Bankera Capital Territory

Bankera Capital Territory班克拉首都特区Bānkèlā Shǒudū Tèqū バンクラ首都特別地域Bankura Shuto Tokubetsu Chiiki 	Bankera Capital Territory班克拉首都特区Bānkèlā Shǒudū Tèqū バンクラ首都特別地域Bankura Shuto Tokubetsu Chiiki
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Nickname: The Capital Territory, The Nation's Centre 	Nickname: The Capital Territory, The Nation's Centre
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Capital(and largest city) 	Bankera
Official languages 	English · Chinese · Japanese
Ethnic groups 	58.24% Asian29.30% European8.71% Reatinese3.75% Other
Demonym 	Bankeran · Territorian
Government 	
- Administrator 	Serena Jenzst-Wellington (LPC)
- Chief Minister 	Kelly Farhem (NUP)
- Deputy Chief Minister 	James Jia (NUP)
- Assembly Speaker 	Cydney Bracko (NUP)
Legislature 	Legislative Assembly
Federal representation 	
- House seats 	/
- House delegation 	
*5 United
*2 Liberal
- Senate seats 	/
Formation 	Formation
- Transferred to federal government 	1 January 2001
Area 	2,792 km² (10th)
Population (2072) 	
- Total 	2,182,124 (6th)
- Density 	781.6/km² (1st)
GSP (2072–73) 	
- Total 	$69.356 billion (6th)
- Per capita 	$31,784 (9th)
Time zone(s) 	CWST (UTC+9)CWDT (UTC+10)
Highest point 	Charles Heights (420m)
Abbreviation 	BCT
The Bankera Capital Territory (/ˈbæŋkərə/ bank-ə-rə, abbreviated as and commonly referred to as BCT) is the only internal territory of Craftia, located to the north of the centre of the island. It borders Jebsten to the north-west, Addams to the north-east, Meyang to the south-east and Kagstron to the south-west. It is the smallest subnational jurisdiction in Craftia yet is the sixth most populous, and is one of the most densely populated jurisdictions in the world. Its capital and largest city is Bankera.
The need for a capital territory was flagged by the Craftian (later East Craftian) provincial government under Premiers Harry Harrison and Jim McIntyre in the mid-1970s. The outbreak of the Craftian War of Independence in 1978 prevented the development and further planning. Once the physical aspects of the war had largely ended in 1986, planning recommenced. The territory was transferred to the Craftian government by the state of Jebsten in 1 January 2001, the same date as the moving of the nation's capital from Notchropolis to Bankera, for which the territory is named after.
==Government==
The BCT is Craftia's only internal territory, and has a federal parliamentary political system based on the federal Craftian parliamentary republic, with the Administrator of the Bankera Capital Territory (currently Serena Jenzst-Wellington of the Liberal Party of Craftia) as the head of state, and the Chief Minister of the Bankera Capital Territory (currently Kelly Farhem of the National United Party) as the head of government. Its unicameral parliament consists of the 42-member Legislative Assembly, with elections held every three years on the second Saturday of August, using the preferential voting system.
The BCT has had internal self-government since its jurisdiction was transferred to the federal government from Jebsten in 2001. However, the Craftian constitution does not afford the territory government the full legislative independence provided to the nine states.
==Federal representation==
The BCT elects 7 Members of Parliament to the Craftian House of Representatives, and is represented by 4 Senators.
Name 	Party	Seat 	Term
Tasha Arledge 	 	Harrison 	2070–
Megan Burke 	 	Andrews 	2061–
Ty Deng 	 	Wentworth	2070–
Katie Lynwood 	 	Bankera 	2061–
Shanley Myong 	 	Xianyang 	2067–
Sam Sidhu 	 	Yanada 	2059–
Hermes Takahashi	 	Harrison 	2068–
Name 	Party	Term
Chee Chung Chan	 	
Lisa Escalona 	 	
Clair Luk 	 	
Jordan Mitsugi 	 	
===Political culture===
Party	Party 	Assembly 	House 	Senate 	Average
 	United 	38.41% (16)	32.60% (5)	32.27% (1)	34.43%
 	Liberal 	20.35% (9) 	35.88% (2)	33.39% (2)	29.87%
 	Conservative	16.74% (7) 	20.55% 	9.24% (1) 	15.51%
 	Greens 	12.28% (5) 	8.10% 	7.34% 	9.24%
 	Lib Dems 	2.18% (1) 	– 	7.57% 	3.25%
 	Reform 	4.09% (2) 	0.98% 	3.72% 	2.93%
Total	Total 	42 	7 	4 	
The Bankera Capital Territory is strongly socially progressive and is known for being the most left-leaning subnational jurisdiction in Craftia, owing to its almost completely urban population. The BCT has been governed by a left-of-centre party for 82% of the years since its formation in 2001, which is the highest percentage of all states and territories. The NUP has continuously governed the BCT at the territorial level since 2055, and dominates at the local and federal level as well. The Craftian Conservative Party, or any right-leaning party for that matter, has not formed the BCT government since 2046, and for a majority of the time since then the Conservative Party has finished third in general elections.