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'''DENTON IS UNDERGOING AN EXTENSIVE OVERHAUL. ALL INFORMATION ON PAGES REGARDING DENTON MAY BE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF [[SA Icebreakers]] AND [[United Antarctic Programme]].
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|conventional_long_name = The Federal Republic of Denton
 
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|common_name =        Denton
 
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|englishmotto =      Freedom and Prosperity
 
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|national_anthem =    Unity under one star
 
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|capital =            St. Catherine
 
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|largest_city =      Lock Haven
 
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|official_languages = Engligh, German
 
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|demonym =            Dentonite
 
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|leader_title1 =      Premier
 
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|leader_name1 =      Anna Kirsch
 
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|established_event1 = Independence from Salide
 
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|established_date1 =  14 December, 1813
 
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|area_km2 =          559,040<!--Major area size (in square km)-->
 
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|area_sq_mi =        217,594<!--Area in square mi (requires area_km2)-->
 
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|population_estimate = 39,122,774
 
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|currency =          Denton Sterling Pound (£)
 
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|currency_code =      DSP
 
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|cctld =              .den, .di
 
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|iso3166code =        DEN, DI
 
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|calling_code =      +83
 
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'''Denton''', officially the Federal Republic of Denton, is a
 
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semi-presidential constitutional republic located on an island group in the Indian ocean, about 400 miles Southwest of Australia. It comprises of 4 City-States, 12 States, 3 Territories, and a Special Autonomous Territory covering an area more than 230,000 square miles and home to nearly 38 million people. Its capital city is [[St. Catherine]] and the largest city is [[Lock Haven]], with nearly 4 million people in the combined metro area.
 
  
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Denton is a founding member of [[RAZDDA]] and the [[South Pacific Space Program]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"
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!colspan="3"|Federal Republic of Denton
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!colspan="3"|Bundesrepublik Denton
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|colspan="3"|[[File:Flag_of_Denton.png|center|200px]]
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|'''Motto'''
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|colspan="2"|Freedom and Prosperity
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|'''Anthem'''
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|colspan="2"|'Unity under one star'
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|'''March'''
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|-
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|colspan="3"|[[File:DentonMapWIP.PNG|center|350px]]
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|colspan="3"|[[File:DentonMapOld.PNG|center|350px]]
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|'''Capital'''
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|colspan="2"|St. Catherine
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|'''Largest City'''
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|colspan="2"|Lock Haven
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|rowspan="3"|'''Official language'''
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|colspan="2"|English
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|colspan="2"|German
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|colspan="2"|Maori
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|rowspan="6"|'''Demographics'''
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|%
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|rowspan="2"|'''Government'''
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|colspan="2"|Federal presidential
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|colspan="2"|constitutional republic
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|'''Premier'''
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|'''Prime Minister'''
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|rowspan="2"|'''Parliament'''
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|colspan="2"|Senate
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|colspan="2"|National assembly
  
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The Federal Republic of Denton is a "snapshot" of the year 2013. Further dates and events may be/will be added, but statistics and information are only provided for 2013.
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|rowspan="3"|'''Formation'''
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|Discovery by Salide
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|1521
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|Colonisation
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|1634
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|Independence
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|1833
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|rowspan="2"|'''Area'''
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|Total
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|928,123 sqkm
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|Water
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|  sqkm
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|rowspan="3"|'''Population'''
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|2020 estimate
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|39,641,448
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|2015 census
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|39,122,774
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|Density
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|/sqkm
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|rowspan="2"|'''Economy'''
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|GDP (PPP) 2017
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|$ trillion
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|Per capita
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|$68,840
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|'''HDI (2016)'''
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|'''Currency'''
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|colspan="2"|Denton Pund
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|'''Time zone'''
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|colspan="2"|UTC +6.5
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|'''Date format'''
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|colspan="2"|dd/MMM/yyyy (CE)
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|'''Drives on the'''
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|colspan="2"|Left
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|'''Internet TLD'''
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|colspan="2"|.di
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|'''Calling code'''
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|colspan="2"|+83
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Denton was created by [[user:EZGoin|Ethan Goin]] and is a part of [[Austellus Hemisphaeria]].
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'''Denton''', officially the Federal Republic of Denton, is a semi-presidential constitutional republic located on an island group in the South Indian ocean, about 700 kilometres southwest of Australia. It comprises 3 large islands covering an area more than 900,000 square kilometres and home to 31 million people. Its capital city is [[St. Catherine]] and the largest city is [[Lock Haven]], with nearly 4 million people in the combined metro area.  
  
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==History==
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Denton is a founding member of [[RAZDDA]], the [[South Pacific Space Program]], and the [[Oceanic Aerospace Consortium]]
  
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===The Earliest Settlers===
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Denton was created by [[user:EZGoin|Ethan Goin]] and is an integral part of the [[Salidan Altiverse]] and [[Austellus Hemisphaeria]].
  
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===The Beginnings===
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==History==
  
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===The Revolution===
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Discovery in 1521
  
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===A New Republic===
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Colonisation 1634
  
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===Land Grants, Immigration, and Industrialisation===
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Independence from [[Salide]] in 1833
  
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===A New Century===
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Main Article: [[South American Campaign]]
  
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===The Great War===
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==Geography==
  
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===Interbellum and the Golden Age===
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Denton's landmass is situated on a 2.4 million km2 continental fragment, the MacTomais Fragment, just south of the Diamantina Escarpment. It is believed to have been a section of Pangaea, between the Indian subcontinent and the Australian continent, before it split up.
  
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===The Great Depression===
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The landscape of Denton is varied, but is generally flat, with rolling hills and several mountain ranges that help to create vastly different micro regions. The south and east region of Waotunui and the south of Otuhua is primarily a desert, receiving very little rainfall. The remainder of the islands, north of the mountain ranges, experience varying climates between warm mediterranean, oceanic, and cold semi-arid climates.
  
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==Politics==
  
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''Main Article: [[Austellus Hemisphaeria South American Campaign]]''
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===Government===
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==Geography==
 
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===Climate===
 
  
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==Politics==
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''Main Article:'' [[Government of of Denton]]
  
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===Government===
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Denton is a semi-presidential constitutional republic.
  
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''Main Article:'' [[Government_of_Denton| Government of of Denton]]
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The legislature is bicameral, with a Senate (upper) and National Assembly (lower.)
  
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Denton is a federal semi-presidential constitutional republic.  
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The premier is the head-of-state, who chooses a prime minister and a cabinet who must be approved by the National Assembly. The premier serves for a 5 year term with a maximum of 2 ''non-consecutive'' terms. In case of resignation, removal, or death of the Premier, the Head of Senate is appointed as acting Premier.  
  
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The federal government is broken up in to three branches, Executive, Judiciary, and Legislative.  
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Denton's electoral system uses instant-runoff voting for every government election, from the city level up to the presidential elections. Voting is compulsory for every enrolled citizen over the age of 18 and voters are automatically enrolled.  
  
 
====Legislature====
 
====Legislature====
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Bicameral Legislature
 
Bicameral Legislature
  
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Upper House: Senate - 63 members
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Upper House: Senate - 43 members
  
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Lower House: National Assembly - 413 members
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Lower House: National Assembly - 213 members
  
 
====Executive====
 
====Executive====
  
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The head of state is officially the Premier, however the powers traditionally associated with premiership is distributed between three people, a triumvirate. The Premier is responsible for all domestic affairs, the Chancellor is responsible for all foreign affairs, and the National Defense Minister is responsible for homeland defense and military operations. The Premier is an elected position, while all other positions in the triumvirate and cabinet are chosen by the Premier upon election.
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Working with the Premier, there are 15 cabinet members , each representing a government department.  
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Working with the Premier, there are 15 cabinet members (including the Chancellor and National Defense Minister), each representing a government department.  
 
  
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*Minister of Foreign Affairs (represented by Chancellor)
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*Minister of Foreign Affairs
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*Minister of National Defense
 
*Attorney General
 
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*Minister of Agriculture
 
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*Minister of Transport, Building, and Urban Development
 
*Minister of Transport, Building, and Urban Development
 
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*Minister of the Treasury
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====Judiciary====
 
  
 
===States and Territories===
 
===States and Territories===
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*Lock Haven City-State
 
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*St. Catherine City-State
 
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*Fort Albany City-State
 
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*Komorn Piaski City-State
 
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====Territories====
 
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====Special Autonomous Territories====
 
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*[[New_Coburg-Gotha|New Coburg and Gotha]]
 
  
 
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====Territorial Claims====
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Byrd_Land| Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica], claimed 90°W to 150°W
  
 
===Foreign Relations===
 
===Foreign Relations===
  
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''Main Article:'' [[Foreign_Relations_of_Denton| Foreign Relations of  
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''Main Article:'' [[Foreign Relations of Denton]]
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Denton]]
 
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====[[Salide| Salide]]====
 
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After the Denton Revolution, there was much animosity between Salide and Denton. [[List_of_Dentonites#King_James_III| James III]] and [[List_of_Dentonites#Queen_Isabella_VI| Isabella VI]] sought to reduce this hostility and increase diplomatic relations. In 1888, Isabella VI and [[List_of_Dentonites#William_Murphy| William Murphy]], Denton's 16th president (1881-1889), met in Cappach to sign the Salidan-Dentonite Treaty of Friendship of 1888. The treaty remained intact even through Salide's communist years (1922-1951).
 
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====[[New_Coburg-Gotha| New Coburg and Gotha]]====
 
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====[[Texas]]====
 
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The Republic of Texas
 
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====[[Rio Grande]]====
 
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The Rio Grande Republic
 
  
 
===Armed Forces===
 
===Armed Forces===
  
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''Main Article:'' [[Denton_Armed_Forces| Denton Armed Forces]]
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''Main Article:'' [[Denton Armed Forces]]
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Denton boasts the 2nd largest military in the Indian Ocean area, with 175,000 active personnel and another 131,000 reserve (reserve and national guard).
 
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====[[Denton Army]]====
 
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Denton fields the 2nd largest military in the Indian Ocean area, with 175,000 active personnel and another 131,000 reserve (reserve and national guard).
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====Denton Armed Forces Flight Training School====
 
  
 
==Economy==
 
==Economy==
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===Units of Meausurement===
 
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Denton is one of the only remaining countries in the world that uses Imperial Units. Denton's Imperial Units were brought over from Salide (which were brought from England) and have been the primary source of measurement since.
 
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Denton is not a signatory of the International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); a yard is defined as being 3600/3937 meters and a pound is defined as 432.59237 grams (which incidentally is the same as the international pound).
 
  
 
==Transport==
 
==Transport==
  
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''Main Article:'' [[Transportation_in_Denton| Transportation in Denton]]
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''Main Article:'' [[Transportation in Denton]]
  
 
===Road Transport===
 
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====Road Trains====
 
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Major Common Carrier railways in Denton use 3 rail gauges, 1415mm, 990mm, and 600mm, all gauges derived from Salidan Railways.  
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The major rail companies in all three gauges were merged into one operating company, Denton Railways, a private joint-stock company, with the Federal Republic of Denton being its single shareholder.
  
 
====High-Speed Rail====
 
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Denton Railways has developed an extensive network of high speed passenger services, using the existing infrastructure in railyards and stations, but building dedicated lines solely for operating at high speeds. The maximum operating speed for these dedicated lines is 360kmh, with a standard operating speed of 320kmh.
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Trainsets are either 14, 10, or 8 car articulated sets. There are power units at either end of the train, but all bogies are powered, giving good acceleration and stopping power. The top speed of the trainsets is 360kmh, although the track is constructed to accept speeds up to 400kmh.
  
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====Merchant Marine====
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Like many other high-speed systems around the world, the Denton high-speed lines have had no fatalities, although multiple serious injuries have occurred in two past derailments.
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====Cargo Liner====
 
  
 
==Infrastructure==
 
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==Demographics==
 
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*26% - German & Austrian
 
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*19% - Salidan, Irish, & Scottish
 
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*13% - English & Welsh
 
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*6% - Italian & Greek
 
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*4% - Polish, Czech, & Hungarian
 
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*3% - French
 
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*11% - Maori
 
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*7% - Other Nationalities, Non-European
 
  
 
===Religion===
 
===Religion===
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==Notes==
 
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==Denton Links==
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[[Denton Antarctic Survey]]
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*[[Denton Antarctic Survey]]
 
  
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[[Category:Denton]][[Category:Austellus Hemisphaeria]][[Category:Countries]]
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[[Category:SA]][[Category:Austellus Hemisphaeria]][[Category:Countries]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 16 January 2021

DENTON IS UNDERGOING AN EXTENSIVE OVERHAUL. ALL INFORMATION ON PAGES REGARDING DENTON MAY BE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SA Icebreakers AND United Antarctic Programme.


Federal Republic of Denton
Bundesrepublik Denton
Flag of Denton.png
Motto Freedom and Prosperity
Anthem 'Unity under one star'
March
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Capital St. Catherine
Largest City Lock Haven
Official language English
German
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Demographics %
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Government Federal presidential
constitutional republic
Premier
Prime Minister
Parliament Senate
National assembly
Formation Discovery by Salide 1521
Colonisation 1634
Independence 1833
Area Total 928,123 sqkm
Water sqkm
Population 2020 estimate 39,641,448
2015 census 39,122,774
Density /sqkm
Economy GDP (PPP) 2017 $ trillion
Per capita $68,840
HDI (2016)
Currency Denton Pund
Time zone UTC +6.5
Date format dd/MMM/yyyy (CE)
Drives on the Left
Internet TLD .di
Calling code +83

Denton, officially the Federal Republic of Denton, is a semi-presidential constitutional republic located on an island group in the South Indian ocean, about 700 kilometres southwest of Australia. It comprises 3 large islands covering an area more than 900,000 square kilometres and home to 31 million people. Its capital city is St. Catherine and the largest city is Lock Haven, with nearly 4 million people in the combined metro area.

Denton is a founding member of RAZDDA, the South Pacific Space Program, and the Oceanic Aerospace Consortium

Denton was created by Ethan Goin and is an integral part of the Salidan Altiverse and Austellus Hemisphaeria.

History

Discovery in 1521

Colonisation 1634

Independence from Salide in 1833

Main Article: South American Campaign

Geography

Denton's landmass is situated on a 2.4 million km2 continental fragment, the MacTomais Fragment, just south of the Diamantina Escarpment. It is believed to have been a section of Pangaea, between the Indian subcontinent and the Australian continent, before it split up.

The landscape of Denton is varied, but is generally flat, with rolling hills and several mountain ranges that help to create vastly different micro regions. The south and east region of Waotunui and the south of Otuhua is primarily a desert, receiving very little rainfall. The remainder of the islands, north of the mountain ranges, experience varying climates between warm mediterranean, oceanic, and cold semi-arid climates.

Politics

Government

Main Article: Government of of Denton

Denton is a semi-presidential constitutional republic.

The legislature is bicameral, with a Senate (upper) and National Assembly (lower.)

The premier is the head-of-state, who chooses a prime minister and a cabinet who must be approved by the National Assembly. The premier serves for a 5 year term with a maximum of 2 non-consecutive terms. In case of resignation, removal, or death of the Premier, the Head of Senate is appointed as acting Premier.

Denton's electoral system uses instant-runoff voting for every government election, from the city level up to the presidential elections. Voting is compulsory for every enrolled citizen over the age of 18 and voters are automatically enrolled.

Legislature

Bicameral Legislature

Upper House: Senate - 43 members

Lower House: National Assembly - 213 members

Executive

Working with the Premier, there are 15 cabinet members , each representing a government department.

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Minister of National Defense
  • Attorney General
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Culture and Heritage
  • Minister of Education and Research
  • Minister of Energy
  • Minister of Health
  • Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
  • Minister of Industry and Labor
  • Minister of the Interior
  • Minister of Justice
  • Minister of Territorial Affairs
  • Minister of Transport, Building, and Urban Development
  • Minister of the Treasury

States and Territories

Territorial Claims

Foreign Relations

Main Article: Foreign Relations of Denton

Armed Forces

Main Article: Denton Armed Forces

Denton fields the 2nd largest military in the Indian Ocean area, with 175,000 active personnel and another 131,000 reserve (reserve and national guard).

Economy

Transport

Main Article: Transportation in Denton

Road Transport

Road Trains

Rail Transport

Major Common Carrier railways in Denton use 3 rail gauges, 1415mm, 990mm, and 600mm, all gauges derived from Salidan Railways.

The major rail companies in all three gauges were merged into one operating company, Denton Railways, a private joint-stock company, with the Federal Republic of Denton being its single shareholder.

High-Speed Rail

Denton Railways has developed an extensive network of high speed passenger services, using the existing infrastructure in railyards and stations, but building dedicated lines solely for operating at high speeds. The maximum operating speed for these dedicated lines is 360kmh, with a standard operating speed of 320kmh.

There are 5 high speed lines in Denton: Trainsets are either 14, 10, or 8 car articulated sets. There are power units at either end of the train, but all bogies are powered, giving good acceleration and stopping power. The top speed of the trainsets is 360kmh, although the track is constructed to accept speeds up to 400kmh.

Like many other high-speed systems around the world, the Denton high-speed lines have had no fatalities, although multiple serious injuries have occurred in two past derailments.

Infrastructure

Demographics

Religion

Languages

Education

Culture

Architecture

Arts

Media

Cuisine

Sports and recreation

Notes

Denton Antarctic Survey

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