Council of Gondwana

Council of Gondwana
Flag Emblem
Members are shown in blue. Observers are shown in green. Founding co-chairs Aivintis and Tavaris are shown in black. Areas in red are in dispute.
Headquarters	Greater Aslough, Aivintis
Type	Economic bloc Intergovernmental organization
Membership	33 Member-States 5 Observers
Leaders
• Co-Chairperson	Jonathan Gillespie
• Co-Chairperson	Nakandra Eštrai Vantovar
Establishment
• Aivinto-Tavari Joint Defense Treaty	July 1st, 1983
• Aivinto-Tavari Free Trade Agreement	August 11th, 1988
• First Aslough Accords	May 23rd, 1990
• Second Aslough Accords	February 3rd, 1999

The Council of Gondwana (COG) is a continent-spanning economic and political bloc of nations in Gondwana. The Council of Gondwana was created in 1999 by the Second Aslough Accords, which built upon and expanded a predecessor organization, the Gondwanan Community. It is headquartered in Greater Aslough, Aivintis.

History

The organization has roots in a set of bilateral agreements between Aivintis and Tavaris regarding military cooperation and free trade, which were signed in 1983 and 1988, respectively. Due to significant interest from other countries in the region in joining the Aivinto-Tavari free trade area, the first Aslough Accords were signed in 1990 to create the Gondwanan Community. The Gondwanan Community is a free-trade area in which citizens of members can move freely between member states without border controls. The agreement also establishes mutual extradition between all members of the Gondwanan Community.

Several countries joined the Gondwanan Community, but participation was limited by the mandates required for membership in the first Aslough Accords. In 1999, a second summit was held in Aslough to create the modern Council of Gondwana. In contrast to the Gondwanan Community, the Council of Gondwana does not require tariff-free trade with other members, nor does it require member states to remove border controls. The Council of Gondwana serves primarily as a forum for participating states to address issues of regional concern, and to encourage further voluntary political, military, and economic cooperation. The Gondwanan Community continues to exist as a part of the Council of Gondwana that members can choose to join as a higher level of integration.

In 2022, a scientific division of COG was founded, the Gondwanan Scientific Research Institute.

Membership

Membership in the Council of Gondwana is open to all sovereign states on the continent. The Second Aslough Accords state that, in order for a state to become a member, "the heartland or majority of the applicant state must be on the landmass of Gondwana or islands adjacent to Gondwana." The Accords also specify that a member-state "must not be subservient to a foreign state." Initially, this rendered imperial powers based on other continents with holdings in Gondwana unable to be represented in the Council. In 2004, the Second Aslough Accords were amended to allow these foreign powers to become observers and participate in Council deliberations without vote. Sovereign states on Gondwana may also choose to be observers, though only one (Toloria) has done so.

List of Participating States

State	Capital	Accession	Population	Membership Status
Tavaris	Nuvrenon	1983	56,582,007	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Aivintis	Greater Aslough	1983	83,890,113	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Meremaa	Kalaborgdurg	1995	60,235,100	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Norgsveldet	Osfjord	2003	84,974,511	Observer
Tangrland	Mærhalen	2004	101,231,020	Council of Gondwana
Nagato	Akai Machi	1990	34,021,230	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Mizore	New Castella	1995	15,750,852	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Augustia	Kingsford	1990	25,750,600	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Zemeprievadai	Šiaulme	1995	7,250,000	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Ayaupia	Cayoo	1990	17,450,000	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
New Leganes	Privétia Tauríllien	1999	10,350,000	Council of Gondwana
Cerdani Democratic Republic	Morzahnstadt	-	125,000,000	Council of Gondwana
Federal Republic of Cerdani	Konigschen	-	36,400,000	Council of Gondwana
Orderia	Nexo	1990	76,678,200	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
United Malordia	Honor City	1998	81,000,000	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Vessarlian	Rocaster	1990	32,214,032	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Zukchiva	Seveni	1999	25,323,198	Council of Gondwana
Korćetta	Dobrogost	1990	20,083,672	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Krystalinia	Sefrensia	1990	72,937,260	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Durdanini	Timtalum	1990	3,126,423	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Talusi	Rheinlingen	1997	57,391,948	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Hausberg	Klagenhaus	2000	-	Council of Gondwana
Iassath	Tumivan	1990	-	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Balnakia	Relkanek City	1990	10,893,492	Gondwanan Council Council of Gondwana
Lunaria	Port Oculus	-	59,700,000	Council of Gondwana
Kaduna	Kaojing	-	91,600,000	Council of Gondwana
Sontrona	Fuhai	-	52,900,000	Council of Gondwana
Serramal	Marago	1999	6,000,000	Council of Gondwana
Dræset	Clifport	1990	6,000,000	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Federation of Bana	Newport	2001	22,549,394	Council of Gondwana
Ni-Rao	Rora	1999	20,369,892	Council of Gondwana
Reijia	Khaj	1990	4,600,000	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Wessæria	Hallsport	1991	15,788,467	Gondwanan Community Council of Gondwana
Serdemia	Novoska	1999	71,120,912	Council of Gondwana
Great Morstaybishlia	Sani Bursil	2004	123,456,789	Observer
Asendavia	Stromharad	2004	217,835,364	Observer
Toloria	Litvírec	2004	42,905,761	Observer
Vistaraland	Vierbak	2004	129,255,249	Observer