Tarephia Cooperation Council

Tarephia Cooperation Council
	Symbol
	Motto:; "In triviis floremus"; At the crossroads we flourish
	Supranational union
Members	19 member states Allendea; Airannia; Azure Coast; Barzona; Beldrio; Bonavista; Cabelia; Freedemia; Template:Geare; Template:Islatramma; Kotel; Mandatory Meilan; Paroy; Tempeira; Teotiyolcan; Tigeria; Template:Valaga; Vodeo; Template:Yrasemateta;
• High Secretary
• Speaker of the Forum
• Supreme Justice
Legislative body	Tarephian Assembly
Website	tcc.int

The Tarephia Cooperation Council (TCC) (Castellanese: Consejo de Cooperación de Tarefia; Franquese: Conseil de Coopération de la Taréphie; Florescentian: Conselho de Cooperação da Taréfia; Babelic: 踏热洲国家合作委员会;) is a political and economic union of member states on the continent of Tarephia. The TCC aims to facilitate free trade and to facilitate freedom of movement of people, goods, and ideas between its member states. Although membership is open to all Tarephian states, most members are located in southern Tarephia. The TCC is considered by many to be a global powerhouse and the central union for cooperation in the Tarephias.

Overview

To achieve its purpose, the TCC has several missions:

To represent Tarephia before the Assembly of Nations (AN) as an observer party,
To grant citizens of its member state the privilege of visa-free travel,
To use a common currency (the Tare) among member states (member states may choose if and how to peg their own currencies to the Tare), and
To fund academic research and other initiatives in a variety of fields (e.g., science (Cabelia), space (Vodeo)).
To improve the quality of life for all citizens of member states.

The TCC meets annually (as the Council of States) at the headquarters in ---- to measure progress towards existing initiatives and to plan new initiatives.

History

On 20 July 1984, the founding members of the Tarephia Cooperation Council signed the Treaty of Lyonesse-Francès. The signatories were:

Member States

Country	Capital	Accession	Population	Area (km²)	GDP	GDP per cap	Currency	HDI	Parliament	Languages	Notes
Allendea	Catamia	1984					Peso & Tare
Airannia	Voracy	1984					Tare
Azure Coast	Tízur						Peso costazulense
Barzona	Carante	1988		67549.84			Lira		Congress of Deputies	Barzuna (official) Taqueza, Franquese, Ediyana, Cubutacubun, Castellanese, Meyfe, Nawat, Sainte-Elenais patois, Yañacuita, Onoyoyo (unofficial)
Beldrio	Lenzo
Bonavista	Victoria	1995	123,000	1,677			Bonavista pound	0.791		Ingerish, Bonavista Creole
Cabelia	Boncharté	1984	3,141,000	13,000	$ 132.31 billion USD	$ 42,125 USD	Tare	0.901	Cabelian Parliament	Franquese	"Area" is 83% water.
Freedemia	Quentinsburgh	1984	34,895,000	420,550			Freedin & Tare	0.878		Ingerish (Official) Franquese, Castellanese, Budrian, Meilanese (unofficial)
Template:Geare	Bellavance						?
Template:Islatramma	Anaras
Kotel		1984					Tare
Mandatory Meilan	Eaux Riantes						Tare
Paroy	Coleraine	1984	31,942,260	394,181			Paroyan Dollar	0.917		Ingerish, Franquese
Tempeira	Mar de Agosto	1989	81,630,000	593,247.19	$ 336.66 billion USD	$ 4,105.22 USD	Acol & Tare	0.803	Tempeiran Bicameral Legislature	Tempeiran Florescentian, Tempeiran Sign Language, Guarinán, Caleuchean
Teotiyolcan	Callinatlacan	1990					Tare	.74	None	Teotiyolcani
Tigeria	Meilinmen	1984					Tare
Template:Valaga	Valka						Tare
Vodeo	Saviso	1984	33,835,000	545,178			Vodean pound	0.945		Ingerish
Template:Yrasemateta
Hueyapán											Membership currently suspended.

Governance

The Tarephia Cooperation Council consists of several bodies:

Secretariat of the Tarephia Cooperation Council

The Tarephia Cooperation Council is headquartered at ----, -----. The Secretariat is responsible for the coordination and administration of the TCC's various activities, and is led by the High Secretary of the TCC, a position that rotates between each of the member countries every three years.

The Tarephian Forum

The Tarephian Forum is the quasi-legislative body of the TCC.

Supreme Court of the Tarephia Cooperation Council

The Supreme Court of the Tarephia Cooperation Council is stationed in Artisanople, Kotel. It rules on disputes involving interpretation of TCC legal documents. It is also the court for supranational matters involving parties outside the TCC.

Inter-Tarephian Border Guards

Headquarted in Eaux Riantes, Meilan, the Inter-Tarephian Border Guards coordinates member states' border authorities to enforce border security.

Administrative Institutions of the Tarephia Cooperation Council (and Affiliated Facilities)
Name	City	Nation	Purpose	Coordinates
Tarephia Cooperation Council Headquarters
Tarephian Forum
Supreme Court of the Tarephia Cooperation Council	Artisanople	Kotel	Building	[1]
Department of Development	Quentinsburgh	Freedemia	The department which manages the (mostly economic) growth of a nation. It focuses on infrastructure, energy, education, healthcare, safety and science.	[2]
Scientific Advisory Body	Boncharté	Cabelia	The council that evaluates certain scientific issues and presents them to the Council Leadership. The Scientific Council would advise the TCC Leaders to do specific things in relation to environment, space, and other scientific issues. The council does not have authority to lobby the TCC or its Constituent Nations' leaderships, although they are allowed to host public campaigns.

Foreign Relations

The Tarephia Cooperation Council maintains observer status at the Assembly of Nations. The council also sends diplomatic missions to various countries around the world.

Economy

Currency

The Tarephia Cooperation Council introduced a currency called Tare upon inception in 1984. The currency is used in some of the member states. It eases the process of money exchange and financial exchanges. The Tarephian Central Bank, which manages the Tare, is located in Hexagonia City, Tigeria.

Etymology

The Tare has its roots in Tigeria and Kotel. The two countries were using ※ as the symbol for the Tare before it was introduced in the TCC. The symbol is derived from the character for rice (米), from the days when many Tigerines and Koteliers paid their daily wages in rice. The symbol was simplified when the currency got introduced and was taken over by the TCC.

List of countries with the Tare as an official currency:

Finance

The TCC operates many financial institutions, the foremost among which is the Tarephian Central Bank. The majority of the institutions are located in the financial center of Hexagonia City, in Tigeria.

Banking and Financial Facilities of the Tarephia Cooperation Council (and Affiliated Facilities)
Name	City	Nation	Purpose	Coordinates
Tarephian Central Bank	Hexagonia City	Tigeria		[3]
Tarephian Development Bank	Hexagonia City	Tigeria	Works with the Department of Development and the Development Fund to provide wide-ranging monetary aid/loans to member nations for the purposes of economic and general development.	[4]
Tarephian Development Fund	Hexagonia City	Tigeria		[5]
Tigeria Trust Fund	Hexagonia City	Tigeria		[6]
Tarephian Cooperation Council Accountability Office	Hexagonia City	Tigeria		[7]
Tarephia Banking Authority	Hexagonia City	Tigeria		[8]
Tarephia Mercantile Securities Authority	Hexagonia City	Tigeria		[9]
Tarephia Insurance and Financial Providence Authority	Hexagonia City	Tigeria		[10]
Royal Vodean Mint	Holme	Vodeo		[9]
Papeterie de la Banque de Tigrisie	Lyonesse-Francès	Tigeria		[11]
Financial Center	Valka	Template:Valaga		TBA
Tarephia Stock Market	Valka	Template:Valaga		TBA
Tarephia Cooperation Council Trade Policy Center	Quentinsburgh	Freedemia	Works with administrations of TCC countries to create cohesive trade policy across TCC members	[12]

Science

Science is one of the main focuses of the TCC, and there are multiple major institutions devoted to science research in the council. The TCC also funds a wide network of think tanks and university programs through the Science Outreach Fund and the Center for Tarephian Science.

Cabelia (More specifically the city of Port-Ouillon) is a scientific hub in the TCC; hosting many TCC-funded facilities for scientific research in many fields. Scientists from all around the TCC, because of the freedom of movement and the many facilities there, funded by the TCC and the Government of Cabelia, have concentrated in Cabelia over the past decades. This concentration of scientists allows for the community to communicate much more efficiently, and thus, get more work done. ---- and ---- are also major scientific centers for the TCC, by virtue of their large cities and substantial economies.

Scientific Facilities and Associated Institutions of the Tarephia Cooperation Council
Name	City	Nation	Purpose
TCLIGO (Tarephia Continental Laser Inferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory & Research Facility)	Boncharté	Cabelia	A facility to investigate gravitational waves.
The TCC Observatories	N/A	Vodeo, Cabelia...	A network of observatories with major locations in Vodeo, Cabelia.... The observatories focus both on supporting the space program and conducting astronomical research.
The Scientific University of Valka		Template:Valaga	Conducts cutting-edge research into Chemicals and Biology.

Space Agency of Tarephia

The TCC created the Space Agency of Tarephia (SAT) in 1992, building off of Vodeo and ----'s pre-existing space facilities. The agency was separated from the TCC in 2006, but the TCC continues to provide funding and work closely with it.

Agriculture

Agricultural Institutions of the Tarephia Cooperation Council (and Affiliated Facilities)
Name	City	Nation	Purpose	Coordinates
TCC Center for Urban Agriculture Research	Quentinsburgh	Freedemia	Research into growing food in urban areas to meet the food needs of a growing urban population, including a vertical farming laboratory.	[13]

Health

Health and Welfare Institutions of the Tarephian Cooperation Council (and Affiliated Facilities)
Name	City	Nation	Purpose	Coordinates

Culture

Cultural Institutions/Programs of the Tarephian Cooperation Council (and Affiliated Facilities)
Name	City	Nation	Purpose	Coordinates

Communications

Communication Programs/Facilities of the Tarephian Cooperation Council
Name	City	Nation	Type	Coordinates
TareVision Broadcasting Corporation			Intercontinental Television and Radio Broadcaster. Broadcaster of different TV shows, films, series, cartoons, sports from all the TCC members, and broadcast in all countries of Tarephia.