Adaleide

Adaleide, officially the Republic of Adaleide, is a unitary constitutional republic located in western Astoria. The nation is bordered to the north and west by the waters of the Astorian Sea, to the east by Hagston, to the south by the Southern Ocean. With a land area of LAND AREA and a population of around 8.5 million people, the nation is the least populated nation in on the continent of Astoria. The federal capital is the city of Quinnsport, though the largest city is Kennsington.

Adaleide was originally home to an ethnic group known as the Qhutal people during its earliest history. Throughout the prehistoric period, the land was uninhabited until 124 CE, when, according to archeological evidence, the Astorian people migrated to the continent, likely crossing from both Korasha and Asania through island hoping through the Astorian Ocean. The Qhutal culture which flourished in the region lived in villages along the coasts and rivers, largely a subsistence culture, speaking one of the numerous Astorian Languages. The Gelenian explorer James Haddington was the first person to discover the Astorian continent and make contact with the natives on the continent in 1764, and by 1771 the city of Quinnsport was founded Henry Quinn, who became the first Premier of the colony. The colony soon became a growing center on the Astorian Sea as numerous people fled the Gelenian Revolution in 1774, and the colony was given its own government separate from Hagston and NATION in 1818. The continent heavily industrialized throughout the 1820s and 1830s, and soon movements grew in the cities of Astoria demanding political freedoms and social protections from their governments. The calls for independence in Adaleide grew and soon the General Strike of 1847 gripped the country, which resulted in the Social Rights Act being passed by the Legislative Assembly. The nation fought for Gelenia in the Great War, though the nation itself was largely sheltered from the fighting as Astoria remains peaceful during the war. Full independence was granted in 1882, upon which the nation transitioned into a parliamentary democracy. The nation soon became a major export economy, with growth driven by agricultural exports; mineral and ore extraction, financial services, retail and consumption, and construction. Throughout the mid 1880s to 1902, the nation experienced the Astorian Economic Boom, which saw GDP and wealth grow exponentially. As growth became more moderate in the 1900s, the nation managed a stable economy throughout the early part of the century, though in 1811 the nation was ravaged by a large cyclone, which caused mass casualties, with nearly 2'560 people reported dead.

Prehistory
According to archeological evidence, humans first migrated to the Astorian continent in the 1000s CE on oversea routes, as humans moved into the region via ships, using the stars of the night sky to navigate over the Astorian Sea, island hopping before making landfall on the continent's mainland.

Government
Adaleide is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, governed under the Constitution of Adaleide. The constitution divides the government into three separate branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial.

The executive branch is composed of two distinct institutions: the President of the Republic, who serves as the head of state, though is largely ceremonial, and the Prime Minister, who is the head of government and chairs and forms the federal cabinet. The president serves a term of six years, while the Prime Minister and cabinet, being members of the Legislative Assembly, serve three year terms. In that vein, the Legislative Assembly is the unicameral body of 225 members who are elected through proportional representation every three years. The judicial branch is led by the Superior Court of Adaleide, and is the final judicial authority in the country.

The Constitution divides responsibilities between the federal government and the state governments: with powers over education, health, public safety, and resource distribution allocated to the states, while the federal government retains all powers "unless otherwise devolved to the states through statute". This has been done on several occasions, with the federal government devolving several economic matters to the states, as well as several matters on justice and law: allowing state governments to administer their own state guards in 1910.

Politics
As a result of its proportional representation system, Adaleide is a multiparty democracy with a strong sense of political participation and the rule of law. Historically, two parties are normally elected to the Prime Minister's office, and form a coalition with smaller parties: these being the centre-left Labour Party and the centre-right Liberal Party.