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''Main Article:'' [[Government_of_Denton| Government of of Denton]]
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Denton is a federal semi-presidential constitutional republic.
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The federal government is broken up in to three branches, Executive, Judiciary, and Legislative.
  
 
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Bicameral Legislature
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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 (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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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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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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Revision as of 07:07, 28 February 2018

The Federal Republic of Denton
Anthem: Unity under one star
Capital St. Catherine
Largest Lock Haven
Official languages Engligh, German
Recognised national languages Maori, Gaelic
Demonym Dentonite
Government
• Premier
Anna Kirsch
Legislature Parliament
Senate
National Assembly
Establishment
• Independence from Salide
14 December, 1813
Area
• 
559,040 km2 (215,850 sq mi)
Population
• 2017 estimate
39,122,774
• 2010 census
37,048,082
Currency Denton Sterling Pound (£) (DSP)
Time zone GMT (UTC+6:30)
Date format dd-mm-yyyy (CE)
Drives on the right
Calling code +83
ISO 3166 code DEN, DI
Internet TLD .den, .di

Denton, officially the Federal Republic of Denton, is a 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.

Denton is a founding member of RAZDDA and the South Pacific Space Program

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.

Denton was created by Ethan Goin and is a part of Austellus Hemisphaeria.

Contents

History

The Earliest Settlers

The Beginnings

The Revolution

A New Republic

Land Grants, Immigration, and Industrialisation

A New Century

The Great War

Interbellum and the Golden Age

The Great Depression

World War II

Main Article: Austellus Hemisphaeria South American Campaign

Post-War

Cold War

Modern Day

Geography

Climate

Politics

Government

Main Article: Government of of Denton

Denton is a federal semi-presidential constitutional republic.

The federal government is broken up in to three branches, Executive, Judiciary, and Legislative.

Legislature

Bicameral Legislature

Upper House: Senate - 63 members

Lower House: National Assembly - 413 members

Executive

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.

Working with the Premier, there are 15 cabinet members (including the Chancellor and National Defense Minister), each representing a government department.

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (represented by Chancellor)
  • Minister of National Defense (represented by National Defense Minister)
  • 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

Judiciary

States and Territories

States and Territories

City-States

  • Lock Haven City-State
  • St. Catherine City-State
  • Fort Albany City-State
  • Komorn Piaski City-State

States

Territories

Special Autonomous Territories

Territorial Claims

Foreign Relations

Main Article: Foreign Relations of Denton

Salide

After the Denton Revolution, there was much animosity between Salide and Denton. James III and Isabella VI sought to reduce this hostility and increase diplomatic relations. In 1888, Isabella VI and 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).

Recherche

New Coburg and Gotha

New Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Hellas

Texas

The Republic of Texas

Rio Grande

The Rio Grande Republic

Armed Forces

Main Article: Denton Armed Forces

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).

Denton Army

Denton Air Force

Denton Navy

Denton Coast Guard

Denton Armed Forces Flight Training School

Economy

Companies

Units of Meausurement

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.

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

Main Article: Transportation in Denton

Road Transport

Highways

Road Trains

Rail Transport

Major Common Carrier railways in Denton use 3 rail gauges, 5'3", 3'6", and 2'0".

5'3" Gauge

3'6" Gauge

2'0" Gauge

High-Speed Rail

Light Rail Transit

Rack Railways

Air Transport

Gyrodyne Transport

Inter-Island Services

Water Transport

Ferries

Hovercraft

Hydrofoil

Merchant Marine

There are 318 ships in the Merchant Marine.

Cargo Liner

Infrastructure

Energy

Water

Demographics

Immigrant Population

Ancestry

European - 79%

  • 26% - German & Austrian
  • 19% - Salidan, Irish, & Scottish
  • 13% - English & Welsh
  • 6% - Italian & Greek
  • 4% - Polish, Czech, & Hungarian
  • 3% - French
  • 6% - Other European

Indigenous - 11%

  • 11% - Maori

Other - 12%

  • 4% - Chinese
  • 1% - Japanese
  • 7% - Other Nationalities, Non-European

Religion

Languages

Education

Culture

Architecture

Arts

Media

Cuisine

Sports and recreation

Notes

Denton Links