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Line 139: '''The Andorinhões''' (<small>Cruzean pronunciation:</small> [ɐ̃.du.ɾi.ˈɲõjʃ]) officially the ''Constitutional State of the Andorinhões'' ([[Cruzese]]: ''Estado Constitucional dos Andorinhões'') previously known in [[Staynish]] as '''The Andorignoes''' is an island country located east of [[Aurora]]. The archipelago is composed of 19 islands and covers an area of 6,221 square kilometres (2,401 sq mi) and has a tropical climate. It's largest city is Colheitas, located on the island of Santo Ambrósio ~~island~~ and the capital is São João das Ilhas (commonly referred as São João), located on the island of São João. The Andorinhões ~~were~~remained ~~settled~~uninhabited inuntil ~~1435~~the by15th century, when members of the Order of the Holy Cross ~~which~~discovered and colonized the islands. The Order of the Holy Cross proclaimed the islands sovereign in 1487, and named it ''Terra Soberana da Santa Cruz''. Since the beginning of the 1990s the Andorinhões has operated as a stable representative democracy. Lacking natural resources, its developing economy is mostly service-oriented, with a growing focus on tourism and foreign investment. ==Etymology== Line 150 ⟶ 152: ==History== :''Main article: [[History of the Andorinhões]]'' ~~===Prehistory===~~ ===Settlement of the islands (1412-1790)=== In 1412, the Order of the Holy Cross, an order founded as mercenaries to hire with the goal of protecting pilgrims on their journeys to holy sites on Urth, hired Maurício de Corvos to lead an expedition to explore some parts of the world and to establish a permanent outpost for the activities of the Order. The expedition led to the discovery of the islands of Santa Maria and São Vicente, islands which were uninhabited. ====Order of the Holy Cross establishments==== ~~The~~In ~~first~~1435, ~~settlement~~settlers ~~was~~of ~~Santa~~the ~~Cruz,~~Order onarrived at the island of Santa Maria, ~~established~~and infounded ~~1435~~a settlement which became the city of Santa Cruz. ====Sovereign Land of the Holy Cross==== Line 216: ===Politics=== :''Main article: [[Politics of the Andorinhões]]'' The Andorinhões is a stable semi-presidential representative democratic republic. It is among the most democratic nations. The [[Constitution of the Andorinhões\|constitution]] – adopted in 1992 and revised most recently in 2010 – defines the basic principles of its government. The [[Governor of the Andorinhões\|governor]] is the [[head of state]] and is elected by popular vote for a 10-year term. The [[President of the Andorinhões\|president]] is the [[head of government]] and proposes ministers. The president is nominated by the [[National Assembly of the Andorinhões\|National Assembly]] and appointed by the president. Members of the National Assembly are elected by popular vote for 5-year terms. ===Foreign relations===

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