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{{Infobox country
|conventional_long_name = The Republic of Asilica
|native_name = ''Trmɔya Λslika'' ([[Sprash language|Sprash]])<br />''Republica da l'Asilica'' ([[wikipedia:Romansch language|Asilican]])<br />''Republik Asilika'' ([[wikipedia:
|common_name = Asilica
|image_flag = Asilica flag.png
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|symbol_type = Coat of Arms
|national_motto = "Sanctuari" (Asilican)<br />"Sanctuary"
|national_anthem = ''
|image_map = File:Asilica wiki.png
|alt_map = <!--alt text for map-->
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|capital = Asilica
|largest_city = capital
|official_languages = [[
|national_languages =
|ethnic_groups = South Ethalrian 78%<br /> Ethalrian 11%<br /> Staynish 6%<br /> Other 5%
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|government_type = [[wikipedia:unitary state|Unitary]] [[wikipedia:parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[wikipedia:republic|republic]]
|leader_title1 = President
|leader_name1 = [[Jörg Renatsch]]
|leader_title2 = Chancellor
|leader_name2 =
|leader_title3 =
|leader_name3 =
|legislature = National Assembly
|upper_house = The Senate
|lower_house = Grand Council
|established_event1 =
|established_date1 =
|established_event2 =
|established_date2 =
|established_event3 = Treaty of Zalica ratified
|established_date3 = January 22nd, 1804
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'''Asilica''', known formally as the '''Republic of Asilica''', is a country on the southern coast of the continent of [[Aurora]]. It has borders with [[Rosalica]] to the west, the country of [[
==History==
===Early History and Foundation===
Hominid populations are known to have existed on the southern coast of the Auroran continent for several thousand years. By the turn of the second millennium AD, the area was predominately populated by a group of humans known broadly as South Ethalrians, a group closely related to the Ethalrians, who at that time were one of the two leading powers on the continent. It is believed the South Ethalrians are descended from a non-Ethalrian population of people living in the hills and lowlands near the southern oceanic coast who became culturally, and later economically and militarily, dominated by the Ethalrians of central Aurora over the course of the first millennium AD. The South Ethalrians came to speak a language known as ''Sudethalnische'', which arose from a pidgin of the Ethalrian language and the original language of the pre-South Ethalrians, which is not attested but theorized to share a common ancestor with the [[
[[File:Normans Bayeux.jpg|left|thumb|300px|A scene from an 11th century tapestry depicting a battle between the Ethalrian army and South Ethalrian rebels.]]
In 1150, a greater rebellion occurred across the entire
The Kingdom of [[Valeria]] would move in to the area very quickly after the Ethalrians left. Some South Ethalrian princedoms would voluntarily join the Kingdom or become vassal states, while others were conquered in a Valerian military campaign in 1200. Meanwhile, contrary to their promise, in response to increasing Valerian influence, Ethalria would also conquer or make vassals of various princedoms, and later conquered entire swaths of what had been Valeria as well. Over the centuries, there would even be several minor outbreaks of violence between Valerian states, such as Rosalica, and Ethalria over South Ethalrian states, and many states changed hands several times. In fact, between 1400 and 1600 at least one of the several South Ethalrian states was at war in some fashion or another. At their highest number in 1515, there were 27 South Ethalrian states. Many of them existed for hardly longer than a generation, and the borders among them shifted constantly.
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Since its foundation, Asilica has centered its political ideology around neutrality. Having been founded as an "asylum" away from the violence of competing foreign powers in the midst of an international war, the founding fathers of Asilica vowed to never again become involved in "foreign entanglements," an oath to which all successive governments have held. Indeed, the South Ethalrian agreement to side explicitly with Morstaybishlia in the [[Posolic Wars]] was unpopular, and Asilican participation ended after the end of the offensive in southern Aurora in 1800. This was the last Asilican involvement in an international war. The only significant exception to this policy is the [[Tripartite Pact of Amity]] signed in Asilica with [[Mexregiona]] and [[Reijia]]. All three countries are relatively commerce-focused republics and signed the agreement to further integrate their economies. Over time, some political integration was established, such as allowing citizens of each state to reside in the other states without a visa. While there is some limited cooperation in international affairs, military matters are explicitly outside the agreement's purview, a condition insisted upon by the governments of both Asilica and Mexregiona.
[[File:Ethaln league flag.png|right|thumb|200px|The flag of the Ethaln League.]]
War broke out on the continent of Aurora several times after the foundation of Asilica, most notably the [[Great War]] in 1904, the [[Auroran Imperial War]] in 1970, and the [[Auroran-Pacific War]] in 2017. Asilica took no side in any of these conflicts. The most central idea of Asilican neutrality, as defined by the Constitutional Court, is that Asilica cannot align itself within a military alliance. Other kinds of international cooperation are possible, although historically, Asilicans are still reticent to become too closely involved with any other country. Asilica never joined, nor was there political will for Asilica to join, the Auroran continental alliances such as the Auroran Continental Assembly and the Auroran Union. In 2018, Asilica joined the Single Auroran Market by signing a bilateral treaty with the [[UNAC]]. Membership in the SAM
In 2019, Asilica joined the [[Ethaln League]] as a founding member. The League is a body for inter-parliamentary and intergovernmental cooperation between member-states dedicated to the preservation and support of Ethalrian culture. The League has no power to mandate action by any member-state, as its proposals are strictly advisory in nature, and at the insistence of the Asilican delegation during negotiations, military cooperation is excluded from its scope. Despite these provisions, membership was seen as controversial by the public, and shortly after the League was formed, a petition drive by citizens to repeal the Act of Parliament that allowed for Asilica to join the League was placed on the ballot in referendum. The senior party in the governing coalition at the time, the National Party, came out strongly opposed to the repeal effort, while the junior Liberal Party supported the repeal. The opposition Democratic Party did not take an official stance on the referendum, and various Members of the National Assembly campaigned for both sides. The repeal effort failed, with 54% of voters voting against repeal compared to 46% in favor. The turnout in the election was remarkably high, with 77% of registered voters participating, a number higher than any referendum in 20 years. It was seen as something of a surprise for the National Party to so strongly campaign against the referendum, and while they were victorious, their opposition was seen by many in their base as an abandonment of principles. This was one of the major reasons the National Party's support collapsed in the 2020 elections the following year, in which the opposition Democratic Party came into power in part by picking up former National Party supporters.
====2021 Terrorist Attack====
[[File:Asilica blast.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An image of the debris cloud from the bomb reaching into the sky.]]
''For more information, see:'' [[2021 City of Asilica Terrorist Attack]]
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Immediately after the bombing, an armed gunman with an automatic assault rifle opened fire on people fleeing the blast. More than 48 people were shot, with 19 of them dying. The assailant was killed by police at the scene, and initial investigations appear to indicate Ethalrian nationalism as a reason for the attack. The attack completely decapitated the Asilican government, and with authorities unable to determine whether or not there might be other assailants at large, the National Police Bureau ordered an immediate curfew in the City of Asilica and closed the entire nationwide Autostrada network to civilian travel. Additionally, all border crossings in Asilica were closed, including to Asilican citizens attempting to re-enter the country.
==Government==
===National Assembly===
''For the results of the most recent Asilican legislative election, see:'' [[2020 Asilica Legislative Election
[[File:Chur Grossratsgebäude.jpg|thumb|300px|left|The Grand Council building in the city of Asilica, pictured prior to its destruction in June of 2021. The Senate meets in a different building in the same campus.]]
The parliament of Asilica is the National Assembly, a bicameral body consisting of an upper house called the Senate and a lower house called the Grand Council. The Grand Council was established first, upon the establishment of the republic in 1804, while the Senate was introduced with a constitutional amendment in 1934.
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===Chancellor===
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The Chancellor of the Council of State, also referred to as the Chancellor of Asilica, is the Head of Government in Asilica and is typically the leader of the largest party or coalition of parties in the Grand Council. In addition to the requirement that the Chancellor must command a majority in order to hold office, the Chancellor must be a member of the Grand Council and loses their office if they lose their seat in the Grand Council. The main source of the Chancellor's power comes from their position as chairperson of the Council of State, which is the cabinet of Asilica. The Chancellor appoints Ministers to the Council of State by recommending their names to the President, and may dismiss a Minister at any time. Beyond this, however, the Chancellor is largely a first-among-equals in the Council, with the other ministers having broad power within their own portfolios to direct government affairs.
The current Chancellor is Teresa Armbrüster, one of only 12 survivors among the membership of the Grand Council. On June 23rd, 2021, President Renatsch appointed her as "Provisional Chancellor." On July 16th, the Constitutional Court of Asilica ruled that while such an appointment was illegal because there was no such term as a "provisional" Chancellor in the law, the Constitution's mandate that "there shall be a Chancellor" was enough to permit Renatsch to appoint Armbrüster to be the true Chancellor. Armbrüster has served in the Grand Council since 1999. Prior to the attack, the Chancellor was Lisetta Gronden, who had represented Sugen Canton in the Council and was the first woman to serve as Chancellor.
===President===
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The President of the Republic of Asilica is the country's Head of State. The President is elected by popular vote to a term of eight years and cannot be re-elected. Candidates are nominated by the National Assembly meeting in joint session, where the Grand Council and the Senate meet as one unified body. Any political party that has representation in the National Assembly may nominate a candidate, but in order to be placed on the ballot, a candidate must receive at least 20% of the vote from the joint session. Additionally, a candidate may be nominated for the Presidency by the people directly, via a petition signed by at least 3% of the population of the country from at least eight out of the twenty-four cantons and canton-level municipalities. If no candidate for President achieves a majority in the election, there is a runoff 30 days later with only the top-two vote receivers. While candidates are nominated by political parties, they are listed as non-partisan on the ballot and are required to renounce all party affiliation in order to assume office.
There have been 27 Presidents of the Republic of Asilica. The incumbent, [[Jörg Renatsch]], was elected on January 30th, 2020. On May 24th, 2020, the President's only daughter Maria-Theresa Renatsch, 36, was killed in a fire at a casino in Sugen canton at which she worked. 104 others perished in the fire, the country's deadliest structural fire on record. After the 2021 terror attacks, President Renatsch assumed the role of the top of the emergency chain-of-command of the country, as the bomb blast had rendered Asilica constitutionally unable to form a government.
==Economy==
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Asilica is a geographically diverse country, with coastal lowlands near the sea giving rise to relatively higher elevations further north, known as the "hill country." Two of the country's largest cities, Asilica and Sugen, are on the sea. Asilica, the capital, has a metro area population of approximately 5.5 million, which is over a third of the country's population. The Sugen metropolitan area is home to another 3 million people, meaning combined, the two cities are home to over half of the country's people. The country's largest inland city is Valladia, in the center of the country. The hill country is largely rural in nature and much less densely populated than the southern lowlands.
The hill country is home primarily to agricultural and pastoral areas, especially sheep. The south of the country is more urban, especially along the coasts, although there is still significant agriculture in some southern areas, given the flatter terrain. The climate in Asilica is classified as "
Asilica is divided into 24 different first-level divisions: 22 cantons and 2 canton-level municipalities. Each of these cantons was an independent state prior to the formation of the Republic of Asilica in 1804. While from a legal standpoint, the cantons are held to have forgone their sovereignty upon ratifying the Treaty of Zalica in 1804, many of them remain culturally distinct. There are four established dialects of the Asilican language that are recognized by the Asilican Language Institute, but nearly every canton has unique phrases, idioms, and other kinds of grammatical distinctions. Additionally, while Asilican is spoken across the country, the west of the country tends to have more Staynish speakers and the east tends to have more Ethalrian speakers. There exist border towns on both sides where either Staynish or Ethalrian is the majority language. The Government of Asilica is bound by law to respond to any correspondence made in Asilican, Ethalrian, or Staynish in the language in which the correspondence was written, and signs on the Autostrada are always in all three languages.
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