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The '''United States of Mexregiona''', commonly referred to as '''Mexregiona''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ɛ|k|s|.|'|r|iː|.|dʒ|i|.|'|oʊ|.|n|ə}}), is an island country located off the northwestern coast of [[Novaris]], to the north of Infinite Loop. Approximately half of the country lies above the Rotantic Circle. The country was a founding member of the [[League of Novaris]] in 2017, and is home to the headquarters of the [[Rotantic Congress]], which was established in Dropdatderp in 2000. In 2021, Mexregiona was elected to serve on the [[International Forum]] Security Council.
Sapient inhabitation of what is now Mexregiona is dated to as early as 25,000 years BP (Before Present). Scholars debate whether the ailurine or nekomimi species reached the island first, as both appear to have been present very early after the end of the Last Glacial Maximum and the Rotantic ice sheet receded. Ursines began migrating to the area approximately 3,000 years BP, though most continued on to mainland Novaris. Mexregiona has long been an important trading port and travel destination between Novaris and Yasteria. The etymology of the name “Mexregiona” is unknown, and is recorded as early as 1150 BCE. The [[Rodoka|Native Rodokans
[[File:Mex parishes.png|thumb|left|300px|The parishes of Mexregiona and their capitals. (Click to expand.)]]
Modern Mexregiona is a federation consisting of five states which, despite the name of the country, are officially called parishes. The parishes enjoy significant control over their internal affairs, with the federal government primarily responsible for international relations and defense. The President of Mexregiona enjoys broad power in international affairs, is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, and has the authority to veto laws passed by the Federal Diet. According to a tradition in the country, as well as a clause of the Constitution since a 2004 amendment, the President must assume the name “Mister Leader” upon election to office. As such, Presidents are often referred to by number: Mister Leader I, Mister Leader II, and so on.
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In April of 1852, the Bank of Zalica threatened to collect on a loan the Republic had taken out by seizing the state’s assets held in the bank—which would have rendered the government literally destitute. The governments of Insulmin and Insulmag parishes offered, through their own separate treasuries (along with significant offered contributions from wealthy business people in those parishes), pay off the debt and agree to a higher rate of taxation—but only if the Constitution were amended to give each parish seats in the Parliament based on population. The other parishes, faced with the financial ruin of the entire country and the end of the Noble Project, relented. After the debt was paid in 1852, a series of Constitutional Conventions led to the replacement of the entire Republic government with a federal system, the United States of Mexregiona, on July 15th, 1854.
[[File:Michigan-Hall-Of-Justice.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Csongor Kovács Federal Building in Insulmin City, Insulmin, the de facto capitol building of the United States of Mexregiona. Insulmin City has been the seat of most government agencies for the entire United States era.]]
The United States Constitution made each of the five parishes sovereign over their own people and territory in almost all respects. Taxation was to be entirely handled by the parishes, with each parish required to remit a certain percentage to the federal government. A finite list of responsibilities was granted to the federal government—defense, international relations, railroads, the post, coinage and currency, and weights and measures—with all other matters reserved to the parishes, who were free to establish their internal governments as they saw fit. From 1854 until 1951, Lúisnaja was led by a hereditary Duke that faced a confirmation election when they inherited the office but then reigned for life. The executive of Ingenlääp is still known as the Executive Magistrate.
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In the 21st century, Mexregiona’s primary strategic focuses have been on ensuring reliable access for trade in the High Rotantic and in intelligence gathering. Both of these aims are furthered by Mexregiona’s membership in the [[Conference for Amity and Cooperation]], a pact of four Novaran countries designed for military cooperation, intelligence sharing, and the mutual furtherance of other shared goals.
The Mexregionan intelligence service, MF, (''Meksrídzeionai Felderítés'', “Mexregionan Reconnaissance”) is legally organized as a sector of the Army, but for all intents and purposes is administered separately. The Director of Intelligence reports directly to the President, not to the Chief of Staff of the Army, though in times of declared war the Army Chief of Staff can legally override the Director of Intelligence in some matters. MF enjoys broad latitude under the law to act clandestinely overseas, though is significantly tempered in what it can do within the borders of the country. In 2020, the last year statistics are available, the top-line amount of funds allocated to MF was SHD $446,880,110 compared to a total budget for the entire federal government of SHD $24.8 billion—about 1.8% of the entire budget. Under the National Security Act of 2001, MF is exempt from nearly all budgetary reporting requirements except for the top-line figure of total allocation for the entire agency. Since
==Culture==
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The currency of Mexregiona is the Monsuu, abbreviated “(K)Mu.” The Monsuu remained legally backed by silver until 1994, notably late compared to other currencies worldwide. It is generally valued higher than the Standard Hawking Dollar, with an average exchange rate of 1.21 (K)Mu to the SHD across 2021. The Federal Reserve Bank of Mexregiona manages the country’s monetary policy.
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