Raingate

Principality of Raingate 雨門公国 Umon Kōkuni (Japanese)
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Capital	Solitude
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Japanese, Korean
Ethnic groups	92.6% Caucasian 7.1% Asian 0.3% others
Demonym	Raingatian
Government	Constitutional monarchy
• Prince	Louis Tomlinson
• Prince	Harry Tomlinson
• Prime Minister	Karren Brady
Establishment
• Formation of the Principality of Raingate	18 July 2015
Area
• Total	261,625 km2 (101,014 sq mi)
Population
• 2015 estimate	10,500,000
• Density	40.13/km2 (103.9/sq mi)
Currency	Raingate Pound (RGP)
Time zone	GMT
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+55
Internet TLD	.rg

Raingate (Japanese: 雨門公国, Umon Kōkuni), officially the Principality of Raingate, is a country located in Outernatia. It is bordered by Lettuce in the north, by Gandhara in the east and by Háttųka in the south. It has a population of around 10.5 million people and its official language is English. The capital and largest city is Solitude.

Politics

Raingate is sovereign state run under a constitutional monarchy. Prince Louis Tomlinson is the head of state of Raingate and is joined by his husband Prince Harry Tomlinson. The monarch has "the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, and the right to warn".

Raingate has a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system, a legacy of the British Empire. The parliament of Raingate meets in the Royal Chambers of Solitude, Princeland and has two houses: an elected Peoples House and an appointed Lords House. All bills passed are given Royal Assent before becoming law.

The position of prime minister, Raingate's head of government, belongs to the person most likely to command the confidence of the Peoples House; this individual is typically the leader of the political party or coalition of parties that holds the largest number of seats in that House. The prime minister chooses a cabinet and its members are formally appointed by the monarch to form the government of Raingate. By convention, the Prince respects the prime minister's decisions of government and has rarely overruled laws passed through the houses.

The cabinet is traditionally drawn from members of the prime minister's party or coalition and mostly from the Peoples House but always from both legislative houses, the cabinet being responsible to both. Executive power is exercised by the prime minister and cabinet. The current Prime Minister is Karen Brady, who has been in office since Raingate's formation on 18 July 2015. Brady is the leader of the Labour and Liberal Alliance Party. For elections to the Peoples House, Raingate is currently divided into 10 regions, each electing a single member of parliament who is then appointed Leader of the region by simple plurality. General elections are called by the monarch when the prime minister so advises. The Parliament Act 2015 requires that a new election must be called no later than five years after the previous general election.

The Labour and Liberal Alliance Party is Raingate's main political party and represents the Raingatian traditions of socialism and social liberalism. Other main parties include The Peoples Socialist Party and the Asian Front.

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Raingate is divided in to 10 regions each governed by a leader, who is appointed through the mutual agreement between the Price and prime minister of Raingate. Each region is run by local governments which are in turn governed by the Parliament of Raingate in Solitude. These local governments work on local matters within their region and serve as intermediaries between the main parliament region leaders.

Region	Region Capital	Leader	Population
Princeland	Solitude	Karren Brady	3,505,581
Sunshine Coast	Azure Bay	Zac Efron	1,356,923
Florem	Florem	Deborah Meaden	1,052,499
The Vale	Elmwood	Michelle Visage	1,042,411
Whiterun	Lakefield	Liam Payne	882,476
Cambria	Breton	Tom Daley	859,413
Blackreach	Dawnstar	Yunho Jung	780,145
Winterhold	Winterhold	Emma Watson	512,664
High Rock	Riverstone	Hillary Devey	304,827
The Rift	Riften	Sandra Bullock	214,332

Geography

Climate

Raingate has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons rarely dropping below −15 °C or rising above 38 °C. The prevailing wind is from the south-west and bears frequent spells of mild and wet weather from the Ocean, although the eastern parts, particularly High Rock and The Rift regions, are mostly sheltered from this wind since the majority of the rain falls over the western regions the eastern parts are therefore the driest. Continental windstreams however bring hot summers and mild winters to the western regions of Sunshine Coast, Florem and Cambria. Whereas these windstreams bring milder summers and colder winters to the eastern regions of Winterhold, High Rock and The Rift. High Rock is particularly prone to significantly cold winters due to the mountainous terrain shielding the warmer oceanic wind streams. Summers are warmest in the south-east of Raingate, particularly in the regions of Sunshine Coast and Florem, the former of which is a popular tourist destination. Heavy snowfall can occur in winter and early spring on high ground, and occasionally settles to great depth away from the hills. Winterhold region is notorious in regards to fallen snow taking an excessive amount of time to clear due to the regions expansive and low lying ground.

Economy

Transport

A radial road network totals 29,145 miles of main roads, 2,173 miles of motorways and 213,750 miles of paved roads. The R1, encircling Solitude, is one of the largest and busiest bypass systems in the world.

Raingate has a railway network of 10,072 miles. Raingate Rail owns and manages all the infrastructure of the rail network as well as operating passenger trains that carry over 12,000 passenger trains daily. There are also some 1,000 freight trains in daily operation. The Eastern Metro is considered to be one of the most expansive metro systems in the world as is covers an area that serves the regions of Princeland, Sunshine Coast, Florem and Cambria. The Overground Rail network covers the majority of the country and serves all major towns and cities.

The three largest airports in Raingate are Solitude Airport, McQueen Airport and Azure Bay Airport. Solitude International Airport, located 15 miles east of the capital, has the most international passenger traffic of any airport in the Eastern Outernaian mainland and is the hub for the Raingate flag carrier Raingate Airways.

Music of Raingate

Main article: Raingate in the Outernatia Song Contest

Raingate participates in the Outernatia Song Contest from the thirteenth edition onwards. The National Selection for Raingate is the Raingate Music Festival, popularly know as M FEST held by the national broadcaster, RGTV.

Edition	Artist	Title	Final	Points	Semi	Points
13th