Montesayette
Montesayettean Commonwealth Communauté montesayette | |
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Motto: "Scientia ac labore" Jackian: "By knowledge and through effort" | |
Anthem: Song of the Native Land | |
| Capital and largest city | Nerfoy |
| Official languages | Quebecshirite |
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| Demonym(s) | Montesayettean |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic with an executive presidency |
| Léonard Dreyfus | |
| Cleménce Poirier | |
| Jean-Baptiste Brisbois | |
| Corbin Perreault | |
| Olivie Fabron | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 65,201,755 |
• 2015 census | 65,159,489 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | ₵2.15 trillion |
• Per capita | ₵32,974 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | ₵1.72 trillion |
• Per capita | ₵26,380 |
| Gini (2017) |  25.11low |
| HDI (2017) |  0.709high |
| Currency | Montesayettean pound (MSP) |
| Time zone | AMT+1 (MST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +37 |
| Internet TLD | .sy |
Montesayette, officially the Montesayettean Commonwealth (Quebecshirite: Communauté montesayette), is a landlocked country on the Ecros continent of Terraconserva. Much of the country is covered by grassland steppe, with scattered volcanic mountain ranges in the northwest. The country is bordered to the south by Terranihil and to the east by Quebecshire and Eleutherios. The country's capital and largest city is Nerfoy. Other major urban areas include Bosmont, Lavignole, Darbonnay, Audrecelles, and Hamicourt.
Montesayette is a federal parliamentary republic; however, unlike other such republics, the president serves as both head of state and head of government, and his tenure is subject to the confidence of the National Assembly. President Léonard Dreyfus currently leads the executive branch, while Speaker Jean-Baptiste Brisbois, who also serves as President of the National Assembly, leads the legislative branch.
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Geography, climate and environment
- 3 Government and politics
- 4 Economy
- 5 Demographics
- 6 Culture
- 7 See also
History
Indigenous peoples
The indigenous peoples of modern-day Montesayette are descendants of nomadic herders known as ancient Montesayetteans, who crossed the Montesayettean steppes for centuries, if not millennia. Modern archaeologists believe the ancient Montesayetteans were related to the Ayreoshubic Empire, but the absence of empirical evidence keeps the idea a hypothesis. Moreover, due to their secluded environment, the ancient Montesayetteans were not introduced to writing until the arrival of the Quebecshirites to colonize them, making it far more difficult to trace evidence of their origins.
The indigenous population was estimated to be between 200,000 and two million inhabitants at the time of the first Quebecshirite settlements in 1470, a figure that has since been questioned. The first contact between indigenous people and Quebecshirites was documented as anything but antagonistic due to spoken language similarities between both sides, which led to the general adoption of the Quebecshirite language in Montesayette from that point forward. The indigenous population also contributed to the establishment of Quebecshirite settlements in Montesayette, particularly in helping Quebecshirite coureur des bois and voyageurs in their explorations of the Monesayettean valleys.
Quebecshirite exploration and settlement
Colonial expansion
Modern period
Federation of Montesayette
Red April
Radicalization of Montesayettean workers
Uprising of 13 May
Montesayettean Commune
Negotiations with Quebecshire
Independence of Montesayette Agreement 1902
Dominion of Montesayette
Montesayettean Commonwealth
Dieulafoy presidency
Bernard presidency
Post-Bernard era
Geography, climate and environment
Government and politics
Montesayette has been described as a "flawed democracy," with a social democratic framework and an egalitarian, moderate political stance. The political culture of Montesayette has been marked by a dedication to achieving social justice. The general public in Montesayette is apolitical, and the government is technocratic, meritocratic, pragmatic, and authoritarian. The Montesayettean Constitution is the country's supreme founding document, and it has been untouched since 1991. At 98 legal pages, it is renowned as one of the most thorough constitutional laws ever enacted, making it practically impossible to interpret the constitution in favour of any party.
Since the 1913 general election, when Eugène Dieulafoy became Montesayette's first president, shortly after gaining complete independence from Quebecshire, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has dominated Montesayettean politics. Since then, the SDP has been the only national party to establish a government.
From its foundation, Montesayette has consistently received high ratings for rule of law, corruption control, and government effectiveness. But nonetheless, some aspects of the political process, civil liberties, and political and human rights are widely seen as lacking.
Federal government
Political divisions
Foreign relations
Military
Law enforcement and crime
Economy
Montesayette's high-income social market economy is rich in natural resources and offset by a highly developed industrial agriculture, making the country one of the most food-secure in the world. The Montesayettean economy is an example of a mixed economy; it is a successful capitalist welfare state that combines free market activity with strong state ownership in key sectors. The production of natural gas, coal, molybdenum, tin, tungsten, and gold all make a substantial contribution to state income from natural resources.
Because of Montesayettean society's egalitarian values, the wage disparity between the lowest-paid worker and the CEO of most businesses is much lower than in comparable developed economies.
The state holds significant stakes in key industrial sectors such as strategic petroleum, energy production, mineral extraction, the largest Montesayettean bank, and a telecommunications provider. The government controls nearly 30% of the stock values on the Nerfoy Stock Exchange through these large corporations. When non-listed companies are included, the state has an even greater equity stake (mainly from direct natural resource licence ownership).
Agriculture
Energy
Resources
Transportation
Demographics
Language
Religion
Education
Health
The Ministry of Health of the Federal Government of Montesayette is in charge of healthcare in Montesayette. It primarily consists of a government-run, publicly funded universal healthcare system, as well as a sizable private healthcare sector. Healthcare costs are financed by a mixture of direct government subsidies, compulsory comprehensive savings, national healthcare insurance, and cost sharing.
The government's healthcare system is based on the "3M" framework. This has three components: Medifund, which provides a safety net for those not able to otherwise afford healthcare; Medisave, a compulsory national medical savings account system covering about 85% of the population; and Medishield, a government-funded health insurance program. Public hospitals in Montesayette have a considerable degree of autonomy in their management decisions and notionally compete for patients, but they remain under government ownership. A subsidy scheme exists for those on low income. In 2017, 32% of healthcare was funded by the government. Healthcare accounts for approximately 3.7% of Montesayette's GDP.
