Marone

**Marone**, officially the **Maronan Republic** (Maronan: *République Maronaise*), is a sovereign state in Western Eurea, bordered by Lungary and Frankenland to the east, Spana to the south, and Belgrum and Duxenbourg to the northeast. Its capital and most-populous city is Delmas, located in the north-central region of the country. Marone has a population of approximately 68.2 million people.

Organized settlement in the territory of Marone first began in the first century CE, with the establishment of various city-states and small kingdoms. The Kingdom of Marone was first established in the Delmas region in 1135, which went on to annex the surrounding kingdoms in the enusing centuries, eventually encompassing the modern-day territory of Marone. Beginning in the 16th-century, Marone also began a colonial empire, colonizing a considerable amount of territory in Tarfica, Helonesia, Espanola, and in unconnected islands. Through their territorial expansion, Marone grew to become one of the most dominant nations in the world and a global superpower. In the 18th century, the Maronan monarchy was faced with increasing scrutiny amidst economic downturning, resulting in increased republican sentiment. The Maronan Revolution began in 1789, first resulting in a constitutional monarchy, and later culminating in the complete overthrow of the Maronan monarchy and establishment of a republican system of government in 1798. Marone's colonial empire began to fade by the mid 20th century, when all of its colonies either received their independence or became incorporated into Marone as an overseas region of the nation.

Since 1798, Marone has functioned as a unitary semi-presidential republic. Its head of state is the President, who is the chief politician and decision-maker of the nation. The President is elected by popular vote in a two-round system for a term of six years that cannot be renewed. The duties of the President include ceremonial functions such as signing all passed legislation (with a two-thirds veto power), representing the nation both at home and abroad, and officially opening sessions of parliament, while the President also possesses concrete political powers through the ability to appoint the Prime Minister to office and enact executive orders. It is said that a President whose party also controls parliament is immensely powerful, while a President whose party does not control parliament is little more than a figurehead. The head of government is the Prime Minister, who is seen as the second most powerful politician in Marone and the official in charge of day-to-day operations. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, assuming they can receive the support of a majority of parliament's membership, and serves at the pleasure of the President. The Prime Minister is responsible for leading a government of ministers to implement policy and legislation. Should the Prime Minister and their government lose the confidence of parliament, the Prime Minister must resign. The parliament of Marone is the bicameral National Congress, consisting of the Senate, the 60-seat upper-house, and the Chamber of Representatives, the 663-seat lower house. The Senate is the weaker of the two houses, and its members are elected by regional councils for terms of 10 years that cannot be renewed, while the Chamber of Representatives is the stronger of the two houses, and its members are elected through popular vote in single-member constituencies using a two-round system.

The Maronan government does not take record of the ethnicity, citizenship, religion, or native language of its residents in official censuses, but Marone has established itself as one of the most highly immigrated-to nations in the world, and estimations set its non-citizen resident population at as high as 15% of the nation's population. The sole national and official language of Marone is Maronan, a Pescan language.

## Politics

### Administrative divisions

*Main article: Regions of Marone*
Marone is divided into 30 regions, eight of which are located in overseas Marone. As Marone is a unitary state, the regions lack significant powers but maintain their own regional councils, whose primary functions include budgeting and appointing members of the Senate.