United Federation of Ashkal | |
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Motto | Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God |
General | |
Name | United Federation of Ashkal |
Capital and Largest City | Shakato |
Government | |
Government Type | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
Chancellor | Kamar Vukani |
Vice-Chancellor | Unathi |
Federal Congress | Federation Council, Chamber of State Representatives |
Demographics | |
Demonym | Ashkali |
Population | 55.2 Million |
Spoken Language(s) | Ashkali, Somali, Amharic, Oromo, Sidamo |
Ethnic Groups | Ashkali, Arabs, Oromos, Amharans, Tigrayans, Tigrinyas, Afars |
Major Religions | Islam, Christianity |
Ashkal, officially the United Federation of Ashkal (UFA) also known as the Federation is a sovereign island nation north of the Aquilo Sea. Formed at the end of the Ashkali Civil War in 1112 AC, the newly established government was immediately thrown into conflict once again this time within the colonies of the Viceroyalty of New Ashkal in 1113 with the Seresian War of Independence. After a 14 year long campaign, the Ashkali government signs the Peace of Pristina and agrees to let go of most of their Seresian colonies. Today, while Ashkal is a shadow of its former self in both size and power, it is still known as the most powerful nation within the known world due to its large navy and its extensive connections throughout the world through the Seresian Confederation. Ashkal is considered to be the most powerful and influential nation within the known world.
The Federation is a democratic federal presidential constitutional republic, composed of eleven provinces. The government is divided into three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch is the Congress, staffed by representatives elected by their states and senators, forming two houses: House of Representatives and the Senate. The Congressmen use a variety of titles: "Councilor," "Counselor," "Councilman," "Representative," and "Senator." The executive branch is the Federation Council, headed by the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor. The Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor are elected by Federation citizens, with advice from the Congress. The judicial branch consisted of the Supreme Court and the lower Regional Courts. The Supreme Court was composed of twelve justices, one of whom held the leadership position of Chief Justice.
In the past few decades, despite the Republic being benevolent and having a degree of freedom within its borders, it has grown and ineffective due to an increasingly larger government tied up in layers of bureaucracy and widespread political and corporate corruption.
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The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ashkal Armed Forces, however in order to declare war or order any military action he needs approval from Parliament. The Ministry of Defence administers, funds and equips the Ashkal Armed Forces, however the Minister of Defence does not have any power to command the troops unless given permission by the President.
The armed forces are divided into the Ashkali Federal Army (AFA) and the Federation Navy of Ashkal (FVA). Both branches are nominally under Presidential control. The other branch that is occasionally considered part of Ashkal’s military is the Ashkali Special Operations Division (A-SOD) which acts as a secret service, military intelligence, espionage and counter-espionage as well as federal investigation and law enforcement branch.