Cooperative Countries of a Shared World

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Official Name: The Kingdom of the Arabian People
Common Name: Arabia
Territorial Description: From Iraq to Northern Libya with Cyprus.
Capital: al-Qāhirah
Government System: Constitutional Monarchy with a Congress of 500 members and a Senate of 250. The Prime Minister answers to the king or queen although they have no real powers the PM aswell as Congress and Senate are elected every three years.
Level of Freedom: High although new legislation has limited the size of major press companies to ensure no one can have a monopoly.
Population: Approx 250million.
Religion: 73% Roman Catholic, 12% Sunni Muslim, 7% Jewish 8% other.
History: A long standing bastion of democracy the economy is a rival of many countries throughout the world thanks to it's fertile soils and oil rich lands and ever so important shipping route. United under one person the Arab majority has long dominated the nation since it was created after the uniting of tribes across the region. It boasts a large military that has only ever been used in modern times to protect the island of Cyprus which has struggled with countless rebellion from the local Turkic majority. Although once a large Muslim nation after King Ta'hti converted to Christianity in 1431 and ruled all other religions illegal numbers have significantly dropped although countless practiced in secret. Now days religious freedom is held to be one of the most important aspects of this nation.
Interesting Fact: The largest city in the nation is Jerusalem which also boasts a large Jewish population.

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Official Name: La Grande République d'Élodie
Common Name: Élodie
Territorial Description: Southern Australia, all of Victoria & Tasmania with south SA and NSW  territory in Antarctica.
Capital: Hélène (OTL, Melbourne)
Government: Parliamentary Republic (A president is ceremonial only and on reccomendation from the Government can dissolve Parliament and call elections)
Head of State: Président Matthieu Marinot
Head of Government:  Premier Ministre Stéphanie Grandin
Level of Freedom: Very high
Population: 32.4 million
Language: French
Religion: 63% Roman Catholic, 29% Irreligious, 8% others.
Level of Technology and Development: Very high.
History: Settled by French explorers in 1643, the state has been prosperous ever since due to its large gold, oil and coal deposits however in recent years major efforts have been made to diversify industry. Named after Princess Elodie of France the region has always had close cultural ties to the European mainland but after the uniting of Kingdoms the state rejected all English immigrants and declared independence, after twelve years of war Independence was finally reached in 1811. In it's early years it was a large hot spot for French immigrants however with relaxed immigration laws countless other people from around the world are flocking to claim a piece of the resource reach lands.
Other interesting facts: Owns largest chunk of Antarctica, highest intake of Asylum seekers world wide. Aboriginal culture has largely been ignored by the government as they consider it up to the French-English to recognise they massacred the Aborigines not the current government.