Administrative divisions of Monsilva
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Bay of Monsilva
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| Category | Federated state |
| Location |  Monsilva |
| Number | 14 |
| Populations | 1,326,622 (Zaixian) – 11,535,841 (Amking) |
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The Monsilvan Republic, being a federal state, consists of 14 individual political entities known as states (Monsilvan: 州, Pinyin: Zhōu). Each state holds governmental juristiction over a specific geographic territory of Monsilva where it shares sovereignty with the federal government. Federalism was an important aspect that was discussed by the provisional government when the Monsilvan Republic was being refounded after the Mass Protests in 1978. According to federal government, some topics, such as foreign affairs and defence, are the exclusive responsibility of the federation (i.e., the federal level), while others fall under the shared authority of the states and the federation. The states retain residual or exclusive legislative authority for all other areas, including "culture", which in Monsilva includes not only topics such as the financial promotion of arts and sciences, but also most forms of education and job training (see Education in Monsilva). Though international relations including international treaties are primarily the responsibility of the federal level, the constituent states have certain limited powers in this area: in matters that affect them directly, the states defend their interests at the federal level through the Senate (參議院), and in areas where they have the legislative authority they have limited powers to conclude international treaties "with the consent of the federal government".
Every Monsilvan state has its own state government whose members are elected by citizens who reside within the state during the Monsilvan local elections. The last Monsilvan local election was in May 2022. During these elections, it is not uncommon for the opposition party in the Legislative Assembly (立法議會) to hold the majority of the local seats, even though it has a minority in the federal parliament. States possess many powers and rights granted by the federal government. States and their citizens are represented in the Parliament of Monsilva, a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the Legislative Assembly. States are divided into districts which are represented by a single senator in the Senate, these districts can be divided into counties which are represented by a single member of the Legislative Assembly.
Historically, the tasks of local law enforcement, education, healthcare, and local transportation and infrastructure, have generally been considered primarily state responsibilities, although all of these now have significant federal funding and regulation as well. The constitution of Monsilva allows for frequent alterations which have changed the powers of states occasionally since it was written in 1983. The constitution of Monsilva does currently permit the incorporation or establishment of new states, but this power has not been used since August 1984, when the state of Wuzhong was established; the last state to be established during the national re-organization.
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States
Monsilva had been a unitary state since its first establishment in 1830 as the Kingdom of Monsilva until 1978. During the establishement of the Monsilvan Republic, the creation of states was a topic that had been discussed frequently, but without a real answer on where to put them and what powers they should be granted. The administrative divisions of Monsilva remained undetermined until the writing of the constitution of Monsilva in 1983, when the first 10 states were determined. During the national re-organization, this number was increased to 14 with the division of Guangsu into Weishi and Wuzhong; Beining into Leibo, Luhai and a northern part of Meixian; Huaking into Huachang and part of Amking; and Lionglin into the other part of Amking, Donguan and Zaixian.
The Monsilvan use of the term 州 (Zhōu) ("states") dates back to the electoral reform of 1953, when prime minister Liang Huiqing introduced states as divisions which were groups of already existing counties, which had been established in 1830 after the Monsilvan Civil War. The term was only used as a distinction of different areas of the country, as the states had no individual power until the Monsilvan Republic. Similar to states, under the Kingdom of Great Shan, the country was split into 領土 (Lǐngtǔ) ("territories"), which were administrated directly by the Emperor and their government.
Counties
Although Monsilva still has counties today, that had a different meaning before 1978. After 1830 and before 1953, counties were the largest subdivisions of Monsilva and had their own local governments. These local governments had very limited power, and the national government could override any decisions made by the local governments. Counties were often used in sports as teams and players would become champions of thier county and then proceed to national competitions. In 1953, when the 州 (Zhōu) were introduced, counties lost a lot of their importance, as their local governments were disbanded and sports became state-based rather than county-based.
List of current States
| State | Since | Capital | Legislature | State Minister Deputy State Minister |
Pop. (2022) |
GRP (M¥; 2022) |
GRP per capita (M¥; 2022) |
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 Monsilva
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— | — | — | — | 50,012,300 | 9920 billion | 198,254 |
 Amking
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1984 | Amking | State Government | Liao Yijun-huang Han Chen-min (FDP) |
11,535,841 | 2510 billion | 217,859 |
 Bazhong
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1978 | Waiping | State Government | Yu Mei Dong Lim (FDP) |
2,307,169 | 456 billion | 197,474 |
 Donguan
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1984 | Shangrao | State Government | Deng Hai Tsui Yun (FDP) |
3,355,008 | 626 billion | 186,581 |
 Huachang
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1984 | Chishang | State Government | Wang He Yu Zhi (FDP) |
1,947,635 | 373 billion | 191,664 |
 Leibo
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1984 | Haimao | State Government | Tang Xiang Wong Tai (RNP / PNP) |
1,353,539 | 248 billion | 183,288 |
 Luhai
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1984 | Luhai City | State Government | Liang Ming Xu Yating (LPM) |
6,094,770 | 1260 billion | 206,181 |
 Maguan
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1978 | Maojie | State Government | Zhang Guanyu Gao Cheng (FDP) |
4,143,290 | 807 billion | 194,744 |
 Meixian
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1978 (re-organized 1984) | Menchi | State Government | Tsang Ju Xiao Huang (FDP) |
5,594,884 | 1030 billion | 183,994 |
 Nanyan
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1978 | Yilan | State Government | Liu Xinyi Yu Ah (RNP / PNP) |
1,559,261 | 263 billion | 168,511 |
 Weishi
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1984 | Sanzhong | State Government | Hsu Bai Yeung Shui (RNP) |
1,909,182 | 373 billion | 195,524 |
 Wuzhong
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1984 | Wodai | State Government | Tsui Chin Chow Yin-jun (FDP) |
3,691,470 | 686 billion | 185,910 |
 Xiaogu
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1978 | Zhangye | State Government | Kwan Juan-bo Zhou Yong (FDP) |
3,653,017 | 747 billion | 204,374 |
 Xishanjia
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1978 | Taimali | State Government | Man Yan-xiulan Tan Heng (RNP / PNP) |
1,540,612 | 281 billion | 182,490 |
 Zaixian
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1984 | Baoan | State Government | Bai Jin Hou Jie (RNP) |
1,326,622 | 256 billion | 192,954 |
History
Federalism is a new concept within Monsilvan history. The Kingdom of Great Shan consisted of 'territories' but these were not federated as they held no individual power. After the Monsilvan Civil War in the Kingdom of Monsilva, federalism was a frequently discussed topic, but the government never approved any laws relating to devolution, let alone federalism.
The boundaries were rewritten in 1978, after the 1978 Mass Protests and the collapse of the Kingdom of Monsilva. However, the new states were not made into actual entities until the writing of the constitution of Monsilva in 1983. Monsilva has had its same 14 states since 1984 with Wuzhong the last to be established.
Politics
Monsilva is a federal parliamentary republic. The Monsilvan poltical system is determined by the constitution of Monsilva, any changes to which must gain the support of both the Legislative Assembly and the Senate in order to be passed. The constitution is edited very frequently and is therefore officially considered incomplete, however it is still vital in representing Monsilva's politics.
Government
The federal constitution stipulates that the structure of each Federated State's government must "conform to the principles of democracy, transparency and law". All states consist of a unicameral State Parliament, with a State Minister as the head of the government, the head of state for every state is the President of Monsilva. Each state is divided into multiple districts which are represented by senators in the Senate of Monsilva. These districts are split into counties which are represented by members of the Legislative Assembly Members of a state parliament are elected via local elections, where citizens living in a municipality will vote for a candidate to represent their municipality in the state parliament. Whichever party has the most seats, or has formed a coalition with another party to form the most, will then place its party leader for that state as the State Minister.
Subdivisions
Districts
The largest subdivision of the states are districts. These disctricts are rarely used outside of Senate elections, where each district is represented by one senator in the Senate and voting citizens living in a district will vote for a senator to represent them. Every district is divided into counties, however the number of counties it is divided into changes, some districts only have one county.
Monsilva currently has a total of 75 districts.
Counties
All states and districts are made up of counties. Every county is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Monsilva by one representative who is elected during federal elections. Every political party or independent will have one candidate appear on the ballot paper for a county and whichever one gains the largest percentage of votes will be elected as the representative for the county in the assembly. As well as being used in national government, counties also have their own councils, which eligible citizens can vote for representatives in every two years.
Counties are made up of municipalities which can be classified as either urban or rural. A county can only have one of either type, therefore indirectly classifying counties as either urban and rural as well.
Monsilva currently has a total of 254 counties.
Municipalities
The municipalities of Monsilva are political divisions of states for determining representatives in a state parliament. During local elections, valid citizens of every municipality can vote for a representative for their municipality in their state's parliament. Municipalities are only used for determining members of a state parliament, and therefore are barely used in any other context, especially outside of politics. The number of municipalities a state has is mostly proportional to the population of that state.
Municipalities can be legally classified as either urban or rural. Smaller municipalities are generally found in more densely populated urban areas and rural municipalities are usually larger and can have smaller populations than smaller urban municipalities. Urban municipalities contribute towards urban population statistics, while rural municipalities contribute to rural population statistics.
Monsilva currently has a total of 718 municipalities.
Districts
Counties
Municipalities
See Also
- Monsilvan Railways Administration - Main rail network run by the federal government
- Federal North Railway - Rail network run throughout Leibo, Luhai and Meixian
- Western Railways Administration - Rail network run throughout Weishi, Wuzhong, Xishanjia and Nanyan
- Postal codes in Monsilva
