Arveyres

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**Arveyres** (Arveyran: *Arvera*), officially the **Kingdom of Arveyres** (Arveyran: *Erregiat Arvera*) is a transcontinental, plurinational country located primarily in Naskigo, Norda, and Altiganta. It consists of territory on every continent throughout the region of Esamir. The Kingdom is one of the world's largest countries and one of the most urbanized in the world. Having several levels within its political structure, the Kingdoms internal subdivisions often operate largely autonomous from the federal government, while the federal government maintains foreign affairs and matters of national defense and security.

## **Etymology**

The name *Arveyres* is derived from the portmanteau of *Almería* and *(las) Navarras*, which is *Alvarras*, a common name for the united Kingdom of Arveyres until 1735 when it became the official name of the union. French became the language of the ruling elite with the election of the Vergara branch of the House of Eurasius, and *Alvarras* was read as *Arveyres* in French, eventually replacing *Alvarras* as the commonplace English way to refer to the Kingdom.

The standard way to refer to citizens of Arveyres is "Arveyrans" in English, *arvere* in Arveyran, *arveyrains* in French, and *averanos* in Spanish. Historically, "Arveyran" referred only to the ethnic Arveyrans who are the descendants of the original Eurasian settlers of the Province of Judea, corresponding to modern day Almeria. However, following the formal union of Almeria and Navarra in 1735, Arveyran began to be applied to all citizens of the Kingdom, regardless of ethnic origin. Today, ethnic Arveyrans distinguish themselves by calling themselves *arvere criole* in Arveyran, meaning "Arveyran Creoles". Alternatively, and more commonly in English discourse, they are called "ethnic Arveyrans".

## **Politics**

### **Governance**

The Kingdom is functionally a patchwork of several internal autonomous communities, peerages, and apostolic territories; all with varying degrees of autonomy and representation at the federal level. The head of state of Arveyres is the Sovereign, currently Xenia VII, having succeeded Camilo III in title, following the September Revolution and the restoration of the monarchy. The Sovereign exerts a sizeable deal of power over the government, with the ability to create and dissolve peerages, effectively controlling the composition of the Assembly of Lords; having a permanent seat in the Assembly of Ministers, allowing the monarch to oversee the implementation and confirmation of legislation; and as the international figurehead, representing Arveyres on foreign occasions.

The Sovereign is not an explicitly hereditary role, as a new Sovereign is elected upon the death or abdication of the previous Sovereign. The Sovereign is elected from within the Assembly of Nobles, which is a primarily hereditary institution, with very few seats existing for both appointed and elected seats, therefore it is not entirely impossible for a Sovereign to be elected from a non-hereditary position, this is very rare.

The executive body of the federal government is the *Assembly of Ministers* (colloquially called the Cabinet), elected by the National Senate. All members of the Cabinet served as Senators before being elected out of the Senate and into the Cabinet. The Cabinet serves as the body that implements, approves, and enforces legislation made by the Senate. The Cabinet also has emergency order powers, has the ability to impose marshal law nationally, and has the ability to propose legislation to the Senate floor, as each member of the Cabinet technically holds a Senate seat, while in practice each Cabinet member appoints a Senator-Vicar to represent them during Senate meetings in which they do not participate.

The legislative bodies of the government are the *National Senate*, and the *Assembly of Nobles*, which both operate in the lawmaking sector of government.

The National Senate, which is comprised of Senators that are elected from each internal subdivision, with an appropriate amount of Senators according to their populations. The National Senate is chosen by elections every four years, and following their investiture as Senators, the National Senate moves to elect a new Assembly of Ministers from among themselves. As it is possible for a sitting Cabinet member to be elected out of their seat, this process occurs with every new Senate. The Senate is tasked with crafting, having the first deliberations on, and sending to the Assembly of Nobles, new legislation.

The Assembly of Nobles is the second half of the legislative branch of the government, comprising of representatives of the noble peerages of Arveyres. Primarily the hereditary leaders of internal subdivisions such as duchies, principalities, and marches; also including non-hereditary positions, such as the appointed positions within archbishoprics and the elected or appointed positions within free cities. Tasked with essentially acting as a "filter" the National Senate, the Assembly of Nobles works to further refine the details of proposed legislation, with the ability to remove or to further add propositions to the potential law. The Assembly of Nobles also has the ability to create laws themselves, albeit requiring a vote of approval from the National Senate.

The judiciary body of the government is based on a hierarchical system of multiple levels of judiciaries. The first level of judiciary is the *Trial Court*, which are present in almost every major urban settlement and are authorized to hear civil and criminal cases. The second level is comprised of the *Appellate Courts*, which are present in each of the noble peerages, including one in each of the Free Cities, which are empowered to hear the appeals of trial courts. The third and highest level is the *Supreme Court*, which hear appeals from the Appellate Courts, and operates as a "court of last resort". The Supreme Court is also tasked with interpreting the constitutionality of laws implemented by the Senate, Assembly of Nobles, and Cabinet.

### **Administrative subdivisions**

The Kingdom is a patchwork union of sixty federal subjects of varying noble rank. There are (in decreasing number of frequency): 10 counties, 8 duchies, 7 captaincies, 6 archbishoprics, 6 principalities, 5 margraviates, 4 colonies, 4 electorates, 3 archduchies, 3 landgraviates, 2 grand duchies, and 2 grand principalities. They are:

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