Miscatie

Miscatie, officially the Miscatiean Union  (Miscatiean: Union Miscatois), is an nation located in Vesperia. Miscatie is bordered by TBD. Miscatie is composed of TBD subdivisions.

First inhabited in the !paleolithic era, Miscatie was inhabited by the Miscish tribal groups during the Iron Age. It was one of the first foreign territories captured and integrated into the Arlesian Hegemony in TBD, whose cultural diffusion laid the foundation for later Miscatiean culture and language. It secured its freedom in 642 through the founding of the Coumard Kingdom by Gisbald I. This dissolved into a group of warring states by 690, which were not fully united until the establishment of the Cousont dynasty as the rulers of the Kingdom of Miscatie. tbd history tbd

Miscatie is a  , whose territories consist of the ## departments of Metropolitan Miscatie and its ## overseas territories and dependencies. Miscatie is a highly urbanized country, with approximately 62% of its population living in large urban centers. Its capital city Rôslin is known as a financial, cultural, and political hub worldwide. Miscatie is a highly developed, high-income country with the # largest economy and # highest HDI in Atlas. Miscatie ranks consistently among the top nations in quality of life, democracy, health services, education, economic and civil liberties and political rights. It is considered a global power and is one of the founding members of !EDEN, the OCN, the Vesparian Union, the !OECD, and the !WTO among others.

Etymology
Miscatie is derived from the Arlesian name for the Miscish tribes inhabiting the lands where it currently exists. Referred to as Miscatia  from as early as 440 BCE, the name was used as the Arlesian administrative name for the territories in this region. The name was replaced in the establishment of the Coumard kingdom, which utilized the Miscish-derived name of Coumard for the region. This was a practice utilized until Richard I of the Ducois dynasty re-established the utilization of the Arlesian-derived name in 1140.

History
Main article: History of Miscatie

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Geography
Main article: Geography of Miscatie

Climate
Main article: Climate of Miscatie

Biodiversity
Main article: Wildlife of Miscatie

Environment
Main article: Environmental issues in Miscatie

Politics
Main article: Politics of Miscatie

Government
Main article: Government of MiscatieMiscatie is a unitary semi-consular constitutional monarchy, one of the first of such governments established in continental Edavia. Guidance and framework for the government is established in the Constituting Article of the Miscatean Union, which was last modified in 1973. The Constitution is widely regarded as a framework article for representative democracies worldwide. The Monarch acts as the head of state, and is entitled some limited authority within the framework of the constitution, however in practice their role is mostly ceremonial and advisory.

Executive power is vested in the Consulate, who is elected by universal adult suffrage and must win a majority of votes in a two-round election at least once to verify the candidate is supported by close to half of the population. The Consul appoints a Prime Minister, who will then appoint other ministers of the executive, including the Executive Cabinet of the Consul, to carry out duties belonging to the executive. The President acts as commander in chief of the armed forces.

The legislature, known as the Miscatean Parliament (Parliament Miscatois), is bicameral; consisting of the House of Peers and the National Assembly. The power of the Peers has been curtailed regularly by the National Assembly, however; it maintains precedence on some matters, particularly constitutional amendments and impeachment trials. The National Assembly is directly elected in a two-round election to represent constituencies of roughly 100,000 people, while the House of Peers is selected indirectly by a group of nationwide electors. The House of Peers primarily serves to scrutinize legislature passed by the Assembly and to preside over major internal governmental actions.

Judiciary and law enforcement
Main article: Judicial system of Miscatie, Law enforcement in Miscatie

Miscatie's judicial systems derive from Arlesian laws and follows a system. The basic tenets of Miscatian law were formally codified under Achillean Code, which forms the basis of many modern western legal systems- the code itself derives from statues of royal law established over centuries prior. Famed jurist Grégoire Lachapelle, the first Chief Arbiter of the Supreme Court, wrote that laws "should be made to serve the common interest wholly, to the extent it begins to detract from the common man's interests severely." That is, laws should serve to protect the interests both of the general population and the rights of the individual without infringing upon either too egregiously.

Miscatiean law is subdivided into civil, or common laws (loi commune) and public laws (loi publique). Courts are organized at the regional and departmental levels. Miscatie has three with differing jurisdiction- the Court of Cassation with jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters, the Supreme Constitutional Court with review of constitutional cases, and the State Council with overview of administrative cases.

Miscatie has a strong tradition of secularism in government following the days of the Miscatian Republic's rampant secularization of the entirety of the social apparatus. Monarchs of the House Roumarin have adopted belief systems since their installment and have rooted much of the religious traditions out from royal affairs. Miscatie does not accept religious canon laws as valid legal statutes. Miscatie has not recognized laws for blasphemism and laws for sodomy since the late 1700s, however, many laws which found origin in religious bylaws have found places in public law, including public indecency and disturbance of public order statutes. Miscatie has allowed for freedom of religion and religious expression since the Republic, but constitutionally requires that religious laws are subordinate to national laws and requirements. This has resulted in some controversies, most notably the 2006 ban on !Islamic veil wearing in public.

Administrative divisions
Main article: Regions of Miscatie, Departments of Miscatie, Local administrative units in Miscatie Miscatie is organed into TBD number of subdivisions known as Regions, which consist of ## regions in metropolitan or continental Miscatie, and ## overseas regions. These are further divided into departments, who in turn are divided into arrondisments, communes, and cantons, which serve varying administrative and legal purposes.

Foreign relations
Main articles: Foreign relations of Miscatie

Military
Main article: Royal Miscatiean Armed ForcesThe Royal Miscatiean Armed Forces (Forces Armées Royales Miscatois) is the armed forces of the Miscatian Union and consist of 5 branches- the Royal Army (Armée Royale de Terre), the Royal Navy (Marine Royale), the Royal Air Forces (Armée Royale de l'Air), the Strategic Forces (Forces Stratégiques), and the Gendarmerie.

Economy
Main article: Economy of Miscatie

Science and technology
Main article: Science and technology in Meridon

Transportation
Main article: Transport in Miscatie 

Energy
Main article: Energy in Miscatie

Demographics
Main article: Demographics in Miscatie

Language
Main articles: Languages in Miscatie 

Religion
Main articles: Religion in Miscatie

Education
Main article: Education in Miscatie

Health
Main article: Healthcare in Miscatie

Culture
Main article: Miscatiean culture