Commolacia

Commolacia, officially the Confederation of Commolacia, is a sovereign state located in north Allangria. Spanning a third of the continent, it is the largest nation in Allangria, and the second-largest nation globally, behind Poland. Commolacia is bordered by Dutland to the southeast, and Sherbet, Detribenia, and Sudkomalia to the south. The country's north, west, and east are surrounded by oceans. When ordered by population, Commolacia is the tenth-largest country worldwide, and the second-largest country on the continent of Allangria. The capital of Commolacia is Ashdown, while the largest city is Swindon. Other major cities and towns in Commolacia include Queen City, Brighton, and Cape Town.
Commolacia is, in the present day, a federal one-party communist state headed by the United Front, itself headed by it's leader, Daniel Rothenbury. The country previously existed as a result of the revolts in the former colony of Geltan Allangria, which existed between 1607, after the landing of mercenaries from St. Gelta on the country's east coast, and 1833. Commolacia is described as one of the few nominally socialist states. Political dissidents and human rights groups have repeatedly denounced the Commolacian government for widespread human rights abuses, including political repression, suppression of religious and ethnic minorities, censorship, mass surveillance, and their response to protests, most notably the 1990 Marcolo Square protests. 
The country is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has Allangria's largest standing army, the Commolacian People's Army, and the fourth-largest defense budget. Commolacia has been characterized as an emerging superpower, mainly because of its economy, rapid infrastructural development, and military. Commolacia is a member of the GUIS, the Union of Allangrian States, and the Committee of Socialist Nations. 
==Etymology==
According to the Great Commolacian Encyclopedia (1960), the name Commolacia is thought to be a combination of several names in different languages; namely Kjuml (Gaeguiq, kyoo-mill), Elessi (Prieskan, eh-leh-see), and Racsia (Rietbrish, ray-see-yah). Kjuml, Elessi, and Racsia are the native names of the three primary tribes of Commolacia.
Historians, however, are disputed over the actual validity of this claim, most likely because Elessi and Racsia are no longer used to refer to the actual tribes, who are now referred to by their English names. A small footnote in the original draft of the Commolacian constitution did clarify that the nation's name derives from how the state houses what it calls "the common people", hence the "commo-" part in Commolacia. However, this footnote was omitted at the last minute and did not make it into the final draft of the constitution. There are multiple theories as to why.
==History==
=== Prehistoric Commolacia ===
=== Early human settlement ===
=== Pre-colonisation Commolacia ===
===Geltan Allangria (1607 - 1833)===
In 1607, mercenaries from St. Gelta discovered the big landmass. Quickly, the mercenaries notified the Geltan monarchy, who authorized a mass colonization of the area.
===Commolacian Revolution (1829 - 1833)===
===First years (1833 - 1850)===
===Growth (1850 - 1936)===
===Neutrality during the Wars (1936 - 1990)===
Following the nation's neutrality policies, the General Secretary, Johan Capeman, decided to keep Commolacia out of the Great War, in order to prevent territorial and economic losses. While they did remain neutral, a Blostian ship strayed into the area around Prieska Island. Thinking it to be Poland, they looted several coastal towns, before leaving with the goods. Commolacia immediately demanded an apology from Blostia, to no avail, as the letter carrying the request sunk with the CRS Mary Clark in 1942.
==Provinces==
Commolacia is governed as a federal republic and as such, it is made up of thirteen regions; twelve provinces and the Capital Territory. The most populated province is New Forest. Commolacia was federalised in 2003 after a decade of planning and consultation, in an effort to "ensure that the lands of Commolacia could all be administered and governed effectively".
The location of the capital was originally going to be in the Province of Darling, but due to a disagreement with the Province of Victoria in 1836, the General Secretary at the time; Brian Williams; created a new territory halfway between the two provinces in 1837. Each dominion is granted a degree of autonomy from the central government; each province has a premier and a provincial Government.
On June 19th, 2021, the Commolacian government passed a bill reorganizing the provinces based on county lines. However, just two months later, on August 31st, the government decided instead to reverse the bill, for reasons not fully known to the global community.
Province 	Abreviation	Capital 	Largest City 	Population	Premier
Border Lands 	BL 	Marlborough 	Newton 	2,813,977 	Albert Robinson
Capital Territory	CT 	Ashdown 	Ashdown 	4,290,293 	Jacqueline Santiago
Darling 	DA 	Augustine 	Westminster 	921,343 	Theodore Gardener
Elizabeth 	EL 	Brighton 	Brighton 	7,080,029 	Gerard Beaumont
Fjordlands 	FJ 	Tromso 	St. Helenia 	1,965,291 	Frederick Morrison
Hoxton 	HX 	Covent Garden 	Docklands 	1,535,204 	Amber Chen
Lakes District 	LD 	Queen City 	Queen City 	7,175,002 	Louisa Wright
New Forest 	NF 	Swindon 	Swindon 	9, 785,579	Judy May
Norfolk 	NL 	Sanctuary Point	Sanctuary Point	2,039,018 	Florence Schwartz
Prieska Island 	PA 	Mayfair 	Mayfair 	1,936,274 	Christopher Rhodes
Rietbron 	RB 	Thames 	Thames 	1,940,712 	Alan Berejiklian
Snowdonia 	SN 	Lenzburg 	Stanser 	2,650,083 	Susan Buchanan
South Cape 	SC 	Cape Town 	Cape Town 	3,156,085 	Ronald Smith
Sussex 	SU 	Stallendam 	Plymouth 	2,937,782 	Marmaduke Jennings
===Urban areas===
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Commolacia classifies an urban area as 'any area with a substantial population and/or size'.
==See also==
Category:Commolacia
Category:Countries
Category:Countries in Allangria
Category:Allangria