximum speed | Motorway: 70 mph Dual carriageway: 70 mph Single carriageway: 60 mph Urban: 30 mph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| • Passing side | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Gauge | 1435mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Electrification | Varies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mains electricity | 230 V, 50 Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone code | +44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Internet TLD | .ra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||