Platina

Platinan Republic República Platina (Castellanese) Capital: Montedorado Population: TBD (2024) Motto: « Dum vita est, spes » ("While there is life, there is hope")

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Platina, officially the Platinan Republic (Castellanese: República Platina), is a sovereign state of West Uletha located in the central region of the Liberan Island. Covering an area of 138 094 km² (53 631 sq mi) with an estimated population of TBD million, Platina is an unitary state divided into twenty-three provinces. It is bordered by Alvorán to the northwest, Jarcón to the northeast, UL03t^∈⊾ to the southeast and Xatãera to the southwest; as well as maritime boundaries with UL03m^∈⊾ and UL03h^∈⊾.

Platina is governed as a theocratic and hoplarchical parliamentary democracy, that is, under the leadership of the Order of the Holy Cross, an Orthotic military order who arrived to Platina in the early 13th century and established numerous settlements within the territory. The Order is headed by the Grand Master, who serves ex-officio as the head of state of Platina, with its membership organized into four branches and hierarchical administrations. The main seat of the Order is the Castillo Magistral de los Pobres^∈⊾ in Lutos de la Santa Inquisición, the largest city of Platina; while the national government is seated in Montedorado, a former mining town which was rebuilt as a planned city in late 19th century.

Inhabited since prehistory, Platina has been at the crossroads of numerous cultures and civilizations, with a few Hellenessian and Romantish attempted outposts in a land mostly inhabited by Liberan tribes without a major sociopolitical structure. Its modern identity is rooted in centuries of migration waves from the Mesembric Sea^∈⊾ since the 13th century, following the establishment of an agricultural land-leasing system by the Order of the Holy Cross with the support of the Ortholic Church, and the subsequent Ortholisation of the local tribes. The Order supported democratic reforms in Platina by adopting the 1848 constitution, which established a secular national government, formally known as the Platinan Council, headed by a president who exercises its role by virtue of the ability to command the confidence of both chambers of the legislative branch of government, the Congress^∈⊾.

Platina is considered to be a high-income economy, with a strong manufacturing and extractive industry, which has recently diversified into the financial and tech services market. Likewise, there is a strong industry of intensive agriculture linked to the land-lease system dated back to the colonial period, as well as light industry in the urban areas. Platina is a founding member of the Liberan Union, which has established a common market and abolished border controls within the member states.

Government and politics

Initially governed under as a theocratic and hoplarchical autocratic state by the Order of the Holy Cross, an Orthotic military order who arrived to Platina in the early 13th century to avoid the expansion of Mazanic dynasties into the Liberan Island and was subsequently granted control over the territory by the Ortholic Pope; there was a democratic reform in Platina due to the adoption of the 1848 constitution which established a secular government known as the Platinan Council, headed by a president exercising the role by virtue of the ability to command the confidence of both chambers of the Congress. The secular government decided to settle in Montedorado, a former mining town which was rebuilt as a planned city to host government offices, as the main seat of the Order was in the Castillo Magistral de los Pobres^∈⊾ in Lutos de la Santa Inquisición, the largest city of Platina.

Order of the Holy Cross

The Order of the Holy Cross (Castellanese: Orden de la Santa Cruz), officially the Brotherhood of Fellow-Soldiers and Knights of the Saviour and Holy Cross (Castellanese: Orden de los Pobres Soldados y Caballeros del Salvador y la Santa Cruz; Romantish: Fraternitas Pauperum Commilitonum Equitatuumque Salvatoris et Crucis Sacra) is an Ortholic military order, traditionally of a military, chivalric and noble nature.

It was founded in the middle 12th century in Ricuesa, a coastal city in northeastern Castellán and later joined the Order of St. Openge in the ___ Crusade to avoid the expansion of Mazanic dynasties into the Liberan Island, establishing military outposts and settlements in the territory of current Alvorán and Platina. Following their victory in the ___ Crusade, the Ortholic Pope issued a bull granting the Order control over the conquered territories; with them moving their main seat to Lutos de la Santa Inquisición, while promoting the use of the Castellanese language as the earliest Grand Masters were from Castellán. The Order enabled the colonization of the remaining areas of the Liberan Island and was the strongest ally of the Ortholic Church during the Holy Inquisition, which heavily contributed to the Ortholisation of local tribes, as well as promoting a migration wave from the Mesembric Sea^∈⊾ into the region by creating an agricultural land-leasing system in their territories.

The Grand Master (Castellanese: Gran Maestre) is the head of the order and governs both as sovereign and religious superior. He is entitled to sovereign prerogatives and honors as the head of state of Platina, subject to constitutional regulations, as is elected to a ten-year term and may be elected to a second term; but may not serve beyond the end of his 75th or before his 30th year of life. The membership of the Order of the Holy Cross is organized in four hierarchical branches or administrations:

• • Military administration. Led by a Grand Marshal (Gran Mariscal), comparable with a four star general rank in the army, who is a member of the Great Council (Gran Concilio) and the head of Platina's military.
  • Organisational branch. Headed by the Great Council (Gran Concilio), consisting of 13 members and responsible for electing the head of the order and strategic decisions. The Grand Master leads the Small Council (Concilio Pequeño), consisting of 13 members (Tredecimvires), which could be seen as the executive branch and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day organisation of the Order; the Grand Chanchellor (Gran Canciller), a member of the Great Council (Gran Concilio); and the Chancellors (Cancilleres) who are generally in control of public buildings owned by the order, religious ceremonies and the political party which is part of the order. Preceptors (Preceptores) are in command of maintaining law and tradition.
  • Financial branch. The Great Treasurer (Gran Tesorero), a member of the Great Council.
  • Enterprise branch. Lead by the Grand Seneschal (Gran Senescal), the second in command in the executive branch after the Grand Master (Gran Maestre). Below him we find the order Priors (Prior), who are generally in command of provincial order provinces (Prioratos) and below them are masters (Maestres) who are in control of smaller businesses or districts. Priors and Masters are assisted in their work by Senescals (Senescales).

Government structure

The Platinan Council (Castellanese: Consejo Platino) is the collegiate body exercising the executive power of the national government. It is headed by the president of the Council (Castellanese: presidente del Consejo), the head of government of Platina, as well as the heads of each ministry that is established by the constitution. The Platinan Council is entitled to approve or reject domestic, foreign and economic policies proposed by the numerous Councils of State under the jurisdiction of each ministry; therefore, the Council is incapable of proposing policy by itself, rather relying on the decisions of the non-political career members of the Councils of State for determining public policy. The ministries of the Platinan Council are listed below, in the order by which they are established by the constitution:

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
2. Ministry of Finance and Economic Policy
3. Ministry of National Security and Emergency Management
4. Ministry of Justice and Office of the Attorney General
5. Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Industrial Development
6. Ministry of Health and Human Services
7. Ministry of Education and Professional Development
8. Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development
9. Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Sports
10. Ministry of Work, Pensions and the Civil Service
11. Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning
12. Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Transportation Services
13. Ministry of Agriculture and Food Policy
14. Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Platina

Platina is a unitary state whose territory is divided into twenty-three provinces. Each province is subsequently divided into a determined number of municipalities which, depending on their population, may be divided into numerous communes. A table of provinces with information about their capital, largest city, population, area (in km²), population density (in km²) and municipalities is provided below.

ID	Province	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density	Flag	Code	Map
01	Arcos		7,912				AC	Map∈⊾
02	Asunción	Santa Cruz	1,139				AS	Map∈⊾
03	Bahía de los Pobres		4,215				BP	Map∈⊾
04	Cabo de los Mártires		2,962				CM	Map∈⊾
05	Camelopardalia		6,352				CP	Map∈⊾
06	Costa de Tiburones		6,203				CT	Map∈⊾
07	Custodia		5,646				CS	Map∈⊾
08	Dehesas		4,045				DH	Map∈⊾
09	La Donación		5,071				LD	Map∈⊾
10	La Purísima	Nuestra Señora del Lago	7,253				LP	Map∈⊾
11	Minas	Montedorado	1,116				MN	Map∈⊾
12	Nueva Ricuesa	Lutos de la Santa Inquisición	2,859				NR	Map∈⊾
13	Nuevo Azul		3,525				NA	Map∈⊾
14	Prioratos		7,869				PR	Map∈⊾
15	Sacralinas	Macondo	10,264				SC	Map∈⊾
16	Salvación	Flamaria	718				SV	Map∈⊾
17	San Blas	Baños de San Blas	1,651				SB	Map∈⊾
18	San Marcos	Monjardín	9,454				SM	Map∈⊾
19	San Tirso		9,868				ST	Map∈⊾
20	Santa Fe		14,063				SF	Map∈⊾
21	Septimania	Borgoña	3,257				SP	Map∈⊾
22	Valle de los Abades	Suso	1,341				VA	Map∈⊾
23	Valle del Tigre		5,239				VT	Map∈⊾

Economy

Enterprises owned by the Order

Enterprise name		Enterprise type
Ingerish	Castellanese
Bank of the Poor	Banco de los Pobres	Small business and personal loans
Agricultural Bank of the Knights	Banco Agricultural de los Caballeros	Agricultural loans
Tiger Valley Mineries	Minera Valle del Tigre	Mining company in west Platina
Orange Tree Mineries	Minera el Naranjo	Mining Company in east Platina
Good Winds Petroleum	Petrolera Buenos Vientos	Oiling company
Calata Bank	Banco Calata	Investment bank
Custodians of the Land	Custodios de la Tierra	Agricultural land lease
Saint Matthew Fund	Fondo San Mateo	Investment fund
Saint Jude Fund	Fondo San Judas	Investment fund
Order Schools	Escuelas del Orden	Primary and secondary school education system
Saint Raphael Hospitals	Hospitales San Rafael	Hospital system mostly focused on the poor in society
Tierrenegra Agriculture	Tierranegra Agricultura	Agriculture company in Southwest Platina.
Purest Agriculture	La Purísima Agricultura	Agriculture company from near lake la Purísima.
Dehesa Farms	Granjas La Dehesa	Agriculture in Northwest Platina.
Santa Juliana Nursing Homes	Asilos Santa Juliana	Nursing home system focused on the chronically ill