Saxony

Saxony, officially the Kingdom of Saxony (Koonigsreich Sachsen in Saxon), is a nation in northwestern Europe along the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas and extending into Central Europe. It was established on WD19, succeeding the Grand Duchy of Hannover. Its capital, Hamburg, is among the largest in Europe, and borders the Lubeck Free Trade City. 
== Geography ==
The Kingdom of Saxony is the fifth largest country in Europe. It lies along the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas in an area known as the Lowlands (Neiderlande). It is bordered to the east by Poland, to the south by the Kingdom of Walland and the Bishopric of Mainz (Abbey on Rhine), to the southwest by Occitania, to the west by Dover and Aengland across the North Sea, and to the north by the USSR across the Danish Straits in the Baltic; Saxony also nearly completely surrounds the Free Trade City of Lubeck on the Baltic Sea coast. 
Due to the unique flatness of the majority of its territory, the Saxony is crossed by numerous navigable inland waterways that lie at sea level, both natural and artificial. The natural rivers, which generally flow from south to north, are as follows: (from east to west) the Oder, the Elbe, the Weser, the Ems, and the Rhine; No other nation has as many navigable rivers within its borders. Connecting these rivers are various canals, the foremost of which is the Trans-Saxon Canal (Transsaachischerkanal), which connects them all from the Rhine in the west to the Oder in the east. 
The terrain of Saxony rises further to the south, with the Harz Hills of central Hannover, Rhon Massif of southern Westphalia and Holland, and the Ore Mountains of southern Hannover. The highest point in Saxony is Mount Fichtelberg.
== Politics ==
The Kingdom of Saxony is a Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary political system. 
Federal legislative power is vested in the Diet, which comprises of the democratically elected Reichstag and the Ducal Diet (Herzogstag). The Reichstag is elected through a general election across all electoral districts of Saxony and the associated states of FTC Lubeck and Walland. Each province gets one vote regardless of population, with additional votes being cast for each municipality in the country. Members of the Reichstag generally belong to one of several political parties, with the current Reichstag having the following parties participating: The Conservative Party (Konservativen), The Hanseatic League (Hansa), The Farmers Party (Bauern), The Celtic Party of Walland (Keltischepartei or 'Partai Keltaith' in Whelsh), and The Labour Party (Arbeiterpartei).
The King of Saxony (Koonig von Sachsenreich) is the head of state and has both ceremonial powers such as appointing the Chancellor, as well as legislative veto powers and power of Royal Decree (Kooniglichesdekret). The current King of Saxony is Willem III, who is also King of the Kingdom of Walland. The Chancellor (Kanzler) is the second highest executive, and is the head of government and exercises executive power through their Cabinet; the Chancellor is elected by the Reichstag.
=== Subdivisions ===
The Kingdom of Saxony is divided into ten Provinces (Gaue). Four of these provinces are Duchies (Herzogtuumer), which are led by players and thus have a degree of autonomy within the Kingdom. These provinces are (from east to west): Picardy (Picardien or "Picardie" in Picard French), Rhineland (Rheinland), Holland, Westphalia (Westfalen), Hesse, Jutland, Hamburg, Hannover, Pomerania (Vorpommern), and Brandenburg. In addition, the Kingdom of Saxony is in free association with the Free Trade City of Lubeck, an international market zone formed from Saxon territory east of Hamburg, as well as being a Dual Monarchy with the Kingdom of Walland through Willem of Hannover-Crovanian.
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