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The Confederation of Southland is a proposed union of 4 countries.
The current proposed confederation comprises of the following: The Federation of the Howlton Republics, the 2nd Murkatinnya Republic, Kingdom of Slovia and Carneasian Confederacy. There are also other considerations to include the external territory of Esokrasya from the Dominion of Veliona and Esokrasya, and Pokremia.
The current proposed territory covered by the confederation.
Government
The government of the confederation would be represented by a central parliament located in Bern, Switzerland, Howlton. The location is chosen due to its central location in the continent and it being the closest to Murkatinnya, Carneasia and Slovia.
Each member state has a set number of seats in parliament, proportioned to population. The seats of each member country would then be further split up according to vote % amongst parties running for power.
Purpose of the Confederation
The main purpose of the confederation is to erase all border restrictions between its constituent countries, and to allow free travel within all of its countries. The passports of all of these countries would then be merged into one singular passport, as well as currencies being interchangeable. The prices of all goods in the confederation would then be nearly identical to each other, etc.
Basically, the countries under the confederation would operate together under one central union.
How it works
The constituent countries retain their sovereignty and independent government. The elected representatives from each country will come together during parliamentary sessions to decide on policies and issues such as military and trade with foreign nations. They will also have a central committee for space exploration and research.
Benefits
The creation of the Confederation would boost tourism in all of its countries, especially Slovia and Carneasian Confederacy (which would be renamed to the Gers Republic). Ease of travel would help to drive productivity, as well as allowing the entire confederation be a trading powerhouse. The entire encapsulation of the Golden River as well as Golden Sea turns the eastern section of the country into a deep central trading hub, decreasing shipping costs (since it is now local) as well as connecting Howlton’s far eastern resources such as oil and metal to the rest of the country far easier.
Controversy
Countries such as Yugolan and Barkand have spoken out against the union, citing it as a power hungry entity based on the International Alliance, and the solidification of the IA have threatened the sovereignty of the countries, especially Yugolan. It expressed that trade and resources could worsen due to their proximity with the Confederation, though several representatives of Murkatinnya and Howlton have proposed trade treaties to establish the minimum trade value of Yugolan every fiscal year.
Yugolan has pushed back on this trade deal, saying that the existence of this trade deal means that the confederacy could control how much Yugolan is able to make off of the minimum trade, and hence turning it into a sort of puppet state, but Murk representatives say that it will not happen, and that the minimum trade deal is only for a precaution for a worst case scenario to minimize inflation in Yugolan.
As for Barkand, the existence of the confederacy poses a military threat to Barkand’s sovereignty, as they would have the military might of 4 countries right in its borders. However, Barkand has since reduced its statement to neutral, as the Barkand administration did not want to mimic the previous administration, the PRB, to be anti-western. Howlton assured Barkand that it would continue to establish military relations with Barkand to prevent a threat of war.
Monarchy of Howlton
The monarchy of Howlton is a recognised and the only true monarchy in the world due to her confirmed genetic history going back to the creator of the planet. The proposed confederation would make the current monarch of Howlton, Slash Barker, as the ambassador and representative of the confederation.
External considerations
There are 2 other considerations to add to the new confederation. These included the Kingdom of Pokremia and Esokrasya. However, these options come with some problems. For Pokremia, they would have to redefine and change their constitution in order to join as a confederacy. In their constitution, the country is legally unable to merge with any other nation to form a new one. This is to ensure that they protect their ethnic group from any potential threat.
As for Esokrasya, it is geographically located at the other side of the globe. Establishing a union with the region would pose significant challenges technically, with high export costs as well as requiring a completely different passport due to flying over sovereign territory like North Mewland.