Spain

Spanish Republic República Española
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Motto: Plus Ultra
Capital	Madrid X: -248 Z: -2418
Official languages	English and Spanish
Religion	Secularism
Demonym	Spaniard
Government	Maurice-Republic
• President of the Republic	TAMaurice
Legislature	Congreso de los Diputados
Establishment
• Pixlies X	11/12/2021
Population
• Estimate	24

Spain (Spanish: España), officially the Spanish Republic (Spanish: República Española), was a nation during Pixlies X in southwestern Europe with insular territories including the Canary and Balearic Islands, the Philippines, as well as a protectorate in Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea. Spain was settled immediately, being the first nation to be created on release.

With around 2200 chunks claimed, 24 members and active player-base, it was generally considered a great-power by many. Spain was allied with the United Kingdom, the Sultanate of Sulawesi and the Germanian Empire through a web of friendship treaties and mutual assistance declarations. Spain was generally well-liked and had no enemies, having general friendly relations to everyone.

Spain was a laicitary parliamentary democracy and democratic republic, with President of the Republic TAMaurice as head of state and government. It was a member of the Madrid Accords and was in the Western European Union as a founding member.

History

Spain was created directly on release the 11th of December 2021. Spain participated in the British-Karelian War and the Portugese Conflict.

Creation and release

During the first week, Spain was mounting eras fast due to an experienced playerbase and reached modern three days after release. It quickly claimed all its wanted territory and began developing its Slime-Fun industries.

Mid-December Period

In the late december period, tensions between Germania and Sulawesi almost exploded in Portugal. Sulawesi wanting a stronghold in Iberia decided to claim a fortress which Germania did not appreciate. In return, they absorbed the western half of southern Portugal. Upon portugese request, Spain occupied northern Portugal to prevent it being occupied by either power. The portugal conflict was resolved with fiery language from President TAMaurice to the germanian and sulawesi foreign ministers, telling them to leave "our (Spains) backyard".

Fiji Crisis

Shortly before new year, demands for autonomy of Fiji were growing. They were acceded to with the Autonomy Law, which still wasn't enough to appease the Fijians, which declared independence shortly after. Maurice and Karl looted a few chests on Fiji for ceding it to the independent Fiji. Their relation became neutral.

Government

The Spanish Republic is a democratic republic, with elected head of state and unicameral parliament, the Congress of Deputies (Spanish: Congreso de los Diputados).

The legislative branch is made up of the Congress of Deputies, an assembly consisting of each citizen of the Republic directly.

The executive branch consists of a Council of Ministers presided over by the President of the Council of Ministers, who is elected directly by the Spanish electorate. Overseeing all executive activities, the President of the Republic may dismiss the President of the Council of Ministers as he pleases and instate who he wants. The President of the Republic serves as a figure-head and precedes over many republican ceremonies.

• Head of State (President of the Republic)
  • TAMaurice
• Government (Council of Ministers)
  • KarlVed (Minister without Portfolio)
  • qwizzco (Minister of Infrastructure Development and Public Works)
• Other government positions
  • Slout (Governor-General of the Philippines)
  • KarlVed (Governor-General of Spanish Africa)