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|national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia] | |national_anthem=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL0GzdfTwAA O' Cascadia] | ||
|motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin)<br>"Respect, Protect, Sustain" | |motto=''Venerari, Protegere, Sustentare'' (Latin)<br>"Respect, Protect, Sustain" | ||
|population= | |population=550 | ||
|chunks=11,526 | |chunks=11,526 | ||
|towns= | |towns=148 | ||
|capital_city=[[Olympia]] | |capital_city=[[Olympia]] | ||
|largest_city=Astoria | |largest_city=Astoria | ||
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|leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]] | |leader3name=[[Speaker of the Cascadia House of Representatives|House Speaker]] | ||
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|leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]] | |leader4name=[[Chief Justice of Cascadia|Chief Justice]] | ||
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Cascadia is the server's seventh-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, and is the second-largest in North America, behind [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]]. The 125 towns located across Cascadia occupy a combined area of 11,248 plots, equal to 1.4 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which is especially prevalent in the Northern borough of Athabasca, significantly expands the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns. | Cascadia is the server's seventh-largest country by total incorporated chunk area, and is the second-largest in North America, behind [[Aurora:Vermont|Vermont]]. The 125 towns located across Cascadia occupy a combined area of 11,248 plots, equal to 1.4 million square kilometers in claimed territory. The unclaimed territory in between towns, which is especially prevalent in the Northern borough of Athabasca, significantly expands the territory of Cascadia beyond what is controlled within towns. | ||
The western border of Cascadia is defined by the Pacific Ocean, which has a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, | The western border of Cascadia is defined by the Pacific Ocean, which has a significant amount of its population and metropolitan areas, such as Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Astoria, and Fresno. Major arterial waterways, such as the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea, define the coastal plains and forested areas that comprises the coast of Cascadia. The Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains divide the coast from inland regions, which exist as deserts, plateaus, and basins that extend to the Rocky Mountains, with plains beyond the Rockies in Alberta and the Great Prairies. The north of Cascadia is dominated by the Yukon Mountains, which mark Cascadia's northwest border with Alaska, and the Mackenzie River basin that drains into the Arctic Ocean. Cascadia also exerts sovereignty over the eastern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a majority of Indiana, since the dissolution of the Midwest Union. | ||
The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversees 9 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation has become a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development. | The National Parks Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, oversees 9 national parks across Cascadia. Conservation has become a prominent issue as a result of increased urbanization and development. | ||
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=== Subdivisions === | === Subdivisions === | ||
Cascadia is | Cascadia is organized into a system of counties, established as the primary geographic subdivisions above towns and municipalities but below regional funding districts and the national government. These counties were introduced by the “Counties Act of March 2025,” replacing the previous borough system. They function as administrative units with specific responsibilities and limited powers, designed to facilitate cooperation among towns within their boundaries while adhering to national oversight. | ||
These | Each county is governed by a County Commission, which is composed of the mayors of all towns located within the county. The commission’s primary role is to allocate any funds received from regional budgets, national government grants, or private donations. Decisions regarding funding allocation require at least 50% of mayors to participate in the vote, with a two-thirds supermajority of those votes needed for approval. County Commissions have the flexibility to determine their own procedural rules and may adopt titles such as “Board of Commissioners” or “County Council” to suit their preferences. These commissions are tasked with managing cross-town infrastructure projects and providing assistance to towns in need within their jurisdiction. | ||
Counties also have the authority to establish law enforcement entities, such as sheriffs, to enforce national laws within their territories. However, their powers are strictly limited in other areas. Counties are prohibited from establishing courts or taking any judicial actions, as these remain under the exclusive purview of the national government. Furthermore, counties cannot legislate independently unless explicitly authorized by the Cascadian Legislature. | |||
The Department of Home Affairs oversees all matters related to counties, including their creation, dissolution, naming, and boundary adjustments. Newly founded towns are assigned to counties by this department to ensure balanced administration across Cascadia. While counties enjoy some degree of autonomy in managing local affairs, they remain subordinate to national oversight, with the Legislature retaining ultimate authority to override any decisions made by County Commissions. | |||
The National Capital City of Olympia, as a unique case, is considered a county-level special municipality, having an elected Executive and Legislative Assembly which make ordinances on an expanded set of policy matters as devolved by the National Government, including in the creation of criminal ordinances, regulation of finance, and appropriations. Olympia is considered co-extensive with "Thurston County". | |||
These counties are further subdivided into the core administrative unit of Cascadia, which are its municipalities, cities, and towns. There are 148 municipalities in the Republic of Cascadia, each overseen by a mayor (besides Olympia). Towns are the smallest unit of administration in Cascadia, and the National Constitution vests them with supreme authority over property and management of their local populace, supreme to that even of the National Government. | |||
Under the Regional Funds Act of March 2025, there exist four "funding districts" or "funding regions", that largely correspond to the four electoral districts used in elections for the House of Representatives. These do not constitute a government, but rather are funds that can be utilized for regional funding of projects. Elected representatives from the funding district have voting power over usage of the fund. | |||
Prior to the Counties Act of March 2025, Cascadia was instead subdivided into nine boroughs, one special municipality (The [[Olympia|National Capital City of Olympia]]), and one special external borough (Cascadian Texas). These boroughs had limited levels of administrative authority over matters such as infrastructure and justice, however were wholly subservient to the national government and were overseen by the Department of Home Affairs. | |||
=== Foreign relations === | === Foreign relations === | ||