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The Royal Domain of Barronia Europa
"For Motherland and Freedom"

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General Information

Full Nation Name "The Royal Domain of Barronia Europa"
Short Nation Name "Barronia", "Barronia Europa", "The Royal Domain"

Demonym Barronian


Population 3,613,109

Geographical Information
Location 56°57'N, 24°6'E, North-West of Bull Horns Rule.
Area (sq. km) 109,815
Land 106,800
Water 3,015
Note: This includes approximately 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea

Land Boundaries
Total Borders 1,323 km
Border Countries Hawdawg (130km); Bull Horns Rule (167 km); Thrashia (576 km)

Water Boudaries and Maritime Claims
Coastline 4,325 km
Territorial Waters 12 nm
Exclusive Economic Zone Deliberated with neighbouring nations
Continental Shelf 200m or to depth of exploitation

Climate, Environment, and Terrain
Climate Maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers
Terrain marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south
Elevation Extremes
Highest Point Suur Munamagi (318 m)
Lowest Point Baltic Sea (0 m)
Natural Resources Peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land, oil shale, phosphorite, clay, sand, sea mud
Natural Hazards Some flooding occurs in spring to the north

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The Royal Domain of Barronia Europa
"For Motherland and Freedom"

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Government Information

Government Description
Government Type Constitutional Monarchy; Parliamentary Democracy
Electoral Method Proportional Representation
Overview of the Barronian Government
Whilst the reigning monarch is the de facto head of state, all power resides within the Chamber and the Cabinet, the two houses of government power.

Led by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet is made of ministers appointed by the Prime Minister of the time, and can comprise any serving Member of the Chamber (MC). The Cabinet comprises of the following Secretaries of State:
• Commissioner of the Treasury (Handles budgets concerns, including the annual "Bluebook" Report, detailing the upcoming budget)
• Secretary of State for Education (Handles Barronian education policy, ranging from the National Curriculum to teacher's salaries)
• Secretary of State for Rural and Agricultural Concerns (Manages farming and food production policy)
• Secretary of State for Healthcare and Social Concerns (Manages NHS policy and targets, alongside managing welfare and employment levels)
• Secretary of State for Work, Pensions, and Industry (Manages creation of new jobs, encouraging investment, and pensions)
• Secretary of State for Home Affairs (Manages everything from policing and firefighting funding to licensing laws)
• Secretary of State for the Foreign Office (Manages diplomacy, along with issuing various declarations on an international level)
• Secretary of State for War and National Defence (Manages troop levels, funding for the armed forces, and overall management of theatres of war)
• Lord Chancellor for the Estonian Province (Represents the overall interests of the Estonian Province to the Lord High Chancellor)
• Lord Chancellor for the Latvian Province (Represents the overall interests of the Latvian Province to the Lord High Chancellor)
• Lord High Chancellor for Barronia Europa (Represents the interests of Barronia and of the Chamber to the Crown)
• Royal Sergeant-at-Arms (The Crown's representative in the Cabinet and the Chamber)

The Chamber is composed of 312 Members from the various regions and cities across Barronia, which are too numerous to list here. The proportional representation system has often lead to a stalemate, forcing coalitions, or, as has happened on many occasions, a Royal Application for the Dissolution of the Chamber.

Current Government Figures
Current Head of State Her Majesty Queen Stephanie I
Current Prime Minister The Honourable Vlad Milsovetski
Commissioner of the Treasury The Honourable Sergei Kirov
Secretary of State for Education The Honourable Alistair Beneš
Secretary of State for Rural and Agricultural Concerns The Honourable Emilija Beneš
Secretary of State for Healthcare and Social Concerns The Honourable Juris Yedlička
Secretary of State for Work, Pensions and Industry The Honourable Sven Algren
Secretary of State for Home Affairs The Honourable Georgs Sykora
Secretary of State for the Foreign Office The Honourable Helena Smolák
Secretary of State for War and National Defence The Honourable Jazeps Stárek
Lord Chancellor for the Estonian Province The Honourable Kristine Moravec
Lord Chancellor for the Latvian Province The Honourable Eduards Navrátil
Lord High Chancellor for Barronia Europa The Right Honourable Augusts Krall
Royal Sergeant-at-Arms His Eminence Vilhelms Ružička