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| intro = Bonisle and San Fernando (Castellanese: Bonilla y San Fernando), officially Bonisle, San Fernando and the Windies (Castellanese: Bonilla, San Fernando y las Ventosas) and colloquially Bonilla or Bonisle is an island territory of [[Castellan]] in the [[Sea of Uthyra]], located roughly halfway between [[Vodeo]] and [[Bonavista]]. Bonisle and San Fernando is made up of two main islands and 23 other islands and cayes. The capital and most populated town is {{node|246058754|Ristley}} (or Port Ristley).
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|regional_languages =  [[Holmic]]<br>[[Ostafariuan-Je]]<!-- Regional languages in the country (e.g Navajo, Welsh) -->
|ethnic_groups =  White Bromlavian (48%)<br>Holmic (21%)<br>Black Bromlavian (19%)<br>Others (12%)
|ethnic_groups_year =  2014
|nationalities =  Bromlavian (64%)<br>Layri (24%)<br>Sanmarquino (5%)<br>Others (7%)
|religion = 67.5% [[Christic]]<br>15.5% No Religion<br>5.4% [[Imani]]<br>11% Other
|religion_year = 2014
|demonym = Bromlavian
|membership = [[Assembly of Nations]], March 25th 1963<br>[[Antarephian Coalition]], August 2nd 2012
|government_type = Unitary Parliamentary Republic
|leader_title1 = Prime Minister of [[Bromley]]
|leader_name1 = [[Matilda Graves]]
|leader_title2 = Secretary to the Prime Minister of [[Bromley]]
|leader_name2 = [[Malcolm Bartley]]
|formation = Independence
|declared = [[Armistice Victory Day|July 12th 1947]]
|recognised = [[Bromlavian Independence Act|March 25th 1948]]
|constitution = [[Bromlavian Parliamentary Act|April 3rd 1948]]
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The '''Former Unionist Colony of Bromley''', commonly and simply known as '''Bromley''' is a sovereign country located in north-eastern [[Antarephia]], off the western coast of the [[Asperic Ocean]]. The country borders New Austland to the south-east, ''AN137f'' to the south, ''AN134e'' to the west and north-west, and [[Layr]] to the north. Its capital and largest city is [[Bromley City]] and the country is made up of 6 regions, two of which are considered to be autonomous by the [[Assembly of Nations]].


== Etymology ==
Bonisle and San Fernando was home to indigenous peoples for many centuries prior to discovery by Ulethans, possibly the Sandrins of coastal Vodeo settled the islands. Hellanesians may have been present in the islands too but its likely that this history has been confused with that of Bonavista. The Castellanese were the first to discover the islands and attempt a settlement but there was a large period of Ingerish rule and exchanges of the islands with the Castellanese until confirmed as part of Castellan in 1807. Self rule was achieved in the 1970s and in 2006 locals defeated a referendum to become independent.
== History ==
===Ingerish Settlement===
Bromley was discovered on 4 April 1730 by Captain James Henry Orme, who landed in modern-day Portslade. Orme quickly rounded up black indigenous Bromlavians and forced them to be slaves, who were made to chop wood and build homes for white settlers. A note was delivered via boat to the Ingerish government and monarchy in order to inform them of the new discovery, and Harold Cowper (later made Baron Cowper of Winburgh) was offered the role of Governor. Cowper landed on 21 March 1732, where by this time, new land had been discovered by Orme (now known as Dartleddon, Locksdon and Markenhoe). [[File:Desembarque_de_Pedro_Álvares_Cabral_em_Porto_Seguro_em_1500_by_Oscar_Pereira_da_Silva_(1865–1939).jpg|thumb|Ingerish troops landing in modern-day Portslade, 1730]]


On 25 March 1732, Cowper signed the Folkstyne Declaration, which established the new Ingerish colony of ''Ingerish Bromlaeg'', the new capital of New Folkstyne, and Cowper as Governor of the colony. Slavery continued to flourish in Ingerish Bromlaeg, and white Ingerish natives were encouraged to migrate to the colony with a promise of economic prosperity. By the time of the 1814 Ingerish-managed Census, white people beagan to outnumber black indigeneous Bromlavians as a result of a combination of the death of slaves and increased migration of Ingerish settlers.
The islands of Bonisle and San Fernando are mountainous, the highest point is Parrot's Hill (833 m), the other islands are flat mostly sandy cays.
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One such family which owned a considerable number of slaves was the Dahl Family. Ivan Dahl, 1st Marquess Dahl, migrated to Ingerish Bromlaeg in 1750 and later became Governor in 1763. His son, Ivan Dahl, 2nd Marquess Dahl, succeeded him and introduced laws which took slaves' rights away and gave white settlers more power over their indigenous counterparts, before dying in office a 11 months into his term. His grandson, Ainsley Dahl, 4th Marquess Dahl, became Governor 20 years after his death.
==Etymology==
The etymology of Bonisle originated with Bonny Isle (Beautiful isle) in the Westfolkian ingerish dialect. San Fernando (also known as St. Ferdinand) was probably discovered or settled on 30th May, feast day of St. Ferdinand and got the name. The Windies were probably named because they are in low lying and not highly shelted part of the sea with a lot of wind.


===Early events===
==History==
After the death of a childless 4th Marquess Dahl in office and the end of the Dahl dynasty, Ingerish Bromlaeg became less stable as a result of the role of Governor being vacated without a trusted successor. As a result, the Ingerish Bromlaegan Army took control of the country while Sir Ashley Wright travelled from Winburgh to take over. There were several small rebellions which were quickly suppressed by the army.
===Early history===
Bonisle and San Fernando was home to indigenous peoples for many centuries prior to discovery by Ulethans, possibly the Sandrins of coastal Vodeo settled the islands. Hellanesians may have been present in the islands too but its likely that this history has been confused with that of Bonavista. In 1489-90 the Castellanese explored much of eastern Tarephia and eventually founded a colony in Vodeo, they discovered the main islands of San Fernando and Bonilla in that time. After the Vodean colony failed 1505 they attempted in 1506 with 15 families settling in the area between Nuevo Willhed and Sally Side. The local indigenous quickly attacked the colony and it did not survive the first winter. A second attempt came in the summer of 1507 and the colonists managed one year until forced to abandoned. For the next century the island was still claimed by Castellan but not settled.


Bromley was a relatively stable colony led by the Ingerish Unionists until early 1854. A failed coup attempt was made by allies of the wealthy slave owner, Jean Brohier, in February 1854. A second attempt was successful, and Jean Brohier was installed as Governor. Brohier was inspired by the democratic nature of Ingerland's government, and was keen to re-establish Bromlaeg as a democratic state, where only white male landowners were able to vote. Ingerland were keen to work with Brohier due to his influence within the colony, and established Bromlaeg as a collaborative partnership between a government in Bromlaeg and the one in Ingerland. Bromlaeg was reformed into the ''Ingerish Colonies of Bromley-Cambria'', with Cambria referring to present-day Barkenfry and southern Layr. Elections were held on 9 January 1855 and the Cambria-Bromley Right won all 30 seats.
===Bonny Isle Colony and Ingerish settlement===
In 1616 the Ingerish took over the colonies of the Vodean coast and began looking to expand east to counter the Castellanese threat. In 1619 Alexander MacHale led 400 colonists from northern Ingerland to Bonilla, raising funds for a Wesfolkian colony. They landed near today's {{node|246054174|Coral Town}} and built the Bonny Isle settlement. The colony struggled to defend itself and suffered a lot. Eventually in early 1620 the territory was placed under the administration of Cambria Colony (Vodeo). Hundreds more settlers arrived in Bonilla and San Fernando islands. Conflicts with the indigenous were brutal and between 1620 and 1626 most of them were killed and only a few survived and married with the settlers. Because of the distance and already an increasing population the islands were separated and made the separate Bonny Isle and St. Ferdinand colony. In 1628 the city of Port Ristley was founded and a wooden fortification was built in the hill overlooking the town. The nearby Windy Cayes were included within the Cambria Colony but by the later 17th century were slowly settled as "free towns" outside of the Ingerish control. An Ingerish-Castellanese war broke out in 1658, the Castellanese lost Bonavista and attempted to take Bonisle, they bombarded the town but eventually could not take the island. By 1710 the Windies were placed under the Governor of Bonisle as the islands became home to piracy.


===Expansionism===
===Era of Piracy===
In June 1878, Prime Minister Abraham Ingles ordered his men to explore west of the present-day region of Lawrence. The region of Aderlard was established after Colonel George Aderlard on 6 March 1882. The region of Rafferty was established later on 28 September 1887. In an attempt to discover more precious resources, particularly gold, Prime Minister Ingles' men moved west without permission from the former. It has emerged in recent decades that, during the exploration, tens of thousands of black Ostafariuan-Je tribes were slaughtered or captured as slaves. The men established the region of Westrange, named after its geographical location westwards of the Range of Rae.
During the Ingerish civil war the Castellanese took advantage to drive out the Ingerish from Bonisle in 1719, an invasion on San Fernando failed and it stayed with the Ingerish. The improved some of the defenses and began the work on the Gun Hill castle. In this period piracy was present in the Uthyran sea and {{node|246057088|Gorda Town}} was a haven for pirates in the area. [[Arecales|Cayan]] pirate Charles Griffith (brother of James Griffith) was active out of Gorda Town after the death of his brother in 1723. Captain James Kelly became the most famous pirate, attacking mainly the Castellanese but also Ingerish ships too. He was captured by the Castellanese in 1726 and hanged. Four pirates were found at Lonely Caye in 1721, supposedly they had been marrooned after a mutiny. In 1733 an invasion force of 9 Ingerish ships of the line sailed from Saviso to invade Bonisle. There were only 3 defending ships and other small gun boats and the battle was an Ingerish victory. Afterwards the Gun Hill fort was enlarged and improved and newer cannons were placed in the 1740s. In 1756 a Castellanese invasion force tried to take over the island of Bonisle but a few ships sank in a storm off the coast and the invasion was called off.


On 10 February 1900, Prime Minister Joseph Holby led a coalition of Ingerish and Bromley-Cambrian troops in an invasion of neighbouring New Austland. By July 1902, the troops had taken over the entirety of New Austland and it was annexed to become part of the newly-established ''Ingerish Bromlavian Colonies''. [[File:La_conquista_del_desierto.jpg|thumb|Troops invading New Austland in 1900]]
===Castellanese colony===
The last major conflict took place in 1807 when a conflict over trade saw several Castellanese ships and crews captured. In retaliation the Castellanese launched a large invasion of Bonilla and San Fernando and took the two main islands. In early 1808 a treaty was signed ceding "Bonisle, San Fernando, The Windy Cays and her other islands". {{relation|264112|Lonely Caye}} was forgotten in the treaty text, and some years after the Ingerish rediscovered and determined that the treaty words did not include Lonely Caye since it was not an island of the Windies and sent some impressed sailors to occupy the island.


===Communist Bromley===
In 1826 there was a slave revolt that was put down in Bonisle, around 40 people died but it led to further discussions on the status of slaves on the island. In 1840 laws were passed freeing slaves above 60 years of age, women and any newborns of slaves from that date on. In 1855 slavery was fully abolished in the colony.
Between 1902 and 1917, the Ingerish Bromlavian Colonies was considered to be an unstable state, with several assassinations of government figures as a result of the annexation of New Austland. On 24 November 1917, a successful coup took place under the leadership of Communist paramilitarian, Friedrich Farkas, and Prime Minister Baron Lawrence was executed. Farkas banned the Bromley-Right political party and the Liberal Party, the opposition party. Farkas only allowed Communist-sympathising parties during his leadership, which were allied with his leadership regardless. Although some Bromlavians conspired against this government, a significant number of them were supportive due to their disapproval of Ingerish rule.


Ingerish troops were sent to the country in order to liberate it, and Farkas was successfully overthrown and executed on 14 March 1920. Gerald Wilson was installed as Prime Minister on 17 March, and the Bromley Right had returned to power under a new brand of the ''Bromlavian Conservatives''.
The Castellanese built more defenses in the Ristley area. In 1854 the Castellanese ordered construction of the {{node|254021212|San Francisco castle}}, a polygonal fort that was much newer than the rest of the defenses in the colony. By the time it was completed in 1863 was slightly outdated and unnecessary as the threat of war with Ingerland was reduced.


===Wartime Bromley===
By 1845 Lonely Cay (Cayo Solo) was being patrolled by the Castellanese navy but remained in dispute between Bonilla and San Fernando and Bonavista colonies. The Ingerish navy continued to sail in thew waters of Lonely Caye and built and occupied shacks with sailors between the 1810s and at least 1912. There was no active fighting but occasionally the two powers' navies may have harassed each other in the waters around the island.
On 19 June 1931, Sanmarquino forces invaded the Colonies. Prime Minister Lord Roland Harting led a successful counterattack which drove the Sanmarquinos out of the Colonies, and afterwards, Lord Harting ordered the invasion of La Trinidad, the autonomous Sanmarquino territory in the Holmic Islands, which was successful. Lord Harting became a very popular figure in the Colonies due to his strong leadership and opposition to Ingerish rule. Lord Harting traded La Trinidad back to [[San Marcos]] in return for a significant sum, which arguably contributed to economic prosperity in Bromley. [[File:The_British_Army_in_the_United_Kingdom_1939-45_H667.jpg|thumb|Lord Harting sitting in his Prime Ministerial office, c. 1945]]


Lord Harting fell ill in September 1940. He expressed his desire for his wife, Lady Sheila Harting, to become a temporary Prime Minister with aid from government officials. Lady Harting became Prime Minister on 22 September 1940, one of the first female Prime Ministers in the world, albeit in extraordinary circumstances. Under her leadership, Lady Harting saw off an assassination attempt and was seen as extremely popular due to her association with her husband. Lord Harting recovered in December 1940, and he was once again installed as Prime Minister.
===Modern period===
In 1924 self government was given to Bonisle and San Fernando in limited matters. The first president of the colonial government was Antonio Roque (1924-1929). In 1935 Juan "Johnny" Pringle became the first Bonillian-born president, leading from 1935-1939, 1942-1950 and 1951-52. Since Pringle all of the presidents were born in Bonisle or San Fernando apart from one. In 1951 the Bonisle airport was inaugurated as the first airport in the islands. In 1956 it became an overseas territory instead of a colony, a process of over five years between the colonial government and the Castellanese governments in discussions and negotiations. In 1959 the first governor born in the islands was appointed, Charles McHale King. The first President since the 1956 change in status was Joseph Mac Kenzie (1955-1959).


Riding on the waves of his popularity, Lord Harting asked to meet with the Ingerish government to begin independence talks in August 1945. Ingerland refused this meeting, and instead stationed troops in the country in an attempt to replace Lord Harting with an Ingerish-backed leader. Ingerish troops were met with a strong counteroffensive, which spiralled into the Bromley-Ingerland War of 1946. Ingerland surrendered on 8 December 1946, and agreed to meet with Lord Harting and hold independence talks.
When oil deposits were found along the coast of Bonavista in 1965, the Bonillian government moved to invite oil companies to being explorations within the EEZ of the territory. The Castellanese navy also built a {{way|24047281|raised lighthouse structure}} in 1970, occupied non continuously to help cement ownership and use of the island. It was also used as a base for rescue operations for stranded vessels in the Uthyran sea, and for patrolling against criminal activity in the waters. An exclusion zone 1300 m on each side of the island was insituted.


===Bromlavian Independence===
Development in San Fernando grew in the 1960s as the main roads were paved by the end of the decade and the San Fernando airport opened in 1972. The regional airline of GO Islas was established in 1978.
On 25 March 1947, Ingerland and the Ingerish Bromlavian Colonies signed the ''Declaration of Portslade 1947'', which established the ''Former Unionist Colony of Bromley'' as an independent nation and a member of the Ingerish Commonwealth. Lord Harting decided to showcase Bromley's "former Unionist" status as he wanted to "show the history of our great nation to the world and how far we have come". This official full name has caused debate over the years, with some arguing that it reminds Bromlavians of the forced slavery of its indigenous population.


The death of Lord Harting in office in 1951 led to a 30-day period of national mourning, with many admiring his strong leadership. The Exchequer's Chancellor, Askin Pimm, replaced him as Prime Minister but did not achieve the same popularity as his predecessor. Pimm's leadership led to the first ever election loss for the Bromlavian Conservatives in 1957, where the Bromlavian Labour Party, under Robert Miltoney, won a majority of seats. Programs such as the national Bromlavian Health Service were implemented in 1959. A smear campaign led to Miltoney's loss in 1961 and the return of the Bromlavian Conservatives to power, with Jan Pimm (Askin's son) as Prime Minister.
In April 1997 the Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Laura made landfall in the area of the Windies, high winds and some damage in Big Windy and more serious flooding in Little Windy.  


Pimm granted New Austland independence on 28 June 1963, a controversial move according to the Bromlavian people.
In 2006 a proposal was submitted as a referendum whether Bonisle and San Fernando should be independent or remain as an overseas territory, 86% voted in favor of remaining as a territory. In 2009 Lonely Caye and its waters were designated Reserva Natural del Cayo Solo, due to the unique abundance of aquatic life, sea birds and other small land animals and plants. The lighthouse was turned over from navy to civilian scientific/marine research studies.


===The Dark Ages===
==Geography==
[[File:George_C_Wallace.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Arthur John Adams during the 1965 election campaign]] Right wing populism quickly grew in Bromley, particularly in the east, as a result of disapproval at both major parties. Former Bromlavian Labour Party member, Arthur John Adams, had established the Bromley Defence Party in 1964. Adams' platform was based on turning white Bromlavians against their black counterparts, and the BDP won a landslide election in 1965. Adams was popular at first due to his interest in socio-economic equality. However, on 17 August 1966, Adams disbanded the Bromlavian National Assembly and established himself as sole ruler of the nation. He ordered the genocide of around 20,000 black Bromlavians, and fuelled conflict between white and black Bromlavians.
Bonisle and San Fernando consists of two mountainous islands and over 20 islets and cayes. The largest island, Bonisle is 243.34 km² (93.95 sq mi) in size and some of the smaller cayes can be around 500 m² (5400 sq. ft.). The inhabited islands and cayes are Bonisle, San Fernando, Big Windy, Little Windy and Caney. There are also a few other cayes with private vacation homes. Bonisle, San Fernando and the Windies stretches about 145 km in length, but Lonely Caye is about 200 km north east of the northernmost caye in the Windies.


Refusing to believe in the existence of the neighbouring country of Layr, Adams declared war and was condemned across the world. Layr claimed that the region of Cambria was their territory due to the Holmic ethnic background of its people. Layr's troops advanced into Cambria and annexed it on 10 January 1972 to the delight of the Cambrian people.  
===Settlements===
*Bonisle
**{{node|246058754|Ristley}}
**{{node|246053589|Nuevo Willhed}}: 77 inh.
**{{node|246054173|Greysides}}
**{{node|246058452|Santa Carolina}}
**{{node|246058719|Matilda}}
**{{node|246056982|San Nicolás Town}}
**{{node|246054527|Turkey Hill}}: 101 inh.
**{{node|246058451|Old Bay Town}}
**{{node|246052242|Maria Town}}
**{{node|246054073|Jonas Point}}
**{{node|246054174|Coral Town}}
**{{node|246053590|Caney}}: 153 inh.
*San Fernando
**{{node|246053573|San Fernando}}: 313 inh.
**{{node|246052703|El Rinconcito}}: 66 inh.
**{{node|246053572|Santa Bárbara}}: 103 inh.
**{{node|246053571|Admiral's Harbour}}: 61 inh.
**{{node|246054074|Curry Village}}: 20 inh.


In May 1974, Bromlavians united to form the Citizen's Interest Group, an "anti-Adams" organisation which seeked to undermine his authority. Under the leadership of Shawn Acosta, high ranking officials were kidnapped and murdered, including the Foreign Secretary, Leonardo Gomersall. The Citizen's Interest Group launched a speedy offensive in June 1974, and captured Adams on 7 July 1974. The Citizen's Interest Group officially formed an administration on 11 August, with Shawn Acosta as Prime Minister. The group unbanned all opposition parties, and put Adams on trial for war crimes. He was sentenced to the death penalty, and was executed on 1 March 1975. On 23 March 1977, Acosta announced that the group was to be disbanded as it had "done the job needed". An election was called, which the Bromlavian Conservatives won.
*Windies
**{{node|246057088|Gorda Town}}: 189 inh.
**{{node|247575216|Bight Side}}: 80 inh
**{{node|247576066|North Village}}: 58 inh.
**{{node|246052241|Little Windy Caye}}: 50 inh.  


===Cameronism===
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After the short tenure of Prime Minister Jaycob Dean, Wendy Cameron was chosen as the next leader of the Bromlavian Conservatives. Cameron was one of the only female world leaders in 1979, and the second in Bromley's history. Cameron was inspired by traditional Conservatism, and privatised many national services, cracked down on the equality of rights, and resisted calls to make peace with Layr.  
File:Otto Beach, Little Corn Island.jpg|Beach on Big Windy
File:Sandy Bay, Colonia Policarpo - panoramio.jpg|Forests of Bonisle
File:Providencia, Colombia - panoramio (41).jpg|Coast in Eastern Bonisle
File:Pink Pearl Island-3.jpg|East Bay, Bonisle
File:The Peak en Providencia.JPG|Donald's Hill, San Fernando
File:Isla de Aves Venezuela 001.jpg|Lonely Caye
</gallery>


===The Return of Labour===
==Government and politics==
Cameron was swept out of power in 1993 by the Bromlavian Labour Party under Bavin Costek. Costek was the first Ostafariuan-Je Prime Minister, and the first one from the Bromlavian Labour Party since 1961. Costek reversed Cameron's policies, and began peace talks with Layr, which led to a ceasefire in 1995. In May 1996, The Bromley Telegraph newspaper revealed that Costek had had an affair with the Shadow Education Secretary, Marjorie Vangas, and Costek came under pressure to resign. An investigation was launched, and Costek was forced to resign as Prime Minister when he was found guilty of the inappropriate relationship.
Bonisle and San Fernando is an overseas territory of Castellán. The monarch of Castellan is the head of state and there is a president who is the head of government. A governor represent the monarch on the islands. Because of their staus Bonisle and San Fernando are not part of the [[Association of South Ulethan Nations]] (ASUN) or [[Southern Uletha Economic Cooperation Council]] (SUECC) but there are certain treaties and agreements. Foreign affairs and defense of the territory are managed by Castellan but other government affairs are the responsibility of the Bonillian government.


Ian Jessops replaced Costek in September 1996. Pro-Layr rebels began to capture towns in north-western Barkenfry and Layr eventually invaded Bromley on 10 July 1999. The Antarephian Coalition suspended Layr's membership of the organisation and initiated peace talks between the two regions, leading to another ceasefire.
The Parliament of Bonisle and San Fernando (Parlamento de Bonilla y San Fernando) is the unicameral legislature of the territory. 12 people are elected to the parliament, 6 from Bonisle, 4 from San Fernando and 2 from the Windies. The political parties of Bonisle and San Fernando include Bonillian First (center-right), Social BSF (center-left), Labourist Party (left) and BSF Unite (center-right).


An election was held in May 1997, which led to the first hung assembly in Bromlavian history. Jessops entered into a coalition with the Bromlavian Progressive Alliance and Green Earth. Green Earth heavily influenced the government's environmental agenda, and Bromley began to invest in nuclear energy.
Margarita Ferguson is the current governor and Toney Brooks García is the current president (elected 2017 and 2021). President Brooks is a member of the Bonillian First party.


===Disastrous Conservative Leadership===
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[[File:AmadouGon.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Ibrahim Idris facing media pressure during Centgate]] The coalition was defeated in 2001, and Andrew Bitterford won for the Bromlavian Conservatives. Bitterford's tenure was marked by factional division within the party, with defections by Conservative MPs. The final straw in Bitterford's leadership broke when the Stone Point Nuclear Disaster occurred on 23 September 2002, which caused 2,488 deaths. Environment Secretary, George Hyndburn, resigned in December 2002 and briefed to the media that Bitterford knew that the nuclear plant was unsafe. Bitterford faced fierce criticism and faced a vote of no confidence in January 2003, which he lost.
 
Deputy Prime Minister Ibrahim Idris replaced Bitterford in his role. Idris' tenure was relatively stable until the Centgate scandal. Idris and Exechquer's Chancellor, Abraham Walton, announced plans to transition from using the Unionist Pound currency to a new Bromlavian Cent currency, which wouldn't have to rely on exchange rates dictated by Ingerland. Talks began in September 2005, and Idris pushed the idea that businesses should begin to look at phasing out the Unionist Pound. However, talks collapsed in January 2006, and Bromley quickly entered into a recession, with GDP declining by 5.7%. A week later, the Daily Bromley revealed that talks collapsed as the government had not disclosed that there were not enough funds to finance the transition of currency, and this revelation was dubbed as "Centgate" by Bromlavian media.
 
After the National Assembly's recess, the Bromlavian Labour Party organised a vote of no confidence in Idris, which apparently received a lot of support from Conservative MPs. It became clear that Julia Mary Stobart had achieved the numbers, and Idris resigned on 11 January 2006 before the vote of no confidence. In attempt to damage the Bromlavian Labour Party, an election was also called by Idris for April 2006 and the Bromlavian Labour Party won a landslide victory with 202 out of 273 seats. The Bromlavian Conservatives faced near extinction with 34 out of 273 seats, only coming slightly ahead of Liberal Bromley.
 
===Stobartmania===
Julia Mary Stobart achieved the largest parliamentary majority since Lord Harting in 1947, and went on to lead the country for 13 years. Stobart proposed widespread social reforms. Within her first year in power, Stobart introduced tax-free Special Economic Zones in a successful attempt to boost the Bromlavian economy. However, some have criticised this policy for allowing foreign TNCs to have a say in Bromley's affairs. Stobart also diverted investment towards marginalised communities, particularly in Barkenfry and Westrange.
 
Stobart won a second term at the 2010 election, and only lost a handful of seats. In 2011, Stobart legalised gay marriage despite controversy amongst more Conservative communities in the west. Stobart went on to win a landslide in 2014, taking 238 out of 273 seats. As part of Labour's manifesto, Stobart pledged to hold a referendum on Bromley joining the [[Antarephian Coalition]]. Stobart's Labour campaigned for Bromley to join the organisation alongside Liberal Bromley, while the Bromlavian Conservatives, and Communist Party campaigned to stay out. A referendum was held on 3 February 2015, in which 61% of Bromlavians voted to join the organisation. At the accession meeting, [[Layr]] vetoed Bromley's application in an attempt to force the issue of Barkenfrier nationalism into the limelight. At a meeting two weeks later, Layr withdrew its veto, and Bromley became a member of the Antarephian Coalition.
 
In 2018, gold prices were weak, and Bromley struggled to make profits from its gold exports. As a result, Stobart implemented a VAT rise from 5% to 6.5%. On 16 September 2018, the day that the Autumn Budget was to be announced, violent protests broke out across Bromley City, causing the National Assembly to be locked down for several hours. Stobart pushed ahead with the budget, and passed it despite opposition within her own party. Riots spread across the country, with the Warroad Exhibition Centre being burnt down in Rafferty. As a result, Stobart's popularity plummeted yet she chose to call a snap general election for 6 May 2019. During the campaign, Stobart's health suddenly deteriorated, and she resigned as Prime Minister and Leader of the Bromlavian Labour Party during the election campaign. This election resulted in the Bromlavian Conservatives being in government for the first time since 2006.
 
===Modern Bromley===
Winston Hargreaves became Prime Minister following his party's election victory. Hargreaves reversed most of Stobart's programs, and cut budgets to services as a result of economic instability. Hargreaves was considered an outspoken person, and was widely condemned by foreign nations for his corrupt practices. Notably, he had a strained relationship with the governments of [[Beaumontan]], [[Barzona]] and [[Allendea]], and many of Hargreaves' remarks were leaked to the media.
 
Hargreaves was also known for his strained relationship with the Barkenfrier Regional Council. After negotiations, he announced that an independence referendum would be held in the nation on 27 September 2020. Despite polling showing a considerable percentage of people supporting Barkenfrier independence, the referendum was won by the unionists with 72% of the vote. Many have accused the government of rigging the result.
 
On 5 November 2020, Leader of the Opposition, Lindsay Michaels, was assassinated in Hartingford while entering a restaurant in the city centre. Hargreaves was condemned from across the political spectrum as he had made defamatory remarks about Michaels. Sally Hansen was chosen as the Leader of the Opposition by members of the Bromlavian Labour Party. This event sparked further violent protests across the country, reportedly including the use of machine guns in Barkenfry. It has been reported that the murder rate in Bromley increased from 15.2 per million to 294 per million during this time. Hargreaves requested to move the government's activities to a secret location in Bellamcole in order to prevent an attack on the government from happening. However, on 11 December 2020, Hargreaves was shot dead by Barkenfrier rebels whilst exiting his official government vehicle.
 
Mark Ashford, the Deputy Prime Minister, immediately became the Prime Minister, and Ashford quickly met with Barkenfrier leaders in order to defuse the situation. Talks were reported to have went well, and Indipensiya Bakenfray's militia wing announced a ceasefire. Ashford sought to reaffirm his mandate to govern, and called an election for 4 March 2021, which led to a hung assembly with the Bromlavian Labour Party as the largest party.
 
Hansen formed a coalition with Black Voices and the Communist Party, now rebranded to become the more moderate Left Progression.
 
 
 
 
== Geography ==
===Climate===
===Subdivisions===
== Government and Politics ==
Bromley uses a unicameral system, with politicians regularly meeting at the National Assembly in Bromley City - the current speaker at the National Assembly is Robert Boland. The current Prime Minister as of 1 Jan 2023 is Matilda Graves (Left Progression), who is deputised as Secretary to the Prime Minister by Malcolm Bartley (Bromlavian Labour Party). The current government consists of a left-wing coalition of Left Progression, Bromlavian Labour Party, Indipensiya Bàkenfray and Green Earth. The opposition is led by Victor Thatching-Moss and the Bromlavian Conservatives.
''See [[Government of Bromley]] for detailed information''
===Foreign Relations===
Bromley has had historically had a strained relationship with its neighbouring countries, [[Layr]] and [[New Austland]]. Minor conflicts often occur across the border, most notably in Kaytown on the New Austland border. Conflicts are usually related to territory and the issue of which country owns which part, with New Austlanders claiming ownership of Kaytown (Most countries recognise Kaytown as being part of Bromley). The Lyrian Government claims ownership of the autonomous region of Barkenfry due to its large Holmic population, while it is internationally recognised by most countries as being part of Bromley. This is a main issue in Bromlavian politics.
 
Bromley became a member of the [[Antarephian Coalition]] in 2015 following a referendum held by Prime Minister Julia Mary Stobart's Labour government, in which 61% voted FOR, and 39% voted AGAINST. This was seen as a turning point in improving Bromley's international reputation and cooperation, but led to several violent protests in more conservative parts of the country due to [[Layr]]'s involvement in the organisation, meaning that border rules would have to be relaxed, and free movement between the two countries allowed. During a vote to accept Bromley's accession, Layr chose to veto it but then chose to abstain on another vote 2 weeks later, thus allowing Bromley to enter the organisation.
 
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'''Members of the Antarephian Parliament for Bromley'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Member
! Party
! AC Parliament affiliation
! Constituency
! Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Myra Wanstead-Bird
| style="text-align:center;"|Left Progression
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#990000|L}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|William Percy
| style="text-align:center;"|Left Progression
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#990000|L}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Alfred McEwan
| style="text-align:center;"|Left Progression
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#990000|L}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Madene Seggè
| style="text-align:center;"|Left Progression
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#990000|L}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Winston Pargeter
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#ADD8E6|C}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Joshua Williamson-Turner
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#ADD8E6|C}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Helga Gwent
| text-align:center;"|<center>Monarch</center>
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| text-align:center;"|<center>Governor</center>
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#ADD8E6|C}}
| text-align:center;"|<center>President</center>
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Kevin Randall
|IMG || [[File:Xiomara Maduro .jpeg|90px|center]] || [[File:Mike franco parlementu (cropped).png|117px|center]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#FF0000|S-D/S}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|Leader of S-D/S in Antarephian Parliament
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Jules Timpson
| <center><small>His Majesty</small><br>The King</center> || <center><small>The Most Excellent</small><br>Mrs. Margarita Ferguson</center> || <center>Toney Brooks García</center>
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#FF0000|S-D/S}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Jane Felltham
| style="text-align:center;"|Green Earth
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#008000|G}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Mainland
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Chiir èRemon
| style="text-align:center;"|Left Progression
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#990000|L}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Barkenfry
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Pav-Kyl Donga
| style="text-align:center;"|Indipensiya Bàkenfray
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#990000|L}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Barkenfry
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Mek Gastedigetik
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#ff0000|S-D/S}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Westrange
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Hira Estok
| style="text-align:center;"|Black Voices
| style="text-align:center;"|{{legend|#000000|LR}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Westrange
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}
|}
</div>
</div>
===List of Heads of State===


<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
'''Heads of State of Bromley'''
'''Presidents of Bonisle and San Fernando'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! colspan="9" | [[File:|30px]] Governor of Ingerish Bromlaeg
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | No.
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Name
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Term in office
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Party
|-
|-
! №
| 1
! Portrait
|'''Antonio Roque'''
! colspan="2" style="width:120px;"| Governor
|1924-1929
! Term of office
|TBD
! Party
! Notes
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|1
| 2
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:John_Carteret,_2nd_Earl_Granville_by_William_Hoare.jpg|80px]]
|'''Celestino Gallardo'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1929-1935
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Harold Cowper, Baron Cowper of Winburgh'''<br><small>(1681-1747)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|25 March 1732<br />–<br />19 December 1747
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|2
| 3
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Dorset1.JPG|80px]]
|'''Juan Pringle'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1935-1939
| style="text-align:center;"|'''John George Smith, 8th Duke of Warwick'''<br><small>(1712-1763)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|5 October 1748<br />–<br />1 May 1763
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Assassinated
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|3
| 4
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:George_Townshend.jpg|80px]]
|'''Joseph Freeland'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1939-1942
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Ivan Dahl, 1st Marquess Dahl'''<br><small>(1720-1798)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|5 October 1763<br />–<br />1 May 1798
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|4
| 3 (2)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:First_Marquis_of_Cornwallis.jpg|80px]]
|'''Juan Pringle'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1942-1950
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Ivan Dahl, 2nd Marquess Dahl'''<br><small>(1741-1816)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|3 May 1798<br />–<br />1 April 1799
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|5
| 4 (2)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:John_Jeffreys_Pratt_(1759–1840),_Marquis_Camden_by_William_Salter.jpg|80px]]
|'''Joseph Freeland'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1950-1951
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Wesley George'''<br><small>(1741-1816)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|21 December 1800<br />–<br />7 November 1802
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|6
| 3 (3)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:William_Thomas_Collings.jpg|80px]]
|'''Juan Pringle'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1951-1952
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Dr Charles Bowman'''<br><small>(1741-1816)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|7 November 1802<br />–<br />30 March 1814
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|7
| 4 (3)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:George_Don.jpg|80px]]
|'''Joseph Freeland'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1952-1955
| style="text-align:center;"|'''George Seaford'''<br><small>(1775-1843)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|30 March 1814<br />–<br />28 February 1819
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|8
| 5
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sir_Colin_Halkett_by_William_Salter.jpg|80px]]
|'''Joseph Mac Kenzie'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1955-1959
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Ainsley Dahl, 4th Marquess Dahl'''<br><small>(1769-1830)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|28 February 1819<br />–<br />13 July 1830
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|9
| 6
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:JHReynett.png|80px]]
|'''Juan Lyons Purcell'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1959-1972
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Sir Ashley Wright'''<br><small>(1786-1861)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|28 February 1831<br />–<br />19 August 1839
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|10
| 7
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:William_Carr_Beresford,_Viscount_Beresford_by_Sir_William_Beechey_(2).jpg|80px]]
|'''Melford Haines Carreras'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1972-1980
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Calvin, 4th Viscount Whittaker'''<br><small>(1787-1850)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|19 August 1839<br />–<br />5 January 1841
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|11
| 8
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Hilgrove_Turner.jpg|80px]]
|'''Alberto McHale Cooper'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1980-1984
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Charles Jopper'''<br><small>(1799-1852)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|5 January 1841<br />–<br />21 September 1850
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|12
| 7 (2)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Edward_Adolphus_Ferdinand_Seymour.jpg|80px]]
|'''Melford Haines Carreras'''
|  style="background:#1A9128; text-align:center;"|
|1984-1985
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Rinder La Valiente'''<br><small>(1818-1877)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|21 September 1850<br />–<br />12 November 1854
| style="text-align:center;"|Ingerish Unionist Party
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! colspan="9" | [[File:|30px]] Prime Minister of The Ingerish Colonies of Bromley-Cambria
| 9
|'''Carlos Brooks Freeland'''
|1985-1993
|TBD
|-
|-
! №
| 10
! Portrait
|'''Jimmy Ferguson'''
! colspan="2" style="width:120px;"| Prime Minister
|1993-1997
! Term of office
|TBD
! Party
! Constituency
! Notes
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|13
| 11
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:7thEarlOfGlasgow.jpg|80px]]
|'''Dorothea Bermúdez Haynes'''
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
|1997-2009
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Jean Brohier'''<br><small>(1784-1871)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|12 November 1854<br />–<br />17 February 1861
| style="text-align:center;"|Cambria-Bromley Right
| style="text-align:center;"|Burwash
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|14
| 10 (2)
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:George-Hamilton-Gordon-4th-Earl-of-Aberdeen_(cropped).jpg|80px]]
|'''Jimmy Ferguson'''
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
|2009-2013
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Lord Steel of King's Marsh'''<br><small>(1803-1868)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|17 February 1861<br />–<br />2 July 1868
| style="text-align:center;"|Cambria-Bromley Right
| style="text-align:center;"|Sarkton
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|15
| 12
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sir_Henry_Havelock-Allan.jpg|80px]]
|'''Rowland Carreras King'''
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
|2013-2017
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Vincent Earl'''<br><small>(1800-1876)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|11 October 1868<br />–<br />17 February 1872
| style="text-align:center;"|Cambria-Bromley Right
| style="text-align:center;"|Drumchapel
| style="text-align:center;"|Resigned due to internal pressure
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|16
| 13
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:John_Bright.jpg|80px]]
|'''Toney Brooks García'''
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
|2017-Present
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Deacon Gravin'''<br><small>(1809-1874)
|TBD
| style="text-align:center;"|17 February 1872<br />–<br />2 July 1873
| style="text-align:center;"|Cambria-Bromley Right
| style="text-align:center;"|Crickleshaw
| style="text-align:center;"|Resigned due to ill health
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|17
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Lord_Stanley_of_Preston.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Abraham Ingles'''<br><small>(1812-1899)
| style="text-align:center;"|17 February 1873<br />–<br />2 July 1899
| style="text-align:center;"|Cambria-Bromley Right
| style="text-align:center;"|Bellamcole
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|18
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Lord_Zetland.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Joseph Holby'''<br><small>(1841-1912)
| style="text-align:center;"|17 February 1899<br />–<br />2 July 1902
| style="text-align:center;"|Cambria-Bromley Right
| style="text-align:center;"|Sarkton Central
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="9" | [[File:Ingerish_bromlavian_colonies.png|30px]] Prime Minister of the Ingerish Bromlavian Colonies
|-
! №
! Portrait
! colspan="2" style="width:120px;"| Prime Minister
! Term of office
! Party
! Constituency
! Notes
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|19
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Lord_salsbury.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Thomas Earl'''<br><small>(1866-1915)
| style="text-align:center;"|2 July 1902<br />–<br />9 September 1910
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Right
| style="text-align:center;"|Stratford
| style="text-align:center;"|Resigned due to criticism of Ingerland
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|20
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Austen_Chamberlain_MP.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Baron Lawrence of Winburgh, Ingerland'''<br><small>(1847-1917)
| style="text-align:center;"|9 September 1910<br />–<br />24 November 1917
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Right
| style="text-align:center;"|Julius
| style="text-align:center;"|Overthrown + killed in Communist Revolution 1917
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|21
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:István_Friedrich_Hungarian_Prime_Minister.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#990000; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Friedrich Farkas'''<br><small>(1881-1920)
| style="text-align:center;"|25 November 1917<br />–<br />14 March 1920
| style="text-align:center;"|Communist Party of Bromley
| style="text-align:center;"|''None''
| style="text-align:center;"|Communist dictatorship, overthrown by Ingerish coup in 1920
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|22
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:J.R._Clynes_LCCN2014717260_(cropped).jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Gerald Wilson'''<br><small>(1862-1938)
| style="text-align:center;"|17 March 1920<br />–<br />12 November 1931
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Greenborough North
| style="text-align:center;"|Resigned due to personal reasons
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Edmund_Ironside.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Lord Roland Harting of Dartleddon'''<br><small>(1878-1951)
| style="text-align:center;"|12 November 1931<br />–<br />22 September 1940
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Dartleddon
| style="text-align:center;"|Resigned due to ill health
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|24
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Ann_Rutherford-publicity.JPG|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''The Lady Harting of Dartleddon'''<br><small>(1903-1996)
| style="text-align:center;"|22 September 1940<br />–<br />16 December 1940
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|City South East
| style="text-align:center;"|Serving while Lord Harting in ill health, resigned for husband to replace her
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|25
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Edmund_Ironside.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Lord Roland Harting of Dartleddon'''<br><small>(1878-1951)
| style="text-align:center;"|16 December 1940<br />–<br />9 December 1951
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Dartleddon
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="9" | [[File:Bromley_Flag_Update_August_2021.png|30px]] Prime Minister of the Former Unionist Colony of Bromley
|-
! №
! Portrait
! colspan="2" style="width:120px;"| Prime Minister
! Term of office
! Party
! Constituency
! Notes
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Edmund_Ironside.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Lord Roland Harting of Dartleddon'''<br><small>(1878-1951)
| style="text-align:center;"|16 December 1940<br />–<br />9 December 1951
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Dartleddon
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|27
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Hans_Mayer.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Askin Pimm'''<br><small>(1889-1971)
| style="text-align:center;"|9 December 1951<br />–<br />13 May 1957
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Whentringham
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|28
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Theodor_W._Adorno.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Robert Miltoney'''<br><small>(1909-1985)
| style="text-align:center;"|13 May 1957<br />–<br />2 May 1961
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Haddenham
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|29
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Johan_van_Maarseveen_1949_(1).jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Jan Pimm'''<br><small>(1911-1967)
| style="text-align:center;"|2 May 1961<br />–<br />28 April 1965
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Torvill
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|30
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:George_C_Wallace.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#800080; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Arthur John Adams'''<br><small>(1916-1975)
| style="text-align:center;"|28 April 1965<br />–<br />7 July 1974
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromley Defence Party
| style="text-align:center;"|South Neames
| style="text-align:center;"|Sole party dictatorship, overthrown in 1974 coup
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|31
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Jordi_Pujol_1978_(cropped).jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#FFFF00; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Shawn Acosta'''<br><small>(1930-2012)
| style="text-align:center;"|11 August 1974<br />–<br />13 May 1977
| style="text-align:center;"|Citizen's Interest Group
| style="text-align:center;"|éRacet South
| style="text-align:center;"|Party disbanded + election called in 1977
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|32
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Richard_Lamm_(CO).png|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Jaycob Dean'''<br><small>(1914-1979)
| style="text-align:center;"|13 May 1977<br />–<br />13 December 1979
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Hartley Green
| style="text-align:center;"|Died in office
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|33
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Clare_Short_at_the_Energy_Conference_2015_crop.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Wendy Cameron'''<br><small>(1930-2015)
| style="text-align:center;"|13 December 1979<br />–<br />7 May 1993
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Warroad South
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|34
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Pat_Dodson_2010.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Bavin Costek'''<br><small>(1942-)
| style="text-align:center;"|7 May 1993<br />–<br />1 September 1996
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Sint Willibrordus
| style="text-align:center;"|Resigned due to affair with Conservative MP
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|35
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Alistair_Darling_2014.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Ian Jessops'''<br><small>(1951-)
| style="text-align:center;"|1 September 1996<br />–<br />18 May 2001
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Tamwill
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Andrew_Wallace.png|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Andrew Bitterford'''<br><small>(1963-)
| style="text-align:center;"|18 May 2001<br />–<br />9 January 2003
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Thorpes
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost vote of no confidence
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|37
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Prime_Minister_Amadou_Gon_Coulibaly_(cropped).jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Ibrahim Idris'''<br><small>(1950-2020)
| style="text-align:center;"|9 January 2003<br />–<br />21 April 2006
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Narthwich
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|38
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Bisera_Turkovic_(01119744)_(cropped).jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Julia Mary Stobart'''<br><small>(1955-)
| style="text-align:center;"|21 April 2006<br />–<br />6 May 2019
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Imerdaynham
| style="text-align:center;"|Stepped down during election campaign for health reasons
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|39
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_David_Lammy_MP_crop_2.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Winston Hargreaves'''<br><small>(1964-2020)
| style="text-align:center;"|6 May 2019<br />–<br />11 December 2020
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Colsex
| style="text-align:center;"|Assassinated
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|40
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Lee_Anderson_MP_crop_2.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Mark Ashford'''<br><small>(1961-)
| style="text-align:center;"|11 December 2020<br />–<br />4 March 2021
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Conservatives
| style="text-align:center;"|Ironforge
|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|41
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Fleur_Anderson_MP_crop_2.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Sally Hansen'''<br><small>(1978-)
| style="text-align:center;"|4 March 2021<br />–<br />21 May 2022
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Woolford Farker
| style="text-align:center;"|Resigned due to allegations of corruption
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|42
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Seema_Malhotra_crop_2.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Wanda Salazar'''<br><small>(1970-)
| style="text-align:center;"|21 May 2022<br />–<br />1 Jan 2023
| style="text-align:center;"|Bromlavian Labour Party
| style="text-align:center;"|Scrabster
|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|43
| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Zarah_Sultana_MP_crop_2.jpg|80px]]
|  style="background:#990000; text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Matilda Graves'''<br><small>(1993-)
| style="text-align:center;"|1 Jan 2023<br />–<br />present
| style="text-align:center;"|Left Progression
| style="text-align:center;"|Cenigkel and Ggeserba safe-Sumi
|
|}
|}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>


== Economy ==
==Economy==
Bromley is a Capitalist country, and profits are encouraged in the country. However, some services are nationalised. Bromley's total GDP as of 2022 is $129,987 million (approx $129,987,000,000), with its GDP per capita being $13,500.13, just above the average of the rest of the world.
The economy of Bonisle and San Fernando is centered around tourism, agriculture and aquaculture and through finances and investment. Traditionally crops like fruit, sugar cane, cacao and seafood like fish, crab have been the main exports. Salt is also a small industry in Big Windy, the northern half of Sonny Bight is full of salt ponds. Starting in the 20th century tourism was developed in the islands as a more affordable alternative to traditional resort locations like [[Arecales]] and others.


Due to fluctuations in global prices for Bromlavian resources such as gold and wheat, profit is unreliable in Bromley, and relies on foreign competition by attempting to keep its export prices low. This has led to overexploitation of resources, especially gold in western Bromley, which has led to long term environmental damage.
BSF is not particularly known for banking and is not usually considered an offshore financial centre but is often believed to be a tax haven due to lack of business taxation and low personal taxation. The territory is outside of the ASUN and SUECC and has not joined either in part because of the revenue losses from imposing higher taxes.
===Centgate Scandal===
Bromley's currency is the Unionist Pound. In 2006, Prime Minister Ibrahim Idris (Bromlavian Conservatives) and the Exchequer's Chancellor, Abraham Walton, announced their intention to transition from using the Unionist Pound to a new currency known as the Bromlavian Cent. Idris justified this through two reasons: one being that the Unionist Pound is associated with the brutal colonisation of Bromley by Ingerish Unionists, and the second being that Bromley is relying on [[Ingerland]]'s currency exchange rates for their currency, which is essentially out of Bromley's control. Idris began talks with the [[Assembly of Nations]] and Ingerland on 18 September 2005 about a transition of currency. However, a collapse of talks on 2 January 2006 led to a widespread recession in Bromley as a result of companies beginning to phase out the Unionist Pound whilst talks were taking place. A week later, it was revealed that talks collapsed as Bromley did not have the sufficient funds to fund a transition of currency, and the revelation was therefore dubbed as 'Centgate' by the Bromlavian and international media.


When the National Assembly returned from Christmas recess on 9 January 2006, the Bromlavian Labour Party, led by Julia Mary Stobart, organised a vote of no confidence against Ibrahim Idris with the support of some critical Conservative MPs. Following reports that Stobart had the numbers to oust Idris in a no confidence vote, Idris resigned as Prime Minister on 11 January 2006 before a no confidence vote could be confirmed. According to Bromlavian law that no more than two Prime Ministers of the same party can consecutively resign without calling a General Election, one was called in April, and the Bromlavian Labour Party won a massive landslide victory. Labour abandoned plans to transition to a new Bromlavian currency.
==Demographics==
The population of Bonisle and San Fernando was around TBD. Most 2/3 of the population lives in Bonisle and the rest in San Fernando, Windy Cayes and other small cayes.


== Demographics ==
Ingerish and Castellanese are the most common languages of the territory. Ingerish is spoken as the most common maternal language, specifically the Bonillian ingerish variety. A creole dialect is also informally used. Castellanese is the main language of government and education. Most islanders are fairly fluent in Castellanese.  
===Population===
The Bromlavian Census records the country's population through a compulsory survey every 10 years during a year ending in XXX4. The most recent census was carried out in 2014, and the next one is due to be carried out in 2024. Some have complained about the census' accuracy in regards to population counts, as some rural off-grid communities are unreachable, and therefore the population is estimated to be higher than it is.


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48% of islanders belong to one of several protestant religions, 37% are Ortholic and the remainder. The remainder are not religious or other religions.
'''Census population figures'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
{| class="wikitable"
! Year of census
! Population
! Change
|-
| 1804
| 1,681,518
|
|-
| 1814
| 1,753,003
| +4.3%
|-
| 1824
| 2,190,214
| +24.9%
|-
| 1834
| 2,372,576
| +8.3%
|-
| 1844
| 2,890,057
| +21.8%
|-
| 1854
| 3,133,559
| +8.4%
|-
| 1864
| 3,992,124
| +27.4%
|-
| 1874
| 4,544,912
| +13.8%
|-
| 1884
| 5,309,125
| +16.8%
|-
| 1894
| 5,582,439
| +5.1%
|-
| 1904
| 5,867,102
| +5.0%
|-
| 1914
| 6,219,791
| +6.0%
|-
| 1924
| 5,993,018
| -3.6%
|-
| 1934
| 6,103,512
| +1.8%
|-
| 1944
| 7,805,100
| +27.9%
|-
| 1954
| 7,984,681
| +2.3%
|-
| 1964
| 8,294,914
| +3.9%
|-
| 1974
| 6,984,681
| -15.8%
|-
| 1984
| 7,710,994
| +10.4%
|-
| 1994
| 8,857,129
| +14.9%
|-
| 2004
| 9,136,105
| +3.1%
|-
| 2014
| 9,628,561
| +5.4%
|}
</div>


===Health===
==Culture==
Bromley has a nationalised healthcare system, where Bromlavians pay taxes towards the BHS (Bromlavian Health Service). The government also dedicates part of its annual budget to Bromley's healthcare system. A study by the Antarephian Health Board scored Bromley's healthcare system with 59%, noting that capacity and quality of care were big issues. The current Health Secretary who oversees the system is Melody Thornton, of Left Progression.
===Cuisine===
The islands have a unique culture blending their Ingerish and Castellanese heritage and history. Bonillian cuisine (and for other islands) is similar to island cuisine of Bonavista, Anrovia, Sainte-Elena (Barzona), Arecales and others. Fried and stwed fish and seafood is very common, as are rice, peas, plantains and beans. Cebiche is a popular local dish, different from places like Barzona where islanders usually serve it with rice and beans. Meat dishes on the island famously can be served with chickpea stew or chickpea mash.


===Education===
===Religion===
===Ethnicity===
Religion plays a large part in the islander culture, 85% follow a Christic faith and feast days and other religious events are celebrated with parades. Most islanders follow a variety of protestant religions though there is a significant Ortholic community as well. Island Days in March is the local carnival.
===Languages===
Bromley's official national language is Ingerish, owing to its history as an Ingerish colony. The Bromlavian curriculum requires that schools in all regions teach the Ingerish language. There are two regional languages in Bromley: [[Holmic]], which is spoken by families from the [[Holmic Islands]], [[Layr]] and the autonomous region of [[Barkenfry]], and [[Ostafariuan-Je]] which is spoken by residents of the autonomous region of [[Westrange]] as well as descendants from black Bromlavian tribal groups.


Signs in Erbale, Lawrence, Aderlard and Rafferty are mainly in Ingerish. In Barkenfry, it is common for signs to be solely in Holmic, but official road/train signs etc. must be bilingual. In Westrange, this is also the case in regards to Ostafariuan-Je.
===Sports===
The three most popular sports in the island are football, baseball and cricket. Cricket dates back to the Ingerish colonial period and football became popular in the late 19th and 20th century. Baseball was imported by a [[Freedemia]]n to Bonisle around 1930 and quickly became a popular sport, due to its similarity to cricket. The three main stadiums where Bonisle and San Fernando international teams play are {{relation|280075|Franklin Suarez Baseball Stadium}} {{way|24722516|Alfonso E. Cameron stadium}} (King's Road) and {{way|24722520|Ristley Football stadium}}


===Religion===
==Transport==
== Transportation ==
{{relation|280089|Bonilla International Airport}} is the main airport and point of entry of the islands. {{way|24160848|San Fernando Airport}} and {{way|269134|Windy Airport}} are the two others. There is a small local airline, GO Islas, operating flights. GO Islas operates flights between the major islands, to Victoria (Bonavista) and Vodeo. There are ferries between Bonisle and San Fernando and both of the Windies.
===Road===
===Rail===
[[File:Bromrail.png|thumb|right|300px|Logo of BromRail]]
[[File:BromRail_ticket_blank.png|thumb|right|300px|Rail ticket for BromRail services]]
Bromley has a nationalised rail network, covered under the BromRail organisation. BromRail was created in collaboration with the government of [[Geklinia-Dregolesia]], who provided investment towards the project in 1993, in return for trade deals and a 20% share in BromRail's profits. BromRail trains reach across the country and to neighbouring countries such as [[Layr]] and [[New Austland]], but are often infrequent and of low quality. An attempt to privatise BromRail was made in 2006, but the events of the Great Bromlavian Recession led to Prime Minister Ibrahim Idris resigning before talks were initiated, and Labour coming to power.
===Sea===
===Air===


[[Category:Bromley]]
[[Category:Bonisle and San Fernando]]
[[Category:Countries in Antarephia]]
[[Category:Countries in Tarephia]]

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[[File:|150px|Flag of Bonisle and San Fernando]] Bonisle and San Fernando
Bonilla y San Fernando (Ingerish/Creole, Castellanese)
Capital: Puerto Ristley
Population: TBD (2021)
Motto: TBD
Anthem: N/A

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Bonisle and San Fernando (Castellanese: Bonilla y San Fernando), officially Bonisle, San Fernando and the Windies (Castellanese: Bonilla, San Fernando y las Ventosas) and colloquially Bonilla or Bonisle is an island territory of Castellan in the Sea of Uthyra, located roughly halfway between Vodeo and Bonavista. Bonisle and San Fernando is made up of two main islands and 23 other islands and cayes. The capital and most populated town is Ristley (or Port Ristley).

Bonisle and San Fernando was home to indigenous peoples for many centuries prior to discovery by Ulethans, possibly the Sandrins of coastal Vodeo settled the islands. Hellanesians may have been present in the islands too but its likely that this history has been confused with that of Bonavista. The Castellanese were the first to discover the islands and attempt a settlement but there was a large period of Ingerish rule and exchanges of the islands with the Castellanese until confirmed as part of Castellan in 1807. Self rule was achieved in the 1970s and in 2006 locals defeated a referendum to become independent.

The islands of Bonisle and San Fernando are mountainous, the highest point is Parrot's Hill (833 m), the other islands are flat mostly sandy cays.


Etymology

The etymology of Bonisle originated with Bonny Isle (Beautiful isle) in the Westfolkian ingerish dialect. San Fernando (also known as St. Ferdinand) was probably discovered or settled on 30th May, feast day of St. Ferdinand and got the name. The Windies were probably named because they are in low lying and not highly shelted part of the sea with a lot of wind.

History

Early history

Bonisle and San Fernando was home to indigenous peoples for many centuries prior to discovery by Ulethans, possibly the Sandrins of coastal Vodeo settled the islands. Hellanesians may have been present in the islands too but its likely that this history has been confused with that of Bonavista. In 1489-90 the Castellanese explored much of eastern Tarephia and eventually founded a colony in Vodeo, they discovered the main islands of San Fernando and Bonilla in that time. After the Vodean colony failed 1505 they attempted in 1506 with 15 families settling in the area between Nuevo Willhed and Sally Side. The local indigenous quickly attacked the colony and it did not survive the first winter. A second attempt came in the summer of 1507 and the colonists managed one year until forced to abandoned. For the next century the island was still claimed by Castellan but not settled.

Bonny Isle Colony and Ingerish settlement

In 1616 the Ingerish took over the colonies of the Vodean coast and began looking to expand east to counter the Castellanese threat. In 1619 Alexander MacHale led 400 colonists from northern Ingerland to Bonilla, raising funds for a Wesfolkian colony. They landed near today's Coral Town and built the Bonny Isle settlement. The colony struggled to defend itself and suffered a lot. Eventually in early 1620 the territory was placed under the administration of Cambria Colony (Vodeo). Hundreds more settlers arrived in Bonilla and San Fernando islands. Conflicts with the indigenous were brutal and between 1620 and 1626 most of them were killed and only a few survived and married with the settlers. Because of the distance and already an increasing population the islands were separated and made the separate Bonny Isle and St. Ferdinand colony. In 1628 the city of Port Ristley was founded and a wooden fortification was built in the hill overlooking the town. The nearby Windy Cayes were included within the Cambria Colony but by the later 17th century were slowly settled as "free towns" outside of the Ingerish control. An Ingerish-Castellanese war broke out in 1658, the Castellanese lost Bonavista and attempted to take Bonisle, they bombarded the town but eventually could not take the island. By 1710 the Windies were placed under the Governor of Bonisle as the islands became home to piracy.

Era of Piracy

During the Ingerish civil war the Castellanese took advantage to drive out the Ingerish from Bonisle in 1719, an invasion on San Fernando failed and it stayed with the Ingerish. The improved some of the defenses and began the work on the Gun Hill castle. In this period piracy was present in the Uthyran sea and Gorda Town was a haven for pirates in the area. Cayan pirate Charles Griffith (brother of James Griffith) was active out of Gorda Town after the death of his brother in 1723. Captain James Kelly became the most famous pirate, attacking mainly the Castellanese but also Ingerish ships too. He was captured by the Castellanese in 1726 and hanged. Four pirates were found at Lonely Caye in 1721, supposedly they had been marrooned after a mutiny. In 1733 an invasion force of 9 Ingerish ships of the line sailed from Saviso to invade Bonisle. There were only 3 defending ships and other small gun boats and the battle was an Ingerish victory. Afterwards the Gun Hill fort was enlarged and improved and newer cannons were placed in the 1740s. In 1756 a Castellanese invasion force tried to take over the island of Bonisle but a few ships sank in a storm off the coast and the invasion was called off.

Castellanese colony

The last major conflict took place in 1807 when a conflict over trade saw several Castellanese ships and crews captured. In retaliation the Castellanese launched a large invasion of Bonilla and San Fernando and took the two main islands. In early 1808 a treaty was signed ceding "Bonisle, San Fernando, The Windy Cays and her other islands". Lonely Caye∈⊾ was forgotten in the treaty text, and some years after the Ingerish rediscovered and determined that the treaty words did not include Lonely Caye since it was not an island of the Windies and sent some impressed sailors to occupy the island.

In 1826 there was a slave revolt that was put down in Bonisle, around 40 people died but it led to further discussions on the status of slaves on the island. In 1840 laws were passed freeing slaves above 60 years of age, women and any newborns of slaves from that date on. In 1855 slavery was fully abolished in the colony.

The Castellanese built more defenses in the Ristley area. In 1854 the Castellanese ordered construction of the San Francisco castle, a polygonal fort that was much newer than the rest of the defenses in the colony. By the time it was completed in 1863 was slightly outdated and unnecessary as the threat of war with Ingerland was reduced.

By 1845 Lonely Cay (Cayo Solo) was being patrolled by the Castellanese navy but remained in dispute between Bonilla and San Fernando and Bonavista colonies. The Ingerish navy continued to sail in thew waters of Lonely Caye and built and occupied shacks with sailors between the 1810s and at least 1912. There was no active fighting but occasionally the two powers' navies may have harassed each other in the waters around the island.

Modern period

In 1924 self government was given to Bonisle and San Fernando in limited matters. The first president of the colonial government was Antonio Roque (1924-1929). In 1935 Juan "Johnny" Pringle became the first Bonillian-born president, leading from 1935-1939, 1942-1950 and 1951-52. Since Pringle all of the presidents were born in Bonisle or San Fernando apart from one. In 1951 the Bonisle airport was inaugurated as the first airport in the islands. In 1956 it became an overseas territory instead of a colony, a process of over five years between the colonial government and the Castellanese governments in discussions and negotiations. In 1959 the first governor born in the islands was appointed, Charles McHale King. The first President since the 1956 change in status was Joseph Mac Kenzie (1955-1959).

When oil deposits were found along the coast of Bonavista in 1965, the Bonillian government moved to invite oil companies to being explorations within the EEZ of the territory. The Castellanese navy also built a raised lighthouse structure in 1970, occupied non continuously to help cement ownership and use of the island. It was also used as a base for rescue operations for stranded vessels in the Uthyran sea, and for patrolling against criminal activity in the waters. An exclusion zone 1300 m on each side of the island was insituted.

Development in San Fernando grew in the 1960s as the main roads were paved by the end of the decade and the San Fernando airport opened in 1972. The regional airline of GO Islas was established in 1978.

In April 1997 the Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Laura made landfall in the area of the Windies, high winds and some damage in Big Windy and more serious flooding in Little Windy.

In 2006 a proposal was submitted as a referendum whether Bonisle and San Fernando should be independent or remain as an overseas territory, 86% voted in favor of remaining as a territory. In 2009 Lonely Caye and its waters were designated Reserva Natural del Cayo Solo, due to the unique abundance of aquatic life, sea birds and other small land animals and plants. The lighthouse was turned over from navy to civilian scientific/marine research studies.

Geography

Bonisle and San Fernando consists of two mountainous islands and over 20 islets and cayes. The largest island, Bonisle is 243.34 km² (93.95 sq mi) in size and some of the smaller cayes can be around 500 m² (5400 sq. ft.). The inhabited islands and cayes are Bonisle, San Fernando, Big Windy, Little Windy and Caney. There are also a few other cayes with private vacation homes. Bonisle, San Fernando and the Windies stretches about 145 km in length, but Lonely Caye is about 200 km north east of the northernmost caye in the Windies.

Settlements

  • Geography
  • Beach on Big Windy

    Beach on Big Windy

  • Forests of Bonisle

    Forests of Bonisle

  • Coast in Eastern Bonisle

    Coast in Eastern Bonisle

  • East Bay, Bonisle

    East Bay, Bonisle

  • Donald's Hill, San Fernando

    Donald's Hill, San Fernando

  • Lonely Caye

    Lonely Caye

Government and politics

Bonisle and San Fernando is an overseas territory of Castellán. The monarch of Castellan is the head of state and there is a president who is the head of government. A governor represent the monarch on the islands. Because of their staus Bonisle and San Fernando are not part of the Association of South Ulethan Nations (ASUN) or Southern Uletha Economic Cooperation Council (SUECC) but there are certain treaties and agreements. Foreign affairs and defense of the territory are managed by Castellan but other government affairs are the responsibility of the Bonillian government.

The Parliament of Bonisle and San Fernando (Parlamento de Bonilla y San Fernando) is the unicameral legislature of the territory. 12 people are elected to the parliament, 6 from Bonisle, 4 from San Fernando and 2 from the Windies. The political parties of Bonisle and San Fernando include Bonillian First (center-right), Social BSF (center-left), Labourist Party (left) and BSF Unite (center-right).

Margarita Ferguson is the current governor and Toney Brooks García is the current president (elected 2017 and 2021). President Brooks is a member of the Bonillian First party.

Monarch
Governor
President
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His Majesty
The King
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Mrs. Margarita Ferguson
Toney Brooks García

Presidents of Bonisle and San Fernando

No. Name Term in office Party
1 Antonio Roque 1924-1929 TBD
2 Celestino Gallardo 1929-1935 TBD
3 Juan Pringle 1935-1939 TBD
4 Joseph Freeland 1939-1942 TBD
3 (2) Juan Pringle 1942-1950 TBD
4 (2) Joseph Freeland 1950-1951 TBD
3 (3) Juan Pringle 1951-1952 TBD
4 (3) Joseph Freeland 1952-1955 TBD
5 Joseph Mac Kenzie 1955-1959 TBD
6 Juan Lyons Purcell 1959-1972 TBD
7 Melford Haines Carreras 1972-1980 TBD
8 Alberto McHale Cooper 1980-1984 TBD
7 (2) Melford Haines Carreras 1984-1985 TBD
9 Carlos Brooks Freeland 1985-1993 TBD
10 Jimmy Ferguson 1993-1997 TBD
11 Dorothea Bermúdez Haynes 1997-2009 TBD
10 (2) Jimmy Ferguson 2009-2013 TBD
12 Rowland Carreras King 2013-2017 TBD
13 Toney Brooks García 2017-Present TBD

Economy

The economy of Bonisle and San Fernando is centered around tourism, agriculture and aquaculture and through finances and investment. Traditionally crops like fruit, sugar cane, cacao and seafood like fish, crab have been the main exports. Salt is also a small industry in Big Windy, the northern half of Sonny Bight is full of salt ponds. Starting in the 20th century tourism was developed in the islands as a more affordable alternative to traditional resort locations like Arecales and others.

BSF is not particularly known for banking and is not usually considered an offshore financial centre but is often believed to be a tax haven due to lack of business taxation and low personal taxation. The territory is outside of the ASUN and SUECC and has not joined either in part because of the revenue losses from imposing higher taxes.

Demographics

The population of Bonisle and San Fernando was around TBD. Most 2/3 of the population lives in Bonisle and the rest in San Fernando, Windy Cayes and other small cayes.

Ingerish and Castellanese are the most common languages of the territory. Ingerish is spoken as the most common maternal language, specifically the Bonillian ingerish variety. A creole dialect is also informally used. Castellanese is the main language of government and education. Most islanders are fairly fluent in Castellanese.

48% of islanders belong to one of several protestant religions, 37% are Ortholic and the remainder. The remainder are not religious or other religions.

Culture

Cuisine

The islands have a unique culture blending their Ingerish and Castellanese heritage and history. Bonillian cuisine (and for other islands) is similar to island cuisine of Bonavista, Anrovia, Sainte-Elena (Barzona), Arecales and others. Fried and stwed fish and seafood is very common, as are rice, peas, plantains and beans. Cebiche is a popular local dish, different from places like Barzona where islanders usually serve it with rice and beans. Meat dishes on the island famously can be served with chickpea stew or chickpea mash.

Religion

Religion plays a large part in the islander culture, 85% follow a Christic faith and feast days and other religious events are celebrated with parades. Most islanders follow a variety of protestant religions though there is a significant Ortholic community as well. Island Days in March is the local carnival.

Sports

The three most popular sports in the island are football, baseball and cricket. Cricket dates back to the Ingerish colonial period and football became popular in the late 19th and 20th century. Baseball was imported by a Freedemian to Bonisle around 1930 and quickly became a popular sport, due to its similarity to cricket. The three main stadiums where Bonisle and San Fernando international teams play are Franklin Suarez Baseball Stadium∈⊾ Alfonso E. Cameron stadium (King's Road) and Ristley Football stadium

Transport

Bonilla International Airport∈⊾ is the main airport and point of entry of the islands. San Fernando Airport and Windy Airport are the two others. There is a small local airline, GO Islas, operating flights. GO Islas operates flights between the major islands, to Victoria (Bonavista) and Vodeo. There are ferries between Bonisle and San Fernando and both of the Windies.

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