Platina

Platinan Republic República Platina (Castellanese) Capital: Montedorado Population: TBD (2024) Motto: « Dum vita est, spes » ("While there is life, there is hope")

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Platina (Castellanese pronunciation: [plaˈtina]), officially the Platinan Republic, is a country located in the Liberan Island of West Uletha. Covering an area of 138 904 km² (53 631 sq mi), Platina is an unitary state subdivided into 14 provinces. It shares maritime boundaries with UL03m^∈⊾ and UL03h^∈⊾ to the southwest, and is also bordered by Alvorán to the northwest, Jarcón to the northeast, Xatãera to the south, and UL03t^∈⊾ to the southeast. The capital of Platina is Montedorado, while its largest city is Lutos de la Santa Inquisición.

Historically inhabitated by some prominent indigenous civilizations, with some intermittent settlements by regional powers, the contemporary Platina emerged by the settlement of Castellanese merchants and the Brotherhood of Fellow-Soldiers and Knights of the Saviour and Holy Cross, commonly known as the Order of the Holy Cross, in the area by the early 13th century. The order established military posts and agrarian communities throughout the country, which were operated through a land lease system operated by the church, managing the land with further autonomy than other systems in nearby colonies. Following increasing tensions with Castellán over the colony's autonomy, the order rebelled and declared the independence of Platina in the late 18th century, supported by the local church. Platina is governed as a hoplarchical parliamentary democracy, with the Grand Master of the Order as head of state, and a prime minister serving by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the legislature. Platina is regarded as having a high-income economy, with manufacturing and extraction industries, as well as a prominent market of financial and technology services. There is heavy agriculture and light industrial activity throughout the country, strongly maintaining the original land-use system for agriculture.

Government and politics

Government of Platina
Unitary hoplarchical parliamentary democracy
Capital	Montedorado
Head of state
• Grand Master of the Order
• Prime Minister
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Judiciary	Constitutional Court (for administrative and constitutional law) Court of Cassation (for civil and criminal law)
Platinan Council	15 ministries, operated through 46 Councils of State (See list...)
International organizations
Assembly of Nations, ASUN

Platina is governed as a hoplarchical parliamentary democracy, that is, a representative democratic elective and constitutional monarchy in which the Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Cross is the head of state, while the prime minister is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Platinan Council, made up of the prime minister and the heads of 15 ministries; further divided (for operational purposes) in a total of 46 Councils of State, serving as deliberative bodies for each ministry. Legislative power is vested in the Congress, a bicameral parliament constituted by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature, administering justice on behalf of the Order by judges and magistrates. The Court of Cassation is the highest court in the nation, with jurisdiction in all Platinan territories, superior to all in all affairs except administrative and constitutional matters, which are jurisdiction of a separate court, the Constitutional Court.

Platina's political system is a multi-party system. Members of the Chamber of Deputies are selected through proportional representation, and the government is formed by the party or coalition that has the confidence of the Congress, usually this is a coalition and rarely a single party hold a majority.

National government

Order of the Holy Cross

The Order of the Holy Cross, officially the Brotherhood of Fellow-Soldiers and Knights of the Saviour and Holy Cross, is a Christic lay religious order, traditionally of a military, chivalric and noble nature. The order exercises sovereignty over Platina since the late 12th century, initially under a suzerainty system by Castellán and subsequently as the de jure supreme authority over an independent Platina.

The Grand Master (Gran Maestre) is the head of the order and governs both as a sovereign and religious superior. He is entitled to sovereign prerogatives and honors, subject to constitutional regulations, and is elected to a term of ten years and may be elected to a second term, but may not serve beyond the end of his 75th or before his 30th year of life. The membership of the Order of the Holy Cross is organized in four hierarchical branches or administrations:

• Military administration. Led by a Grand Marshal (Gran Mariscal), comparable with a four star general rank in the army, who is a member of the Great Council (Gran Concilio) and the head of Platina's military.
• Organisational branch. Headed by the Great Council (Gran Concilio), consisting of 13 members and responsible for electing the head of the order and strategic decisions. The Grand Master leads the Small Council (Concilio Pequeño), consisting of 13 members (Tredecimvires), which could be seen as the executive branch and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day organisation of the Order; the Grand Chanchellor (Gran Canciller), a member of the Great Council (Gran Concilio); and the Chancellors (Cancilleres) who are generally in control of public buildings owned by the order, religious ceremonies and the political party which is part of the order. Preceptors (Preceptores) are in command of maintaining law and tradition.
• Financial branch. The Great Treasurer (Gran Tesorero), a member of the Great Council.
• Enterprise branch. Lead by the Grand Seneschal (Gran Senescal), the second in command in the executive branch after the Grand Master (Gran Maestre). Below him we find the order Priors (Prior), who are generally in command of provincial order provinces (Prioratos) and below them are masters (Maestres) who are in control of smaller businesses or districts. Priors and Masters are assisted in their work by Senescals (Senescales).

Enterprises owned by the Order of the Holy Cross

Enterprise name		Enterprise type
Ingerish	Castellanese
Bank of the Poor	Banco de los Pobres	Small business and personal loans
Agricultural Bank of the Knights	Banco Agricultural de los Caballeros	Agricultural loans
Tiger Valley Mineries	Minera Valle del Tigre	Mining company in west Platina
Orange Tree Mineries	Minera el Naranjo	Mining Company in east Platina
Good Winds Petroleum	Petrolera Buenos Vientos	Oiling company
Calata Bank	Banco Calata	Investment bank
Custodians of the Land	Custodios de la Tierra	Agricultural land lease
Saint Matthew Fund	Fondo San Mateo	Investment fund
Saint Jude Fund	Fondo San Judas	Investment fund
Order Schools	Escuelas del Orden	Primary and secondary school education system
Saint Raphael Hospitals	Hospitales San Rafael	Hospital system mostly focused on the poor in society
Tierrenegra Agriculture	Tierranegra Agricultura	Agriculture company in Southwest Platina.
Purest Agriculture	La Purísima Agricultura	Agriculture company from near lake la Purísima.
Dehesa Farms	Granjas la Dehesa	Agriculture in Northwest Platina.
Santa Juliana Nursing Homes	Asilos Santa Juliana	Nursing home system focused on the chronically ill

Platinan Council

The Platinan Council (Castellanese: Consejo Platino) is the collegiate body exercising the executive power of the Platinan government. It is composed of the president of the Council, the head of government, as well as the heads of each ministry. The Platinan Council is entitled to approve or reject domestic, foreign and economic policies proposed by the numerous Councils of State under the jurisdiction of each ministry; therefore, the Council itself is incapable of proposing policy by itself, rather relying on the decisions of the Councils of State for determining public policy.

The ministries of the Platinan Council are listed below. For further information about the Platinan Council, feel free to check this external article.

1. Ministry of Government and Civil Affairs
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
3. Ministry of Finance and Economic Policy
4. Ministry of National Security and Emergency Management
5. Ministry of Justice and Office of the Attorney General
6. Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Industrial Development
7. Ministry of Health and Human Services
8. Ministry of Education and Professional Development
9. Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development
10. Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Sports
11. Ministry of Work, Pensions and the Civil Service
12. Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning
13. Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Transportation Services
14. Ministry of Agriculture and Food Policy
15. Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management

Administrative divisions

Name			OGF	Capital	Largest city	Population	Area		Density	Municipalities
							(km²)	(sq mi)	(km²)	No.	List
	La Purísima	LP	Map∈⊾	Nuestra Señora del Lago	Nuestra Señora del Lago	TBD	7 253.41	2 800.56	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Septimania	SP	Map∈⊾	Borgoña	TBD	TBD	3 256.52	1 257.35	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Valle de los Abades	VA	Map∈⊾	Suso	Suso	TBD	1 340.59	0 517.60	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Minas	MN	Map∈⊾	Montedorado	Montedorado	TBD	1 115.55	0 430.72	TBD	TBD	Detail
	San Marcos	SM	Map∈⊾	Monjardín	Monjardín	TBD	9 454.42	3 650.37	TBD	TBD	Detail
	San Blas	SB	Map∈⊾	Baños de San Blas	Baños de San Blas	TBD	1 651.44	0 637.63	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Sacralinas	SC	Map∈⊾	Macondo	Macondo	TBD	10 264.1	3 962.98	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Nuevo Azul	NA	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	3 525.16	1 361.07	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Bahía de los Pobres	BP	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	4 215.06	1 627.44	TBD	TBD	Detail
	San Tirso	ST	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	9 868.42	3 810.22	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Camélopardalia	CP	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	6 351.95	2 452.50	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Cabo de los Mártires	CM	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	3 033.91	1 171.40	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Asunción	AS	Map∈⊾	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	TBD	1 031.03	0 398.08	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Prioratos	PR	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	7 869.08	3 038.27	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Dehesas	DH	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	4 045.44	1 561.95	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Santa Fé	SF	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	14 063.3	5 429.88	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Valle del Tigre	VT	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	5 238.69	2 022.67	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Nueva Ricuesa	NR	Map∈⊾	Lutos de la Santa Inquisición	Lutos de la Santa Inquisición	TBD	2 858.75	1 103.77	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Costa de Tiburones	CT	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	6 203.38	2 395.14	TBD	TBD	Detail
	La Donación	LD	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	5 070.62	1 957.78	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Custodia	CS	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	5 645.67	2 179.80	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Arcos	AC	Map∈⊾	TBD	TBD	TBD	7 911.53	3 054.66	TBD	TBD	Detail
	Salvación	SV	Map∈⊾	Flamaria	Flamaria	TBD	0 717.74	0 277.12	TBD	TBD	Detail
	República Platina	PN	Map∈⊾	Montedorado	Lutos de la Santa Inquisición	TBD	139 049	53 687	TBD	TBD	Detail

See also

• For the list of mapping resources used for Platina, check the following external article.